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Too many asterisks: What is 'c***'? (PG)
I saw this review of the new local movie Everybody's Business in the Life! section of The Straits Times today.The opening sentence is:How much c*** on the big screen can you take before it gets too...
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Singapore - where billionaires go to hunt the homeless?
On last night's The Daily Show:Singapore is mentioned at 3:59.No, we don't hunt the homeless here. Or maybe I'm just not rich enough to be invited for such recreation.But we do have billionaires moving...
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Why disqualified Standard Chartered Marathon ‘winner’ is my hero
I felt like a fraud.Two Sundays ago, I ran the 73-storey Swissotel Vertical Marathon at Swissotel The Stamford. When people asked me what my time was, I would say just over 11 minutes and they would be...
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Videos: Singapore's first YouTube riot in Little India?
From The Straits Times:Police have arrested 27 suspects from South Asia in connection with the Little India riot on Sunday, which left 10 police officers and four civil defence officers injured.The...
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Five Little India riot myths debunked
1. The man killed by the bus wasn't a Bangladeshi.From The Straits Times:The Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore has issued a statement refuting some media reports which state that a Bangladeshi...
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Nitpicking the language of race, nationality & geography
It was a surprising choice of words - at least to me.The Straits Times headline was "Little India Riot: 27 suspects from South Asia arrested in connection with the riot".Why "South Asia"? Why not just...
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Where alcohol should really be banned: Mirkwood, Fish & Co
Alcohol means trouble.Last week, I learnt that otherwise normally responsible people can behave abominably under the influence of alcohol.Of course, you can argue that elves can't be considered...
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Guy Fawkes takes a selfie
Hey, I just discovered I don't need the mask to look like Anonymous.From now on, instead of a Guy Fawkes mask, it should be called a Smong mask.Speaking of Anonymous, what happened to the legion? I was...
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Mm... mm... uh... good?
Spotted in the basement of Yew Tee Point.Is "comming" a typo?But the word appears twice, so it could be on purpose.The double "m" could be intended to echo the double "m" in "Yummi".Then shouldn't it...
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What makes a hero? A viral video – and a checked shirt
All we want for Christmas is a hero.But not just any hero.A hero in a checked shirt.What is a hero anyway? Like for everything else in life, I get my answer in an 80s pop song.“I need a hero. I’m...
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PM Lee Hsien Loong apologises for calling women 'mak ciks'
No, that's not a made-up headline.Yesterday, the prime minister posted a Christmasy photo on Instagram with the comment:Ho Ching and I strolled down Orchard Road to see the Christmas lights, and met...
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So how unlucky was 2013 for you?
It's called “triskaidekaphobia”.That’s the fear of the number 13. For those of you who suffer from this condition, it must a relief that in three days, 2013 will finally be over. It's basically 365...
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Physically abusive son more hated than verbally abusive cop
Apparently, someone sent this audio clip of himself being verbally abused by a cop to The Real Singapore website hoping to scandalise the police.The guy even evoked Dinesh Raman, who died in prison, to...
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Why was Ivan Heng 'flipping channels' on New Year's Eve?
Why does it always seem that everyone is having more fun than me?I didn’t attend any New Year’s Eve party last week, even though there were parties all over Singapore.On Sentosa, 18,000 people welcomed...
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TMI? Woman overshares about her love life as she cuts my hair
Tired of my long hair getting into my mouth, I went to get a haircut at QB House in Yew Tee Point yesterday.The two female hairstylists there were chatting in Mandarin as they cut the customers' hair.I...
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Alviva split, breast man weds & 3 shows worse than Rules Of Tham
I thought I had today’s column planned out.I was going to write about former NUS scholar Alvin Tan breaking up with his sex-blogging partner, Miss Vivian Lee.Described as a “self-proclaimed aspiring...
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Why I’m not proud to be Tatooinian
Not so long ago (last week, actually), in a galaxy not so far away from Buona Vista MRT station, the Sandcrawler building opened in Singapore.It’s the new regional headquarters of Lucasfilm, the...
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Why Lui Tuck Yew should say Thank Yew to Anton Casey
I was a little taken aback when I heard Singapore mentioned again on The Daily Show last month.Produced in New York, The Daily Show is a US satirical news show on Comedy Central.On Dec 6, comedian John...
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Will there be a backlash against the backlash against the backlash against...
A week ago, Anton Casey's Facebook posts went viral.This led to a...BACKLASHOn Jan 20, Mothership.sg ran an article headlined: Former Miss S’pore Universe’s husband’s anti-social Facebook rant results...
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