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NEWS WELCOME MAT
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“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for
a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
– Nelson Mandela
I wanted tomentionMandela in thisNewYear issueas he touched
many lives, including mine, and also because I was reading some
of his quotes recently and the one above struck a chord.
Going to school and later living in pre-Mandela South Africa,
I was witness to what he was fighting to change. I remember
standing in a different line (a shorter one) at the post office and
sitting on a park bench that had a “Whites Only” sign nailed to
it. I didn’t like it – but I didn’t do anything about it. I just left and
moved to England.
It’s easy to get caught up in lower expectations both fromyourself
and life in general. But as Mandela said, why settle for a lesser life?
As an expat, theworld really is your oyster. Having the qualifications
or experience that enables you to travel to other countries tomake
a living is a huge opportunity that you should try to maximise in
whatever way you can – even if it’s just being nicer to yourself or
to your partner, or making thoughtful choices.
Why not make an impact – cast your footprint on the Broadway
of life? (Goodness me, that was profound – it must be the effects
of last night’s Christmas office party...) Be interested; be better.
What’s the downside?
I also want to mention my team as I don’t thank them enough.
They are fabulous; they are interested in what they do and they
make an impact in my life every day.
Our aim is for the magazine to continually be better, be more
interesting and look better – we might not get it right all the time
but we do try! So thank you too, for all your support.
Wishing you all a happy New Year and a
happy Chinese New Year and we look forward
to hearing your stories about how you are living
life fully.
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EXPAT LIVING EVENTS
COFFEE MORNING:
Thursday, 16 January
TIME: 10am to 11.30am
Registration from 9.30am
THEME: Boost your Luck in 2014 with
Feng Shui
VENUE: Ni-Night, 7 Joo Chiat Place,
Singapore 427742
COST: $10, includes refreshments
and goodie bag. Online booking is
essential.
WINE CLUB:
Thursday, 23 January
TIME: 9.30am to 11am
THEME: New Year, New Wines
VENUE: Wine Glass at the Marina at
Keppel Bay, Singapore 098382
COST: $40, includes refreshments
and goodie bag and a chance to enjoy
a boat trip around Keppel Bay and
Singapore.
Online booking is essential
Editor’s Letter
REBECCABISSET
Editor-in-Chief
“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented
and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?”
– Nelson Mandela