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And so we come to the end of it. 2012 is nearly done with and 2013 promises, well, very little. For those of you who think me a little pessimistic, nothing could be further from the truth. Here's why.
Today I am running in the Race Against Cancer 2012 run being held in Singapore, organized by the Singapore Cancer Society. I am running in honor of my late sister, Frédy van Boggelen (née van der Ros) who lost her fight against cancer and other related illnesses six years ago. I originally wanted to use this race and this blog to help raise funds for cancer research. However, the more I thought about it, the more I felt my participation in this race should be more for personal reasons than the need to raise funds.
I'm pleased to say that we are expecting. What we are expecting, we don't know yet but feel free to speculate. In my hope to make the world a better place, one change at a time, this might be the big [...]
Goodbye, Oma. Old and gentle hands are my last memory of you but not the only ones. I remember our talks of long ago. Your ideas, morals and compassion helped guide a young man to find his own way th [...]
Gong xi fa cai to all my Chinese and Asian friends celebrating the new lunar new year! (Gung hei fat choy to all my Cantonese ones). As we enter the year of the dragon (a black water dragon to be s [...]
The response that I've received for the Good Bean Project has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I am really hoping that the Good Bean Project becomes somet [...]
My name is Nadim van der Ros and I am the Good Bean Project.
A bold declaration tinged with a little ego in it, it is the proverbial drawing of the line in the sand. Effectively, I am a digital refugee from my own blog, Eshin Direct. The Good Bean Project is my way of creating a more meaningful existence both online and offline.
