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Paul Samuelson became Professor of Economics at MIT at the age of 32.

GCT is correct when he described the Lees as an exceptional family.

So is he a mathematician trying to be an economist?

After 57 years of national service, it is expected of our young men to pick up arms and defend our Island when the country is attacked by enemy forces.

To be a Full Professor at Harvard at the age of 39 is extraordinary?

Changi Naval Base big enough to berth the aircraft carrier?

It is also very true that unlike MAS, SIA does not have to carry the burden of running an unprofitable domestic airline system.

One of the reasons Chairman Mao is still revered by many in China today is because his eldest son Mao Anying was killed in action while fighting at the frontline during the Korean War.

My young colleague told me he grew up in a 5-room flat and now they are asking him to consider applying for a 2-room flat? Mean to say the standard of living has gone down so much in one generation?

My friend called him Martian ..... people who are on Earth cannot understand him.

These hikers must have tried to bash through the dense vegetation in an attempt to reach the depth of the nature reserve. They should know that hikers are only allowed to use the hiking trails. Maybe to relive good old days of SAF jungle training?

In Singapore we have the Hokkien-Teochew Riots of 1854. The riots lasted 10 days and led to a loss of around 500 lives.

Think ideas borrowed from the old German national anthem : .... 'from the Meuse to the Memel, from the Adige to the Belt' .... referring to Straits of Denmark and the three rivers passing through German borders.

Of same stock, just different religion.

Filipinos are also Malay people.

The reigning World Chess Champion is Ding Liren from Wenzhou, China.

Mao's giant portrait is still hanging at Tien An Men Square 47 years after his death. He is still fondly remembered as the Great Helmsman. His photos are still on display in the living rooms of some rural households today.

She is of Indonesian Chinese heritage, hence the name Leila.

My former office colleague from China not happy when I made negative comments about Mao. She reminded me that there will be no New China without Chairman Mao always referred as the Great Helmsman.

Do Japan and South Korea really follow the Western system for them to thrive and become powerhouse?