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Singapore Comedians are the Best
If you can understand every reference in this video then you must be Singaporean. [youtube]HDuxb_8Z1SY[/youtube]
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Tagged comedian, entertainer, funny, Hossan Leong, Life, Living, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, song
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Vintage Singapore 1960s: Street Urchins
I am absolutely mesmerized by this old video. I feel so lucky with my hot showers, when I view how the children are bathed. But it also seemed a more idyllic time or perhaps it’s my nostalgia for a charming … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1960's, bathing, culture, historical, Life, Living, old Singapore, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, street scenes, urchin, Video, vintage
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Letter from Vincent Wijeysingha to our President to Spare a Young Boy’s Life & My Rant
……I am fortunate enough never to have been tempted by the lure of easy riches. I never had to walk miles to school but only to the end of the driveway to be picked up by a school bus. I … Continue reading
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Tagged bad boss, compassion, Dr Chee Soon Juan, justice, kindness, letter, Life, Living, office, pardon, poverty, president, rant, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, vent, Vincent Wijeysingha, vote, Vui Kong, work, work life
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Who are We Kidding? – There is No Work Life Balance
I just had to reprint this article in the Straits Times by Alan Tan, because it’s a reflection of what Singapore is becoming. It’s the key reason why the quality of life is low here even though Human Resources always … Continue reading
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Tagged bad, bad boss, boss, culture, Life, Living, long hours, office, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, sucks, unfair, work, work life balance
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Maid Made to Carry Load for Young Man – Just Wrong
I just wish I could stop seeing reports like this. It makes me upset as I wonder what is becoming of our society. I have seen maids carry the bags of kids and I felt fed up and ashamed. I … Continue reading
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Tagged bad, bad behaviour, culture, domestic helper, Life, Living, maid, National Service, NS, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, ugly Singaporean, women, young
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Elitism in Singapore: Samantha of Holland Village vs The Heartlanders
A caller, Samantha, who expressed that heartlanders were not cultured and should not come to Holland Village unless they behaved better has got many people in Singapore shocked and riled up. Reeks of elitism to me. Did she realize what … Continue reading
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Tagged bad behaviour, clueless, culture, elitism, heartlands, Holland Village, radio, Samantha, show, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, ugly Singaporean, views, women, young
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Am I Patriotic?
I wish I had more of a sense of patriotism like Americans do. I envy how they so obviously love their country and how the national anthem moves them. I have to confess that watching Americans while the national anthem … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, flag, Life, Living, patriotic, patriotism, personal, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, ugly Singaporean
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Precious Little Bit of Green
A small government apartment that only has a lease of 99 years or less, is so extremely expensive. Unless you’re born with a silver spoon, you need to go into debt for life to own one. Imagine – you can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cost of living, culture, debt, flat, green, HDB, housing, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, plants, price, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, Toa Payoh
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Wish Singaporeans Could be Gracious Like the Japanese
True graciousness is displayed under the greatest pressure and this is why I wish we were more like the wonderful people of Japan. Following the quake and tsunami, this is what I read in the New York Times that prompted … Continue reading
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Tagged admire, culture, dedication, earthquake, gracious, Japan, japanese, kind, Life, Living, polite, quake, Singapore, Singaporean, society, tsunami
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This Makes Me So Embarrassed: Library Stampede
This happened today and makes me ashamed to be a Singaporean (just assuming they were all local) and associated with this type of kiasu behaviour. You would think Singaporeans have never seen books before. But sometimes, how can you blame … Continue reading
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Tagged annoyances, bad, bad behaviour, culture, kiasu, library, Life, Living, new, Nex, pet peeve, pushing, queue, rude, Serangoon, shoving, Singapore, Singaporean, society, stampede, ugly Singaporean
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The 4 Official Languages of Singapore
Saw this quadri-lingual sign and could not resist photographing it. English, Chinese, Tamil and Malay. English is our language of business and Malay our national language. Most Singaporeans are bilingual due to our education system which requires us to take … Continue reading
