Frustrated at the lack of continuous employment his brother-in-law faced, Anders Tan decided to team up with a few friends to begin Inclus, a social enterprise which enables people with special needs to find jobs. He quoted an example of a worker with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which led him to face difficulty in navigating…
Coffee is the lifeblood of many workers, but how much do we know about our coffees? I had the rare opportunity to hear firsthand from barista trainers Tony Tang and Zann Cai from School of Coffee how to make good coffee, and share a peek at the skills that every Barista 4.0 should know. 1….
You may know Seoul Garden for their yummy Korean BBQ and a great place to chill with friends. How well do you know the staff at your favourite outlet? I had the opportunity to chat with some of the staff at Seoul Garden’s NEX outlet and would like to introduce you to the kind people…
It has been more than a decade since I stepped into Seoul Garden, and I was blown away by its transformation. But first, let me bring you back to the past, to what Seoul Garden used to be like. Bowls of raw food placed on trays of ice cubes, the shiok smell of grilling in…
While everyone is discussing the Open Electricity Market, how much do you know about the workers who work to supply electricity to our homes? We reached out to two workers who shared their lifelong learning journey and who they depend on for workplace support. Giving workers more say at work Abdul Jalil bin Idros is…
My life has been full of comparisons, me being mostly on the losing end. I was born into a traditional Hokkien family where customs and traditions were meant to be upheld. Being the first male grandson, there were a lot of expectations to be someone high-flying and academically smart. However, my life was pretty much…
Singapore is an amazing melting pot of food all over the world. Many of us have tried Spanish paella, Indian curries and Korean bibimbap. But have you tried Sarawak laksa before? I had the opportunity to interview Roy Ong, the hawkerpreneur behind Bukit Merah Hawker Centre’s famous Sarawak laksa, and learnt how much sweat, blood…
It is a busy Monday morning in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). An elderly man, lost in the multiple corridors of one of the oldest hospitals in Singapore, stops a TTSH staff walking by to ask her for directions. He is Chinese, and desperately asks in dialect where a certain clinic is. She is Indian,…
One thing that many people don’t worry about, but they should, is ensuring they themselves and their family have enough financial protection and plan for their future. I’m saying this not as a financial advisor today, but because I’ve been through several circumstances that forced my family to face an uncertain future. When a family…
Jacinta Ong has been a small business owner running Tea Ideas for the last 6 years, but this didn’t stop her from dreaming bigger than many corporations. More than half of her employees are senior mature workers, and she has set her sights on hiring employees with special needs in the future. But let’s learn…