Singapore bureaucrat's cooking trip sparks outcry - MSNBC Wire Services- msnbc.com Don't know what the outcry is about. I read the story on ST Life! and regarded it as just a harmless and personal lifestyle piece on how to spend your holiday in a different way. It is a novel travel piece as compared to the usual junkets sponsored by travel agencies. I think the netizens are a bit to harsh on Mr Tan and while times are bad, we should just learn to take things easy.