Finding a Fit for Life's Funcʃions
Air Itam, the site of magnificence perched on hills. It’s a fitting name even if “air” doesn’t mean 20% 0xygen, and is actually pronounced with two vowels: “AH-eh” (simplified IPA: [ɑ.e]). Better yet, it means ‘water’! (As for the other word, I’ve heard both “EE-tam” and “AI-tam”. I’m tending towards the...
Museum. The word evokes shared silence, a state of appreciation in honour of rare artifacts and dim lights. I’ve thought of wearing slippers to museums, because the flapping feet movements will turn me into an object of constant scrutiny, like I am an exhibit of historical or artistic value. This time round,...
When I first wrote this in 2012, polls showed an incredibly tight US presidential race between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. The Realclearpolitics (RCP) average showed Romney leading by less than a percentage point, while the projected delegate total shows a slender lead for Obama. This was on...
Have you ever been to shopping malls where the escalators alternate directions? Normally, you’d assume a small displacement is all it takes to go up each floor. But no, you have to walk across a dozen stores to reach the next ‘up’ escalator, then again for the next, and the...
Note 1: Originally published on Feb 13, 2013 Note 2: But these things don’t grow old! If you are Singaporean, I’m sure you have heard. The big news of the Chinese New Year thus far. A 13-year-old boy posted a photo with his angbao receipts totalling some S$700. Then through Facebook, complained how...
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