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Tagged bilingual, Chinese, culture, danger sign, education system, English, languages, Life, Living, lost in translation, Malay, native speakers, school, second language, Singapore, Singaporean, Tamil
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WordPress has Been Attacked and it Really Sucks
I am so frustrated that I can’t get into Tiny Island, my other blog which is my daily journal. If you have been trying as well, I am so sorry about the disruption. I can’t get into the wonderful blog … Continue reading
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Tagged attacked, China, connected, DDoS, down, hacked, Life, Living, Singapore, Singaporean, tech, Tiny Island, Twitter, WordPress
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I am Totally Appalled by the Singapore Tiger Mum
I have been hearing so much about the Tiger mum and when I picked up the latest issue of 8 Days I was thoroughly disturbed by the cover that seems to condone children being caned. I think you will only … Continue reading
The Cliche of Being Kiasu in Singapore
The Singlish word kiasu has been so overused that it is now a cliche to me. Sadly though many of my fellow Singaporeans still give truth to this overused term. It makes me wonder if Singaporeans hold a monopoly on … Continue reading
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Tagged bad behaviour, culture, keeping up with the Joneses, kiasu, Life, Living, Mr Bean, rude, self-centered, selfish, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, work
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The Kiasu Phenomenon Caught on YouTube
You can read my post on Kiasu Singaporeans at my other blog. Thanks for requesting it Maria. 1. Kiasu while filling up petrol in JB. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCxUeo57iVM&NR=1] 2. Queuing up for cheap petrol in Singapore. There seems to be a theme … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged bad, behaviour, culture, kiasu, Life, Living, rude, Singapore, Singaporean, Video, YouTube
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Does the Ugly Singaporean Still Exist?
Although expats are criticized for remaining in their own circles, sometimes I can’t blame them because it is hard to meet locals who are willing to be as open to new friendships. It is much easier for expats to connect … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogant, bad, bad workplace, competition, courtesy, culture, culture shock, education, elite, expats, gracious, graciousness, kindess, Life, Living, Malaysia, Malaysians, materialistic, mean, overpopulation, rat race, reserved, rude, school, schools, Singapore, Singaporean, society, ugly Singaporean, unkind, work, workplace
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Singapore’s National Treasure: Kumar
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B911iQOL1Os] I just love Kumar. He may not be politically correct (his jokes are every -ist you can think of), but somehow he’s the only comedian in Singapore who really cracks me up. Some of them may even be directed … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, beauty, comedian, culture, Entertainment, funny, jokes, Kumar, Life, Living, personal, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, stand-up, The Amazing Race, Video, YouTube
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Why Racial Harmony Day Annoys Me
In Singapore I am constantly being reminded about my race. It’s there in every official document and form I fill up – my passport, identity card, school report cards and job interview applications. I could go on. It’s just my … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, ethnicity, ethnocentric, forms, Indian, Life, Living, Malay, personal, race, racial harmony day, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, thoughts, views
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Silver Ang was Adorable and Brilliant in the role of Vyjayanthi
I don’t watch local TV, but I watched the first 3 episodes of the Tamil TV show, Vyjayanthi and captured some screen shots of it to show you. I had to watch this moment of cross-cultural television history. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Actress, beautiful, beauty, cast, Chinese, culture, emotions, historical, history, Identity, Indian, Life, Living, local, personal, photography, photos, pretty, race, racial harmony day, sari, screen shots, Silver Ang, Singapore, Singaporean, sub-titles, Tamil, television, TV, vasantham central, Video, Vyjayanthi, War, women, world war, WWII
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The Widening Income Gap in Singapore is Worrying
Unless you’re rich, you would probably be among the people who are worried about the rising housing prices and the cost of everything else in Singapore. Retirement does not seem plausible at all, which is why most people struggle in … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, cost of living, housing, housing prices, in-laws, income gap, incomes, inflation, issues, Life, Living, living with parents, personal, poor, rich, salaries, salary, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, stress, unhappy, view, worried
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Do you Hate being called Foreigner or Expat?
The word ‘Foreigner’ reminds of the the band of the same name and since I’ve never lived in a country apart from this Tiny Island I didn’t realize how bad the word made people feel. Please tell me how you … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Ang Moh, borderless, culture, derogatory, ethnicity, expat, expatriate, foreigner, geographical boundaries, language, Life, Living, nationality, passport, race, Singapore, Singaporean, society, White, words, world
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