Dear reader, I recently wrote two pieces for The Online Citizen. You can read them here: 1. Why Singapore needs more opposition MPs 2. Three local myths Overall, I have received positive feedback about them, which is nice. I was a little bit skeptical about writing at first, because I wasn’t sure who reads TOC, and whether or not they’d appreciate my writing. So thanks … Continue reading Two pieces I wrote recently for TOC
We Singaporeans know not to pee on trees. What might elsewhere be thought of as fun, or fertiliser, is here considered sacrilegious, a needless provoking of dormant tree spirits. How do we know this? Like any old wives’ tale, it is based on unverifiable anecdotes. Over time, these tales becomes ingrained in society and accepted as fact. Similarly, there exist several political axioms in Singapore … Continue reading Three local myths
Many of us will experience the joy of voting this year. More thrilling, perhaps, is that we will actually have tough choices to make—Singapore’s opposition has recruited some credible candidates. Good thing, for we need more of them in parliament if Singapore is to develop politically, socially and economically. Though the People’s Action Party (PAP) has proved brilliant at transforming Singapore into a manufacturing- and … Continue reading Why Singapore needs more opposition MPs
I am publishing this post, dear reader, because I believe that Singaporeans place too much trust in our mainstream media to deliver “the truth”. It really irks me that Singapore’s media keeps patting itself on the back, when it suffers from several problems, not least a pro-government bias. So, I have decided to show six very clear examples of poor journalism. Each one is different, … Continue reading The problem with Singapore’s media
