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  • MOS Visits Troops at Exercise Thunder Warrior

    Since 1997, Artillery units from the SAF have conducted Exercise Thunder Warrior in New Zealand. The latest exercise will run from 20 January to 5 February.

  • Change in CDF and COA in March

    MG Neo Kian Hong, currently Chief of Army (COA), will take over from LG Desmond Kuek as Chief of Defence Force (CDF) on 31 March. BG Chan Chun Sing, currently Chief of Staff - Joint Staff, will assume the appointment of COA on 26 March. LG Kuek will be returning to the Administrative Service. These changes are part of the continuing process of leadership renewal in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

  • Countering the CBRE Threat with Cooperation and Technology

    "No country is immune from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Explosives (CBRE) threat or can deal with these issues on its own. Countering the CBRE threat therefore requires international collaboration... We cooperate with other countries as well as international organisations because we recognise that there is much synergy to be reaped from cooperation by sharing knowledge, building expertise and enhancing interoperability." This need for firm action against CBRE threats was emphasised by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the opening of the Joint 6th…

  • CAT : Preparing Specialists for New Challenges

    The effectiveness of our 3rd Generation Army hinges on the ability of our soldiers from the different support arms to fight as one. For this to happen, it is imperative that servicemen from the various formations possess adequate knowledge and understanding of each other's roles and areas. To achieve this, the School of Infantry Specialists (SISPEC) recently introduced a Combined Arms Term (CAT) for the latest batch of specialists who graduated on 4 December. Present at this very first Combined SISPEC Graduation Parade was Chief of Army, MG Neo Kian Hong.

  • Exercise SAFKAR INDOPURA: Strengthening Mutual Trust Through Training

    "There is no greater challenge than the challenge to improve oneself." This Indonesian saying was articulated by Chief of Army MG Neo Kian Hong at the Closing Ceremony of Exercise SAFKAR INDOPURA, an annual bilateral exercise between the Singapore Army and the Indonesian National Army (TNI-AD). The desire to constantly improve oneself was certainly evident in the 600 soldiers from both armies who were eager to learn from each other throughout the exercise. The exercise which commenced on 16 November culminated with soldiers from both Armies mounting an assault on a common objective in the…
 
 
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  • News Video: Minister of State for Defence visits SAF troops in New Zealand

    Synopsis:The video covers the highlights of Minister of State for Defence, Associate Professor Koo Tsai Kee's official visit to New Zealand and his visit to SAF troops participating in the annual artillery exercise, codenamed Thunder Warrior. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:1 min 07 secs

  • News Video: Singapore Takes Over Command of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force

    Synopsis:In a simple but significant ceremony held on board the US Navy destroyer, USS Hopper, in Bahrain, RADM Bernard Miranda took over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151. The CTF 151 command team will coordinate counter-piracy operations to deter and disrupt piracy in the Gulf of Aden (GoA) over the next three months. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:1 min 19 secs

  • News Video: Warrant Officers and Specialists Receive Sponsorship to Further Studies

    Synopsis:The video highlights the proceedings of the Continuous Learning Academic Study Scheme (CLASS) sponsorship award ceremony held at The Chevrons. A total of 152 Warrant Officers and Specialists received certificate, diploma and degree level sponsorship awards from Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and the Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:1 min 12 secs

  • News Video: 504 Commissioned as SAF Officers

    Synopsis:The video looks at the commissioning parade for 504 SAF officer cadets at the SAFTI Military Institute officiated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Teo Chee Hean. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:1 min 06 secs

  • News Video: Singapore and Japan Sign Memorandum on Defence Exchanges

    Synopsis:Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and Japan's Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa signed a Memorandum on Defence Exchanges, or MDE, at the Ministry of Defense in Japan on 16 December 2009. The MDE will strengthen the two countries' bilateral defence ties by formalising existing defence interactions between their defence establishments. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:56 secs
 
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  • Serving and Learning with Pride

    Would you take on the unenviable task of retrenching over 300 people in a foreign country as your first major assignment in your job? For MWO (VOL) Kalaiarasan Kanniyappan, he did what most people would shun immediately. In 2004, as the Head of Supply Chain Management of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, he was assigned to retrench 350 warehouse workers in Pakistan, a country which experienced occasional riots back then. "I knew I could do the job confidently despite the risks," said MWO (VOL) Kalairasan. "Eventually, everything was settled peacefully, and all of the retrenched workers found other…

  • Driving Towards Higher Proficiencies

    While driving on Singapore roads does not require a "who dares wins" mindset, there are still the occasional Michael Schumacher wannabes, jay-walkers and weaving motorcyclists that make defensive driving skills an important part of safe driving. If some adult drivers find this a challenging experience, how much more so would this be for an 18-year-old National Serviceman trying to attain his military driving license?

  • Wallaby 09 : Demonstrating the SAF's 3rd Generation Capabilities

    From 16 October to 29 November, units from the Army, Air Force and Navy came together at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Rockhampton, Australia for Exercise Wallaby 2009. Participants from the three Services had the opportunity to work together in various joint exercises, demonstrating the integration achieved by the 3rd Generation SAF.

  • Adventure Training in Vietnam

    Blistering winds, low temperatures and continuous rains. This was what the 6-man team from the Singapore Combat Engineers and Army Medical Services faced as they attempted to scale Mount Fansipan, the highest peak in the Indo-China mountain range. Scaling the mountain was the high point of the team's nine day expedition to Vietnam. The expedition which took place from 28 September to 9 October, was conducted under the SAF Adventure Training Award which aims to expose our servicemen to outdoor pursuits so that they can develop various qualities such as leadership, discipline and team spirite.

