On a lighter note

Well, no reply to either of the letters mentioned in the previous entries yet, but this little excerpt from one of the letters on the ST Forum page commenting on the issue of teaching 'local' literature in schools:


About 40 years ago when Singapore was struggling for its economic life, a Member of Parliament who visited Tan Tock Seng Hospital was heard saying: 'Good, use local anaesthetic for we must support our pharmaceutical industry.'


I sure haven't heard that one before.