Emerging Asia can teach the West a lot about government Mar 17th 2011 | from the print edition WHEN people talk about Singapore’s education miracle, they normally think of rows of clever young mathematicians. The hair-design and beauty-therapy training centres at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) are rather different.... Continue reading

Published: January 2010 How did a sleepy little island transform into a high-tech powerhouse in one generation? It was all in the plan. By Mark Jacobson If you want to get a Singaporean to look up from a beloved dish of fish-head curry—or make a harried cabdriver slam on his... Continue reading

March 2, 2010 By ELIZABETH GREEN ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem. After a successful career as a teacher, a principal and a charter-school founder, he was working as a consultant, hired by troubled schools eager — desperate, in some cases —... Continue reading

Saini, A. (2009). The mathematical mistakes that could be undermining justice. New Scientist, 204(2731), 42-45. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. Probabilistic reasoning can stump the best brains - but when the courts get it wrong the consequences can be dire SHAMBLING sleuth Columbo always gets his man. Take the... Continue reading

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I'm way overdue for an update, I know. So, I started my new job last Thursday. I was pretty apprehensive, for various reasons. For one, this is the first time I've worked full-time in a university. The worst thing was really the transport arrangements. While it's nice to have a... Continue reading

I spent the past weekend on my forex intensive. It was incredibly draining and frankly I'm not sure how much of it I actually got. We were supposed to practise on our demo accounts till the first hands-on session today, but I only got my log-in info late Tuesday, and... Continue reading

The author of Saving and Investing has a great series of YouTube videos. Continue reading

April 9, 2010 By CONRAD de AENLLE TWO trends in fund investment have progressed side by side for several years: strong flows of money into exchange-traded funds and into portfolios that track the movements of a stock index. The coincidence is no coincidence. Nearly all E.T.F.’s — so far —... Continue reading

From the author of Index Funds: The 12-Step Program for Active Investors. Continue reading

I imagine there are as many Cantonese soup recipes... Continue reading

Marinade for grilled/roast/BBQ chicken Premium dar... Continue reading

It's that time of the year again, and this year I thought I would blog about it for posterity. There are no quantities - just estimate. Glutinous rice will have some plain rice mixed in. For a better texture, pick out the grains of plain rice (they are translucent). Bamboo... Continue reading

Make a will Pay off your credit cards Get term life insurance if you have a family to support Fund your 401k [like CPF/SRS] to the maximum Fund your IRA [ditto] to the maximum Buy a house if you want to live in a house and can afford it Put... Continue reading

As I come to the end of Smarter Investing , I thought I would post some of the great lists and quotes from the book. The lists below pretty much summarise what the book is about. This is a list of "eye-openers to get you thinking", from the introduction: It... Continue reading

I've always believed that a healthy diet is one's first defence against diseases, but in recent years I've been consciously trying to eat disease-fighting foods regularly, and making sure my family does too. (Fibre was my previous focus, with success.) After watching this video I read up on anti-angiogenesis and... Continue reading