Year: 2013
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Dementia In The Family
I think it must have been more than 15 years ago when my father began showing signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. We used to joke about how his two major symptoms then – forgetfulness and constipation – meant that he could never remember the last time he went to the toilet. Things only started getting awry…
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Home Team Festival 2013
I have something to recommend for a weekend family activity: The Home Team Festival 2013 kicks off tomorrow 1pm, 8 Nov 2013 and runs till Sunday 10 Nov. Held at the huge Singapore Expo Hall 4, it’s packed with more family-friendly activity than an amusement park. And unlike Universal Studios, this one is free. I…
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Hardware, Heartware and Headwear
The Facebook group “Love My Country Love My Hijab” is a discussion we’ve avoided for too long. It’s time we brought it out into the open and be bold but careful in declaring what our principles are as a nation. It seems to me that we parade terms like “multiculturalism” and “racial harmony” while actually…
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Fixing Low Wages: Buck Also Stops At Employers’
Out of curiosity, I attended the Ordinary Delegates’ Conference of the National Trades Union Congress at Far Far Away Country Club (Orchid Country Club) on Tuesday. As with many things to do with Singapore, there’s little pomp and ceremony to do with these things if you were to compare with our neighbouring countries: it is…
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A Few Perfect Days On Vacation
Nikoi Island gave us a perfect beach holiday a couple of months ago. If you haven’t heard of the place, it’s ok. We’d rather not have so many people know about it. Its only other presence on social media besides its own website is its TripAdvisor profile and FB page, and it’s really quite difficult…