新加坡国家银行骗钱
Spotted this banner along the junction of Queen Victoria Street and Des Voeux Road in Central. At least people in Hong Kong can voice out if they think they are screwed. How about you, Singaporeans?
Author Archives: 5tephen 4eo
Cathay Pacific sex scandal
Airborne Sex, Mile High Club, or whatever. What’s the big deal with that? The bigger scandal is not the sex itself. According to sources (as usual, unnamed), the air stewardess involved in the recent Cathay Pacific airborne sex scandal has either resigned or been dismissed. No big surprise here. Only thing is, the pilot on… Read More »
危机=商机?
Many foreign businessmen and commentators have observed that the word for crisis in Chinese consists of the characters for danger (危) as well as opportunity (机). Their point is that, unlike pessimistic Westerners, the Chinese sees crises as opportunities for improvement. However, the etymology of 危机 does not support this popular wisdom. In most context,… Read More »
Singapore presidential election
Since every Tan, Tan & Tan jostling for power these days seems to be fighting for photo-op riding MRT/bus or saving damsel/enfant terrible in distress, I presume the rest of the minions in Singapore should be concerned about being taken for a ride. So here’s a video dedicated to the privilege few who are the… Read More »
The real difference between men and women
Girl: Honey, can you bring me my orchid purse, it’s on my bed. Guy: Which purse again? Girl: The orchid one, it matches my lavender shirt. Guy: …. Related stuff: 男女之间 Man & Woman, geographically speaking How men and women shower differently
Work report
The district councillor in my area sends updates of her work to residents on a regular basis. Below are the sample pages from the 2010-11 Work Report that I received through snail mail today. This kind of report should be mandatory for all MPs in Singapore, otherwise Singaporeans will never know if their MPs are… Read More »