Why our Hokkiens are not real Hokkiens
A recent FT article about the changing face of LOndon’s “Chinatown” reminded me of all the “China” towns in cities I’ve lived in for longish spells: the ones in Sydney and “Melbourne”. They were all “Hongkie” towns. But it seems the China towns in South Africa must be different different. From another FT...
9/11: Government has lost its relevance – A day in infamy?
I refer to the article “New Speaker urges lawmakers to remain accessible, relevant” (Straits Times, Sep 12). It states that “Newly elected Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin yesterday called on MPs to work with him to make Parliament the institution that “reflects the voices of the people so that we can query, answer...
HLP #notmypresident protest and me
Gilbert Goh has called for a silent sit-in protest (text below) against the reserved presidential election today from 4.30PM to 6.30PM at Hong Lim Park. I usually don’t do protests or solidarity. But in solidarity, I posted yesterday a post on Hali’s inauguration speech that implies we are racists. And later today and...
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