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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Day Bath
Valentine’s Day isn’t complete for long-married couples like me and my wife without the significant other in our lives. My wife in Calcutta (Kolkata) loved this poem when I read it out to her over the phone from Singapore. Both … Continue reading
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The Longly-Weds Know
It’s Valentine’s Day. So here’s a poem to all those lucky couples who like me and my wife have been married for decades. Many happy returns of the day! The Longly-Weds Know By Leah Furnas That it isn’t about the … Continue reading
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Singapore’s average income puzzle
"Singaporeans’ household incomes in 2007 highest in a decade but income gap between high and low income groups widens," reports The Straits Times. It adds: Data published on Wednesday by the Department of Statistics showed that the average household income … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Tagged average household income, gini coefficient, income, median, singapore 2 Comments
Dire Straits
I believe several schools in Singapore subscribe to The Straits Times, the leading local English daily. It should be used for English lessons. Take this passage, for example, about a pension scheme drawn up by a committee: They unveiled their … Continue reading
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Dylan Thomas and Fern Hill
I was surprised to find I had never posted my favourite poem here. I had quoted a couple of lines a long time ago, but never posted the whole poem. The poem: Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas. I have loved … Continue reading
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Obama: We are the change we seek
I loved this line from Obama’s speech in Chicago: “We are the change that we seek.” I didn’t quote it in my previous post for I wanted to make sure I got the quote right. Well, I got it now … Continue reading
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Obama wows
I just watched Barack Obama speaking in Chicago. Wow! If Hillary is grace, Obama is fire! Couldn’t they please, please come together as running mates for the November election? Obama doesn’t need ads or music videos featuring others; all he … Continue reading
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The Inheritance Of Loss
The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai The Inheritance Of Loss, which won the 2006 Man Booker Prize, is like the world itself, both tragic and comic and with moments of great beauty. The protagonists are misfits one and all … Continue reading
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Obama joins Bud Light!
Imagine scooping the New York Times! I am so pleased to see the Times running a story comparing the Obama and Hillary websites a day after I wrote about the two sites! We even agree that Obama has the cooler … Continue reading
Mind the (income) gap
"PM: Let’s tackle cost fears together", reports The Straits Times. It was not the most carefully thought out headline. True, it was quoting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who said: "We can overcome this problem by working together. People making … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Tagged cost of living, gini coefficient, lee hsien loong, singapore, straits times Comments Off
