Month: July 2012

  • Help The Workers Who Help Build Our Country

    It is a tragic day today with two workers dead and several others injured in a scaffolding collapse at an MRT station construction site. It is also a time to spare a thought for the thousands of migrant workers who do these tough, low-paying and sometimes dangerous jobs building our country’s infrastructure. For as long…

  • Kai and Kai Finally Meet

    Kai is three plus and so is Kai. But because they live on opposite sides of the world, this past weekend was the first time they’ve met. You cannot make this shit up: My schoolmate Colin Goh’s kid was born 7:45pm EST on 3 April 2009 in New York. Our son was born 7:15am in…

  • Turning A Health Scare Into A New Lifestyle

    A month ago now, we went to Bangkok for a complete health check at a hospital famous for their health check packages. There are comparable packages available in Singapore in terms of price, but there’s nothing like the setup they have there. In this Bangkok hospital, batteries of X-ray and other diagnostic machines line luxuriously…

  • Talking Cock in Parliament II: Malulah Singapura

    It was great to be part of Talking Cock in Parliament again, though I was slightly taken aback by the sheer demand of the public. People actually turned up at 2pm to get tickets for the event. Spoil market! There were very disappointed people who were not part of the 170 allowed in the Old…

  • Randall Tan Runs To Fight Cancer

    Our good friend Randall is running his second 10km race (The Pocari Sweat Run) this Sunday to raise funds for the Singapore Cancer Society. Please support him if you can wake up early enough to cheer him on, or simply show your support by donating to the cause he’s running for. Randall’s set a target…