Dear class,
It’s been great facilitating the lessons for all of you for the semester.
Congratulations on completing the module on culture!
At the start of the semester, some of you are rather quiet during class. And it’s very encouraging to see that almost all of you are very vocal at the end of the semester. All of [...]

It’s true that competition drives progress. We can see various sales teams in a sales department of an organisation vying for the position of the dream team that closes the most number of deals. We can see competition almost everywhere in the world, from the sports to the academics right down to the corporate workplace.
Because of [...]

In recent years, due to the advancement of technology, we can communicate with hand phones, Instant Messaging (IM) systems (such as MSN and Yahoo Messenger) and even emails instead of face-to-face communication. While real-time communication is now possible even between two parties of different geographical location, something crucial to successful communication is lost: the ability to [...]

My laptop went down a few days ago. I can’t even access Microsoft window. And it happened right in the midst of my grading routine. I spent the entire morning resolving the issue and it didn’t work. I headed down to school in the afternoon to the IT Helpdesk to seek their assistance and thanks to the helpful [...]

Dear students,
When penning your personal journals on group identity, some of you have used the term “clique” and the rest of you have used the terms “click” when referring to your group of friends.
 As defined by thefreedictionary.com, the definitions for the two terms are as follows:
 Clique:  A small exclusive group of friends or associates.
 Click: a short [...]

When we want to achieve something, we should set goals to achieve it. However, there are some individuals who fail to achieve their goals because they have set unrealistic or unachievable goals. This often results because they are not aware of the “divide and conquer” strategy.  What this means is that we should set short-term [...]

Ageism (as defined as the “discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against the elderly” by thefreedictionary.com) is common in recent years because there’s been a perception among some individuals in society that the elderly are not considered as fit as other members of society. As a result, some elderly suffer discrimination, especially in areas of employment. They are often seen as lacking [...]

An interesting question has been asked:
Do we give respect to others when they do not respect us?
If we are to go plough through self-help books in the bookstore, check the internet for answers or consult any mature individuals, the answer will be yes.
However, we sometimes find it hard to say yes because of our primal instincts. Primal [...]

In recent years, there are many people pursuing things that they consider valuable. Cars, private residences and credit cards are some things that they are working towards. It seems that possessing such things is able to bring them joy. And the world - with the idea of pursuing happiness through possession - seems to reinforce this perception. However, [...]

We are very fortunate to be living in a society where we are able to live our lives to the fullest and with many interests that we can pursue. If we want to appreciate art, there are always the museums and photo galleries that we can visit. If we love taking photos, there’s always the photography [...]