Can you make a sentence using 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10? Here’s how a Singaporean would form the sentence using 1 to 10 and, better still, from 10 back to 1: 1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so I panic and 4 down. The… Read More »
Banks and post offices remain open through the weekend in Shenzhen. That’s right, they are open seven days a week. Back home in Singapore, this level of service is unheard of. Banks, post offices and many other public institutions are open at most six days a week. The funny thing is, some months ago, I… Read More »
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No, this exchange did not occur in a Hollywood movie, a la The Devil’s Advocate. Instead, it came during the cross-examination of Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong by opposition politician Chee Soon Juan in a defamation suit brought on by the Lees for an allegedly defamatory article published in SDP’s publication “Demokrat” in April… Read More »
In the aftermath of Malaysia’s election, a blogger by the name of Lee Lilian asked in one of her posts (“A new Malaysia, when will it be our turn?“): Will this election change Singaporeans’ perception/ mindset? Will it have a positive impact for the opposition in Singapore? Has it awaken our people and make them… Read More »