Posted in NEW YORK on February 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Hot on the heels of the Idiotarod and Amy Sedaris Googly Eyes is the annual Pillow Fight in Union Square. Can you imagine if we could settle disputes this way? Bush administration, Al Qaeda, and all religious nuts out there, are you listening?
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Posted in Colin's Blog, NEW YORK on February 25th, 2007 No Comments »
The following piece was published in the Sunday Times on 25 February 2007.
Sunday Times 25 February 2007
Sorry: Snow Surprise
by Colin Goh
The first serious snowfall this winter brought something surprisingly heartwarming: an apology.
At least twice a week here in New York, I feel like I’m in an episode of Seinfeld – specifically, episode no. 22 in […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, NEW YORK, SINGAPORE, FAMILY on February 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Singapore is once again wringing its hands over our low fertility rates. This brought to mind an old column I wrote in 2004 about the Romancing Singapore Campaign:
15 February 2004
Can We Really Put The Swing Back Into Singapore?
by Colin Goh in New York
Valentine’s Day may be over but the Romancing Singapore Campaign will last the […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, NEW YORK, MUSIC on February 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Damn!
Missed the Police reunion on the Grammys on Sunday.
I’m absolutely the biggest Police fan in the world - I have all their albums, even weird bootlegs, and this really takes me back to when I was 13 years old.
Even now, when I’m down, nothing cures the blues better than blasting Zenyatta Mondatta at top volume.
But […]
Posted in EDUCATION, Yen Yen's blog, NEW YORK, SINGAPORE, FAMILY on February 11th, 2007 No Comments »
I have always been disturbed by the dominance of English in Singapore.
A big part of this comes from my own experience.
My grandma for instance, is very quiet at our family dinner tables because often, the younger generation goes about speaking in English. There is no deliberate attempt to leave her out of the conversation, but […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, FOOD, NEW YORK, SINGAPORE, FAMILY on February 10th, 2007 No Comments »
The following piece was published in the Sunday Times on 11 February 2007. Thanks to all my friends who contributed their comfort foods. The title is a play on Ruth Reichl’s “Comfort Me With Apples”. Apples? Gimme a burger anytime!
Sunday Times 11 February 2007
Comfort Me with Burgers
by Colin Goh
Next Sunday will mark […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, NEW YORK, SINGAPORE on February 9th, 2007 No Comments »
The confluence of all the recent news about:
Singapore’s dual economy,
the growing income gap,
homeless Singaporeans (!),
an MP’s comment that the homeless in Singapore might be homeless of their own volition (!!),
SM Goh Chok Tong’s modest proposal of getting Singapore’s rich to voluntarily tithe a small percentage of their income to charity (suggested: 0.5%),
the ‘elite, uncaring face’ […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, FOOD, NEW YORK, SINGAPORE on February 7th, 2007 No Comments »
One big reason why I love New York is that there are so many completely wu liao things going on here.
Like the Idiotarod (above) a race whereby people dress in stupid costumes and run a with a dolled-up shopping cart, or this: Amy Sedaris’ Googly Eyed Craft Challenge, where the comedienne (and sister of humorist […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, NEW YORK on February 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Here’s an interesting follow up to my last post on a friend who’s trying to find a sex partner for his buddy’s pooch.
The New York Times magazine did an article on cross-breeding dogs. (The cute feller on the left is a ‘puggle’, a cross between a pug and a beagle, that’s all the rage […]
Posted in Colin's Blog, FOOD, Singapore Dreaming, NEW YORK on February 4th, 2007 No Comments »
In one interview for Singapore Dreaming, I was asked what I was dreaming of, now that the film was completed.
I replied, “I’m dreaming of this film making enough money so I can finally walk into a Japanese restaurant and order sushi a la carte, instead of having to settle for ‘nigiri set A’ all the […]
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