Lazy, Hazy, Days in Singapore

Lianhe Zaobao readers were asked to sum up 2013 in a Chinese character.  According to reports, "Haze" was the winner; no surprises there!

So in honour of this revelation, here's a new T-Shirt design.

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I may not be perfect but I'm Singaporean and that's enough

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It always used to amaze me that seamlessly placid Singaporeans could be transformed into 'ranting emptor' when disputing the contents of a Singtel account or service.

I must confess to have had a few such similar occasions when we first arrived in Singapore. But we were fortunate in that we came across one senior manager who went out of his way to assist us; and continued to do so over the years whenever we had a problem.

For The Newly Arrived Expat

Click on either the mug or Tee shirt image to learn more.  This design is based on an early blog post about the stages that newly arrived Expats go through when they land in Singapore.

It Pays To Advertise

There is much debate in the Singapore media about the new design of the men's water polo team's swimming togs.

An unfortunate juxstapostion of the crescent moon and the bodily location has got the government agency in charge of communications buzzing:

The Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (Mica), which governs the use of the national flag, revealed that the team did not seek its advice or approval for the design.

'We would have told them that their design is inappropriate as we want elements of the flag to be treated with dignity. This is because many Singaporeans recognise these elements as representing the Singapore flag,' said Ms Carol Tan, director of Mica's resilience and marketing division.

Manhood and virility were key elements of a popular water polo base drama that played on Singapore's television but real life emulating art is a step too far for some.

The designers who were meant to have the flag elements placed more to the side than full frontal clearly misundertstood their brief, or should that be briefs?

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