Behind that well oiled machinery
It is election season again. Four years just came and went and now we are all off to the polls. Four years ago I supported the Opposition’s vision for a First World Parliament. Though I ...
Singapore
About living in Singapore and being a Singaporean
SG50 The Heart of Singapore
It has been a really fulfilling long weekend celebrating the nation’s Golden Jubilee with half the local population, and another half with residents and visitors from other countries. Over the course of the last one ...
SG50 War Memories
Singapore celebrates its 50th birthday this year and leading up to our national day on 9 Aug, the whole nation is in preparations for the year of Jubilee. 50 years of independence but what did ...
The role of communications
In the last couple of months, I have come to realise that one of the toughest job in the government sector is the communications department. It is a position where policy decisions triumphs over, operational ...
The 1.2.3 to Retirement Planning
The issue of retirement planning has always been of great interest to me because like planning for a long holiday, retirement is also a very long journey that needs a lot of pre-planning. But because ...
The White Paper Debate
It is ironic that as I compose this blog that I and several other thousands of PMETs are waiting for our train to bring us home. Looking at the crowd, I anticipate I will need ...
Comparing the Singapore and SPR mentality
Today I gave the last talk of the year, my fourth this year. The target audience of my talk had typically been a mixture of 50-50 Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents. I enjoy giving this ...
Mountain #1 Bukit Timah
Since finalising the purchase of our property in JB, I felt a need to look for a new challenge. And out of nowhere I suddenly recalled a long subdued desire to climb mountains. While I ...
How to apply for Filipino maid home leave DIY
My domestic helper from Philippines was due for her home leave after completing her two years of service here in Singapore. After much deliberation, we decided to renew her contract for another two years. I ...
The Rigours of Parenting
Saturday’s papers reported that Singapore needs 30,000 immigrants every year just to sustain productivity. This is because we are not giving birth to enough children, at a total fertility rate of 1.24, we are barely ...