TR EMERITUS

“THE Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil.” A much repeated phrase since 2003 when it was predicted by Sheikh Zaki Yamani, a Saudi Arabian who was his country's oil minister more than 40 years ago. If the notion of the Absurd by Albert Camus is Globalization,... 

With reference to my post “Budget 2016: the deception continues” and PAP’s recent ‘clarification’ “Why are some revenues not included in the Budget Statement”. PAP: “…Land sales form part of Singapore’s Past Reserves, which are invested”. PAP should not continue to take Singaporeans for a ride. The reserves... 

I will just briefly touch on semiotics. Semiotics is called the study of symbols. It is about symbols in culture. The ancestral tablet for the traditional Chinese is a symbol with significant meanings. It is a sign of respect for your ancestors, it is a belief in the after-life, it is a kind of religiosity when incense is burned...