Dear readers, we have come to almost the close of Year 2024. For this year, I believe the higher costs of living continue to be something many of us are grappling with. Hence, I am not surprised that the word for the year according to 8world.com is 飙 (hanyu pinyin: biao) which when in the
Dear readers, just a few days back, I received a SMS notification from government to inform me that my NS credits in LifeSG was ready. And to access the NS credits, I would need to download the LifeSG app from the authorised sources on Apple or Google Play store. After I have downloaded the LifeSG
Dear readers, with the government’s move to make HDB flats and HDB living more attractive through initiatives like waterfront living, I believe it is also time to relook the mentality of Singaporeans surrounding condominiums. I call this the Condominium Mentality. First, many Singaporeans have the notion that owning a condominium means that the condominium owner
Dear readers, the current SP Group electricity tariff is 29.88 cents (before GST) per kWh for the Jul to Sep 24 period. The current SP’s tariff is higher than the tariff offered by the Open Electricity Market players. For example, Tuas Power is currently offering 29.42 cents (including GST) per kWh or just 26.99 cents
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Dear readers, how time flies! National Day and the long weekends are over and so are the very festive weekends that have had many Singaporeans and I glued over televisions for not just for our Singapore’s National Day celebrations, but also for Max, Singapore’s newly minted Olympic medalist on his quest for medal (and for
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Dear readers, recently I visited a coffeeshop for breakfast and ordered some steamed buns. Looking at the picture menu, a large steamed bun costs $1.90 and a chicken steamed bun cost $1.10. I also saw that a custard steamed bun costs $1. Initially I would like to order one large steamed bun but after doing
Dear readers, the median monthly income in Singapore last year (2023) is $5,197, according to the Ministry of Manpower. Median monthly income in 2013 was $3,705 and hence in just 10 years time, the median income in Singapore has grown 40%. You can find the median gross median month incomes annually from 2013 to 2023
Dear readers, these days have been relentlessly HOT! When the weather is so hot, it is just so natural for many of us to seek shelters in air-conditioned shopping malls or to simply switch on the air-conditioners at home. However, the continuous use and reliance on air-conditioning is also not sustainable, from the perspective of
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Dear readers, recently I bought the flossy BreadTalk buns during the promotional deal of 5 buns for $9. After purchase, the cashier asked me whether I needed a plastic bag. I was surprised as normally, the cashier at BreadTalk outlets will just proceed to wrap the purchased buns and hence I asked if there was
Dear readers, this morning, I went to have my favourite Lor Mee in a Bedok hawker centre and was surprised to find that the price of the Lor Mee has increased from $5 to $5.50 or a 10% increase! I was surprised as $5 for the Lor Mee that I was used to ordering already