Month: April 2008

  • Rednano’s shepherd’s pie vs Google’s shepherd’s pie

    Free photo of Shepherd’s Pie, courtesy of Creative Commons search on Flickr – photo by Andy Ciordia I thought I might join the fray, notwithstanding that rednano is this week an advertiser right on top of this webpage. So SPH launches rednano with the intention of localising search results when I would have thought the…

  • Prosperity first, life second

    We saw this sign at a construction site. I think it was an MRT excavation site. It all makes sense now – “Safety first for our prosperity”. Safety’s good for business. Doesn’t slow things down. Like when the highway caves in, or when cranes collapse. Nothing to do with the lives of the workers, who…

  • A gift from who?

    Come on, if you don’t give me your tooth, I can’t give you your GST rebate The Tooth Fairy is someone who takes the tooth that has fallen out (or has been extracted then given back to you by the dentist) and replaces it with cash money, right? The Straits Times seems to think they…

  • Directions

    At what price though? Some days I feel like this country’s going to shits. There’s one fugitive on the loose, there’s one crime in a safe shopping mall, there’s one listed company that’s pissed off a hitherto loyal customer, and the most commonly used online streetdirectory is no more. The last point is something close…

  • Well, at least they’re not doing drugs

    “Son, your mother and I worked very hard to make sure we have enough money put aside for your education. It has been worth it, knowing that this money will make you learn and practice things at Republic Polytechnic that will help make the world a better place – maybe do something about climate change,…