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Digging up my Very Old Blog Entries from 2006
I decided to dig up my older posts from 2006 and relive the embarrassing writing. I started blogging regularly in July 2006, on Google’s blogspot and 5 years later I am finally re-reading the old entries. It sure feels weird … Continue reading
As Borders Singapore’s Wheelock outlet closes, I wonder what will replace it
Although I prefer to shop for books at Kinokuniya, the store has been so iconic that it’s quite sad to see it go. I hope a bookstore or cafe takes the spot and it’s not another clothing or Tech store. … Continue reading
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Tagged Borders, closed, desolate, outlet, sad, Singapore, Wheelock
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Singapore Presidential Candidates get Auto-tuned
Silly, but too funny not to share to take a break from the seriousness of the Presidential Elections. I thought Tony Tan’s voice got the most melodic treatment. [youtube]RqZOrwndVPc&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube] YouTuber by the name PE2011MusicVideos must have used some quite old … Continue reading
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Tagged auto-tuned, comedy, funny, music videos, musical, silly, Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Jee Say, Tan Kin Lian
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Curry Night Song
A YouTuber added lyrics and pictures to mrbrown’s Curry Night song. (sung to Vincent) Not Vincent Wijeyingha, but that song, Starry Starry Night. But I am sure Vincent would find this pretty funny. [youtube]MhLozqBqPMk[/youtube]
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Tagged Curry Night, lyrics, Mr Brown, mrbrown, the mrbrown show, Video
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Another SMRT Train Vandalised
This kind of thing is scary for passengers like me. Graffiti is fine, but thank goodness it was not anything worse. The last time the breach was at Changi Depot and this time it was at Bishan. What’s up with … Continue reading
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Tagged breached, graffiti, news, security, Singapore, SMRT, train, vandalised
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Rental Disputes – Borders at Wheelock and Freshness Burger at Nex
Update on 19 August 2011: No More Borders at Wheelock Place. What I posted earlier: The latest news is that Borders at Wheelok is closed for now due to a rental dispute. But they are not closed for business and … Continue reading
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Tagged Borders, closed, commercial property, disputes, Freshness Burger, Nex, rent, rental, Serangoon, Singapore, town, Wheelock Place
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Cook A Pot of Curry Day (& Chen Show Mao Eating Prata with Curry)
Update 20 August 2011: Viswa Sadasivan has written an excellent letter reminding us that the event on Sunday is about a stand against the legitimization of intolerance. Let’s not immediately label it xenophobia (although some people are using it to … Continue reading
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Tagged article, bullied, controversy, Cook a Pot of Curry Day, curry, dispute, FaceBook, family, humble, Indian, mediation, outrage, ridiculous, Singaporeans, Telegraph, unfair, Worker's Party
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Singapore Hawker Food & Desserts Below 500 Calories
I am really quite appreciative that the Health Promotion Board has the cool tool where they provide you with the calorie count and nutritional content of local hawker food. This kind of information has been hard to find in the … Continue reading
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Tagged bun, calories, diet, Food, green bean soup, hawker, healthy, Lor Mai Kai, Macaroni Chicken Soup, Mee Soto, Penang Laksa, Popiah, Singapore, soup, soya bean curd, wan tan mee
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Singapore Food & Calories (Briyani, Claypot Rice & Wan Tan Mee)
The Health Promotion Board has a very useful tool where you can calculate the nutritional content of various hawker foods found in Singapore. I was surprised by some of my findings. Food that I thought was healthy, turned out to … Continue reading
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Tagged briyani, calories, claypot rice, content, Food, hawker, health, Health Promotion Board, healthy, meals, noodles, nutrition, rice, Singapore, wan tan mee
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The Stop Cooking Indian Curry Story Upsets Me
Sunday, August 21st, is Cook a Pot of Curry Day. A brilliant group of Singaporeans set up a facebook page to celebrate curry as our way of life and it already has 17,364 attendees. (Update on 19 August 2011: The … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 August 2011, annoyed, August 21st, China, Cook a Pot of Curry Day, cooking curry, culture, curry, dispute, event, FaceBook, Indian, news, report, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, Sunday, today paper, unfair, upset
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Sharon Au is Adorable in the 2011 Official NDP Music Video
