Archive for the ‘Others’ Category
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Singapore's ranking in Monocle.com's "The World's Top 25 Most Liveable Cities" city guide has dropped to 22nd place in 2008 from 17th place last year, according to the cover story of its latest issue (Issue 15). The global affairs and culture magazine noted that Singapore has seen much progress ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
I received an email today from Alltop.com that this blog has made it on its Twenty Something and Startups categories.
Woot! And now to celebrate with a beer...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Which is smarter - surrounding yourself with smart people, or surrounding yourself with people who tell you you're smart?
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
A regular, easy job in a small company. Pays somewhat comfortably but riddled with frustrations from frequent R&D and product delays. Little, if any, upward movement. Little chance of bonus, poor benefits.
An MNC job with regional responsibilities. Doesn't pay as well, but bonuses are likely. Standard benefits. Upward movement possible, ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
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I read with sadness that Violet Lim, an entrepreneur I met once some time ago, had succumbed to cancer.
She's the feisty 55 year-old lady who took on St James Powerhouse some months back when the local nightspot denied her free drinks during Ladies Night because they deemed her too old. ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
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Helping my friend and fellow blogger Mark spread the word about his glass-engraving skills.
For Valentine's Day, Mark can help you engrave a message for your special and significant other on a bottle of Australian wine. It'll be a unique gift for sure, and its free-flowing contents can lead to... ermmm... an extremely *cough* ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
If we thought David Chew and Looi San Cheng were entrepreneurs behaving badly, check out these sickos from New York (in the New York Post, CNN or the Straits Times).
Being rich does not give anyone the right to abuse other human beings the way that Mahender and Varsha Sabhnani had. ...
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
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Recently I received an email I thought would make me rich.
It was from a domain registration company - claiming to be authorised by the Chinese government - informing me that a certain Chinese company was interested in applying for various permutations of my www.youngupstarts.com domain. It inquired if I had ...
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Monday, October 1st, 2007
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Blog marketing is the new in-thing. (Actually, marketing through social networking sites like Facebook is, but that's another story for another post.)
We're not just talking about in-blog advertisement vehicles like nuffnang or advertlets, but also how better-known bloggers are now identified by companies and approached to promote products and services.
I.Z. Reloaded is ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
Strange English notwithstanding, the Japanese company that makes these stainless steel dishes do have their focus on the right thing. If you can't read it from the picture, the statement on the label reads "We will make the valuable customer comfortable and happy".
Whatever business you're in - whether you run a restaurant, ...
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