Category: Off Beaten Track

As a follow up to the previous article on NUTS, here is what my Italian friend said after he read it: “It is maybe interesting that in Italy the situation...

Recently I received by email the following, rather long, article. While this is a sober and poignant examination of the social culture in Singapore, I believe m...

Two days ago, it was April Fools’ Day. It was also the same day that Leslie Cheung took his own life by jumping off from his 24-th level hotel room. Lesli...

The war in Iraq is on the lips of everyone. So far, despite the initial optimism – through the media’s fondness for showing missiles hitting targets...

Over the past few months, the words “change is constant” are often heard at my work place. Well, seems to me that whoever is saying that is either s...

I have always believed in the maxim: Rules are made to be broken. To some, this may be a bit of a cliche�!? However, this should not be viewed in a negative f...

The Final of the Cricket World Cup 2003 took place last night (local time anyway). Australia, after a magnificent batting display during their inning, reaching ...

I guess this is one of those more contemplative days. People would often give you the advice of ‘letting go’ or ‘moving on’, especially ...

This evening, while roller blading along the canal nearby, a thought came into my head – as they often do… 🙄 In this day and age of plans, and miles...