Portrait of Chinatown

From pigtailed coolies to opium smokers, Sun Zhong Shan (center, all clad in white) must've seen in all during his intermittent visits to Chinatown from 1906-1911. Mewonders if he'd stepped foot into the Sri Mariamman Temple (sighted in the background)?

Most Trusted

In February, 760 Singapore residents took part in an online poll conducted by Reader's Digest magazine and voted for their most trusted profession. As it turned out (and not too surprisingly), firemen/firefighters from the SCDF were tops (because their jobs entail saving lives). I think doctors and judges were also highly placed.

Lawyers, on the other hand (along with politicians and real estate agents), didn't exactly win many hearts with their certain gift of gab. Hmm...

Eco-Friendly

There's this Saving Gaia campaign currently going on, which is undertaken by MediaCorp as part of their 'green initiative'. We, too, can do our infinitesimal part for Mother Earth by replacing non-essential lights with fluorescents.

Hmm...call me ignorant, but how does that help?

As Pure as Evian

I never had any qualms about drinking NEWater to begin with, and after my two-cent tour of its high-tech treatment facility at Koh Sek Lim Road, I'm more confident than ever that microfiltrated + reverse-osmosised + UV-disinfected water can be even purer than PUB's own. And that's the bottom line 'cause (our guide) Henry said so!

Bukit Batok Nature Park

Further away from the Town Park, in the vicinity of Bukit Batok East Ave 2 & 6 and Lorong Sesuai, is the scenic + serene Nature Park (they're not one and the same). More cliff walls, stagnant ponds and there's even a transmission tower. Hello, hello?

The Truth of Tao

I suppose two of the more burning questions in my mind right now - pertaining to national swimmers like Tao Li, for instance - are (1) why do these water waifs almost always look better with swim caps and goggles, and (2) are their underarms indeed 100% smooth?

I'll Be Back!

It appears I'm not quite 'fated' to visit Haw Par Villa the Chinese mythological theme park at Pasir Panjang Road. Why? Because it poured heavily twice I was there - both times curtailing my jaunt and dampening my mood.

Despite that, I'm not defeated. Once the Circle Line's up, I shall take an MRT train to West Coast Station and try my luck at the lair once more. Am taking a rain check on this for now.