k i t s c h y p o t e m k i n

Ho Weng Hin’s excellent column in ST today:

“...the publicity and fanfare that has surrounded the
impending demolition of the stadium, makes me think of a
grand and protracted funeral staged for a person who is still alive and kicking.”

As quoted by Tym, Alfian Sa'at's play, Homesick:

"How can we build a national identity if we keep tearing down everything with the word 'national' in it?"

And as I said a year ago... well, read it here.