Archive for December, 2009
Newcomers keep society on its toes (Today 1 Jan)
'Newcomers keep society on its toes' Waning drive of settled generations a concern for MM Lee 05:55 AM Jan 01, 2010 by Derrick A Paulo derrick@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE - Keeping society on its toes - that is what a regular inflow of [...]
Under-employment Among Older PMETs Becoming An Uptrend in Singapore (CNA 30 Dec)
SINGAPORE: Singapore's labour movement said tackling the issue of under-employed workers will be a big challenge in the coming year. It said under-employment is becoming more pertinent among older Professionals, Managers, Executives and [...]
Execution is a matter of conviction (Global Times 30 Dec)
Akhmal Shaikh Execution is a matter of conviction Source: Global Times Comments Potential drug traffickers will have to think twice before setting foot in China. The crime is met with harsh punishment and the sentence is uniformly [...]
Mail From A Jobless Reader (30 Dec)
Dear Gilbert, Trust you are well. I have found out your website and contact via Reader Digest. Long story cut short, I am currently seeking for employment as I am heavily in debt and left very little money for day to day [...]
My ST Forum letter (ST 30 Dec)
ST Forum Home > ST Forum > Story Dec 30, 2009 TERROR THREAT Air passengers can be second security eye I REFER to the terrorist plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day as it made its final approach to [...]
Errant parenting helps breed teenage crime (ST 29 Dec)
Dec 29, 2009 TEEN CRIME: A TICKING TIME BOMB Errant parenting helps breed teenage crime Counsellors say most teen offenders come from homes without parental guidance HERE is how to raise a teen criminal: Do not care about the child's [...]
Bottling up work woes increase heart risk: study (Channel News Asia)
LONDON : Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests. Those who express their feelings openly, for example by getting angry, have no [...]
Gleeful about Singapore (Today 28 Dec)
Gleeful about S'pore Updated 11:35 AM Dec 28, 2009 by Liang Dingzi AN OVERSEAS friend sent me a clip of a new musical series called Glee currently airing on American TV. There is a reference to Singapore in the words mouthed by one of the [...]
Don’t forget the invisible jobless (ST 28 Dec)
Dec 28, 2009 Don't forget the invisible jobless It makes sense to shed more light on the economically inactive By Sue-Ann Chia, Senior Political Correspondent THE Manpower Ministry said earlier this month that the resident unemployment rate [...]
Ebook Request By Reader
Dear Mr, Gilbert, I have been unemployed for a long time, surviving on menial jobs just to barely get by. I stumbled across your web site by faith when I was reading up on Faith The Dog. If you could e-mail me your book it would be awesome [...]
Youtube Video: “From Service Dog To SURFice Dog” (Reader’s mail)
Hi Gilbert, Have you seen the video "from service dog to SURFice dog" yet?? Inspirational for everyone! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGODurRfVv4 It went viral a couple weeks ago, and is getting closer to a million views now, as it [...]
Choking on wealth (Foodforthought)
CHOKING ON WEALTH Contributed by Melodie Davis December 27, 2009 We are not accustomed to thinking of wealth as a problem. Poverty, yes, sure, it is a problem. But money solves problems, right? The answer of course is "not necessarily. " A [...]
May not be so lucky next time: terrorist plot on US plane (The Daily Telegraph 28 Dec)
May not be so lucky next time Attempted airline terror attack a major intelligence and security failure 05:55 AM Dec 28, 2009 by Sean Rayment THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOUGH questions need to be asked of not just the American security agencies [...]
Dont fall for the lure: churning of CPF funds (Sunday Times 27 Dec)
Dec 27, 2009 'CHURNING' OF CPF FUNDS Don't fall for the lure Some people are letting financial advisers 'churn' their CPF savings to pocket cash rebates - a risky and illegal practice By Lorna Tan, Senior Correspondent The lure of getting [...]
