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As with previous years, projects are coming in hot and fast now.
For the next few months, there may be slight hiccups in updating this blog due to the volume of work that needs to be done.
Nevertheless, I will continue to update this blog and refine the rest of the website based on some suggestions that I have received.
The day is close!
A video for the book has been commissioned. Initial layout has been approved. Marketing materials are being finalised. An updated cover has been designed.
All that is left to do, really, is to print the book once everything is completed.
I'm estimating another couple of weeks or so until all this is done.
If all goes well, we may have our first physical copy ready before April!
This is still the previous version. The new one will be up soon!
A few weeks ago, a trainer friend was looking for someone to be a part of a 4-person panel for a discussion on entrepreneurship and business management matters.
This panel discussion would be held on 1 Feb at NYP (tomorrow) and, curiously enough, the school specified that the panelists need to have a background in chemistry / biology.
Since I was available, fit the criteria, and found it interesting, I offered to join the panel. A few days ago, my trainer friend informed me that I was successfully selected, so I'm off to NYP tomorrow.
Just in time too! Projects from schools are starting to pour in and, if this event were to be held too much later, I may not be available to participate in it.
This will be an excellent opportunity to share a little wisdom (through hard knocks) and some experiences with brilliant young minds. I foresee a fruitful session ahead and hope to continue to be of service to the organising committee of such events in the future.
Image from discover-nyp.blogspot.sg
Around this period every year, jovial songs in Mandarin play in shopping malls, supermarkets and retail outlets. This year is, of course, no exception.
This year, I noticed fewer 'traditional' Chinese New Year songs being played. In their place are songs that are wholly unfamiliar or songs that are modern renditions of the 'classics'. It does feel that the introduction of too many new things is tamping the festive mood down a little.
Chinese New Year is a traditional festival. Let's not over-modernise it, lest it lose its charm and original meaning, as so many other festivals have.
That aside, I am looking forward to a fairly relaxed Chinese New Year. There will be a few visits but, generally, nothing too hectic. Just the way I like it. There isn't much point in exhausting yourself during over the next few days, is there? You'd just go back to work in a less-than-positive mood.
I am intending to be mindful of a couple of things over this Chinese New Year:
Normally, I prefer to withdraw from most activities during this period, especially when crowds and noise are involved. This time, though, I'll be more purposeful in participating.
Never having much bothered with traditional customs in past years, I thought that it would be good to observe them a little more starting from this year. As a teacher, it's always good to add a little more material to my repertoire of examples and anecdotes.
All in all, I am thankful for being able to celebrate CNY here in Singapore and for the people with whom I will be celebrating it.
Here's to an un-stressful Chinese New Year and a great 2017 ahead!
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