Tag: Singapore

  • Three More Interesting Facts About Singapore

    1. Singapore is home to 3,971 species of vascular plants, 364 species of birds, 295 species of butterflies, 98 species of reptiles, 52 species of mammals, 28 species of amphibians, and 255 species of hard corals. 2. A two-part episode of Hawaii Five-O was filmed in Singapore, featuring a thrilling scene on the Sentosa Cable…

  • Brylcreem to unveil new Presidential line of hair products

    I found out this morning on Twitter that Tony Tan had filed his papers for the presidency. If he is elected, he might be the first President to actually know exactly how much there are in the country’s reserves. Is that a good thing or not?

  • Yahoo! Blog Post: Polling Day reflections

    I have never seen the likes of it — people actually caring enough about Singapore politics to talk about it non-stop. I swear if I took a cab today, the driver might just go, “Ok, sir, do you mind if I just take you to your destination and not talk about politics during your ride?”……

  • I finally feel Singaporean

    I queued up to vote this afternoon, and it was, for the first time in a long, long time, a queue that comprised only Singaporeans. I haven’t been this proud to be Singaporean since we sent four swimmers to the Los Angeles Olympiad in 1984. Oh wait, that was when I was proud to be…

  • Your vote is secret, and your vote counts

    Come Saturday, vote bravely, vote wisely and vote without fear.