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I’ve been quietly observing the whole blogging scene for the past few years. First as part of the old media (or mainstream media, whatever you may call it), and now as a PR guy on the other side of the fence. And through it all, as a “blogger” myself with my own website and constant flow of entries outside [....] Continue reading Don’t blog. Communicate. (This post first appeared on http://iantan.org) It’s been quite some time since I posted anything on this blog – I blame it on all Facebook! If you’re not on my friends list, do add me soon since I post alot of daily thoughts, rants and visuals there. Just wanted to pen some thoughts as I approach the 33rd year of [....] Continue reading Casual observations on human nature Is passion something people are born with or something that they pick up or lose over time? This is the question that has bugged me for the longest time (not that it really matters in the daily scheme of things) and is something everyone should think about if they have the time. Some thoughts on passion… I look at my two kids and [....] Continue reading On passion
The Facebook group calling for Ms Lee’s removal from STTA. Click on picture to join. So, it appears the Olympics table tennis saga has ended. Only because the Gahmen said so. Or so we are led to believe by a rather vague press conference (as reported by Channel News Asia, maybe other media will flesh this out more.) SINGAPORE: The [....] Continue reading Doing the honorable thing after messing up
Wikipedia picture of Nan Hua students. Picture by Mailer Diablo. Our education system has evolved over time, in response to the changing needs of our nation, as well as the external environment. We have a first class education system that is respected internationally. But we can always do better. We want to maintain high educational standards that give every [....] Continue reading Teaching better You’ve probably read the news about the court exchange between the Lees and the Chees. It’s all very weird and surreal, and I do wish I had attended the court session. All that stuff aside, what fascinated me most were the uber-powerful labels MM Lee used on Chee Soon Juan, and very successfully too – the local press immediately picked up [....] Continue reading The power of effective English Don’t you hate it when someone gets really close to your face when he talks to you? Personal space differs according to person and culture, but if you can feel his saliva splattering on your nose, he IS TOO close, bro. Well in design, you need to give elements their breathing space too. Consider the pinnacle of Depression-era art – Norman Rockwell’s [....] Continue reading Visual Literacy IV: Give Space Meanwhile, the public continues to read about what they already know. And they hang out only with like-minded people. There are huge cadres of people who are practically duplicates of each other. They all think alike, dress alike, and go to the same group-approved places. With the slow death of newspapers, this beehive-like behavior is only going to get [....] Continue reading Narrowminding Internet |
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