A glimpse into the short political life of Vincent Wijeysingha
Vincent Wijeysingha Some years ago, my old teacher, a retired principal from Raffles Institute (RI), brought me to a small café near his house for lunch. Over some roti prata and tea, we spoke about many things but the only thing that stuck in my memory was his mention of his son in UK. He told me that his son was very happy...
The great divide
New citizens The tv talk show posed the question - Citizen-PR gap: Have we widened it too much? When the talking heads were done, 67.8% said no, 32.2 % said yes. In the light of latest developments, one could almost sympathise with the newcomers. "A" moved from Malaysia to continue his studies for the A-Levels. Got his degree...
Alienation of the oldies
Teletext will cease operations from 30 Sep 2013 Many of our parents and grandparents were ostracized or sidelined when dialect was banned from SBC, from radio or TV broadcast. Their world just closed down on them and they would have to go around finding people who could talk to them in dialects. The grandchildren would be distant...
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