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Last Sunday night, I encountered a very touching incident which I want to share with the public. I was driving around Jurong East around midnight thinking about how I wanted to go to Red Hill View to eat my favourite Yong Tau Foo. As I was driving along Jurong East Avenue 1, I saw a PRC construction worker trying to flag down... 

星期天晚，已过了午夜，心里老想念着整个月来还没去光顾的＂午夜美味酿豆腐＂。 这时，在裕廊东一道的路肩上，站着一个男士向我招手，我如获至宝地靠了过去。他一开口说要去克兰芝，就知道是一位中国客工，我一边答应说没问题，一边客气地问他为什么三更半夜一个人在这里＂打的＂？（向来遇见客工我心里都会有一番敬意，哪怕他们在工地工作后一身泥，我还是恭敬地停下车载送，放下他们之后才把车停一旁清里） 开始时他有些怨言，嘟囔地说：＂都是因为去报警耽误了，没车搭了。。。＂我可好奇了：＂什么事得报警啊？＂他说得有点儿急，口音是北方的，我安抚他，要他慢点儿说，问哪里人，他说是河南濮阳县人，叫郑治山，今年... 

The excuse given by the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) for removing lawyer M Ravi as a speaker at a conference scheduled for Feb 27 is pathetic at best: Given the proximity of the conference, coupled with these concerns, which include his current medical condition, the effectiveness of his medical regime, and the workability...