Mungkin Nanti (Maybe Later)
March 19th, 2009
I found this on Eric’s blog, it’s a song he heard at company night. It’s a really nice song and the tune is catchy. Yes, I know terms like “nice” and “catchy” are hopelessly vague descriptive terms. But do listen to it.
And if your Bahasa Indonesia is as bad as mine and all you can [...]
First Shot
March 11th, 2009
Yes, I can hear you think – “what the hell is this?”.
The simple answer is, the subject of the photograph embedded to the right of this wall of text is my 15-year-old teddy bear who now permanently lives on the shelf next to my bed.
The slightly longer answer though, is that I finally decided to make [...]
9 March 2009
March 11th, 2009
The Preamble - It seems that I’m starting to like this style of writing. I’ve always liked reading blog posts of this nature, yet I’ve always refrained from writing them, for fear of saying too much, or sounding too shallow. Nonetheless, I’ll give it a shot, at least I’ll have a way of remembering those days [...]
6 March 2009
March 9th, 2009
The Preamble – I guess it was the sort of day that you never want to end, and you just keep hoping that it can go on, and on, and on.
Yet it all comes to an end. I wish it didn’t have to. But as they say (cliche alert!), all good things come to an [...]
2008 Human Rights Report: Singapore
February 27th, 2009
Of course, this report only adds additional detail to that which most people already know. Or at least those who keep track of sources of information aside from the mainstream media. I will not debate the extent of neutrality of this report. Nonetheless, it serves as an authoritative (meaning reliable, not authoritarian!) external reminder of [...]
A Year After Sorry Day
February 26th, 2009
This is sort of a follow up to the previous post on the movie Australia, discussing the changes, or lack thereof, that have occurred since 13th February 2008, colloquially known as “Sorry Day” after Australian PM Kevin Rudd made a symbolic public apology to the indigenous people of Australia for the years of indignity and [...]
Seven Years Have Gone
February 17th, 2009
In memory of His Excellency, the Late President Ong Teng Cheong
A man who believed in a Government of the People, By the People, and For the People.
以纪念人民的总统,王鼎昌先生 – 政府的监督者,法律的维护者,永垂不朽的爱国者
Meanwhile
February 12th, 2009
I’ve been in China for awhile. The past 12 days to be exact.
I’m still pondering on what to write about next, as well as greater questions of where do I go from here.
Meanwhile, I just upgraded to Wordpress 2.7.1 with the automated upgrade tool. It works surprisingly well! Simply enter the FTP parameters (hostname, username, [...]
My Country, My Home.
January 25th, 2009
Opposition Leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan’s Message to President Obama
The Complete Rules of Good Writing
January 18th, 2009
Gah.. the irony!..
Eats, Shites & Leaves: Crap English and How to Use It
A writer should not annoy half of his readers by using gender-specific language
Always finish what you star…
Avoid overuse of ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake
Always avoid annoying alliteration
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky
Always pick on the correct [...]