tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56618708754032684422025-05-28T09:44:56.315+08:00chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.comBlogger1986125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-52068010763441082492016-04-09T08:42:00.001+08:002016-04-09T08:42:17.047+08:00

Changing the T-score format to L2R2 is not a paradigm shift. Paradigm shifts examples are like straight 10 years of general schooling, with an option to change school at the 7th year, changing the syllabus to practical based assessments instead of theory, curriculum that encourages creativity, etcL2R2 is just copying. And they ask us why Singaporeans are not innovative. 

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-57692005959353725692016-04-06T09:07:00.001+08:002016-04-06T09:18:31.883+08:00

I have been busy with work for quite some time, which is evident from my lack of posts. However, looking at the recent budget debate, I find that too much focus has been put on things that do not matter.First of all. The tax issue. Working mothers say that it's an increase of 20% of tax. Come on. People only use percentage to hide real numbers in areas of tax. If you look at the dollar value,

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-85616278930846025162015-11-29T20:59:00.002+08:002015-11-29T20:59:17.556+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% March: -0.3% April: -0.5% May: -0.4% June: -0.3% July: -0.4% August: -0.8% September: -0.6% October: -0.8% For the month of October, both Education & Food rose by 3.7% and 1.8% respectively year on year. Inflation went up for communication but it was offset by a larger than expected drop in

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-61063998090719719422015-11-14T13:17:00.001+08:002015-11-14T13:17:17.104+08:00

You have news that- growth is slowing down all over the world, including China- retail giants are losing money quarter on quarter- property giants are losing money- oil and gas giants are losing money- technical recession is happening all across Asia and the worldAnd yet, there is news that there are salary rises next year by 4%. If that doesn't show the obvious disconnect with reality, I am not

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-54919998399606405382015-10-29T22:41:00.000+08:002015-10-29T22:41:00.772+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% March: -0.3% April: -0.5% May: -0.4% June: -0.3% July: -0.4% August: -0.8% September: -0.6% For the month of September, both Education & Clothing & Footwear rose by 3.5% and 2.3% respectively year on year. Inflation is stable compared to the previous month, with only clothing & footwear

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-58980647211456907882015-09-24T21:20:00.001+08:002015-09-24T21:20:36.456+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% March: -0.3% April: -0.5% May: -0.4% June: -0.3% July: -0.4% August: -0.8% For the month of August, both Education & Food rose by 3.7% and 1.9% respectively year on year. Inflation has been trending up month on month, most noticeably on Housing & Utilities, but inflation is negative most probably

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-14741752152677609682015-09-16T15:44:00.001+08:002015-09-16T15:44:15.844+08:00

I thought that I should write a short note on the outcome of the recent general election results. Let's stop harping on what happened previously and look forward to the future since the election is over.However, some Singaporeans have lost their right to complain that they are not recognized at work because some of them voted out a member of parliament that was working full time on their issues,

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I have been very busy for the past few years so I have not got much time to blog about issues close to my heart. Looking at the current election rallies, I think some of the points have not yet been brought up, which I find important for us to move forward. First and foremost, the focus on GDP. Just google around and you will realize that there are many papers written about the focus on GDP

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-2922388961750831102015-08-18T13:15:00.001+08:002015-08-18T13:15:42.109+08:00

I've been repeatedly seeing the MFA encouraging Singaporeans in Bangkok to register with MFA. However, does MFA realized that their eregister system is not yet functional and the webpage only ask the person to fill in a complicated excel file and email to an email address? Who will bring a laptop overseas so that they can fill in the excel form? Shouldn't they provide an easier way to do it for

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-55014828343935350162015-08-07T09:05:00.001+08:002015-08-07T09:05:44.434+08:00

Just read a Bloomberg article that pretty sums up the major issues that Singapore faces today, most importantly, the education system which is going down the wrong direction for a long time with its obsession in theory tests, which is in reality useless in the working world. Below is a snippet of the Bloomberg article: The rapid buildup in the immigrant population, from 5 percent

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-73945008439770507152015-07-29T08:54:00.001+08:002015-07-29T08:54:08.846+08:00

The Singapore government has always highlighted that they are pro small businesses, helping SMEs but is that really felt on the ground? The key issue for small businesses is always about cash flow, where you may get lots of deals but unable to get any cash because of the constant changes in requirements or because of outside competition from other countries who are not affected by the manpower

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-62774755094635914452015-07-25T09:53:00.001+08:002015-07-25T09:53:21.972+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% March: -0.3% April: -0.5% May: -0.4% June: -0.3% For the month of June, both Education & Food rose by 3.1% and 2% respectively year on year. Inflation has been quite stable compared to previous month but it is slowly ticking up as mentioned previously. The trend will continue, bearing any external

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-82071930576149430362015-07-09T09:01:00.001+08:002015-07-09T09:01:36.438+08:00

What does the recent breakdown of the North South Line and the East West Line tell us? It was a wrong call to withdraw bus routes that duplicate the train routes. When the line is down, there is absolutely no way that a person can get home and all the buses deployed is of no use because there are just too many people stranded at the same time. Don't go comparing with other countries having

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-58700825088210307022015-07-06T19:17:00.001+08:002015-07-06T19:17:51.581+08:00

For those who were quick to criticize about the Amos Yee issue, just remember one thing. It was his choice to be remanded. Amos Yee had previously rejected the option of probation and a term in the Reformative Training Centre as a sentence, sticking to his original plea for a jail term.Be objective in your criticism.

