Tag Archive ‘singapore news’

 

Priss on Dec 19th, 2011We are Singapore, Singaporeans – Are we?

With the recent price hikes in Singapore’s transport systems, more and more disgruntled Singaporeans are beginning to feel annoyed with what is happening in Singapore. Some may still defend Singapore’s system and policies, comparing it with neighboring countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, and try to convince themselves that Singapore’s transport system isn’t that bad [...]

Priss on Dec 10th, 2008Maia Lee’s sex life – What’s SEX in Singapore?

I recently read some comments on how Maia Lee’s interview with The Electric New Paper was shameful. Ironically, the title of the report was “I almost died of SHAME” I think to be accurate, these people found her leaking details of her sexual life “shameful”, rather than the act itself. On one hand, I admit [...]

Priss on Dec 5th, 2008Responsible Blogging, Self-censoring?

At the recent blogging events I attended, I got to speak to quite a few PR and marketing people. During our conversations, I realised how bloggers are becoming more and more like journalists in the most ironic sense. When the blogging platform first became popular, it was easy and simple to create a blog with [...]

Priss on Nov 27th, 2008Singapore’s Government is Robin Hood?

Do you remember when you were little, Robin Hood was always portrayed as this righteous super hero that goes around stealing from the rich and giving to the poor? Well, it just occurred to me that Robin Hood’s character is a folk tale manifestation of what essentially is socialist or communist (I’d lean more towards [...]

Priss on Apr 23rd, 2008Wong Can’t Sing, Mas Selamat can…

Although PM Lee has a point when he said we cannot afford to cultivate a culture whereby people are too afraid to make mistakes (for fear of their heads), this IS the perceived mentality of the bureaucratic system in Singapore. I would even go as far as to say that this mentality have been drilled [...]

Priss on Feb 29th, 2008Nasi Lemak Terrorist – Mas Selemat….. haha

Here’s a tribute to Mas Selemat the Nasi Lemak Terrorist: Mas Selemat went to toilet to fetch a pail of water, Mas Selemat had a limp, but he managed to escape! Nasi Lemak was so delicious the guard didn’t bother, And that is how Mas Selemat broke through the barricade! *** THIS IS NOT FACTUAL, [...]