- Cupid-friendly site helps aspiring matchmakers pair up their friends | Springwise
This is really awesome!
- Master Grief | The Bygone Bureau
“I’m aware of the irony in wearing a suit of armor that I purchased with the funds from my ex-girlfriend’s engagement ring. There are plenty of psychological diagnoses my friends have pointed out… . They are all wrong, although I’m sure a relationship counselor would agree with them (and also charge me the value of a second suit of Master Chief armor for the privilege)”.
- How to Handle Being Out of Your Depth: 6 Tips from a Con Man | The Art of Manliness
“Every man will experience a scenario like those outlined above at least once in his life. It’s called being out of your depth, and it means that you find yourself in a situation where your skill or knowledge isn’t on [a] par with what’s needed and/or with the rest of the people in the group… . Regardless of how you got into the jam, you’re going to want to make the most of it and minimize the damage”.
- When art breeds success in the bedroom | The Guardian
“Does success as an artist bring you more sexual conquests? Well, yes and no, say researchers”.
- “Who wrote Shakespeare?” by Eric Idle | The New Yorker
This is humour, just in case anyone is inclined to believe otherwise.
I wrote about this before when I received my first 13th month payment and I was confused about what it entailed exactly.
It’s time to kill this beast, as with other beasts that have stalked and skulked around our society menacingly and unnecessarily.
To help us in doing so, please read this post which clarifies the idea of the payment of salaries i.e. one is paid consistently for all days of work, so the 13th month payment is an entitlement and not a privilege.
For comparison, this is what the Ministry of Manpower has to say about it:
The Annual Wage Supplement (AWS) is commonly known as the 13th month payment. It is a single annual payment to employees that supplements the total amount of annual wage earned by them.
Payment of AWS depends on the contractual agreement between the employer and the employee i.e. whether it is provided for in the employment contract or collective agreement.
If it is not stipulated in the employment contract, AWS payment is subject to negotiation and mutual agreement between the employer and employee, or the trade union representing the employee.
That’s why some people have been short-changed by their employers or have been unfairly conditioned into believing the ’13th month payment’ is a bonus.
While I was on my way to work, I saw an old man cycling down Potong Pasir Ave 1 with this huge-ass emerald-coloured parrot perched on his handlebars.
It was such a delightful sight, and I regret not taking a photo of it.
Nevertheless, I give you MAX PERRY instead as an EQUIVALENT substitute:
