TR EMERITUS

I’ve mentioned it in a previous posting and I’ll happily say it again, but of all the “isms” that we have, ageism is probably one of the worst. Racism and Sexism are good at grabbing headlines. It’s been especially so since the current Occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania got himself plonked into the Oval Office and we got... 

There is a standard home remedy in my family for people with a bad case of the runs. It’s Coca Cola and salted crackers. Apparently, this remedy is what Indian doctors recommend and when it comes to tummy problems, the Indian doctors are the world’s best. There’s a reason for this. India has one of the largest cases of... 

Mr. Ngiam Tong Dow, one of Singapore’s most prominent civil servants died on 20 August 2020 at the age of 83. Mr. Ngiam, who had been ill for around four years, was what we called a “pioneer” in the civil service and he spent 40-years at the heart of our governmental decision-making process as a senior civil servant. He...