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Moran

So I was reading the ST Forum pages the other day (dec 17 2004) . I read the letter titled “Police did right in rejecting gay party” by Dr Thio Su Mien (Doctor ok don play play.) I would link to the letter but Straits Times has this annoying free registration to read the online […]

4 more wars!

The US has roughly a population of 300 million. Of these about around 200 million are eligible voters. Of these about 120 million voted. Of these about 60 million voted for Bush. So his mandate is at most 20% of the population. That means 80% of the country didnt vote for him. As […]

I want 40 cents back.

So, I was reading today’s Straits Times. I zoomed straight to the funnies in the Life section. After reading and re-reading the most important half page of the paper, my eyes wandered upwards. It was by Nicholas Fang who has a column in the Life section, Straight Talk. He was writing about sex at […]

Stock up on Classics from the Last Century!

Items No Longer AvailableAS part of the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United States of America, Australia has agreed to an increased term of protection for copyright material.
Previously this term was 50 years from the date of the death of the author, now extended to 70 years. This will result in the works […]

The Death Star will be completed on schedule.

Notice the big picture on the front page of the Straits Times today? Doesn’t Lucas look like the hologram of the emperor?

The last two Lucasfilm outings have been a little like Las Vegas. Very flashy, the triumph of money over taste. And way too much gadgetry, not enough soul. “TPM” and “AOTC” used alot […]