I grew up with NTUC all around me – NTUC FairPrice, NTUC Income and even read NTUC Lifestyle Magazine with the latest fruit juice advertisements. Why I refused to pay $9 a month for NTUC membership I refused to pay $9 a month for NTUC membership for many years even after I started working full…
20+ Ridiculous Sports Steals From Decathlon Singapore
I’ve always thought Decathlon was the name of a type of race (like triathlon), so suaku. It was only after my husband’s colleague kept on waxing lyrical about this place (not a race) called Decathlon Singapore that we Googled and finally made a trip down today. Surprisingly I wasn’t able to find many blogposts about…
What’s Living With Low Emotional Intelligence Like?
It’s too easy to be misunderstood. Do you always seem to offend people, or feel awkward at emotional situations? Are you spending a lot of time trying to analyse what people meant, and constantly worry about missing out on some undercurrent? Source Interacting with other people has always been a minefield to me; one careless…
9 Lessons Descendants of The Sun Taught Us About Love
Warning: spoilers ahead! Descendants of the Sun (DOTS) is a life-and-death romance between Captain Yoo Si Jin (the Big Boss of South Korea’s special forces Team Alpha) and Doctor Kang Mo Yeon (celebrity surgeon of Haesung Hospital). After overcoming various ordeals of sudden separation, conflicting ideals and life-and-death situations, they finally found each other again….
Parents Survival Guide: Feeding & Diapering Essentials
How do new parents know what’s really essential? In kiasu Singapore where even your choice of milk can frequently cause national debates, first-time parents can be overwhelmed by the thousand and one items they may or may not need to stock up on. This is my list of essentials for feeding and diapering with tips…
The Single Most Important Way To Save On Prenatal Checkups and Baby Delivery Charges
Because you’ll need the money for an avalanche of diapers later. Have you ever felt completely unprepared for a baby? I did. Most of the friends in my inner circle were not married, much less expecting a baby. Source It was just a matter of time before a baby came along, but I didn’t realise…
What’s Your Backup Plan For SG100?
What if Singapore doesn’t survive being an independent nation for the next 50 years? I don’t know if any of you think about losing your citizenship, because maybe you already kind of take it for granted that Singapore will survive the next 50 years (by then you’ll probably have retired or died), and that the…
Creating Clay Art At Thow Kwang Pottery
If you need a chill afternoon away from the usual cafés, try this fun activity nestled in the middle of nature. It all started when I sat down to read Straits Times Life! weekend on places to learn pottery. I’ve always always wanted to create a bowl using the Potter’s Wheel, the serenity of watching…
The Demon All Singaporeans Fear
Most of us may not know we are hiding this demon in our closet. It is a Singaporean culture to compare incessantly with everyone and anyone. We have an obsession with the best, the highest, the biggest, the greatest and the first to succeed. Source There is one demon we like to point out in…
Budget 2016: What Did The Sandwich Class Get?
Everyone must have gotten something right? I sat through more than 90 minutes of almost nap-inducing Budget announcements, because the first hour was all about money, money and money thrown at companies to be more productive, innovate, automate or upskill. To cut the chase, everyone gets more, even part of the sandwiched class, in the…