When the MRT broke down last Wednesday, I was quite frustrated and I really-really wanted to meet my Dearie after the stressed afternoon that I had – to KK Hospital and Tanglin Police HQ .

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I walked along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 (map below) and it was so crowded with people waiting for [...]

This story is taken from “The Idea Book” , by Fredrik Haren:

A professor asked the following question: “How would you measure the height of a house using a barometer?” He wanted his students to say that you measure the air pressure on the ground and then the air pressure at the top of the house. [...]

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Have you ever felt trapped in the same routine? Day in, day out, same things happening? Going to work, going out and chating with the same friends, watching TV, having coffee at the same coffee shop, etc. Just like a cuckoo clock: singing sharp on time. Not a second late. Not a second early. [...]

It was 4 pm.
3 more hours until my training. In front of 20 people.
For the past three days I had not done any preparation work. I had left it all until the very last moment.
My mind went:
“What if I really make a fool of myself?”
“They will for sure think I am boring”
“They will compare me [...]

Ever since I was a child, my biggest dream was to become the sort of person who helps others grow. Therefore, I became an engineer, working as a programmer.
Wait! Anything wrong with what I’ve just said? Yes, there was. People have always recognized my abilities with maths. Not so much my abilities in relating to [...]

If you are like many other people on the planet, your answer would probably NO.
I sure thought I wasn’t. But luckily enough, I got over this limiting belief. And let me share with you how.
Firstly, did you know that according to a study made on 2 year old children 80% of them scored as geniuses?!?
The [...]

It was one day that I came across an article on laughter and its positive effects of health.
Now, I do not remember much out of it, but what I still vividly recall was the conclusion: when we laugh, our brain secrets serotonin, the happiness hormone. “It is like we have access 24/7 to free drugs” [...]