Tag: 2009

  • When once the flag flew me

    Once, during NS, me and two other guys were made the battalion’s flag raising party for one of many early morning parades. This task entailed picking up the flags from the Regimental Sergeant Major’s office, checking the cords to make sure nothing was frayed, and rehearsing our marching to the flag poles at the top…

  • Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore

    The nation turns 44 this week. That’s an inauspicious number to some, but there’s always a way to turn that around and make it a little more positive. My mother-in-law tells me you could say it’s 4 + 4 = 8, and that, to the superstitious optimist, says something to the effect of “die die…

  • Local bloggers immortalised on Singapore Grand Prix street circuit!

    From I.Z.: In February, Today newspaper held its Name That Turn contest and invited everyone to come up with unique names for turns 1, 7 and 10 of Formula 1’s historic night race in the heart of the Lion City! Today, I can provide you with this exclusive, direct from the folks from Today newspaper…

  • Earth Hour

    It doesn’t take much. Just turn off every darn thing in your house and wait an hour this Saturday:

  • Busy busy busy

    No, I’m not on blogging hiatus or anything like that. I thought I’d better blog a bit so that I’ll meet whatever blogging criteria put up by the Association of Singapore Bloggers or whatever it is they’re called. Because I might want to join up before they implode. It’s just that it’s been an unbelievably…