The law is an ass* that is not permitted to sleep in a bathtub^
The alternative to ERP. Photo by NutsyFagan Yes, I am trivialising important matters. But there are things that are so trivial they can’t be ignored further. I read in the Sydney Morning Herald about a British tv station that claims to have done a survey about absurd laws in the UK that have never been […]
Horsburgh Lighthouse and other significant old buildings
Horsburgh Lighthouse was erected in 1851, and is probably one of the oldest structures (or the oldest) in Singapore that hasn’t been demolished, or converted for a purpose other than that for which it was built. That is, to house an Ah Beng who likes to high beam passing ships. Oops. Did I say “in […]
Security guards targeted because they cost too much?
If you want to speak good english, then don’t read some Straits Times headlines aloud. If not for the little whatsitcalled before the headline, I’d have been a little more curious about why ‘carrying cash without escorts’ was a consequence of a risk taken. You risk being robbed. You don’t risk carrying cash without escorts. […]
Urgent: Toxic toy alert
No, this is not another news item about made in China toys. An Australian made toy was banned today after it was found that when ingested, it metabolizes into the illegal drug known as GHB. In Queensland, a two-year old boy was hospitalised after falling unconscious from swallowing some of the beads from the “Bindeez” […]
No one thinks big of you
This anti-speeding campaign ad is targeted at young male drivers in NSW, Australia. It depicts young men driving fast to impress women and friends, who aren’t impressed and who wag their little finger to indicate that the driver has a small… y’know? As with a lot of things Australian, it’s slightly offensive and controversial, but […]