8 May 2009
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In the 15th century, the Incas conquered the Aymara Indians who occupied Arequipa, and the fertile region served as an important supplier of agrarian products to the Inca Empire up until its demise. The modern city of Arequipa was founded on 15 August 1540 by Garcí Manuel de Carbajal, [...]
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25 October 2008
I was on a taxi heading back to town after a board meeting at Yishun yesterday afternoon, and was privy to some ‘grassroot sentiments’ from my 61-year old taxi driver uncle that I thought I’d share and comment upon.
The gahmen (poorly pronounced Singlish, read as government) will collect 10 times what they need (fines, fees, [...]
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