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“Come on!! Come on!!” Oh I love the spirit of our Red House Captain! From the first telematch game to the very last, her energy level was super high. Win or lose, it didn’t matter. Every step of the way she was with us encouraging & inspiring hope. Some matches we lost as a team. … Read more

These piñatas represent a story. Designed by Irene, all of these piñatas were handmade with love by the team. Everyday, they stayed back to build these piñatas in the office from scratch – voluntarily. Some of them were scheduled to work from home but has decided to come into the office to help. I asked, … Read more

Something exciting is coming. I want to remember this day. 13 Nov 2022. This small group has decided to help me to curate merchandise! It has always been a bucket list of mine to produce merchandise of my own. I attempted this many years ago but was not successful and I am so happy I … Read more

Hip-hip, Hooray! Hip-hip, Hooray! Hip-hip, Hooray! And that’s a wrap! Sports Day today was a big success! Every person who came said they had loads of fun including me! More pictures and stories coming up the whole of next week, but today…. Today, I want to thank the organizing committee – the Sports Club committee, … Read more

Woody Allen said, “80% of success is showing up.” Sounds simple, right? But it’s not. A friend was telling me today, there are a lot of people who are unhappy with their jobs. However, they have commitments so they don’t have a choice but to show up at work to earn a living No. It … Read more

When you are fresh and young (read: interns, fresh graduates), mistakes are more forgivable. Because your bosses (should) understand that you are inexperience so mistakes from you are somehow expected. That’s why when the bosses want to reprimand you, they are gentler. So, it’s okay to make mistakes. When you are given an opportunity, don’t … Read more

“What does integrity means to you?” Oh wow. It’s a such a simple question. But it’s also a very important and big question. Merriam-Webster defined it as “a firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values.” Oxford defined it as “the quality of being honest and having strong principles.” Me? When I … Read more

I was asked this before, “Knowing that you ended up in HR, if you can turn back time, would you still choose engineering as your field of study?” Well, yes. I believe it’s my engineering education background that makes me a different HR in fact. Because you know we engineers, we are always curious about … Read more

I started out my career in the workforce solutions industry as a Branch Assistant. In layman terms, I was the Receptionist. Though I have a degree, I did not mind starting from the beginning. I was paid an assistant salary but because I was quite a competent one, my manager tasked me with executive jobs. … Read more

I heard something on TV today which made so, so, so much sense. “Remember, it’s not going to work if you don’t use it.” Coincidentally, I was chatting with someone who was sharing with me how an associate of his told him that his job title should not be an “assistant” because he has a … Read more