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Dewdrop Notes 露语

social commentaries on Singapore and more by Singaporean writer Chan Joon Yee

Dewdrop Notes 露语

social commentaries on Singapore and more by Singaporean writer Chan Joon Yee

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  • About The Author
    • Better a Whore Than a Concubine
    • Curiosity & Passion
    • Like a Dewdrop
    • My Greatest Influencer
    • Worlds Apart
  • Managing Facebook Woke
    • Business Is Always Personal and Political in China.
    • Chinese Patriots
    • Drugs and the PLA
    • Empire & Knowledge
    • Exiled Chinese Author 马健
    • Forensic Pathology
    • Four Legs Good , Two Legs Better
    • Hamas
    • Men Are Neanderthals
    • No Peace Without War?
    • Not Enforcing Laws Because it Would be Inconvenient
    • Nuclear Holocaust Averted by Soviet Soldier
    • Russia + China = Trouble
    • Russia’s Claim On Ukraine
    • Shame On The Woke
    • Start-ups Then and Now
    • State Sponsored Fake News
    • Terrorism Rebranded As Humanitarian
    • The First Heavenly King – 洪秀全
    • The Value of the Useless
    • Theranos – how some fraudulent practices persist
    • They Call It “Western Media”
    • Ukraine Fights Back
    • Uniquely Chinese?
    • Western and Independent Media
    • Who Represents The Real China?
    • Why Singapore will never have a Richard Branson
    • Winter is Coming by Gary Kasparov
    • You Won’t Know When You’ll End Up on the other side
    • 一千个失败的理由
    • 何谓正能量?
    • 张冠李戴
  • About Dewdrops
  • Book Reviews
    • A Tale of Two Cities – Singapore & JB
    • Asian Ghost Stories and more
    • Journey In Blue
    • Mahadeva, Pioneer Of Journalism In Early Singapore
    • Neither Civil Nor Servant – the Philip Yeo Story
    • Reluctant Editor
    • Saint Jack by Paul Theroux
    • Singapore’s Study Mama
    • The Immolation by Goh Poh Seng
    • The Quah Kim Song Story
  • Chan Joon Yee The Adventurer
  • Singapore’s Ultimate Rebel, Chua Lam 蔡澜
    • A Colourful Life Is A Life Well Lived
    • Chua Lam Love & Sex
    • Chua Lam On Banishing Stress
    • Chua Lam Q&A
    • Chua Lam, Twilight Years
    • Chua Lam’s Biography In Motion
    • Chua Lam’s China Q&A
    • Chua Lam’s Philosophy
    • I Decide To Live Interestingly by Chua Lam 我决定活得有趣
    • Love & Marriage
    • My Inspiration
    • Chua Lam Looking Back
    • Chua Lam On Puer Tea
    • Being Alive And Having Lived
    • Chua Lam’s Views On Morality
    • Farewell To Chuan Lam’s Brother 蔡萱
  • Uniquely Singapore?
    • What Being Kiasu Really Means?
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Upskill To Make $2 Laksa

admin January 7, 2025 No Comments

Good news. A 50-year-old Singaporean had successfully “upskilled” after being retrenched as a manager. He is now a hawker selling $2 laksa at a hawker centre, according to a report…

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Happy New Year

admin January 2, 2025 No Comments

Nothing much to say before ending 2025. Suffice to say that 2024 has not been a very good year. Sadly, we can’t POFMA Lawrence Wong when he said that our…

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NRIC Debacle: Gaslighting at its best

admin December 23, 2024 No Comments

Acra rolled out its new Bizfile portal on 9 Dec 2024. The database now allowed the public to access full NRIC numbers via a search for free. Under ACRA’s previous…

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Me Anti-China?

admin December 14, 2024 No Comments

Yesterday, I was somewhat taken aback by an “adjective” used to describe me – “anti-China”. I think some clarification is in order. Most of us do things with a purpose.…

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Interpol Red Notice

admin December 9, 2024 No Comments

Boys and girls. It’s still important to read the news as we can learn new things every day. The latest term I’ve learned is Interpol Red Notice. What is Interpol…

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Why Worry, PAP?

admin November 26, 2024 No Comments

At the PAP conference held on 24 November 2024, PM Lawrence Wong said that the party must “come out in front” to explain its policies, engage Singaporeans on the issues…

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Ken Arok & The Cursed Kris of Mpu Gandring

admin October 24, 2024 No Comments

The Rajasa Dynasty was founded by former criminal Ken Arok and it united the whole of Java during the 13th century. Legend had it that Ken Arok, a former criminal…

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But People Don’t Want Freedom

admin October 14, 2024 No Comments

So what’s new? Former minister Iswaran has been sentenced to 12 months in prison – more than what the prosecution recommended. We won’t hear from him for a while. That’s…

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Forgiving, Forgetful Or Just Too Busy?

admin October 2, 2024 No Comments

Singapore experienced its worst MRT disruption in the railway’s 37-year history last week when a withdrawn train derailed on last Wednesday, 25th September 2024. The breakdown affected about 2.1 million…

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Healing The Divide ? Geno Ong’s Death

admin September 9, 2024 No Comments

The Online Citizen Singapore woman’s suicide amidst legal battle raises concerns over legal system Singapore A Singaporean woman, Geno Ong, posted a suicide note before taking her own life, accusing…

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