Watch NTUC Income's Rebecca Lim video & call your financial consultant
Weirdly, despite the backlash against NTUC Income's "Rebecca Lim is retiring" campaign, it seems a number of financial consultants are still using the video to promote their business.Whether you are in...
View ArticleDon't die for your country, make the other 'basket' die for his country
The Oscars are next Sunday.Celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee are boycotting the event to protest the absence of black nominees in the acting categories for the second year in a row....
View ArticleMetaSprint Aquathlon at Palawan Beach: Still not getting into the swimof things
After surviving my first Aquathlon last September at East Coast, I decided to join another one because of the different location, Palawan Beach on Sentosa.This is what happened this morning.The water...
View ArticleRunning at MacRitchie: A look back
With MacRitchie in the news because of the debate over the Cross Island MRT line, that seems like a good enough reason for me to put together some of the photos (and a couple of videos) I took with my...
View ArticleBring your own cup & the medal is made of wood: The Green Race in pictures
So I ran The Green Race this morning.There were three categories: one round (9.3km), two rounds and unlimited rounds.One round was enough for me.The race started at the old Bukit Timah train station...
View ArticleFlagged: Even if you're not Catholic, you should boycott Madonna for this reason
I am not going to the Madonna concert tonight.And neither should you.Even if you’re not Catholic.Yes, the Catholic Church is condemning Madonna again.In 1989, it was because of the Like A Prayer music...
View ArticleCar-Free Sunday, distance-charging ERP & Cross Island Line: Green, not green
Last Sunday was Car-Free Sunday.So I went to the Lamborghini showroom and demanded my free car.The Lambo staff member patiently explained to me that I had confused Car-Free Sunday with Free Car Sunday,...
View ArticleTRS was our Donald Trump
So Donald Trump wins another primary.He is leading the race for the Republican presidential nomination.This despite him saying racist and xenophobic things like:And:Or more likely, because of it.US...
View ArticleBuying a TV at IT Show with Matthew
His only criterion: It must have four HDMI ports.He was very happy to discover that the Sony model he wanted was $80 cheaper at the IT Show than at Mustafa.It was a long wait to pay.He bought us lunch...
View ArticleLKY not happy with David Ong
Mr Lee Kuan Yew died a year ago this month.Mr David Ong probably won't be invited to any of the PAP LKY remembrance events.
View ArticleThe American one is very long (I'm talking about the presidential election)
Why am I feeling so hot? Is it the weather?Or is it election fever?With Mr David Ong resigning as Bukit Batok MP yesterday over an alleged affair, a by-election will be called.On Friday, former...
View ArticleSurviving my first Men's Health Urbanathlon: First-person photos
My body is aching in new places today after yesterday's Urbanathlon.Fourteen kilometres, nine obstacles.I was in the eighth wave, so I was flagged off at 7.51am.Obstacle #1: BARRIER BREAKERSThere are...
View ArticleWho’s your (founding) daddy? Raffles Versus LKY: Dawn Of Semantics
Somewhere out there, Sir Stamford Raffles must be feeling kind of miffed.That is, if he is capable of feeling anything since, you know, he’s been dead for almost two centuries.A year ago today, if...
View ArticleToday's 'slanted' coverage of PAP press conference announcing Murali Pillai...
You know how everyone is always complaining that mainstream media reporting is skewed...Who will the PAP pick to defend its Bukit Batok seat? Tune in as we bring you "live" coverage of the unveiling of...
View ArticleDid we kill the SMRT workers?
“We are very angry and sad that such a thing has happened. It was an accident that could have been avoided. Safety...Posted by TODAY on Tuesday, March 22, 2016A quote from this Today report about the...
View ArticleSMRT was once sued for negligence by widow of worker killed by train
With SMRT apologising and taking responsibility for the Tuesday accident that killed two workers, let's not forget that this is not the time that an SMRT worker has been killed on the job.On Oct 17,...
View Article51 Shades Of Black & White: Kai Kai does 'sexercise' for panda porn sequel
It’s the most anticipated match-up since croissants versus salted egg yolk.More exciting than Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, where the Man of Steel and Jennifer Garner’s soon-to-be ex-husband are...
View ArticleI went to North Korea & asked for the Kim Jong Un haircut (and lived)
I was in Pyongyang for the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon and stayed at the Yanggakdo International Hotel.These are the services available at the hotel.I decided to go to the barber shop and...
View ArticleI went to North Korea & took lots of selfies (and wasn't detained for 15 years)
DAY 1: Saturday, April 9At the Beijing International Airport with my DPRK visa.Boarding Air Koryo, the national airline of DPRK and supposedly "the world's worst airline".In the arrival hall at...
View ArticleRecapping my 10km run in the Pyongyang marathon on Sunday
I first read about the Pyongyang marathon late last year via the Just Run Lah Faceboook page.I immediately wanted to join - if I could get my Korean-speaking sister to go with me. I did by offering to...
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