Bigshot Bloggers & Their Bullshit
admin In ancient China, Buddhist monks were supposed to be celibate, vegetarian and teetotalers. What if a monk who preached abstinence from sex, meat and alcohol were caught feasting on meat,…
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Land Of The Free
Model: Da, a Thai student studying in Singapore I used to know almost every nook and cranny in the city of Chiangmai. I was practically living there 25-28 years ago.…
Do They Really Want Him?
Mothership posted this rather eye-catching piece on Facebook on Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay Tshering who is Prime Minister of the Himalayan kingdom on weekdays and a freelance doctor on weekends.…
What Divides Us
My son will be taking his national exams this year. Not being academic enough to further his education in the realm of doctrines, I’ve been ruminating over less demanding, more…
Bullshit From Sacred Cows
March has been quite a month so far. On the very first day, I turned 55 and wasted no time to request for my $5,000 from CPF Board. Some people…
Because Oprah Says So
For any author, an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show or the mere mention of a book by Oprah Winfrey is an almost guaranteed path to stardom. It’s also an…
Snaking Around The Real Issues
Dear Dr Lee, First of all, allow me to congratulate you on a most valiant attempt to inject life and laughter into a parliamentary session in Singapore after all that…
Dangerous Women & The Guilty Part About Being Innocent
Story A This happened 30 years ago. A friend of mine was working in a government agency. It was his first job. One evening, as he was about to leave…
Passing The Year
It has been 9 years since I travelled alone to Vietnam and China during Chinese New Year, leaving my family behind. It was a therapeutic trip. My thoughts and feelings…
Fundamentally Inhumane
In the wake of NSman Aloysius Pang’s death, historian and well-known government critic Dr Thum Ping Tjin made a scathing remark that may raise a few eyebrows. Inhumane? Well, yes.…