The other day, I woke up to be greeted by the roar of a heavy downpour. An piercing, menacing howl spread like a warning siren. Tree branches were strained by the strong winds, some creaking loudly and threatening to snap. The drains were rapidly filling up and flooding was just another raindrop away. The news […]
Why Rui En? No, I didn’t dream of her. It’s just that so many comments I’ve been getting from friends as well as strangers make me feel like asking the question: “Do you know who I am?” I don’t walk around with a CV hanging around my neck and believe me, I still get friends, […]
So what’s new? The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s (EBRC) has been very diligent during this Covid-19 pandemic. Their report was released on 13 Mar 2020. There will be 31 electoral divisions, up from 29, with a total of 93 seats in Parliament, 4 more than the 89 in the House currently. Good news for opposition […]
So what’s new? The Covid-19 pandemic has reached Europe, Middle East and America. There’s panic buying everywhere. Singapore now has over 110 cases. Thailand imposed a 14-day quarantine on visitors from Singapore. Gunung Merapi, a volcano in Indonesia that I’m very familiar with, erupted violently, shooting ash 6km into the air. On a less disturbing […]
The conspiracy theory behind the Covid-19 is not new, but I think I’ll touch on it just to dispel some misconceptions and misinterpretations. Those who valiantly sweep the blame from the country of origin often underestimate the intelligence and sophistication of those who try to peer behind the curtain. They treat the folks who disagree […]
Many people enjoy Kim Huat’s videos. An alternative online persona of Mr Brown, we started off reading his blogs, then his articles in Today, one of which ruffled so many feathers in the establishment that he was called out as a “partisan player” (patently false but no consequences as they are the establishment) whose views […]
We have been vaccinated against a host of diseases since we were babies. The mechanism at work here is to expose the immune system to deactivated form the pathogen so that when the active pathogen tries to invade the body in future, the body quickly recognises it and destroys it. Vaccination immunises us against pathogens. […]
What’s even more infectious than the Wuhan virus? It’s the panic buying “virus”. Immediately after DORSCON Orange was announced, the “virus” spread throughout Singapore afflicting thousands who thronged the supermarkets to clean the shelves for 3 month’s supply of rice, instant noodles and toilet paper. Make that 1 year’s supply of toilet paper. Queues reached […]
I find it quite interesting that so many manufacturers of surgical face masks are claiming … I mean complaining that they are short on raw materials. To argue against my suggestion of deploying our NS boys to make instead of pack masks, a friend who is in academia shared a post carrying interviews with Malaysian […]
So what’s new? Early this morning, an auntie walked into a supermarket and bought every single bottle of Dettol off the shelf. The supermarket just restocked and now it’s out of stock. Brilliant “moneytocracy” there. What made our government think that we have enough supplies of masks? It’s probably the numbers. The trouble is, it’s […]