Year: 2013
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Vale, Mr Ong Boon Wah Alias “Chin Peng”
The infamous leader of the Malayan Communist Party and one-time most wanted public enemy of the British Far East died aged 90 in Bangkok, denied a request to die in his home town in Perak. Appointed leader of the MCP at age 22, he first fought in a guerrilla resistance against the Japanese Occupation forces…
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Are We Outsourcing Our Social Responsibility?
A couple of weeks back I was invited to speak on a panel discussing a Clean & Green Singapore. I said agreed because I had always wanted to meet Sivasothi, one of Singapore’s leading environmentalists. We’ve known of each other since the term “blog” was invented, but for reasons uninvestigated, we had never actually met.…
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Tony And Antonia Bennett In Singapore
There’s something quite special happening on Wednesday night (11 Sep) – the legendary Tony Bennett sings with Antonia at the Star Performing Centre at 8pm. Sure he’s sung songs with other stars like Faith Hill, k.d. lang, but there’s always something special about a Dad and Daughter Duet. Tickets are available on Sistic. Go get…
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It Is Our Anniversary Today
We sneak peeks at little thrills, we weather some rough patches, but mostly, we ride the mundane. We are in such a groove. I am the luckiest man to have married a beautiful person who is responsible for all of my happiness and success. I love you Naomi.
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The Future Looks Straight And Narrow
Good job on tweaking Medisave/Medishield; PSLE; Changi Airport. But we cannot keep treating GLBT, singles, unwed and divorced parents as second class citizens. Being GLBT single, unwed or divorced does not diminish their potential to fulfil their so-called roles in society. But pegging housing affordability to officially heterosexually married status states the opposite. Just as…