A Response To A 17 Year Old Cynic
Earlier this week, I came across on my Facebook feed this post (for those of you all who are sensitive, please note that the post contains a little bit of explicit language) which expressed a very...
View ArticleImagining a Post-PAP Singapore...
Some of you all may have already come across this post by David Boey in which he imagines and describes how a post-PAP Singapore, that is a Singapore following the loss of political power by the...
View Article"Pastor, where's my money?!"
The current talk of the town, I believe, would be the news on how five members of City Harvest Church (CHC), including founding pastor Kong Hee, have been arrested by the Commercial Affairs Department...
View ArticleReacting to Reactions to the City Harvest Case
Expectedly, there has been an outpouring of reactions (mine included, I guess) towards the latest news involving alleged financial misconduct at City Harvest Church (CHC) (But strangely enough, I have...
View ArticleDoes The Bible Really Oppose Homosexuality?
Earlier today, I stumbled upon watched the above video in which the presenter made a lucid and heartfelt case, although his argument does seem logically shaky on some aspects, questioning the validity...
View ArticleMusings on heritage preservation in Singapore
Earlier today (14 Jul 2012), I attended "Past Forward: A Heritage Blogging and Social Media Workshop" (and the Chinatown tour after the workshop) which was organised as part of Singapore Heritage...
View ArticleI Still Love You (Singapore)
As Hossan Leong puts it, "We live in Singapura, it's not perfect living but at least it's interesting. We live in Singapura, though it's kind of crazy, we win other countries".
View ArticleA quick post about Sim Ann's "Of wrongful pride and prejudice"
Sim Ann: "Of wrongful pride and prejudice"沈颖：《讨论国民融合须遏止恶毒言语》 "But online comments that clearly spew hate and prejudice against individuals or groups are simply that - hate speech. All of us,...
View ArticleAlvin & Vivian "Scandal" - Tip of the iceberg in a social media age?
I would suppose most of you all already know about the ongoing Alvin & Vivian "scandal" (some of you all may perhaps even have seen some of the photographs and videos in question). Expectedly,...
View ArticleDr. Richard Teo - Life and happiness are about more than material wealth and...
Some of you all may have already seen the video below or read its transcript (both of which have been recently shared on Facebook). But just in case you all have not, I decided I should share them...
View ArticleMichael Sandel - "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"
I recently made an overseas trip and while visiting a bookshop there, I came upon Professor Michael Sandel's "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?". Browsing through the book (which I eventually...
View Article"Loose" Laura? - The Slanted Media Portrayal of Women
Late last week, a friend of mine shared the photo above on her Facebook, questioning how does it matter that Ms Laura Ong was seeing another man besides Mr. Michael Palmer. My on-the-spot reaction was...
View ArticlePAP Wins Punggol East But Without An Absolute Majority?
As you all would know, although a by-election has yet been officially announced for Punggol East (PE), five opposition parties or figures have already expressed interested in contesting if and when a...
View ArticleA Quick Response To FCBC Pastor Lawrence Khong's Posts On "The Homosexual...
It is most confounding to see how some people bring up old tired arguments and assertions that have already been refuted or at least questioned by others. As such, I am utterly confounded by Faith...
View ArticleWho is a Singaporean?
"We are Singaporean because of the common responsibility that we hold towards one another, because of the common hopes and dreams that we share with one another, because we are stakeholders and the...
View ArticleManfacturing Dissent
It's frightening, the extent to which some people would distort the truth to stir up ill sentiments in others. Yesterday evening, as a somewhat avid reader of the "SAF Confessions" Facebook page, I...
View ArticleRighteousness and Justice for Whom?
On Sunday (19 May 2013), Pastor Lawrence Khong of Faith Community Baptist Church posted the following status update on his Facebook page. Later on, responding to apparent criticism against his status...
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