Unfortunately, I don’t have the answer for the question I ask in the title of this blog post. Yes, I know that the Deputy Secretary-General of the Home Ministry has explained the reason why but for the life of me, I cannot wrap my head around it. In case you’re not sure what...

A few weeks ago, I was invited to write an article for a student publication. The theme for the issue I would be writing for is “student activism”. I found it a bit odd that I was asked to write a piece on this but the editor, in the invitation email, reminded me of my days as a...

It’s technically the last day of Breast Cancer month, but better late than never to blog about it, I suppose. If you’ve been following me on here and on Twitter, among other places, you’ll know that in the past couple of years that cancer has been an issue rather close to my...

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a “rant” on this blog, but the events of the day has gotten me fired up enough to write this post. I also find that when I am dealing with issues as conflicted as this (I’ll explain more later), I find that writing helps me see...

Something occured at Cheer 2011 this year that I have never encountered before. A missing child was handed over to us amid the noise and screams that is normally associated with Cheer. And this time, when someone cried, it wasn’t a cheerleader who was upset that his/her team did not do...

In his editorial for Today yesterday (yes, that was intentional), journalism stalwart PN Balji asks: “Moving on, what kind of a society do we want?” Balji was obviously writing about the Singapore General Elections – Singaporeans go to the polls today. I foudn that question...