In my last 2 articles I mentioned this Chinese phrase: 老人怕死，女人怕醜，男人好色，孩子貪玩 / 怕笨, which serves as the basis of this article series. This translates to “The old are scared of death, the women are afraid of being ugly, the men…
In my last article I mentioned this Chinese phrase: 老人怕死，女人怕醜，男人好色，孩子貪玩 / 怕笨. This translates to “The old are scared of death, the women are afraid of being ugly, the men are lustful, the children are playful / scared of being…
老人怕死，女人怕醜，男人好色，孩子貪玩 / 怕笨. This translates to “The old are scared of death, the women are afraid of being ugly, the men are lustful, the children are playful / scared of being stupid. This 4 denotes the 4 big markets which…
In one of my earlier posts, I gave certain tips on how we can prepare in advance for an upcoming recession. But what if you do not have enough time to prepare for it, or if you simply do nothing…
Note: This article does not encourage you to engage in the activities mentioned below, but to warn you against them. Many of us at one point in time thought about get rich quick schemes. Being desperate for money, being sick…
In part II of this series we talk about other points which you can take note of in order to further improve your time management. Arrange Your Time Well There are tasks which needs to wait and let it run…
We may be all born differently in terms of family background, social status, capabilities, interests, health, etc. But one thing we all have in common, is that we have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days…
In this world, almost nothing is 100% guaranteed. There are cases of people who live healthily yet die young, of students who studied hard yet a sickness during the examinations prevented them from getting good grades, of hard workers getting…
I am a team leader in a public service organisation. In an organisation where efficiency is not the priority, sometimes ridiculous decisions are made. My subordinates complained to me that the management often made stupid decisions which resulted in a…
Many people like to skive off during work. Appearing late for work, taking all the paid medical leave they can, long lunch breaks and general poor work performances. When we take a look at the amount of work they did…
Recession comes once every 10 to 12 years. While there are many signs predicting when it will happen, sometimes the timeline may shift a little due to human manipulation or unforeseen circumstances. Recently there has been more and more talks…
Many of us know the concept of not putting all the eggs in one basket, for that is risking it. If that particular basket collapsed, all our eggs are gone. This applies to investments where we buy a variety of…