What were you doing this late Saturday morning?

While you were having brunch, nursing hangovers or attending weddings, the prime minister of Singapore had to travel to Facebook headquarters to access Facebook just to have a chat with the subjects he lords over.

PM Lee Hsien Loong's live Question-And-Answer session on Facebook on Jan. 24 was from 11.45am to 12.30pm.

This session was his first live Facebook chat since his personal Facebook page was set up in 2012.

In the 45 minutes, PM Lee replied to a total of 30 questions (including three other questions on an earlier FB post). Which means he can type moderately fast for a statesman at a reply-rate of 1.5 minutes per question.

Below are a pick of the 30 questions he answered in the order of sexiness:

Personal questions

1. Wearing Pink

Now we know who the most powerful person in Singapore is.

2. Work-life balance

Why not yoga?

3. Exercise and rest

PM walks the ground a lot daily.

4. Photography

5. Favourite cuisine

Lovingly cooked by Ho Ching?

6. Favourite beverage

KOI, you better send some over to the Istana.

7. His dream job

PM Lee wants to be Dr Lee.

8. Why Facebook?

9. Current state of mind

Naturally, PM is starting to get a little anxious with all these personal questions.

Replies in different languages

10. Malay

11. Mandarin

 The Zzzz questions

12. Asking a lame question about PM FB photo

13. Asking where PM was

Really testing PM's patience.

14. And the shortest reply award goes to...

And of course politics

15. On the New NTUC Deputy Sec-Gen Chan Chun Sing

Former Channel NewsAsia reporter S Ramesh continues to pose questions to PM Lee everywhere PM Lee goes. And a typical interview question.

16. Pets at home

17. HDB flats for singles

You are still young, Atiqah. PM sure knows how to charm a lady.

18. Transport

19. Jobs

20. Help for companies 

Please check your email, DPM Tharman.

21. On hiring workers

Make that two emails, DPM Tharman.

22. Immigration policy

23. Talking about foreign talents in Singapore...

Straits Times forum editor, please feature the letter from Sourav Roy tomorrow.

24. Sports

Go Team Singapore!

25. Central Provident Fund (CPF) issues

26. Healthcare (1)

Hor hor. MP of Avin Look, please check your email.

27. Healthcare (2)

28. Graciousness in Singapore

Free publicity on the Singapore Kindness Movement offered by PM. Woo hoo!

29. Mother Tongue

Said the guy who replied in Malay and Chinese.

30. And not all Singaporeans are unappreciative of your service to the country.

Awww....

After the chat session, PM Lee said "it has been lot of fun" reading the questions and answering them on Facebook. He apologised for not being able to answer all the questions and thanked everyone for participating in his FB chat.

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