  • Continual Learning and Networking for WOSpecs

    "We have to continually update the WOSpec Corps on the developments around the SAF. Through this engagement, we raise their awareness such that when their commanders or men talk to them, they know what is happening around them," shared SAF Sergeant Major (SAF SM), SWO Jeffrey Chung at the occasion of the 6th SAF SM and Chief Warrant Officer's Learning Day. Held at Nee Soon Camp on 24 July, and jointly organised by Military Police (MP) Command and the SAF Band, this year's Learning Day, articulated the theme of "Excel Through Sharing".
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  • CPI down 0.4% in H2; up 0.2% for '09

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    CONSUMER prices fell for all income groups in the second half of last year compared with a year earlier. The fall was largest for the poorest 20 per cent of households here - but economists say that this group is also likely to see the sharpest inflation this year.

  • Singapore Roundup

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    THE Housing & Development Board said yesterday it has awarded a 99-year- leasehold private condominium plot at Sengkang West Avenue/Fernvale Link to top bidder Sunmaster Holdings.

  • New cancer institute to be formally opened at NUH today

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    IN ITS quest to be a comprehensive cancer centre, the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS), will treat both adult and child patients, carry out research on cancers that afflict Singaporeans as well as train doctors and healthcare professionals.

  • Taxes on life sciences firms likely to rise: PwC

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    THE effective tax rate for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry is likely to increase, given factors such as the global financial crisis, government pressure, changing market dynamics and healthcare reforms, says a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

  • NEA awards $4.8m to five research projects

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    A STEP closer to its vision of establishing zero waste and zero landfills, the National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday announced the awardees of the first Environment Technology Research Programme (ETRP) fund.
 
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  • More... stuff you find during Chinese New Year spring cleaning

    mrbrown
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:37 am
    The wife really put her foot down and made me go through two boxes of my computer stuff, some of it dating back to 1990. I found a ton of power cables, random computer bits like the rubber stand for a Iomega Zip drive, telephone cables (mostly used for PhoneNet networking) and a few retro pieces of tech seen In this photograph: SupraExpress 288 modem, Farallon iPrint Adaptor, Apple Geoport modem from a Mac Quadra 610, PhoneNet for Apple Local Talk networks, an old Apple 1.44 Superdrive, SCSI cables and SCSI terminators (cost a bomb in those old Apple days) and 10base2 BNC Ethernet adaptors…

  • Stuff you find during Chinese New Year spring cleaning

    mrbrown
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:03 am
    Update: A reader just reminded me what they were called... Neoprints. And these were first generation Neoprints too. I feel so old. LOL. Found this photo sticker of the wife and I while spring cleaning. Gosh, I don't even know when this was taken. Must be years and years ago. It was the only photo sticker we ever took (we were not really into this kind of thing as a couple). The stickers did end up on our ATM cards for a spell. These are the last three. Ah memories. 

  • Insing column: mrbrown and the distractions

    mrbrown
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:45 pm
    Latest weekly Insing column is "mrbrown and the distractions" Excerpt: I recently purchased a piece of writing software for my iPhone and my Mac called Writeroom. In fact, I am writing on it right now. What it does is turn your very sophisticated computer into a 1960s-era dumb terminal, leaving you with just a black screen and your text in green. It is supposed to promote “full screen distraction-free writing”. The premise is that your computer now contains so many distracting applications and windows that it distracts you, the writer, from writing. I know it sounds really odd, but once…

  • CNNGo column: Singapore, transform!

    mrbrown
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:31 pm
    Latest CNNGo.com "Say What? with mrbrown" column: Singapore, transform! Excerpt: I sometimes wish I lived in Malaysia. Politicians there seem to make more interesting declarations. Take former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. His most recent announcement was that 9/11, the September 11, 2001 attack on the New York World Trade Center, was staged by the US of A. "If they can make Avatar, they can make anything," said the outspoken former PM. In fact, in a later reiteration of his 9/11 beliefs, he went on to say that the Arabs were "not clever enough" to stage such a…

  • Nparks officers go on blitz at Changi Beach

    mrbrown
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:15 am
    After TOC broke the story of homeless people at Sembawang Park, and after MCYS and Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, reportedly visited the grounds, Nparks stepped up their enforcement of campers at the beach. Judging from the way the homeless and the campers were treated, I think Singaporeans will be warmed to know we have such efficient public servants who are determined to keep our beaches clean of such homeless Singaporeans. Gahmen has a lot of heart, very take care their people one. As one commenter said, in Singapore, "if you must die…
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  • Not that controversial

    Luke T Johnson
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:09 am
    Luke Johnson recaps the annual Super Bowl advertisements. IT was a surprise for those of us watching the Super Bowl at Chili's in Tanglin Mall early Monday morning to see the game complete with commercials.Chili's had the bright idea to show, on its TVs, NFL.com's online feed, which carried with it the full slate of commercials that always create almost as much buzz as the action on the field.The ad receiving the most pre-game attention was a purportedly pro-life spot featuring college gridiron star Tim Tebow that was paid for by conservative Christian group Focus on the Family.There ended up…

  • Are you stupid?

