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Where's the escalator yellow box?
As everyone knows, in Singapore, we have signs that teach you how to use basic things. Like how to wash your hands. And how to queue.And how to use an escalator safely.Almost all escalators have a safety guide. One of the key things that you're suppo...
Save 1-4 cents per bus journey!
On April 1, the two major public bus transport operators, SBS Transit and SMRT Buses, reduced their trunk service fares by two cents across the board, while also increasing the transfer rebate to 50 cents. This was, of course, greeted to great cheers...
Obama's Audacity of Hope: the Constitution's role
Almost any country, even those which political system has been usurped through underhanded means, has a Constitution. It is regarded as the supreme law of the land, the foundation upon which all other laws are developed, the guideline by which the co...
Obama's Audacity of Hope: the importance and difficulty of values
Some time back, there was a resumption of the debate over ministerial pay. Singaporean ministers are some of the best paid government leaders in the world. Much has been said about how our prime minister earns much, much more than the president of th...
Obama's Audacity of Hope: Republicans, Democrats, PAP, ...?
I honestly didn't know what to expect from Barack Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope". I know that it was inspired from his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, but that was pretty much it. So I'm slowly reading through its nine chapte...
Durian seller explains why only one seller needed
It had been a while since I'd last eaten some durian, so I headed down to my usual durian seller to get some. As I approached his stall, I found myself walking past stalls that sold a variety of products, like fresh food, stationery, electrical appli...
