Today is Wednesday, right in the middle of a work week. I just returned from a week trip in China with my family accompanying 2 elderly parents. This is my brother’s unique way of gratifying a depressed, elderly patient who has just recovered from his gallstone operation recently. By fulfilling father’s wish in search of […]
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Sunday in slow motion
August 31, 2011 
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As always, Sunday is the most enjoyable day of a week, not because I do not have to wake up earlier and go to work. Habitually I still get out of bed at almost the same time as I always do during a working day but this time is without the stress of rushing to […]
Continue readingThere is absolutely no doubt about it – that property
June 13, 2011 0 Comments
About a property purchase, most of us would put money on something that can easily turn into cash during urgency. It is highly unlikely that we will buy into a neighborhood which will not hold its value until we’re ready to sell. Demographic information about a new neighborhood plays a pivotal role in the property’s […]
Continue readingI feel that the value of HOME is thinning
April 23, 2011 0 Comments
Home is often a place of harbor and safety, central to one’s life. The environment at home must be able to offer warmth and protection to whomever live in it more to the point of the four walls that surround a family. I was born in a carpenter’s family; my father was a carpenter and a […]
Continue readingThe American company is where my leadership shine
April 11, 2011 0 Comments
If the Japanese company is a consensus mechanism in favor of intellectual growth, then, the American company is a liberal instrument pro leadership expansion. Unlike working with the Japanese advisors from a strict and hierarchical work culture, working with the Americans in an international company, I can discuss, argue, or express opinions openly at the […]
Continue readingAbout my family vacation 2 decades ago
April 1, 2011 1 Comment
Teluk Batik trip was not an ordinary family vacation. It means more than just a typical get-together family gathering. The warmth of authentic memories that give us an idea about what “family” meant for. For the most part, it showed the real beauty in the close-knit family and companionship that formed a crucial part of […]
Continue readingA nerve-racking learning experience in a Japanese company
March 14, 2011 3 Comments
It was a nerve-racking learning experience, but the nervous tension stimulated optimistic impulse countered to dispiriting feelings that one normally experienced in this realistic world. My stress level rose each time the technical advisors had doubts about the QC report I prepared it rose further when they signed discontent. Nothing new, I had in some […]
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