Have a great weekend!

Frank Lavin, a former United States ambassador to Singapore, wrote a very interesting account of how, in his words, he was the "cheese in a mousetrap" in the aftermath of 9/11 when various intelligence services got wind of a terrorist plan to attack the US embassy in Singapore (I had met him once -- aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson; he was hosting a group of Singaporeans who had been flown to the flat-top while it was sailing in the South China Sea). His commentary appeared in Foreign Affairs magazine and was reproduced by ST (Dec 8):

  I managed to find the original Foreign Affairs article in Hardware Zone:

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/enemies-gate-security-lessons-foiled-embassy-attack-4000454.html

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I thought this ad for KL's refurbished Hotel Majestic was refreshingly clever in its use of the quaint English of a bygone era:

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What is kindness? Here's kindness in action:

So, acts of commission or omission can make or unmake us in our self-identity and in our relationship with others. Gandhi made these observations:

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And, of course, there is my favourite topic... dogs!

Speaking of which, the dog in this Olympus ad does really have a great big smile!...

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Have a great, full of kindness and smiles, weekend!