A hummingbird was chirping at a pot of flowers outside my house. At first, it sounded pleasant and I couldn't be bothered with it. However, after five chirps which were separated by ten-second pauses, I decided that I had enough. Guess what I did? I powered on the laptop and started to typing this unimportant blog post that you are currently reading.
Some say that birds flying outside your window are a sign of good luck. Well, there are always two sides to a story and I can easily counter those people by stating that the hummingbird was a nuisance. It's just like the government importing more foreigners to boost the economy when Singaporeans continue to think of them like what I think of that hummingbird.
News of Qi Yuwu and Joanne Peh in a relationship became the main talking point of in the local entertainment industry this week. At the front, we can perceive this piece of news as China defeating America indirectly. No, we are not talking about the never-gonna-happen war on the Korean Peninsula.
Peh had just parted ways with radio DJ Bobby Tonelli, who hails from the United States, only about a month ago. After ditching hamburgers for xiao long baos in the span of a month, netizens believe that Peh is just pulling off a publicity stunt. See? Two sides to a story. There's a third one by me, however.
Why is 8 Days so good at scooping out this kind of stuff? iWeekly, you got to buck up.
Then, there was the Iron Lady. Nope, not a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming Iron Man film. Margaret Thatcher, arguably Britain's most famous prime minister, passed away on Monday. Some, if not most, talked about the achievements she had in her political career. From Falkland Islands to taxation to privatisation.
On the other side, it is reported that police are bracing for a mass party staged by Maggie's opponents in Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death. Thousands of people are also supporting a plot to turn their backs on the funeral cortege in view that the ceremonial event was a big burden on public funds.
I have a third view again. Why is it Iron Lady? Why not another metal like steel which doesn't rust? Or how about gold? If that's too extravagant for a politician, then why not silver, nickel, copper, aluminium etc.?
Now that Malaysia has confirmed the polling day (5 May) for its upcoming general election, all parties have started to up the tempo. Actually, the tempo has always been on the up since half a decade ago. Prepare to see lots of verbal artillery between the ruling Barisan Nasional and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat.
Ok, so what are two sides of this story? Simple. BN wins. Najib Razak carries on as prime minister, markets remain stable and Mahatir will shut up for quite a while. PR wins. Anwar Ibrahim (or some say Abdul Hadi Awang) become PM. More welfare for Malaysians, markets become volatile and Mahatir will not shut up for quite a while.
I don't have an alternative view to both sides of this story. It's either shut up or talk more for the venerable Tun Dr. Mahatir bin Mohammad. Enick, stop pulling Singapore into the political debate of your country.
Some say that birds flying outside your window are a sign of good luck. Well, there are always two sides to a story and I can easily counter those people by stating that the hummingbird was a nuisance. It's just like the government importing more foreigners to boost the economy when Singaporeans continue to think of them like what I think of that hummingbird.
News of Qi Yuwu and Joanne Peh in a relationship became the main talking point of in the local entertainment industry this week. At the front, we can perceive this piece of news as China defeating America indirectly. No, we are not talking about the never-gonna-happen war on the Korean Peninsula.
Peh had just parted ways with radio DJ Bobby Tonelli, who hails from the United States, only about a month ago. After ditching hamburgers for xiao long baos in the span of a month, netizens believe that Peh is just pulling off a publicity stunt. See? Two sides to a story. There's a third one by me, however.
Why is 8 Days so good at scooping out this kind of stuff? iWeekly, you got to buck up.
Then, there was the Iron Lady. Nope, not a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming Iron Man film. Margaret Thatcher, arguably Britain's most famous prime minister, passed away on Monday. Some, if not most, talked about the achievements she had in her political career. From Falkland Islands to taxation to privatisation.
On the other side, it is reported that police are bracing for a mass party staged by Maggie's opponents in Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death. Thousands of people are also supporting a plot to turn their backs on the funeral cortege in view that the ceremonial event was a big burden on public funds.
I have a third view again. Why is it Iron Lady? Why not another metal like steel which doesn't rust? Or how about gold? If that's too extravagant for a politician, then why not silver, nickel, copper, aluminium etc.?
Now that Malaysia has confirmed the polling day (5 May) for its upcoming general election, all parties have started to up the tempo. Actually, the tempo has always been on the up since half a decade ago. Prepare to see lots of verbal artillery between the ruling Barisan Nasional and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat.
Ok, so what are two sides of this story? Simple. BN wins. Najib Razak carries on as prime minister, markets remain stable and Mahatir will shut up for quite a while. PR wins. Anwar Ibrahim (or some say Abdul Hadi Awang) become PM. More welfare for Malaysians, markets become volatile and Mahatir will not shut up for quite a while.
I don't have an alternative view to both sides of this story. It's either shut up or talk more for the venerable Tun Dr. Mahatir bin Mohammad. Enick, stop pulling Singapore into the political debate of your country.
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