This year I have travelled far & wide. It was travel for the soul. I have travelled to connect, I have travelled to lend a hand and I have travelled to find myself. Somewhere along the way, I soaked in different ways of life, accepted polarised ideas, and climbed down multiple jaunty ego towers. I... Continue Reading →
Story of Me
I believed in the power of conversations. I believed in the power of personal narrative and I also believed that people flourish in a supportive and positive environment. What I didn't know was how much. We started the Story of Me programme 8 months ago because we felt there is a need to provide a... Continue Reading →
Intergenerational Conversations for a Better World
Empactathon, the Design Thinking workshop, conducted at Marina Bay Sands, lived up to its promise of creating an impact through empathy. With a ground breaking intergenerational format, the workshop brought together 45 children from various schools of Singapore and 30 Salesforce volunteers, to initiate a conversation for a better world. The two-hours-long workshop that teamed... Continue Reading →
Be The Change 2018
Work and life have provided me with opportunities to witness the incredible potential of the young, and yet each time I come across a new opportunity, I am amazed to witness it all over again. I find myself drawn to the incredible potential of the human spirit and to the contagious enthusiasm that people display,... Continue Reading →
Stories of Art & Inspiration
Once in a while, you find inspirations when you least expect them. These little stories remind you that life is full of possibilities. All you need to do is notice. I have always been fascinated by people who express through words, colours and artistic forms. Their stories, if inspirational, have that additional beauty, which the... Continue Reading →
Stories are Meant to be Shared
Hello! Hello! I have been missing, and that's because April and May turned out to b e real busy. They were full of happenings, events and collaborations. And so I had an enriching time meeting people, being inspired and then gushing about it all on social media. Amidst all these 'gushing about', I was faced with... Continue Reading →
Acknowledging the Bitter
I usually write about the inspiring, the positive and the bright. However, there is no inspiration that has not struggled first, no positive that has not been engulfed in chasms of negativity and no brightness that has not been swathed in dark at some point of time or the other. To ignore these negatives would... Continue Reading →
Be The Change Exposition- 2014
When 1,500 students, educators, parents and social sectors come together with a shared goal of doing good, there is just one way of describing the result: electrifying! And what a joy it was to be back at the event! Singapore’s largest showcase of social initiatives by children, the Be The Change Exposition (organised by SoCh... Continue Reading →
The Young Volunteers: Part II
Two months ago, I had introduced you all to some young change makers in the community. It is my privilege to present a few more of these blazing renegades who have not only rebelled against being passive but also retaliated against being helpless. Lamenting about a situation and waiting for someone else to help out... Continue Reading →