Category Archives: Got Me Thinking
Exerpts from the Latest Kindness Movement
Our kindness movement was reported in the NYT! I personally think kindness stems from the heart and cannot be campaigned. The current one shows people receiving daisies which i dun quite agree. It gives people the idea to expect to be rewarded with material after being kind. Typically Singapore eh? I do kind deeds out [...]
Reading Playboy for it’s articles…
An excerpt from a research paper from Harvard Business School: when people behave in ways that might appear selfish, prejudiced, or perverted, they tend to engage a host of strategies designed to justify questionable behavior with rational excuses: “I hired my son because he’s more qualified.” “I promoted Ashley because she does a better job [...]
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Constant search for Motivation…
I’m not driven by money. But the world revolves around money. It’s sad. It’s sad that I’ve to work for money. I would rather money be out of the picture but it’s not possible in my current financial situation. I got myself in this mess so I’ll get out of it myself. I’m capable of [...]
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Interesting read about diamonds
I’ve always known… Diamonds aren’t forever… Until the late nineteenth century, diamonds were found only in a few riverbeds in India and in the jungles of Brazil, and the entire world production of gem diamonds amounted to a few pounds a year. An excerpt from “Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?” a 1982 [...]
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Say No To Rape
SayNoToRape was brought to my attention via Mr. Wang. I subscribe to his RSS. the ‘marital exemption’ in our Penal Code, Sections 375(4) and 376A(5), which does not consider non-consensual sex within a marriage to be rape. Married women who wish to be protected from sexual abuse must apply for a court injunction or a [...]
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Leadership. A Wonderful illustration