Being authentic

One of the key traits I value in a person, be it an ordinary friend or an entrepreneur seeking my assistance would have to be being true to oneself, being authentically you.

In a city state like Singapore, it is not uncommon to see so many people wearing a mask, desperately trying to make themselves appear as someone they are not. It does not take too long before one can witness first-hand the overwhelming number of poseurs putting on their clearly fake american/european slangs, their persistant need of having "westerners" around themselves, both hanging on their arms or in their arms, while putting on a constant show of finding any and every opportunity in putting down their own race or any other asian counterparts.

While being fake doesn't hurt anyone, there is a growing number of a "darker" breed of such individuals. Conmen and confidence tricksters that prowls the internet and neighbourhoods. Some worse than others, some maintaining a facade that can and will fool most people on their authenticity, but that will be another blog post for another time.

People may forget words you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel.