Didn't write much at all in 2012. But the world around me recycled some of my old poems and they got a new breath of life. Recording my poetic ...
My daughter had long wanted to have a pet. Cat, dog, hamster, whatever - she wasn't fussy, as long as she got a pet. Back in March, during the school holidays, I finally relented. We went to several pet shops, looked at many different animals and after a lot of hemming and hawing, dec...
Holy cow. Singapore is doing much worse than I thought. An excerpt from the TODAY newspaper: Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing gave figures to show that incomes at the bottom continue to rise but said the Government will do more to help low-income Singap...
In 2012, the monthly income should have been more than $1,010. $1,010 would have been correct in 2002 dollars. That said, if you compare the pitiful gain at 0.1% for the bottom 20 percentile to that of top 20 percentile, you will see the glaring injustice in the system. The wealth gen...
When I read about Low Thia Kiang leaving Hougang to run for elections in Aljunied GRC, I felt fear and dismay. Low is well-known and very well-loved in Hougang, and if he had chosen to remain in Hougang, his seat in Parliament would be almost guaranteed. However, when Low comes to Alj...
Today I will tell you a story. It is a sad story, so sad that it is almost like a Taiwanese soap opera. Unfortunately, it is not fiction, but a true story. (And here are the links to prove it ). Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived in Aljunied (we don't know her real name, so...
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has a simple message for voters in the heat, dust and clamour of the election campaign - he has urged them to look at the fundamentals. In a statement issued just two days before Nomination Day, he reminded Singaporeans not to risk t...
In this article, we will look at Gilbert Koh’s “Garden City” and Margaret Atwood’s “The City Planner”, both written by two people from very different contexts and cultures, and examine how despite such differences, the two poems indisputably share distinct similarities as they comment...
@ZZ's comment's they do seem heartless. But ask yourself, in your heart. When a person acts violently as such, would you not judge? would you care if he was special need? Ask if you've ever shun someone who looked different from what people deem as normal. Yes, his comments do sound h...
