Author Archives: sticky rice
Coming down the Mountain as Friends
On Thursday, we ran a leadership simulation workshop with Peak Teams for our APAC Leadership Forum. It was such great satisfaction to see months of planning hard work turn finally into reality with the ballroom at The South Beach buzzing as 250 leaders in the room engaged in deep discussions … Continue reading
What are you “teaching” your little ones?
I live right next to two primary schools so whenever I get out in the early mornings on any given school day, I would see lots of kids going to school with parents, grandparents or maids in tow. It is already an old … Continue reading
Classic Movies My Kids Absolutely Should Watch Growing Up
Last year (2015), I did a “Back to the Future” Trilogy Movie Marathon with my kids. Given that Doc, Marty and Jennifer travelled from 1985 to 2015 in the “Back to the Future II”, I’d thought it would be fun for them to watch … Continue reading
What a great coming out party!
On 11 February, I decided to come out of my social hermitage and to start tweeting/posting/blogging again after a hiatus of 1.5 to 3 years (depending on which social media you were referring to – and people tagging me in their … Continue reading
What I did on Friday morning during “office hours”
Well, I actually have to start first with what I did last week on my Thursday morning… Scrolling through my WhatsApp messages, I spied one from my daughter’s childcare reminding parents that the school will be having Chinese New Year celebrations … Continue reading
Being a single parent or having been raised by a single parent might be a stigma in India
About three weeks ago I was delivering a workshop in India – there must have been about 60 people in the room. Almost all of them locals. My co-facilitator was doing an exercise that invited people to self-identify themselves along various dimensions … Continue reading
Fun Home Improvement Project
Here’s a simple and fun home improvement project that’s great with the kids! Ingredients: Fujifilm Instax Camera and Film 3M Command Hooks (clear mini hook) Twine Mini wooden pegs A wall Family and Fun Occasions Trigger happy kids Instructions: Arm … Continue reading
This is my office – in a local café somewhere in Singapore
I have a sticker on my work laptop that says “This is my office”. And it truly is. As long as I have my laptop, anywhere I am can become my office with the touch of a button (the power … Continue reading
More entertainment but nobody’s happy
Riding the MRT to work this morning, I decided to stop playing with the Apps on my smart phone and instead, to people watch my fellow commuters jammed in with me in the morning rush hour. The predictable thing I … Continue reading
Crazy Dangerous Driver in Singapore
Driving home on Sunday afternoon, we spotted a driver in a blue Honda that had stopped at the traffic light. The driver’s window was wound down and a dog had it’s head out enjoying the sun. When the light turned … Continue reading
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