PM Lee’s heir not apparent

From ‘PM Lee does not see his children joining politics’, 28 Jan 2012, article in asiaone.com Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, said on Thursday that he does not think that his children will enter politics. “They will have to decide but if you ask me now I [...]

Slapping on TV does not reflect reality

From ‘Love the show but not the slapping’, 28 Jan 2012, ST Forum (Esther Wong): MY FAMILY and I enjoy watching Double Bonus on Channel 8 at 9pm from Monday to Friday. However, the frequent slapping scenes are uncalled for and are very disturbing. I hope the Channel 8 drama team can cut down on [...]

CHIJ girls please stand up

From ‘Poster with CHIJ logo ‘insulting’: school chairperson’, 18 Jan 2012, article by Jeanette Tan, sg.yahoo news. A poster featuring a naughty message has scandalised some people from the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. The large circular poster, which depicted the school’s crest at its centre, included a caption in [...]

Teenspeak killing the English language

From ‘How teenspeak came to be’, 14 Jan 2012, Life! Mailbag (Gabriel Phua): I have noticed that older people are trying their best to understand the short forms used by teenagers. Sometimes, when we are frustrated, it is hard to explain in proper language so we use our own terms. And when we have our [...]

RI boy victim of ‘rioting with a dangerous weapon’

From ‘Suspects involved in RI student stabbing arrested’, 2 Dec 2011, article in Asiaone.com Five youths believed to be involved in the stabbing of a Raffles Institution student have been arrested by the police…Aged between 15 and 17, they allegedly attacked two 17-year-old secondary school students, Anand from Raffles Institution and Don Tan from St [...]

Huda kindergarten’s ‘young terrorist trainees’

From ‘PAP Youth member quits over ‘racist’ online posting’, article by Rachel Chang, 18 Nov 2011, ST A PEOPLE’S Action Party (PAP) youth wing member has resigned from the party after one of his Facebook posts sparked accusations of racism as it circulated online. Mr Jason Neo, 30, drew criticism from Malay opposition politicians and [...]

15 year old Elite model in a skimpy bikini

From ‘Early exposure’, 13 Nov 2011, article by Natasha Ann Zachariah, Sunday Times At just 15, student Fiona Fussi has caused quite a stir. Last week, she set tongues wagging when she was photographed in a bikini as she strutted her stuff for the Elite Model Look 2011 competition here in front of an audience [...]

You’ve got the cheek to tell me this

From ‘Teachers should stop saying shut up to pupils’, 4 Nov 2011 and ‘Shut up is only the tip of rude iceberg’, 11 Nov 2011, ST Forum. Cheers to quirkyhill. (Alicia Hock): WHEN I was a pupil more than 30 years ago, it was common for teachers to tell their classes to ‘shut up’ when [...]

Big strollers blocking MRT entrances

From ‘Monster wheels’, 9 Oct 2011, article by Jane Ng, Lifestyle Sunday Times Supersized strollers are getting on the nerves of commuters and shoppers. Fed-up folk have to dodge bulky baby buggies rolled out by pushy parents who at times behave like they and their little princes and princesses own the road. These are not [...]

Rinsing the genitals with Coke can prevent pregnancy

From ’8 in 10 young Singaporeans have unprotected sex with new partners’, 26 Sept 2011, article in asiaone.com Eight in 10 young Singaporeans have unprotected sex with new partners. This is one of the highest rates in the Asia-Pacific, according to the survey conducted by Bayer Healthcare. The survey was conducted in July to mark [...]

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