60-year-old Malaysian citizen Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh made showbiz history after becoming the first Asian woman to win Best Actress for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once at the Oscars held on 12 March 2023. People in Malaysia have responded with joy and jubilation after Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian to win […]
English tests for new citizens? Certainly. But first, let me tell a little story. It was 40 years ago in 1983. I was serving my NS at Amoy Quee Camp. I was with an infantry unit where the majority of the soldiers were Hokkien peng with an average educational level of P4. After the commanders […]
Last night, I had a dream. My friend Wang Chee Hong (not his real name) asks me for a loan to help him expand his small business. I agree and prepare to transfer the money. Then, I see him shopping for a car with his mistress. I realise that the money I am going to […]
Painful but necessary? Sounds like something a dentist would say in your nightmare, doesn’t it. So what’s new? Sim Wong Hoo, Singaporean inventor and billionaire entrepreneur known for founding Creative Technology, a designer and manufacturer of products for personal computers and personal digital entertainment devices passed away on 4 January 2023. Mr Sim served as the chairman and chief executive officer of […]
Year of revenge travel. So what’s new? Sharon Au reportedly took her first MRT ride in 27 years, some influencer got married while 8 months pregnant while another “famous” influencer with more than 300,000 fans gave birth on Christmas Day. Earlier on, Joanne Peh’s post about “cheaper” (not really) coconuts in Thailand went viral. Somehow […]
A post on buying coconut drink while holidaying in Thailand led to an exchange of views between local actress Joanne Peh and two netizens on social media. Peh, who is married to actor Qi Yuwu and has two children with him, recently posted several photos of their family vacation in Thailand. About a week ago, […]
MOHH, the holding company of Singapore’s public healthcare clusters said in response to TODAY’s queries that it is seeking to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three years. This plan was “uncovered” when Prof Jeremy Lim from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health shared a screenshot of MOHH recruiting doctors from India. […]
A couple of weeks ago, I posted something from the Three Kingdoms. The famous physician Hua Tuo, died in prison in 208 AD. Guan Yu was struck in the arm by a poisoned arrow and Hua Tuo performed surgery on him in 220 AD. Not many people have taken notice of this. So what actually […]
A friend of mine used to carry an amulet in the form of an empty cartridge with her. It was like a lucky charm and had a couple of holes drilled through it to attach a chain. After she stopped wearing it, she kept it in her bag and like many of us, she forgot […]