MP Vikram Nair drinking blood water

Posted on May 21, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Water tank could be closed down’, 21 May 2011, article by Kimberly Spykerman, ST and ‘Maid in water tank case:MP drinks tap water to prove safety’, 20 May 2011, article in asiaone.com An Indonesian maid’s body had been found in one of the block’s rooftop water tanks on Monday. Since then, residents have been [...]

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Our future will become a big bowl of rojak

Posted on May 2, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Beware of rojak government if PAP loses power, Swee Say warns’, 2 May 2011, article by Teo Cheng Wee in ST Cabinet Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday warned that Singapore could get a ‘rojak government with rojak policies’ if the people vote in the Opposition on Saturday. …’Everybody will just put in their idea…Your [...]

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The origin of the 5 cents toilet entrance fee

Posted on April 3, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Visit marred by dirty loo in People’s Park’, 3 April 2011, Your Letters, Sunday Times (Brenda Scofield): My frequent visits to Singapore are a pleasure knowing in so many ways, especially knowing that toilets here have excellent facilities. So imagine my surprise when , in People’s Park Complex last week, I was charged to [...]

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Noisy engines are not the Police’s problem

Posted on March 15, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘What happened to ‘no wrong door’?’, 14 March 2011, Voices, Today. (Edward Leow):…My wife and I have been woken up almost every day between 4.30am and 5am by an inconsiderate motorist, who revs his engine very loudly as he cruises along Woodlands Avenue 10. I assume he must have modified his engine. A few [...]

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Air-con in offices like winter in Siberia

Posted on March 2, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘S’poreans find air-conditioning too cold’, 2 March 2011, Asiaone website NEARLY half of residents in Singapore find air-conditioning in public areas to be too cold, and many have faced health issues because of this. Areas such as offices, cinemas and schools are found to be too cold, according to a poll conducted by the [...]

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Foggin’ Joggers

Posted on February 28, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Morning joggers at reservoir all fogged out’, 28 Feb 2011, Today online and Stomp (Ng Eng Huat): I ROUTINELY jog at Bedok Reservoir once a week on Saturdays at roughly 7am. Recently, there were workers carrying out fogging along the reservoir perimeter, which happened during my run. …A few foreigners asked me why the [...]

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The American way of coughing in public

Posted on January 26, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Coughing in public?American way more hygienic’, 26 Jan 2011, ST Forum (Sherley Servos): …When I first noticed that Americans never cough into their hands – and in fact strongly frown upon the practice, choosing instead to cough into the crook of their elbow or their sleeve – I was aghast. After all, my upbringing [...]

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Even the orchids were nowhere to be found

Posted on January 6, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Pavilion a let-down for Garden City’, 3 Dec 2010, ST Forum (Yeo Chee Kean): LAST month, I visited Taiwan with my family and went to the Taipei International Flora Exposition which has a section for individual country pavilions, very much like the World Expo, albeit on a smaller scale. Being a proud Singaporean, I [...]

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Ticked off by YOG clock

Posted on September 30, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Stop video clips and countdown clock’, 30 Sept 2010, ST Forum (Keith Gerard Tan): …Unfortunately, there may be more (lapses), such as the YOG’s countdown clock at Ion Orchard and the big screen near the Mountbatten MRT station. The Games may have ended more than a month ago, but the clock is counting the [...]

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Cows and lambs will eat up all the grass

Posted on September 26, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘No meat, no fish ideology can disturb eco balance’, 26 Sept 2010, Your Letters, Sunday Times (Paul Chan): …Changing the dietary habits of the human race could cause irreparable environmental damage to our survival. Society has no quarrel with animal lovers, ‘ethical eaters’, or ‘earth protectors’ over their personal dietary preferences, but their preaching [...]

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