No More Free Plastic Bags For Grocery Shopping
admin When my son was in primary school, the school would send notifications to parents printed on A4 paper tucked into the student’s communication handbook. Then, they decided to “go green”.…
Renting Out Ridout Road
Most Singaporeans have not even heard of Ridout Road before it became a hot topic. Questions and eyebrows were raised when the sizes of our two of our ministers’ residences…
Not Just About Winning – George Goh Ching Wah
Embattled comedian Jocelyn Chia said that her jokes were taken out of context. I don’t know about that, but she did something that even the most popular and influential opposition…
Lest We Forget The Tiananmen Heroes (and villains)
May 1989. An unexpected act of defiance came from General Xu Qin Xian. You won’t find his name in Baidu. On 20 May 1989, General Xu Qin Xian 徐勤先, commander…
放生 On Vesak Day
It’s Vesak Day! The temples are thronged with devotees and the beaches in China are strewn with the freshwater fish. Let’s do good and do together. Sounds familiar? Yes, we’ll…
Morals In The New World Order
There has been much talk about the “new world order”. Having lived through the 1980s, there is a sense of deja vu for me. Back then, most people believed that…
Fear Of AI
We Singaporeans are constantly living in fear of change or displacement from our rightful stations in our own society. Somehow we still survive. I’ve often wondered if it’s because those…
Michelle Yeoh & Lee Lung Kei
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…
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…