Netizen asks if it’s normal for his friend with double degree in finance & accounting to be jobless for 2 years
SINGAPORE — A recent question about the job market today on a Reddit page sparked a lively discussion after a user on the platform wondered about a friend who had not yet found a full-time job two years after graduating. “Is it normal to be unemployed for 2 years?” asked Reddit user Speculoos-IceCream on Sunday night (Jan 1).
“Just curious since I am friends this person (26M) who, since graduating from university with a double degree in finance and accounting, has yet to find a full time job. Is it normal for a university graduate to be jobless for 2 years and going? What’s the rate of employment for local graduates?”
Singaporean guy surprises his girlfriend with a romantic getaway to Paris, moving her to shed tears of joy on video
SINGAPORE — A boyfriend touches his girlfriend’s heart with a heartfelt gesture, moving her enough to shed tears of joy when he presents her with a romantic getaway to the City of Light, Paris. It was captured on video and posted on TikTok @sundaycouple on Dec 28 and has been viewed nearly 170,000 times! It starts with the voice-over saying, “My girlfriend has always been wanting to go to Paris.”
The couple can be seen watching TV, and the boyfriend says, “Paris has always been very expensive… Maybe we go Bangkok instead”. However, unbeknownst to the girlfriend, the boyfriend bought tickets to Paris a week before posting the TikTok. He showed a page on the Singapore Airlines website where the booking was confirmed, with the tickets costing S$2,303.20. On the day that he planned to tell her about the surprise, he played a game several times by giving her two choices on slips of paper.
Singaporean influencer Sherrine was not allowed to enter Universal Studios Japan for wearing revealing outfit
SINGAPORE — Singaporean influencer Sherrine, also known as Shunicorn on TikTok, spent her visit at Universal Studios Japan with an unfortunate twist – she was unable to enter the theme park because of her outfit.
During her visit, the influencer was wearing a pink crop top (exposing her skin), a short skirt alongside skin-coloured leggings and knee-high boots. She was asked to pull down her skirt and zip her winter coat to enter.
Netizen says ‘GST 1% increase to 8% isn’t that much, but sellers increase their price to 10-20% is the real issue’
SINGAPORE — A Jan 2 post titled “True sentiment about GST increase” sparked a lively discussion on Reddit. Reddit user Historical-Ad3289 began the post by writing that “1% increase to 8% is actually not that much. In comparison, South Korea has a VAT of 10%, Australia 10%, Japan 10%, UK 20%. However, Historical-Ad3289 pointed out that this one per cent hike can have a snowball effect.
The real issue that people complain about is that 1% increase somehow causes the products paid by the end consumer to increase by 5%- 20%. Your chicken rice which cost $4.50 last year can cost $5 now. That’s more than a 10% increase rather than just 1%.” The post owner added that they “feel the government could do a more active role in policing establishments that use the increase to hike up their prices as well as reassuring the people that any abuse of the increase will not be tolerated.”
Woman says her “useless” husband only earns $2K a month, tells her that it’s enough for family of 3
What happens when a couple grows older together, but not necessarily in the same direction? This is the question at the heart of the post of one woman on the SG Whispers page.
The woman wrote that while she has been “constantly upgrading & improving (her)self in terms of knowledge and body physique,” her husband has remained unchanged from the boy she met 15 years ago, “playing games and earning 2k per month.”