The Walkabout

“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” – Henry Miller (1891 – 1980) Six Degrees The Six Degrees of Separation or “Human Web” concept has been explored in various literally works and the [...]

“Step by step, heart to heart, left right left We all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win But the battle wages on for toy soldiers.” – Eminem (Like Toy Soldiers) A Time of Crisis Reading news articles yesterday, I realized just how many things need our urgent attention. [...]

Less is More Simplicity is a vital aspect of life that is often overlooked. Many believe that complex means more, and therefore better. The truth is quite to the contrary. In design, simplicity is a key component of a rich user experience and robust function. This has been further explored at Complit Design. Less is [...]

Real Heroes Go The Extra Mile Over a decade ago when I was in Form Two, Ezra (my desk-mate) wrote a small list of attributes that make one a Real Hero. One of these things was that a real hero goes the extra mile. This weekend, I met this lady who at one time, was [...]

IDEAS WORTH SHARING Every once in a while, we all experience something so wonderful that it becomes really hard not to share. Well, for a while, I have been reading a most wonderful document. Yeah, it is really short (only 23 pages). It’s quite a deep piece, trust you me. It is a report by [...]

Critical Thinking is a vital part of development and cognition. Every action is predicated on one’s thought process, it’s therefore imperative that the thinking itself be healthy and forward-looking. Critical Thinking: Tools For Taking Charge Of Your Professional And Personal Life, was published in 2002 by the Financial Times Prentice Hall. It’s written by Richard [...]

Guest post by PinkM Well, Pete honored me by asking me to guest post on here. No idea what wisdom is expected, but I’ll do my best to be me. A couple of days ago, I did this post on giving and uplifting others in all I do, and a couple of comments prompted this [...]

“The expected is just what keeps us steady, standing, still The expected is just the beginning The unexpected is what changes our lives.” – Meredith Grey (in Grey’s Anatomy Season 3 Episode 13) Have you ever had very great expectations, only to have them nipped in the bud at the eleventh hour? Have you ever [...]

Don’t Eat the Marshmallow, yet. This is a short talk Dr Joachim De Posada gave at the 2009  TED U conference. He underscores the essence of delaying gratification and having self control, character traits which should be grained from an early stage in child development. In fact, this character trait can be used to predict [...]

The first episode of the fourth season of Grey’s Anatomy is titled ‘A Change is Gonna Come’. Following is an excerpt of the episode transcript: “In the practice of medicine, change is inevitable. New surgical techniques are created, procedures are updated, levels of expertise increase. Innovation is everything. Nothing remains the same for long. We [...]