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flâneurose: January 2013

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Sunday, January 27, 2013. Workers Party - The secret behind being oh-so-"conciliatory" towards the PAP. In 2007, on the eve of the 2008 Financial Crisis, the major US automakers Ford and General Motors were in trouble. They would soon approach the US government for a bailout. In contrast, Toyota was on the ascendant. The New York Times ran an article. On the contrasting fortunes of the Japanese automaker vis-a-vis its US competitors. 8220;The last thing.

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flâneurose: Book List Refreshed 8 Dec 2014

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Monday, December 8, 2014. Book List Refreshed 8 Dec 2014. Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb. The End of the Suburbs by Leigh Gallagher. Reinventing Collapes by Dmitry Orlov. Full Planet, Empty Plates by Lester R. Brown. Tiger Head, Snake Tails by Jonathan Fenby. The First Muslim by Lesley Hazleton. Dirt by David Montgomery. Made to Break by Giles Slade. In Praise of Hard Industries by Eamonn Fingleton. Hitlerland by Andrew Nagorski. Notes from a flaneur.

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flâneurose: Riot in Little India - What could happen next: Considerations and Consequences

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Riot in Little India - What could happen next: Considerations and Consequences. I was a little surprised to hear that a riot happened last night in Little India. But not very. The benefits and necessities of massive immigration have been repeated ad nauseum by the government. In contrast, for years, I have warned of the unintended. Of immigration, which include erosion of social cohesion and the increased risk of civil unrest.

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flâneurose: FCBC's Lawrence Khong Comes Out (as the brains behind the petition)

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Sunday, February 16, 2014. FCBC's Lawrence Khong Comes Out (as the brains behind the petition). Stating that Pastor Lawrence Khong from Faith Community Baptist Church is behind the petition against the Health Promotion Board's FAQs on sexuality. The story was carried, appropriately enough given his mug shot (see the first comment by one Chitpol Siddhirvan on the story), in the Gay Star News. Jokes aside, I surfed over to FCBC's Facebook page. I think starti...

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flâneurose: February 2013

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. On the Parliament Vote to Endorse the Population White Paper. So much ink has been spilled on the Population White Paper. And many, many commentators have shredded it most capably in their analyses that I feel I have nothing fresh to add. So, I am left to comment on peripheral issues. There are two in particular, one unrelated to the title of today's post. That one will be in a separate post. The topic for this post is below.

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flâneurose: Sumptuary Laws - the MOE Edition

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Monday, February 3, 2014. Sumptuary Laws - the MOE Edition. 8220; Sumptuary laws. Laws that attempt to regulate permitted consumption…. In the Late Middle Ages, sumptuary laws were instituted as a way for the. To cap the conspicuous consumption. Medieval cities, and they continued to be used for these purposes well into the 17th century. “ – Wikipedia entry. I agree with Bertha Harian. Leaving aside how genuine the sentiment behind wanting to narrow inequit...

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flâneurose: July 2014

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Wednesday, July 9, 2014. On Fundies Calling for Removing Non "Pro-Family" Children's Books from the Library. An oldie but goodie:. Appendix to DPM Tharman's Description of CPF. To be read with the Straits Times article. FLEXIBLE - to the extent that you can spend your *own* money only on the things that the government allows you to spend on, subject of course to the alphabet soup of gotcha limits, e.g. MSS. Which incidentally, are moving goalposts. FAIR - i...

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flâneurose: December 2014

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Monday, December 8, 2014. Book List Refreshed 8 Dec 2014. Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb. The End of the Suburbs by Leigh Gallagher. Reinventing Collapes by Dmitry Orlov. Full Planet, Empty Plates by Lester R. Brown. Tiger Head, Snake Tails by Jonathan Fenby. The First Muslim by Lesley Hazleton. Dirt by David Montgomery. Made to Break by Giles Slade. In Praise of Hard Industries by Eamonn Fingleton. Hitlerland by Andrew Nagorski. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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flâneurose: September 2013

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An obsession to walk the city to experience it. Sunday, September 22, 2013. Diversity in the Top Echelons of the Public Sector. Eddie Teo wrote another open letter on PSC scholarships a few days ago. It was on *The Value of Diversity*. You may find it here. I commented on his previous letter here. And I will comment on his latest one here in this post. My first reaction on reading his letter? Rolling my eyes inwardly, with the word "tosh" appearing in my mind. And who gets promoted faster? Oh, originalit...