Monthly Archives: June 2011

Make Singapore Shark Fin-Free

You know what? The number of super intelligent people among us continues to astound me. Yesterday, another letter to The Straits Times (online) FORUM made me brown my boxers again! This was written by one “Jennifer Lee (Ms), Founder Project: … Continue reading

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Make Singapore Smoke-Free!

Once in a blue moon, we come across a person so smart, so intelligent and so bright that he or she simply leaves us absolutely speechless. On June 27, a letter was published in The Straits Times (online) FORUM by … Continue reading

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Do Maids Need a Day Off?

Duh. What kind of a question is that? Is the pope catholic? Do bears shit in the woods? We all need days off. Whether we are students, hookers, hawkers, country general managers of IBM, teachers, HR managers, politicians, ministers, reporters, … Continue reading

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Retards at LinkedIn

Some idiots think that LinkedIn is another Friendster or Facebook. For their profile pictures, they put up their babies, their dogs, their soft toys, their company logos, ad nauseam. Frigging retards! Zero intellectual weight. Hey idiots – LinkedIn is a … Continue reading

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Retards at Starbucks

If you don’t intend to patronize a restaurant would you go and sit at one of their tables? I wouldn’t do that. But I notice lots of people doing that at Starbucks Orchard Point. Most of them are those working … Continue reading

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Alone Again, Unnaturally

A 76-year-old man who died on April 8 at a welfare home without any kin to claim his body has been identified as Quek Teow Chuan, a former General Election candidate and a founding member of the Reform Party who … Continue reading

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Derailment

I think I lost a friend yesterday – the poor basket case has completely derailed. Became unhinged. See what all those hocus-pocus mumbo jumbo can get you! It’s so sad. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. But yesterday, … Continue reading

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The Crime of Olga Arbyelina

I like my Nespresso pods. At US$0.55/- for a 4-gram capsule, Nespresso coffee works out to a nerve-jangling US$62/- per pound. (US$137/- per kilo) according to TIME. But life is short, and some things are worth it. So’s Andrei’s Makine’s … Continue reading

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Ice Queen

Met the Ice Queen yesterday. The outcome was bad. Got shafted. Royally. Come August, I’ll be up shit creek without a paddle. How can cold-blooded creatures like her sleep well at night?

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Old School

I’ve been approached by someone who claims that he too is an expert in change management to co-author and co-teach a Master’s degree course on the subject at a local university. I took one look at this guy and I … Continue reading

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