Author Archives: sticky rice
Blind Bigotry (it’s not people with visual impairments who can’t see, it’s the sighted who are blind)
Imagine being told politely that you are not offered a job because the work location was secluded, dark and hence dangerous for you. That was what Cassandra Chiu was told in one of her job interviews. Darkness was however an … Continue reading
Empathy for “stubborn” seniors
It is time to get serious with social distancing in Singapore. In the space of one month, our number of daily new infections recorded has gone from laudable single or low double digits to past a hundred, then two hundred, … Continue reading
Easter (and Good Friday) in the midst of Covid-19
My four girls and I have always enjoyed volunteering at Willing Hearts, especially during the Lenten season. When my youngest turned 8, she decided to celebrate by waking up early on a Saturday morning (at 5 am) on her birthday … Continue reading
Girls (and Boys, well all People): Be Fearless and Live Dangerously!
Depending on your propensity to live fearlessly, this is probably either a great title or not to open an article with, considering the circumstances of the moment with Covid-19 (aka the novel-Coronavirus). Whatever your take, it is a refresh and … Continue reading
There is no such thing as “feminine” or “masculine” values or traits. They are all just great human values or traits.
It’s coming to International Women’s Day again and ahead of March 8, we are assuaged with the usual plethora of webinars, conferences, events, articles and LinkedIn posts reflecting on how much progress we’ve made or not made on either diversity … Continue reading
Parenting should never be transactional
I have been going to almost all of my youngest child’s softball games the past few weeks in July. She has been sitting on the benches and her school team is not anywhere close to being on a winning streak. … Continue reading
Are we buying mooncakes or mooncake gift boxes?
Today, 24 September 2018 (or the 15th day of the 8th month on the lunar calendar), many ethnic Chinese and friends around the world celebrate the mid-autumn festival, with children walking about with beautiful lanterns under the silvery full moon … Continue reading
1440 minutes of potential every day
Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is to say ‘I don’t want to’ ~ Lao Tzu Going through my old Facebook posts yesterday, I came across this quote that I had posted 10 years ago. … Continue reading
The hardest people to forgive are ourselves
This morning I came across a facebook post from one of my young friends – a young man who has seen more of life in his 20+ years than many of us would have at twice his age and who … Continue reading
Dragonflies
Interesting fact: Dragonflies have been known to migrate to follow or find needed resources or in response to changes in their environment, with one species flying up to an insect world record 11,000 miles between India and Africa on the … Continue reading
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