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Thomas Friedman Impressed by Serious Singapore (NY Times)
Came across this article in the NY Times that I found interesting. Always keen to see how Singapore is viewed from the outside. The article left me amazed at how far we’ve come with our primary school Science lessons. When … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged education, Life, Living, news, NY Times, primary school, Singapore, Thomas Friedman
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Dangerously Sexy: Sports Illustrated Girls in Singapore
I saw an akward photo of a skimpily clad model in a trishaw at 365days2play’s blog and wondered how come I missed any sign of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot. I think most Singaporeans must be wondering the same. I … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, bikini, Chinatown, culture, fashion, Food, funny, girls, infinity pool, ladies, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, models, news, personal, photography, photos, pretty, sexy, Singapore, Sports illustrated, strange, swim suits, travel, women
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Amban the Gorilla Walks Upright, Just Like a Human
Read this amazing story on Yahoo Singapore. Amban the british gorilla that walks like a person, is the latest video to go viral. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvhGpwOxK-I]
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged amban, animals, gorilla, headlines, human, interesting, news, upright, walks
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Blogger and Google Sued for 6 Million Ringgit, for Scathing Review of Sabah Restaurant
Oh dear. That was my first thought when I saw the headlines in the Straits Times. Is this even possible? So free opinions are not allowed? I was quite dismayed. I too comment on meals in a bid to record … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged blog, blogger, culture, Fish Head Curry, food reviews, Google, headlines, Huai Bin, Indian, Jothy, Life, Living, Malaysia, meals, news, restaurant, Sabah, Sixth Seal, sue, sued
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Oprah’s Secret Sister
I was skeptical when I heard about this, but decided to hold my cynicism. Perhaps there are genuine people left. Another thought was how Oprah’s best friend Gayle King feels about all this. Here is what Oprah’s father had to … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged celeb, Celebrities, celebrity, celebs, family, half sister, Life, news, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Patricia, reunion, secret, sister
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A New 13th Star Sign: Yikes! It May Mean You’re Not Who You Thought You Were
There’s a new 13th sign in the zodiac that is making everything go haywire. It’s a sign between Scorpio and Sagittarius which has a name I can’t even pronounce – Ophiuchus. I don’t quite understand it all, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged astrology, culture, interesting, Life, Living, new star sign, news, Ophiuchus, Personality, psychology, society, superstition, zodiac
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Twins with different birthdays and birth years
I find twins fascinating, so here’s a twin birth story for 2011. When they grow up, I’m sure at some point, the sister will lord it over her brother with, “I was born a year before you”. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvEW_807QU]
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged 2010, 2011, different birth years, different birthdays, headlines, news, story, twins
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Nicole Kidman’s Little Sister Living in Singapore
{Image: Womans Day} It seems like everyone is coming to Singapore to live for while. Must be the red hot economy which bodes well I think, mainly for people in Finance. The latest famous person is Nicole Kidman’s younger sister … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Antonia Kidman, baby, celebrity, Life, Living, news, Nicole Kidman, Singapore
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Who’s Shopping and Helping Our Economy?
