Character building

Abraham Lincoln said `Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, the tree is the real thing.'

Our character is much more than just what we try to display for others to see, it is who we are even when no one is watching. The statement carries weight and good character is doing the right thing because it is right to do what is right.  Solid character starts with us, being a good role model.

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Budget 2014

Budget 2014 has been unveiled.  It saw the complete removal of sugar subsidy and we understand the rationale behind this as this is long overdue.

However with the removal of sugar subsidy does it mean an increase in prices of food and drinks. Owners of food outlets may seize this opportunity to increase the price of drinks and food.  We strongly believe that the removal of sugar subsidy is manageable and there is no need to increase the price. Food owners should know what's dear to them are their valued customers, including yours truly who may `abandon ship' should they unnecessarily raise the prices of food and drinks at the slightest opportunity that comes.

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Moment of Truth

Benjamin Franklin once remarked, `Half the truth is often a great lie.'

Consider a situation whereby during high school when your mum asked you over dinner what you had been doing at a friend's place after school that day. You would have told her we were studying for exams, but you conveniently left out the part about how long you had actually studied and that, you had in fact spent the rest of the afternoon watching IV.

This got me wondering how much about truthfulness is really about negotiating with our fears.  Like the fear of being out for not having anything significant to say, or adding anything substantial to the conversation; the fear of contradicting myself while claiming to be neutral on a stance.

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