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Tag Archives: television
Silver Ang was Adorable and Brilliant in the role of Vyjayanthi
I don’t watch local TV, but I watched the first 3 episodes of the Tamil TV show, Vyjayanthi and captured some screen shots of it to show you. I had to watch this moment of cross-cultural television history. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Actress, beautiful, beauty, cast, Chinese, culture, emotions, historical, history, Identity, Indian, Life, Living, local, personal, photography, photos, pretty, race, racial harmony day, sari, screen shots, Silver Ang, Singapore, Singaporean, sub-titles, Tamil, television, TV, vasantham central, Video, Vyjayanthi, War, women, world war, WWII
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Why Can’t Singapore Ads Be Cool Like This One With Rhys Darby
This may be old to most, but it’s brand new to me. I love Flight of the Conchords and Rhys Darby who is so excellent in it. So here he is in a Nike Tennis Commercial. When it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged ads, adverts, celeb, comedian, comedy, commercials, Flight of the Conchords, funny, New Zealand, Nike, Rhys Darby, television, tennis, TV
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Jon Hamm Talks About Smoking on Mad Men and Never Getting Married
In an interview with Vulture Jon Hamm clarifies that they are mostly herbal cigarettes. How is smoking herbal cigarettes? Terrible. They taste like a mixture between pot and soap. Does anyone on set smoke real ones? Some people do, but … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged actor, celebrity, cigarettes, interview, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, magazine, marraige, Parade, partner, smoking, television, TV, Vulture
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The Noose: Integrated Resort and Casino in Geylang
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glVxvnVlCwc] Chua Enlai always cracks me up. I guess only Singaporeans who hear Singlish everyday, will get the humour of the Avatar ride.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Alaric Tay, Avatar, Casino, Chua Enlai, comedy, funny, Integrated Resorts, IR, Michelle Chong, Singapore, television, The Noose, TV
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Little Suri Cruise Has a Friend
The little girl Suri Cruise made fast friends with is Isabella, who plays Katie Holme’s daughter in the Kennedy series. I think she is the spitting image of Caroline Kennedy. Greg Kinnear plays JFK. I can’t wait to see this … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Caroline Kennedy, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, cute, Entertainment, friend, Isabella, JFK, Katie Holmes, photos, suri cruise, television, The Kennedys, TV
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The Noose: Let’s Have More Empathy for Lower Income Foreign Workers
Michelle Chong does a spot on Philippino accent. Some Singaporeans really treat their maids terribly. Aren’t they employees just like any of us working in an office, but somehow they get treated a whole lot worse – dehumanized. Anyway I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged comedy, funny, July, maids, Michelle Chong, satire, Singapore, society, television, The Noose, TV
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The Noose: Michelle Chong as the Obnoxious Auntie
I just love Michelle Chong’s spot on parody of the Singapore Obnoxious Aunty and Chua Enlai’s spoof of our Newscasters and their contrived accents. This episode is from an old season, but it’s such a classic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1AugMhReoM]
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Chua Enlai, comedy, funny, Laughter, Michelle Chong, Obnoxious Auntie, parody, satire, Singapore, spoof, television, The Noose, TV
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Jamie Yeo Gives Birth Prematurely To a Baby Girl
Update from Channel News Asia report: Jamie Yeo gave birth prematurely to baby daughter Alysia at Gleneagles Hospital on Thursday 4th November 2010 “I had no idea I was going to give birth, I thought I was just having stomach … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Alysia, baby girl, beautiful, beauty, birth, celeb, Celebrities, cute, Jamie Yeo, local, photos, pregnant, Singapore, television, TV
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The Noose Takes on Betting in Singapore
The humour lies in Singaporeans being crazy about betting. To understand the clip you should know that the Singapore government has allowed families to ban known gambling addicts in their families from the casinos and it’s called the exclusion order. … Continue reading
Posted in Laughter
Tagged Alaric Tay, betting, casinos, comedy, funny, gambling, Laughter, local tv, Singapore, Suhaimi, television, The Noose, TV
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Tom Cruise: Negotiating With Suri is Mission Impossible
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lvQE5qagA] I found this interview so sweet and funny. It looks like Suri really has the upper hand, but I do agree that kids should not be forced. Tom and Katie seem like wonderfully doting parents who take the time … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged ABC Interview, celeb, Celebrities, cute, Entertainment, interview, Katie Holmes, Knight and Day, Movie, suri cruise, television, Tom Cruise, TV
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House Finale Filmed with Canon 5D Mark II DSLR
I love the intelligent medical drama, House and if this isn’t the best free advertisement for Canon’s DSLR I don’t know what is. I have never owned or operated an SLR, but this makes me yearn for one. Just the … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Camera, Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mark II DSLR, celebs, Entertainment, House, Medical Drama, photography, SLR, technology, television, TV, Video
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Pippi Longstocking
From Wikipedia: Pippi Longtocking or Pippi Långstrump in its original language Swedish, is a book by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series. Pippi was named by Lindgren’s then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's Books, Nostalgia, Pippi Longstocking, Sweden, Swedish, television, TV
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Lost Ending Explained by Matthew Fox and Jimmy Kimmel
Spoiler Alert. Don’t watch it if you don’t want to know how the show ends. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXlLNWRULo&NR=1] I thought the first two seasons were great, after that I got quite lost myself as the story got more and more convoluted! In … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Celebrities, ending, Jimmy Kimmel, Lost, Matthew Fox, talk show, television, TV
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