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How come this Taiwanese chiobu speaks English so much better than Sinkies? Probably better Mandarin and Hokkien too. No Speak Mandarin Campaign in Taiwan, btw.

1. Germany used to be the tournament team. At their peak they might have had fewer World Cups than Brazil but they had more appearances in finals and semi-finals. 2. They always win every penalty shoot-out. Superb temperament. 3. And never write the Germans off: time after time, 1-0 down, 2-1...

This Korean team is very average, nowhere near the Japanese or even some of the Middle Eastern teams. They have fitness but no imagination and creativity, and they still play a rigid and slow positional game unlike the fast and fluid passing game of the Japs. Throw in a fucked up coach and an...

Yes, they take defeat very badly. It's all about face, about Korea's image on the world stage. Just look at the Asian Games and Olympic Games they've hosted - rampant cheating by umpires and referees and coaches and even the athletes themselves. How Roy Jones Jr was robbed of a boxing gold medal...

Korea is a male chauvinist society, even more so than Japan. Women are second-class, face a glass ceiling at work (unless you're the daughter of a chaebol chairman), are generally not allowed to work after marriage, not allowed to travel on their own, and are routinely abused and beaten up by...

Trouble is these doctors are rich but not billionaire-rich. You think IRAS dares to touch the Haidilao boss or Saverin or Dyson founder for 'tax minimisation'? I bet these guys pay far less tax than the 3 doctors.

Our courts are generally fair and impartial for criminal and civil cases. But if it involves political defamation suits, improprieties committed by senior government leaders and protected expat species, the kangaroos come out. In full force.

Taiwanese companies are terribly exploitative with little work-life balance. That's why many young Taiwanese have quit the corporate ladder and gone into starting their own businesses, freelancing, or travelling round the world while working part-time. Talk to them and you realize that they...

Most billionaires don't pay taxes. Warren Buffett didn't pay taxes for 3 years in a row. Elon Musk didn't pay any federal income taxes in 2018. Jeff Bezos didn't pay any tax in 2007 and 2011. Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Larry Page (and the late Steve Jobs) pay themselves an annual salary of just...

Tax avoidance is legal. Tax evasion is a crime. The doctors are guilty of tax avoidance, not tax evasion, otherwise they'd have been prosecuted and jailed. So the question the court has to answer is: given that the doctors exploited tax loopholes to minimise their tax liabilities without...

Ulam is healthy. If more Malays ate ulam regularly and cut down on their nasi ayam goreng and cemil-cemil, they wouldn't be the most obese ethnic group in Singapore. Malays here have lost the art of bakar and panggang dishes that the Indonesians excel at.

There are no Cinderella teams in the World Cup finals anymore. Japan and the African teams have narrowed the gap with Europe and South America. The Africans in particular are physically and technically - if not more athletic - the equals of the traditional powers, maybe lagging in tactical and...

Why do you think Jesus spent his entire ministry challenging the scribes and Pharisees about their rigid man-made doctrines and dogmas? Jesus made this statement when the Pharisees criticized his disciples for picking and eating heads of grain while walking through a field on the Sabbath: "The...

Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism - Indian Zoroastrianism - Persia Taoism, Confucianism - China All ancient civilizations

Agree. I don't think very high intensity exercise benefits the average person. Studies have shown that extremely high intensity puts the body in a high stress state, resulting in lowered immunity, cortisol spikes which paradoxically increases visceral fat, long-term low level inflammation, and...

The kampung durians I had many years ago were the best. They were not as consistently good as the specialised breeds we have today but they were organically grown with natural fertilizers and little pesticide.

US and China have continental climate: cold winters, hot summers. Western Europe on the western end of Eurasia has maritime climate: mild winters, cool summers. As you go eastwards towards central and eastern Europe the winter-summer differential grows. Hence traditionally most Western Europen...

Precisely. There are many gyms with Hyrox equipment to work out with. You don't even need Hyrox to get fit. Any HIIT regime like Tabata will do. Or combine body wt exercises with Zone 3 cardio.

Yes, people forget resistance training. Build muscles and they will raise your resting metabolic rate. Half the battle won for those battling the fab.

Actually for health and wt loss Zone 2-3 good enough if you can clock 150 min a week. Proper diet v important. The Japs have 2 simple rules about eating: 1. Only eat till 80% full 2. Ichizu sansai: one soup, 3 dishes (1 protein + 2 veggie sides) plus rice - eating sequence PFC (to prevent...