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Sunday no more: Act Blur column now in The New Paper every other Monday
I guess I should have mentioned this earlier.This is for readers who follow my Act Blur column in The New Paper. The column has been published regularly on Sunday for a few years now.But as of the...
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There's real news, there's fake news & then there's satirical fake news
I’m sorry.I did not start it, but I may have contributed to it.Earlier this month, you might have read this headline on your Facebook timeline: “President Tan invites Thailand’s new king to visit...
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Final Performance Series race at Kranji: The smelliest run ever
This morning was the fifth and final race of the Performance Series and also my last race of the year.The race was held in Kranji going past several fish farms. My wife said it was the smelliest run...
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Shocking celebrity deaths not 2016's fault (Was George Michael's death...
Finally. It’s over.2017 is here.We can’t blame everything bad that happens on 2016 any more.Yes, David Bowie died last year. Then Prince. Muhammad Ali. Mr S R Nathan. Daniel Ong and Jaime Teo’s...
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Lunch With Sumiko: Build-up & aftermath
The first warning sign I saw was in The Straits Times on Thursday, Jan 12, in the form of this half-page in-house ad:It was to promote The Sunday Times revamp, including Sumiko Tan's new Sunday...
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Shopping for running shoes? The best place in Singapore to go is...
Last month, it was reported that Nike would stop supplying to smaller shops like those in Queensway Shopping Centre and Peninsula Plaza.As someone who buys running shoes more frequently than is sane, I...
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Beware of the pineapple tart: Whither Chinese New Year traditions?
It’s about tradition.I think.How many times have you asked people why they’re doing what they’re doing, and their answer is, “It’s tradition”?So basically, what they’re saying is that the reason for...
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More than just a voice: Juanita Melson remembered
It's interesting how something can snowball.So I was working in the newsroom on Sunday night and one of the stories fell through. We had an empty page to fill.I meekly asked one of the editors if she...
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America first... Singapore second? Please?
Dear President Donald Trump,Greetings from Singapore.We’re not part of China even though we have literally millions of Chinese people here. I know it can be confusing.Please don’t start a trade war...
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In defence of the KFC Chizza (sorta)
For the first time, I ordered something at KFC and it was sold out.I had to return the next day to get my Chizza. Even then, I had to wait 12 minutes to get my order.What's better than a Chizza?Two...
View ArticleSee Nat Ho, Vernetta Lopez & other S'poreans audition for Crazy Rich Asians
If you don't know, Crazy Rich Asians is a bestseller by Singaporean Kevin Kwan. I haven't read the book myself.It is being turned into a movie directed by Jon M Chu, who directed Now You See Me 2.Last...
View ArticleAVA versus PM Lee in Year of the Cock: Bird flu or lovebirds?
Yes, we're still talking about chickens.So Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posted this picture of chickens for Valentine's Day, writing: "It’s quite the romantic period, with Chap Goh Mei and...
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Friday flashback: 10 years ago, Phua Chu Kang ended (and then it didn't)
It started with a lion dance because Chinese New Year was a week away.And, you know, because it was so fittingly cheenah.The series finale of Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd aired on Channel 5 on Feb 11,...
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Syonan Gallery: Naming stuff is hard
Has this ever happened to anyone else?I once told a taxi driver I wanted to go Marina Square and was driven to Novena Square instead.I was nonplussed.“You said Novena Square, right?” he said.Did I?That...
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My year of halves (except Star Wars Run)
I made a New Year's resolution not to join any more 10km races.I broke that resolution two weeks ago when I signed up for the 10km Star Wars Run.Because Star Wars.But all my other races this year are...
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Marina Run: I wanna banana
Yesterday's Marina Run was my first night race.It was nice not to have to wake up early before dawn to get to the starting line for once.The 21km flag-off was 7pm, but I was in the second wave which...
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K pop fans-Xiaxue deathmatch: Who are you calling 'trannies', you tranny!
So you thought calling a museum exhibition Syonan Gallery was controversial.Xiaxue: “Hold my beer.”Just over a week ago, the Internet enfant terrible likened K-pop boy band Monsta X to “a group of...
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Four days in Hong Kong: Scrambled eggs, dim sum and Disneyland
MONDAYArriving at Hong Kong airport:The hotel provided a free phone with 4G!The Alcatel handset was a life-saver because I couldn't get any service on my own phone even though I signed up for Singtel's...
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IT Show 2017: 4-hour wait at M1 booth
So I went to the IT Show at Suntec yesterday.I figured since I was there, I might as well re-contract my M1 mobile plan and maybe get a free phone.I queued up to get a queue number from a machine....
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Beauty & The Beast controversy controversy: Movie no gay enough
My 17-year-old daughter WhatsApped me last Thursday: “Did you watch Beauty And The Beastiality?”I ignored her misspelling and replied not yet.She had just seen the movie, the title of which is actually...
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