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To many people, the teacher is a natural person to honour because he or she has been such an important part of the growing years of our life. The following is a description of the teacher written more than 15 years ago, which can only evoke our sense of how much our teachers deserve our honour: A Teacher inspires love for Singapore keeps the sense of wonder alive cares deeply about morals and character urges enterprise, innovation, curiosity and creativity seeks to learn continuously, knowing that life never stands still challenges students and helps them find the potential within themselves believes there…

Watch this video to find out what Ms Claire Chiang, Panel Member of Honour (Singapore) and Senior Vice-President of Banyan Tree Holdings, thinks about Honour.

I visited the Singapore Art Museum last week. The exhibits were wonderfully interesting, an experience not just for the eye but for all the senses, although I did need the stories and explanations of the guides (the docents) to understand and appreciate many of the exhibits. I am certainly not an art person myself, but in life all new experiences add up. The Singapore Art Museum was previously Saint Joseph's Institution (SJI), a well-known school for boys with a clear tradition for producing leaders, people with heart. One docent recalled the beautiful story of an SJI staff member who was…

A friend told me about his recent experience climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the iconic symbol of Sydney. Climbers have to be led in groups with experienced guides. My friend told me that after the climbers got back to the ground, the guide handed them wet towels that all the climbers were grateful for to wipe off their sweat. But, amazingly, the Japanese who had joined their group began to wipe the equipment they were given to help in the climb – they were cleaning the equipment in consideration of the next group of climbers who would use the equipment. This…