I am giving a talk on financial planning on Saturday 26 February. Here is the description of the talk. Some people have sent an enquiry to me about their insurance policies. I advised them to read my book on financial planning and to attend this talk. The book will be given free to attendees.
This talk is specially suited for young people who have just started work - as they can earn much more by investing in the right product. If they buy a bad life insurance policy, they can lose $150,000 or more over a lifetime.
This talk is held once in two months - so you should not miss it. You can register for the talk at www.fisca.sg/events
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Family Life Challenge
7 people took part in the Family Life challenge today. 1 person is likely to reach the top 5 position and win the bundle of 3 book prize.
A new game is created each day at 10 am. You are allowed 30 minutes to enter your input for each year, so it is quite relaxing. Even if you do not enter the input, e.g. when you are asleep, the avatar will apply artificial intelligence and decide for you. The AI decisions are quite sensible.
Take part in the game tomorrow.
A new game is created each day at 10 am. You are allowed 30 minutes to enter your input for each year, so it is quite relaxing. Even if you do not enter the input, e.g. when you are asleep, the avatar will apply artificial intelligence and decide for you. The AI decisions are quite sensible.
Take part in the game tomorrow.
Excellent signage
I found a building that has excellent signs (which are quite unusual in Singapore). It is the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun.
The basement car park is clearly marked to show tower A, B and C. The pillars are numbered in a sensible manner. The LCD screens in the lift lobby show information that is useful to the visitor and is not cluttered with distracting advertisements.
I was able to find my way to the ward and patient room easily - without any hassle. This is a most pleasant experience.
I give credit to the architect and the management of the hospital. I hope that their approach, i.e. simple attention to detail from the public perspective, can be followed by other organisations.
Tan Kin Lian
The basement car park is clearly marked to show tower A, B and C. The pillars are numbered in a sensible manner. The LCD screens in the lift lobby show information that is useful to the visitor and is not cluttered with distracting advertisements.
I was able to find my way to the ward and patient room easily - without any hassle. This is a most pleasant experience.
I give credit to the architect and the management of the hospital. I hope that their approach, i.e. simple attention to detail from the public perspective, can be followed by other organisations.
Tan Kin Lian
Traffic Congestion
We are paying high cost (ERP and COE) and getting slow moving traffic. It is the worst of both worlds. Read this article.
Locate your car
Many people find trouble in locating their car in a large car park. I faced this problem often – due to lack of attention and poor memory. In the past, I tried to invent a solution, but failed. Now, I have now found a practical, high tech solution that does not cost any money. Here it is!
Travel by bus or MRT
Many people use the MRT because they are not familiar with the bus service. Sometimes, it may be better to use the bus as the journey time is shorter and it is less crowded and comfortable. Google Map allows you to search for the right bus service. Read the experience of a person who found it better to use the bus service.
Highway construction and corruption
Hi Mr. Tan
I saw your story about highway construction and the European and African country. Are you suggesting that the corruption also exist in Singapore?
http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2011/01/corruption-and-highway-construction.html
REPLY
Highway construction involves large sums of money. It is important for the government to ensure that the money is well spent and does not leak out in one form of corruption or another. Many countries found it difficult to prevent corruption, as it can take many forms - not just direct payment of bribes but various types of favors and benefit in kind. It is important to be vigilant. More importantly, we should not spend money wastefully and needlessly.
I saw your story about highway construction and the European and African country. Are you suggesting that the corruption also exist in Singapore?
http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2011/01/corruption-and-highway-construction.html
REPLY
Highway construction involves large sums of money. It is important for the government to ensure that the money is well spent and does not leak out in one form of corruption or another. Many countries found it difficult to prevent corruption, as it can take many forms - not just direct payment of bribes but various types of favors and benefit in kind. It is important to be vigilant. More importantly, we should not spend money wastefully and needlessly.
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