She Died in Singapore. Guns Didn’t Kill Her
6 MEN ON A BUS DID IT. WITH WHAT THEY HAD BETWEEN THEIR LEGS. WITH AN IRON BAR THAT DESTROYED HER INSIDES. She was a 23 year old Indian student who boarded a bus in New Delhi with her boy friend. They had just been to a movie and were going home. Six men took turns to … Continue reading
HOW TO SING SINGAPORE BETTER – LET IN THE GATECRASHING PINOYS!
WE DIDN’T INVITE THEM I’ve heard them practicing in the park from my study. I’ve passed them on my walks. I’ve kept them at a safe arm’s length. What they do on their day off is their business. I let them be, them and their singing… But now they’re in my driveway. “There some carolers … Continue reading
THE GALLUP POLLS – A CLOSER LOOK
I’ve been accused of being Pollyanna! All because I said yesterday that Singaporeans shouldn’t objectively be as unhappy as we say we are. I’m not going to take back what I said, although I’ll concede that Singapore isn’t an easy place to live in. Going through the Gallup questions myself, I can see how many Singaporeans didn’t say … Continue reading
THE GALLUP POLLS – SHOULD SINGAPOREANS EVEN CARE?
THE GALLUP POLLS – SHOULD WE IN SINGAPORE CARE? According to Gallup Singapore ranks as the least emotional country in the world and also the least positive Is this heartbreaking? Should we be concerned? First, lets see what the poll questions are – Gallop measures daily emotions of a sample of about 1,000 persons in each country. … Continue reading
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T TALK FOR SEVEN DAYS?
SILENCE! Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com Dani Batz’s photostream I’ve just returned from my 3rd retreat. When I first started going, people kept asking me “Why?”The question was usually accompanied by a concerned expression or a caring touch. “What was happening with my life?” “What was getting too much for me to bear that I needed to check out? To … Continue reading
If You’re a Vietnamese Woman in Singapore then You Must Be…
Actually you’re NOT. You’re Monique Truong – An award winning American writer and you’re discovering something new about how an American woman of Vietnamese descent might be perceived in this Little Red Dot you’re visiting for the first time. In the first of this series on Vietnamese Artists in Singapore I interview Monique Truong, the award-winning author … Continue reading
INCOMMUNICADO FOR 7 DAYS!
So I’m on a silent retreat for the next 7 days in beautiful Chiang Mai, Thailand. It’s meant to be a detoxing of the spirit before Christmas. I did it last year and it’s awesome. For more checkout http://www.thesevenfountains.org
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