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It is possible for subordinates to be too good for their own good. Never pose a threat to your own boss, or be suppressed at work.

Parkway Pantai no longer has a deal in place to bring Bruneian patients over to S'pore to be fleeced.

That is why my maid says that her 1 day off in a month is sufficient. She does not want to be tempted to spend too much when seeing food and goods in stores on her day off.

The PAP has read the ground well; the masses don't care about policies except those that affect them directly. They see the CDC vouchers as a lifeline $ and are easily swayed to vote for the govt that shows them the money.

Abuse of docs and nurses happen far more often in the public sector.

S'poreans who want more bang for their buck are heading to Melaka, KL, Ipoh and Penang. JB is no longer that cheap because they wish to fleece S'poreans.

I notice that these days. Even the specialists in private practice claim that the good old days of the 1980s to 2010 when Indonesians, wealthy Malaysians and Arabs routinely came to S'pore are behind us. Unless young specialists inherit their parents' medical suites, the astronomical cost of...

The younger docs may not even own a car these days owing to the crazy COE premiums.

Parkway had a tie-up with Jerudong Park Medical Centre which is a private hospital in Brunei providing general, specialised and surgical healthcare services. While the Dr Susan Lim overcharging involving a member of the Brunei royal family created a diplomatic and professional scandal, the...

Isn't that the case in every company where the boss promotes subordinates they like instead of capable ones who may take over their position?

I understand their frustration. Imagine working so hard all their lives, but being unable to get out of the HDB heartland and seeing cars continually priced out of their reach. To add insult to injury, new citizens and foreigners are the ones holding the high paying white collar jobs here and...

That is not necessarily the case. I have some former classmates and friends who are consultants in both the private and public sectors, so I merely asked them for a favour to allow my children to shadow them after their IB / A levels.

More than a decade ago, Parkway secured a lucrative contract with the UAE govt to bring private patients to Mount E and Gleneagles. The specialists grossly overcharged those foreign patients, thinking that the UAE govt would blindly settle the bills. Instead, they turned off the tap completely.

CECAs know how lucky they are to work as PMEs in SG. None of them in the right mind would wish to return to India.

It is not so easy to upgrade out of a HDB flat as young PME couples like my wife and me did in the early 2000s.