Business
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The Greatest Invention: Banana Guard
My neighbor Ioana Vaetoru-Fox bought me a Banana Guard from New Zealand. It’s hard. It’s big. It’s almost manly! I used to hate bringing a banana in my bag because it would end up looking like Gerber’s mashed banana (literally!).…
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Never Eat Alone
Since last week Rani has been in the mood for conditioning my brain before moving to Jakarta as a new professional. One of the many wonderful things she has discovered for me over at the public library is the book…
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A Kijang Drinks Waste Vegetable Oil
Rani and I have no house nor car. It’s not that we don’t need a place to live, but renting a small apartment in Singapore is much more feasible for us. And ever since we moved to Singapore in 2002,…
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XL in Indonesia
No, I am not talking about mobile phone services. I am talking about this organization called XL Results Foundation that claims to be successful in creating wealth for Asians. I heard about it from a Malaysian friend that is about…
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Hello, Jakarta!
It’s official. I submitted my resignation letter to the HR folks at JURONG International after nearly 4 years of employment. So, what’s next? A new and fresh position with a Dutch company in Jakarta for a few years. It’s very…
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Fire your investment advisor or financial planner now
I have already made up my mind way before I started reading The Random Walk Guide To Investing by Burton Malkiel. Yes, I (kinda) fired my Financial Advisor/Planner. Why? Because I found out the Whole-Life insurance policy that I bought…
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BERITA: Diusut, Renovasi Gedung KBRI di Singapura
Betapa menariknya apabila ada berita korupsi di surat kabar ternama yeng menceritakan perkara korupsi dalam sebuah badan pemerintah Indonesia yang berada di negara “bebas korupsi” seperti Singapura. Baca: Diusut, Renovasi Gedung KBRI di Singapura Diusut, Renovasi Gedung KBRI di Singapura…
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Goodbye MacBook, Hello ThinkPad!
Sometimes quick buying decisions must be made (or re-made) when you soon realized that a new product that you like is not always up to your expectations. Through NUS’ subsidized scheme we took the opportunity to order a MacBook last…
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Yuhui’s Explanation on Online Auction in Singapore (eBay)
I cannot agree more with Yuhui on the importance of educating the online auction participants on the benefits of sticking to the rules. Even my wife and I have been puzzled by this for quite some time, too. Yuhui wrote:…
