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Might as well walk: If e-scooters have a speed limit, why not joggers too?
They are the new public enemy No. 1.No, I’m not talking about plastic straws.Or smokers who are afraid they may soon not be allowed to have a puff in their own home.Smokers are the old public enemy No....
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King of the Trails 15km race on Pulau Ubin: I enjoyed the 'bumboat' ride
The last time I was on Pulau Ubin when I was doing my full-time NS. That was maybe 30 years ago.Which was why I joined the 15km King of the Trails race on Ubin yesterday morning rather than this...
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Hooked on S-hook lady Lerine Yeo: Why I may never eat luncheon meat again
Dear Ms Lerine Yeo,Just when I thought it was safe to watch Facebook videos again…You know that Nas Daily guy? His videos are so annoying, right?If you like Singapore, just say you like Singapore lah....
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I tried the controversial angmoh 'Hainanese chicken rice' recipe... and it...
So last week, The Guardian newspaper in UK published an advertorial sponsored by UK supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners featuring an interview with English actress-turned-celebrity chef Lisa...
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Chua Chu Kang Big Farm Run in the rain
Flag-off at a little past 7.30am for Chua Chu Kang Big Farm Run (8km) this morning.I jogged from home to the starting line, which added 3km to my distance..It rained, which made the weather nice and...
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$1,500 bus stop bench? Ikea, Courts cheaper
Are you sitting down?Apparently, a metal bench at a bus stop in Braddell Road is worth $1,500.And it’s not even created by Banksy. (Or is it?)I mean, that’s even more than the cash prize the Miss...
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CSC Run By The Bay: I saw an otter
CSC stands for Civil Service Club.Flag-off for the half marathon category in CSC Run By The Bay on Saturday was 5.15pm. Yes, it was sunny and a bit hot for a race.I grabbed my first cup of H-Two-O...
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NUS goes strawless (and to protest, someone on NUS Whispers claims to have...
It's not just KFC and Burger King.Last week, the National University of Singapore (NUS) announced to students and staff:With effect from 17 October 2018, the drink stalls at the canteens, food courts...
View ArticleWhoops! Am I a cyberbully? It's a Syn (Media Literacy Council not very...
I think I may be a cyberbully.At least that’s what the Media Literacy Council (MLC) has led me to believe.Last Thursday, MLC posted on Facebook a series of illustrations for parents under the heading...
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Goh Chok Tong in new book: Lee Kuan Yew wanted a nudist colony on Sentosa
“Really?” I said incredulously.I had searched the Kinokuniya bookstore in Jem for Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story but couldn’t find it. The woman at the Kinokuniya information counter said it was...
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Welcome to Otter-pore? My proposal: Time for Singapore to replace the Merlion
Dear Singapore Tourism Board,A few months ago, my American friend Bill, who lives in Iowa and hadn’t contacted me in years, messaged me on Facebook.His message included a video titled “Otter Tree”...
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It's no Hello Kitty: I queued up at 4.30am for McDonald's My Melody holder...
McDonald's announced that it would start giving out the My Melody holder on Dec 6 at 4am.I went to the McDonald's at Yew Tee at 2am to see if there was a queueThere wasn't, but it looked like...
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SCSM 2018: My last half marathon?
Taking the shuttle bus from Yew Tee to the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon race venue this morning at 3am:The race village at the F1 Pit Building:Long wait for the flag-off at 4:30am:I think I...
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Hare-brained? I'm selling my McDonald's My Melody holder on Carousell for $1,001
I admit, before last week, I had never heard of My Melody.But when McDonald’s posted on Facebook last Monday that the My Melody holder “that took Japan by storm” was coming to Singapore on Dec 6 and...
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Someone on Carousell wanted to buy my My Melody holder for $1,001? Real or not?
As I wrote in my column, I listed my McDonald's My Melody holder for sale on Carousell for $1,001.On Monday, I received a Carousell chat message from someone called blurt_apparels_zambrut:Of course, I...
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Asbestos or no asbestos, please don't call me Johnson Baby Powder
My parents never gave me a Christian name.I’m guessing it might be because we’re not Christians.But I still celebrate Christmas. That is, if you can call shopping for Christmas presents for myself...
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I ate McDonald’s Salted Egg Yolk Loaded Fries and didn't vomit (But someone...
There’s an old saying: One man’s salted egg yolk loaded fries is another man’s dead lizard in a pack of Irvins salted egg fish skin.That has never been more true than last week, when McDonald’s...
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I bought $3.50 towels from Mr Yoong in Chinatown because of viral post
As Douglas Adams wrote in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, the towel“is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”.And for the past few days, the towel has been the...
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Soya milk: 'Unsweetened' doesn't mean no sugar - except FairPrice brand
I've been trying to reduce sugar in my diet (you know, because sugar is poison) by choosing "unsweetened" soya milk at the supermarket.Until one day, I happened to read the nutrition information label...
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Go-Jek 'hostage' situation: Is this the reason she asked 'Is it because I'm...
To answer the question that everyone is asking – no, it’s not because you’re Chinese.It’s because everyone has been repeating the line from the Go-Jek “hostage” video since it went viral late last...
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