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Joe Biden: US veep not the wisest man in the Occident
Dear Mr Joe Biden,Sup from Singapore! Big fan.Loved your walk-on on Parks And Rec. Totes hilar.You’re just killing this Vice-President of the United States thing. Air five!So here’s the deal.About a...
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When you've lost Mr Brown, you've lost mainstream Singapore
In American public discourse, there's this theory that "When you’ve lost Jon Stewart, you’ve lost Middle America".On Mr Brown's blog yesterday, Singapore's Blogfather pretty much came out and whacked...
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Online petitions: Bad news, good news for Han Hui Hui
In the wake of Hecklegate, someone has created an online petition to "revoke Han Hui Hui's Singapore citizenship", which now has more than 4,000 supporters.Wait, online petitions are still a thing?Does...
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Joseph Schooling, Roy and Hui Hui: Maybe we need a Manual Of Obedience
Not quite The Anarchist Cookbook.There’s something oxymoronic about a Manual Of Disobedience.It’s like “Hey, you want to be disobedient? Fine. But you have to obey this manual about how to be...
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Cartoonist Heng Kim Song in New York Times: Not so heng, but racist?
Yesterday, the New York Times apologised on Facebook for running this editorial cartoon about India's Mars mission.Post by The New York Times.Who knew the Grey Lady has been running cartoons by a...
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Complicated: My son attended 'sexist' relationship workshop & survived!
I know I’m not a very good parent.But I didn't realise the depths of my suckitude until last week.I have a son in the first year of junior college like Agatha Tan, the Hwa Chong Institution student...
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To Singapore with history: Now imagine Lim Kay Tong as Lee Kuan Yew
The Battle For Merger reprint. The battle for To Singapore, With Love. Lim Kay Tong cast as Lee Kuan Yew in the upcoming movie 1965. It won't be given an NAR classification by MDA like To Singapore,...
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Singapore goes viral - again - thanks to Agatha Tan &'Pink Fat Lady'
Remember in July when Singapore went a weird hot streak where a series of local news items got international attention?I'm talking about the NLB gay penguins tango, the Archie gay wedding comic book...
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Is Taufik Batisah truly Singapore's idol?
"Ten years after being crowned Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah is still on top of his game."That line in The Straits Times FB post got wondering: Exactly what "game" is Taufik on top of? Is it the game...
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Open letter to Gurmit Singh about his open letter-writing daughter Gabrielle
Dear Gurmit,How’s it going?It’s been a while. The Phua Chu Kang movie didn’t turn out the way I hoped.You look good for a guy a year older than me. Still hitting the gym?I feel old.I shouldn’t say that...
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On Her Majesty's guest list: How come Ivan Heng got invited & not me?
Okay, I admit it. I’m jealous of Ivan Heng.The theatre veteran and Cultural Medallion recipient was invited to the state banquet in Buckingham Palace with the Queen in honour of President Tony Tan Keng...
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The 90s called, they want their suits back
Ravi, Roy, Hui Hui & gang: Protesters plead not guilty to public nuisance charges
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Hello, rain: Downpour dampens Hello Kitty Run
So the Hello Kitty Run happened this morning on Sentosa.My wife and I took a taxi, but there was a jam near VivoCity. We would've been better off taking the train.According to the announcer, there were...
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They're sorry, I'm sorry, everybody's sorry – except Starbucks
I made a serious mistake. I signed off saying Singapore 11x & said China once. This is not acceptable. I apologize to those I have offended.— Kevin Skinner (@KevinSkinnerMIA) October 26, 2014He...
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Wearing a vulgar T-shirt for a good cause
After the disappointment of the wet and mild Hello Kitty Run on Saturday, I collected the race pack for The Urgent Run yesterday.It's called The Urgent Run because it's organised by the World Toilet...
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Remember, remember, the facial hair of Movember
In my ironic excitement over the Hello Kitty Run, I neglected to announce my ironic participtation in Movember.Here are the rules:So I shaved my upper lip hair after the Hello Kitty Run on Nov 1.This...
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Sim Lim saga: From Phantom Warranty to Attack Of The Coins to Revenge Of The...
I may have underestimated Mr Desmond Kuek.He’s the former army general who replaced lapsed blogger Saw Phaik Hwa as CEO of SMRT in 2012.Yes, you can still rely on the train to be delayed about a couple...
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Urgent Run recap: Lim Swee Say The Giant Toilet Bowl Shooter
So The Urgent Run happened yesterday morning at East Coast Park.I shook hands with Minister Lim Swee Say, who was the guest of honour. I also took a selfie with him taking a picture of the giant toilet...
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Kim's ass & me: Sorry, cannot unsee
Not sure who's the bigger ass. (Not "whose is the bigger ass". No fight.)Consider the Internet broken.Please donate to Movember to promote men's health. I don't look very healthy.Not related to Jover...
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The pursuit of Under Happiness – Pharrell-style
I’m am a bit of a frustrated songwriter.MediaCorp recently organised a songwriting competition, The Gift Of Song, to celebrate Singapore’s 50th birthday next year.The three finalists were announced on...
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