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Choosing from 33 NS vocations & Singapore President isn't one of them
Wah lau! How can?What is this? National service or a job fair?Last week, it was announced that those starting NS in November next year will get to choose from 33 vocations in the Singapore Armed...
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So atas: Ah Beng boards Chinese helicopter to Oxford without Ah Lian
I have bad news for Madam Goh Beng Choo.She’s the 64-year-old lady who started an online petition to have the derogatory term “Chinese helicopter” removed from Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in...
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Rio Ferdinand's nasi goreng, Circle Line signal interference & MRT customer...
I wonder, will some mysteries ever be solved?Like the Loch Ness Monster.Alien crop circles.Singapore nasi goreng.Are they real?Or are they just figments of an ex-England footballer’s imagination?In...
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What the fruit! PAP should just turn Pen Pineapple Apple Pen into its theme song
I was thrown for a fruit loop.At first, I thought it was a parody video about the People’s Action Party (PAP) and it should be.After all, the video has PPAP in the title and it starts with a guy, who...
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Ode to free Milo peng: Nathan Hartono's tiny joke 'took on a life of its own'
The girl queuing up behind me for the free Milo just asked "Who's Nathan Hartono?"I feel so sorry for him, since this Milo's bc of him 😅— 制服を着たい名探偵 (@arifer48) October 7, 2016Who is Nathan...
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Performance Series: Bedok Reservoir: Four down, one to go
I did something really stupid on Sunday.My wife and I woke up early to go to the fourth Performance Series race at Bedok Reservoir. We had double-checked our start times and booked a taxi.It was about...
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A run in memory of Max Woon, the S'porean who died at Mt Kinabalu
Mr Max Woon died in a fall while training for the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon in Malaysia.I don't know him, but as a runner, I felt he was a kindred spirit. I probably ran in a couple of...
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Bikini alert! Miss Universe Singapore 2016 finalist videos in one place
The Miss Universe Singapore final will be held on Sunday. Here are the videos for each of the 15 finalists:
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You can take the SIN out of Singapore, but you can't take out the sin
I guess we can now cast the first stone.At least at international sporting events.Last month, Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) announced on its Facebook page: “Our NOC code is now ‘SGP’...
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Hello, have you been retrenched by SPH?
My mother called me yesterday afternoon.Actually, it was two minutes after noon, to be exact.The first thing she asked me was whether I was awake.Since it was only two minutes after noon, the answer...
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Black face to red-faced: Toggle, The Smart Local say sorry for racist videos
Wow, two Facebook apologies within two hours of each other for racially insensitive online videos.First, Mediacorp's Toggle said sorry for this:Then The Smart Local for this:This must be some sort of...
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Shane Pow! Mediacorp's Toggle gets black eye over blackface
At least now I know what not to wear for Halloween this year.Blackface.Instead, maybe I’ll go as Shane Pow.Except nobody will know I’m Shane Pow unless I go in blackface.But I can’t go in black face...
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Taking the shorter Newton Challenge
Here are two things everyone is saying about yesterday's Newton Challenge:The weather was great.The up-ramp at Marina Barrage 5km before the finish line wasn't.It was my first Newton Challenge. There...
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Dante's Circle (Line) of Hell: No Internet access scarier than any killer clown
I called it.No, I did not predict that the Chicago Cubs would win the World Series last week — although it did take some foresight for me not to throw away my dusty 28-year-old Cubs cap which my head...
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Trumpocalypse now? I asked a friend if she voted for him & she said 'Yup'
Hello? Halloooo!Are you there? Anyone still alive?Has the world ended yet?For supporters of US president wannabe Hillary Clinton, it might as well have.We survived exploding Samsung phones and washing...
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No, MRT lines did not 'show best performance in 29-year history'
Last week, Oxford Dictionaries named its Word of the Year 2016 and it’s “Chinese helicopter”.No, that’s a lie because “Chinese helicopter” is two words.Actually, it’s not a lie. It’s “post-truth”.And...
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Buying white people's shoes on Black Friday: New Balance not down with TPP...
I have a question.Do white supremacists celebrate Black Friday?I’m asking this because I was at Suntec City Mall two days ago, which happened to be Black Friday, and noticed that the New Balance store...
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One-North Run: Why you shouldn't organise a race in November
There's a reason the Guns N Roses song is called November Rain, and not, say, October Rain or December Rain.I remember it rained during the first Hello Kitty Run in 2014. What month was it held?...
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Photos: Running 10km in the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore
The 10km flag-off in the SCMS 2016 was delayed from 6.45am to 7am.But I didn't start until 7.30 as the 15,000 runners were flagged off in waves. I was a few waves behind.It was the first time I joined...
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How Singtel broadband outage on Saturday turned us into savages
I watched TV on Saturday evening.This could mean only one of two things.Saturday was National Day and the parade was on.Or the Internet was down.Despite that one neighbour who is still displaying the...
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