I was sorting through some past year O-level oral passages when I noticed one about a Chemistry practical lesson in college. The storyline was basically about two girls who join the lesson. In the passage, it was emphasised twice that the girls were pretty and the key idea in the story was that these two… Continue reading »
Jul
24
Jul
10
How not to apologise
Apology over tourist’s bad experience WE THANK Ms Patricia A. Heron for her feedback on Thursday (‘A tourist’s trail of unhappy experiences’). We are deeply sorry that she waited at our unmanned Boat Quay jetty without catching a HiPPO Boat. The jetty is not operational yet as we are replacing the existing old stairway with… Continue reading »
Jun
30
Odd Forum Letter
I wonder what the purpose of this letter was. The whole situation seemed to have been resolved amicably … Mobile data billing shock I HAVE always had faith in SingTel’s billing system. But I was shocked to see my latest mobile bill, dated June 23, which came to a whopping $482.69. After going through the… Continue reading »
Jun
21
Plagiarism
To be honest, I have not really been following the whole CHC saga very closely. I have kept an eye on the things unfolding mainly for my own amusement but otherwise, I have not been chasing down blogs or reading much more than the Straits Times. Still, today’s quote in the ST made me react.… Continue reading »
May
29
… and again
From today’s ST Online: Talk only about sacrifices & problems of women; trivialise those of men Yeah, yeah. Quoted out of context (not that I think it matters …) Saying that there exists discrimination of females as a whole does not mean that unfairness towards individual men does not exist. As a male in the… Continue reading »
May
28
Competition
Life shouldn’t be a competition. And really, it’s one thing to compete to see who has the better life. It’s ridiculous to compete to see whose life is worse. I read the comments on the whole teaching as a career issues on the ST online and I noticed a number of people whose main argument… Continue reading »
May
28
More ST Forum
However, when it comes to managing a family, Singaporean women simply cannot do without maids. They are likely to feel stressed out and sometimes helpless if they must handle the household chores alone. To me, a capable woman is a person who can handle both career and family well. What about a capable man then?… Continue reading »
May
21
A Teacher’s Job
My initial response to this ST Forum letter? Edited because after referencing the letter she replied to, I realised she selectively used the information there! HAHAHAHAHA. Clueless people should not be allowed to write letters to the public. Then again, where would I get my daily dose of humour if not from them? So in… Continue reading »
May
12
Something to think about
Came across this when I was doing some research on globalization for some course I am attending. Interesting ideas on privilege – not just 1st world privilege but also male privilege and many others.
May
08
Just say Malays are lazy
I read this in today’s ST Forum. I’ve reproduced it below. The naivety and the underlying racism of this letter is making me very upset. In the first place, has this guy never encountered people who have worked hard yet not achieved what they hoped to? Does he really think that hard work is all… Continue reading »