Because Oprah Says So
admin 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.…
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…