Singapore probably has one of the most advanced post office systems in the world today. It’s efficiency is unparalleled. After all, how many post offices can claim “next day delivery” as a default. Granted, this is possible because of Singapore’s small size, but the post office actually promises delivery the following day! ...

I don’t know about you but I’ve totally given up on getting an iPhone in Singapore. We had previously written about the failure of the iPhone in terms of trying to keep phones locked only to have about 1.7 million phones go “missing”. Today, I’m writing about iPhone’s failure to get its phones ...

It’s all about food choices.  Whenever we go out to eat and go our separate ways to choose which stall to order from, I will inevitably order something more fattening and unhealthy t …

Most Singaporeans know about this place but few have actually ventured into the wholesale fruit and vegetable market at Pasir Panjang. Of course, there is no reason to go unless you’re throwing a huge party since you have to buy everything in bulk to get a good price (vis a vis the market price), ...

CHAPTER 1A GLORIOUS BEGINNINGOnce upon a time, a land called Entrecard, ruled by the “benevolent King of the Land, Graham Langdon opened its doors for everyone, of any creed, color, or economic standing, to enter. To welcome the people, he had his faithful steward and right hand man who oversees his kingdom, Phirate, create ...

Creative sues Apple, shares rise dated 17 May 2006, Today Online.Months back, there was an article in Today (Feb 20, 2006) about how Singaporean entrepreneurs are not sophisticated with IP usage. I thought that this is a good example on how to use the IP efficiently in getting two things done: (i) Restore investor confidence with rise in share prices and (ii) Fighting against …

Arrived last evening (Beijing) and talked immediately to the cabbie on the way into the city about the situation in Sichuan. He kept saying, “so sad, the people there are in a really pathetic state.” The whole country is in fact in mourning, and everywhere, for the next 3 days (19-21 May), people ...

We all need secure, fast, scalable, and reliable solutions for our telnet, ssh, SFTP connectivity needs.To risk secure connectivity is foolhardy. What & who you don’t see in the internet space is crucial to your servers security. Don’t leave remote management, file transfer and applications delivery across your network infrastructure in the hands of amateurs. …

Jack Welch, famed former CEO of General Electric once said that even if you are great in everything you do but you don’t have “energy”, you won’t make it.If there is something Bak2U CEO Paddy Tan has, its lots and lots of energy. Aside from being the ideas man behind Bak2U, he also blogs, networks ...

I have great respect for Kim and Mauborgne, a former teacher and student duo (now both professors at INSEAD), and had read their articles on value innovation in the Harvard Business Review. So when their book, Blue Ocean Strategy, came out, I quickly picked it up. Unlike many others who write about employing great ...