James has a tendency to fanboy when something he likes is done wrong.

There are no Borborians there, no obvious instances of spermatophagy; instead we have a tragic Sophia related directly to the struggle of the soul in the world.

It does seem to be a pity, though, to let go of an identity that we have formed at last, something we have had printed in posters, something we can point to and say, Wah, sibeh Singaporean, lah.

The founders did more than "make bricks without straw; they dreamed of a great cathedral and laid the foundations for it.