MIDE 2010

MIDE 2010 opens today!

My first working trip to Malaysia will commence tomorrow. Hopefully they are nicer people. o.O

There Should Be No Retirement Age: MM Lee

I love this title! Imelda Saad you rock!

As it stands, the working middle and low income groups already have no retirement age. I bet he was referring to the wealthy ones. :D

The Business Plan

I have recently started work on the business plan, and it actually seemed easier than my first business plan.

Curious.

I am using the same format from my university days, and realised what a pain that is. But necessary.

A good business plan not only provides a framework, but it also boosts confidence in the team. People like things they can hold on to, especially when uncertainty and doubts plague our minds every moment.

So having a good business plan is good, no matter how the business eventually turns out.

The Birth of an Idea

I have had many ideas, from crappy to the crappiest. Be it a self-cooling can for canned drinks (that was in JC and 2-years ago I discovered someone actually invented it!) to the travel site Globbean (which sadly did not take off), I realise that the process of creative idea generation gets easier and faster each time, and the end product ("the idea") becomes less of an idea and more of a well-thought-out concept.

Of course random stuff still pops out once in a while, but that's part and parcel of the creative process, and it adds some fun!

So I have tendered my resignation and took a big leap into the unknown to start my own business.

Why?

Because I believe I have a great idea and concept, and I want to prove it right. Yes it sounds narcissistic but hey, life's too short to have regrets.

Here begins the adventure of my life. =D

Scientists learn red grouper operate as underwater architects

I just read this news off Washington Post, and it absolutely blew my mind! This shows just how complex our ecology is and how little humans understand our environment.

I particularly love the last comment by Thomas Bigford, on how engineering happens at all sorts of different scales and levels. Imagine the tiniest critter linked to the biggest creature through a complicated web of dependency. I think James Cameron got the Avatar idea spot on!

Ghosts of Dives Past

Select photos from past dive trips!

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