Children / Lessons

“Dad! Musang King is going to be off season soon. Let’s go eat some durians.” Calvin told me last week. So, we flew there by helicopters with some business...

Abstract: When you go abroad for studies at a young age, there is always a cultural shock. The daily routine, way of life, diverse culture in a metropolitan city and the...

Abstract: Traveling as a tourist in a foreign country, one may not be able to assimilate much of the culture and way of life of the locals. You just get to...

Abstract: It’s always a battle of wits & games of one-upmanship in our family affairs. The two boys and me versus My Excellency, whom the boys called Tiger Mum behind her...

Abstract: I love anecdotes. Often, I would tell the 3 children on an amusing anecdote I came across. Anecdotes can be inspirational, convey a message, be a graphic representation of certain religious teachings or serve as...

Abstract: Usually, when I was with my 3 children, I would narrate some amusing tall tales I encountered. That would set them thinking. It is the thinking process that I believe...

Abstract: Calvin wanted a motorbike. His mother said no. But Calvin had an ingenious way to persuade his mother to buy one for him. This post has...

Abstract: My three children, who are trained as gemologist, would often travel with me abroad for our diamonds, jade and gemstones business. Learning the ropes on business is one thing, but...

In the early 90s, I was the Country Manager for a Malaysian PLC in Indo-China (Cambodia, Vietnam & Laos). I was in-country for about a year when I thought it was...

Lesson: How the children learned about the international Nato Phonetic Alphabet code words for alphabets of A for Alpha, B for Bravo ….