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FAMILY MIA FOR DAUGHTER’S B’DAY DINNER, GRANDMA REFUSED BECAUSE DON’T LIKE THE RESTAURANT
Everyone backed out of going to my kid's bday dinnerMy kid turns 17 this week and we had planned a family dinner. Everyone was going to meet up at the restaurant of my kid's choice.I've been planning this...
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MAN FOUND PERFECT EXCUSE TO GO DRINK LATE AT NIGHT “I DRIVING GRAB PART TIME”
I officially have the most elaborate "freedom" scheme in Singapore. I’m now a PHV driver just to get away from my wife for 4 hours a night.I think I’ve reached peak "Singaporean Husband" levels of desperation. My wife is...
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GUY LIED ABOUT BEING NOT ABLE TO SMELL ANYTHING TO IMPRESS HIS CRUSH, LIE FOR 5 YEARS
My friend lied about their ability to smell for YEARSI have this friend, very close friend for the last like 5 years, who allegedly has no sense of smell. Like they can’t smell anything at all and has told...
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AI replace so many jobs, I am terrified of my son’s future, What to let him study?
I just spent my morning at a regional IT conference here in Singapore, and honestly, I came out feeling a weird mix of nausea and pure dread. I have a toddler at home—a bright, happy 2-year-old—and for the first...
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GUY JUST STARTED WORK AT NEW COMPANY, SPINELESS SUPERVISOR DOES NOTHING TO HELP TEAM
I just started work at a new place 6 months ago at a government agency. I was asked to work on a new one-year project. 6 months in and there has been ZERO progress, not because I haven't been...
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I’m currently at my desk while typing this on my lunch break. I work as a mid-level manager at a local SME, and I’ve always known that corporate culture in Singapore can be "pattern more than badminton," but what...
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My “close friend” has been using my GrabFood orders to track my salary and “lifestyle inflation”
I am still feeling weird while typing this. I always thought the "kiasu" culture in Singapore was mostly harmless—a bit of queueing here, some credit card min-maxing there. But what I just discovered is next-level sociopathic.I’ve been staycationing with...
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BUYING INSURANCE LONG TERM IS A GAMBLE: “TOO MANY STORIES OF REJECTED PAYOUT”
I’m convinced that in Singapore, we aren’t buying "protection"—we’re just paying for a multi-decade subscription to a legal battle we’re destined to lose.We’ve all heard the same "scare tactics" from agents at MRT stations: “What if touch wood something...
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MAN WORKS DAILY GOING THROUGH MOTION, FIVE YEARS LATER STILL REMAIN STAGNANT
It all started five years ago, when I was still a fresh graduate looking for a job. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I was willing to take on any role as long as it...
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MAN SICK OF LIFE COACHES WHO OFFERS ADVICE AT A PREMIUM PRICE
Life coach?Mental health wellness is a thing now I know but the number of people who try to rebrand themselves as life coach is ridiculous.This is excluding professionals who spent years getting their degree, masters, PhD, clocking in clinical...
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FATHER STINGY UNTIL WANT TO HOLD ON TO HIS MONEY UNTIL REINCARNATION
My father cares only about money and it’s affecting relationshipsI don’t understand why my father cares only about money.Both...
