Personal Finance
‘People should stop looking at their kids as a retirement plan’ — Netizens tell woman whose mum is unhappy with receiving 1/10 of her...
SINGAPORE: A Reddit user wrote asking others to weigh in on how much allowance she should be giving her parents because her mother got upset when she reduced the amount she gave her mum from $550 to $350 per...
Relationships
Woman says her boyfriend’s divorced sister with 2 kids wants to stay with them, BF’s family demands money for his sister if she’s not...
SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media asking others for advice on whether she was too selfish for not wanting her boyfriend's divorced sister to stay with them after they get married.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page...
Relationships
Man gives his father $600/month, which latter spends on cigarettes, beer and travelling; son also has to shoulder parents’ HDB mortgage
SINGAPORE: The only child of parents who were not working took to social media complaining about the financial burden he shouldered.
In an anonymous post to confessions Facebook page SGWhispers, the man wrote that his parents' HDB mortgage was still...
Relationships
Man says his wife lied about her previous relationships: “multiple encounters and some were extreme” — he wants to leave her after 2 months
SINGAPORE: A man who found out that his wife had lied about her previous relationships wanted to leave her after just a couple of months of marriage.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the man wrote: "When...
Relationships
Boyfriend who goes to the gym weekly tells his girlfriend: “You look bad when you’re slim! You should stop exercising so much!”
SINGAPORE: A 32-year-old woman took to social media after realising that her boyfriend would exercise weekly but discourage her from doing the same.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the woman wrote that she and her 34-year-old...
Relationships
Mother of her 40-year-old son says he refuses to move out and doesn’t allow her to downsize the flat; she now wants to force...
SINGAPORE: A mother of an adult son took to social media asking if she should kick him out because he tries to micromanage her life.
In an anonymous post to a popular confessions Facebook page, the woman wrote that her...
Lifestyle
25yo woman throws tantrums when parents don’t buy her what she wants, she even runs to the bathroom crying when told no in public
SINGAPORE: A man took to social media after he witnessed the bad behaviour of his acquaintance's 25-year-old daughter.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the man wrote that his acquaintance's daughter had already graduated and worked freelance....
Relationships
Mother who receives monthly allowance from her daughters also wants a share of their yearly performance bonus as $800 is not enough
SINGAPORE: A daughter who was tired of her mother demanding money from her took to social media asking if she was obliged to give her mother some of her annual performance bonus as well.
In an anonymous post to popular...
Featured News
Daughter moves her parents to tears on Hari Raya by giving them Umrah travel packages to perform pilgrimage in Mecca
SINGAPORE: A video of a woman and her husband on Hari Raya Puasa surprising her parents with a trip to Mecca to perform a pilgrimage has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram, warming the hearts of netizens who aspire...
Relationships
Man goes back to his mum’s house for dinner 3-5 times on weekdays, 1 time on weekends; wife calls him a “weekend husband”
SINGAPORE: A husband who frequented his mother's house for dinner at least four times a week came under fire because his wife felt like she only had a "weekend husband".
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the...
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New maid ‘plays dead’ whenever she’s unhappy by lying down on the floor and refusing to get up
HONG KONG: A frustrated employer took to social media after her maid started playing dead and lying on the...
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Sports
Singapore hosts Archery Asia Cup 2023 first time in 20 years
SINGAPORE — After two decades, Singapore is currently hosting the Archery Asia Cup 2023 (Stage 3), taking place from Jun 5 to 10 at...
Home News
“Higher prices and yet lower quality” — Netizens respond to video of a couple showing “defects” in their new BTO unit
SINGAPORE: Netizens are reacting to a video wherein a couple in Singapore shared "defects" in their new BTO, with a collective outcry of dissatisfaction...
Home News
Singapore Turf Club to hold final race on Oct 24; handover site to govt by 2027 for redevelopment
SINGAPORE — The curtain will draw on a 180-year horse racing tradition in Singapore when the Singapore Turf Club holds its last race, the...
SG Politics
Abdul Shariff reiterates Workers’ Party’s commitment to better school class size on average
SINGAPORE — During a house visit at Block 123 in Simei recently, the Workers’ Party Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim had a meaningful conversation with...
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