TR EMERITUS

Since I’m due in the UK, I thought I’d touch on a character that had been an interesting part of my childhood. He was, what they’d call a reflection of the quirky part of British culture, a celebrated loser. I am, of course talking about Mr. Michael Edwards better known as “Eddie the Eagle,” a ski jumper who came last... 

Happy May Day to all and since today is a public holiday, I will post something which I consider to be lighthearted unlike my many past commentaries. A divorced male Singaporean friend in his mid sixties will be arriving home from the Philippines later this week with his newly wed Philipino wife. Out of social courtesy, of course... 

As usual with the ultra-pompous PM Lee Hsien Loong his announcement that he will hand over the baton to DPM Lawrence Wong on 15 May 2024 took Singapore by storm. He gave L.Wong the highest tributes of his so-called exceptional competence for his coming post of PM. What follows is the gradual and certain deflation of his adulation...