When I write

Today I spoke to my mother about things on my mind. I asked her how she found the perseverance to continue working, even when she found the job mundane and underpaid, with bosses who were not leaders and did not reward or recognise good work.

"No choice. We need the money to pay the bills. What else can we do?"

Today, I was watching the special report on Goh Keng Swee, which was televised an hour before the state funeral proceedings on Channel News Asia. There was this one segment where Dr. Goh was talking about why he established the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He said, "Once people's stomachs are filled, they can think about other things."

Maybe all this thinking and frustration... just an unfortunate by-product of my post-modernism.

It got me thinking back to what a friend said after I shared on the frustration I was feeling. He said, "don't be so self-indulgent". I was taken aback. But I appreciated the honesty and frankness.

It's time to take a step back, and learn a lesson in character training.

Btw, Ip Man is the best action movie ever. Makes Jason Bourne look like an amateur. Donnie Yen is amazing.