Is Happiness Costly

Often when asked “Does more money make you happier?”, many people agree that it does. In a metropolitan city of Singapore where cost of living is rising, it is hard to disagree why. We will tend to focus on building up our wealth to achieve that desired standard of living. However, little is made known …

1 Hour Of Your Time, Dad

One day, the father was doing some work and his son came and asked, “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” Father said, “Yeah sure, what it is?” So his son asked, “Dad, how much do you make an hour?” Father got bit upset and said, “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask …

Monkey and Bananas

Thought-provoking & enlightening  With the influence of the environment we live in, together with society's perception, choosing money is like a survival instinct, just as the monkey who will naturally choose food over money. That is what many of us are doing actually, sacrificing our health to earn more money. However, those who have seen …

The Student and The Chocolate Factory

A student asked his teacher, “What is Greed?” The teacher said, “In order to answer your question, go through the chocolate factory next to our school and pick the one chocolate you like the most. But there is a rule. As you pass through the factory, you can not turn back. You must pick the …

8 Lessons I Learnt From Covid-19 Crisis

1. Home Is Where The Heart Is And also the safest place to be in, especially when there is chaos everywhere. 2. Health Is The Most Important Asset At this juncture, what we want most is good health, for ourselves and for our loved ones (or at least not get infected by the Covid-19 virus) …

The Humble Billionaire And His Views On Wealth

Chinese movie legend Chow Yun-fat says he plans to give his entire net worth, a whopping $5.6 billion HKD (that’s $714 million USD) to charity. “My dream is to be a happy and normal person,” Yun-fat recently told Hong Kong movie site Jayne Stars. “The hardest thing in life is not about how much money …

Millionaire Doctor Dying From Cancer Warns That Money, Nice Things Bring ‘No Joy’ in the End

A Singaporean physician, Dr Richard Teo, who lived his life in the “fast lane” had learned one critical lesson after his days became numbered: there’s more to life than money.Teo‘s story touched the hearts of many struggling to search for their happiness. “I’m a typical product of today’s society,” he said in a speech. “From …

From Riches To Rags

I have a friend who was doing quite well in his insurance biz just a couple of years ago. I remembered during our catch up, he drove a sports car to pick me up for lunch. Then he told me he had another sports car at home for his dad. He shared that his monthly …