Posts written by: Matthew Auw

Effective Fighting Force

Opinion, Singapore

Prologue So a recent list by Globalfirepower.com ranked Singapore as having, at No.26, one of the strongest militaries in the world. I am not so…

by / May 11th, 2016

Timeless Wisdom: New Year, Old Songs

Lifestyle

  Thanks to my one year-old boy, I now have a Bachelor's degree in baby songs, and am probably on my way to attaining a…

by / January 12th, 2016

When A Child Is Born – Becoming a Father

Lifestyle, Singapore

“Dada” Depending on his point of view, it is either the happiest or the scariest four-letter word a man will ever hear.   Away from…

by / December 22nd, 2015

Of Dialects and Dodos – Dialect in Singapore

Opinion, Singapore

Recollections Scene One: An 80 yr-old granny walks into the clinic alone... Me: Ah Mah! Hoe bor? Simi see? (Hey gramps! What's up?) Granny: Lo-kun…

by / December 9th, 2015

The Pioneer Kid – Eldest in a Family of Four Children

Love & Relationships, Opinion, Singapore

As a schoolboy in primary school, I was already very aware that my family belonged to a rare statistic. Even in the '80s, to be…

by / November 24th, 2015