As freak floods that tend to occur once every 50 years hit Singapore this year at a rapid rate making us older than the 45 years we are supposed to be, it is ironic timing to see PUB Chairman Tan Gee Paw given the National Day award of the Distinguished Service Order.
Singapore with a population of approx. 5million (throwing in all the foreigners & all) has never exactly been a lucrative market for most foreign entities in comparison to the rest of the World. The telecommunications market, media, and subsequently pay television market have longed remained in the hands of government owned entities, despite the opening up of these markets in recent years.
When you reach a certain age (like 17), Disneyland suddenly doesn’t hold the enthrallment as it once did when you were say maybe, 7. Instead, when you work to buy your air ticket to the country where they exalt liberty, suddenly the foremost attraction became Universal Studios. Watching cowboys slug it out behind false walls, meandering jet skis in Water World …
Is one born to slog their entire life?
I love green apples. I really do. Have been eating them since I was young.
This should have been another week of footy quotes, but then I think there are sufficient quotes about a particular player to make one drool.
After yesterday’s win over Chelsea, you would expect Inter manager José Mourinho aka His Mourinhity aka The Special One to provide more words of wisdom. True enough, His Mourinhity showed why he is not far behind Eric Cantona, with more quotes to match.
Robbie Savage is probably loathed by the majority of fans & players alike for his pesky closing down and antics, but he has shown that for all his bad points, he is after all an honest lad at heart.
Aaron Ramsey has spoken for the first time since a tackle by Ryan Shawcross last Saturday left him with a fractured tibia and fibula.
I’ve seen my fair share of comical own goals on the bloopers channel, but this is really the most ludicrous one of them all.
John Terry & Wayne Bridge finally met in the Premier League clash between Chelsea & Manchester City, but the focus was not so much on footie, but about whether Wayne Bridge would shake John Terry’s hand after the furore involving Vanessa Perroncel, and early reports were that Terry would offer his hand, but Bridge would not be dirtying his hands.
A footie fan was literally taking the piss at a Europa League match recently.