tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358004082011-11-27T17:46:27.789-08:00I, KiasuA "Must-Win" CultureIkiasunoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-79298620552350937042006-11-09T23:31:00.000-08:002006-11-09T23:36:41.367-08:00Happy Mensiversary!I would like to share about a practice that my wife and I always do. We believe this practice will help to strengthen our relationship and it is known as "Mensiversary Celebration".What is mensiversary ?A mensiversary is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the month as the initial event.Let's say, if the first date or the Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-69228849982959087452006-11-05T10:31:00.000-08:002006-11-05T10:33:07.188-08:00The Key to Win Your SuccessHow do you love your current job ? very much?We all know what it is like to love someone or something, whether they are your parents, your family, your partner, or perhaps this I,Kiasu website. So why it's so easy to become addicted with some gadgets or television drama, yet most people still have problems falling in love with their jobs?Some of us, after we graduated Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-12825363829933554442006-11-05T10:28:00.000-08:002006-11-05T10:30:18.474-08:00Everything Men Know About WomenMy friend recommended a best-selling book to read . Its title is "Everything Men Know About Women" by Dr Alan Francis.He told me this book has now sold more than 1.5 million copies.To indulge my curiosity, i went to Amazon.com to find out what people said about this book. I found these:" A must read! This book has changed my life. If only I had had it during my Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-12678367879548624692006-10-31T18:50:00.000-08:002006-10-31T19:14:55.525-08:00Financial Health CheckI have five questions regarding your financial health.1. Do you have a will to distribute your asset to your loved ones according to your wishes?2. Do you have life insurance coverage of at least 10 times your annual income?3. If you were to lose your job now, do you have enough savings to provide at least six months of your monthly expenses?4. Have you started building yourIkiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-38609912312785327342006-10-30T21:14:00.000-08:002006-10-30T21:17:22.776-08:00Press thumb to pay at Kopitiam.There is a wide variety of stored value facilities available in Singapore today. Kopitiam Group is rolling out a new pre-paid instrument, a biometric system of payment at its food courts. How does it work? We simply just scan our thumb print to make a payment. Of course, we need to sign up to register our thumb print and top up some cash value at Kopitiam card Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-85013067724554010272006-10-16T08:34:00.000-07:002006-10-30T21:18:04.243-08:00They turn hobby into a serious businessReal Inspiring Story.Two lucky ladies, private tutor Evelyn Foo and journalist Suzanne Sng are able to turn hobby into serious business. Here, their online store at ILoveToSwirl.com.You may read their story on TodayOnline Newspaper.Click here to read.Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-36649203604996484432006-10-15T09:42:00.000-07:002006-10-30T21:18:35.472-08:00Singapore is Asia-Pacific's SwitzerlandMerrill Lynch, one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, released Asia-Pacific Wealth Report on 10 October 2006. It estimates that there are 55,000 people in Singapore who each have net assets above US$ 1 million mark.With this, Singapore has a concentration of 1.48 percent of its adult population, far higher than Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-1160766176833367952006-10-13T12:01:00.000-07:002006-10-14T10:14:05.380-07:00US$1.65 billion for a brilliant idea.This is what happened 20 months ago, two men went to a dinner party and wanted to share their video clips of the event. They could not find a way how to do it. They tried sending clips by e-mail but mail server kept rejecting because their video clip file were too big.They took proactive action of creating new idea from the problem they faced - they founded Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-1160662956423511802006-10-12T07:50:00.000-07:002006-10-30T21:19:14.836-08:00Good Deal: SBS Transit's Season PassSBS Transit offers a season pass that is similar like the bus stamps scheme that students uses for unlimited bus travel.The stamp price is for $98 a month.Commuters will save cost to travel on SBS Transit buses if they need to transfer buses regularly and spend more than $3.30 a day on SBS Transit Buses. Particularly, for workers staying far and always use bus Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-1160651139003419842006-10-12T07:45:00.000-07:002006-10-14T10:14:05.271-07:00Control Your Expenses It's not how much we earn, It's how much we spend!We have kiasu tips how to control your expenses:1. Never borrow to spend. Avoid a long term consumer debt.2. Cash Only. Pay only with cash. If you have credit card, always remember to pay off the total balance. Credit Card is A powerful wealth tool if you strategize to use it.3. Avoid Credit Cards and Credit Line that have Ikiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-1160594742670719082006-10-11T12:24:00.000-07:002006-10-14T10:14:05.219-07:00Digital OpportunitiesWhat one of philosophy that Kiasu people has ?Everything has to be free !Tuesday evening while launching the Wireless@SG initiative, Singapore Government just announced their plan, Two Years of Public Wireless Internet Access. From January 2007, we just need a laptop, pda or mobile phone that can detect Wireless Fidelity (WiFi).For initial stage, this free internet connectionIkiasunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35800408.post-1160492489011097742006-10-10T07:41:00.000-07:002006-10-14T10:14:05.159-07:00Kiasu Kiasu (Kee-Ah-Soo). In Singapore, Hokkien is the largest dialect group. "Kiasu" is an Hokkien adjective means 'fear of losing'. It is commonly known among Singaporeans and Malaysians.Most people uses this word to relate with some attitude that people do, it means they will do whatever it takes in order NOT to lose out in highly competitive situations or society.Growing up with this attitudeIkiasunoreply@blogger.com0