As we start turning our heads to find fault for the cause of this tragic economic disaster, we would usually find fault with the policy maker up there. Yes, Greenspan did come up with policies which eventually lead to this downturn, but it could have worked, if only this group of people did not exist.I’m ...

There are many occassions when I feel that people do not do things objectively. I have been with the Toastmasters for some time now, and had been watching this “phenomenon” for some time at the contests. For those who are not familiar with the Toastmasters in our District, let me explain a little about our ...

Just when you thought that service standards in Singapore are going up with all the heated competition in the tourism industry, the standards just went further down. Even with the fact that China is growing as a world economic power, you can’t deny the fact that English is still the internationally recognized spoken language and ...

I’m getting increasingly fed up by SMS from irritating advertisers. I have no freaking idea where they obtained the numbers from. With SMS getting cheaper - the thousands of free SMS - SMS spamming is getting increasingly out of hand, just like what happened with email. These advertisers are criminals who should be charged for ...

LKY has revealed in a dialogue that the government would very much like to implement a system of free childcare and paternity leave to boost the declining birth rate. This system would create more harm than good for Singaporeans. First, we have to look at how this system could be supported. By deducting the salary ...

I used to think that money is the most important reason why I live on this Earth. The reason why I continue to study in a school is for the sake of my future. Money is still important to me. However, I have found that money doesn’t lure me away from betraying myself, my integrity ...

In the spate of recent deaths during National Service (NS), the Ministry of Defense should start reviewing its procedures right from where Pre-Enlistees begin their journey to NS - Central Manpower Base.One of the last places I would want to visit, it is filled with unfriendly and irresponsible staff members. At the moment you enter, ...

When it comes to collecting money, the LTA could never be better. However, when compensation comes into play, they never fail to push the blame around to keep people confused. Not realizing how hefty it would cost to take the CTE from Ang Mo Kio to town, I followed my GPS and drove through it. ...

Riding on the very old and worn train along the East-West line, you could see the faces of probably ignorant Singaporeans on what the fierce inflation might mean to them. Yes, they probably felt the pinch of the price hikes, probably had restrained their spending power, but the real impact of the latest inflation is ...

While I was back at SIM last week to get my certificates which just arrived from Buffalo, I heard stuff about the new generation of students which I can’t help but agree. I experienc …