Category Archives: Short Rambling

Pulitzer-Winning Photojournalist Slams World Press Photo Awards

By Junjie | Published: March 6, 2010
Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, and winner of several World Press Photo Awards (19751, 19862) slams the selection of the 2009 World Press Photo winners: The World Press Photo of the Year is stunning for its lack of content or any other journalistic values. The jury’s selection is yet another setback for a profession that is already in deep [...]
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Missing the point

By Junjie | Published: February 20, 2010
Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov muses about chess and computers: The moment I became the youngest world chess champion in history at the age of twenty-two in 1985, I began receiving endless questions about the secret of my success and the nature of my talent. Instead of asking about Sicilian Defenses, journalists wanted to know about [...]
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On Pastor Rony Tan

By Junjie | Published: February 9, 2010
Instead of commenting on and attempting to “debunk” other religions when you know nothing about it, how about just concentrating on preaching what you’re suppose to?
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An undesirable feature

By Junjie | Published: January 12, 2010
So the UOB guy calls and tells me that not having monthly statements sent to me is a feature of Campus accounts; you’re suppose to check your statements online, which only shows you the current and previous month statements. But I’ll give it to them for giving me a checking account with interest (however pathetic) and [...]
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Paranoia.

By Junjie | Published: June 29, 2008
From Rogier van Bakel. These police are not real cops, but “deputied volunteers who fancy themselves real ones.” Reminds me of our own paranoid SMRT and SBS staff over here. Not to mention the security guards ya.
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Some people can be so hung up

By Junjie | Published: May 30, 2008
Catherine Lim wrote a letter to the Straits Times on Wednesday, speaking up for the officers who were punished and expressing her disappointment with the verdict. Guess what? A Mr Ooi Boon Hock (along with many others who have left angry comments on her website) decided to misinterpret her letter and rebuke her for using [...]
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A cultural difference?

By Junjie | Published: May 18, 2008
The Chinese say, “己所不欲，无施与人。” (Do not do unto others what you would not want them do to you) The Christians say, “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.”
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His Biggest Mistake

By Junjie | Published: January 6, 2008
Former Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek’s said: My biggest mistake was to go to the same hotel and the same room, thinking that it would be more convenient Apparently, his biggest mistake has nothing to do with cheating on his wife.
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Slaughter in the name of God

By Junjie | Published: December 21, 2007
The Busy Brain wrote: The story behind beheading goats for sacrifice starts from when Abraham was asked (or tested) by God to show how obedient he was. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ismail, who was born after Abraham was very old. Both of them were in confusion, but then both said that [...]
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The Illusion

By Junjie | Published: July 16, 2007
Cutler wrote: As he spoke, my mind began to wander. I started furtively looking around the room, searching for famous, interesting or familiar faces. Having eaten a big meal just before the talk, I started to get sleepy. I drifted in and out. At one point in the talk, my mind tuned in to hear him say, … [...]
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