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Singaporeans are used to paying less than $5 for a meal. This 30-year-old chef charges double, and diners keep coming.

Sun, 10/13/2024 - 20:36

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A woman sits on a chair in her restaurant — Gwyneth Ang sitting in front of the open kitchen of her new restaurant, One Prawn & Co.
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Food, Small Business, hawker-center, Singapore, Entrepreneur, restaurants, restaurant-tips

I stayed in a glamping tent and a tiny house resort on a small island near Singapore. One was a better escape from city life.

Mon, 10/07/2024 - 20:14

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Composite image of a tiny house on the right and glamping tents on the left. — Only two accommodations are available on Lazarus Island: a tiny house resort and glamping tents.
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Travel, Singapore, tiny-house, glamping, island

He left his corporate job to help his mom in the family's 90-year-old restaurant. He almost gave up but figured out how to turn it around.

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 20:23

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A mother and son pose in front of a cashier at Sabar Menanti. — Tambunan took over the family's nasi padang business from his mother in 2022.
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Food, Small Business, Careers, Singapore, hawker-center, family-business, career-switch

I stayed in a $290-a-night tiny home on an island 5 miles from Singapore. It was smaller than a parking space.

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 06:04

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

The view of a tiny house from outside — The tiny home the author stayed in was just 139 square feet — slightly smaller than a standard US parking space.
Erin Liam

Travel, Singapore, Travel, tiny-home, nature, living-tiny

He's 40, single, and living in one of the world's most expensive cities. How one guy plans to retire by 50 and leave the rat race behind.

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 20:00

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Man posing in front of tea plantations on vacation — Christopher How is on track to retire by 50 in Singapore, one of the world's most expensive cities.
Christopher How

Careers, financial-independence, Retire, Retirement, Singapore, Asia, Careers

How much money Olympic athletes earn when they win medals

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

US gymnastics women — US Olympians are awarded $37,500 for gold medals, $22,500 for silver medals, and $15,000 for bronze medals.
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economy, finance, economy, Olympics, united-states, Singapore, hong-kong

How a 500-year-old Southeast Asian sweet is preserving a nearly forgotten culture

Mon, 07/29/2024 - 17:12

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Kim Choo Kueh Chang has been serving bite-sized treats called Nyonya kueh in Singapore since 1945. These colorful snacks are a staple for the Peranakan people — a cultural group prominent between the 15th and early 20th centuries that's working to be remembered.