This is one good piece of news over this weekend. It has been too long for the advancement of technology in the whole of government. 

My take for this is the bureaucracy and political infighting. Everyone is trying to secure their iron rice bowl. There are many high fliers brought into the civil service due to academic results and maybe connections, deep down are these so call civil servant really working towards nation building and the betterment of society.. 

Its very much like the old shanghai, where people with power gang up together helping their own kind and not ordinary people on the road.

There were many attempts to push through changes only to be met with resistance when it hit the ground.

There are other challenges.. Technology is moving so fast that there is no clear standard or model to follow… the traditional way of procurement may not work now as we need to make bet on trends and emerging technology/standards.

No global standard that can adhere to. 

Procurement process

Merged NETS and Cashcard and bring them under government control.

Certified after 3 months hard work.  This is a personal goal and ego to show that I’ve still the skills in me to do deep technical work. 

It has always been my passion to keep my skills sharp on the latest and greatest technology out there.  Very often not something my work environment embrace. 

It was frustrating seeing that we are stuck in the same old technology mindset when people around us has leapfrogged.

It’s time to change. 

My girl had her bicycle lesson yesterday.. A nice one with her learned the skill in one hour solid… This is cause for celebration. Another event deserved commendation, my elder boy learnt his cycling skill from the sam instructor last December, back then his sister followed and while waiting, mommy bought some tidbits which the sister happily eating away leaving only one last piece for my elder boy.
My boy remembered and mentioned early in the morning that he would do the same, wanting me to buy tidbits for him and he would finished them off.. lesson starts, I bought him a packet of seaweeds, he hold it in his hand, waving and teasing his sister on having the tidbits, but he didn’t open it… I asked him does he want to open it, he was so kind to say that he would keep till lesson end and share with his sister….
Sometimes, kids just wanted to tease each other and deep beneath, they are caring and looked out for each other..