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Yes, please read the entire article first
I received this e-mail from a reader about my Beauty And The Beast column yesterday in The New Paper:Dear Mr SM Ong,I am sending this email to you in relation to your spelling in an article you wrote...
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2XU Compression Run: Should've worn socks for half marathon
My second 2XU Compression Run half marathon. I first joined in 2015.I didn't wear socks because they tend to make my shoes feel too tight. I would regret it.EARLIER: 2XU Compression Run 2015 recap
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Why I'm grateful North Korean leader's half-brother wasn't assassinated in...
Last week, nine Malaysians returned home after being held in Pyongyang following the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Perhaps battle-weary from the whole...
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Furious that they forgot about Han so fast: 'One word says it all, Asian'
It’s hard out there for an Asian.And I’m not just talking about Dr David Dao, the Vietnamese-American who was dragged off a United Airlines flight last week. If only he had given his dragger a...
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Income Eco Run half marathon: What's my excuse this time?
It's always something.For the Marina Run, I was recovering from an injury.For the 2XU Compression Run, it was blisters from running without socks.For yesterday morning's Income Eco Run (formerly NTUC...
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My Star Wars Run-neth over: PM Lee outgeeks Canadian PM Trudeau
I saw a guy running in a gold bikini top at the Star Wars Run on Saturday night.Yes, a guy. In a gold bikini top.As if Return Of The Jedi wasn’t already ruined by those mutant teddy bears, the...
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Exactly when did Ikea chicken wings stop 'meeting customers' satisfaction'?
It’s the biggest chicken-related food news to hit Singapore since KFC’s Chizza.On Friday, Ikea posted on its Facebook page: "Dear fans, thank you for all your feedback. We are aware that our chicken...
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The Performance Series Race at Stadium Riverside Run, I mean, Walk
No blisters or wet farts, at least until after the race.Yet, yesterday's The Performance Series Race at Stadium Riverside Walk was one of my worst half marathon performances.I did stop to take a leak,...
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Fight racism, ageism and discrimination against gay not-rainbow cakes
Read any good books lately?Uh… does Facebook count?Well, it should. Last week, because of Facebook, I learned about issues of racism, ageism and foodism.No, I didn’t make up that last word. Unlike...
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I was stopped by police at the MRT station yesterday afternoon
So I had a weird afternoon yesterday.It was a few minutes after 4 o'clock. I was on my way to work and had tapped out at Braddell MRT station.In front of me were three Public Transport Special Command...
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How Singapore football is like Burger King's new Hainanese chicken burger
What an embarrassment for Singapore.How could the powers that be let this happen in public for all the world to see? It was so humiliating.As a Singaporean, I didn’t know who to root for.I was torn by...
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Singapore has won the Asian Cup for three straight years — in table football...
So on Monday, The New Paper published my column comparing Singapore football to Burger King's new Hainanese chicken burger.Today, I received an e-mail from the president of the Table Football...
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I wore my musty old navy uniform to save $1.72 on NS50 Free Travel Day
That's it?After 50 years of young Singaporean men giving up the best years of our lives in service of our nation, all we get is one measly day of free bus and train rides?And NS50 Free Travel Day...
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My second Tri-Factor race: Run 5.25km, swim 1km, run 10.5km
Once again, I signed up for a race by mistake.Because of a typo on the Tri-Factor Series website, I thought I was signing up for a Standard race consisting of a 5.25km run, 500m swim and 10.5km run.It...
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Boob riddance? 10 years ago, Crazy Horse closed down in Singapore — now it's...
It’s like 2005 all over again.Except it isn’t.Crazy Horse is coming to Singapore, just like 12 years ago.No, I’m not talking about Neil Young’s occasional backing band, you dad rock-listening...
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Halimah Yacob did not delete info about Indian decent on Wikipedia page...
On Wednesday, The Independent Singapore speculated: Did Halimah Yacob delete info about Indian descent from Wikipedia page?The short answer is: I don't think so.The long answer is the rest of this blog...
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Sorry, Michelle Chong, I heck care — but at least Khaw Boon Wan has pride in...
Dear Michelle Chong,I’m sorry. You were right.I saw your viral Facebook post.It’s like what you said — people in Singapore don’t “have any pride in their work and just have a ‘pass up homework’...
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The Performance Series Race at Punggol: Running with Achilles tendinitis
For the first time, I limped to the start line.It was The Performance Series Race at Punggol East-Coney Island this morning.I had been suffering from Achilles tendinitis in my right ankle since last...
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NDP 2017: We have a new national bird
Let me first say, I love my country.And I dislike the new National Day song, Because It’s Singapore, because it’s not Home — like any true pink IC-carrying Singaporean who did his national service and...
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Safra S'pore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon: Running with Achilles tendinitis...
For the first time, I ran a half marathon on back-to-back Sundays.For the second time, I limped to the start line.Yesterday's Safra S'pore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon was my third.A week after The...
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