Best offer to board the last flight Last week I was at the Hong Kong International Airport trying to catch the 8 pm flight back to Singapore when the staff at the check-in counter gave me an unexpected offer. “Ms xx, are you in a hurry to fly back? We have checked in 300 passengers and the flight is already full. Can we put you on the next available flight departing 1.50 … [Read more...]
Santa Baby
Note: Before you read this blog post, open Spotify to play the song “Santa Baby” in the background. Do look for the 1953 original version by Eartha Kitt. And sing along too! Santa baby, just sell a condo under value for me; Been an awful long curb, Santa baby, So hurry down the chimney tonight. Santa baby, a district 10 GCB too, brand new; I'll wait up for you, dear; Santa … [Read more...]
Inside out with condo for rent
I was exhausted after coming back from a week long business trip. So when the kids wanted to watch the movie Inside Out on a Saturday morning, I was most willing to take them to the cinema - I could enjoy a 2-hour nap in my seat! The story of Inside Out develops around a 11-year-old girl Riley whose five core emotions - Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, and Anger – are housed in … [Read more...]
How far can pigs fly?
On October 17, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong told the press that it is still not time yet to unwind the cooling measures. Price adjustments so far have been moderate compared to the increase in prices in the past few years. Price corrections are moderate So how “moderate” is price adjustments? Have price corrections been “meaningful” so far? According to URA, … [Read more...]
The desire to win versus the fear to lose
As the whole nation was in celebratory mood for our Jubilee National Day, I couldn’t help wondering what makes us uniquely Singaporeans. Winning the Singapore way TODAY conducted a street poll with 525 respondents and asked for three words that best describe the Singapore identity. As everyone would have expected, the word that mentioned most was “kiasu”, or the Hokkien … [Read more...]