I discovered that there was such a thing as “human resources”, especially a scourge called the “Human Resource Department” several years ago and came to loathe the phrase. Not long after that, I discovered the […]

Over the last few days, I have seen at least two persons, one Matt Taibbi writing on Substack, and the other George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures, apologizing for being wrong about the assumption that Russia […]

The word “lebensraum” meaning “living space” has been on my mind again recently. That’s because we humans never seem to be satisfied no matter how much we have. Maybe that’s because we think “contentment” means […]

Channel News Asia (CNA) sent an email titled “Making sense in a world of flux”. The phrase “redistribution of wealth” caught my eye.

I followed the link to this article titled “Greater social spending and […]

I’ve done four episodes of “Literature” with my friend Benjamin Thomas on YouTube, and I was introduced to the idea of poetry as “bending the rules of grammar to add layers of meaning”. Well, today I was musing […]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in “Letters and Papers from Prison”, wrote “We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.” While most of us would […]

This morning, Channel News Asia’s (CNA) “The Big Read: Singapore goes all in with F1 – will it pay off for a desperate tourism sector?” caught my eye. Risk assessments, boldness, and memories of the enjoyable […]

Yes, “To kill a mockingbird” was dancing around inside my head. Let’s get that out of the way. I found myself sitting on the floor this morning picking hairs and sticky dust monsters out of a plastic broom we […]

I just read on LinkedIn that the two most powerful passports in the world are that of Japan and Singapore. Holding either of these passports grants you access to 192 nations without the need for visas beforehand. […]

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Well it’s the 14th of january 2022, Elijah’s Expressions.
Today the topic: If you resign should you fret about the “hole” you left behind?
This was sparked off because CNA sent me […]

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It is 13 january 2022, Elijah’s Expressions.

Yesterday I was talking and referring to something called ANOVA single factor. I’m not going to go into detail about ANOVA […]

“Good governance key to helping Singapore reinvent and stay relevant in post-COVID-19 world: Ong Ye Kung” was the headline which caught my eye when I received the Straits Times (ST) evening update in my email […]

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12 january 2022 Elijah’s Expressions.

Today’s topic – Hybrids are better. Or are they?

I’m talking of course about working from home, […]

In my Straits Times feed this morning, the article “10m population not really a ridiculous number for S’pore to plan for: Liu Thai Ker” caught my eye. While I am not one to favour crowds, I am also keenly aware […]

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11 January 2022 this is Elijah’s Expressions. Today I want to talk about a topic called “Has the free market run its course?”

About last year I was […]

Sometimes you can’t help but eavesdrop when you’re in the same confined space with others and the topic happens to be a trigger one like culture. Enjoy!

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29 December 2021 Elijah’s […]

Why would anyone want to have slaves? Does owning slaves make you richer? I don’t think so.
Came across this video from the Hoover History Working Group and that’s my main takeaway. Do watch the video in its […]

This was what came to me as I watched the video called “The Last King of America” by Andrew Roberts. The introduction was done by Victor Davis Hanson, and Peter Robinson was in the audience and got to ask a […]

A recording of what came to me as I watched “Battlegrounds with H.R. McMaster | Australia: Peace & Prosperity Across the Indo-Pacific and Beyond”, which is embedded here also.
What is prosperity? Is it just […]

A short video I did in response to a CNA Insider’s video on “China’s Mega Dams: The Threat to Asia’s River Communities.”
Do we have a right to water? What if our water sources start dwindling or even dry up? How […]