Archive for May, 2009
Mum’s The Word – Happy Mother’s Day!(Today 9/5)
Mum’s the word If you haven’t already made plans for a worthy Mother’s Day feast, check out these tantalizing offers. On May 9 and 10, mothers could get to eat for free at Spices Cafe (Concorde Hotel, tel: 6733 8855). With at least three [...]
Simplicity – My Continuing Journey (Simple Living)
Simplicity My Continuing Journey By Stephen R. Bock Copyright © 2009 I contributed an article to this Newsletter a little over a year ago. I thought perhaps some readers would be interested in an update on my journey on the route to [...]
New Zealand’s Jobless Rate Hits Six-Year High (Asiaone 8/5)
ASIAONE / BUSINESS / NEWS / MY MONEY / STORY New Zealand jobless rate hits six-year high Thu, May 07, 2009 AFP WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand's unemployment rate rose for a fifth straight quarter to hit a six-year high of 5.0 percent in [...]
Don’t Always Run For Cover (ST 701)
Don't always run for cover, take some calculated risks right now for your career: Click here to read full article
Pink Dots – this is wild!!
Pink Dots - this is wild! something to drive you crazy.... If your brain works normally this is neat. This is another example of an amazing illusion!!! The last sentence is so true. If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, [...]
Entrepreneurship & Risk Appetite
Entrepreneurship & Risk Appetite By Gilbert Goh Singaporeans lack the cutting edge when it comes to producing home-breed entrepreneurs, as compared to other Asian countries like Hong Kong, China or Taiwan. Besides Creative Technology and [...]
Diary of Someone In Transition – Networking Session Report on 5/5
We had our third networking session yesterday and it was a very fruitful event for all who came out during the warm afternoon. A total of eleven came together and we explored some good ideas together with three entrepreneurs. One was Mr Tang [...]
Letter On Today Paper Online Voices (3 May)
Letter from Leong Sze Hian to the Today newspaper on May 3. I refer to “Job pool shrinks” (Apr 30). The Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) now has about 18,000 immediate job vacancies and some 9,600 registered job seekers. I [...]
Email From A Reader
Hi Gilbert I have always enjoyed your articles and even more thrilled to learn about your involvement in the above 9 May event to be held at the Speaker's Corner. I would however like to provide the following feedback which you may like to [...]
Hurry Last Two Days To Register – Collaboration Talk On “Finding Meaning In Transition” 14 May (Thurs)
Dear Readers Care Corner Counselling Centre has willingly agreed to collaborate with us to provide a 2-hour talk on "FInding Meaning In Transition" on 14 May (Thurs) from 2pm to 4pm. Their address is as follows: Care Corner Counselling [...]
Last Support Group Session on 8 April (Fri) at 2pm
Our last support group session is held on 8 April (Fri) at 2pm. Readers who are keen to attend this session can email me at gilbert@transitioning.org. This week will end the 4-part series on How To Cope. The sessions will be facilitated by [...]
Reacting To Job Loss – A case of mid life crisis (Pt 2) – AIPC
This is Part 2 of a two-part special series on the emotional impact that unemployment can have on individuals, and how counsellors can assist clients who are currently experiencing feelings of grief and loss due to the loss of a job. In part 1 [...]
Third Networking Session on 5 May (Tues) at 2pm – Registration Closed
Registration for the third networking session on 5 May (Tues) at 2pm has closed. Those who have emailed me for a place would have by now receive an email from me detailing the meeting place. For those who are unsure where to meet, do gather at [...]
Who wants to be a salesman? Not many (ST forum 2/5)
Home > ST Forum > Story Who wants to be a salesman? Not many I REFER to the letter, 'Sales jobs hold many important lessons', by Madam Koh Chern Peng (April 21).I have been an agency manager for a major life insurer in Singapore [...]
Diary of Someone In Transition (Day 16)
For those in transition now, Labour Day must be an event that smirked of some irony and distaste. As people celebrated Labour Day - a day for the workers, those who are not working must be wondering "Should I celebrate too?" I say why not? [...]
