by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 29, 2014 | 2014, Afterlife, Articles, Life Issues
To come home you must first leave home. So the first time I came home for Chinese New Year reunion dinner was in early 1975. The year before, I had left Penang for Singapore to start my dental studies in the University of Singapore. Coming home from Singapore meant...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 31, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Church, Community, Happiness, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Is there some formula for happiness? I am old enough and have seen enough of life toknow that there are many things in life that are not under our control and so there is only so much one can do to pursue happiness even if a formula actually did exist. And the fact...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
In his book The Face-to-Face Book, Ed Keller writes: While the viral power of social media often is overestimated, face-to-face communications have some distinct advantages that are unappreciated. The nonverbal communication that is made possible through emotions,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 20, 2013 | 2013, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Preaching & Teaching
I saw them from the corner of my eye, three young men waiting to have a word with me. The Sunday worship had just ended. Various other people wanted to talk to me, old friends came by to say hello. There were quite a number of people who wanted to talk to me. The...
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by Bernice Lee | Nov 6, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Death & Grief, Hope, Life Issues
“Are we done? Can we go now?” They seemed such poignant words when I discovered that they were 10-year-old Anna’s last words to her family. She lapsed into unconsciousness soon after and was taken home to God. Anna had suffered an unexpected severe asthmatic attack...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 31, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Money, Work & Vocation
I wasn’t shocked yet it still disturbed me. I was having lunch with a doctor friend recently and he told me how some large medical groups enticed doctors that they wanted, to leave their existing hospitals to work for them. They would wine and dine these doctors,...
