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<h1>I take questions, or what I call "mini-interviews"
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<p>I hope that with the following question-and-answer(s), the reader may gain a better
understanding of me. Dare I hope that the following may even be <i>useful</i> to
the reader.
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<h3>At a glance
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<li><a href="#joseph">
What has been one project or assignment in which you broke the rules
and had fun in the creative process?
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<li><a href="#mp">
Tell me what is your oops-boo-hoo moment this week, and what you learnt
from it.
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<li><a href="#mp2">
What other things are you doing to manage your mental health? Share
your tips with us!
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<li><a href="#mark">
What’s [been] a previous moment of disappointment turned success?
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<li><a href="#cc">What’s the best gift you have ever received from a leader?
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<li><a href="#andy">What new skills have you learnt later in life (and/or not related
to your work line)?
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<p id="joseph"><b>
What has been one project or assignment in which you broke the rules
and had fun in the creative process? - Joseph
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I once took an undergraduate-course on Composing Music in the Classical
Style (for example, in the style of Mozart). For an assignment in that
course, I wrote a musical work that appears to be thoroughly
twentieth-century, instead of looking eighteenth-century. My
course-instructor did not accept my work, but I still had fun.
(I’ve realised the importance of surrounding myself with people who
value creativity and innovation - which is not everyone, and I
certainly don’t really appreciate flattery and/or smooth talk, either).
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<p>- Approximately 4th April, 2020
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<p id="mp"><b>
Tell me what is your oops-boo-hoo moment this week, and what you learnt
from it. - M.P.
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An “oops-boo-hoo” of mine, as you call it? I run a blog where I post
photos from my trips to art-galleries in Sg. Art-hunting, if you will.
But I got a little lost; something didn’t feel right (about such
blogging) anymore. I asked the person known, on LinkedIn, as Alin
Sneha Abraham, for her perspective on the matter; I said I wasn’t sure
if my blogging was adding value to the world. Alin said something to
the effect that it is more important that I enjoy myself; that way, at
least one person benefits. So my oops-boo-hoo was to overlook my own
enjoyment of the activity in question. I concluded that I liked
visiting galleries, but posting photos on social media? Not so much.
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<p>- Approximately 4th April, 2020
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<p id="mp2"><b>
What other things are you doing to manage your mental health? Share
your tips with us! - M.P.
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Oh, it's you again, M.P. (Hi again!) I try to have some fun with the ground that is
given me. Like, I try to appreciate the ground I have - yes, the
ground. Like, it’s so stable. And I can have access to it. Ms. Vaishali,
who seems to teach yoga, elaborates the idea, in the following
blog-post:
<a href="https://thestillspace.org/2020/03/22/ode-to-the-ground/">
https://thestillspace.org/2020/03/22/ode-to-the-ground/
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<p>- Approximately 7th April, 2020.
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<p id="mark">
<b>What’s [been] a previous moment of disappointment turned success?
- Mark
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In my early twenties, I volunteered to facilitate a week-long camping
activity, during which I got very little sleep. I would evaluate my own
performance, during that camp, as poor - I just wasn’t getting enough
sleep.
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Fast forward about a decade, now I value my sleeping hours. I avoid
taking on overnight jobs, because I know I won’t be at my best. I’ve
learnt to manage myself a little, I guess - and that counts as a
success to me!
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<p>- Approximately 3rd May, 2020
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<p><b>What’s the best gift you have ever received from a leader? - C.C.
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<p>Difficult to say which has been the best for me, since there are a
few good ones I can identify (which I am thankful for, of course). I
would highlight, as my response to your post, opportunities that a
teacher gave me, when I was 10 years old (approximately). I had
interest in making flashy animation with the software Macromedia Flash
(which is now apparently obsolete). I guess that teacher liked what I
was doing with Flash, because the next thing I knew, I was given the
opportunity to produce animation, for showcase at a major school event
(the anniversary of my Primary School, or something like that). I
didn’t end up feeling proud of the animation that I would eventually
make, but even till today, I am still pleased and flattered that I got
“talent-spotted”, in a way.
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<p>- Approximately 28th May, 2020
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<p id="andy"><b>What new skills have you learnt later in life (and/or not related
to your work line)? - Andy
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<p>Comedy (as well as a sense of humour, if I may say so myself). My research includes
watching episodes of Seinfeld, and reading manga. I hope their comedic effects are something I can absorb.
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<p>- Approximately 2nd June, 2020
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