EVACOMICS BLOG

I was online today browsing the web as usual and procrastinating to draw or not to draw, when a Taiwanese friend, who we had not kept in touch since I graduated from San Francisco 3 years ago,  suddenly messaged me on MSN. The whole conversation was in Chinese and I had summarized and translated them so it went on like this: 今天上網的時候和往日一樣在想要不要動筆。突然，有一位自從3年前我們從舊金山畢業以後就沒聯絡的台灣朋友MSN我。中文談話內容在下面：

I had been very happy and satisfied living in Serangoon for over 20 years. We have sheltered walkways, multi-storey carparks, MRT right beside us and NEX shopping mall newly added. But after all, my HDB flat is not mine but my parents and I have 3 other siblings. Eventually I would have to buy my own property and move out, but what if I'm still single by the time I reach 35? I can only buy open market HDB or private condominium. But today's cheapest condo prices will be tomorrow's cheapest HDB prices. Property prices had doubled but not our salary. In fact, salary for the digital media industry had not increased one bit over this decade since I graduated from polytechnic 10 years ago. Sure, our government wants to promote Singapore as Asia's digital media hub and had been pouring funds to entice schools and companies to setup here. So we see a lot of new courses, new students, but not as many new jobs. To work in the art and design industry remains a job only for th...

I think Uncle Yap's image is quite cute and memorable isn't it? Never fails to entertain me :P 中文版請點（更多）→

I think that the biggest joke in this Singapore General Elections is the 35 seconds late reason for rejecting the application form by Ng Teck Siong's opposition party. Although I'm pretty sure PAP will win Tanjong Pagar even with voting, but this is just too stupid to give it a miss. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110427-276004.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8s-WieTi420 中文版請點（更多）→

What if a disaster strikes and water no longer flows? What if you're staying in a dorm where 10 people shares a single toilet!? What if all 10 of them needs to go at the same time? ... Maybe I should have bought that makeshift toilet from Tokyu Hands... 中文版請點（更多）→

I happened to pass by Tokyu Hands on Sunday and spotted a new corner selling lots of emergency goods... as expected, people are more willing to buy these stuff now than before. Since I hadn't finish equipping my important bag, I swarmed in to check out what cool products they have. 中文版請點（更多）→