by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 13, 2008
A joke my 9-year-old Angel made up: There was a man who came to a ‘Stop’ sign. He stopped for an hour and caused a lot of traffic. A police officer came by and asked the man, “Why aren’t you moving?”. The man replied,...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 12, 2008
When I go to a bar, I expect to see a bunch of crazy people saying nice things about me. You know, complimentary nuts.
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 12, 2008
I strive hard to be lazy. I’m selfishly compassionate. I desire to not want. Sometimes, I’m not myself. Often, I’m not here, where I am. I actively engage in non-activity. I feel spiritual about my earthly desires. I sometimes fail at failing. I make...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Aug 13, 2008
I was invited to write this special column in the Straits Times for National Day in Singapore. I HAVE been living in California for the past 10 years. Years of living away from Singapore has given me a much deeper appreciation of my own heritage. Like every good...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Aug 3, 2008
星期天联合早报 http://www.zaobao.com/special/face2face/pages1/face2face080803.shtml 谷歌首名新加坡雇员陈一鸣 名人访谷歌都要同他合照 陆彩霞 (2008-08-03) 他的名字取自楚庄王“一鸣惊人”的故事,而他也相信自己有一天能成就惊世之举。 但在10年前,陈一鸣从未有这样的想法。当年,他还是一名在本地受教育的工程师,因为想到外国转一圈,而前往美国加州深造,没想到人生就此起了戏剧性的变化。...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 31, 2008
Story about me in MyPaper, Singapore’s first bilingual newspaper.