Updates

Bringing Garfield Home

After five years of being semi-domesticated and close to three years of returning to the wild, Garfield has adjusted to a fully domesticated life in our home.

Fixing my Ear, Nose and Throat in 5 Surgeries

I have undergone five surgeries since 2002. All five were ear, nose and throat (ENT) related. I removed my over-sized tonsils, which were causing very frequent sore throat. I was unable to breathe normally through my nose because of a deviated septum (the cartilage between nostrils) and excess cartilage in my nose. In addition, I was born without 1.5 out of 3 middle ear bones in my right ear which meant I was almost completely deaf on my right. I thought it would be interesting to share what the experience was like.

Actually, change is here.

Transition and Plans

The last time I wrote about a transition was in 2009. I was finishing up my relatively long temp job before starting on my Economics journey at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Time flies. Four years have passed and here I am at yet another transition. The time lapse between this transition and the …

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What it looks like when I write.

A Quick Update

The past few weeks have been busy yet rather exciting weeks for me. Here is a quick update. This year the site has moved from a ‘once every two days’ schedule to a daily update. There is always so much to write and share and I hope the posts have been interesting and enjoyable. My …

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Short Update

School It’s been a tough week. I have been focusing on getting this paper completed. It is the toughest for the semester and I have been sick as well this week. Next week would be a crunch with a solo presentation on this paper, another group paper and group presentation (albeit the last 2 are …

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Crunch Week

As the end of the semester arrives, I have a few loose ends to tidy up. One big one has come up and is due next Monday. Not surprising that I will be giving full focus on that for the entire week. It has turned out to be a pretty good sem and if I …

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Here we go again

The second half of the semester starts tomorrow. Compared to the last, this has been a relatively smooth semester. Last semester was a nightmare and I’m very glad to have escaped that. I have 1 difficult module, 3 manageable ones and 1 that would be S/Ued (elective). In fact, I’m not sure if I have sufficient modules …

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