48 years ago, I went to the Acropolis with my father, now I've returned.

 

                     Sitting on the ruins of the Parthenon with my Papa,  June1974

Over 48 years ago, before I turned 12 years of age, my Dad, Geoffrey brought me on an European holiday which I remember till this day.

We went to Greece, which is considered the cradle of democracy and England, which he considered his soul birthplace, as he studied there for at least 5 years and had many friends who were and probably are residing there.

My images of Greece are hazy, but I recall we had stayed in some small hotel, and walked up to the Acropolis.

Above is the priceless picture of the two of us, sitting on some column.

Carpe Diem ! 

All set for some Adventure !

                   Sunset at Santorini 24th Sept 2022 

We actually got the see the sun set beyond the horizon and disappear !

The long awaited holidays are here.  For 15 short days and nights, I will be on the road to the land they called the Cradle of Democracy, where the 'country' was a hodge podge of city states (or polis),interwoven with fables of immortal gods, Zeus, Poseidon, Hercules, Athena, Hermes, Aphrodite to name a few. Wars, Heroes, Kings, Battle fought won and lost and all of the history of a once great Hellenic empire spanning from the modern Western Spain all the way to India, and up to the Germanic kingdoms.

Yes, We are going to Greece. 

This is only my 2nd trip ever there. 

Boy am I really excited about this trip.

I will blog the pics and videos once there.

Carpe Diem. 

 

Sudoku Taught me Mental Resilience and Toughness

Today's Sudoku taught me 2 things. In my life, I must always struggle to achieve my goals. It is no use, sitting there and waiting for things to happen. I must set a goal, objectivise it, set realistic timelines, and tthen pursue it with my greatest effort and purpose.As I enter the 6th decade of my life, I have achieved wisdom, dropped my ego and am ready to push my legacy to the next 2 generations.What I do now and going forward will be with that frame of mind. Carpe Diem !  

Athens - A Fun History Video

 

All Set for the Holidays !

 

QRA International is now ISO 9001 : 2015 Certified (we have been since 2014)

 

QRA International has recently been awarded the ISO 9001 : 2015 for the 3rd time in its history. This achievement has been due to the hard and consistent efforts of the small but reliable and hard working team of people who put their energies, commitment to quality and a resilience to failure time and again to strive for the best Quality Experience to it customers.

We have never compromised on providing quality as well as taking ownership to problems which will surface from time to time when the equipments we provide, the service we offer and the proposals we submit experience issues.

For issues make us resilient and strong. We have and will always overcome any setbacks when we choose to tackle these projects,

QRA provides the following products and services to Biomedical, Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing industries : 

1. Accelerated aging and Shelf Life Testing - ASTM F 1980 -21 and ISO 11607

2. Environmental Simulation (QRA) and Volatile Organic Compound Chambers 

3. Repair Services of all brands of test chambers

4. Calibration Services

5. Athletic Chambers for Athletes and Rehabilitation

We will strive for ever improving sales and profits through focussing on our core values which are :

1. Integrity in conducting our business

2. Diligence in attending to customer's needs

3.Trust that we will never disclose client's information.

4.Compassion to help the less privileged (we have a social responsibility focus too).   

Let us all sit back and reflect on our journey to greater heights in the years to come ! 

Choose QRA for all your testing and QA requirements 

Website : www.qra.com.sg

Email     : qrasales@qra.com.sg

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My New Hobby is Seriously Fun

This new hobby is seriously fun. An oxymoron no less, but I do make time to fly my drone at every possible instance making this my latest toy. I normally eschew new things but as my holiday is coming up soon, it would be great if I could learn a new trick or two in photography / videography so as to make the boring 4R photos and videos added on with new twists just for our twilight years.

This was taken in the forest near my house this evening.