Last week, my wife and I flew into Athens airport where we were connecting to another flight to Santorini. We planned a 2-hour connection window – usually more than enough time – but our inbound flight into Athens was late. Uh-oh. To make matters worse, we ran into a yuuuuuuge queue at immigration. There were just 2 counters […]
Is there a celebrity you’ve always wanted to meet? Justin Timberlake, President Obama, Steve Jobs, Justin Bieber (so you can punch him in the face)? For a geek like me, I’ve always wanted to meet the “celebrities” in the investing world. Not many people know who they are, but they’ve changed the lives of millions of people
You know you’re spending way too much time on your blog when you rename your Pokemon to this: They don’t look cheerful, but hey, I’ll take it. In true cheerfulegg style, I usually blog about “current affairs” approximately 2 weeks too late. (Sorry, I was too busy collecting Magikarp so I can get mah Gyarados
One of my friends is American, but lives and works in the UK. Even though he couldn’t vote in the referendum, he fought really hard for the “Remain” campaign. In the days leading up to the vote, he even started handing out flyers. Well, he was obviously disappointed. Now that Brexit has happened, he’s not sure whether
Last weekend, I took a 4-day trip to Penang to pig out. I probably gained 5 kilograms and maybe shortened my lifespan by about 8 years, but it was worth it. One of the best dishes I tried was the char kway teow on Jalan Siam. We got there at 3.10pm – 10 minutes after the
If you’ve been checking out the Singapore personal finance blogosphere, you might know Alvin Chow, who writes at BigFatPurse.com. Alvin and I spoke at a couple of events together, and we’ve hung out a couple of times drinking beer/coffee and chatting about psychology and investing. So when I was in Dhoby Gaut last month, I texted him
Last year, I wrote a post where I broke down the exact figures on how the average Singaporean could save $100K by 30. Over the next few months, I received dozens of responses on the post, and I found the insights super fascinating. Respondents generally fell into 2 camps: Guess which group is more likely to succeed?
One of my favourite movies of all time is The Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it’s because any movie narrated by Morgan Freeman puts me into a deep, introspective mood. Unrelated note: If I knew Morgan Freeman, I would totally ask him to narrate my life story at
Wow. Last week, I published a post asking you what you’d like to see on cheerfulegg that could make a difference in your life. A BUNCH of you emailed me back with super awesome suggestions. (Side note: The amount of email that I get from cheerfulegg has quadrupled over the past couple of months, so
