Month: April 2013
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Vacationing Half An Hour’s Drive Away
Last week we decided we needed a break from routine, and stayed on Sentosa for an ownself-made long weekend. I never thought I’d say this, especially after years of making fun of the place as “Singapore’s Last Resort Island”, but Sentosa’s really grown on us. Well, it’s really kinda just grown, actually. There’re now so…
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The Progressive Wage Model Looks Horrible On Paper (Literally)
I am extremely impressed at NTUC Secretary-General’s aversion to Powerpoint. I would have switched off at probably the second slide or so if he had used it. Instead (you can see an example of his freehand presentation in this video at 0:53s) there was a refreshingly engaging encounter as Mr Lim Swee Say spent over…
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Welcome To Ridiculously Singapore
I propose they quickly put this in our immigration arrival cards for visitors to Singapore: Welcome to Singapore As you may know, our judiciary this week denied a Constitutional challenge to one of our very old and established pieces of an old and established piece of legislation. We wish to inform all visitors that there…
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#$*%&! Who Say We Not Happy?
A fortnight ago, mrbrown and myself visited Tekka Market. It is a happy place though you’d normally think otherwise. It’s hot, noisy, smelly and gets really crowded at peak shopping hours. So what makes people at Tekka happy? Is it because that venerable wet market has resisted the tide of change and retained its Hokkien…
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A Healthy Rivalry Gets Serious
I have to admit I haven’t been faring too well with food choices lately. I have a penchant for junk food at rehearsals and script meetings, and the recently completed Kumar show probably saw me put on a couple of kilos because of the curry puffs, fried chicken and other assorted fried foods. A post-show…