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Cylon Virus Hits Battlestar Galactica at Sentosa

Frack. Universal Studios’ Battlestar Galactica ride is still grounded. Where the frak is Chief Tyrol when we need him to repair things? If he can build the stealth Laura from scrap, I’m sure he can get the Battlestar Galactica ride running. Finally a real no bullshit roller coaster ride hits Spore and this has to [...]

US Public Diplomacy Explained

Not too long ago, the term “public diplomacy” was brought up by our number one newspaper in Singapore. The next US ambassador to Spore, David Adelman, wanted to score points in front of a Senate hearing to get his new job in Spore, and thus said that he is shooting from the hip when he [...]

Town Councils increases S&CC – Give us some value!

Even before the economy has fully recovered, Aljunied and Jurong Town Councils have already increased their Service and Conservancy Charges.  Taking effect next month, the increase will range between $1.50 and $7.50.  The Town Councils justified the increase citing more expensive lift servicing cost, electricity tariffs and cleaning contractors.  No doubt, the general prices of [...]

Budget 2010 – S’pore for S’poreans

In what was a Jan 2010 article that reported Singapore emerging as the world’s second freest economy for the umpteen times was greeted with the usual bureaucratic fanfare and the customary congratulatory from the state media. Ironic for a country that is more well-known for being impregnated with a repressed political culture and an ever-adolescent [...]