by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 14, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
He was 29. He worked for one of the Big Four accounting firms. He was successful. And he was leaving work past midnight most nights. With limited time for his wife and his church community he knew that something was wrong. But he was too tired to reflect as to what he...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 29, 2007 | 2007, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Dependence on God, God, Life Issues
Are you humble? This is the ultimate Catch-22 question. To answer in the negative is to admit that you are not humble. To answer “yes” is to reveal that you have a somewhat high opinion of yourself and therefore are not really humble. You just can’t...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 14, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Emigration, God, God's Will, Life Issues
I am no chess buff but everyone knows that Garry Kasparov was world champion. Wikipedia tells us that “Kasparov became the youngest ever World Chess Champion in 1985.” What some of us may not know is that in recent times he has become a leader in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Funerals are a gift because there are few things in life that throws the primary questions of life in your face like a funeral. Funerals insist that we shake off our life-stupor, at least for a while. Against the backdrop of the smell of the wreaths, the hushed tones...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 3, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Money, Movies & Television
Went to see Wild Hogs (2007). Not sure what the movie is about? Here is a summary by Rich Cline: “A slick businessman (Travolta), family-guy dentist (Allen), computer nerd (Macy) and hen-pecked writer wannabe (Lawrence) escape from their mundane lives every...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 27, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Emigration, Life Issues, Relationships
I do not relocate well. I was all at sea when I first moved from Penang to Singapore to do my university studies. I was depressed, unable to focus and ended up doing poorly in my first year. I didn’t feel better till my second year. I completed my dental degree...
