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...]
The courage to do the right thing
On Sunday March 29 1 p.m., I was on my way to the SMART Investment & International Property Expo when the rain started to pour. A truck on the right lane splashed water on my windscreen. For a few horrible seconds, I couldn't see anything in front of me. The GPS went haywire at this critical moment and I missed the highway exit to Marina Bay Sands. Under torrential … [Read more...]
A ‘single’ property owner’s wishlist for Singapore Budget
All taxpayers are not created equal. In every year's Singapore Budget or National Day Rally, the media will feature a low-income or middle-class family, highlighting "what he and his family will get" or "how she and her family will be benefited". But no one bothers to interview singles like us. Because we don't get anything anyway. Why do they have to penalize singles … [Read more...]