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I read that suicide rates among Western docs is high because they are overworked and witness far too many tragic cases which leads them to depression.

The Prof must have gone for the best of the average looking students.

Accidents happen when neither driver wants to lose face by giving way; they believe it means "giving in".

When I was growing up in the 1980s, teachers felt a calling to the profession. These days, it's just a job to most of them; the passion is long gone. It was less competitive in our time, so more of us could have better jobs. My parents were PMEs in the late 1960s who could afford a spacious...

He will need to have a rifle in his hands as he shouts this out loud.

They are the ultimate launderers who transform everything to whiter than white.

The rodent infestation would inevitably spread to neighbouring units.

Even though we cannot take our belongings with us after we pass on, there aren't a lot of things I feel like buying in my mid-50s. Our wants get less even as some needs increase with age.

I find myself wanting far less possessions as I enter my mid-50s. I am no longer shopping for work clothes as I plan to leave before the official retirement age. I also have no yearning to keep up with fashion, preferring casual clothes which I have in abundance for after work activities. I am...

In Western countries, the 2 big ticket items are far cheaper than in S'pore. Eating out is expensive and these countries don't have cheaper options like hawker centres.

At least homes and cars are far cheaper than in S'pore where everything is so expensive.

All these ministers mistakenly believe that they are "mini-stars". They are just following in the example of old LKY who dismissed HDB owners as "daft" if they didn't appreciate the SG govt.

Mamiko Tanaka retired from professional women's basketball to marry baseball millionaire star Shohei Ohtani

I thank God that I have never had a collision with another vehicle in JB. I can sense when the other vehicle has no intention to give way so I allow him into my lane to prevent any damage to my car.

This is why both parties usually settle their own repairs. It takes 2 hands to clap, so both are at fault when neither wishes to give way and a sideways collision happens. At such slow speeds, the damage is usually not substantial.

Class sizes are too large to give enough attention to the students. That is why parents who are able to afford it, receive the best quality tuition.

Imagine the reaction from other motorists if both parties block traffic while they try to settle their collision along the road leading to the Causeway.

My family stopped visiting Bangkok 6 years ago. There is nothing much to do, apart from eating and buying fake or local goods; the foreign or branded products in the malls my even be more expensive than in S'pore.

This Malay cannot succeed in SG because he is unable to speak English.

Tan Beng Kwee is a Taoist medium.