International Women’s Day
admin women’s liberation – how far can you go? It’s International Women’s Day today. First and foremost, I need to admit that women are as capable as men and ought to…
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Recycle? Reuse? Reclaim Kranji Forest?
So what’s new? In the wake of Brice Li’s shocking revelation on Facebook, JTC Corporation announced that the forest in question was “erroneously” cleared. Here’s the story. Facebook user Brice…
Happy New Year & Myanmar In Reverse
Before I get serious, let me wish everyone who has been following my blog all these years a happy new year. I had my second Covid-19 shot on 4 February…
Sumsung’s Free Gifts With Strings Attached
*important update Samsung now delivers their free gifts to you in a very special way. But free gifts have a very different meaning nowadays. You probably don’t even need to…
Uniquely Singapore’s Litany of Ironies
Singapore is a land of ironies. It is also a place where SOPs and protocols must be followed to the letter, especially in the public sector. I remember an incident…
Happy Hawkership
I’m passionate about cooking and I’m pretty good at making Singapore’s favourite breakfast – carrot cake. Those who have been following me @ravenous_writer and drchanskitchen.com would be quite familiar with…
Slippery Slope
When I first installed the TraceTogether app, I was somewhat excited by it. Sitting on a bus, I could tell from the app that there were 14 other active devices…
Precision Pencils & Surgical Masks
It has been raining non-stop over the weekend, swelling our waterways, toppling trees, triggering mudslide and causing some cars to be submerged in some very big ponds. It’s excellent weather…
Looking Back In Pandemic Wonder
It is that time of the year again; to look back in wonder. How did we survive 2020? A pandemic swept across the globe, triggering panic and lockdowns. Our circuit…