Sunday, 24 June 2018

Confrontation by Mohamed Latiff Mohamed: a book review

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Having lived in Singapore for almost twenty years and as a licensed Singapore Tour Guide I know Singapore well. Academically and ‘in the...
Monday, 23 April 2018

Pitch Perfect – How to Say it Right the First Time, Every Time: a book review

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Bill McGowan and Alisa Bowman’s book is a prescription for public speaking success. It hits the mark though more so for those with some ...
Monday, 9 April 2018

Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shaped the World by Wade Graham – a book review

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After reading this book, it seems amazing to try and understand modern human history without any familiarity with cities, urbanization a...
Saturday, 17 March 2018

Gravitas by Caroline Goyder: a book review

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Self-improvement books are a nice way to make one feel good. They energize one while reading. Indeed, we make all sorts of mental promis...
Monday, 26 February 2018

Of heroes, Marx and my left wing youth!

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Reading and writing about Marx is a nostalgic experience for me. As a young man communism held great appeal to me. Perhaps it was the n...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Keeping the peace in Singapore in a 'Post 9/11' world

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The world is a complicated place, more so after the events of 9/11. Especially if one happens to be from the Muslim world. Especially, es...
Sunday, 26 November 2017

The 'Post 9/11' era and periods in history

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World history is conveniently divided into periods. It is likely September 11, 2001 marked the end of the post-war period and the beginn...