Netflix’s latest reality show “Singapore Social” dropped on 22 November and lots of people vented on social media. But do they have a point or are they, as some suggest, “jealous”? One thing’s for sure - no one will be jealous of a group of teens who were held in jail for 14 hours after their powdered armpit deodorant was mistaken for drugs while at the W Hotel. If you enjoyed this, check out our other chats with Vinny, Paul and Nicole from Singapore Social! Vinny Sharp https://open.spotify.com/...
Dec 01, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 25
District Judge Kaur explains why she didn’t hand out a jail term to the latest NUS molester (we wish we didn’t have to specify “latest” but alas). Headlines erupted, but does she have a point? In other news, the Govt announced “CleanSG Day”, an initiative to give town council cleaners a day off to “raise awareness of the littering problem” and get residents to clean up. But how much can one day do? Our "One Shiok Things" for this week! The Brilliant "Startup" Podcast https://gimletmedia.com/show...
Nov 23, 2019•46 min•Ep. 24
Imagine if you saw a crime, chased down the suspect and held him till the police came. Heroic, right? But what if the suspect dies in your hands? That’s what 5 Good Samaritans in Singapore are currently facing after they stopped a suspected upskirter in Little India. We try to wrap our heads around this case of a good action gone bad. On the flipside, some bad actions can go good, like the lewd messages one uni student received from GrabHitch drivers that made her want to start SG’s first women’...
Nov 16, 2019•48 min•Ep. 23
We’ve been gone for a while but ONLY because we’ve been working our asses off for our first ever TV show! More details on that later. For now, there’s been only one thing on the minds of Singaporean’s this week - PMDs and the ban. We share our thoughts and judge the thoughts of others. In other news, we cover a ridiculous local sexual fantasy crime story that sounds more like an episode of CSI than news out of Singapore. Our "One Shiok Things" for this week! The Politician (Netflix TV show) http...
Nov 08, 2019•46 min•Ep. 22
This week, Ho Ching shared a blogpost that defended her husband’s (i.e. PM Lee) salary. We are less annoyed about her post than we are about the ridiculous BLOGPOST by Seedly, a local finance startup. In other news, SG Minister Masagos Zulkifli says Elon Musk’s Tesla cars are more about “lifestyle” than climate change. He also blamed the “lack of parking lots” in SG as a reason why we can’t have more EV cars. Why??? The Seedly Blogpost Why Is The Salary Of Singapore’s Prime Minister So High? htt...
Aug 24, 2019•44 min•Ep. 21
This week, a leaked video of fully-grown adult NTU students chanting a cheer about “Kukubirds” (slang for penis) went viral. They also performed lewd gestures and one too many thrusts of their hips. It’s weird. But more importantly, WHY?? Or is there an unspoken benefit to such “bonding” events? In this overly sexualized week, we also cover Singapore’s first “panty-sniffing influencer” who posted explicit pictures of his escapades with other people’s underwear. Along with his face. Again...WHY??...
Aug 17, 2019•47 min•Ep. 20
Every 9 Aug, the biggest clusterfuck of patriotism happens in Singapore - the National Day Parade. With millions of dollars spent and countless weekends burnt by people of all ages, shapes and sizes, is it just a big, fat waste? Or does it actually make people feel more patriotic? Or just nicer to each other? That’s probably what one SG lady feels after she messaged her “number neighbour” following a trend that went viral on Twitter. Unfortunately, she just got threatened with the police. HAH. O...
Aug 09, 2019•44 min•Ep. 19
RACISM has been THE topic of discussion this past week in Singapore, and it’s ridiculous how things have snowballed into such a shitshow. That’s why this week we focus on ONE topic and one topic ONLY - the whole fiasco involving the ridiculous ePay.sg “brownface” ad, the “K Muthusamy” rap video released by Preetipls and her brother Subhas, the reaction from the Gods (i.e. the Govt) and everything else that happened after that. And by the end of it…well, you’ll just have to listen. Our "One Shiok...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 18
Huawei has had a shitty year so far and their hot streak continues with their recent National Day phone promotion. Stocks ran out before stores even opened, causing mayhem and disappointment for thousands of people who queued up as early as 10pm the night before. Even the police had to show up with machine guns! Was it a miscalculation, is Huawei that idiotic, or was it all part of the plan? In other news, famous comedian-DJ Dennis Chew appears in an ad that takes CMIO to the next level - with h...
Jul 26, 2019•47 min•Ep. 17
A new content creator by the name of "Sneaky Sushii" made a (very) satirical video on the YouTube scene in SG BUT it got copyright claimed by N.O.C., one of the "big channels" referred to in the video. Why? 'Cos they got too salty? Or could there be other reasons? We didn’t dive into the drama of it (‘cos there’s enough drama online already) but we talk about what it means to create content and put it out in the world for free (and maybe get shat on). In other news about non-free stuff, James Dy...
Jul 13, 2019•40 min•Ep. 16
Last weekend, the organizers of a TEDx talk at S’pore Poly (SP) advised one of the speakers, local DJ Joshua Simon, to edit out references to LGBT themes which “might be sensitive”. He ended up cancelling his talk, pointing his fingers at SP, who pointed at MOE, who pointed at...SP. Sheesh. Who was wrong? Who was right? Elsewhere, a Korean ice cream ad for Baskin-Robbins that showed an 11-year-old girl eating ice cream (and only that) was deemed to “sexual”. It was pulled off, and Baskin-Robbins...
