why wy?

As CEOs are being given a bad name by gold taps and chauffeurs, here's a refreshing honest spin by the NTUC Income head honcho.

Mr Tan Kin Lian says:
I fly by economy class, including long distance travel
I drive a 8 year old Mercedes E200 and will keep it for a few more years.
He also claims to earn about half what most CEOs make, although he does not provide any figures.

When he first started his blog, people wondered if it was really him or a savvy PR department. But it is written in a really simple down-to-earth style, the author of the blog comes across as someone you could sit down and have teochew porridge with, as opposed to a posh nosh kind of guy.

Still on the topic of the media, this made me go hmmm.
A twice-convicted paedophile was released on parole, but the authorities refused to release any current pictures or address details. The Herald Sun tabloid promptly cracked into action and their next day headline was Mr Baldy Found, which had pictures of the man (who is not bald incidentally), where he lived etc etc. The police quickly moved him elsewhere. It is a valid concern of the parents, because there were schools and childcare centres nearby, and the man did go straight for the kiddies after his first jail sentence. But then again, it must be really hard to rebuild your life if nobody wants you as a neighbour. As for the paper's role in it, is it a case of investigative journalism: western model, or moral crusade? While the law protects victims, it's a murky area when it comes to the convicted.

And I'm obviously in the wrong profession, a former chiropractor just won $7.5m in a poker competition. Damn the rich bastards.