    Niki Bruce
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:17 am
    Niki Bruce wonders if Singapore is ready for another quirky ad campaign. INNOVATIVE fashion brand Diesel, best known for its unique denim, has launched a new advertising campaign that that appears to be exhorting people to "Be Stupid". It's already started in Singapore but it's set to go off fully from March.The hook for the campaign comes from the parent company's founder and its "mission statement". In the Diesel manifesto the company explains why it believes being "stupid" is actually being smart:"Renzo Rosso (the founder of Diesel) is stupid. Stupid is motoring around in your Ford transit…

  • Déjà vu

    Goh Eng Yeow
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:08 am
    Goh Eng Yeow is a "golden bull" despite the latest stock market turmoil. AFTER being berated for my bearish views for most of last year, I have suddenly become a golden bull, after writing a report last week about regional markets roaring, as the golden tiger approached. Sorry, I haven't changed my views at all — and that is to snap up bargains if you believe that the stock has fallen to an attractive enough level.What should these bargain levels be?It will depend on your risk appetite. Plenty of people have admitted to being astounded by the ferocity of the stock market rebound last…

  • Time to wean off English football

    Abdul Hafiz
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am
    Abdul Hafiz examines who is to blame if Singapore can't watch the World Cup. IT IS a sorry state that Singapore's football fans find themselves in. Because of SingTel’s quest for pay-TV subscribers, we now have to bury ourselves under more wires, modems and set-top boxes to bring English and Champions League football into our homes. Because of the bidding war with StarHub that cost SingTel a reported $400 million for Premier League rights, Fifa has decided to squeeze us for as much as it can for the 2010 World Cup.  Negotiations are now at an impasse, raising the real scenario of…

  • A family’s faith

    Desmond Lim
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pm
    Desmond Lim has his five senses assaulted at this year's Thaipusam festival. JUST last Friday, a stretch of road between Little India and Tank Road in Singapore came alive during the Thaipusam festival. The annual event saw a record number of 9000 devotees taking part and about 50,000 onlookers over the weekend. The celebrations started the night before the actual day of the festival when devotees gathered at the Sri Srinivas Perumal Temple in Little India. There, they said their prayers and had their bodies pierced, before starting on their 4km procession as an expression of gratitude to the…
 
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  • Are you stupid?

    Niki Bruce
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:17 am
    Niki Bruce wonders if Singapore is ready for another quirky ad campaign. INNOVATIVE fashion brand Diesel, best known for its unique denim, has launched a new advertising campaign that that appears to be exhorting people to "Be Stupid". It's already started in Singapore but it's set to go off fully from March.The hook for the campaign comes from the parent company's founder and its "mission statement". In the Diesel manifesto the company explains why it believes being "stupid" is actually being smart:"Renzo Rosso (the founder of Diesel) is stupid. Stupid is motoring around in your Ford transit…

  • A family’s faith

    Desmond Lim
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pm
    Desmond Lim has his five senses assaulted at this year's Thaipusam festival. JUST last Friday, a stretch of road between Little India and Tank Road in Singapore came alive during the Thaipusam festival. The annual event saw a record number of 9000 devotees taking part and about 50,000 onlookers over the weekend. The celebrations started the night before the actual day of the festival when devotees gathered at the Sri Srinivas Perumal Temple in Little India. There, they said their prayers and had their bodies pierced, before starting on their 4km procession as an expression of gratitude to the…

  • It's about choice, not money

    Tan Hui Yee
    29 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Tan Hui Yee says going organic is a simple act of exercising conscious choice. 'I THINK that you have to be a cocaine dealer to be able to afford to eat ethically,' my colleague declared recently. She had just enjoyed a meal made with ingredients like organic free-range chicken, which cost $33 each, and organic free-range pork, which cost a jaw-dropping $49 per kg. This was part of a food tasting session arranged for this Saturday Special Report on ethical eating. The animals were bred in the United States and New Zealand on organic feed and had access to pastures instead of being cooped…

  • Areas for improvement

    Loh Keng Fatt
    20 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am
    Loh Keng Fatt has some suggestions on how the ICA could improve its service. I HAD to visit the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority building in Kallang recently to update my passport.That place is always swarmed by folks who have turned up to, say, apply for re-entry permits, entry visas or passports. So, obviously, waiting for your queue number to come up takes a while.I thought that I might as well head downstairs to the cafetaria for a bite, and kill some time, but I could not find the eatery. The space seemed to have been taken over by a gallery showcasing the history of ICA over the…

  • Going beyond the hype

    Radha Basu
    15 Jan 2010 | 3:35 pm
    Radha Basu has a front row seat to preparations for S'pore's first IR OVER the past few weeks, I have had a front row seat as preparations for the opening of Singapore’s first integrated resort reached a fever pitch. Resorts World Sentosa will welcome its first customers in four days when four hotels and a few restaurants and shops throw open their doors. The two big draws - the theme park and the casino - will open later. I watched as front-line staff practised their service skills, actors and stuntmen rehearsed their shows and analysts added polish to their latest pronouncements. To…
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  • First plane solemnisation in Singapore

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:51 pm
    Alvinology said: Rachel and I are the first couple in Singapore to have our solemnisation ceremony on board an airplane – how cool is that? :) It happened at 5.50am on 2 February, 2010, on board Jetstar’s plane, 3K 823 at Changi Airport, Terminal 1. The two witnesses who signed on the certificate were my mom and Rachel’s mom. The wedding solemniser is Justice of Peace, Mr Lim Huan Chiang. The ceremony was short, it was over in around ten minutes. The plane took off on time after that with no delay. Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Something cheery and romantic for the upcoming…

