February 2019 - You Write

Chinese New Year

February 10, 2019 FLAI40 Leave a comment

At this time every year, my son has lamented on how we, as a family unit, have failed to keep up with our Chinese Lunar New Year tradition. I must admit that since May 1979 when I brought my family of seven to settle in Auckland New Zealand from idyllic Singapore’s Chinatown, most of our Chinese Lunar New Year traditional activities have virtually disappeared. Perhaps the only two remaining ones still kept are (1) a family gathering reunion dinner (which should be happening at Lunar New Year Eve but have often been pushed out to mutually convenient date); and (2) […]

Life’s Lessons from a short Chess Match

February 1, 2019 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Allow me to do a running commentary of a short Chess Match to illustrate the lessons we can deliver to members of our younger generation. Take a closer look at the Chess Board below. The positions of the chess pieces here were at the end of move # 9 when White chose to abandon play. Take a look at White’s Knight at d2 and then at White’s Queen at c2 and then at Black’s Queen at a1. Can you see the folly of White in giving up at this stage? If only White were to move the Knight from d2 […]