Singapore has featured in yet another survey. This time a human resource consultancy has found ours to be Asia’s top city to live in. We don’t care who else they asked, they did not ask us. We use their criteria—and give you the inside story.Political and social environment: The political environment is as stable as Everest. Law enforcement is superb—just try overstaying your parking coupon.Socio-cultural environment: Strict control of what can be seen and heard ensures Singaporeans’ maturity peaks at six years.

We cannot resist it.

TIME FLIES when you’re having fun … or even what passes for fun in Singapore. And so it is with mild amazement (and sometimes amusement) that we have dusted off the archives, plowed through old copies covered in mold and Cheez-Wiz, and put together this retrospective issue which looks back at 10 years of I-S Magazine—the people, the places, the events, the restaurants, the nightspots, the issues and the trends that have shaped our lives, defined our culture, made us happy and driven us crazy.Think about it.

Think you’re so smart, Sudoko-head? Take this quiz and find out.The biggest problem facing Thailand today is:a. No one qualified to lead the country after Thaksin.b. No one remembers what all that trouble in the South is about.c. Protests forcing cancellation of really good sales.d. Food safety / Tamarine’s slump (tie)The biggest problem facing Thaksin today is:a. Self-esteem issues stemming from being called “squarehead.”b. Ungrateful former envoys.c. People telling him what to read.d. Not being able to shop in Soi Lalaisap.Which of the following is not a nickname for the caretaker PM:a.

Immediately after a survey discovers that 88.7% of Singaporeans do not know what it’s like to sign a petition, someone decides to start one—online.A Malaysian engineering scholar at Nanyang Technological University decided that he’d had quite enough of the heavily accented English used by some of his lecturers and tutors. So he launched an online petition for some action to be taken about the situation. So far, he has found a dozen supporters.Let’s put aside the fact that this petitioner is not a Singaporean.

What’s RA21? Well, it stands for Rational Apathy from age 21.

A recent survey of over 500 people by the Political Development Feedback Group, a unit of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, discovered some fascinating statistics about the typical Singaporean.

Dear Loong Maew,Hi! How are u? Do u remember me? Im Daeng, 7. I have been waching u a lot on TV, like befor. But now I can c u at home becaus u are not ownlee on UBC. U are on evree chanel evree day now, and in the newspaper my Dad reads, 2. I think u are even more famous than Tata! Thats so kool! I told my Dad this and he said OK but u arent as smart as Tata. 555. My Dad is so funee!Sorry, but I get confuse again. U said that u are a "simbol of democrasee." Did somethin happen 2 the Democrasee Monumen on Rachadamnoen Avenew? I think that must be near your hous in Bangkok, right?

Does anyone know how ostriches have sex? They bury their heads in the sand, wave their butts in the air, and hope nobody notices. That, it seems, is the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) official line in regards to informing and educating our teenagers about sex. The MOE said teens should only engage in sex as part of a happy family unit, much to the chagrin of Nominated MP Eunice Olsen, who recently urged MOE to avoid a “moralistic-laden” approach to sex education.Let’s see. The average teenager will not get married until his mid or late 20s, if that early.

Good morning, class.(A chorus of voices): “Good mor-ning, tea-cher!”It’s so nice to see so many familiar faces today—and such stylish headbands! You know I also “(heart) Thaksin.”Just to make sure none of you are in the wrong place, this is the songwriting class for Thai Rak Thai candidates and would-be members of the Constitution Court. Usually at least one of the students from the tax law seminar ends up here by mistake. Not today?

It will soon be Valentine’s Day—the third most lucrative retail festival after Christmas and Chinese New Year. We will let the mainstream media inundate you with ways to convince your loved ones that the love of money is indeed the root of all evil (whatever that means). We will tell you how to prove to your loved ones that you love them despite not spending any money on them.V is for Value their company: Spend time with your loved ones.