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
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 ...
Setting up Shop 101
I never realised that you need to have a registered business in order to get quite a few things done. Some examples include registering a .com.sg website domain, importing goods via the container port, renting ...
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 ...
National Education
The months of October and November went by in a blast. It was my busiest period this year chasing deadlines, preparing papers and presentations, organising events and attending numerous thank you meals. And it sucks ...
Downtown Singapore in 30 minutes
I was inspired. So I plugged in my earphones, passed the commuting crowd of Tanjong Pagar and started a stroll down Singapore CBD. The streets of Singapore CBD are very different at night. As I ...
Back from Down Under
It has been five days since I returned to my mundane life and I am still recovering from jet lag and travel fatigue. I must be getting old! We landed back in Singapore at 9pm ...
Report Card 2006 – 2011
With the Singapore General Elections polling day planned for May 7, many Singaporeans are gearing up for the once in a lifetime opportunity to vote. This election may see 82 of the 87 seats contested ...
Economics of a First World country
I was just talking to my brother last week about his honeymoon to United States. He spent two week traveling from Los Angeles, to Las Vegas and San Francisco. He had a really enjoyable trip ...
What F1 can teach your child
Singapore just completed hosting the world’s only Formula One night race for the third consecutive year. The event brought close to a 100,000 visitors to our shores and an estimated $100 million in revenue. More than that, its success sealed Singapore ...