Month: October 2013

  • A Few Perfect Days On Vacation

    Nikoi Island gave us a perfect beach holiday a couple of months ago. If you haven’t heard of the place, it’s ok. We’d rather not have so many people know about it. Its only other presence on social media besides its own website is its TripAdvisor profile and FB page, and it’s really quite difficult…

  • Our Monkeys Are Safe, For Now

    Driving through to the end of Rifle Range Road, where there’s an ST Kinetics factory, and back out to Dunearn Road was very pleasant, and we’re very thankful for very pretty green pockets like these around the island. We hope it stays that way. We had been a bit worried that we hadn’t seen our…

  • Security Association Shooting Themselves In The Foot

    I read with some dismay last month the Security Association of Singapore’s chief’s statement about proposed progressive wage model guides for security professionals. It is positions like that which pose the biggest obstacles to better jobs and working conditions for lower income workers which NTUC has been calling for. Security guards remain one of the…

  • Avoid The Unexpected: Shield Your Travels

    Naomi and I make it a point to travel as much as we can while Kai is young, not least due to the fact we can still get children’s discounts. It also helps us a lot that people generally like Kai and treat us better as a result. Traveling with kids can be difficult, especially…

  • Investing In Shares For Absolute Beginners

    I learned a few important things at a seminar conducted by the SGX Academy last month. One: The person I referred to in my previous blog post about investing in shares is not a broker. He is a remisier. The term “broker” refers to the company he works for/under. Two: There is a difference between…