TR EMERITUS

I was having brunch with my wife at the hawker center this morning when an elderly gentleman recognized me and came forward to chat with me. He introduced himself as Mr Heng and he is a retiree now who has been in consultancy work. Apparently he is well to do, living in an apartment which he bought decades ago for less than... 

I met Mr. H for the first time at a corporate event. We talked about happenings in Singapore. Mr. H is 60 years old, retired from a corporate job, and now runs a business. He told me that he was not vaccinated for covid-19. He had read, in detail, the documentation of the clinical trial for the Pfizer mRNA vaccine and was amazed... 

What do you do with power? Men, especially, when you know you can do what you want in the moment of a power intoxication. I ask this because the ongoing trial of Singapore Idol ex-judge Ken Lim reminded me of the dark grip and seduction of power. And we are often a pawn in its hands. We are feted with the illusion of control,...