It was really a first for me, in a long time, to venture beyond what was familiar, to break routine, to pay for a 3-1/2 day course when i could hardly claim to have been a model student in school, having only attended lectures during the final term in my entire tenure at NTU. So there I was, prepared to pick up a subject that I had brushed off time and time again. What was amazing was the series of events that took place, that led to the group of people who came together, now fondly known as the “Think Different” group. People whom I had met separately under different circumstances during the 3.1/5 days who just naturally came together when the call was made.

So here we are, we had our first informal get-together/excursion to the beach last Sunday. We’ve shared our live-stories and aspirations. And it’s just amazing how we have such a diverse group of people — I have a good feeling about the group, for all the diversity, there is a reason that we have come together. We are 9 members right now, with a possible 10th member, when the recommendation was to not have more than 8. But when pieces of the jigsaw seem to fit so well, if there be ten, there will be ten.

The dots will connect.

Where will we head? I don’t know. I DO know that we each have a lot to offer to each other, richness of our experiences and spirit to forge ahead through unchartered territories.

I started with some healthy level of skepticism (can that be?) — I’m looking forward to a great 18 months ahead, and more beyond that.