Complaints. We are famous for making them. We even sing songs of complaints (w/o foreign input). It is with interest that I read two contrasting complaints, both by men named Richard, in ST on Saturday. Let me deal with the one that had me going “ST has space to print this?” Channel logo leaves its [...]
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Two Richards
Posted by acroamatic on February 4, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/02/two-richards/
I am Singaporean
I wrote this some time ago, when this Mr Brown meme was all the rage. Two things: (1) I didn’t feel it expressed all I wanted to say and (2) August isn’t the only month for national pride. Come to think of it, there’s a third point. (3) I really wanted to make this an [...]
Posted by acroamatic on October 26, 2007
http://deadpoetscave.com/2007/10/i-am-singaporean/
“I HAVE never, nor will I ever, read blogs.”
That’s what Ong Sor Fern wrote in the Straits Times yesterday. Of course, you can’t read the article ‘cos they charge you for to access their site. And their archives only go back seven days. Hey, a newspaper has to make money, right? You can guess that Sor Fern didn’t have many positive things to [...]
Posted by acroamatic on September 7, 2007
http://deadpoetscave.com/2007/09/i-have-never-nor-will-i-ever-read-blogs/
Thou shalt
We all need to be told what we can do more often. Let them do the thing everyone else tells them not to Linden Labs Sends “Permit-and-Proceed” Letter Original photo by Kathy Sierra from Let them do the thing everyone else tells them not to. Reproduced under a cc by-nc-sa 2.5 licence.
Posted by acroamatic on August 24, 2007
http://deadpoetscave.com/2007/08/thou-shalt/
Super-duper
I read in yesterday’s newspapers that the Gahmen might* make annuities compulsory. That’s ironic ‘cos I remember when Paul Keating was Australian PM, he was studying our CPF scheme. Instead, they introduced superannuation. Now, we’re thinking of doing as the Australians do – Super! I’m not trying to be funny. That’s what the Aussies call [...]
Posted by acroamatic on August 16, 2007
http://deadpoetscave.com/2007/08/super-duper/
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