Should I strive to apply to pursue a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Bombay instead of a Bachelor of Computing in Computer Science at NUS? Since our PM recently compared IIT to the likes of MIT and Stanford, while NUS is nowhere near the standards of MIT and Stanford. Perhaps I can get better employment opportunities with a degree from IIT Bombay than NUS.

When people pin their hopes on children hoping that by pouring their heart and soul into bringing up a success story because they themself isnt one, dont do it. It is irresponsible and in the name of being a parent you expect this and that from your child just because you can. It is so disgusting and because your child is earning more than you are capable of you, you expect him/her to be provide you whatever is on your wishlist. Dont try to say you are easily contented in front of others when you secretly wish for more.. Only have children if you can live on your own means and not hoping your child will satisfy your needs later on in life. The reason why our generation is not having children is not just because of the high cost of living also the real intention behind having a child. Idk if you are having a child because you genuinely are able to provide and want happiness for your child or you are just hoping for a success story that you couldnt achieve on your part. Thanks for hearing the rant.

Looking at the negative feedback for #108726, let me offer my perspective as a former hiring manager at an MNC now SME owner. I agree his tone is off-putting however if one looks past the tone, he has raised reasonable points which I have similarly observed among Singaporean freshers and senior candidates. Without quotas and immigration barriers, majority of Singaporeans will not qualify for most jobs at the pay scale the competition is willing to accept. Singaporeans candidates while eloquent and possessing passable skills required for the job, are quite out of the touch of the market realities. Common demands for salaries 2 to 3 times more than neighboring countries, insistence of WFH at least 2 days a week, strictly no work contact allowed after working hours. Job-hopping after a year or two is extremely common. After I offer, a significant number just ghost and don't turn up on the first day. Many quit in less than a year citing heavy workload. What a huge waste of my hiring time and resources to train if you are not going to stay. This job requires physical presence. I'm not demanding 996 but the occasional emergency and shift work is unavoidable in some cases. I mention this upfront during the interview. Every foreigner I hired so far has had no complaints. A business is not a charity. The goal of all businesses is to maximize profit and minimize costs. The high costs of living in Singapore is used by locals to justify higher wages. This rationale is irrelevant in business terms. The same high costs means we have less budget for wages thus we have to pay our workers less! The only rational argument for demanding higher wages is to provide correspondingly more value. Put yourself in my shoes, a fresh grad demands $X, another is willing to work for $X but comes with plenty of industry experience, who will you take? Two equally-qualified candidates with one asking for a lower wage, who will you take? Singaporeans need to offer two to three times more value than the foreigner in order for me to justify hiring you. Plenty of Singaporeans choose not to support local shops and head to JB regularly to buy goods or services at 3x cheaper prices. Why companies can't do the same to hire foreigners locally or remotely for 3x lower wages? In this globalised world, Singaporeans can't have your cake and eat it. I chose to open my business here to support the local economy despite the higher costs. Singaporeans need to also do their part and not leave me no choice but to relocate this business elsewhere. It will be a greater loss to Singapore if this happens.

Why do girls go out with guys 1 to 1 when they have a bf? Context is I first met this girl from Uni class, got her IG, but we did not talk again until I saw her story one day she was at the same concert. I told her we should go together for concerts some day and she agreed. Talked and moved to Telegram and she eventually agreed to go out with me for coffee. But she told me halfway during the hangout she will be going out with her boyfriend and his friends for vacation. Ngl, I was shocked and almost did not know what to say. Note she did not mention she had a bf at all throughout and no indication of it on her IG or Telegram profile pic at all. Anyway, we agreed to go out again because I was also curious who is her bf. I asked her whether her bf was comfortable with us hanging out 1 to 1. She replies yes and he knew me as we are from the same course, but did not want to reveal him as he wanted his privacy and was sure I would know him if she said. Anyway, I told her we shouldn't hangout 1 to 1 anymore since it might give wrong ideas to her bf even though she insisted her bf was fine and secure with it. (real reason is I find myself catching feelings and didn't think it would end well) But also told her we can still hangout as a group with friends and she can still text me if she needed anything. Not sure if I did the right thing but just wanted to get this off my chest and puzzled why girls do this. (probably just saw me as friend and not a threat to their r/s but still 1 to 1 might give off wrong idea)

I have a story to tell and please let me know your thoughts. I was with this guy for more than 3 years. We met through a gaming event. We started a relationship after hanging out a few times, but later I found out that he actually had a girlfriend for 8 years. Eventually, the girlfriend broke up with him after discovering he cheated. I managed to talk to the girlfriend after their breakup. She told me that he had been cheating on her many times, and this time she decided to end it because all her friends knew he cheated on her. Despite knowing this, because I loved him so much, I continued the relationship with him, even though it wasn’t official because he didn’t want it to be. To this day, he still doesn’t know that I knew about his then-girlfriend. Fast forward 2 years later, I found out that he had a new girlfriend. So, all this time, he kept saying he didn’t want an official girlfriend yet, but he was just treating me like a fool. I didn’t confront him, waiting for him to tell me the truth. But one week later, I noticed that I might be expecting. I told him about it, and his reaction shocked me. He wanted me to remove it as soon as possible. I was furious and confronted him about his new girlfriend. He blamed me for stalking him and blocked me without any apology.

Adding on to #108767. Don't neglect the campuses outside Kent Ridge too. Although some of the food options at main campus are alittle more wallet friendly than what we get at the satellite campuses, I agree that there is an increase in major f&b chains where profit becomes the primary objective. The satellite campuses do not get many f&b options and the vendors brought in are not up to standard and prices are exorbitant. Walking out to eat becomes a norm but the food options around the area are even more expensive in some cases (even with staff discount). I hope some attention can be given to satellite campuses to also protect our wallets because we are also from the same payroll and same job grades.