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Lessons From Madam Goh Kah Keow
By My 15 Hour Work Week  •  July 6, 2014
I had stumbled upon Madam Goh Kah Keow’s story last week and my heart really went out to her, so much so that I had actually written in to the reporter to find out more about her situation and how some of us could help her. Working as a cleaner for the best part of 60 years, Madam Goh managed to accumulate an astonishing sum of $400,000. Unfortunately, she was tricked by five con artists from China after they took advantage of her initial kindness. In the end, her entire life savings was lost in a single day. And according to the reporter, none of the amount was recovered even after two of the con artists were nabbed. I can only imagine her anguish when the incident happened late last year. Even a person learning to practise Stoicism like me would probably be upset for at least a week if I had lost my ......
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By My 15 Hour Work Week
Hi, I am Thomas (a.k.a. Mr 15HWW) and I am in my early thirties. Very happily married (very strong emphasis here), I am the co-writer behind this blog. The other permanent writer is my wife Jasmine who has written two blog post so far (good luck searching for it here). But well, her contribution goes far and deep since she thinks she is actually the mastermind behind the rest of the other post ...
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