UOB staff going blackface

Posted on February 12, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Seeing red over blackface photos’, 12 Feb 2012, article by Jennani Durai, Sunday Times Several Chinese employees of United Overseas Bank have raised eyebrows online after posting pictures of themselves in ‘blackface’ at a Bollywood-themed staff dinner. Pictures of last Friday’s event at the Fairmont Hotel were posted on social networking site Facebook yesterday. [...]

Filed under: 1980s, 2011, 2012, Banks/Credit cards, Dress sense, Fun and games, Racism | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 18 Comments »

No samfoos allowed in church

Posted on February 11, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘One Catholic church says: Dressing like this is NOT OK’, 11 Feb 2012, article by Amanda Tan, ST …The issue of church-appropriate attire was raised earlier this week in the media, after a parishioner, Ms Lisa Chew, from the Church of St Anthony in Woodlands, was approached on Jan 29 by a church warden [...]

Filed under: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Dress sense, Religion | Tagged: , | 1 Comment »

Singaporeans are less peeved at work than Indians

Posted on September 30, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘S’pore No. 2 in peeves tally’, 30 Sept 2011, article by Jennani Durai, ST …Singapore has come in second in a survey of 16 countries tallying the number of pet peeves in the office. In the No. 1 spot was India, according to the findings released yesterday by professional networking site LinkedIn. The 17,000 [...]

Filed under: 1980s, 2000s, 2011, Complaining, Corporations, Dress sense | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Ms Singapore Universe: Mice live on moon cheese

Posted on September 10, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Cheeky or cheesy?’, 10 Sept 2011, article by Kwok Kar Peng in TNP and ‘Is this S’pore’s national costume or rojak’?, 10 Sept 2011, Stomp. Miss Singapore Universe 2011 Valerie Lim has left netizens agog with her unusual replies to the three questions that were posed to all 89 contestants this year for the [...]

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NDP should be NC-16 because of cross-dressing

Posted on August 11, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘One people , one dress code, please’ and ‘Change to a neutral hue’, 11 Aug 2011, ST Forum (Ronald Seow): …The National Day Parade is a celebration of citizens, united as one people, regardless of race, language or religion – and more so, political differences. It should be a significant annual event uniting all [...]

Filed under: 1960s, 2011, Cross dressing, Dress sense, Festivals, Local actors, Politicians, Public holidays, Transexuals | Tagged: , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Double O’s double standards

Posted on June 28, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Ladies Night Dress Code’, 28 June 2011, Voices, Today (Shalini Jayaraj and Jerrie Tan Qiu Lin): MY FRIENDS and I regularly patronise dblO, a nightclub, on Wednesdays as women get complimentary entry because of Ladies Night. This practice is longstanding among most nightclubs. My friends and I have never had problems getting in. However, [...]

Filed under: 2000s, 2011, Clubs, Customer service, Dress sense, Nightspots, Singaporean women | Tagged: , , , , , | 3 Comments »

C.L.I.F bomb scene is a joke

Posted on June 11, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Bomb scene’s a joke’, 11 June 2011, Life! Mailbag (Alan Tan): …The Singapore Police Force already suffers from a poor public relations image because of the handling of a lame escapee – and this drama series (C.L.I.F) is indeed a cop-out. Consider the bomb blast in the yellow rubbish bin in episode one. The [...]

Filed under: 1980s, 2011, Dress sense, Local actors, Local TV shows, Police officers, Violence | Tagged: , , , , | 1 Comment »

The right to doze off in the library

Posted on May 15, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Caught napping in the library’, 15 May 2011, article by Ng Huiwen in Sunday Times …Recently, a photo of two girls dozing on sofa seats at the National Library in Victoria Street was posted on The Straits Times’ citizen journalism website Stomp.The Stomper, who goes by the moniker Alan, said the pair were ‘sleeping [...]

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Holland V not for heartlanders

Posted on March 24, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Heartlanders not cultured enough for Holland Village’, 24 March 2011, article in Yahoo! News Singapore …(Samantha, caller on 91.3 FM’s The Married Men show): “I live in Holland Village, and I just can’t understand why people from the heartlands want to come here. We people are cultured, and you heartlanders are definitely not cultured,” [...]

Filed under: 1980s, 2011, Dress sense, Local radio DJs, Nightspots | Tagged: , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Pregnant women wearing short shorts

Posted on February 13, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Unseemingly mums-to-be’, 13 Feb 2011, Your Letters, Sunday Times (Lee Seck Kay): Some fashion statements are not meant to be made, particularly the kind many young pregnant women seem to be making these days. One sees them in malls, foodcourts, trains and parks dressed in shorts and jersey vests too short to hide their [...]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2011, Babies, Dress sense, Singaporean women | Tagged: , , , | Leave a Comment »

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