Re education: To Bi or not to Bi
- Me and my thoughts: Chinese Part 2
- Today In Singapore: Mad About Chinese
- according2ed: Is it Mandarin-Teaching methods or Qin-ese Thinking methods that require address?
- Balderdash: idon’t understand why LKY said bilingualism caused hatred towards chinese..”

Singaporeans are fed up with progress!
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Tweaks and totally re-inventing the wheel
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Cheaper, Better, Faster : Recycling a failed strategy..

Road to Perdition Election
- Singapore Alternatives: Vote for Change - The Lost Generation

Re education
- TOC: Why I prefer Canada’s education system – world-ranking or not

Strangers in a Strange Land
- The Temasek Review: New citizens in grassroots organizations: Serving the interest of the community or the PAP?

Mainstream or X-Stream Media
- Asian in America: Ben, I know the problem. Tell me what we can do
- The Asia File: Why people need to speak out about censorship in Singapore

We are against capital punishment
- TOC: President rejects clemency petition for Yong Vui Kong
- Rachel Zeng’s blog: Standing against the death penalty in Singapore

Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- The Temasek Review: Thai expat: Singapore corruption ranking is a joke

Twilight in Paradise
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Why mostly old folks became plates collectors and table cleaners?

Daily Discourse
- The Temasek Review: Minimum Wage – The Good, the Bad and the Truth
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Ultimate Apathy?
- Singapore Life and Times: Juvenile Depiction
- Singapore Dino: Singapore has the world’s most expensive mediocre government
- My sketchbook: No bonus for civil servants..right

Life, the universe and everything
- Singapore Sojourn: Early Singapore - Before Raffles
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Canada is second country to pull out of Youth Olympics swimming competition
- Reclaim Land: Barber in the alley [via TOC]

"Dear Singaporeans, we regret to inform you that you have been outsourced."
Waleed Hanafi

"The gahment should tell us explicitly what they are doing to mitigate the effect of this rising sea level."
gigamole

"Forget about logic and empirical evidence, the best way to persuade someone in the PAP or civil service is to get the endorsement of Lee Kuan Yew."
skeptic

"At the end of the day, being a Singaporean only matters if Singaporeans care about what happen to their fellow Singaporeans.."
LuckySingaporean

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Re education
- Temasek Hedge: “Singapore as an education hub” aka “PhD for Fido” [Thanks Bink]
- Sgpolitics.net: Being a degree mill: Singapore’s shame
- Singaporean Skeptic: Racist Policy of the Ministry of Education

Re education: To Bi or not to Bi
- Alas, a blog! Live life, like you give a damn!: The Singapore Dilemma

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Today In Singapore: Citizenship Test Questions

Mainstream or X-Stream Media
- The Temasek Review: Role of state media in making Singapore leaders appear better than they are (Part 2)

A jobless recovery?
- TOC: Reducing the cost of living – the Lean way

Daily Discourse
- Irreligious: Losing sleep over Yong Vui Kong [Thanks Terence]
- Majulah Singapura: Presumed guilty until proven innocent
- actionslavehero: The Elected Singapore President - TV Debate
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Apply for Casino Self-Exclusion Here..
- The Temasek Review: Defending your country? Then pay for your own insurance

Life, the universe and everything
- Mathia Lee: Why child marriage was necessary in the past, but unethical today
- Loh and Behold: Black Friday
- A Travesty Waiting to Happen: More inspirational posters

Infoblogaramous
Seelan: Dear readers, please go and check out this critical local play this weekend by Singapore’s most controversial playwright, Elangovan. [Thanks Seelan]

MEOW!
Presented by Agni Kootthu (Theatre of Fire)
Written & directed by Elangovan
Performed by Dew M Chaiyanara, Faizal Abdullah & Hemang Yadav
Performance in English
Sat 28 & Sun 29 Nov 2009 8pm The Substation Theatre $20 (Tickets available @ the door from 7 pm)
MDA Advisory: R18 (Coarse Language and Mature Themes)

Road to Perdition Election
- Kelvin Teo Writes: About high time that national issues are discussed during elections
- The Temasek Review: Co-opting Philip Jeyaretnam: A PAP masterstroke to counter the Jeyaretnams’ lingering appeal
- The Rot Within: Frolicking Bigmouths

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: By 2015, born and bred S’poreans may be the minority in S’pore

CPF
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Expert Defense of CPF : FLAWED Part 2.