[youtube]VIgoiKKa9_E[/youtube] The song is called ‘In a Heart Beat’ and it’s cheesy as usual, but there’s no denying that Sharon Au was adorable as the mum in the video. I also liked the nostalgia of the kids eating satay. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, adorable, celebrity, cute, local, mother, music, NDP, Nostalgia, Sharon Au, Singapore, sweet satay, Video
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I am Singaporean because I love going to Malaysia
I think most Singaporeans should be thankful that Malaysia still welcomes us and that it’s so easy to get there. It’s no secret that we go there for cheaper petrol, food, groceries and even medicine. And we can relieve our … Continue reading
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Tagged City Square, cost of living, JB, Johor Bahru, Life, Living, Malaysia, mall, opposition, shopping, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans
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The Dead Fish Handshake
Been meaning to steer away from political topics, but I just keep coming back to them. Learnt something new today. I had no idea what a dead fish handshake was till I read about it on the internet, with Singaporeans … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, dead fish, debate, fish monger, handshake, insincere, Life, limp fish, Living, shaking hands, Singapore, Singaporeans, Video
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Ecoffee: Starbucks Knock-Off in Geylang
After the spate of fake Apple and copy cat Ikea stores in Kunming China, I was intrigued to come upon an imitation Starbucks, in our very own straight-laced Singapore, while exploring the streets of Geylang. Some googling revealed that Ecoffee … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee place, copy, copycat, cups, eCoffee, fake, Geylang, imitation, interesting, knock-off, Life, Living, logo, Lorong 13, merchandize, milk tea, mugs, Singapore, Starbucks, Taiwan, Taiwanese, tea
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Captivated by Alan Shadrake’s Account from a Singapore Jail
By now I am sure you are familiar with Alan Shadrake and his imprisonment. I was totally captivated and horrified at the same time as I read the 76 year old’s tale from prison. He has since been deported and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Shadrake, jail, prison, scary, Singapore, story, tale
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Brilliant National Day Spoof Video: Another Home, with Chua Enlai & Tin Pei Ling?
Now this is what makes me feel patriotic and so close to my fellow citizens. Never thought I could be a bigger fan of Chua Enlai than right now. Just when I was feeling so jaded. I was thrilled to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chua Enlai, comedy, funny, National Day, Nicole Seah, parody, Sindie Only, Singapore, Singaporean, spoof, Tin Pei Ling, Video
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NTU Valedictorian Trinetta Chong’s Speech and the F-Word
When I was attending my convocation, back in the 90’s, I didn’t even want to be there. The whole thing seemed like such a drag, and it was. I don’t think we even had a valedictorian. I was just bored … Continue reading
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Tagged controversy, F-word, NTU, Sinagporean, Singlish, speech, swear word, Trinetta, Valedictorian, Video, views, vulgarity
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Sand Dune Accident in Lancelin
I was shocked when I read about the serious injuries resulting from an adventure bus that overturned during a Sand Dune ride in Lancelin which is a small coastal town, north of Perth. I have gone on a similar ride … Continue reading
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Tagged accident, bus, Life, news, overturned, Perth, Sand Dunes, Singapore, Singaporeans, tourists, travel
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Summer Read: Dolci di Love by Sarah-Kate Lynch
I am quite a snob when it comes to what they call chick lit. I tend to go for books that take some effort to read and are grounded in reality with all their suffering, misery and hopelessness. They tend … Continue reading
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Tagged 44, age, betrayal, book, infertility, Italy, love, mid life, New Zealand, pain, review, Sarah-Kate Lynch, suffering, summer, tuscany, writer
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My 5 Month Blog Review: Singapore’s Hot Topics
The blog is now 5 months old and time for a review and reflection. Some days I just feel like giving up on this blog after a year as keeping up this domain is costing me. What has kept me … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, Life, most read, news, Nicole Seah, popular, Singapore, Singaporean, statistics, stats, Tin Pei Ling, top, top 5, topics, Wordpress Stats
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Feeling a Bit Disturbed about text from my Blog post being Copied and Pasted
Update on 18 August 2011: Sigh….the plagiarized text is up again Update on 17 August 2011: Thanks so much to Yahoo Singapore, who very promptly removed the plagiarized chunks of text. What I posted earlier: Someone copied a chunk of … Continue reading →