Linguistic Racism

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

What makes a 'Malay', a 'Malay

Memories of a patriot...
My recent final chapter with the Singapore Army is somehow a mixed affair for me, one of gladness that I've paid, almost in full, my manly obligation to Singapore, but on the other hand, feeling a little pensive as I reflect on all the experiences that I've gone through in the last decade.How can I forget the 'storming' nature when I was first introduced into the company and unit that was going to be my 'home' for the next 10 y

The scribes of the missing son
It was not too long ago that I knew you as someone who would not open up to meYou still don't, but you did tryI know that you are sometimes dissapointed with me,Though its not easy to hide your dissapointment from me, but you did tryYou provided me with the best of education that the money you make can afford,Though its not much, but you did tryI know that your world came crashing down when she left us for God,You hide your pain and anger, though not successful, but you did tryYou hide your loneliness, and blame everybody for all the troubles in the world,I know that you are just being strong out of ego, tho

De-crutching the Crutch Mentality
Mr Liak Teng Lit, CEO-designate of the upcoming Khoo Tech Puat Hospital in Yishun has a very different idea of what a hospital is supposed to be. Instead of encouraging hospital stays and making patients stay over for treatment, they decided that the very idea of having a hospital is so as to 'keep patients out of the hospital beds.' An interesting yet simple idea, don't you think? The simple paradigm shift, though revolutionary, is simply in my mind, evolutionary! Why is that? Because it will take a lot more thinking to ensure that that concept (the idea to keep patients out of hospital beds) really works. But reading about Mr Liak, and how he has manged to turn Alexandra hospital around,