  • Best and Cheapest Snack of Singapore

    7 Feb 2010 | 6:44 am
    Singapore Short Stories said: Day after day, night after night, year after year, the relentless firm kneads of perfectly elastic and flawless dough, the adroit pulling and twisting of the dough into fine balls of a thousand shapes and sizes, the smooth rolling of these with an ancient roller, the sprinkling of rich tau sar into each dough ball, the deft re-kneading of these dough balls and finally the dishing of each dough piece with a modicum of white sesame seed..... Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "This article is really a tribute to the old hawker and his daughter who churns out best hum…

  • 10 things you shouldn't miss at the Singapore Air Show 2010

    4 Feb 2010 | 1:03 am
    Klik.TV said ... Thinking of visiting the Singapore Air Show this weekend (6 and 7 February 2010)? Then check out the 10 things you shouldn't miss at the biggest aerospace exhibition in Asia. Oh yes, we do have the exclusive clip of the Stealth Fighter. Link

  • WE NEED SUPPORT FOR LOCAL MUSICIANS.....

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:59 am
    Decade said: Singapore music has been here for along time, so why are we not getting the support. Observations from trips like Thailand, Indonesia and Japan tells me that locals there strongly support their own music. Places like HMV, Tower Records and the big CD stores thrive on their local music scene. They dedicate one whole floor to selling their local products. In Singapore? I don't even see a corner. Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Singapore music, a forgotten art in Singapore?" Link

  • Singapore Post Lost My Wife’s US$400 Parcel And Does Not Care

    rinaz
    28 Jan 2010 | 10:47 pm
    Groovygenie said: The parcel, with a total purchase value of US$385.16, had been declared ‘lost’ by Singapore Post. And this happened while it was in its care! It is painfully obvious from our interactions that Singapore Post does not see any urgency in this matter nor does it feel totally responsible for this blunder. Despite countless calls and information request via emails, no single person at Singapore Post took the initiative or claimed any service responsibility over our case. Recommended by rinaz: "For anyone who has ever bought anything online could empathise and even have a…
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  • Latest entries from jaywalk.blog-city.com :: Vote Out PAP? I Don't Think So.

    The above is a Youtube clip posted and possibly created by a certain Wendy Neo, urging Singaporeans to vote out the People's Action Party in the coming Singapore General Elections.First and foremost, I DO NOT endorse nor approve this message.It is my wish to vote in more opposition to have a more balance voice in Parliament but to vote out PAP is a tad too knee-jerk drastic. On the report card, the PAP has not exactly failed us but I want something above a mere C- grade. Hence a total overhaul of the Singapore Gahmen 未免动作太大了一点? We want evolution. Not revolution. I want…

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  • Faerie Land :: 32

    I did succumb to one fancy meal tonight. The staff at Tatsuya put a bright smile on my face. They definitely didn't know it's my birthday. Yet somehow, the omakase selections were fabulous. The serving staff were in an especially cheerful mood. I relished each moment today. I made a choice to spend my birthday at the office. People kept chasing me home. But I wanted to stay till the sky turned dark. We're fighting wars on all fronts and I want to be with my team. While we each have our own hurdles to jump, it's a fantastic feeling knowing that we're standing shoulder to shoulder to get over…

  • Faerie Land :: The Presents

    This year, it seems as though everyone is determined not to listen to me, not after they acquiesced over our wedding and Christmas presents. This birthday, everyone got me wonderful gifts of some sort. Many are very clever- along with the gifts, they tagged charity donation receipts and signed cheques with the payee portion left blank for me to fill in the name of my preferred charities.I got to my personal emails in the evening on the Berry and read them one after another. The content of these emails left me scratching my head. I almost thought they were spam mails! A couple of the…

  • singazine :: opinion: Why Apple iPad should skip India

    India is not a market for evolutionary products like iPad. It is a market for revolutionary products. iPod was a revolutionary product but it clicked in India only after it went through iterations. By the time iPod reached India many fakes were in business. Just like Xerox meant photocopy, iPod now means a music player. It doesn’t matter if it is from Apple.Apple’s iPhone went through the same fate. Though there were no iPhone fakes, not many iPhones were sold. That strategy was immediately dubbed as a skimming strategy from Apple. It was testing the markets. Well, I believed it the first…
 
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  • Social Media is like Dough

    Ivy
    30 Jan 2010 | 8:16 pm
    Last night, I attended an interesting session at Hackerspace Singapore with other PR people and bloggers to better understand each other and the social media landscape in Singapore. Although no world-changing ideas came out of it, I think everyone learned something. For me, it’s that social media is like dough. It is what you make of it. You have the choice to mold it into anything you want with any ingredients you like. How successful you are depends on how much your audience appreciates the outcome – just like your reputation amongst your friends. In a way, social media is a…

  • Greeting Cards, Post Cards and Thank Yous!

