As a kid, I hated going back to school after Chinese New Year. Partly because I usually didn’t do my holiday homework, but also because I dreaded The Conversation. Which conversation? Well, the one that starts out with: “How much ang pao money did you get this year?” My friends, who had enough relatives to […]
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
Buying a house is like sex: Everyone says they know a lot about it, but few people ever want to get into the specifics. For example, your parents and financial bloggers (who are even more annoying than your parents) will tell you to “buy a house within your means!” Okayyyyyy. That’s like saying, “Twister fries are delicious”.
Someday, I’m gonna sit my 4-year old son on my lap and tell him, “Son, there comes a time in every boy’s life when he becomes a man. For me, that was in October 2015 when I bought my first house.” My son will look at me with pleading eyes and go, “No dad, not
If you ever visit Kandooma Island in the Maldives, bring your running shoes. Not because there are wild animals with sharp teeth (tourists at the buffet table don’t count), but because the running is excellent. The sun rises at 5.30am, so you get to have an early start before photoshoot-taking couples in flowery shirts invade
A big part of living a rich life is being able to spend money on the things we want. Personally, I love spending on travel – In fact, I save a sizeable amount every month so I can take at least one big trip a year. And from my conversations with friends and colleagues, most Singaporeans share my obsession for
One of my favourite movies last year was X-Men: Days of Future Past. To save the X-Men from the Sentinels who want to fry them into goreng pisang, Wolverine travels back to 1973 to create an alternate future, forever altering the fate of the X-Men. Which really got me thinking: What if I could travel back in time and
When I first started work, I used to go clubbing all the time. I don’t even know why I went so often – most of the time I was just sipping beers with my buddies trying to look cool. Every weekend, I’ll throw down like a hundred buckeroos trying to get tipsy on beer and Graveyards.
“So, would you like to go on a hot air balloon ride?”, my Turkish tour guide asked. It was going to set me back an extra $200 USD. If I was asked that question 5 years ago, I might have hesitated. I might have started doing comparisons like “$200 USD! That’s like $300 SGD, which is equal
