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This is one of the better and more socially-useful Forum letters I've seen in a long, long time. There are some flaws, but it's mostly good stuff.Sex education: Letter writer was not neutralI REFER Mr Ho Chi Sam's letter, 'Polycentric approach to sex education'. He argues that 'various institutions and organisations should not teach sex education ( Read more... ) -
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I know I haven't been seriously blogging for a long time now, let alone writing gourmet notes. Life's been busy and time's been short. But srsly now, there are many great food blogs out there. I know, I know. It's about whether the blogger is someone you know. So here are three notes, one by yours truly, another by someone else which is fairly ( Read more... ) -
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One of the reasons why "Bible Code" and such like are popular, probably lies in the appeal to human intellect and general one-upmanship. To some extent, I can sympathise. The ancient Hebrews already had a very complex culture, and if modern Jewish humour is anything to go by, little has been lost over the millennia ( Read more... ) -
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Aftermath
THIS IS AN IMAGE-INTENSIVE POST
Now that the US elections are over and Obama elected the 44th POTUS and the 1st half-black one (Obama, from a white Momma), here are some comic memories of the brouhaha. More after the cut.
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See the Pyramids Across the Nile
There is a cool list of the top 100 Wonders of the World, although I'm not sure if everything that's there belongs on the list, and whether everything that belongs on the list is there. But here's my list, visited sites in bold, would-like-to-visit sites in italics ( Read more... ) -
Because I Love You
Sometimes, some TV commercials are not only superb, but they are superb in a way that is difficult to appreciate in full flavour unless you're a Singaporean who knows first-hand that mixture of arrogance and self-loathing that characterises most publicly-expressed Singaporean attitudes towards themselves. The 全好 ALLSWELL (that reads "All's Well") ( Read more... ) -
MOAR AIRAG!
The Mongols loved competitions of all sorts, and they organized debates among rival religions the same way they organized wrestling matches ... An official lay down the strict rules by which Mongke wanted the debate to proceed: on pain of death "no one shall dare speak words of contention ( Read more... )
