This is an ongoing post that will regularly track the developments of new elderly care centres in the country. In an earlier post, I mentioned the challenge of having to build 100 elderly care centres by 2025 (about 2 years from now), which is a mammoth task. For context, the…

It’s not about the bike, or is it? Over the weekend of 29 & 30 October 2022, the inaugural edition of the Tour de France (TdF) Prudential Singapore Criterium happened at the Float@Marina Bay. This is the first time the TdF race made its appearance in Southeast Asia — there…

Not impressed with IT Show 2023. After Covid-19 restrictions have been virtually removed since end April 2022, big crowds and large scale events are back in full force in Singapore. A colleague told me that he was going to visit the IT Show (happening from 9–12 March) after work on…

I have more than two decades of experience of ordering (and eating) caifan. ‘Caifan’（菜饭）or “vegetable rice” in Chinese is a common food dish found all over Singapore, such as coffee shops, hawker centres and even air-conditioned food courts. Essentially, diners start with a base of white rice (or a healthier…

Nobody likes to talk about death but we will all die or face death sooner or later. In Asian societies, it is generally taboo to talk about death or death-related issues, for fear of bad luck or superstition. However, it is inevitable that as we and our parents/loved ones get…

Sam Gor means “third brother” in Cantonese. The recent high profile grizzly suspected murder case of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi brought to my attention the eatery chain TamJai Yunnan Mixian, as the mourning partner of Choi, Tam Chuk Kwan, is the son of Tam Chap Kwan, who is the…

Kopitiam is now a Social Enterprise under the FairPrice Group. In early February, it was announced that the Kopitiam stored-value cards (which entitles users to 10% discount at Kopitiam’s chain of food courts and eateries) will be phased out after June 30 2023. FairPrice group, who owns and runs the…

The love for art is what keeps the art studio going, says Rus Teo, Co-founder, Rus Art Studio. According to Rus Teo, who has been teaching art for the past two decades, friends get shocked when she tells them that she is actually a computer science graduate. To them, it…

A new kid on the block in the local supermarket wars. A friend who read my article on history and growth of the once dominant Econ Minimart in Singapore said she thought that HAO Mart, a newer chain of supermarkets in Singapore, was the ‘replacement’ of Econ Minimart. HAO (好)…