Monthly Archives: May 2013

Of Interns and Outlaws

I love pictorial dictionaries. You look for a word and a picture is there. No need to use yet more words to describe a word. Very much like some restaurant menus designed for clueless ang mohs and foreign talents. In … Continue reading

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Ah Beng Sushi Chefs

Readers of this blog know that I eat at some real kick ass sushi places like Aoki and Shinji but occasionally I get dragged to some places operated by local chefs. I know of at least two very Ah Beng … Continue reading

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Singapore is Not a Prison. You are Free to Go!

I have nothing against foreigners. They add a lot of color to our lives and their presence is – according to our government – necessary for this country due to a myriad of reasons. Our government is far from perfect. … Continue reading

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These Contacts will be Deleted from my Address Book

  Once again I’ve failed to convince a close friend to activate Gmail on his smartphone. Getting him to do that is harder than pulling teeth. People who ignore my communications is a pet peeve of mine. (To be sure, … Continue reading

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Good one, Mr Rogers!

When asked by a reporter of My Paper about his worst and best investments, American investor Jim Rogers, who has been residing in Singapore since 2007, minced no words. He said “My worst was my first wife, a total waste of … Continue reading

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Time Wasters in Our Courts

In recent months we have seen how some retards, standing trial for crimes for which they were charged, wasting precious court time by opting to stand trial and then making a mockery of the judicial process through trials within trials, … Continue reading

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Be Vigilant!

On April 17th, a teenage student suffered second-degree burns on his right thigh after sitting on a “transparent liquid” – believed to be acid – at a bus stop along Bukit Batok East Avenue 3. On May 2nd, a 24-year … Continue reading

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Foreign Invasion of Singapore

Sydney’s Tetsuya has opened up Waku Ghin here. Daniel Boulard is here too. So is Joël Robuchon. So is Mario Batali (Osteria Mozza) and so was Santi Santamaria (who unfortunately died before opening night while introducing the media to his … Continue reading

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Irony – How Safe is this Safety Vehicle?

Under the Road Traffic Act, lorries cannot be used for private passenger transport. However, the Road Traffic Act provides exceptions, all of which are crap, as if not enough lives are lost this way already. Lorries should NOT be allowed … Continue reading

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