After two years of border closures, Singapore opened its borders with Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL). However, many Singaporeans may be still hesitant to travel while the pandemic continues with Omicron and potential new variants. Travel anxiety may be very real, especially for older folks who may not be familiar with travel procedures, language and navigating around new environments. One VTL destination has been closely watched by my family: Australia. The birth of the family’s first grandchild meant that we were anxiously waiting for the Australia VTL to open up. Thankfully, the Australia VTL Australia was not derailed by the Omicron variant and my mum (Grandmother) and I made our plans to travel to Australia as the first family representatives to visit Baby S in February 2022. Read Als

Working >50% time at home with minimal social gathering and meet-ups with friends, 2021 sped by like a rocket.  I am not an artistic person and never imagine that I will be doing ART every week...(before going back to office).Stayed in hospital for a week (not covid).  This was a wake-up call for me. I start exercising 4-5 days a week, when not going back to office. Do feel improvement in personal health and fitness.  Well, time to do a final review on my portfolio's performace in 2021.Top 30 positions of my portfolio at end 2021:1. SGX2. ParkwayLife Reit3. UOB4. Keppel DC Reit5. OCBC6. FCT7. Frasers L&C Tr8. AIMS APAC Reit9. CapitaLand I Comm Tr10. Mapletree Com Tr11. Mapletree Indust Tr12. Ascendas Reit13. Keppel Corp14. SPH Reit15. Suntec Reit16. CDL HT

Listed in 1999, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) operates 39 airports throughout Malaysia. They include five international, 16 domestic, and 18 short take-off and landing airports (STOLports). It also owns and operates Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. At the same time, it is involved in the retail business of duty free and nondutiable goods at selected airports in Malaysia. As the interstate travel restrictions in Malaysia were recently lifted, this stock has gained more attention.  Here are 10 things I learned from the 2021 MAHB AGM. 1. Revenue plunged 64.2% year-on-year to RM1.9 billion in 2020 as MAHB recorded a net loss after tax for the first time at RM1.1 billion in 2020. Passenger movement plummeted 69.6% from 141.2 million in 2

2020 was an unprecedented year. Many of us never expect that the medical advancement of mankind would ever face another pandemic like the Spanish flu 100 years ago...   Well, time to do a final review on my portfolio's performace in 2020.Top 30 positions of my portfolio at end 2020:1. SGX2. ParkwayLife Reit3. UOB4. FCT5. Keppel DC Reit6. OCBC7. CICT8. Frasers L&C Tr9. SATS10. AIMS APAC Reit11. Keppel Corp12. Mapletree Com Tr13. Ascendas Reit14. CDL HTrust15. Suntec Reit16. SingTel17. SPH Reit18. Capitaland19. Keppel InfraTr20. Starhill Global Reit21. VICOM22. Bukit Sembawang23. Netlink NBN Tr24. Sembcorp Indust25. ST Engg26. SIA Engg27. ARA LOGOS Log Tr28. Cromwell Reit Euro29. Frasers Property30. AstreaIVB4.35%Total dividends collected in 2020: $15,399.93Average monthly