Author: Leo Goh

Way too curious for my own good.

Hello ladies, gentlemen, and all you non-binary folks! It is the start of the week once again and I am happy to bring you this week’s Netflix recommendations featuring the best of comedy. After all, there is never a time where one would not be in the mood to have a good laugh or some good old storytelling, am I right? Stressed? Sad? Don’t know what to catch? Watch a stand-up special from this list of talented comedians and binge-watch your favourite. I personally believe that a joke is truly brilliant and funny if you are able to find yourself…

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Alright, enough is enough. You would think that a global pandemic would bring kindness and empathy out amongst our people, but no, absolutely not. Before you give me the ‘if you’re unhappy just leave’ argument, I would like to remind all that for the most part, I am genuinely happy living in Singapore and being a Singaporean, but sometimes stupid and insensitive people really make me want to tear my scalp off my skull and give up on humanity. On 24 May 2020, CNA posted a video on the SuperStar Gemini, a luxury cruise liner housing migrant workers who have…

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As infection rates lower globally, we’re starting to see countries slowly ease stay-at-home orders and adapt to a post-COVID-19 reality. Our neighbours have eased their MCO at the beginning of this month, New Zealand has “effectively eliminated” COVID-19 and we have our three-phase plan to adhere to when circuit breaker ends on 1st June. Another nation that is also slowly reopening their country is Japan. The East Japan and West Japan Amusement Park Associations recently released a list of guidelines amusement parks have to adhere to once they’re allowed to resume operations. These guidelines are expected to be enforced until…

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If you’re like me and dream of living in a Wong Kar Wai film, I’m here to tell you that you can turn that dream into a reality. A two-bedroom HDB owner did just that and renovated his home to look exactly like the family home he grew up in. The home owner’s family home is located in Tiong Bahru, where pre-war designed HDBs are located. Principle designer of interior design studio Free Space Intent, Raymond Seow was initially hesitant to start the project head-on as he had little knowledge on the smaller details of old Tiong Bahru. He studied his…

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Like every other kid, I had my fair share of drawing and colouring as a child. Art is essential for the mind as it allows and encourages self-expression when words do not suffice. The act of colouring is relaxing as well, maybe I should get my hands on an adult colouring book. In the time of inclusivity and cancel culture, many of us consider the big things that affect such as laws and policies. However, we often forget that the little things such as size-inclusive Barbies and colour inclusive crayon packs would influence our perception on inclusivity as well. We…

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On 15 May 2020, Leader of the House, Grace Fu, said that live parliamentary broadcasts will run the risk of turning the House into a “form of theatre” and strongly believes that live broadcasts will not add transparency to parliament sessions. Now I consider myself to be quite a woke person. Still, for the most part, I choose to be an obviously apolitical person for fear of repercussion of my opinions. So when my editor asked me to write this piece, I thought it was a reasonable discussion about Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) debating on whether parliamentary sessions…

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In our current day and age, there are countless ways to amass knowledge. From searching up something on Google to reading a book about a specific topic, we truly live in the age of information. But have you tried learning something through a strangers’ experience? As an extrovert, I am always excited to hear about the different stories an individual wants to share, for each experience is unique, so imagine my curiosity when I learned about Human Library SG. As the name suggests, Human Library SG is an organisation that provides a positive environment which aims to challenge stereotypes and…

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Life is uncertain and we often seek and are attracted to things that ground us, may that be a habit or food, we all have our own kind of security blanket that will provide us with the stability and comfort that we need. So I would not say that Singaporeans were not being dramatic when McDonald’s had to shut down its services on 19 April 2020. The closure lasted until 11 May 2020 and now our favourite golden arches are back via delivery and takeaways. I’ll give it to our people, we are go-getters and we will do whatever it…

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“Just give me cash.” Yes, I’m sure you’ve heard about this. Still, if you have not, here’s a TLDR. Stomp, our favourite entertainment website, published an article containing screenshots from an extremely ungrateful (assumed) girlfriend. In these screenshots, we can see that this ungrateful girlfriend (UG), is not only avoiding sugar in her diet but also does not comprehend that we should avoid going out if we can because of COVID-19. She also regarded the act of having sweet treats delivered to her as an insult, because, as you can see, the boyfriend did not heed her prior words of…

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Finally! Danish toy production company, LEGO has recently released LEGO Monkie Kid, based off Sun WuKong (孫悟空), or The Monkey King, and his Journey To The West (西游记). If you’re not familiar, Journey To The West is a legendary 16th century Ming Dynasty Mandarin literary epic and is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. LEGO Monkie Kid is LEGO’s first Chinese inspired themed toy to be released, and what better way to introduce Chinese themed LEGO than with the legend himself, The Monkey King. LEGO’s Monkie Kid will feature eight different sets, telling an untold chapter of the Monkey King’s…

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This year’s Hari Raya will be a different one—the beauty of Hari Raya, like most new years, is to celebrate within the proximity of our loved ones. The visiting, delicious food, green packets, and the community aspect of it all fundamentally drives the excitement behind this celebration. But given the state of the world, this pandemic and circuit breaker measures, it seems that this years’ Hari Raya Aidilfitri will have to be a virtual one. On 15 May 2020, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) announced that Hari Raya visits and gatherings are not allowed this year. To show how…

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Undoubtedly, COVID-19 has taken a toll on every aspect of our lives. And while monetary relief has been given, for some, that might not be enough to sustain a prolonged period of time without a steady flow of income. One way to get cash fast and legally is to pawn or sell high-value items to pawnshops. Other than jewellery, some pawnshops also allow you to pawn watches and luxury bags. Pawnshops, or earlier know as pawnbroking has existed in Singapore since 1872. Pawnshops in Singapore went through a major overhaul in the 1980s. Gone were the abacus and paper records.…

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With the significant decrease in local and important cases in the past few days, it is probably safe to predict that circuit breaker measures will probably start to ease come 1 June 2020. This would mean that social distancing measures would still be in place, and it will not be safe for large groups of people to gather in public just yet. With that being said, Pink Dot 12 has announced on Facebook that this year’s event would be one where they asked supporters to show support by putting up pink lights in their homes and workplaces. Pink Dot SG…

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I thank all healthcare workers and those working in hospitals during this pandemic. I hope that when this pandemic ends, they would be able to have a well-deserved break and finally be able to process the franticness of this pandemic. In a bid to give healthcare workers what they deserve, Qatar Airways has decided to give 100,000 free return air tickets in the form of promo codes, with travel tickets redeemed valid until 10 December 2020. The tickets will be fully flexible, this means that ticket holders will be able to change their date and destination for an unlimited number…

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First T2 and now T4, just the thought of attempting to think how hard a hit the aviation sector is taking now because of COVID-19 makes me anxious. Starting on 16 May 2020, Changi Airport Terminal 4 will cease operation temporarily and will reopen again when the demand for air-travel picks up. Changi Airport Group (CAG) said that terminal operations will be consolidated in an effort to optimise resources. This consolidation will allow the CAG and its partners to save on running costs such as utilities and cleaning. Airlines, previously operating out of T4, will now operate out of T1 or…

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