High School Memories

2013 marked the 30th year since I graduated from my high school, St Louis School, in Hong Kong. In the early 70s, TV was the best channel to distribute information in Hong Kong. One of the major TV highlights, at least to my family, was the inter-school quiz competition. We witnessed the St Louis school…

Meeting in Las Vegas

It has been over 20 years since I first set foot in the US. I went to the US for the first time to visit a few dental schools. I was in the process of searching for a post-graduate program in dentistry right after I graduated with my Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the…

Family Dreams

As a small boy, my family taught me that rationality and sensibility are important in life. These principles are why my family behaves the way that we do. People who know me know that I do not drive in Singapore due to affordability issues – another reason I always give is that the accident rate…

Simplicity – the Root of Sensible Living

This was an email interview with the Straits Times which together with a face-to-face interview, resulted in an article published in the Sunday Times on June 3, 2012 in the “Me & My Money” column.  My wife, Moon, and I initially had some reservations about being featured in such a column as it is rather…

Living the Simple Life

This is an article that I wrote for Impact, a Christian publication, which was published in the August/September 2013 issue of the magazine. To view the original article, please visit: http://bit.ly/1d9DCwR. There are many thought provoking articles that explore how the Christian faith applies to contemporary issues. I was born in a very prosperous city during…