To those who love your country: How much of that love can you justify with logic?For those of you who have grown up in Singapore in the 80s and 90s, you'd be familiar with the constant media bombardment of calls to love Singapore. National Day Parade on TV, newspaper features every now and then extolling the various things Singaporeans supposedly enjoy.My first memory of …

Last day, last minute shopping.Walked to Queen Victoria market to get some last minute spoils - nougats mainly. And a throwing boomerang and some small trinkets.So it's Aussie chocs, nougats, cheese, wine and clothing that will be filling up our baggage.Had time to spare so went to a cafe in Hardware Lane to chill. Coffee and pastries in cafes cost quite alot less in …

In return for buying his latest book, Dr Chee has asked me to build a democratic Singapore with him. I don't really know what to make out of it. It's not likely that he'll be running for the next elections, given his financial health.Even then, how can I vote for his party if the PAP is most likely going to win a walkover for my constituency, just like in the previous few …

I grew up in Bishan. Bishan, being a relatively new estate, is populated mainly by the younger, higher-educated people.Perhaps it was for that reason, that people are polite here. We say hi to our neighbours, we press the lift buttons for our neighbours, and occasionally make small talk along the corridor. People are really polite in Bishan. You're more likely to hear the …

I despise old ladies. They're like the smell of shit and piss, the poor hygiene of zoo animals, the discrimination and hate of the most hardened fascists and the whininess of a spoilt brat. All crammed into one slightly less-than-human-sized entity.Yes, I am doing a geriatrics posting in a suburban hospital. I have nothing against the posting itself - or the staff in the …

The days of aviation ended the moment I landed the Boeing 737 on the taxiway, rather than the runway of Bangkok's old Don Muang airport.It was only a while after I had switched off the autopilot on final approach and was about to line up with the runway, when I realised that I was no longer able to roll the plane right.(Stock photo showing outer Bangkok from an Airbus A320)My …