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The wait for an Olympic medal goes on for Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder, Singapore News
Top Stories Tamfitronics MARSEILLE – The Paris Olympics have been a test of skills, tactics and most importantly, patience for Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder.The 17-year-old was made to wait another day to fight for a spot on the podium after light winds resulted in the postponement of the Formula Kite final. Only one race out of up to a maximum of six was held at the Marseille Marina on Aug 8.But the two-time world champion noted that waiting was a normal part of the sport, saying: “You come to kiting and sometimes the weather doesn’t play ball, and sometimes it just doesn’t work out.“So you get used to it and I’ve been competing long enough so that it doesn’t really bother me to wait around. I mean, of course, it’s a shame to wait.”While the mixed...
From Spain to Singapore: This dental technician shares why the little red dot is ‘the only place’ he feels at home, Lifestyle News
Lifestyle On Aug 9 every year, Demetrio Leonidas Stanescu Motatu and his wife, Sarah Lim, would gather with their family to watch the National Day Parade.They even got lucky once and managed to snag tickets to watch the parade live in 2016.This year will be no different, and the family plans to head over to Leonidas' sister-in-law's place to celebrate.Despite not being from Singapore, the 50-year-old Caucasian, who was born in Germany and is a Singapore Permanent Resident, looks forward to the festivities.And now, he calls Singapore home.Lifestyle Falling in love with a SingaporeanLeonidas, who is a dental technician and actor, met Sarah online while he was still living in Spain.Sarah, a Singaporean, flew to Spain for three weeks to meet Leonidas for the first time in January 2008.They continued their long-distance relationship before Leonidas popped the question six months...
Feeling down at work? Singapore tops list of unhappiest employees among Southeast Asian countries, survey finds, Lifestyle News
Lifestyle PUBLISHED ONAugust 03, 2024 12:43 AMByAmirul RashidDo you consider yourself a happy employee?If not, it seems there are a number of Singaporean workers who are also singing the same tune.According to a survey conducted by recruitment site Jobstreet and Jobsdb by Seek, Singapore ranks the highest when it comes to how unhappy employees are at work (19 per cent).The study was conducted in May 2024 and reached out to more than 5,000 participants across Southeast Asia.Regional neighbours Malaysia (12 per cent) and the Philippines (11 per cent) take second and third spot, respectively, when it comes to unhappiness at work.Indonesia, however, sits at the other end of the spectrum with only four per cent claiming to be unhappy employees.Roughly half (53 per cent) of Singaporean participants mentioned inadequate salary and benefits to be the cause of their unhappiness...