Will you help me learn Dutch? Because I’m really trying to learn. I keep counting to ten, saying “Hoi” and “Bedankt”; I keep asking “how do you say…?” and “what does that mean?” I say dankjewel; want to say alstublieft but can only say please, As my tongue twists while […]
“Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.” Julius Irving, retired NBA player
“Cooking in a temper required caution with the pepper.” Alexander McCall Smith in The Sunday Philosophy Club
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint “He had learnt from the Penan not to sweat the things he could not change.” I’m really glad I picked up this first Inspector Singh novel, having not come across this writer before. Shamini Flint is based in Singapore […]
The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki There is something in me that always makes me want to ignore current trends or even sometimes go against them. I am no great ‘rebel’ but I am always suspicious about the reasons of why certain things become popular. I rarely read the […]
On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis A reflection on the qualities and knowledge required by leaders in the 21st century: The ability to empathise with others and reflect on your own practice, the need to understand the context in which you are operating and self-awareness. This is a wonderful […]
As well as reading books, I love to hear about them. And so every now and then, I listen to the podcasts from a few book-related BBC radio programmes. One such programme is The Book Programme. The programme broadcast on 3rd October 2010 had To Kill a Mocking Bird as […]
I never met Christian but did attend her memorial event, a year after her death. I would have loved to meet her – hearing about her work and having read her book I can safely say that my practice would have been influenced by her – that my views on […]
I’m currently reading: Marketing Greatest Hits, a masterclass in modern marketing ideas by Kevin Duncan I had never heard of it before, came across it in the library (Business section) and thought: what an attractive proposition, extended reviews of all those books I often see on the airport shelves and […]
