Sep 16, 2009

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Sep 8, 2009

There’s a new service sheriff in town, sez Pravda. BOUQUETS or brickbats about service standards can now be aired on a new blog dedicated to how Singaporeans are being served - or not. The website, www.areyoubeingserved.com.sg , is where 10 undercover service professionals will blog about service standards in the establishments they patronise. The blog will also be where online users can share their experiences, review the service they have been given or discuss service in general.

May 31, 2009

JRE has had harsh words for the Straits Times in many, many blog posts over the last two years, for all sorts of different reasons. When they do something right, then, it’s only fair to shout it from the rooftops and give Singapore’s media the praise it deserves. So it warmed my heart to open Saturday’s ST and read, spread across pages 2 and 3, the editor of the ST staunchly defending his paper’s reporting of the hijacking - and subsequent retaking - of AWARE, a Singaporean womens’ rights organisation.

May 29, 2009

My lease comes up in two weeks, so I’m hunting for an apartment. This is never fun - but in Singapore, it’s even less fun than in other parts of the world. In most countries, you look on the web, find a listing, and call up the selling agent. Easy. In Singapore, it’s different. Here’s a sample conversation. “Hi, I saw your listing for a 2-bedroom apartment in the Luxolicious condo building at one thousand dollars a month.

Feb 6, 2009

Agence France-Presse brings us this little gem: SINGAPORE - A Singapore lawmaker has a simple explanation for the city-state’s lack of babies: procreation, he says, is “not our forte.” […] “We should accept that as a people, our procreation talent is not our forte – nothing to crow about,” Loo [Choon Yong] told the legislature on Wednesday. Really, it’s not that hard. (Or maybe that’s the problem! Boom-tish.)