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My Tropical Summer For Your Winter In Perisher, Australia


Hi all, thank you for subscribing to my blog. Its been more than 4 weeks but I still notice subscription to this blog. I do appreciate your support. I have gone on a winter vacation in Australia. It is the second time I am experiencing winter; the difference with this one is that it was [...]

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A Demonstration Of Resilience, Not Intelligence

A Demonstration Of Resilience, Not Intelligence


When a child fails to produce good results, it is but a demonstration of her/his inability to engage with her/his environment using her/his natural potential. To say that the child is not intelligent is daylight robbery of her/his personal dignity. Even the humblest of creatures can show signs of intelligence. (Maria Montessori, the Absorbent Mind.)

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QWERTY Keyboard And Me, A Relationship That Lasts A Lifetime.


It does not matter what language you use, the QWERTY keyboard has been used and abused to write all types of written notes: SMS, blogs, emails and notes. For me, the QWERTY keyboard is heralded as the icon of a data storage device. Without the QWERTY keyboard, the Smartphone is nothing but a phone that can only [...]

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Blogging Zero: One Big Excuse For Five Good Reasons

Blogging Zero: One Big Excuse For Five Good Reasons


Let me tell you my one big excuse and five good reasons why I have not been blogging here. The five good reasons: 1. We moved to a new apartment. The whole process took about 3 days but the lead up to the move, unpacking, rearranging and settling down have taken much longer. The waiting [...]

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Mother Tongue Language Leaves A Heavy Weight On The Shoulders

Mother Tongue Language Leaves A Heavy Weight On The Shoulders


In recent weeks, there have been discussions on whether to reduce the weighting of Mother Tongue Language (MTL) [1] for PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examinations) students. Mother Tongue Language is a subject in the Singapore education curriculum. The languages are Tamil, Malay and Mandarin. Students can choose to study one of these languages other than [...]

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