Tag: Singapore
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We have a serious flu epidemic, and what’s with NEA spot checks that don’t include vacant premises?
I’m wondering a little why there isn’t more alarm over what must be a full blown flu epidemic. I’ll bet more than a million people have the flu, and many of them just haven’t seen a doctor about it yet. It must be really hard not to get the flu if you had to commute…
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Two kinds of horror
I got diaper duty Sunday afternoon when we were at Paragon because Naomi was busy at some shop – so Kai and I made our way to the diaper change room at level 5 to get him cleaned up. He knows the drill, and he’s familiar with the change room, which is small, functional, and…
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A merlion in your room
They’re building a kelong-like structure around the Merlion and (wtf) turning it into a hotel suite, and this is what it’s going to look like. No word on whether they’ll keep the water running, so it’s like a spa or something. No, wait! A bidet! Japanese guests would like that! Just like in this ANA…
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The day someone said Cheebye on radio
I only ever listen to the radio while driving, or when one of our friends is hosting a radio show. But this year, the stations (except the lonely non-Mediacorp ones) have been constantly reminding listeners that radio in Singapore is 75 years old. They’ve been airing radio DJs talking about their favourite radio moments, and…
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Singapore’s Oskar Schindler
They either never taught us this in history lessons, or I just wasn’t paying attention. Thanks to a contributor on sammyboy.com, I found out that one of the heroes of the Japanese Occupation in Singapore was Japanese. Shinozaki Mamoru was a press attache with the Imperial Foreign Service and was assigned to Singapore before the…