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Passion is Overrated
They say do what you love. I love going home. Unfortunately my job loves overtime.
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Singapore Is Probably the Most Obedient Country in the World
Singaporeans are extremely well-behaved. Possibly Olympic level. Our rulebook is so thick it could qualify as light reading for National Day. We don’t litter. We don’t smoke anywhere we feel like. We clear our trays after eating. We don’t eat or drink on the MRT. Not because
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Are the Robots Taking Over Your Job?
Last time I used to laugh at this whole “AI will take your job” thing. I said, relax lah. Robots cannot replace humans. Humans got heart. Humans got soul. Humans got CPF. Then I looked at how we actually work. A robot wakes up on time. We wake up, snooze
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How We Solve Problems, The Singapore Edition
When a problem appears, we don’t panic. We activate the Five Sacred Tools. #1: Form a Task Force Birth rate dropping? Form a committee. Parenting stressful? Form a workgroup. Cost of living rising? Form a panel to study it. Nothing says “we are serious” like a 147-page report. #2:
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An Open Letter on Solving Singapore’s Birth Rate Problem
Dear Esteemed Leaders, We have a situation. Our fertility rate has dropped again. The spreadsheets are trembling. The projections look like a slow-motion disappearance. Economists are concerned. Demographers are worried. Task forces are forming as we speak. Allow me to help. As a loyal citizen with zero statistical qualifications but
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How do you impress your mother-in-law and please your wife?
Buy them chilli crab. Happy wife, peaceful life. Still cheaper than therapy.
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Is Singapore Too Crowded?
Current population: 6.1 million. Follow a Singaporean for one day. 8.23am. Step into the MRT. You don't step in. You merge. We are not overcrowded. We are emotionally close. There is no personal space. Only national unity. United cheek to cheek. United armpit to face. Someone&
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Things Nobody Tells You About Owning a Car in Singapore
1. Your Car Is Probably the Most Expensive Thing You’ll Ever Fall in Love With Your car may cost more than your wedding. Possibly more than your degree. You don’t own a car in Singapore. The car owns you. You feed it petrol. You pay COE. You pay
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When a Singaporean Is Hungry, Don’t Try Anything Funny
We are patient people. We queue. We wait. We endure. But hunger changes everything. Below are 6 situations that can turn a calm person into a silent volcano. Is Chope-ing with a tissue packet a national right or a national sin? Fight it out in the comments 1. The Café
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5 Things That Instantly Annoy Singaporeans
You know you’re Singaporean when this irritates you. We are calm people. Until someone does one of these. Below are behaviours that can raise blood pressure faster than peak-hour ERP. Like the comment that annoys you most. Defend your choice in the comments. Tag the friend who is guilty.
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Welcome to Singapore. Please Read the Invisible Manual
Nobody announced these rules. There was no Town Hall. No WhatsApp poll. But somehow… we all follow them. 1. The Chope Covenant: If a table has a pack of tissue, it is legally occupied. Even if the owner is still queuing three streets away. 2. The MRT Gauntlet: If the
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You're Fired!
I am the strictest boss I have ever worked for. When I failed to hit my own KPIs, I called myself into a meeting. No appeal. No warning letter. Immediate termination. Now I am unemployed, and still reporting to the same boss tomorrow.