Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
It wasn’t too long ago that a lawsuit here in Singapore caught the interest of many readers. That court case was in February last year and revolved around a woman’s suit against a Catholic Church here, claiming damages over an
There’s a bit of local news here that I suspect will again have readers either shaking their heads in disgust or again crack more jokes about taxi companies in Singapore. Formatted to save space, and italics mine: Jan 12, 2010
It’s smack in the monsoon season again. There’s been heavy downpours every day, and the weather man has even projected that Singapore is going to be facing continued and sustained rainy days until the end of January. As pleasant and
There are a couple of issues in the national consciousness these few days that are regularly showing up in the local newspapers. For instance, there’s the increasing level of anxiety about Singapore citizenship and permanent residency. That issue has been
Windows 7 has been finally released just a few days ago. I wasn’t quite so “bo eng” (that’s ‘not so free’ in Hokkien, Matt :)) to have queued up at midnight to be the first in Singapore to get a
I’m not a soccer fan – but there’s a bizarre bit of news making the English soccer circuit right now. Apparently about how a young boy from the Liverpool side threw a large red balloon ball into the pitch, and
I’ve remarked here before that while photographic equipment is accessible here in Singapore, we don’t enjoy the same breadth of subjects possible. Oh, there’s that whole argument about making the best of what you have around you – and there
There’s an episode in Everybody Loves Raymond, a comedy series that we rewatch over dinner regularly where Raymond gets into hot soup after he tells a lie to his wife Debra, and when quizzed, he has to tell more lies,
I saw on The Straits Times online today an article that gave me chuckle. I wasn’t going to blog about this – I’ve been madly busy at ISATE 2009. But my elder brother sent me a forward of the same
There’s a whole gamut of issues showing up in the forum page these days, ranging from HDB Cash Over Valuations, NS enlistment dates, service levels among taxi drivers, airport terminals and airliners. One issue that’s been long running though is
One of the funniest news items to hit the newspapers yesterday came out loud and screaming in all the national dailies. The Straits Times reported: Sep 18, 2009 Truly Malaysian? Tourism Minister wants to stake claim on popular dishes By
I did the post on the Miss Singapore – World 2009 contestant not speaking terrifically good English in a bit of a rush the other day, but wasn’t intending to add to it. But there’s been a couple of news
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