Askmelah’s Note: This is 1997 forum opinion article that I happen to chance upon. This article reflects her integrity and her genuine care for patients under her charge. This contrasts greatly with many doctors (including our public or some may…
Category: Articles and Speeches
This category captures some of my favorite articles related to Singapore be it famous speeches, opinions, commentaries, poets etc.
Medals don’t matter, doing right does
Soruce: The Sunday Times, Aug 1, 2010 Don’t be afraid to speak up and take action if you are in a position to do so By Lee Wei Ling I was searching for some old books containing many of my…
Tigers or not, the best parents are wise
Source: The Sunday Times, 23 January 2011 Some children benefit from being pushed hard, while others need more nurturing By Lee Wei Ling The excerpt from Yale law professor Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother – first published…
Don’t take the easy way out
Source: The Sunday Times, Jan 16 2011 Doctors should rely on senses, experience and eschew costly, unnecessary tests By Lee Wei Ling There have been many reports in recent years of doctors, in the United States especially, ordering too many…
Singapore must achieve more with less
By NGIAM TONG DOW IN THE aftermath of GE 2011, a new buzzword entered our political vocabulary. Political reporters wrote about the ‘new normal’ of Singapore politics. Being an ‘old normal’, I wondered what was new. From third world to first:…
What Don Quixote, Ganesh remind me
Source: The Sunday Times, Jan 2, 2011 We have it in us to fight injustice, achieve our dreams, no matter how dire things seem By Lee Wei Ling Ganesh is a Hindu deity with an elephant head. He is the…
Caught in the trap of materialism
Source: The Sunday Times, Dec 19, 2010 I scorned those who flaunted wealth but found that I too cling on to material things By Lee Wei Ling Christmas is a big occasion in Singapore, even for non-Christians. It is an…
Ngiam Tong Dow the policy maker
Source: The straits times NOVEMBER 21, 2010 Ngiam Tong Dow has always had Singapore’s best interests at heart, reports Vikram Khanna As a policymaker, Mr Ngiam Tong Dow has shepherded the Singapore economy through its transition from Third World to First.…
The mood of a nation
This article quoted the speech by head of Civil Service, Peter Ho, to explain why the rising demand and expectation of a new generation is a result of Singapore’s constant pursuit of excellence in everything. May be it is time that…
Soldiering on against all odds
Soruce: ST: Oct 10, 2010 G, a commando, remains strong after an accident turned his life upside down By Lee Wei Ling G is my patient and my friend. His story is one that many of us can learn…
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