Bernard YeoHolland v England — the ‘Singapore derby’?In football parlance, a derby refers to a match featuring both teams from the same city or region. For example, the Milan derby features…Jul 10Jul 10
Bernard YeoLiverpool became 6-time European champions in 2019 and we were there to witness it!Note: This article was first published as a Facebook article on 16 June 2019. Due to Facebook closing its ‘article’ feature, you could not…Jun 16Jun 16
Bernard YeoThe book on Choo Seng QueeAlthough Singapore is a small nation, we boost a string of football legends. But the biggest name who would give the entire nation so much…Apr 7Apr 7
Bernard YeoNapoleon — the movie and (a little bit of) the manWhen I told my good friend (Sunny) that I had wanted to watch Napoleon, he warned me about reports about the historical inaccuracies.Dec 26, 2023Dec 26, 2023
Bernard YeoPointe du HocPointe du Hoc is a promontory (raised mass of land) near the town of Cricqueville-en-Bessin in Normandy, France overlooking the English…Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
Bernard YeoMy oral interview of Hougang/PunggolThrough a recommendation, I responded to a public appeal by the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) to provide an oral interview to…Dec 3, 2023Dec 3, 2023
Bernard YeoSaving Private RyanSaving Private Ryan counts as the favourite World War II movie for many. For me, the realistic, gory war scenes really make me feel the…Nov 26, 20231Nov 26, 20231
Bernard YeoArromanches (Gold Beach)Visiting the D-Day sites for three days in June 2023 was a big item off my bucket list. I have earlier written three blogs on my D-Day…Nov 26, 2023Nov 26, 2023
