One career tip after so long

Japan started the war against US, gambling on a quick victory based on many unrealistic assumptions. Japan would destroy the US pacific fleet by surprise and dominate the pacific ocean, threatening west coast of US Americans, spoiled by materialism, would not have the determination to make the sacrifices needed to…

No doubt USA was very powerful towards the end of the WWII. But I read below from the “Pacific War Trilogy” that really made me understand how powerful they actually were at that time. The USA had the happy problem that they were producing more fighters and bombers than they…

I am happy to announce that I have completed the “Pacific War Trilogy”. I initially planned to complete by H1 this year. So that is two months ahead of schedule. There are still many observations/thoughts from reading this book I would like to share with you. And that is what…

1/3 of 2022 has already passed. A lot has happened…The rest of the year still has much to look forward to. Below is another summary of our Net-worth. Net-Worth increase from last month: -6K SGD, -0KG Gold Stock portfolio once again erased our household income and more for this month. It is depressing to look at the market. So…

Over the long weekend, we went to the Sentosa beach. The kids were so happy and we stayed late. And then when I lifted my head, I saw the big and bright full moon. It was heartening to see that. And then when I turned to the other half of…

Army logistics engineer is not a totally new term to me. They are featured in some war games. And one of my former colleagues in consulting is a retired Army logistics engineer. She is a mother of two and had done 3 tours in Iraq before retirement. But what they…

My journey to finishing “The Pacific War Trilogy” continues. I am at 10% of the third book, on track to completing it in H1 this year. Today I would like to share with you another take-away. Let’s begin. Douglas MacArthur gained favor of almost all American people due to his…

I say I am result oriented in almost all interviews. But I never knew what it really meant. Recently, my understanding got into a deeper level, under the pressure of work. Result oriented means getting things done no matter the cost. This means Not moving forward effectively is a waste…