    Ivy
    17 Jan 2010 | 6:37 am
    It’s mid-January so I really hope everyone has received the Christmas postcards I sent in early December by now. I had a ton of fun conceptualizing a design for it, scavenging for a fast printer and writing personalized messages on the cards. Sorry if my writing was illegible. It took me many days and whole lot of effort to personalize those 50+ cards. How to Design Postcards Some people asked me how I designed them. Postcards are actually quite simple to design. I selected the Photoshop preset “Photo > Landscape 4 x 6″ as the canvas. Left some space on the edges so that my…

  • Resolutions for a New Decade

    Ivy
    3 Jan 2010 | 6:21 am
    I don’t really believe in new year resolutions. I mean, if you wanted to make something happen, it doesn’t matter when you make it, as long as you follow through. But I thought I should just write this entry for a future self. More importantly, for you since I want to spread this positive state of mind around. In the new decade, I want to: Keep learning There are so many things in the world and I only got a few decades left to learn them all. So I hope I will never become a pompous fool and stop learning. Share the love I love being with people. I love meeting new people. I love…

  • The Wonders of Social Media

    Ivy
    1 Jan 2010 | 10:15 am
    Happy 2010 to you! Hope you all had a great time during New Years. I know I did! It was probably one of the best new years ever – thanks to the wonders of social media. It all started with a tweet a couple days back from Derrick, a guy I don’t know then, of which a mutual friend, Jerrick re-tweeted (for it to show up on my timeline). It read: Hey, all you tweeples in Singapore. What do you think about having a NYE countdown party/event? I’m usually not a spontaneous person, but that tweet just sparked something in me and I confidently replied, “Great idea!” That…

  • Christmas Update!

    Ivy
    24 Dec 2009 | 7:44 am
    First off, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! I spent days writing over 50 cards to send out to all those who signed up for a greeting card! I hope most of you have received it by now. December is only time I am able to take a long break from work, so I thought I would get the opportunity to blog and perhaps give nanyate.com a makeover. I ended up going out everyday instead. So much for consistent blogging! *ahem* And so here’s a a very, very, very long update post instead. It’s a 6-entries-in-1 kinda post. And because it’s going to be such a long entry, here’s a table of…
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  • We have been in Singapore for three years .....

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:44 pm
    John and I have been in Singapore three years today - February 9 2010.My first blog post was a week later about our arrival and where we had found an apartment to live in ..... I remember that first evening as we flew into Changi Airport at about 9.30pm. Full of wonder and excitement at this new stage of our lives.So many people thought we were crazy to leave our home in Melbourne and to uproot ourselves at this stage of our lives. We did not think of it that way .... we looked on it as a new experience and for John to be able to work with a Global Company, something he would not be able to…

  • last but not least - THE CASINO !!

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:21 am
    Have left the Casino till the last ...... there is still much to see in and around Resorts World Sentosa and am sure I will upload more onto my blog at a later date.But this is the final posting from yesterday's visit.We did not go into the gaming area of the Casino, only the entrance and down into the lobby area and the car park - but am sure once you have seen some of these images you will wanting to go yourself!This slide show is an example of what it was like to take the escalator down into the lobby area of the Casino, but you do need to go for yourself to experience the music, the…

  • Coffee time at the Festive Hotel on Sentosa....

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:15 pm
    After having a good look around the FestiveWalk, the Casino area, the gardens and the spa area we decided it was time for a coffee!!The Festive Hotel is the 'budget' hotel amongst the hotels now at Resorts World Sentosa - catering mainly to the family.From the website:Exuberant yet relaxing, Festive Hotel is ideal for vacationers seeking a welcoming and relaxing island stay. Other than the luxurious king-sized bed or twin beds, there’s also a bonus sofa bed that folds out to a double bed in all rooms and loft beds to cater to the children in most rooms, so it’s the perfect getaway hotel…

  • a wander along the Galleria

    6 Feb 2010 | 6:27 pm
    Just to wander along the Galleria at Resorts World Sentosa is breathtaking. All the BIG names are there, naturally we are in Singapore you know! I did manage to take a few photos, but most stores are still being worked on or stock being displayed. You can see that they are targeting the Casino customers ...... but we can all dream. The grand opening the Galleria took place on Jan 20th - where retail staff have been put through the paces. This retail belt links the Festive Hotel, the casino entrance and Hotel Michael. Noel Hawkes, vice president, Resort Operations, Resorts World Sentosa,…

  • Dale Chihuly

    6 Feb 2010 | 5:58 am
    No one and I mean no one, has even seen glass work as brilliant as what Dale Chihuly can produce. He is an American artist, born in 1941 and lives and works in Seattle, Washington, USA.On one level, Dale Chihuly can be lauded for moving the Studio Glass movement from its original premise of the solitary artist working in a studio environment to embracing the more established modus operandus within the art world of collaborative endeavors and a division of labor within the creative process. However, Chihuly's contribution to the field extends well beyond this. His practice of putting…
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  • Wedding Anniversary spent mopping up vomit

    islandhippy
    19 Jan 2010 | 6:58 pm
    Sandy: I spent my 7th wedding anniversary mopping up vomit! Both my babies are ill: the fat hairy one ("Don't talk about Olive like that!" Phil) cannot control his bowels and has locked himself in the bathroom. The slightly less chubby whiny one is projectile vomiting. So far she's only vomited over Phil, which is good. I was supposed to be dining on braised beef cheeks and rosemary-laced rack of lamb with garlicky, truffled purée at Les Artistes Bistro. Instead I'm mopping up vomit I didn't have the energy to cook Phil soup but I found an old tin of Waitrose tomato soup at the back of a…

