Author: rosslim

What would you do with a room that is abandoned, with ceiling falling apart in a school in Conakry? A group of inspired participants of ours decided that they could make a real difference to the children of the school and decided that a library would be the best possible gift to them. Check out … Continue reading A Library in the Making

When a child receives a gift, is that happiness? When your boyfriend gives you a wonderful surprise, are you happy? When your wife makes you breakfast, do you feel happy? Do we feel happy because we receive? Well, in my humble opinion, when we receive, its not happiness, its simply pleasure that we feel. We … Continue reading Experience True Happiness

I was really honoured to have worked alongside my fellow curators Seok Lin and Wendy during the 11th Leaders in Governance Programme that just came to a close last week in Civil Service College. We had a group of emminent public service leaders from 18 countries gathered to share on the emerging governance challenges. Content … Continue reading Bringing Curation to a New Level

Ever woke up on a cold morning and not feel like getting out of bed? Then, before your are able to gulp down your caffeine, you realised that you have 218 new emails sitting in your in box. The drudgery of life can overwhelm us sometimes. So, how do we stay motivated? Well, this morning, … Continue reading Starting off on a cold morning…

Efficiency has always been a hallmark of Singapore’s governance. Complains of long queues and paper shuffling have largely disappeared. Public service delivery is now world class, well, almost… What about the quality of service then? Efficiency is about the consumption of resources in order to produce a product or service. Quality is the value in … Continue reading Quality vs Efficiency

Yesterday, I had the privilege of being formally recognized as a Professional Adult Educator in the Singapore lifelong learning scene. It probably marks at least 15 years since my forage into the training scene, much of it spent working with public officers in Singapore as well as around the world. Once again, the day’s events … Continue reading “Push” vs “Pull” Learning

For me, lifelong learning is a journey, an adventure without an end. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we learn. Its kind of like eating the best durians, a bitter-sweet experience. What’s more, like durians, you can’t keep it enclosed. It will permeate all around. Some will share in the joy, others are neutral to … Continue reading Learning and Durians