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Archive for July 4th, 2009

Weekly Roundup: Week 27

“In a time of Singapore’s worse recession in its history, where thousands are out of job and struggling to survive, one would have to question if such ostentatious show of patriotism is necessary.”
Andrew Loh

“The Singaporean appears to be a declining breed.”
Seah Chiang Nee

“I had elite envy.”
Intellectual Snob

“She wears the skin of the monster we hate, and in the process exposes most of us as monsters ourselves..”
Sam Ho

“[Shopping's] the ultimate non-confrontational, passive activism. It is so Singaporean.”
groundnotes

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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You Will Not Be Forgotten
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam
5 Jan 1926 - 30 Sep 2008

For the sword outwears its sheath, and the soul wears out the breast. And the heart must pause to breathe, and love itself have rest.


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