We can thank the Indonesians, Chinese and Indians. A study of spending among tourists during the January to September 2010 period shows the Indonesians topping the list followed by the Chinese and Indians. Indonesians:USD 1.58 billion Chinese:USD 0.95 billion Indians: … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Chinese, economy, Indians, Indonesians, news, shopping, Singapore, spending, tourism, travel
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When Life Sucks: Donor Turns Out to be Wife’s Lover
Imagine receiving a kidney from your wife’s friend only to discover later that he fathered your daughter and has been having an affair with your wife for the past 4 years. Out of gratitude he even helped the donor, whom … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged affair, anger, daughter, donor, kidney recipient, Life, Living, news, Singapore, story
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Train Ride to the Airport
Who knew there was still patches of undeveloped land in Singapore? It’s a good thing and I hope there’s no new construction to take up every last little bit of land. Noticed a man who looked out of place in … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged arrested, Changi Airport, crime, culture, depression, illegal, law, Life, Living, MRT, news, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, society, stigma, suicide, tanah merah, thoughts, train ride, travel
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5 Billion Reasons Why Investors Like Singapore
An article, just out, by Howard Stutz in the Las Vegas review journal surprised me. I knew that the 2 casinos in Singapore were doing well, but I didn’t know that their annual earnings of S$5 billion exceeded that of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged casinos, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, news, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore, society, travel
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Michael Buble is A Really Nice Guy: Gives Heckling Mum and Son a Big Break
Just read this Time article and watch the video to see what I mean. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cw1uLVSl1Y] The mum actually seems quite rude from the video taken at a recent concert in England. She must have been causing quite a ruckus before … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged concert, England, good people, heckling, interview, Michael Buble, mum, music, news, nice, nice guy, Sam Hollyman, singer, The Today Show, Time, UK
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Singapore Daily Photos: New Mall = Lots of People
If you’re crazy like me and love getting bumped into every few steps, then you must come here to get the full Singapore experience. I definitely only do this for the blog, otherwise I’d rather be at a quiet bookstore … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged crowded, crowds, culture, Entertainment, Life, Living, mall, news, Nex, packed, people, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Parking at Nex
It wasn’t so bad. I am guessing that the guards are doing a good job of controlling and helping to direct the traffic. At some point the top most level carpark looked almost empty, but as we were leaving, it … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, car park, culture, design, Entertainment, HDB, Life, lift for pets, Living, mall, news, Nex, Nex Mall, parking, personal, pets, photography, photos, Serangoon Central, Serangoon MRT, shopping, Singapore, travel, trolley bay
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Singapore’s Newest Mall: Braving the Human Crush at Nex (Part 5 of 5)
The Nex logo decked out in Christmas lights and joined by Winnie the Pooh and friends. Dangerous for kids or just to warn kids to keep away? I’m sure a mall would’t put up something without a barrier if there … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Christmas, culture, decor, design, dining, Entertainment, Food, Japan, japanese, Kabe No Ana, Life, Living, mall, news, Nex, Nex Mall, North-East, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Central, shopping, shops, Singapore, travel, Wendy's
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Singapore’s Newest Mall: Braving the Human Crush at Nex (Part 3 of 5)
Isn’t this little girl so precious! What a perfect child model. A pirate, giving away balloons to the kids. The newly opened Shaw Theatre. The newly opened Pet Store called Pet Safari, which has a branch at VivoCity. Texas Chicken … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged American, crowded, crowds, culture, cute, design, Entertainment, Fast Food, Life, Living, mall, new, news, Nex, Nex Mall, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Central, Shaw Theatres, shopping, shops, Singapore, Texas Chicken, travel
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Singapore’s Newest Mall: Braving the Human Crush at Nex (Part 2 of 5)
I wonder when we dropped certain British words in favour of American ones. I noticed that among the locals I know, we now use the word mall instead of shopping centre. My spelling remains British as this was the system … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged cafe, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Life, Living, mall, new, news, Nex, Nex Mall, NTUC Xtra, personal, photography, photos, popular, Popular Store, shopping, shopping centre, Singapore, Swiss Bake, travel
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I Dreamt About North Korea
Last night I had a scary, strange dream, that I got into big trouble while crossing the North Korean border. Why do I always have to dream? At first the female guards were nice, but later I realized that me … Continue reading
Prince William and Catherine Marry on Friday April 29th 2011
If it’s your birthday, it will suck because the whole world will be glued to their TV sets for the Royal Wedding. The press has already started calling Kate Middleton, Catherine. I guess princess Catherine or queen Catherine as a … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged 29th April 2011, beautiful, beauty, British, Catherine, culture, happiness, Kate, Life, Living, London, news, photos, Prince William, Royal Wedding, William
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