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Eavesdrop on Warren Buffet’s Advice to a Top CEO 27 Aug 2013 | 11:59 am
You’d think being an Oracle of Omaha isn’t a big deal. Heck, I can tell you what’s going to happen Omaha tomorrow: Grass will grow, cows will moo, and three more people will die of boredom. Then again...
The Expat’s Guide to Getting a Prepaid SIM Card in Singapore 26 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
After a long, turbulent flight that had you praying every hour, you finally land at Asia’s “little red dot.” You then find yourself in a long immigration queue, followed by an even longer customs chec...
4 Issues We Must Have Missed at the National Day Rally Speech 23 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
Know what happened last Sunday? Last Sunday I sat around waiting for the next half of the National Day Rally speech. Hell, I waited. By the time of the midnight Simpson’s rerun, I realized two things...
Picking the Right Nursing Home for Your Parents 22 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
Of all the issues facing Singapore, the biggest elephant in the room is the rapidly ageing population. Almost 20% of the populace will be 65 and over by 2030, with that number doubling to nearly 40% b...
Should You Buy the Biggest Flat You Can Get? (August 2013) 21 Aug 2013 | 10:08 am
Yeah, I know we covered this topic before. But it was before all the big changes we’ve seen, so that old guide’s now as useful as a car manual from the time of The Flintstones. And since some of you h...
How to Avoid Credit Card Fraud (When Overseas) 20 Aug 2013 | 02:23 pm
Credit card fraud and tourism go hand in hand. They’re both growth industries, and they both involve sending your money to exotic places. So unless you want to end up with a two year credit card debt ...
National Day Rally Highlights: Money Issues to Pay Attention To (2013) 19 Aug 2013 | 03:57 pm
Every National Day rally, I can’t help but get teary-eyed and emotional. Do you know how irritating it is to squint at a 15 year old cathode-ray tube TV set? I can’t tell the flag from the Prime Minis...
Why Your Home May Not Be As Protected As You Think 19 Aug 2013 | 10:22 am
Before buying an HDB flat, condominium, or a landed property, you must purchase a fire insurance policy. Fortunately, basic fire insurance is cheap, with premiums as low as $1.80 for a 5-year policy. ...
3 Things You’ll Probably Hear at the National Day Speech (and Why I’d Suck as a Politician) 18 Aug 2013 | 10:59 am
They say good leaders over-communicate. They draw your attention to good things, so you don’t have time to dwell on the bad. Which explains why I never made it past the Scouts’ bottom ranks. Apparentl...
How to Look Good for Under $101 16 Aug 2013 | 01:32 pm
Bad taste leads to crime. It seems self-evident to me. Almost every ah beng, American hood rat, and English chav (any kind of street life you care to name really) is known for the following: Bad jewel...
