Tag Archives: Swiss

Marche at VivoCity’s Rooftop Terrace: Pretty Display, But Disappointing Meal This Time

Posted on July 29, 2010 by bookjunkie

The Marche at VivoCity’s rooftop terrace is perpetually filled with diners, with a high proportion of families. This place seems to be very kid friendly. I used to be more impressed, but the quality of the service was not as … Continue reading →

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Swiss, Oliver Fricker is Sentenced in Singapore: I Feel Overwhelming Sadness at the Verdict

Posted on June 25, 2010 by bookjunkie

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahN1LJfgW0] The jail term I can understand, even though it’s harsh as there was no malice in the act, but why the caning (seems more like flogging) as well? In my mind, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. I am … Continue reading →

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Oliver Fricker Pleads Guilty and Singapore Floods Again

Posted on June 25, 2010 by bookjunkie

{Getty Images} Gosh, I find Oliver Fricker really pitiful. The Telegraph reports: Damning evidence, including emails ordering paint, photographs and a wire cutter used to cut through the fence of a train depot, left Fricker with little choice but to … Continue reading →

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32 Year Old Swiss National Oliver Fricker at Court Today

Posted on June 21, 2010 by bookjunkie

This is life in Singapore. I think most Singaporeans are awaiting the verdict in this case, but I for one sincerely hope he is let off the hook (I mean spared the flogging bit). I also hope our laws dating … Continue reading →

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Banksy – When Graffiti is Art

Posted on June 13, 2010 by bookjunkie

It seems that graffiti artist Banksy has struck again with the mural of a lion and a girl outside a pub in the UK. With the authorities’ manhunt of Swiss, Oliver Fricker and Briton, Lloyd Dane Alexander, resulting from the … Continue reading →

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Singapore Subway Graffiti: British Lloyd Dane Alexander Wanted

Posted on June 8, 2010 by bookjunkie

Update: The MRT Staff say they thought the graffiti was an ad (that doesn’t surprise me because it kinda looks like an ad of some sort). As I suspected, the number of security personnel have been increased in response to … Continue reading →

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