Celebrate Mother's day with a good deed... (or just enjoy the cake)
Give more kids a reason to smile!
A 45 minute surgery can change a child's life for the better forever...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Do a good deed.. change a kid's life forever
Not my usual entries here.. but all for a good cause...
Celebrate Mother's day with a good deed... (or just enjoy the cake)
Give more kids a reason to smile!
A 45 minute surgery can change a child's life for the better forever...
Celebrate Mother's day with a good deed... (or just enjoy the cake)
Give more kids a reason to smile!
A 45 minute surgery can change a child's life for the better forever...
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saving your New Year Resolutions
All the parties and celebrations to welcome the New Year feel like a long time ago.
Remember the New Year Resolutions you made?
Are you still going about it as enthusiastically and as determined as you first made them or have you waved the white flag?
If you have given up on your New Year resolutions, you are not alone. A research done by John Norcross, a psychology professor from the University of Scranton in the United States found that 25 percent of people who make New Year resolutions abandon their resolutions after one week. Even if you are still sticking to your New Year resolutions, you may want to read on as the same research found that when June comes around, the percentage of people who abandon their resolutions totals 85%!
Here are some pointers (the same ones we were first taught when writing compositions in schools) to save our New Year Resolutions: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How (in no particular order)
What
Monday, January 31, 2011
Which Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to choose?
Looking for a MBA degree?
Wondering which Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is the best and lost in searching for the MBA program to embark on?
Here is the Top 30 list of Financial Times Global MBA 2011 ranking:
1. London Business School
1. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
3. Harvard Business School
4. Insead
4. Stanford University GSB
6. Hong Kong UST Business School
7. Columbia Business School
8. IE Business School
9. MIT Sloan School of Management
9. lese Business School
11. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA)
12. University of Chicago: Booth
13. Indian School of Business
14. IMD
15. New York University: Stern
15. Yale School of Management
17. Ceibs
18. Dartmouth College: Tuck
18. HEC Paris
20. Duke University: Fuqua
21. Esade Business School
21. Northwestern University: Kellogg
23. National University of Singapore School of Business
24. University of Michigan: Ross
25. University of California at Berkeley: Haas
26. University of Cambridge: Judge
27. University of Oxford: Said
28. SDA Bocconi
29. Manchester Business School
30. Cornell University
Wondering which Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is the best and lost in searching for the MBA program to embark on?
Here is the Top 30 list of Financial Times Global MBA 2011 ranking:
1. London Business School
1. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
3. Harvard Business School
4. Insead
4. Stanford University GSB
6. Hong Kong UST Business School
7. Columbia Business School
8. IE Business School
9. MIT Sloan School of Management
9. lese Business School
11. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA)
12. University of Chicago: Booth
13. Indian School of Business
14. IMD
15. New York University: Stern
15. Yale School of Management
17. Ceibs
18. Dartmouth College: Tuck
18. HEC Paris
20. Duke University: Fuqua
21. Esade Business School
21. Northwestern University: Kellogg
23. National University of Singapore School of Business
24. University of Michigan: Ross
25. University of California at Berkeley: Haas
26. University of Cambridge: Judge
27. University of Oxford: Said
28. SDA Bocconi
29. Manchester Business School
30. Cornell University
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Number of credit cards charges past 6 million mark
Number of credit cards charges past 6 million mark - The Straits Times (5 Jan 2011)
Read about the above article? Frightening statistics in the article.
A reminder to all of us to be careful with our plastics.
Some of the statistics (based on Monetary Authority of Singapore's statistics in November 2010):
Number of credit cards issued: 6 million
Including supplementary cards: 7.46 million
Card per eligible cardholder: 6 to 7 cards
Monthly card billings: $2.87 billion
Roll over credit balance: 7.5%
Be careful with the plastic, just like fire, it can be our master or servant.
Use it wisely!
Read about the above article? Frightening statistics in the article.
A reminder to all of us to be careful with our plastics.
Some of the statistics (based on Monetary Authority of Singapore's statistics in November 2010):
Number of credit cards issued: 6 million
Including supplementary cards: 7.46 million
Card per eligible cardholder: 6 to 7 cards
Monthly card billings: $2.87 billion
Roll over credit balance: 7.5%
Be careful with the plastic, just like fire, it can be our master or servant.
Use it wisely!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Looking for a Job in Singapore?
Foreigner looking for a job in Singapore? If you are, read more to find out what you can do to help yourself rather than fly to Singapore on a Social Visit Pass and pray for the best in you job hunting during that time.
