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Too liberal for our own good? Singaporeans are exhibiting more liberal attitudes and taking bigger risks when it comes to sex. About one third of respondents in a survey said they believe that having sexual intercourse with someone they meet for the first time is perfectly fine. Would you do the same?

Another online goondu bites the dust. A relief teacher, Farouk Mya Aye, 23, lost his job after his online rants about his pupils and their families went public. One of his postings said, "some kids are so slow that you wonder why their parents were not fined for reproducing them." He told the media that he wanted to become a teacher upon graduation, but now feels that his chances have been destroyed by this incident.

Singaporean Syazali Mohd Fazal, a vido editor, watched The Avengers movie 11 times. The film is breaking box-office records, raking S$815 million worldwide. In Singapore, it has made over $7.1 million. Have you watched the movie yet? What's your personal take on comic book heroes?

A 24-year-old Singapore undergrad was found guilty of attacking four police officers, two of them female, outside a nightclub. She head-butted one of the female officers and bit the other on the wrist and hand. The officer who was bitten had to be warded in hospital for six days and given 13 days' medical leave. Are Singapore women so fierce and garang?

More on fierce women -- and timid men. It is probably a spoof but this form, "Application for outing permit" has been circulating online. It is for husbands in Singapore who fear their wives and want "time off" to meet their male friends. The form is addressed to "the supreme Home Minister". Good or bad idea? Julen, would you use such a form?

If women dress provocatively in public, then they should be prepared to get stared at. Yet, they react negatively to being ogled at. What gives?

Conventional wisdom says that men dislike shopping. But digital marketing agency iProspect found that men shop online more than women. Seventy per cent of men prefer to do their shopping research and purchases online. Over a quarter of them make weekly purchases. Is it a myth that women like to shop but men dislike it?

It's exam season now. Share with us your memorable exam stories.

A 33-year-old businessman paid $39 million for a Sentosa Cove bungalow which he plans to use only as a weekend retreat. What would you do with $39 million?

Yes or no? The organisers of the Miss Universe Singapore are considering accepting contestants who have had a sex change. This follows the case of a Canadian transgender woman who won a battle to compete in her country's contest.

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