Where in the world can you find a country where people use out of production coins for donations, drive cars on walkways and has an organisation that reviews its own processes (and of course with a positive result)? Singapore!
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The one-cent puzzle
There are 600 million one-cent coins, amounting to $6 million, left in circulation, […]
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A case of an overprotective girlfriend living in her dream world
Published by June 8th, 2008 in Random, Singapore, Interesting Read and National Service. 2 Comments Popularity: 6%Saw this on tomorrow.sg, thought would like to share it:
We were chatting on the phone last night when I asked him about trainings in camps. I asked if there’s any events like, normal people like us can enter the camps and view the trainings. He said yes. But all the trainings we see are all […]
On Education
Published by June 4th, 2008 in Random, Singapore, ST Forum and Education. 0 Comments Popularity: 6%Local teachers seemed to be growing lazy
From Straitstimes.com, 4th June 2008
Schools should not rely on it and ministry should act
WHEN I attended a teacher-parent meeting because I was told that my Secondary 4 son had fared poorly in his school examinations, I was shocked. I expected to see a handful of parents and their […]
Fragrance Prince… so smelly after all…
Published by May 20th, 2008 in Random, Singapore and Sad. 10 Comments Popularity: 10%Note: This entry was made more in the spirit of providing some information on this recent issue in a lighted hearted and perhaps entertaining manner instead of condemning a person outright… which of course would have made me a similarily undesirable person as the Prince. Thus, with that out of the way, lets go on […]
Sir, I want to live in a country that cares for its people first and foremost, not a country that prioritises GDP growth for its own sake. I want to see a nation where Singaporeans are valued for everything that we are, not just the economic contribution we can make. I want to grow old […]
Town Council: Remove your partially stolen bike or we’ll steal it!
Published by February 10th, 2008 in Random and Singapore. 1 Comment Popularity: 30%Do you often sympathies with the bicycle owner if you see a bicycle ended up like this?
I do.
Bicycle (or bicycle parts) thief in Singapore is very common and pretty much uncontrolled… why would the police want to help you hunt down a few missing bicycle tires when they have much more important things to […]
Introducing Complaints Choir of Singapore
Published by February 3rd, 2008 in Random and Singapore. 0 Comments Popularity: 37%
THE COMPLAINTS CHOIR LOCAL LYRICS
We get fined for almost everything
Drivers won’t ‘give chance’ when you want to ‘change lane’
The indoors are cold, the outdoors are hot;
And the humid air, it wrecks my hair
Those answering machines always make you hold
Only to hang up on you
When a pregnant lady gets on the train
Everyone pretends to be […]
Go ITE directly. Stop wasting your time.
Published by January 17th, 2008 in Random, Singapore, ST Forum, Education and Interesting Read. 4 Comments Popularity: 66%“Go ITE instead.”
Imagine that is what your principal said to you during the first week of school in a new year, after you have worked so terribly hard in the examinations so that you get into Secondary 5 and will be able to take the O levels to further your future education by going […]
The Uni Story - The way I see it
Published by September 15th, 2007 in Education. 2 Comments Popularity: 10%So, once again the public were given what they wanted. Too bad they will be cheated of it this time, along with innocent parties.
Once a upon a time, life was good. University graduates were regarded as the true elite workforce, intelligent teens who were quickly employed even before they graduated. Then came the opening of […]
The NS Song
Published by August 10th, 2007 in Singapore and National Service. 0 Comments Popularity: 3%No comment on this. Just for sharing and entertainment.




