Lord of the Rings, but Singapore: a thread.
“I have not come across one single migrant worker himself that has demanded an apology.” - Josephine Teo
S’poreans explaining, in March, to Lee Hsien Loong on why it might be a bad idea to hold an election during a pandemic.
Migrant workers, domestic helpers, TWC2, and HOME providing feedback to the government, 2000-2019.
Migrant workers, domestic helpers, TWC2, and HOME providing feedback to the government, 2000-2019.
Migrant workers, domestic helpers, TWC2, and HOME providing feedback to the government, 2000-2019.
Civil servant realizes he’ll be appointed the Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories to save his boss’ ass.
Civil servant realizes he’ll be appointed the Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories to save his boss’ ass.
Civil servant realizes he’ll be appointed the Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories to save his boss’ ass.
Racial minorities attempting dialogue with fragile Chinese people.
After you've downloaded TraceTogether.
4G leaders discovering the concept of accountability.
4G leaders discovering the concept of accountability.
4G leaders discovering the concept of accountability.
4G leaders discovering the concept of accountability.
Cheryl and Alan when the bubble tea shops reopen.
Lianhe Zaobao & the Straits Times.
The government and S'pore's reserves.
Explaining begedils to non-Malays.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development responding to feedback from poor & working families.
PAP MPs and their walkabouts.
PAP MPs and their walkabouts.
PAP MPs and their walkabouts.
PAP MPs and their walkabouts.
PAP MPs and their walkabouts.
Local worker gets told to use the downtime to upskill and upgrade himself.
Malay women replying to Masagos.
Local SPH reporter decides not to ask follow-up questions to minister.
Government officials realizing that they can fine a struggling population for "flouting the circuit breaker".
Weirdo pro-government uncle tries to downplay the death rate.
Computer analysts describing the inevitable hack into TraceTogether's database.
The Resilience and Solidarity budgets.
Neighborhood pakcik doing his best to explain Shanmugam to grandchild.
Neighborhood pakcik doing his best to explain Shanmugam to grandchild.
Neighborhood pakcik doing his best to explain Shanmugam to grandchild.
Neighborhood pakcik doing his best to explain Shanmugam to grandchild.
Neighborhood pakcik doing his best to explain Shanmugam to grandchild.
Malay community appealing to its celebrities and influencers.
Commencement speech at the PAP orientation camp for new candidates.
Bryan and Gabriel struggling to decide if they should be racist, sexist, or xenophobic.
Bryan and Gabriel struggling to decide if they should be racist, sexist, or xenophobic.
Bryan and Gabriel struggling to decide if they should be racist, sexist, or xenophobic.
Bryan and Gabriel struggling to decide if they should be racist, sexist, or xenophobic.
Bryan and Gabriel struggling to decide if they should be racist, sexist, or xenophobic.
Team leader debriefs his Social Distancing Ambassadors.
Food is ten minutes late, auntie losing hope.
Man tries to describe what a 'Calvin Cheng' is.
Grace Fu responds to request for live streaming of parliament sessions.
S'porean reacts to migrant worker, takes away the wrong lesson from singing 'Home'.
S'porean reacts to migrant worker, takes away the wrong lesson from singing 'Home'.
S'porean reacts to migrant worker, takes away the wrong lesson from singing 'Home'.
“We would like to sincerely apologise if any of this has caused offence to people who have seen the posts on social media without the benefit of understanding the context,” types Chinese S’porean man for the tenth time.
"Will the public be prepared to bear the costs of treating migrant workers better?" asks multi-millionaire minister and construction CEO.
“Cramped and squalid dorms not main reason for the spread of highly contagious virus," says man formerly in charge of cramped and squalid dorms.

“Two plus two equals five,” he follows up.

https://twitter.com/STcom/status/1258555462187794432
Population wakes up from Sunday afternoon nap, learning that McDonalds will reopen tomorrow.
Population wakes up from Sunday afternoon nap, learning that McDonalds will reopen tomorrow.
Population wakes up from Sunday afternoon nap, learning that McDonalds will reopen tomorrow.
Population wakes up from Sunday afternoon nap, learning that McDonalds will reopen tomorrow.
Population wakes up from Sunday afternoon nap, learning that McDonalds will reopen tomorrow.
"When the time to vote does come, Mr Chan thinks Singaporeans 'are wise enough to look at the government performance not just on an episodic event', but how it has done in the long term."

https://twitter.com/STcom/status/1263121129868148738
"When the time to vote does come, Mr Chan thinks Singaporeans 'are wise enough to look at the government performance not just on an episodic event', but how it has done in the long term." https://twitter.com/STcom/status/1263121129868148738
"When the time to vote does come, Mr Chan thinks Singaporeans 'are wise enough to look at the government performance not just on an episodic event', but how it has done in the long term." https://twitter.com/STcom/status/1263121129868148738
"When the time to vote does come, Mr Chan thinks Singaporeans 'are wise enough to look at the government performance not just on an episodic event', but how it has done in the long term." https://twitter.com/STcom/status/1263121129868148738
Local food critic bewildered by critique.

https://twitter.com/ladyironchef/status/1263104705565061127
Local Eurasian whose Dutch ancestors "set home" in 17th-century Southeast Asia not going to let her ignorance of colonialism stop her from telling people to leave Singapore.

https://twitter.com/JJ_Angelus/status/1263140103041347584
Migrant worker discovers too late that apologies only possible if he had a platoon of lawyers.

https://twitter.com/TODAYonline/status/1263317988133879814
Self-imagined intellectual hardman, who fantasized about killing children, turns out to be an actual snowflake.

“Surprise,” said no one.

https://twitter.com/calvinchengnmp/status/1263089243334692866
Self-imagined intellectual hardman, who fantasized about killing children, turns out to be an actual snowflake.“Surprise,” said no one. https://twitter.com/calvinchengnmp/status/1263089243334692866
Self-imagined intellectual hardman, who fantasized about killing children, turns out to be an actual snowflake.“Surprise,” said no one. https://twitter.com/calvinchengnmp/status/1263089243334692866
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