Year: 2010
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Happy hour
After my haircut, I bumped into a Secondary Four classmate at Holland Village. It’s amazing how we still recognized each other instantly (maybe it’s the haircut) after more than 20 years. So he asks me, “Where you heading, man?” “To buy some bread and then go home”. He laughs and says, “Aiyah, I thought you…
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The fight to finish holiday leftovers
We’ve had all manner of turkey and ham sandwiches in the last couple of weeks, and I’m proud to announce that we’ve finished the tasty stock we made from the huge turkey carcass. Trying to clear our fridge by eating the stuff that’s in it before they expire is no mean feat, given that Naomi’s…
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Extending race
More on the country’s obsession with “race”, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow writes: as far as this racial labelling in Singapore officialdom is concerned, we should all just tick the ‘Others’ box — and carry on From her post, I went on to read Alex Au’s (Yawning Bread) study on the matter, and as I suspected: What was…
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Imported traditions
Did I already mention that Kai can stand? Well, he can, among the many other things he seems to be picking up (literally and otherally) on a daily basis. Before the New Year, we also received Naomi’s updated copy of her family register from Tokyo, which now includes Kai and myself (my name being recorded…
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Forced to pay to watch crap
For some reason, our national broadcaster finds the time to justify the collection of tv licence fees. It makes me really angry. And don’t tell me the UK charges are higher. They have the BBC. We… OMG where do I start? From Wikipedia: Even though Singapore’s only television broadcaster, MediaCorp, is technically not a public…