Jul 05, 2019•55 min•Ep. 15
If you’re born after 1982, YOU ARE SOFT. Or at least that’s how a bunch of Facebook comments responded to a recent commentary published by TODAY newspaper on today’s youth and their anxieties over job prospects and the value of degrees, if any. But are millennials really “soft” or are older generations the deluded ones? Elsewhere, Kim Kardashian is getting tons of backlash for calling her new line of shapewear “Kimono” and even trying to trademark the name. Is she that clueless, or is she a geni...
Jun 29, 2019•56 min•Ep. 14
If you care more about the NOTRE DAME collapse than the current crisis in SUDAN, are you an ASSHOLE? A recent post about “selective empathy” by Naralle Kheng (from The Sam Willows) made us curious. Speaking of curious incidents, the third gay sex video apparently involving a politician leaks from Malaysia. In the age of DeepFakes and Face Swap filters, do our neighbours think this is still a good way to take down politicians? In any case, what’s happening now in Sudan is HORRIBLE. And everyone s...
Jun 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 13
A Singaporean teacher has sexual relations with her 15-year male student and some netizens ridiculously celebrate the boy’s “conquest”. We discuss why that’s nothing but a f***ed symptom of “toxic masculinity” that could screw him up for life. We also try to understand the Malaysian singer who was caught keeping a sun bear cub in her house illegally after mistaking it for puppy (yes, a “dog”). Oh, and it was apparently malnourished because she didn’t feed it well either. Bleah. Our "One Shiok Th...
Jun 15, 2019•42 min•Ep. 12
The “Anti-Chope-ing Movement” was in the news lately and a recent poll showed Singaporeans to be split 50-50 on the topic. We debate the whole thing and come up with a brilliant way to stop it. We also cover the “bogus” SMU Professor who gave all 169 of his students “A” grades after becoming sick of grading them on a curve. Our "One Shiok Things" for this week! Chernobyl (2019) | Official Trailer | HBO Snake Brand prickly heat shower gel available at Golden Mile Complex & Lucky Plaza Say hel...
Jun 07, 2019•50 min•Ep. 11
What would YOU pay to keep your mum & dad alive when old, plus SG's first drive-by “shooting”. We cover a much-debated study on the costs for elderly Singaporeans to have a "basic standard of living" (which includes "needs" like bluetooth speaker, annual holidays, etc.) and a local man who made headlines around the world after he got fined SGD300 for "littering" when he shot 2 rubber bands into the air on the way to his car. Our "One Shiok Things" for this week! Disco Hue - "Call Me Back" [O...
May 30, 2019•50 min•Ep. 10
We cover Tosh Zhang's dramatic week and whether he needed to cry on video, before checking out Maybe.sg, a dodgy (and horribly-designed) website that offers 2-hour "dates" with Influencer-esque people for $60-$200 per date. Our "One Shiok Things" for this week! DJI's New "GoPro Killer"? https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/15/18622976/dji-osmo-action-hands-on-gopro-hero-7-black-camera Epic Charles Cornell Plays Piano To A Video Of Cardi B Talking About Ugg Boots https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQ2voGlp_...
May 23, 2019•52 min•Ep. 9
We wrap our heads around not just 2 but FOUR recent happenings - the latest initiative to stop the onslaught of "Peeping Toms" at NUS, Bubble Tea lovers and their (apparent) insecurities, an evil genius who tried to use his ex-gf's Instagram to get laid AND the unexpected item seen at the bottom of the ocean during deepest sea dive ever done. Say hello to MOF! Instagram , Facebook , YouTube Say hello to US! Haresh & Terence...
May 17, 2019•46 min•Ep. 8
We discuss the recent OOPSIE by Michelle Chong and our dear K Shanmugam about a ridiculously important issue, and why slurping in Japan is under threat. If you're wondering what kind of slurping, LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Muackz ;) Say hello to MOF! Instagram , Facebook , YouTube Say hello to US! Haresh & Terence...
May 09, 2019•44 min•Ep. 7
We discuss (read: freak out) Facebook's new dating app called Secret Crush that could be yet another way they're gonna take over our lives, and why Lionel Messi could be more like the Devil of Football instead of it's God. Say hello to MOF! Instagram , Facebook , YouTube Say hello to US! Haresh & Terence...
May 02, 2019•36 min•Ep. 6
We discuss the state of sexual harassment in Singapore, the case of Monica Baey vs. Nicholas Lim and NUS, and why dog owners are OK with being licked by their dogs but not-so-OK being licked by people. Or at least some people. Say hello to us! Instagram - https://instagram.com/ministryoffunny/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ministryoffunny/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/ministryoffunny Haresh - https://www.instagram.com/hareshtilani Terence - https://www.instagram.com/tchia...
Apr 25, 2019•51 min•Ep. 1
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We chat with RISHI BUDHRANI and SHARUL CHANNA, 2 stand-up comedians from Singapore who are slowly putting our country on the world map. While dealing with their marriage to each other, of course.
Feb 17, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 5
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We chat with HERBERT and KYLIE, the co-founders of the dating app HighBlood, which gained WORLDWIDE notoriety back in 2017 for a controversial picture ad they posted on Facebook.
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 4
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We talk with Sticker Lady, Sam Lo, the street artist famous for 'MY GRANDFATHER ROAD' graffiti and the iconic black stickers pasted all around Singapore in 2012. She is also the founder of a collaborative creative platform called PROJECT XIV, as well as the social enterprise INDIGOISM.
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 3
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - What is Bitcoin? We have no idea. Which is why we got Dr. Prash Puspanathan from the Bitcoin brokerage Caleb & Brown to break it down for us layman. Be prepared to have your mind BLOWN!
Jan 19, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 2
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - IT'S OUR FIRST PODCAST EVER! And our first ever guest is the enigmatic stand-up comedian, FAKKAH FUZZ! We chatted about anything and everything.
Jan 12, 2018•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 1
