Author Archives: Joel Lai

It’s Pride month, and again, the people are mobilised, as usual, to sign that annual petition to stop Pink Dot from happening. This obviously caught the attention of some Christians and have circulated within social circles. Before anyone thinks that I am taking a weak stance on this issue, 2nd paragraph in, I am going toContinue reading “Caught in between: 377A and why it needs to go”

Edit: It has since been brought to my attention that a separate post by the data collection agency has provided some specifics to the poll. This sheds light to the basic intent and methodology of the survey, but does not change my response below. ————— Recently, The Straits Times (national English newspaper of Singapore), publishedContinue reading “‘Artists’ are non-essential: My response to that ST report.”

When you try your best but you don’t succeed. There might actually be a reason for that – a flawed psyche that perpetuates the ‘Singapore Dream’ that if you work hard enough, you can succeed. Recently, a picture of the night view of Singapore’s skyline appeared on my Facebook feed. The picture of the skyscrapersContinue reading “The (Flawed) Singapore Dream”

Formula One celebrates 70 years of racing in 2020. Although the cars have yet to clock any race distance, Formula One (F1) fans remain optimistic that we might see some racing get underway in the later half of the year. While we wait for the 2020 season to kickstart, here are my top 10 racesContinue reading “Top 10… In the Past 10 Years of Formula One”