U-Town
There’s this large patch of grass at U-Town, NUS that was today almost completely bare, bar three Ang Moh students playing a sad game of three man touch football. If this had been on a campus in Australia, the lawn would have been chock full of students lying on it, getting some sun. There would […]
Here’s Your Chance To Get Away (Stay)
Taking a break does wonders for your physical and mental well-being. Even without taking on a spa package at the hotel we stayed at because it was, how you say it, frikkin’ expensive, the knots in my neck and upper back dissolved after one full night’s sleep (it came back after my son insisted on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]