Happy New Year! New Year’s day is often a re-e-e-a-ll-y lethargic day for me. I had a slight hangover from my New Year’s Eve countdown, so I spent the day reading Superforecasting – a pretty cool book on how to make better forecasts The author, Philip Tetlock, organised a “forecasting tournament” where he recruited 3,200 volunteers – regular people […]
Hey ho! Sorry I’ve been a little M.I.A for the past 2 weeks – I just started a new job and have been spending my mornings trying to digest the waterfall of new information, which is why I haven’t been updating the blog (or replying to emails) that quickly. Anyhoo, it’s the end of the
Last week, I read a great book titled Concierge Confidential – it was all about the insider experiences of a hotel concierge who worked at the Hotel Continental in New York City. Concierges have the most interesting jobs in the hotel. Why? Because they get to hear the craziest requests. From the normal “Where should I go
Lifestyle bloggers are kind of annoying. You know the kind I’m talking about: the people who post pictures of themselves gazing pensively out into the ocean in some exotic location, with ten billion hashtags: #summervacation #totallydeservedthis #liveyourdreams. I’m pretty terrible at taking pictures and posting them. Here’s the only kind of lifestyle picture I’ve ever posted: The
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
