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Yes, Coffee Culture not Second Cup. My mistake. Cosy Cafe is to the west of Coffee Culture, after intersection past the small tailor.

I think Brampton is nice :-) There's a nice "Cosy Cafe" near the intersection of Queen Street and Main Street. Used to go there for breakfast and the nice old Caucasian lady would serve really greasy peameal bacon, eggs, potatoes and toast. Coffee was wonderful there. Great homely feel and...

In your life, you must've had one or two persons you really admire, someone that you know perhaps not closely but enough to know their qualities you emulate. What is it about these people that strike an inner fire within you? There's something about them that compels you to rise up and be...

If you're still reading this thread, please allow me to share another thought with you. In your career, through the various roles and companies you've worked with, whether they were a few or many, there must have been a variety of characters you've encountered: Some who were very negative...

If you're reading this thread and getting turned off by the sparring, ask yourself this: "When was something worth fighting for, ever gotten with ease?" There is a struggle of beliefs in your head, to be or not to be, to do or not to do. To go, or not to go. It is not an easy decision...

If you are who you claim to be, it is not my intention to ostracize you. I simply hope you will be able to make peace with yourself. Hopefully you will come to terms with your experiences and be able to move on from there to a new beginning in sunny California. If you are who I know you are...

Thank you, doc. All spot on. Singapore is a good country. No need to leave at all, especially for forumners who claim they've lived 12 years in Toronto.

Thank you Charlie, for the various prices to give folks back in Singapore some points of comparison when they go to the wet markets or hypermarts. Readers can see the difference: one forumner making sweeping statements and generalizations, while others give very specific details only a local or...

Thanks for the detailed reply. This is the kind of in-depth and objective-enough/balanced-enough write-up I'm referring to, which the 12-years-in-Toronto forumner (who was in Finance industry some more) can't seem to produce. On taxes, Canadian and US taxes certainly are higher than...

When someone uses a very cavalier attitude towards passing remarks about high prices in Canada and gets caught out by other forumners, he can only do one of two things: 1. Pretend that he stands corrected and digress to other thoughts for discussion. 2. Push his point across that prices are...

If a person is objective and balanced enough, he will be humble or truthful enough to state: "This is my experience which has turned out to be bad. But I also admit that my experience does not represent all others. It may simply be one in a million. Other people may have had similar experiences...

Have you ever asked yourself: "Why do I always seem to get discouraged whenever I read posts by people who say this and that country are not good because of so-and-so reason?" Is there an enculturated Singaporean cynicism to validate the negative and impossible? How is it that people can say...

If you are sitting on the fence and reading this thread because you're making a decision to emigrate or not, you will arrive at one of these three situations: 1. The opinions expressed will influence you and deter you completely. 2. The opinions expressed will influence you and deter you for...

Until now, people still do not recognize a troll for what it is. And the reason why they continue to exist is because we reply to them. When the satire fails and I have to spell it out so clearly, the irony is lost. But no worry, those who have chosen to leave have made peace with their...

Hubris. 统一. Mengawal kawal. All failures originate from the inability of the old man's surbordinates to tolerate or accept this single idea: Difference. And the very idea of being different and being allowed to be different, to be unique and accept that people are individuals in their very...

Indeed. Canada is the worst place to migrate to. Thinking Singaporeans should never come to Canada. It's the worst place to live. Stay in Singapore. It's the best place to live. You'll never have those passive-aggressive encounters in Singapore. You'll never experience those crazy barriers of...

Too little, too late.

The timing was the issue. On the day (Saturday night/Sunday morning) when TCH held the press conference for PE BE defeat, the press had asked what the defeat meant for the ruling party's plans. Guess what he said? To paraphrase, "... this will not change our long term plans..." Go watch the...

I wouldn't speculate on the ruling party's opinion of the people's reaction towards the budget. No point. I would, however, simply note the words of various ministers and MPs towards the budget. Tharman, for example, said that the budget is focused towards SMEs. Just note the tone and focus of...

Dual citizenship not right for now, but Govt will keep an open mind: DPM Teo Singapore | Updated yesterday at 12:27 PM By Janice Heng Singapore is now not in a situation where allowing Singaporeans to hold dual citizenship will strengthen it "as a people or a nation," Deputy Prime Minister...