The legacy of Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady and erstwhile powerful political figure in the Philippines, left behind “only” 1,060 pairs of shoes at Malacanang Palace.
Tag Archives: mindboggling stuff
Swiss standard of living? My foot!
The price of million-dollar salaries for Singapore ministers…
Mindboggling quotes by Lee Kuan Yew
“If I have to shoot 200,000 students to save China from another 100 years of disorder, so be it.” – Lee Kuan Yew endorsing the Tiananmen massacre, Straits Times, 17 August 2004 “If you are a troublemaker… it’s our job to politically destroy you. Put it this way. As long as JB Jeyaratnam for what… Read More »
Mindboggling quotes about PSP and PS3
“Consider us your own personal psp hype machine, here to help you wage a holiday assault on ur parents, girl, granny, boss – whoever – so they know what you really want.”From alliwantforxmasisapsp.com, Sony’s appalling (and now defunct) fake fansite purportedly written by two young PSP enthusiasts trying to persuade young Web browsers to buy… Read More »
Mindboggling statistics
1 Singaporean commits suicide everyday on average. 70% of those who commit suicide in Singapore are between 20 and 49 years of age. They kill themselves mainly because of “financial commitments, having stress at work, caring for the elderly and the children at home”. (AFP, 8 September 2003) 18 divorces take place on average in… Read More »
You $pin Me Round
Once again, Lee Kuan Yew is trying to spread FUD when he said that it is “absurd” for Singaporeans to quarrel about ministerial pay and warned that Singapore would suffer if the government could not pay competitive salaries. “Your security will be at risk and our women will become maids in other people’s countries,” he… Read More »