by Soo-Inn Tan | May 9, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Communication, Life Issues
Can you see the real me, can you, can you?? [The Who (Quadrophenia)] I saw Laura Bush on TV the other day. I did a second take. She was hilarious! Speaking at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 30, she had the audience in stitches. This...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 3, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Money
Ever had this happen to you? You are attending a worship service and the pastor gives a special welcome to Mr. X who happens to be one of the following: 1. A senior politician. 2. Very rich. 3. A successful sportsman 4. A professional highly regarded in his field. 5....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 3, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Relationships
It was late in the evening, February 24th 2005 I sat down to enjoy my new DVD player. I put on one of my all time favourites, Ridley Scott’s BLACK RAIN. As the opening song sounded I felt something. I was tired but I wasn’t feeling sad. Yet I was. Then I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 25, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I gave her full marks for her honesty. When the CEO of a Multi National Company was interviewed, this is what she said about work-life balance. (She is a mother of two.) The fact is there are certain times in your career when your family will have to take the back...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 18, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television, Suffering
The boys and I watched Star Wars Episodes 4 and 5 over the Lunar New Year holidays. The special effects definitely looked dated this time round. (What were the Stormtroopers wearing, white coloured paint cans??) However, I noticed that my two boys, though raised in an...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 14, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
I was at a wedding dinner last weekend when the guest next to me discovered I was some kind of clergy. He asked me the question du jour: What is the spiritual significance of the tsunami?? I mumbled something about the fact that we live in a fallen world where...
