Jubilee joy

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What will you and your organisation or family be doing over the Jubilee Weekend?

Kanwal Nain Sahney Managing Director Specvision

OUR National Day, Aug 9, will forever remain etched in my heart.

For on this day in 1981, I set foot for the first time on our lovely island nation and have called it home ever since.

I still have vivid visuals in my mind of the scene that greeted me the day I arrived as a 21-year-old young immigrant from India, with a bag full of dreams but just a handful of modest means - the then newly opened Changi Airport and the sheer energy all around it.

On one hand, I felt the excitement of embarking on my entrepreneurial journey; on the other, the anxiety of facing umpteen risks and uncertainties ahead. My story seems a lot like the Singapore story since 1965 - unsure of what awaits ahead except the …