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Travelling with your mum sounds like a wholesome, mother-daughter bonding experience. But with my mum - it's like working on vacation. Hold on, before you say I'm exaggerating, hear me out. For ...

As if renovation weren’t costly enough, furnishing your flat can cost thousands of dollars. You can try your luck at buying furniture for lower prices in Johor Bahru, but if you don’t have time to ...

Smart living in Singapore, covering work life, money, tech, hobbies, culture picks and things to do after hours.

It’s Singapore’s 60th birthday this year! With such a milestone on the horizon, I've been thinking about a time-honoured tradition experienced by every Singaporean son - National Service. As I reflect ...

I used to think micro-cheating was something other people did. You know, the kind of behaviour you read about and immediately judge from a distance. "That's obviously crossing the line," you'd say, ...

Let’s be real: for the longest time, your Physical Employment Standard aka PES status felt like a label you were stuck with from the moment you stepped into CMPB. If you had flat feet or an old sports ...

Every year around April to May, I go on a holiday with my mum. It’s become sort of our little “tradition” - the two of us (and one time, with my husband) travelling somewhere new and creating memories ...

We know that suggesting steakhouses for your Father’s Day (21 June) celebrations is kinda cliché, but we couldn’t ignore the ever-growing number of red-blooded restaurants that have mushroomed across ...

From concerts to plays to makan and pop-ups, there are plenty of reasons for you to head out this coming week. Why you should go:To celebrate Kakee's first birthday, join in the fun over this weekend, ...

Nine years ago today (27 May 2017), Apple Orchard Road opened its sleek glass doors to a buzzing crowd of Apple fans and tech geeks, making it not just the first Apple retail store in Singapore, but ...