Voicing The Beetle
Put a brand new car on public display, get one comic actor and one comic writer in a control room that allows them to talk to the occupants of the car, hilarity ensues. That was the formula the organizers thought of the past fortnight, and they were right. Chua Enlai and myself had so much […]
I Quit And Stayed Quit
It’s been awhile since I’ve quit smoking, and it never ceases to amaze me how easily I quit and how quickly I quit. I was lucky though. My wife and I were both heavy smokers, going through roughly a pack a day at the peak. It must have been terrible for non-smoking visitors to come […]
Downtown Line Accident Donation To Close
At 2359hrs on Friday, 27 July, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) will stop collecting donations for the victims of last week’s Downtown Line construction site accident. If donations marked “Bugis MRT accident” are still received after the deadline, the organization will email the donor asking whether he/she would like a refund or if the donation […]
Help The Workers Who Help Build Our Country
It is a tragic day today with two workers dead and several others injured in a scaffolding collapse at an MRT station construction site. It is also a time to spare a thought for the thousands of migrant workers who do these tough, low-paying and sometimes dangerous jobs building our country’s infrastructure. For as long […]
Kai and Kai Finally Meet
Kai is three plus and so is Kai. But because they live on opposite sides of the world, this past weekend was the first time they’ve met. You cannot make this shit up: My schoolmate Colin Goh’s kid was born 7:45pm EST on 3 April 2009 in New York. Our son was born 7:15am in […]