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-62203354201308158372015-06-25T23:45:00.001+08:002015-06-25T23:45:14.342+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% March: -0.3% April: -0.5% May: -0.4% Apologies as I was quite busy the past few months, so much that I forgot that I have not yet posted last month's inflation rates. For the month of May, both Food & Education rose by 1.8% and 3.1% respectively year on year. Transport inflation was surprisingly

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-24845966525120231442015-04-23T22:10:00.001+08:002015-04-23T22:10:07.252+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% March: -0.3% Both Education & Communication rose by 3.5% and 2.5% respectively year on year. Both Transport and Housing & Utilities inflation has trended lower, continuing the trend from last month. Surprisingly, food inflation has also went down, which may be due to the lowering of the oil price

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-30232593696857237182015-03-31T22:20:00.002+08:002015-03-31T22:20:33.459+08:00

The news that keep cropping up recently is Amos's Youtube rant online. I did not have a chance to see the video but I did see his post about his secondary school life, which to my surprise, something I can relate to. It has been decades since I left secondary school and I'm quite surprised that the problems I faced in school last time still exists in this current day. Let me bring up 2 main

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-66279679385383676242015-03-31T21:22:00.001+08:002015-03-31T21:22:23.426+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% February: -0.3% Both Education & Food inflation again rose by 3.6% and 2.5% respectively year on year. Both Transport and Housing & Utilities inflation has trended lower, continuing the trend from last month. This trend will most probably continue until May when the April results are out. Transport inflation and

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-66293454955395873092015-03-22T09:51:00.002+08:002015-03-22T09:51:36.170+08:00

I read with interest on the Singapore Government’s unprecedented move in seeking to appoint independent accountants to safeguard its grants to AHPETC. My question is simple. If AGO's audit is insufficient in guaranteeing that the monies are well spent, why is this move only specific to AHPETC. What's the assurance that the other town councils are also spending the monies wisely? Has MND

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-10964029361623999442015-03-10T13:17:00.003+08:002015-03-10T13:17:57.704+08:00

All along I've been wondering why on earth the authorities would even think of ending the downtown line at an LRT line, and to top if off, the most frequently broken down LRT line in Singapore as of today. The issue with the LRT line this week is an ominous omen on what is to come when the downtown line is finally open. Just imagine. If the LRT line is down, think of the repercussions on

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-44753215949063771292015-03-07T13:55:00.001+08:002015-03-07T13:55:18.258+08:00

Reading about congregating 150,000 people in one area just brings about one important question. How will 150,000 people get to the place and leave the place, especially with our "world class" public transport system?Organizing celebrations at only one area is old school. All the newer celebrations are separated out into different areas because the planners know of the big strain on the public

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-56134668898772554172015-02-25T23:29:00.003+08:002015-02-25T23:29:38.789+08:00

These are the Singapore inflation rates for 2015: January: -0.4% Both Education & Food inflation again rose by 3% and 2.2% respectively year on year. Education & Food inflation trend continued upwards from last month. Both Transport and Housing & Utilities inflation has trended lower, continuing the trend from last month. Other than Education, Food inflation has also continued

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-10593694196424351312015-02-15T10:13:00.001+08:002015-02-15T10:13:25.808+08:00

P1: There are 2 companies that will be able to help us better run this operation as this is their area of expertise. P2: Lets invite both of the companies to submit a quotation. 1 month later... P1: Did both of the companies get back to us? P2: One did and one did not. Company A that got back to us has a track record of running our smaller operations. Their system is not tuned though to run

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-46247609782344136372015-02-13T07:42:00.002+08:002015-02-13T07:42:28.652+08:00

I was quite disappointed with some of the questions thrown by the MPs in parliament because any one can see that some of the questions are GE questions and are just repetition of the answers already given in the written form. Some thoughts: Certification of payment is different from approval of payment. Certifying a payment just means that the OIC is certifying that goods / services have been

chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-22106407954337548052015-02-11T21:52:00.000+08:002015-02-11T21:52:45.266+08:00

I have been busy recently but even then I am quite tired of listening to the continuous reporting of Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) conflict of interest (COI) issue. No matter how much reporting is done, it does not deviate from the understanding is that there was COI but there wasn't any wrong doing. However, the AGO report is also out and in it, there is even an instance of

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