TR EMERITUS

Despite operating her stall for 23 years and even surviving the pandemic, Madam Zaleha is now considering closing shop as rent has doubled from $6000 to $12000. (Tampines coffeeshop sold for record $41.68m, ST 17/6/22). She will have to raise prices, hopefully customers will still support her, move to a cheaper location, or... 

The number of calls for ambulances have increased so much so that they have decided to deny ambulance service if the call center decided that cases aren't critical. Well, unlike some other places, calling for ambulance isn't free and could cost quite a lot for poor or even average family. At the mean time, the hospitals are... 

Recent events has led one to reminisce about those 'kampong days' where "red/yellow fleshy, juicy" rambutans used to grow gloriously in someone's compound and also in abundance by the waysides, though delightfully colorful, are almost impossible to be eaten, really damned sour. “What’s this?” someone candidly remarked,...