Millionaire

From Straits Times today :

A millionaire is defined as a person with net assets of at least 1 million dollars, excluding his residence and everyday possessions.

Sabah: 15 to 18 June 2010

This trip was memorable, memorable because there were many firsts for me: this the first time I set foot on East Malaysian soil on the mystical Borneo rainforests, it’s the first time I seen a peak which is one of the tallest in South East Asia, the first time I saw and drank from a natural waterfall, the first time I saw such a beautiful sunset, the first time I saw tea and vegetables being grown in the highlands and the first time I can call a retreat a real retreat.



I didn’t think about work, didn’t do anything, it was just fellowship and enjoying God’s creations. The speaker was a wonderful man, and he placed in my mind a set of radical perspectives I never thought so much about.


I am thankful for the much needed break and the life lessons learnt. Too bad I didn’t get to see the famous icons of Sabah: the proboscis monkey, the rafflesia flower, though I managed to have a taste of the Sabah choi and the pinkkish local buns.

15 June (Tues)

Arrive at Sabah resort late lunch
Free time in afternoon
Dinner and evening worship and lesson


16 June
Morning devotion
Breakfast and morning worship and lesson
Lunch and free time for afternoon
Dinner and evening worship and lesson


17 June
Morning devotion and Breakfast
Check out to Mount K
Stop by village
Arrive Mount K for lunch
To Tree top walk and waterfall in afternoon
Barbecue Dinner at night


18 June (Fri)
Breakfast and Check out
To 1 Borneo for shopping (lunch)
To airport back to Singapore

Australian Education system

Was catching up with a friend yesterday from Perth. Was good to see him after so long. He has got 2 beautiful mixed blood kids. We touched on the educations systems in Singapore and Australia and somehow I felt that our children here are missing out on something. Government schools in Australia are free (no need to even pay back) but private schools are not (est 15 000 a year). His only lament is that government school kids are more prone to drugs and sexual abuse and this problem is very real to him.

However there was something similar in the 2 systems: Good schools are found in good suburbs and if you are not staying near the good suburbs I don’t think you are allowed to go to those schools. There is a radius of control.