  • It’s official: I’m overweight

    islandhippy
    18 Jan 2010 | 6:25 am
    This morning I walked to Alexandra Hospital (taking a shortcut through the morgue, which is rather appropriate) to pick up my health screening report. Two weeks ago I'd spent a morning at the hospital doing blood tests (two rounds because the first nurse couldn't find a vein), urine and stool tests ("please don't go there" Sandy), blood pressure, ECG and eyesight tests. When I arrived at the "Health for Life Centre" this morning the doctor sat me down and explained that I'm carrying around a lot of extra baggage! Apparently I need to lose at least 5kg (11lb) although I quickly pointed out…

  • cheeky monkey

    islandhippy
    16 Jan 2010 | 5:17 pm
    Olive is such a cheeky monkey. Recent examples: Olive farted, looked around for a scapegoat and said "Daddy fart"! Olive showed Sandy the Lego car that Daddy built. When Sandy asked her who built it, Olive replied "Olive build, Daddy help"! Point to Olive's big tummy and ask "Who has a big tummy?" and she'll reply "Mummy big nummy". More one-liners from Olive: Ask Olive where her hair is and she points to her head. Ask her where Daddy's hair is and she opens her palms to the heavens and replies "Daddy hair no more". Thanks kid. While walking past a particularly dense patch of foliage, Olive…

  • Olive looking for the magical land of Narnia

    islandhippy
    16 Jan 2010 | 4:19 am
    or just looking for a good place to hide

  • Welcome baby Ethan!

    islandhippy
    10 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am
    Congratulations Karen and Aik on the birth of Ethan. The whole family looks surprisingly calm and Karen seems to be coping very well. Ethan's so tiny, at one week he's smaller than Olive when she was born! As well as meeting baby Ethan, Olive also met lots of baby penguins this morning at Jurong Bird Park.
 
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    A Love Affair with Singaporean Food

  • World’s cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm
    As soon as I discovered that Hong Kong is home to the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world, it went straight to the top of my list of lunch spots to try. Tucked away on a back street in Kowloon, the unpretentious – almost shabby – surroundings of Tim Ho Wan are not what you would normally associate with a restaurant awarded the most sought after accolade in the culinary world. But then Michelin doesn’t award stars based on ambience or service, rather they concentrate on the following important aspects: Quality and compatibility of ingredients; Technical skill and flair that…

  • My Michelin Starred Week

    27 Jan 2010 | 7:08 pm
    So I’m currently in Hong Kong, where I am exploring the city with my Michelin guide firmly ensconced in my hand. I am happy to report that over the last two days I have managed to tuck five Michelin stars under my belt! Yes five… one each for lunch and dinner on Tuesday and three last night! That’s not to say I am being extravagant mind – my lunch on Tuesday came to a grand total of HKD$58.00 (that’s just SGD$10.00!) Suffice to say I am having the time of my life and am looking forward to reporting back with the highlights when I am back in Singapore next week.

  • Cold Cuts & Cheese

    22 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am
    There’s a new Jones the Grocer in town… I’ve never really been a fan of the one at Dempsey- I find the whole feel of sitting in the middle of a deli having lunch decidedly odd. Plus their service has never been much cop.However, Mr Greedy Glutton was having cold cuts and cheese cravings, so we thought we’d go check out the new Jones and the new Mandarin Gallery while we were at it. Firstly – I have to say, the Mandarin Gallery is a welcome addition to the Orchard shopping scene. I know, I know, there is really no need for yet another shopping mall on Orchard Road, but at least this…

  • Robertson Quay Chilli Crab

    15 Jan 2010 | 1:19 am
    To me, Chilli Crab has always been synonymous with the East Coast Seafood Centre – the chilled out vibe, and breezy atmosphere is perfect for tucking into the juicy, spicy sauce-smothered crustaceans. Last week, however, circumstances led us to visit Red House on Robertson Quay with friends who were in town for the evening.Bearing in mind that I have walked past this restaurant several times a week for the past 6 months, it really was way overdue a visit, especially as it is not only packed out on most nights, but it always smells incredibly inviting as you walk past.Well, it was worth the…

  • Tanglin Japanese

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:52 am
    You’d think after all that food we sampled in Japan (more from Kyoto later) that I’d be looking for a break from Japanese food for a while – well, that’s what I thought until those kind folk down at Tetsu invited me down for a tasting of their menu.Tetsu is easily overlooked, even if you find yourself in Tanglin Mall, tucked away as it is in the corner of the 3rd floor (I myself have been in this mall several times over the last few months and never really known there was a gem of a Japanese restaurant lurking above my head). Once you find your way up there though, you will find a…
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    Singapore Kid's Places

  • My 'stay sane' list for driving into Malaysia with kids

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:57 am
    sleeping kids, by Glenn Loos-AustinI am driving into Malaysia during Chinese New Year next week and am a little nervous, as my husband is away. Thankfully my mother is here from Australia, so she will help me keep my two kids from killing each other. Unfortunately they are at a stage when they annoy each other most of the time, so I am expecting the worst.The drive through the causeway puts me on edge, especially during this busy time of the year. I am sure to get lost even though I have good directions on paper. It will be the first time I have driven in Malaysia and although I know the…

  • Bird Spotting in Singapore

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:19 pm
    image by kampangI just spotted this bird in my garden,actually I heard him first, tapping away at the banana tree. I looked him up in my Birds of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore and, yes, he is a banded woodpecker (picus miniaceus) and is "found in plantations and sometimes enters rural and suburban gardens". He looks quite exotic to me, but is actually quite common it seems.Unfortunately I couldn't get a photo, so had to grab one from flickr, but this is one thing I love about Singapore; being able to spot wildlife right in my own home. We have many birds Chip Bee, but I have never seen…

