50 on Kinabalu: Why?
<photo: at the summit of Mount Kinabalu> Here's a collection of quotes from the 50 climbers who will be summiting Mount Kinabalu on 26...
50 on Kinabalu: You can't connect the dots looking forward
<photo: 8km sign post on Mount Kinabalu> The 8km sign post on Mount Kinabalu is famous because many climbers give up when they reach this...
In search of purpose: When doors are closed
<photo: Mesilau Trail, one of the 2 starting points to climb Mount Kinabalu, closed indefinitely due to the 2015 earthquake.> It happens...
50 on Kinabalu: Making it count
<photo: view of Mount Kinabalu from Kinabalu National Park . Contrary to popular belief, accountants don't really like counting. They...
In search of purpose: Being a role model
The movie Everest is about the story of the 1996 disaster on Mt. Everest that killed 8 climbers, one of whom was Doug Hansen. Doug, who...
In search of purpose: How long is a piece of string?
"How long is a piece of string?".  This is a phrase that's normally used as a response to questions such as "How long does it take to be...
In search of purpose: Letting go
You have the right academic qualifications and aced all the exams. You have trained for years for the dream job and gotten all the...
In search of purpose: Work
There are hundreds of books like Dan Miller's "48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal".  Many of these books, just...
In search of purpose: Don't settle
I spent some time reading quite a few books on purpose, to understand what made them best sellers and whether they have any common...
In search of purpose: Choose your struggle
<photo: basecamp at Island Peak, Himalayas, Nepal> Altitude sickness (also known as AMS - acute mountain sickness) occurs when you cannot...