Stories

I’m 26, working an entry-level admin role, and I’ve officially reached my breaking point. Last weekend, I watched my ex-girlfriend get into a continental SUV with a guy who looked like he’d never stepped foot in a bus interchange...

Everything also babyI'm seriously so tired of people who constantly use their baby as an excuse during work.Now before anyone comes after me and say "I'm not understanding" or "you wait until you become a parent", having a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...