  • Learning the fun way at your local library

    2 Feb 2010 | 8:44 pm
    image by DickensLCM I think the local libraries of Singapore do a great job. It took me a while to visit, but now I'm hooked. My local library, Queenstown Community Library, has a wonderful selection of books for both adults and children. It is great to see the library being used by so many people, from students to retirees reading the newspapers. There is even a cafe attached which sells decent sandwiches and drinks.I find it very relaxing browsing in the library, and exciting when I come across a book that I can't wait to read! I browse through the parenting, cooking, craft, business, and…

  • Santacruzan Procession at SAM

    1 Feb 2010 | 5:55 am
    The Rose Borromeo Spanish Dance CompanyWe didn't manage to get to Little India for the Thaisupam festival last weekend (the kids got turned off when I told them about the skewers, boring lot!) but we did get to the Singapore Art Museum to enjoy the Barrio Fiesta. We went primarily to watch the dancers of the Rose Borromeo Spanish Dance Company, but stayed to watch the Santacruzan Procession as well.The Philippines, being a Catholic country with it's history dominated by the Spanish, has a rich culture where the local customs are dominated by religious ceremonies. Thus, the Santacruzan…

  • Incredible Hindu Festival of Thaipusam

    26 Jan 2010 | 8:58 pm
    image by Dan WahyusariIf you have never witnessed the Hindu festival if Thaipusam, then Singapore is the perfect place to do so. Now banned in India, this amazing festival can only be witnessed here and in Malaysia. The festival of Thaipusam, meaning day of thanksgiving, is of great spiritual significance but also attracts a fair number of tourists and photographers. I witnessed the festival more than 10 years ago when we were backpacking through Asia, and I will never forget it. It was such an amazing, unexpected sight, especially in Singapore which has lost a lot of it's Asianness. In India…
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  • Caffeine Frustration

    2 Feb 2010 | 5:57 pm
    From my husband:At work, all the Coke Zeros are gone first, then the Diet Cokes, then the Diet Pepsi. Nobody touches the regular Coke classic and Pepsi. Yet corporate services doesn't get the vendors to stock more coke zeros.

  • Babysitting

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:38 pm
    A weekend or so ago, we baby-sat my happy little niece (4.5 months). I called it her "vacation" since she slept in and pretty much got to do whatever she wanted while at her aunt and uncle's house.She's absolutely adorable - can't wait until the next babysitting request/assignment!

  • Recovery?

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:04 am
    Was driving up and down the 5 freeway Saturday moring. Traffic was absolutely jammed at the Sand Canyon exit in both directions. Turns out that Saturday morning was the grand opening for the new model homes in the Woodbury and Woodbury East developments in Irvine.Saw an article the next day (yesterday) - apparently demand was way greater than what the Irvine Co. had anticipated. All the Phase I's with the exception of 1 property were sold before the model homes even opened up at 10am on Saturday. There were over 2,000 people just that morning alone. These folks had to be seriously interested…

  • Gorgeous!

    28 Jan 2010 | 2:46 pm
    What a beautiful day today.  Wish I had a camera!

  • Expiration Update

    26 Jan 2010 | 7:49 pm
    OK, so I decided to order a year's worth of Entertainment Weekly for 1,300 miles. That should give my account the activity it needs to stay active. Additionally, I'm going to sign up for the AAdvantage Dining Program. This program lets you use your current credit cards to pay at restaurants, but you earn AAdvantage miles at the same time. So this way, I can keep accruing without really doing anything more than eating a meal I would have eaten anyways. Works for me.
 
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    Singapore Ahoy: D&A

  • QSS

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:57 am
    When you plan, chart out a course, draw a map... that's precisely when life wakes, just to show you exactly who's in charge. In case you're wondering, it isn't you.

  • Sunday night

    31 Jan 2010 | 10:02 am
    How clearly the week lies before you, how unlikely it is to be that way. - Posted from le iPhone

  • Madness & Love...

    19 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm
    Can the two exist together?

  • Going where you can't

    6 Jan 2010 | 8:44 am
    Saw an LP article link on a list of places one would like to go to...places that don't exist. Before clicking through I jotted a few of mine that came to mind...The ShireMystPandoraGondolinLothlorienKillimooinNow, on to that link:http://lonelyplanet.com/travel-tips-and-articles/42/28288 - Posted from le iPhone

  • 4 Jan 2010 | 9:03 am

    4 Jan 2010 | 9:03 am
    Happy 2010.
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  • SDP's Chinese New Year Message 2010

    9 Feb 2010 | 3:39 am
    Dr Chee Soon Juan delivers the SDP's Lunar New Year message. He talks about the hardship of working Singaporeans and calls on the people to make Singapore a place where competition for jobs, especially with foreigners, is fair.