Twilight in Paradise: Growing old in Singapore Inc
- Singaporean Skeptic: Singaporeans in their 40s.

Mainstream or X-Stream Media
- Journalism.sg: Malaysiakini turns 10. So where’s Singaporekini?
- The Temasek Review: Role of state media in making Singapore leaders appear better than they are (Part 1)

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles. E$-Link
- Today In Singapore: Stupidity Is Contagious

Re education: To Bi or not to Bi
- Times They Are A-Changin’: Where Have All The Talents Gone?
- according2ed: Scholar lauds bilingual policy - not much of a ’scholar’ methinks

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Urbanrant: To Minister Khaw: We need more information and updates on H1N1
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 vaccine toxicity?

Daily Discourse
- Asian in America: On being Bland in the Lion City
- The Asia File: The difference between red tape and repression
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: GST is helping the poor (corporates)
- Sam’s thoughts: The Gay Suspicion
- Sgpolitics.net: SDP’s joining of Liberal International is heartening
- The Temasek Review: Resident asked where funds to replace lifts in Tampines will come from

Road to Perdition Election
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Is linking HDB upgrading to votes pork barrel politics?
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Kelvin Teo catches up with Mr Goh Meng Seng of the National Solidarity Party

Housing
- The Temasek Review: Means testing for PRs to buy resale HDB flats

Strangers in a Strange Land
- The Temasek Review: Vivian happy that there are 4,500 new immigrants serving as grassroots leaders

A jobless recovery?
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore and other economies compared
- The Gigamole Diaries: Rising sea levels - what is the impact on Singapore’s coastline?? #2

CPF
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Expert Defense of CPF : FLAWED

Healthcare & Helathcare Providers
- Singapore Short Stories: Invisible Health Risks

Mainstream or X-Stream Media
- The Emancipation of my Brain: “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”

Daily Discourse
- TOC: Asia Sentinel loses a Singapore correspondent
- Balderdash: Why I shall [try to] wear a Black Ribbon on Wednesday (25th November) - on a Campaign against Male-on-Female Violence
- Mathia Lee: Sexual abuse doesn’t happen to females only.
- Today In Singapore: And You Thought White Horses Were Bad

Life, the universe and everything
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Is SISTIC the only ticketing agent in Singapore?
- Rambling Librarian: ‘A’ before ‘D’: Abilities before Disabilities - applies to Everyone.
- thedramadiaries: Magazines Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Screw Us Over [Thanks dk]

Now Showing
- Because you’ve got all eyes on you no matter where you are: Evangelion 2.0

Infoblogaramous
- Mathia Lee: SgLEAD
- Mr Wang Says So: Here Comes The Neighbourhood!

Good news! The show traffic function on Google map is now available in Singapore. Which only means one thing: you can’t use heavy traffic as an excuse anymore since the road condition is now easily available. Google map can also give you public transport directions now. Cool huh?

News
- TechGoondu: Google Maps packs in the data with LTA and Quantum Inventions
- Tech65: Google Maps finally fully featured in Singapore (HD Video Demo)
- TechGoondu: Google Maps in Singapore partners with the Land Transport Authority
- Engadget: Google’s Chrome OS revealed
- TechieLobang: HTC HD2 Media Launch Event Coverage
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Hold Your PC In The Palm Of Your Hand
- Apple Insider: Smoking may void Applecare warranty due to “health hazard”
- Cnet: Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites
- TWiA: This Week in Asia Episode 4: The One with Ladies from Google
- Twitter: Twitterfeed of SG Govt Agencies
- Mhisham: Samsung’s Continuous Expansion into the Laser Print Market
- TechieLobang: Creative Latest Vado HD 3rd Gen
- Cnet: Office 2010 beta goes public
- Tech65: Why Tourists Probably Can’t Register for Wireless@SG Online
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Another worm on jailbroken iPhone

Reviews | Guides
- Tech65: Gear65 #45 – Samsung Pixon 12
- Mhisham: 11 hours Battery Life on Toshiba Portege 110/130