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WordPress Stats gives me some insight that most of my readers are from Singapore followed by the US and than Malaysia. These are stats for slightly more than half a year (2015) since we’ve crossed into July already.
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Blog Traffic
I am only able to view my WordPress Stats through the free WordPress.com site. Don’t quite know why, but since my last update I can’t seem to access it from my WordPress.org site on a domain bought from Go Daddy. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog stats, blogging, Go Daddy, motivation, viewership, views, Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org
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Kirsten Han’s List of 7 Unintentionally Funny Singapore Videos
Kirsten Han has brilliantly written about 7 Singaporean videos which are all unintentionally awkward and comical. Check out Kirsten’s full post at SEA Youth Say So, a wonderful new website by young writers in the region. This one of Ris … Continue reading
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Tagged comical, funny, Kirsten Han, Laughter, Miss Singapore, Ris Low, SEA Youth, silly, unintentional, views, Website, young
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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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Singapore Elections 2011: The Policies I Like the Best
Let me first confess. Most of the time I can be quite an air-head, and in the past I was carefree, ignorant and quite apathetic. Then life became not so carefree. This year I have woken up. Perhaps it’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged citizens, discrimination, good, jobs, manifesto, NSP, opposition, people, personal, policies, promise, RP, salary, Singapore, Singaporeans, SPP, views
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Servant Leaders?
I’m sure that most people like me were skeptical when the PM implored that his team should not lord it over the people and reminded them that they were servants to the people. I was shocked, delighted and then skeptical … Continue reading
Seth Rogen Disses Singapore on Conan
I must be one of the uptight ones which surprised me as I always considered myself quite easy-going, liberal minded and able to take a joke. When I saw this video for the first time, I felt quite annoyed. I … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, comedian, dissed, Life, Living, mocked, movies, patriotic, patriotism, personal, Seth Rogen, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, views
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Elitism in Singapore: Samantha of Holland Village vs The Heartlanders
A caller, Samantha, who expressed that heartlanders were not cultured and should not come to Holland Village unless they behaved better has got many people in Singapore shocked and riled up. Reeks of elitism to me. Did she realize what … Continue reading
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Tagged bad behaviour, clueless, culture, elitism, heartlands, Holland Village, radio, Samantha, show, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, ugly Singaporean, views, women, young
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Why Racial Harmony Day Annoys Me
In Singapore I am constantly being reminded about my race. It’s there in every official document and form I fill up – my passport, identity card, school report cards and job interview applications. I could go on. It’s just my … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, ethnicity, ethnocentric, forms, Indian, Life, Living, Malay, personal, race, racial harmony day, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, thoughts, views
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The Skypark (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 2 of 4
Whenever I travel to another country, I tend to always go up the top of something to get a view of the city. Did that at Osaka atop Osaka Tower, and in Paris, looking down from the Eiffel. Why not … Continue reading
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Tagged 56th floor, Amazing, Architecture, awesome, beautiful, beauty, cars, City, Fullerton Bay Hotel, Fullerton Hotel, Heights, hotel, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, pretty, roads, sea, Singapore, skyline, Skypark, Skyscrapers, thrilling, traffic, views
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Happy Half Birthday And One Month Blog
I am quite happy that my anonymous blog, Tiny Island, has survived half a year (and a month) and managed to get 95,000 visits. My average views a day is 453 right now, but I feel that a huge chunk … Continue reading
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Tagged blog birthday, blog stats, blogging, Celebrities, culture shock, Food, half birthday, happiness, readers, statistics, stats, topics, travel, views, writing
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The Shaytard Family Made Even More Famous by James Blunt
I never imagined that I would one day be a fan of a self proclaimed, obnoxious, 30 year old mormon dad who lives in Idaho and who posts videos of his four kids (all under 7), wife, sister, mother and … Continue reading
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Tagged American, babies, baby, babytard, before, Celebrities, comedy, culture, cute, Entertainment, family, famous, funny, James Blunt, James Blunt CD, James Blunt cover, Life, personal, real, Reality, rocktard, shaycarl, shaytard, slim Shaycarl, sweet, traffic, Video, views, vlog, without beard, younger, YouTube
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Amazing Views From the Plane
The best part about flying is taking photos from the plane. The best views you can possibly get. For a while I am distracted from my fears by the sheer beauty of the pristine sky and the blanket of clouds. … Continue reading