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My SG50 dilemma: Should I watch LKY in The LKY Musical or LKY in 1965movie?
Last week was election day for me.I had to elect whether to watch LKY in The LKY Musical or watch LKY in the movie, 1965.Why? Because SG50.A photo posted by SM Ong (@sm_ong) on Apr 21, 2015 at 10:56am...
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2XU Compression Run recap: I can cross half marathon off my bucket list
I finally did it.Just three years ago, I couldn't imagine running 10km. Yesterday morning, I completed the half marathon in under three hours at the 2XU Compression Run.I can now cross that off my...
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By the hammer of ... Singapore political party logos & their geek equivalent
People's Action Party = The FlashWorkers' Party = ThorSingapore Democratic Party = Starfleet (Star Trek)Singapore People's Party = Captain AmericaNational Solidarity Party = Captain MarvelReform Party...
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Know Your Chiobu quiz: NSP member Kevryn Lim, former Singapore Idol finalist...
This is... Kevryn Lim Maia Lee Clarie TeoThis is... Kevryn Lim Maia Lee Clarie TeoThis is...Kevryn Lim Maia Lee Clarie TeoThis is...Kevryn Lim Maia Lee Clarie TeoThis is...Kevryn Lim Maia Lee Clarie...
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SingPost versus McDonald's: It's the SG50 Hello Kitty deathmatch!
This weekend is SG50 weekend.And what represents SG50 more than Hello Kitty?Since Feb 23, you can order the SingPost SG50 Hello Kitty Plush Collectible Set online for $88.But I got a $10 discount by...
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Kevryn who? In praise of older chiobu MPs including 'very sexy Auntie Sylvia'
They may not be 26 years old like NSP member Kevryn Lim, but these MPs are rocking their National Day outfits.Ms Low Yen Ling, 41.Ms Foo Mee Har, 49.Mrs Josephine Teo, 47.Ms Grace Fu, 51.Dr Lily Neo,...
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Tuck Yew tucks off: What exactly does a Transport Minister do anyway?
You won't have Lui Tuck Yew to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is his last MRT breakdown. (Nixon reference. Google it.)The Facebook page called Singaporeans Demand Lui Tuck Yew to Step...
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RIP krazy long McDonald's Hello Kitty queues (2000-2013)?
If modern Singapore is famous for anything, it's for our krazy long McDonald's Hello Kitty queues.It started in January 2000...... came back in a big way in 2013...... then last year...No more crazy...
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Why Lui Tuck Yew quit (& why ex-navy chiefs are running our transport system)
A long time ago, I met Mr Lui Tuck Yew when he was nobody.Okay, he wasn’t exactly nobody at the time. He was the outgoing Chief of Navy.But this was long before he became Transport Minister and even...
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Wasn't Darryl David married to Georgina Chang? Yes, he was
I first met Darryl David at Gurmit Singh's wedding dinner in 1995.David's date was a woman named Lynette Pang, who's now Assistant Chief Executive of Group Marketing at Singapore Tourism Board. I liked...
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Carole Lin: Third marriage's the charm?
Toggle has reported that Carole Lin has given birth to her first child:Despite being told by a gynaecologist that conceiving at her age would be difficult, 42-year-old Carole Lin successfully got...
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Assassin assessed: Should MDA classify Hitman: Agent SG50 as apolitical film?
So you thought that since National Day is over, we’re done with SG50.You’re wronger than the guy who picked a fight at a McDonald’s in Jurong (and lost badly).And I’m not talking about the SG50...
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Shiver! See PAP candidate Darryl David as an actor back in the cringey 90s
What I find amusing about Darryl David becoming a PAP candidate recently is not just that he was a TV personality, but for the first time, a PAP candidate is someone I've actually worked with...
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Get your nomination papers – and your 15 minutes (An Uber driver? Really?)
Is this what Andy Warhol had in mind?#GE2015: Another independent candidate? Retired businessman Tan Peng Hai, 66, was at the Elections Department this...Posted by The Straits Times on Wednesday,...
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Election fever: What should I say to my MP if he comes a-calling
Doctor, doctor, I need an MC.Check my temperature.It’s SG50 degrees. I think I have election fever.Which is similar to Saturday Night Fever except Polling Day is on a Friday and the soundtrack is getai...
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Who to be in the DC Justice League Run?
First World problem. Which superhero should you go as if you were taking part in the first DC Justice League Run 2015 in Singapore? Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, but is the caped alien...
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Lui Tuck Yew's new job: PAP mascot
Even though the Transport Minister is not running for office this election, that doesn't mean he's not contributing to his party.Spotted at the East Coast GRC rally, Comrade Lui Tuck Yew, in full...
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Road to my first Singapore Aquathlon (Or seawater tastesreallydisgusting)
The last time I swam in open water was probably in the early days of my national service during my naval diving course. That was amost 30 years ago.No, wait, I also went snorkelling at Tioman Island a...
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Rallying cry: Wanna be a candidate? Fill up the form correctly & speakHokkien
Let me first say I have nothing against Uber drivers. I have never used Uber before, but I imagine that one day I will.I may even use the services of Mr Shirwin Eu, the Uber driver who became famous...
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The Hokkien election: Politicians speaking (& singing) in our favourite dialect
Hokkien, me?PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTYEven a non-Chinese candidate spoke Hokkien.Even though he was speaking in Mandarin, Mr Lim Swee Say threw in some Hokkien with a few "heng ah".SINGAPORE DEMOCRATIC...
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