TR EMERITUS

Now that the first few days of Chinese New Year have ended, its time to address the taboo topic of getting screwed. Like it or not, the reality on the ground in just about every corner of the globe is gloomy and there’s a good chance that one is going to get screwed. Unless you’re at the level of being paid in stock options... 

1. Several big tech companies are laying off a large number of tech workers due to the weak economy which may soon enter into a recession. a) Google will retrench 12,000 workers, representing 6% of the workforce. b) Meta (Facebook) will lay off 11,000 workers, representing 13% of its workforce. c) Microsoft will lay off 10,000... 

I always think the Town design for the relatively new HDB Towns like Punggol, Senkang, Sembawang etc are badly designed. I have made quite a number of posts on forums back in late 1990s and early 2000s about how illogical Punggol was designed, after PAP Goh CT proudly proclaimed his grand plan of "Punggol 21". But it seems that...