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Yes, it jars on my nerves alright. And all along, I thought I was the only one. On the issue of unnecessary pluralizing, it annoys me to no end when I read phrases like "improving the competencies of our workers" (many workers, many competencies?). I also swear I will shoot the next person...

That's quite a leap in logic though. Being unhappy if you are unable to afford the landed property your parents could 30 years ago, is different from being unhappy if you are able to afford the landed property BUT feel for those who are sleeping on their streets and watching ah pors make a...

An attempt at wordplay that fell flat on its face and got ran over by a car. :D

Very true, that bit about them not being sprinters. I remember going for track and field meets as a secondary school kid; they typically won the middle and long distance races. Good memories, those days... :)

You give yourself too much credit. I didn't join this forum to be a "white knight" or to defend anybody's reputation. I spoke out against your earliest posts about Glenda being a Party Girl because I didn't like the sexist overtones of your argument, and the way you equated partying to being...

Agree. I don't know his history, but he has made a habit (living?) out of trolling the Facebook pages of WP members, and leaving all kinds of unsavory messages in his cannot-make-it English. At least the CBKs and PLPs set up their own pro-PAP or anti-whatever-party pages. This Wilson Ho fellow...

Absolutely. And what percentage of Singaporeans do the forum attendees take up, versus those who are merely interested in eating, fucking and shopping? When a term like "pulse of the people" is used, I take it to mean a popular movement. Which I don't suppose the forum actually qualifies as...

Pulse of the people? Loud and Clear? Stand as one with their fellowmen? Please tell me we're living in the same country. The Singapore I know is made up of gimme-pigs; most people can't look past their own noses.

Yeah, I forgot to mention that my dad had a couple of Gurkha students under his charge. He loved them. They were also the fastest runners ever.

I was overseas in 2006 and not following the elections that closely, so I can't comment on whether the candidates then shone more than the ones this year. I'm also not interested in disputing "intricate signals" and "average results of 41%". I'm here because I feel I must disagree with the...

Most certainly. Then again, after staying in a place for 20 years, they (and their wives and children) form some attachments too - it's only natural. We know what's supposed to be, but I guess them tough Gurkhas have their human side as well. Now, that was my inner softie struggling to get...

In all fairness, I don't think Angela stepped out of line. Her statement that the police's categorization should be scrutinized by members of the public is a neutral one that does not presuppose whether or not the establishment is "wrong". Throughout the entire Facebook exchange, I also do...

That's an interesting case you brought up. I don't remember the textbooks expressly pitting the PAP government against the Hock Lee bus rioters; then again, my recollection of secondary school history is fuzzy at best. I do think it's the creation of impressions, like you said. Most people don't...

I really dig the way this post has spawned a series of classic responses. And for the record, I agree with everything you peeps have said so far about Gopalan Nair. I read his blog when I'm in a really good mood and, for whatever masochistic reason, feel like mentally-torturing myself.

On a completely lame note, if you read "ESM" as "ES-M" (ie. S-M) our former PM - the other one - still gets to keep his Senior Minister title, at least aurally. :D Ok, please go ahead and boo. :)

Thanks for the enriching discussion. I do agree with the statement below; as an armchair historian, I also feel there's more good in accepting our history as it is, with warts, pimples and all, rather than trying to turn historiography into a battle between demons and angels. I had a...

Yes, now that you've mentioned it, TJS seems to have a penchant for that. "Affliction" is the right word, because name-dropping does you no favors in the long run. Hell, if you were THAT good, you wouldn't have to keep making other people the subject of your conversations. "Hubris" too is an...

I hope I am not misguided in feeling nothing but disgust at Tan Jee Say's not-so-subtle dropping of names. So what if an assentor of Tony Tan's was a bud of his, or if he knows a tycoon from his RI days? Geezers. I thought only insecure people resorted to riding on the coat-tails of others this...

Hi, I get your point, but I don't see why I "HAVE TO" do anything. I've mentioned what my criteria is; you are free to disagree with it. It doesn't matter to me what Irene Ng says, or who she wants to compare herself to, because Irene Ng is an individual - she doesn't represent everyone in...

Well, "standards" are based on a relative scale, aren't they? The operative terms in my statement are "one of the (few) PAP MPs", meaning, she is impressive compared to the rest of them. For sure, I am aware that speaking for your constituents is the most basic role of an MP. But how many of her...