GBUF - 31 Oct 2021

Hello all, good day!

Here is the weekly roundup of Good/Bad/Ugly/Fun of what happened.

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#Fun

• Cristiano Ronaldo is going to become a father of twins. Now #GGMU fans are already worried and wringing their hands: “We spent so much money on this man to produce magic on the pitch. Not only has the magic not happened but also, now he will go on paternity leave! #CR7x2

• Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) seems to have taken the unwanted sobriquet of Singapore being the ‘World’s most fatigued country’ to its heart. It is giving away $30 vouchers for those who register for a Sleep Challenge. Minimum 7 hours of sleep required. Along with that you must have move the butt to add steps to the count. Who says sleep doesn’t pay? Take those #40Winks!

#Ugly

• This year, at least one cyclist per day has been arrested by the police in Singapore for riding on the expressways!! With speeding vehicles at 90 kmph, these lightweight velocipedes will just fly off in the draught! I think in their eagerness to enhance their fitness, the cyclists seem to have left their brains at home! #MenacingPedals

• Covid has seen 5m deaths across the world. To put it in context, that is 90% of Singapore’s population. So much of waste – economic, opportunities, growth and above all human! The way we humans handled the pandemic was simply not good enough. We yoyoed from one end to the other; blamed and continue to blame; stumbled and continue to stumble. What is the use of all the education and growth? #BackToSquare1

#Bad

• You worked hard to become famous. Millions follow you. Then an anonymous post flames you. Fans leave in flocks. You become an outcast overnight. Then it is found that the post was false. Welcome to ‘Cancel Culture’, a herd mentality facilitated by that omnipresent phone you are holding now! South Korea leads the pack on this; but it is as much a pandemic as Covid! #ShootFirstAskLater

• Sometime back Sellur Raju, a minister in Tamil Nadu was ridiculed for trying to cover Vaigai river with Styrofoam sheets to prevent evaporation. Well, they are trying that in Switzerland to stop glaciers from melting. The world is definitely becoming hotter by the day. Carbon emissions will double in less than two decades & most of us will live to feel it then! So, take that small step. Switch that aircon off. Follow #ReduceReuseRecycle

#Good

• Some good things are happening in Rome G-20. They are shaking hands on Climate, Covid and Economy – notwithstanding the usual saber-rattling by the usual suspects. They also endorsed the common tax regimes to prevent rich getting richer – hopefully it does that! There is #COP26 in Glasgow which wants to get some agreement solidified among all the parties. Tough. But must proceed boldly. #HotHotterHottest

• As the delta variant rages through Singapore (number of cases are as consistent as Pakistan is in #T20WorldCup), what is heartening is to note the planning and the coping up of the health infra in Singapore. ICU facilities we/are beefed up, more nurses trained and deployed and private hospitals roped in. It is a positive spin alright; but it is needed for us to know and recognise the great work that frontliners are doing! #SaluteFront

Sources: The Straits Times, Tamil Murasu, Bloomberg, CR’s Instapage, SG HPB

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