TR EMERITUS

I’ve stopped reading The Straits Times ages ago, for reasons obvious to readers like you. But sometimes a headline, so absurd that it’s hilarious, still catches my eye. The latest one is “Tripartite relations as national treasure” (The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2012), based on Lee Hsien Loong’s speech in response to... 

Step 1: Headline must be obvious; quote the PM or some minister whenever possible We must eat or we will starve: PM Step 2: Pick an accompanying image Minister looking happy doing something charitable like shaking an old woman’s hand, carrying a baby or planting a tree Shake hand Carry baby Plant tree Step 3: Fill... 

On Saturday 15 Dec I was traveling on the East-West Line at 11am and was surprised to hear the Mandarin translation of all the MRT stations till I got off at City Hall. I couldn't resist squealing in laughter at the direct translations of Buona Vista, Dover, Tiong Bahru. Again, on Sunday 16 Dec, I was traveling on the North-South...