The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia
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Master’s Tea with Mr. Alan Chan

18 Sep 2013 | 3:00 pm |
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Tembusu College Master’s Tea

Mr Alan Chan

3pm, Thursday

18th September 2013

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

Please sign up at tembusu.nus.edu.sg

After hopping around a few jobs, just a few, for a couple of decades. I settled down in 1970 to found a shipping service from scratch. It was run for 37 years ending with 10 short-sea tankers. The operation was somehow aided by techniques picked up from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard. The business was sold in2007 when the shipping crisis was clearly looming large. I turned to scholarly pursuits, my true passion in life.

Recently appointed.

Director, Confucius Neo-Institute, Qufu, birthplace of the Sage. Senior Fellow, Bond University, Australia.

Books written: Philosophy Revamped, Analects Renovated, Dictional Flaws Idiomatic Idioms, Tropical Topics 2012.