Yes, that is what some foreigners have done and I have encountered a few while interviewing candidates. The kind of urgency I feel they have in their job hunt in Singapore as a foreigner? They apply and send in resumes even though due to the nature of my industry, we specifically indicate only Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents are eligible.
So if you are looking forward to working in Singapore, read the below article on the Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec) which may increase your chances of landing that job in Singapore as a Foreigner!
Check the links at the end of the entry for more information!
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More foreign grads turn to job-search scheme - The Straits Times (Dec 8 2010) By Elizabeth Soh and Amanda Tan
More applying for pass that allows stay of up to a year, say agencies
Apply for an Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec), which allows foreign university graduates to stay here for up to a year while looking for a job.
It is said that Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec) would increase chances of finding a job, as employers see it as more credible.
Although the scheme was launched way back in 1992, it is not as widely known as other passes - such as the Employment Pass (EP) meant for professionals who earn $2,500 and more, or the S-Pass for mid-level skilled workers who are paid at least $1,800.
To be eligible for the Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec), applicants must be graduates from any of the close to 700 universities on MOM's approved list, among other requirements.
Agencies observed that the scheme has become more popular in the past year - especially among foreign graduates from the less-known universities - as the MOM tightened requirements for certain work passes, such as the S-Pass.
While Epec holders typically gear for EP jobs, they sometimes also settle for the S-Pass if the company cannot pay them a higher scale.
The article said that the scheme has also attracted foreign students enrolled in private schools here. Some students from China said they were told about the Epec when they came to Singapore to enrol in private degree course.
Agencies said some foreigners also prefer to apply for an Epec because they are more likely to get an EP - instead of an S-Pass - if they manage to clinch a job here.
According to the MOM, eligible applicants are generally from the "more established" institutions and they are more "likely to qualify for an employment pass upon securing employment in Singapore".
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Find out more at:
Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec)
Ministry of Manpower
Singapore Visas and Passes
You may also be interested to read the following:
Yes, that is what some foreigners have done and I have encountered a few while interviewing candidates. The kind of urgency I feel they have in their job hunt in Singapore as a foreigner? They apply and send in resumes even though due to the nature of my industry, we specifically indicate only Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents are eligible.
So if you are looking forward to working in Singapore, read the below article on the Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec) which may increase your chances of landing that job in Singapore as a Foreigner!
Check the links at the end of the entry for more information!
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More foreign grads turn to job-search scheme - The Straits Times (Dec 8 2010) By Elizabeth Soh and Amanda Tan
More applying for pass that allows stay of up to a year, say agencies
Apply for an Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec), which allows foreign university graduates to stay here for up to a year while looking for a job.
It is said that Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec) would increase chances of finding a job, as employers see it as more credible.
Although the scheme was launched way back in 1992, it is not as widely known as other passes - such as the Employment Pass (EP) meant for professionals who earn $2,500 and more, or the S-Pass for mid-level skilled workers who are paid at least $1,800.
To be eligible for the Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec), applicants must be graduates from any of the close to 700 universities on MOM's approved list, among other requirements.
Agencies observed that the scheme has become more popular in the past year - especially among foreign graduates from the less-known universities - as the MOM tightened requirements for certain work passes, such as the S-Pass.
While Epec holders typically gear for EP jobs, they sometimes also settle for the S-Pass if the company cannot pay them a higher scale.
The article said that the scheme has also attracted foreign students enrolled in private schools here. Some students from China said they were told about the Epec when they came to Singapore to enrol in private degree course.
Agencies said some foreigners also prefer to apply for an Epec because they are more likely to get an EP - instead of an S-Pass - if they manage to clinch a job here.
According to the MOM, eligible applicants are generally from the "more established" institutions and they are more "likely to qualify for an employment pass upon securing employment in Singapore".
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Find out more at:
Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (Epec)
Ministry of Manpower
Singapore Visas and Passes
You may also be interested to read the following:
Best Paying Jobs in Singapore
Friday, December 3, 2010
Integrity Under Pressure
I read something written by Zig Ziglar quite a few months back on integrity and it is still stuck in my mind. It must mean it is really good and worth sharing with you.
Finally went searching for it again and here it is. Great article on integrity under pressure.
Would you have passed the test?
Here's the article....
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Investment Advice from Jim Rogers
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| Jim Rogers - Credit below pic |
- Get out of the US dollar
- Buy commodities
- Invest in China
What business journalist Gabriel Chen learnt from and the insights given to him by Jim Rogers, the former business partner of hedge fund icon George Soros.
Act on your Convictions with Discipline
How Jim Rogers demonstrated that?
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