Under the idea of changing things up a bit, I have decided to use Thursdays to re-post some of what I think are my better postings over the last 14 years. Plus hopefully, it will bring them to a new set of readers. This is one of my early posts written 4 months after I… Continue reading Throwback Thursday. The Maid’s Day Off.
Category: Singapore
The benign dictator
Lee Kuan Yew passed away on 23 March. He was 91. For those who don’t know ( and you really should know this), he was the first Prime Minister of Singapore and was the founder of much of what we consider modern Singapore. As he himself said, Singapore is his legacy. That applies for both… Continue reading The benign dictator
Another good deal gone fleeting……
For those that do not know, Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., has long had a "lock" on the business of providing husbanding services to Navy ships in Asia. It's quite a lucrative business and is also known as a good deal for retiring supply officers who might want to stay in Asia. Or at least it… Continue reading Another good deal gone fleeting……
Just don’t throw the crumbs on the street.
Otherwise you might end up getting caned. SINGAPORE: Doughnut lovers in Singapore will soon no longer have to bring home boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts whenever they return from overseas. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Corporation on Thursday announced that it has signed an agreement with Star360 Group to bring its doughnut shops to Singapore. Under the… Continue reading Just don’t throw the crumbs on the street.
Rendering unto Caesar….
The homage that he demands-in Singapore that it is. Lee Kwan Yew shows again why he and his family rank among the tyrants: In 1994, Philip Bowring, a contributor to the International Herald Tribune’s op-ed page, agreed as part of an undertaking with the leaders of the government of Singapore that he would not say… Continue reading Rendering unto Caesar….
Why I watch Bloomberg TV…..
Because its the only glimpse of Singapore I’m going to get any time soon. Its the same reason I watch CNBC when it covers Asian Markets. It’s also a chance to see this fine little slice of tuna:
The last person Obama needs advice from…….
The March Forbes Magazine ( my Dad gave me a subscription this year) has an article giving advice to the new president from Lee Kwan Yew. For those who do not know he was the Prime Minister of Singapore and is now the Minister Mentor-which is Singaporean for, ” the man behind the curtain pulling… Continue reading The last person Obama needs advice from…….
Lion City
After a long ordeal with airports and airlines-arrived here in one piece. Spending a few days here then off to Korea for the next to the last time. I suspect this is something of a farewell tour to a city that I dearly love. And more importantly-farewell to a dream. Try as I might to find… Continue reading Lion City
Minister Mentor Putin?
I’m sure E @ L would agree: Putin positions himself as Russia’s Lee Kuan Yew-One hears much about the “death of democracy” in Russia these days, especially as current President Vladimir Putin muses openly about slipping into the office of prime minister to sidestep constitutional term limits. As a former Sovietologist with a degree in… Continue reading Minister Mentor Putin?
Quotable
From E @ L : Condemn Myanmar Junta – Sooner or later Myanmar will become a democracy. Sooner or later its military leaders will have to give way to an elected government. Substitute ‘Singapore’ for ‘Myanmar’, ‘business’ for ‘military’ and you have the situation here[Singapore].