Passing The Year
admin 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.…
Survival of the Lowest
Aloysius Pang is gone. He died after sustaining serious injuries to his chest and abdomen during a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) training exercise in New Zealand. According to the Chief…
Pathetically Punggol
Some 6-7 years ago, many people in Singapore envied me for living in Punggol. There was a lot of publicity about Punggol being a place that will bring the kampung…
Void Deck Smokers
This is a true story with some of the details changed/invented. I first met F when she was a little girl in P5. She was my neighbour’s daughter, a cocky,…
Is There A Name For This Condition?
It has been a little more than 2 weeks since our return from Incredible India. The kids are back in school and still recovering from the harsh assault on all…
Looking Back In Wonder
It’s finally 2019 and as a custom, I’m writing another installment of Looking Back in Wonder. There is always something to say when we bid farewell to one year and…
Old Queenstown
Blk 39A in 2009 NTUC behind Blk 39A By then, most of the shops at Blk 39A have been removed. A void deck remained. The provision shop facing NTUC was…
Amos Yee & His Bullshit
I was one of those who sympathised with Amos Yee when he was taken to task for “insulting Christians” in that first video that brought him worldwide fame. I was…
Bigshot Bloggers & Their Bullshit
Images like this are still captured for advertising purposes, but the ones who are driving the advertising industry nowadays are young ladies who document their spending sprees and share their…