Category: People
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There goes the neighbourhood
This week my sister and family came back from Toronto for the summer, and one of the first couple of things she asked was whether Jet Li had moved into our mother’s neighbourhood yet. I said I didn’t think so, because wild monkeys that roam the area haven’t been poached for medicinal purposes yet. Lately,…
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Taxi driver’s good turn
We all know that the worst drivers in Singapore are those that drive a cab. They change lanes without signaling, stop where it clearly says no stopping, brake suddenly before that, and generally get on your nerves when you share the road with them. But fair’s fair, and I have to tell you about this…
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AWARE: For All Women
AWARE: For All Women Make your vote count.
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State of the nation
Almost every other blog post this month has been about the baby, so Naomi and I have endeavoured to keep abreast (breastfeeding pun not intended) of current news and happenings here: 1) It is heartening to note that home grown brand Cedele is spelling things as they pronounce them: 2) Just as heartening that the…
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I wasn’t AWARE but I am now
Sneaky little b*@F*$s, hor? Take advantage of a lax constitution to hijack an organisation that was previously quietly plugging away for women’s rights in Singapore. The scary thing is how the rest of us normal people haven’t until now realised the sheer number of rabid, fear mongering conservative religious zealots among our middle classes. They’ve…