The Day I Met Me
A Serendipity Moment
Across different worlds, we were often mistaken for one another in social media. It came finally time to meet. I approached the meeting without any expectations. It is strange to meet myself, yet he is not quite me. I wonder what he would be like; his hobbies, career, family and his values and worldviews. His numerous publications have already provided perspectives of his thoughts on different topics.
We met. We look so different, like the twins we are not. We were both enthusiastic. The meeting was simply ecstatic. It started as a lunch and lasted for nearly 6 hours. We discovered that we had much in common; a career in academia and interests in management and business strategy. He is a few years older than me. We are both family men with teenager children, and have lost our loved ones to cancer.
Dr Michael Heng, a retired Professor like myself, spends most of his working life doing teaching and research at universities. He obtained his PhD in management from the Free University of Amsterdam, and has held academic positions in the Free University of Amsterdam, the University of South Australia, and six other universities in Asia including the National…
