5 Mar
Fortune has recently run a couple articles on Steve Jobs and Apple.
The Trouble With Steve Jobs – gets into the options backdating that was found at Pixar and Apple as well as some insight into Steve Jobs.
What makes Apple golden – details how Apple is one of America’s most admired companies.
5 Mar
St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Singapore is on the list of 1,000 (Colorful) Places to See Before You Die.
Admittedly I know nothing about who / what organization compiled this list, but they do make it look gorgeous.
5 Mar
From the annual survey conducted by ECA International. Their research is used by companies worldwide in assisting employees working overseas.
From today’s Straits Times article:
“ECA recommends that companies do not need to pay any ‘hardship’ allowances to their workers assigned to Singapore. This allowance, which can comprise up to 30 per cent of an expat’s salary, is paid to workers in countries where the standard of living is lower than in their home base.”
I post this blog entry because every time I talk about how Singapore is a great place to live, locals tend to look at me like I’m on crack.
(Note – while I do believe it’s a great place to live, the increasing costs are getting out of hand)
5 Mar
A sad day for the economy class traveler… the nonstop flights from Singapore to Los Angeles and Singapore to New York are eliminating economy class and will be all business class.
I wonder how they will maintain business class service for that many business class travelers aboard one plane. Include more flight attendants on each flight?
Talk nineteen to the dozen 