Monthly Archives: November 2010

Tim Harford’s The Logic Of Life

After reading Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, I find myself addicted to similar books that apply economic principles to understand simple, everyday situations. Yoshio Yoshimoto (吉本佳生)’s book, 大杯星巴克比较划算 (Chinese translated) is one such example. Another would … Continue reading

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JobsDB.com’s What’s Your Dream Job Contest

What is my dream job? Tough question. Let’s start from when I was a little boy in primary school. You see, I have very large protruding ears as a little boy. My relatives, especially my grandparents would like to tug … Continue reading

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Beat It – Kids, Don’t Be A Hero 别做什么“少年英雄”

I saw this series of disturbing pictures via omy.sg today. A 19-year-old boy, Darren Ng Wei Jie, was slashed to death in a gang fight at Downtown East yesterday. You can read more about the incident via omy.sg or Straits … Continue reading

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