Why We Need To Know Current Affairs
Few years back I was talking to a junior staff about the need to know current affairs, and he asked me this question: “Why should I know current affairs? I just work at my job, save up and live my…
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Is Australia Really Independent?
On 13 May 1787, a fleet of 11 ships consisting of 2 Royal Navy vessels, 3 store ships and 6 convict transports left England for New Holland to establish a penal colony. This fleet of 11 ships was known as…
Why Women Should Have Their Own Earning Power
After marriage, most Japanese women became housewives, as is their culture. Beyond a certain age, companies also often showed discrimination towards women in terms of attitude and salary, making the workplace very unfavourable. Pushed by culture and tradition, these young…
With Violence We Will Meet Our End
In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pompeii, Herculaneum and several Roman…
Non-Financial Considerations When Buying A House
Today we will talk about something light-hearted, non-financial but practical for everyone. In one of my previous articles, I talked about the financial and investment considerations when buying a house. Today we will talk about other non-financial factors, which either…
Scam Of The Prosperity Gospel Church
This is not a religious piece, nor am I promoting Christianity, but to use the example of the inner workings of a church to explain an elaborate scam. There will be some concepts of Christianity that is essential to this…
Moving House
Started moving house yesterday, and am busy with unpacking and cleaning up the new house. Will come back with new posts a few days later.
Sandcastles
The construction of a proper building can take anywhere from 2 to 4 years at normal speed. It involves the laying of the foundations, of reinforcing the foundations with iron bars and concrete, of piling up of stone one upon…
Theories And Reality
In schools we learn about theories. From Chemistry to Biology, Sociology to Economics, we all start from learning the theories and principles behind it. For the hard sciences, it is easier. The theories that have been proven long ago generally…
The Opportunities Surrounding China
夫将兵者，不战则守，不守则走，不走则逃，不逃则死 – 司马懿 Regarding soldiers; if you do not attack, defend; if you do not defend, walk away; if you do not walk away, flee; if you do not flee, die – Sima Yi Background Continuing our previous article on…
Buying Gold
Few days back I went out for lunch and passed by a few jewellery shops, all of which were swamped with people trying to buy gold jewellery. As of now there are no news yet of retailers snapping up gold…
War Preparation
孙子曰：凡用兵之法，驰车千驷，革车千乘，带甲十万，千里馈粮，则内外之费，宾客之用，胶漆之材，车甲之奉，日费千金，然后十万之师举矣。 Sun Tzu said: When going into battle, to prepare a thousand war vehicles, a thousand heavy transport vehicles, a hundred thousand soldiers, a supply line of a thousand li (approx 500km), daily expenses, travelling fees for messengers, repair materials,…