Doctors are held in high esteem and patients can trust their personal and medical information with them without fear of it being repeated to anyone else (not even their spouses, friends, parents or employers) Lawyers are also governed by similar set of ethical codes. In fact both doctors and lawyers could be suspended or even [...]

PSALMS 25 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 15 Mine eyes [are] [...]

Was Michael Jackson happy when he was alive? He had all the popularity of a great celebrity. He had large followers of fans. He had lots money (at least before he lost them). He lived is a big mansion. But he could not sleep. Why couldn’t he sleep? Perhaps he had no peace. Was he [...]

I like to read the obituary section of the newspaper. It is a reminder that our life on earth is but a short sojourn. I like to read what people say about their loved ones who have gone before them. Several years ago, while I was reading the newspaper and munching my breakfast I suddenly [...]

An Arab Chief tells the story of a spy who had been captured and sentenced to death by a general of the Persian army. The general had fallen upon a strange custom. He permitted the condemned person to make a choice. He could either face a firing squad or pass through the Big Black Door. [...]

A man (looks like someone in his 40-50s) was found lying dead on the open terrace outside Fusionpolis at around 2pm today. He was wearing long black pants and a short sleeve shirt which was tucked out. His four limbless were outstretched and without life. His head was  deformed and badly smashed. There were blood [...]

If you spare the rod you spoil the child.  Many cases of parental abuse are now surfacing as families could no longer suffer in silence. Could these unfortunate cases be avoided if parents stick to the time test method of disciplining their children? 720 youths were referred to the Singapore Children’s Society last year because they were [...]

Pull for the Shore. Get out of danger! Look at that man in a boat on Niagara River. He is only about a mile from the rapids. A man on the bank shouts to him, “Young man, young man, the rapids are not far away; you”d better pull for the shore.”  ”You attend to your [...]

The photo of a woman who passed away on 10 Jun 2009 caught my attention while I was reading the obituary section this morning. There were multiple obituaries of the same person. As I read further I realized that the person who has passed away is a 47 year old doctor. I suddenly realized that [...]

 Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour that appeared for a little time, and then vanisheth away.  -James 4: 14 I received this SMS from a business contact whom I have met many years ago. “Hi Doc this is Jane Tan (not [...]