The riots that are spreading across England are both extremely disturbing and frightening. You wouldn’t have imagined that London would have been the scene of some of the most heinous riots seen in Western Europe in decades. Initially, the Rodney King incident in LA came to mind, but as the days go on, it seems [...]
Archive for the ‘Current Affairs’ Category
Anarchy In The UK
Wednesday, 10 August, 2011
What Happened After SISTIC’s Fine?
Wednesday, 10 August, 2011
I’m not sure if anyone remembers, but slightly more than a year ago, SISTIC was fined $989,000 for “infringing the Competition Act”. One year on, what I would dearly love to know is – what exactly has changed? Have there been subtle changes made to the way SISTIC operates and competes? If so, I would [...]
The F-Bomb And The Generation Chasm
Tuesday, 2 August, 2011
It has been said that each generation always laments over the next generation. My elders probably lamented at the way my generation did certain things. Truth be told, I am rather worried about the current young generation. I’m not that old, but I’m old enough to be able to see the gulf between my generation [...]
About Singapore’s Return To The Malaysia Cup
Monday, 18 July, 2011
There has been a lot of excitement lately about the fact that we’re returning to the Malaysia Cup. It’s almost like saying the Beatles are alive and well, and will be touring the world once again. But will it ever be the same again for us? No. Firstly, lest we all get ahead of ourselves, [...]
“Admirer I Rejected Is Heading SMC’s Second Panel” (a.k.a. The Susan Lim Case)
Tuesday, 29 March, 2011
I almost choked on my dinner when I read this in today’s Straits Times. The article “Admirer I Rejected Is Heading SMC’s Second Panel” can be found (here). I guess the gloves are truly off now. I’m referring, of course, to the infamous Susan Lim saga which undoubtedly drew plenty of attention ever since it [...]
“Samantha” From Holland Village…Can You Say Fake?
Saturday, 26 March, 2011
I guess this saga needs no further introduction, now that it has made its way to the front page of today’s New Paper. Not to mention the various postings on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and all that. If you like you can listen to the actual on-air recording (here). I have just 2 points to make. [...]
Revolution
Sunday, 13 February, 2011
My favourite song about revolution. (The other favourite song is “The Day After The Revolution” by Pulp.) “Poor people are gonna rise up And get their share Poor people are gonna rise up And take what’s theirs Don’t you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run [...]
WikiLeaks – The Movie
Wednesday, 8 December, 2010
If somewhere in some movie studio in Hollywood, some producer isn’t seriously entertaining the possibility of producing a big-budget movie based on the whole “WikiLeaks” saga, I’d be very very surprised. Forget the so-called drama of the Facebook story. That’s nothing compared to what’s been happening with WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. It’s the greatest thriller [...]
The New Dim Sum Dollies Jingle…Not Loving It?
Tuesday, 2 November, 2010
It has been said that in the world of show business, there is no such thing as “bad publicity”. However, this latest saga involving the “Train is Coming” jingle for MRT stations done by the Dim Sum Dollies just might threaten to prove the saying wrong. I am a huge fan of the Dim Sum [...]
Bear Video A Hoax
Thursday, 14 October, 2010
So the Ulu Pandan bear stunt turned out to be a hoax. Turns out the “bear” was actually “a mascot that was part of a guerilla advertising campaign, commissioned by Philips Electronics Singapore, to launch a new shaver.” Ok granted, this is the age of social media and this is not the first time we’ve seen [...]
