When I was a kid, I was never at home. My teenage years in Singapore were filled with nights that melted into mornings walking from Orchard Road to the Esplanade,...

If you ask me how I feel at work most of the time, my answer would be: sleepy. And judging by the exhausted faces on the MRT on any given...

2016 is SG51, and this year on National Day, we celebrate the first year of Singapore’s second 50 years of independence. Since last year, we’ve been touting ourselves as a...

Your parents always wished you were a child prodigy, but all those violin/abacus/ballet classes were wasted on you, and here you are, an adult who’s as ordinary as any other....

Singapore has long been thought of as a paradise for monied expats. Paying almost zero income tax, partying in a playground for the rich and jetting off to Bali or...

If your boss had a choice, you would be sitting at your desk every morning at 9 sharp. But the public transport system, which is bursting at the seams during...

It’s Singapore’s dirty little secret, but anyone who spends more than a few weeks here notices it: The number of old, wizened people who continue to toil away in menial...

Everybody has their own little habits or rituals. Maybe you make it a point to buy 4D each time you see a car accident. Maybe you go for a massage...

Unless you’re wearing a Superman costume under your suit, you should not be turning up at a job interview empty handed.

A few years ago, my idea of a home-cooked meal was flinging a slice of cheese into a bowl of steaming hot instant noodles. These days, I wouldn’t exactly call...

There might be lots of things people complain about in Singapore, like the heat, the crowds and the fact that practically everything is expensive as hell.

So you’ve blown all your cash on your resale flat and are now enjoying the much-delayed experience of having your own place. Congratulations, but now that you’re broke and repaying...

Besides food and shopping, the one other thing many Singaporeans live for is travel. For many, their main motivation for all those evenings at the office is the satisfaction of...

In case it’s not obvious from my previous articles, I jiak kantang. That’s a Singlish term using the Hokkien word for ‘eat’ and the Malay word for ‘potato’. Among other...

To many Singaporeans, being your own boss can sound like a dream. Imagine being able to dictate the environment in which you work on a daily basis. No more boring...

Look at your to-do list for the week. Does it involve entries like “save the world” or “become a billionaire”? If your answer is yes, you’re either Superman or failing...

Whether you spent your university days mugging furiously or trying valiantly not to pass out at Zouk, at some point you realised you had to clean up your act and...

If you were born and bred in Singapore, there’s a good chance you’ve never ever had to think about looking for accommodation in your own country, save for the usual...

A 2011 survey found that only 1% of the Singaporeans surveyed said they didn’t like shopping. The overwhelming majority—70% to be exact, either liked or loved shopping. Loved shopping.

The biggest problem businesses in Singapore face is, well, having to hire Singaporeans themselves. Many SME bosses complain that Singaporeans are not only more expensive to hire than foreign employees willing...

Now and then, someone will tell you that the cost of living in Singapore is not that high. After all, hawker meals only cost $4 and bus rides are never...

When I was at school, “social media manager” was not a part-time job that existed… because Facebook didn’t exist either. If you wanted to make some extra pocket money, you...

The only way Singaporeans can get free holidays is to check in to Changi Prison. For the rest of us, holidays cost money—sometimes, a lot of it, if your main...

You might think your tattoos show off your personality and your dreams of travelling the world indicate an open mind, but if you’re going for an interview at a typical...

Judging by the general level of misery of your fellow commuters on the MRT, no amount of cabin decorations or MRT station busking is going to make public transport pleasant.