How not to ride a train
I refer to your commentary dated 3 Aug 2010 on Straits Times. You started off by saying that our train crowdedness is not as severe as that in Tokyo. Its strange that as we strive towards New York's or London's cosmopolitanism, we look instead towards Tokyo for train crowdedness standards. Does comparing ourselves with the worst...
Flat values rise in PM’s ward but…
It was reported on the 6 Aug 2010 （Straits Times）that the mind boggling asset appreciation in the PM's ward has won the 'profound' gratitude of many flat-dwellers. However, such 'profound' gratitude may be misplaced. If the flat-dweller is merely sitting on his or her mind-boggling paper gains, then there is actually no...
Asset appreciation is not something we ought to cheer about
I refer to the letter to Straits Times forum by Ms Bennie Cheok dated 3 Aug 2010. Ms Cheok cites many reasons for Singaporeans to cheer about, one of which is the appreciation of our assets. What Ms Cheok does not understand is that as far as the whole nation is concerned, asset appreciation is not something we ought to...
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