I’m gonna watch this:

Russell Peters in Singapore 7th Oct 2006

I wanna watch these:

I dunno, but having worked for the govt for the past 3 weeks, I have grown somewhat jaded of the policies that are happening in the school and in singapore.

Of course we read about the myth that Singapore is a pristine garden city that just got exposed. We know that it is the bangla cleaners who ensure that the city is ready for “show” by 6am everyday. Before 6am, if it’s in a mess, especially in the HDB areas, it’s ok. No tourist will come one. Showtime’s only @ 6am.

We are like living in Disneyland rite, everyone’s contributing to the show. And yes, the trees that are being planted, or should i say, positioned in the marina area for the IMF conference are your props as well.

Are we a nanny state? I’m inclined to think that i’m in somewhat of a nanny school. The school just started a ban on all canned soft drinks, and guess what, skinned chicken meat. We are only gonna get naked chicken from now on. Let’s not start on the restriction of shallow fried foods to only tuesdays. So yes, we will get skinless chicken cutlet on tuesdays, big yay! Parents have complained that their children told them that these days their kids dun get joy from eating in school. Guess the school’s reply?

“Do you want them to enjoy eating in school or have a healthy diet?”

Saw this clip on someone’s blog, damn power lah… 1978 was when the national stadium was very new, and the grass looks so good…

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bak chor mee with some of the indoor stad ushers on saturday. Y so many meatballs u may ask.. result of pamela who doesnt eat the oysters in oyster omelette, and the meatballs in bak chor mee…

Some things are learning points and we should not harp on it but move on instead..

Said Mr Khaw, “When I say conservative, it doesn’t mean banning. But you must allow some small space so that you can control it and see it in a more localised situation - but not a widespread switch. Whereas if you asked me, the way it was introduced, suddenly overnight a few thousand doctors were potentially able to prescribe it freely. I think freely is the correct word - almost freely. That, I think, is to me is not very wise.”

Mr Khaw adds that the Subutex experience has reinforced the fact that chemical substitution to fight drug addiction is a mistake.

Said Mr Khaw, “The rest of the world believes in chemical substitution. In our case, it reaffirmed that it is the wrong approach. It’s a wrong approach. It’s a very soft approach, but it causes more problems.”

Others have to be done until everything is in the open, with possible penalties for the offenders..

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I was in my school today despite it being a holiday, rehearsal for an event which ended @ 2.30pm. Decided to have lunch at nus sci canteen for old times’ sake, and yea cheap food.

However i failed to resist the temptation of the salmon set from the jap food stall (S$4.50) and Spinelli’s Cookie Spin ($$3.70). Even Macs would have been cheaper!

Still, i enjoyed my meal, and yea, really missed the time eating and talking cock with my physics classmates…

Sometimes I think we can be so damn picky about english, like this reader who wrote in to Today…

I find it amusing yet unfortunate that S’poreans do not pronounce their country’s name correctly.

It’s “SIH-ngur-pour”, with a silent “g” sound. Common mispronounciations include using a hard “g” sound; or an “ah” sound in place of “uh”. Many stress all three syllables, instead of just the first

Actually I think while he’s right in terms of phonics, it doesn’t make sense to pronounce it that way as “Singapore” was coined by Raffles when he knew that the island was called “Singapura” when he arrived in 1819. Singapura means Lion City, and therefore pronouncing it as “Sin-ga-pour” makes sense and gives the name the meaning.

Then again, we should start to worry about local teenagers who are so bad with english that it’s worrying. When ushering at indoor stadium last week, I got so thrown off by a gal with her friends who asked me where’s INDOT (indoor) stadium and what time does the SERVIT (service) start..

Update: My short reply got published

must read this…was laughing @ it just now..

Link

Did you know that Inflation actually existed in the midst of Singapore’s stable economy. Camouflaged behind the doors of the indoor stadium, thinking it will not be found. Looking so innocently like a normal shop was actually the humble abode of a BLACK MARKET.

I was horrified to find HOTDOGS going for like 350% above the normal rate.

The dogs were actually going for $5 which is equivalent to a Mc Donald’s Student Meal.

Lost to Appalachian State University for lousy recruitment videos or ads