Exploring Metaphorical Symbols: Pink Elephant, White Horse, and the 800-Pound Gorilla

We discuss the bombshell announcement that caught everyone by surprise, right before the long weekend: Lawrence Wong has been anointed the leader of the 4G leadership in the Government. Was it really a surprise though? How are the other candidates reacting to the news? Elsewhere, Elon Musk’s flirtations with Twitter came to a head when he announced an audacious bid to acquire the public company for $43 billion USD. What 4D chess game is Musk playing? And more importantly, why?

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Lawrence Wong primed as next PM

• Finance Minister Lawrence Wong is the new leader of S'pore's 4G leadership team
• Lawrence Wong's leadership amid COVID-19 pandemic helped elevate him to top post: Observers
• Facebook post by PM Lee
• Facebook post by Chan Chun Sing
• Facebook post by Ong Ye Kung

Elon Musk tries to buy Twitter

• How Elon Musk shook up Twitter in a week of chaos
• Timeline: From Elon Musk vs Twitter to Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter  - BusinessToday
• Twitter Thread about Elon's bid and how it'll affect Twitter

One Shiok Comment

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One Shiok Thing

• Jimmy Savile Netflix documentary
• 'Never in my wildest dreams': Singaporean actress Anjana Vasan nominated for prestigious BAFTA award
• The Monkey Business Illusion (the Gorilla video we mentioned)