'Not many people can do this simple task of going to work and being nice to everyone. My friend is what you call a living example of how you can come up in life by being a decent enough person... In a world of increasingly complicated bitchiness, we mus...
"Not many people can do this simple task of going to work and being nice to everyone. My friend is what you call a living example of how you can come up in life by being a decent enough person... In a world of increasingly complicated bitchiness, we must celebrate the nice guys who simplify life." — Tang Li, OPINION
For all my lack of “achievement,” I am very blessed to have been around many successful people in my work life. I’m lucky to have kept in touch with many of them and remain on their radar, no matter how distant my presence is. Back then, a basic degree was an achievement; today, it’s the basic to get into most corporate jobs. Back then, a million dollars put you in a special wealth class. Today, a million covers the mortgage of your “government-subsidised” house, and unless you have more than a million, you better be healthy enough in your old age to work at McDonald’s.
I met Porna nearly 15 years ago. He was working at a roadside restaurant on the junction of Serangoon and Deskar , cooking dishes. We managed to click and became close. Thanks to him, I celebrated He had a failed stint trying to start a restaurant for some friends in Guatemala but managed to return to Singapore, and within a year or two of his return, he found himself in the Shangri La. In the two years he has been with the Shangri-la, he’s been sent to the Shangri-La-Fort and the Shangri-La Mactan in the Philippines as part of a task force.
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