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it was the only time we get to wear new clothes, fire crackers, eat "expensive" food like pork, chicken... Now it somehow rings empty as we become more affluent and can afford to do these things anytime of the year.

are usually buried with the Emperor to serve him in his after life.

Just fascinated with the number of high-class consters that come from the school... 1. Ming Yi 2. Durai 3. Kong Hee Fatt Choy 4. Rasif (?) anymore to add?

with promises of more fun stuff and the return of Tanjong Pagar, one of the founding teams.

SINGAPORE : Chinatown is bustling with shoppers on the first weekend of the annual Lunar New Year street market. Sales activity is high with just two weeks to the Year of the Rabbit. This year's street market has almost 600 stalls. Competition is stiff with many selling the same...

If Malaysia wins World Cup, I think everyone can go off for one year!

We were compensated 2.9m pounds by the Aussies when they requested the Island be transferred to them in 1957. If our population ever reaches over 6m, is it time for us to get it back? Or maybe just buy Batam from the Indons...

Forget Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace prize should go to our very own Chia Thye Poh described as the longest serving political prisoner in modern times - a staggering 23 years without charge or trial and then spending 9 years more under house arrest. Total 32 years! nelson Mendela spent 27 years.

When confronted with the fact that the grant will help ease the burden of making downpayment of young couples looking for their first home, GMS says: "If they can't afford the down payment, they couldn't possibly afford the loans as well. Giving grant will not help but actually aggravate their...

YOG - A "mega-event" turned into a whimper, with poor international coverage, a ridiculous ballooning budget, dog food, ... The event was supposed to excite young Singaporeans, but backfired. Floods - "Once in 50 year" thing became an almost daily occurence, with thousands being...

My semifinal prediction: Singapore, Phillipines, Indonesia, Thailand.

My opinion of the top 3 ugliest: 1. Teo Chee Hean - Looks like the Disney's hunchback from Notre Dame 2. Mah Bow Tan - Looks like a frog 3. Lee Bee Wah - Jamban lady looks like a tissue-selling auntie or the woman who cleans up at hawker centres My opinion of the top 3 best looking...

I was sitting down at Boat Quay one morning, shortly after my arrival in Singapore, and overheard two young Asian girls chatting at the table next to us. When I didn’t immediately understand what they were saying, I assumed they were speaking Mandarin. However, after a few more minutes, I...

Remy Ong: Boo Hoooooo!!!! Missed my $200K gold medal payout for my popiah stall!!! Boo hooooooo!!!!

“Anybody who decides to take me on needs to put on knuckle-dusters. If you think you can hurt me more than I can hurt you, try. There is no way you can govern a Chinese society.” - Lee Kuan Yew

from one of the best... “If you are a troublemaker…it’s our job to politically destroy you. Put it this way. As long as JB Jeyaretnam stands for what he stands for – a thoroughly destructive force – we will knock him. Everybody knows that in my bag I have a hatchet, and a very sharp one. You...

Former television actress Dawn Yeoh is happy to let the media know she is single and very available. The former MediaCorp star of drama series such as The Shining Star, Beach Ball Babes, The Dream Catchers and Daddy at Home, said she’s keen for romance after having been single for “quite a...

Singapore tops the list of most-desired migration destination for the young and educated, according to a new poll. A total of 350,000 adults in 148 countries were asked in a Gallup poll whether, if given the opportunity, they would like to move permanently to another country, and if so...

Tips for Gamblers 1. Learn how to quit winners. It does you absolutely no good to have a big win if you just gamble it all back. Remember that gambling is streaky, and you can have short term winning streaks because of standard deviation. Go spend some of the money before betting all your...

of the Commonwealth Games. You've worked hard and deserved your rewards. Remember to spend your hundreds of thousands wisely. For the "Singapore" women's table tennis team, the Asian Games next month will be another harvest of rich $$$. Huat ah!!