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“The Great Paper Chase”, by Mary Lee [1974]
I’ve been reading OB Markers by Cheong Yip Seng. It’s a very compelling book with lots of anecdotes that hit me pretty hard. I find it odd that so few of them make it into common or popular discussion....
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[SINGAPORE] Shaking off the fear of state censorship – youth hold out hope
By MARLON ALEXANDER S. LUISTROSINGAPORE – Twenty-two-year-old Wendy (not her real name), on her first day as a Hospitality Intern in a budget tourist hostel in Chinatown in Singapore, speaks...
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Ms Aung San Suu Kyi – Pls give a lecture to our PAP leaders on democracy
I refer to Aung San Suu Kyi headed to Singapore. In the news, it was mentioned that Ms Aung would like to learn more about Singapore and it’s political and economic system. It was organised by Temasek...
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Even the price of bowl of noodle increases faster than salary
Contributed by Han Hui Hui - One of Singapore's youngest activist and freedom fighterWe did some study and collated the following data.We can see that in 1980, the price of a 3-room HDB flat in...
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Liberal Education in Authoritarian Places
CLASSES are beginning at New York University’s new “portal” campus in Shanghai — the latest attempt by an American university to export its teaching and prestige abroad.But there is no actual campus...
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Super education for super kids
We have heard the parents and the educators. They want the best education for the children. Everything that needs to be taught will be taught. Our children are our future and should be the best they...
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Singapore, the world’s urban laboratory
As the urban design director for the Department of City Planning in New York, Alexandros Washburn knows a thing or two about what makes an urban space tick—including our Little Red Dot. We pick his...
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Curtailing influx of foreign labour: ‘Wayang’ continues?
Big thank you to ES again?I received a copy of the Ministry of Manpower ‘s (MOM) Labour Force in Singapore 2012, from reader ES, who has sent me many interesting reports and information in the...
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Singaporeans should be thankful for what they have
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. I must’ve been seventeen when I first heard those wise words and little did I know that it would...
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A response to "Singaporeans should be thankful to what they have"
Dear The Real Singapore,This is my sincere reply to this entry: http://therealsingapore.com/content/singaporeans-should-be-thankful-what-they-haveFirstly, our education system is still short of being...
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Jolibee is Over-Rated and Should be Thankful of Their Huge Fanbase of Loyal...
Recently, I went to Jolibee at Lucky Plaza. It was my first attempt after hearing so many good news that the fried chicken "ChickenJoy" must be quite delicious. It was a weekday and close to 9pm and my...
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The Community Health Assist Scheme has left us out!
The Government has recently announced big changes to the Community Health Assist Scheme to allow more low and middle-income households to qualify for the scheme (“More families to get health...
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Difference between Complaining and just Striving for Better
There is a perpetual exchange between two schools of Singaporeans.1) Those who complain about everything we have in Singapore and always compare with countries which have (that specific thing) better,...
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S’poreans who avoid low-paying jobs are just rational
SME employers are forever bitching moaning that they need FTs because S’poreans (esp the young) don’t want to do the jobs on offer, be it factory work or restaurant work. The govt, too, is forever...
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ALL QUIET ON THE CHANGI EASTERN FRONT
When plans for the Cross Island Line were announced earlier this year, environmentalists — being environmentalists — went up in arms over a track alignment that looks like it will cut through under the...
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The End of The COV Is In Sight
For house hunters, it was sweet music to the ears: "Sell at all cost." Aunt Jen had to downgrade from her private property to a resale flat to finance her son's overseas education. Same week she was...
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New citizens should not vote at the next GE?
I read that “Singaporeans are encouraged to help new citizens integrate and adjust to their new home. New Singaporeans should take the initiative to involve themselves in community events and...
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NTUC Income refuse to make a payout
I had an accident in February last year that left me disabled from the waist down.The doctor’s diagnosis was that I had suffered a spinal cord injury known medically as cauda equina syndrome.I cannot...
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Shanmugam’s trap: Correlating growth with quality of life
“If Singaporeans want a slower pace of life, they must also accept a trade-off in living standards” ~PAP Law Minister K ShanmugamIt is no surprise why Singapore is on the rat race to the bottom when...
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Easy money for Medishield Life?
What is easy money? This is money made easily, with little effort. And the saying goes, easy come easy go. Our govt’s revenue comes from many sources, and some can be easily classified as easy money....
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