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Tag Archives: World Cup 2010
Paul the Octopus Spooks Me: Spain Won the World Cup 2010
Paul the Octopus was 100% correct. Who would have thought? It’s kinda spooky. What is the probability I wonder. Anyway these were the most interesting pictures from a game that was boring at the beginning with loads of yellow cards … Continue reading
Holland? Netherlands? : I Have a Confession to Make
Update: Yikes, the game is over and I won’t give myself too much credit, but I hope I didn’t jinx Netherlands. I can be quite a jinx at times. Anyway the goal and the offside remark by the commentator had … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged betting, confused, cute, Dutch, football, fun facts, funny, geography, Holland, Humor, Netherlands, personal, prediction, soccer, The Netherlands, winner, World Cup, World Cup 2010, writing
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The Noose Spoofs Ris Low
It’s great that channel 5 has put up an exclusive preview on youtube. I say, Michelle Chong just gets better and better. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2k_xNe7vW4] For anyone out there who doesn’t know who Ris Low is. She was our scandal ridden Ms … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged comedy, Entertainment, funny, Hanxiong Hu, Humor, interview, Michelle Chong, Mr Singapore World, Ris Low, Singapore, Singlish, The Noose, TV, World Cup 2010
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World Cup 2010 Winner: Paul the Octopus vs Mani the Parakeet
My sister has been urging me to blog about Paul the English Octopus living in Germany, but my interest wasn’t piqued till I heard about our very own pundit in Singapore. Mani the parakeet who is owned by 84-year-old Fortune … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged animals, football, funny, Life, Mani the Parakeet, news, Paul the Octopus, predictions, quirky, Singapore, soccer, Things To Do, travel, Video, winner, World Cup, World Cup 2010
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A Bit of World Cup 2010 Fever at VivoCity
Took some photos of how Singapore shops are capitalizing on the biggest event this year – the World Cup. I have no telecast so I won’t be able to watch it – I hope I don’t get any withdrawal symptoms. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel, VivoCity, World Cup 2010
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This is Just Very Sad: Nelson Mandela Mourns Loss of Great Granddaughter and Will Not be Attending Opening Ceremony of the World Cup 2010
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1AvwFI3RwA] This is just so, so sad. It is such a senseless loss of a young life. Nelson Mandela, 91, will not be attending the South Africa-Mexico game as he mourns the sudden death of his beautiful 13 year old … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Nelson Mendela, sadness, World Cup 2010, Zenani Mendela
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