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Many of Rockstar’s school friends worked creatively in many different mediums of expression, culminating with the showing of their original works – poems and prose, fashion design, weavings (particularly with varied textures and materials), towering building constructions, musical interpretations, dance … Continue reading →

I have a sometime fascination with that age group of youth who have entered the workforce just after middle-aged us, just before our kids will 🙂   Hence this book – the story of how a Finance, Mass Communications and Entrepreneurship undergrad … Continue reading →

“To Achieve The Impossible, First Believe That It Is Possible.” – Alice, Through The Looking Glass 2016 Now, I’ve always loved the story of Alice, the precocious 7yr old girl who follows a rabbit with a pocket watch down a … Continue reading →

Rockstar has wanted a pet bird for awhile now. Last year, a classmate happened to catch her African Grey in the background of footage being used for their school project (to be precise, the bird was going “OMG” in the … Continue reading →

JD passed peacefully a day after we brought her home, looking out the open balcony window, while we were at church last Sunday. We weren’t gone that long, and had left her stable, fed and calm, but she was completely … Continue reading →

The moment JD stabilised from her accident (barely) we were strongly advised to get all the testing re her various pre-existing conditions done at the same time, so the veterinary professionals knew what to focus on… My heart has soared, … Continue reading →

JD’s in the animal hospital under critical care, after a pre-existing condition was aggravated by her trying to jump into a taxi to go dig holes on the beach. The following (and subsequent backlogged) posts were in various stages of … Continue reading →

I’ve always liked looking at faces, reading about people’s lives. There is so much to learn. I love learning. REAL learning, not the annoying stuff everyone has to get through FIRST, especially nowadays. You want to see a person’s real … Continue reading →

“When you are stumped, open your mind to opposites.. – Dr Niven, The Answer  Besides, there comes a time when the soaring heights of PhD-authored self help books begin to flounder in producing inspiration, instead inducing altitude sickness, for which one … Continue reading →

“Tiger Mum” need not be elaborated on, but the first time I ever heard the term “Eagle Dad” was in the SCMP Post years ago when Chinese businessman He Liesheng was interviewed about his then-4yr old son. (Eagle Dad = … Continue reading →