The mass migration went smoothly, but I can’t say the same about my health, getting better till the migration thingy. Had too much to do at too short a time. The rush brings my health back to square one. Looks like I have to recuperate for quite sometime after the migration.

Wishing Everyone a Happy 2012! May Singapore continues to Prosper and Grow throughout this year. May Everyone be blessed with Health, Wealth and Prosperity.

Wishing all my friends a Happy Thanks Giving. This year, I forgot to get some delicacies for my friends in the USA, last time I send was Bak Kwa, the previous year Alaska crabs and smoked salmon. Took a long time to figure out what to send, but this year really too caught up in too many things. I wonder if I am lucky or unlucky. Quite a huge migration was tasked on me. To be frank, really a nightmare, hellish nights and everything seemed so dark. This happened to be the start of a new course, hard to do the syllabus etc and also prepare the exams. I have great students, these are normally matured students coming back to campus, can’t fail them. I tried my best. Thank God for His help. All of a sudden I had a great “shadowing” senior who taught me how to teach the course and his experiences.

The migration was also solved, in miraculous ways I guess only He knew. Had great colleagues with me, met great engineers willing to help, had great friends volunteering their advice. It suddenly made the migration a blessing in disguise instead of a nightmare. Still extremely hectic, but at least the path ahead of me seems so bright and beautiful. Going to the end of the Semester, this being an accelerated Semester, having my migration problems sorted. It will be hectic for a month or two but not panicky or depressed. I am Blessed indeed. Tomorrow is Thanks Giving, really an apt day to reflect upon the grace of the Lord and the love and support from friends and family. Of course, my journal papers are gone case already, have to delay again. Wonder when will I ever be able to published in a Tier 1 journal. Everytime I started, something will happen and the papers will drag on and on and on.

I really drool at the $46 India produced tablet PCs. My colleague just going back India, really hope to ask him to get them but it seemed that though it is in production, not easy to get. The Aakash, Android based tablet will be a fantastic Christmas for the kids at the orphanage we are supporting. I think I should be able to get one each for every of them, if my colleague manage to get them.

My nephews will be visiting the orphanage, which is good. It is time they see how fortunate they are compared to the kids at the orphanage. In Australia, they are complaining of not enough time for computer games. In the orphanage, we even have problem getting them to school. The local school collapsed because of the earthquake, a kind hearted transport company offered to ferry them to the nearest school for a year but the time is up. It took our company quite a lot of effort to get a small bus for them. It will be a very good experience for my two nephews. They had everything a modern kid have, Ipad 2, the latest games, the best bey blades, the best nerf guns whatever. Hope they can learn to treasure what they have and also learn to love their fellow kids.

It took me about 6 months to understand the mathematical modeling of Professor John Nash’s PhD thesis. The economic theories are much easier to put forward but the underlining theory of his model is tough reading. How many of us got a PhD reference letter with 3 words “He is a genius”. My reference letters was quite long as my Professors tried to justify that this idiot has the potential of taking up a doctorate degree . You have to pity them, not easy for them to write nice things about Yours Truly, glowing praises which I myself felt guilty to the extent that I thought they may be writing the references for some other candidates. Professor Nash PhD Thesis was a mean 21 page of equations. And mind you after 6 months I still have some parts that I do not fully understand. It is a continual process trying to understand the brilliance behind this man. 21 pages and he got a PhD, I need 200 pages of torture.

One day I really hope to be able to meet this man face to face, I want to know if he is a human or a superman.

径路窄处，留一步与人行；滋味浓时，减三分让人尝。

Thursday is suppose to be a fine day, between Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday is right at the middle of the week, you get bored. Thursday is just next to the last day of the working week, you get more Adenosine Triphosphate. Or rather a bit too much I think, at least for the taxi driver that was driving me to office. He was quarreling with another car driver. I mean nothing strange to see taxi uncles quarreling among themselves. You get amazed at their vocabulary of *^F$##FQ words .

I was comfortable in my seat about to take a nap when the taxi driver shouted to me, “Seat steady, let him bang my back”. Yours truly was sitting at the back. Their skills sure beat any F1 drivers. Really give me the sea sickness riding on the taxi. Somehow or other, the other car didn’t ram into me and I was back safely. According to financial analysis learnt at my MBA, insurance is just a deferment of payment not needed if you can manage your finance well. I can manage my finance well, but I can’t really manage to keep out of the way of rogue taxi drivers. First thing I do tomorrow is look for an insurance policy! Especially for such “accidents”.

Well to compensate for the scare, I do have a great coffee. The coffee is normal but the company is great. I don’t really like meetings but in some meetings, you find long lost friends that you seemed to know for decades when in fact it was the first time you met. Lovely meeting but I nearly vomit out all the coffee after being stunned by the taxi driver. Still a bit soft on my hands and legs.

I certainly do not have the honor to meet him in person. But thank you Mr Jobs for bringing us such a colorful and vibrant Internet and mobile world. Rest in Peace.

如果两个人的天堂
象是温馨的墙
囚禁你的梦想
幸福是否象是一扇铁窗
候鸟失去了南方
如果你对天空向往
渴望一双翅膀
放手让你飞翔
你的羽翼不该伴随玫瑰
听从凋谢的时光
浪漫如果变成了牵绊
我愿为你选择回到孤单
缠绵如果变成了锁链
抛开诺言
有一种爱叫做放手
为爱放弃天长地久
我们相守若让你付出所有
让真爱带我走
有一种爱叫做放手
为爱结束天长地久
我的离去若让你拥有所有
让真爱带我走 说分手

I can hear a lot of grumblings from fellow Singaporeans on the estimated 1 million foreign talents and workers in Singapore. It does make Singapore a tad too crowded. But come to think of it, without those talents, who innovate? Without those workers, who cover the shortages of Singapore labor force which is less than 3% unemployment rate.

I met with a company recently. I thought I know all, but compared to them, I am like a small guppy swimming in an aquarium while they are whales in the oceans. Their visions are far and accurate. I am not comparing myself to their boss. I think my abilities is comparable to their tech guy. The ability of their boss to hire such talents and work under one roof and coordinate among so many countries is amazing. Really makes me quite fired up to conquer the business in Asia. Myself alone, I do not have that sort of vision. Never would have taught of doing things their way. Confucius said that even in a small group of three, you can find someone to learn from. Fact is I have a lot to learn from, from all of them. But honestly I like that tech guy best, kinda computer geek like me. Talking to him is like talking to a long lost friend. I enjoyed talking to him the most. Pity he is flying back tonight. Learning a lot from them and I think can learn far more from them in the future.

These are talents that Singapore cannot even attract, no matter how attractive we package our immigration policies. Those who oppose Foreign talents coming to Singapore need to understand that in a population of 5 million, how many entrepreneurs, how many scientists, how many financial wizards can we produce? Really not much, too little and too pathetic. We need to augment our society with such talents and continue welcoming them with open arms. Maybe we can get one or two of such talents.