Recently, I came across a yahoo article on an open letter penned by a blogger who was leaving Singapore for good. I felt compelled to blog down my feelings as the letter struck a chord with me. Like the author, I feel very jaded living in Singapore. In fact, last year, my wife and me were seriously contemplating leaving Singapore for Australia. In the end, we aborted our plan because of our aged parents. We love them too much and thought that we should not be so selfish and left them behind in Singapore.

The rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer Friends and colleagues often tell me that Singapore has become a playground for the rich people. To a large extent, I agreed with them. Very often, there were articles of rich tycoons snapping up landed properties in prime district area or making big profits from stocks and shares. The rich gets richer. On the other hand, many middle-income and low-income earners hardly get by ...