Michelle Yeoh & Lee Lung Kei
admin 60-year-old Malaysian citizen Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh made showbiz history after becoming the first Asian woman to win Best Actress for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once at…
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Saving Private Elangovan – English Tests For New Citizens
English tests for new citizens? Certainly. But first, let me tell a little story. It was 40 years ago in 1983. I was serving my NS at Amoy Quee Camp.…
Who Signed The Blank Cheque?
Last night, I had a dream. My friend Wang Chee Hong (not his real name) asks me for a loan to help him expand his small business. I agree and…
Painful But Necessary
Painful but necessary? Sounds like something a dentist would say in your nightmare, doesn’t it. So what’s new? Sim Wong Hoo, Singaporean inventor and billionaire entrepreneur known for founding Creative…
Looking Back In Wonder 2022 – a year of revenge travel
Year of revenge travel. So what’s new? Sharon Au reportedly took her first MRT ride in 27 years, some influencer got married while 8 months pregnant while another “famous” influencer…
Humble Brag, Virtue Signal, Joanne Peh and Big Boss P
A post on buying coconut drink while holidaying in Thailand led to an exchange of views between local actress Joanne Peh and two netizens on social media. Peh, who is…
Importing Cheaper Doctors
MOHH, the holding company of Singapore’s public healthcare clusters said in response to TODAY’s queries that it is seeking to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three…
Ghosting & Making Fakes Believable
A couple of weeks ago, I posted something from the Three Kingdoms. The famous physician Hua Tuo, died in prison in 208 AD. Guan Yu was struck in the arm…
Local Values vs Global Values, Joseph Schooling & Wang Lei
A friend of mine used to carry an amulet in the form of an empty cartridge with her. It was like a lucky charm and had a couple of holes…