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Former fine dining chef leaves fine dining to sell US$2 pasta at his former school’s canteen
I’ve had some great school food in my time, but man I would have loved this
Former fine dining chef leaves fine dining to sell US$2 pasta at his former school’s canteen
I’ve had some great school food in my time, but man I would have loved this
Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%
The biggest legislative improvement for queer people in Singapore this century:
- the government finally removed the anti-sodomy British era law a few years ago
- they ‘gave’ us this in consultation with religious groups who were assured that ‘we’ will not ask for marriage or adoption rights
- they also made it impossible for any of this to be fought for through the courts
- and made something already hard (same sex adoption and surrogacy) pretty much now impossible
Even for straight people, women who do IVF need ‘permission’ from their husbands. Most queer people had to go to Thailand to do it.
This conversation captures perspectives from ‘all sides’, but let’s be real, it’s the evangelical Chinese Singaporean Christians who are the primary homophobes and transphobes.
In the mid ‘10s I was more optimistic about change. I am no longer.
To be sure, the repeal of 377A was massive! It also feels like massive cost.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/1reazwe/do_you_think_samesex_marriage_will_ever_be/
Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%
The biggest legislative improvement for queer people in Singapore this century:
- the government finally removed the anti-sodomy British era law a few years ago
- they ‘gave’ us this in consultation with religious groups who were assured that ‘we’ will not ask for marriage or adoption rights
- they also made it impossible for any of this to be fought for through the courts
- and made something already hard (same sex adoption and surrogacy) pretty much now impossible
Even for straight people, women who do IVF need ‘permission’ from their husbands. Most queer people had to go to Thailand to do it.
This conversation captures perspectives from ‘all sides’, but let’s be real, it’s the evangelical Chinese Singaporean Christians who are the primary homophobes and transphobes.
In the mid ‘10s I was more optimistic about change. I am no longer.
To be sure, the repeal of 377A was massive! It also feels like massive cost.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/1reazwe/do_you_think_samesex_marriage_will_ever_be/
A post I wrote a few years ago about #immigration. This is what government processes look like in a place that isn’t socially anti-queer but does not recognize same sex marriage (my country)
A post I wrote a few years ago about #immigration. This is what government processes look like in a place that isn’t socially anti-queer but does not recognize same sex marriage (my country)
One of my earliest amazing childhood food memories: sitting by the side of a street in Malaysia, between some flies and a sewer; and eating ‘roti john’
https://www.seriouseats.com/roti-john-malaysian-griddled-omelette-sandwich-8430704
Aaron Maniam is super smart former Singapore government official, now academic
He presents this Singaporean documentary about how AI can lead to bias and it's good to see info about the type of work that I do in a Singaporean context
Aaron Maniam is super smart former Singapore government official, now academic
He presents this Singaporean documentary about how AI can lead to bias and it's good to see info about the type of work that I do in a Singaporean context
Algerian food in a Singaporean hawker centre. In the heart of Little Thailand. This is the Singapore I love
Algerian food in a Singaporean hawker centre. In the heart of Little Thailand. This is the Singapore I love
#Indonesia secures 19% tariff in US reciprocal trade deal, a significant drop from initial 32%
US products will be able to enter tariff free.
Indonesian coffee, chocolate, natural rubber and spices would be tariff-free to US.
The deal occurred after Indonesia agreed to join the #Trump ‘Board of Peace’ and send hundreds of troops to Gaza to function as a new ‘police training force’ under US command.
#Indonesia secures 19% tariff in US reciprocal trade deal, a significant drop from initial 32%
US products will be able to enter tariff free.
Indonesian coffee, chocolate, natural rubber and spices would be tariff-free to US.
The deal occurred after Indonesia agreed to join the #Trump ‘Board of Peace’ and send hundreds of troops to Gaza to function as a new ‘police training force’ under US command.
