Again, it’s that time of the year when I look back and wonder. I returned to the writing/publishing business in early 2013. In the blink of an eye, it’s going to be 2 years already. I must say that after all these years of hibernation, the rude awakening from the “new normal” wasn’t a pleasant […]
Former presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock said on Friday that he was uninvited from a Chinese New Year party organised by the People’s Association (PA) at the Istana this weekend. Slated to be held this Sunday, the former People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament said in a Facebook post on Friday morning that he […]
Fellow blogger and taxi driver James Lim received a warning letter from his taxi company for reckless driving and driving at a dangerous speed, causing a serious accident – infractions which could seriously affect his performance incentives. But what really happened. Thanks to a high tech online platform called blogging, James could tell his side […]
So what’s new? Gilbert Goh, who organised the protest against public transport fee hikes on 25th Jan 2014 at Hong Lim Park didn’t go ahead with the burning our poor transport minister’s effigy after receiving a stern warning from the police who are probably still suffering from Arsonphobia after their patrol cars have been set […]
Post by Chan Joon Yee. © Chan Joon Yee New Book! Making Sense of the Three Kingdomns
Born Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson on 27 October 1978 in Singapore, Vanessa Mae started her career as a new age violinist in Britain when she was still in her early teens. I remember seeing her on TV some 20 years ago. Offering more eye candy than music, it was clear to everyone that she could never […]
Whenever I come back to Singapore from abroad, I feel like I’m back in the domes in Gardens by the Bay. The conditions are perfectly set: humidity, temperature, fertiliser, the eco-system. But if we are perfectly honest about ourselves, this is actually an unreal environment, because nowhere else in the world is like that. That’s […]
With a calm mind and under the most peaceful conditions, almost everyone will say that violence is bad. Nobody will regard an emotional person as someone “cool”. But let’s take the hypothetical situation of someone beating up your child, your parent or a loved one. What would you do? Stand there, assess the situation, then […]
I was only a few months old during Singapore’s racial riots in 1964. The closest I got to a riot was during one visit to Nepal. I think it was 10 years ago. Nepalese students staged a demonstration against the government. The police accidentally shot and killed one student. On the day I arrived in […]
Like me, my son is grumpy when it’s hot. The other day, as we were walking in the sun, he said something interesting. “Daddy, this weather is too hot. I want a place without summer. Can Earth switch positions with Mars?” It’s weird how this kid’s mind works, but if one has to keep crossing […]