Musings by Adrian Chan
It is Father’s Day today. Or is it Fathers’ Day? A Google search reveals it to be the former. Though I feel it should be the latter, seeing how fathering is (and can still benefit from) a communal endeavour. (Indeed, my post last year on this topic referred to this day as Fathers’ Day) Fathering can […]
Have you a son to love, or a daughter to treasure?Or are they lost to themselves, or even lost forever? Have you a father to hug, or is it not your way?Is your home safe to roost, or is it too gloomy or grey? Has your wife left you, has she given up?Do you feel […]
On Wed, 8 May, I met with several dads in a cafe. Over dinner, we shared how raising kids have been like for each of us. We caught up with old friends and made new ones. Mostly, we came together to make gifts for our wives, given that Mothers’ Day was just around the corner. […]
Bhutan is Low on Female Leaders How can Bhutan unleash the potential of more female leaders? At the moment, female leaders are under-represented in the country. In my 5 years as the Leadership Faculty in the Royal Institute of Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS), I have encountered nearly 900 leaders in training. Of these, less […]
Not all Great People Produce Great Kids Parenting can be a funny thing. Life is replete with examples of children not rising from beyond the shadow of their (more illustrious) parents. Moses had 2 sons, Gershom and Eliezer. Aside from being named as Moses’ descendents, they had no further mention in the Book of Life. […]
