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INT.OFFICE - MEETING ROOM INTEGRATION - MORNINGMr Teo, Ah Tan, Ah Lim and Ali were busy flipping through pieces of papers in their hands. On the white board, the words "Re-interpreted Local Favourites" was written. Mr Teo put down his stack of papers and looked up.MR TEO: Gentlemen, shall we start? No worries about sounding ridiculous, just say out loud whatever that comes to …
INT.OFFICE - PANTRY - EARLY MORNINGAh Tan was nonchalantly eating his fried carrot cake and sipping his coffee at the table when Shan stormed into the pantry. Shanmugam hit the coffee dispenser buttons as though he was playing jackpot and waited impatiently for his coffee. Finally the small paper cup of coffee was ready and he snatched it from the slot, walked over to Ah …
INT.OFFICE - MEETING ROOM INTEGRITY - MORNINGMr Teo walked into the room where Ah Tan, Ah Lim and Ali were already seated at the table. Sternly, he gave out stapled sheets of papers to the men. While Mr Teo made himself comfortable at the chairman seat, the three men quickly flipped through and attempted to speed read. However it appeared to be difficult as there were six …
This is an interesting piece of writing on Chee Soon Juan, by Tan Kin Lian, ex-CEO of NTUC Income."I met Chee Soon Juan two years ago at a barbeque organised by The Online Citizen in East Coast Park. He brought his wife and three daughters with him. I had a friendly chat with him.I met him on a few subsequent occasions. I gave some puzzles, quizzes and my books to him to give …
INT.OFFICE - PANTRY - EARLY AFTERNOONAh Tan was reading newspaper while nonchalantly sipping his coffee at the corner table. Ali and Ah Lim walked into the pantry and each dispensed a cup of coffee before making their way to the table. Just when their butts barely touched their seats, Mr Teo stormed into the pantry with a tight face and even tighter fists. He sat down at the …
With Singapore's population grown to almost 5 million but with a quarter of that total been contributed by foreign workers, no wonder the government is spending 10 million on the big 'I' - Integration.But why is there such a big gap between the locals and new immigrants? Singapore is definitely not new to foreigners coming into the country to join the workforce. With …
Some contributing factors and possible theories of why Singaoreans dislike the Foreign Talents:While many Singaporeans remain jobless in this economic crisis, more Foreign Talents continue to be flown into the country to take up job vacancies. It does not help how easily these Foreign Talents are publicly praised and commented to be irreplaceable.Foreign Talents will work for …
When Thio was struck down previously by a group of university students in some university in US, we could swear we heard her muttered "I'll be back".In the highly anticipated new installment of the "Thio Fights Back", set in a secular public space, the woman fated to lead the Christians against the not-Christian-friendly-enough Press and the country of non-Christians. Thio …
Our press really needs to review its work flow for online publishing. Once again, straitstimes.com has published a piece of article, then decided it was not exactly politically correct and then decided to remove and replace with another "correct" article. All this while thinking that their readers could not tell the difference. Or could they?The original article is as shown …
The Speak Good English Movement 2009 was officially launched today, marking its tenth year in encouraging Singaporeans to speak Standard English.Mr Goh Eck Kheng, Chairman for the Movement …
INT.OFFICE - PANTRY - LATE AFTERNOONAh Tan was sipping his coffee at the corner table, glancing at his watch every now and then nonchalantly. Ali and Shan walked into the pantry. While Ali dispensed a cup of tea from the coffee machine, Shan sat down at the table and made his own 3-in-1 coffee.AH TAN: Wow, Shan, your 3-in-1 coffee sure looks new to me.SHAN: Oh... this is the …
Chew Soowei is leaving 987FM and this is the message she sent to fans of her radio programme "Pillowfight with Soo" on Facebook.Dear friends,I wish I had told it to you in person but I was …
INT.OFFICE - NOTHISYEAR'S ROOM - LATE NIGHTNothisyear was flipping through files of documents, hot and flustered, then followed by typing furiously on his computer. Every few minutes, some profanities were sputtered. Meanwhile, someone knocked on his door and walked in. Nothisyear looked up and found Ah Tan.AH TAN: Wow, pal, you look like shit!NOTHISYEAR (signed): Damn, …
A brand new slate of NMPs in the HouseSource: Channelnewsasia.comSINGAPORE: It will be a slate of completely new faces in the House, all nine of them – the maximum number of Nominated Memb …
INT.OFFICE - PANTRY - LATE AFTERNOONAh Tan and Ah Lim were having coffee break at the six-seaters long table. Ah Chong then entered the pantry. He walked towards the coffee machine to dispense his coffee, but only to take just a sip and throw the rest into the sink. He then walked over and sat down with Ah Tan and Ah Lim with an empty mug.AH LIM: Wah, what's wrong with the …
INT.OFFICE - MEETING ROOM INTEGRITY - MORNINGSusan held the door wide open as Mr Teo together with Ah Tan and Ah Lim walked in. In the room, representative from each town council rose to each feet. Susan handed the wireless microphone over to Mr Teo as he walked to the front. MR TEO (clearing his throat): Gentlemen, please be seated.Discreetly and taking care not to make too …
President Obama Speaks to the Muslim World from Cairo, Egypt"We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world - tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. The relationship between Islam and the West includes centuries of coexistence and cooperation, but also conflict and religious wars. More recently, …
When it comes to China, the word "Social Media" is equivalent to "Anarchy". No, social media definitely has nothing to do with the advancement of online Marketing and Branding. Definitely …
Hri Kumar Nair, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRCMr Hri Kumar Nair (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) floated a radical suggestion aimed at getting the best talent into the Cabinet - allow the Prime Minister to appoint outstanding individuals from outside the ranks of elected MPs.The suggestion has been made several times over the last 20 years by MPs and political observers, but has never been …
On 21 May 2009, AC Nielsen released the report that Consumer confidence in Singapore has plummeted to a record new low. While Singaporeans are more concerned about their job security, they …
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