  • Singapore remains corrupters` favored haven

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am
    Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Deputy Attorney General Darmono said Singapore had remained the favorite haven for wanted corrupters from Indonesia. "Singapore is the favorite place to hide for wanted corrupters," he said after meeting with House Commission III here on Monday. Darmono, the leader of a team currently hunting fleeing corrupters said most of the 18 corrupters currently being sought are in Singapore. He said corrupters always seek countries where they can get a stay permit easily. "They are looking for a safe state to stay," he said. He admitted he had received information that one…

  • Let's Talk with Ng Yi-Sheng

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:03 am
    Singapore Democrats We've had bloggers, a women's rights advocate, an anti-death penalty campaigner, an opposition candidate, and a former ISA detainee on our Let's Talk series. This week to turn to the literary world where we get up close with Mr Ng Yi-Sheng, poet, playwright and winner of the 2008 Singapore Literature Prize.

  • Do NUS law students support the mandatory death penalty?

    4 Feb 2010 | 5:13 am
    The Online Citizen asks students from the National University of Singapore Law faculty if they support the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking.

  • Singapore's Heroin abuse on the rise - Death Penalty

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:17 am
    So the death penalty as a deterrent just simply isn't working... By Jessica Lim of The Straits Times Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers nabbed 1,079 heroin abusers in 2009 - a 22 per cent jump from 2008. They made up almost 60 per cent of the total 1,876 drug abusers caught in 2009. -- ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW   HEROIN abuse in Singapore continues to rise for the fourth year running, even as the drug situation has improved. Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers nabbed 1,079 heroin abusers in 2009 - a 22 per cent jump from 2008. They made up almost 60 per cent of the total 1,876…
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    blog marketing : singapore

  • Free Adwords Online Course

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am
    Are you using Google Adwords to market your website, products and services? You should – it is VERY cost effective. At least, compared to the traditional media like the newspapers… and if you use it correctly. Over on the Adwords blog today, Google announced the release of a new Free Adwords Online Classroom. … (The) AdWords Online Classroom provides free online training, delivered by local AdWords experts, to help you achieve long-term advertising success with AdWords. Whether you’re new to AdWords and wish to learn the basics, or you’ve been with AdWords for a…

  • Singapore Web Hosting – Are They Trying Too Hard?

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:01 pm
    I was searching for an alternative solution for a web hosting server based in Singapore and I found one of the sites listed on the first page having this: This site looks great to average person, but digging further I “accidentally” found these text “hidden” in the header using H1 tags. And these don’t only appear in the first page, but on almost every page on their site. Gosh. I know Singapore Web Hosting is a very competitive industry… but are they trying too hard? Hiding text like that is definitely black hat SEO, isn’t it? Let me know –…

  • Link Building: The Key to Exploding Visibility

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:20 am
    Have you ever felt even a little stressed about your online business, about why there are so few visitors and just not enough sales? Are you ever curious why some websites almost permanently appear in the search listings for the keywords you are targeting? Well, stop worrying, stop analysing, stop being stressed. Go build a link. Yes, an incoming link. There are tonnes of ways to do this: Comment on someone’s blog Write an article – submit it to Hubpages. Write another article – submit it to eZineArticles.com Submit a press release. Answer someone’s question in Yahoo!

  • The Online Stock Photo Monopoly

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:33 pm
    I’m must say, I am very impressed with the strategic moves made by Getty Images – to really raise the bar and monopolise the industry of online royalty free stock photos. As someone who develops websites on a regular basis – I get my images from several online stock photo sources. These were my three main sources. stock.xchng for free images (quality of images not as excellent) StockXpert (where you can get a low resolution photo for USD$1. i.e. 1 credit) iStockPhoto (used to be priced like StockExpert – but has risen their credits prices, so unless you get 2000…

  • The New Word of Mouth

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    3 Feb 2010 | 3:09 pm
    Coming to think of this, it’s nothing less than amazing – I’m now seated a cafe in the airport, eating my breakfast and sipping my coffee as I type these words on my iPhone WordPress application. The keyboard is small, but even as I misspell words, the iPhone automatically corrects the word for me. And I know as I hit the publish button on this screen, these words will be automagically be transmitted and transferred from my mini handheld device – halfway round the globe into the database of my web host (out of goodness know how many there are) and appearing on…
 
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    Ping.sg - Latest Public Pings

  • S.H.E – 只為愛上你

    devilcatz
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:31 am
    It sure has been quite some time since moon last blogged on Moon . Raining Perceptions. He has been busy adjusting to his new life. It’s been a conflict, in the positive sense since there was lots of mental growth. It’s a result from the interaction with new people he meet. Cool, interesting people who ...

  • IF I SWITCH FROM VICODIN OR TYLENOL 4 TO ULTRAM OR TRAMADOL OR ULTRACET, WILL I FEEL LESS LOOPY?

    technex
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    I requirement irregular discompose comfort and dislike the vicodin or tylenol 4 the medico gives me because I don’t see aforementioned myself. Yes, it helps the discompose but I aforementioned existence more clear-headed. Does ultram, ultracet or tramadol hit the aforementioned personalty as vicodin or tylenol 4?Related PostsAS A REGULAR USER ...

  • CraftsXpose - US Blog

    blogadr
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:24 am
    CraftsXpose - crafts & hobbies. http://www.blogadr.c om/directory/united- states/hobbyblogs/cr aftsxposecom.html craftsxpose, crafts, United States Blogs, ...

  • Graça Machel on Women’s Health and Rights

    uznyaja
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:23 am
    The International Women’s Health Coalition honored Graça Machel with an award at our 2009 gala, but she couldn’t be there in person so we taped a video interview with her. Graç …

  • Will my second home qualify under the mortgage forgiveness debt relief act of 2007?

    uznyaja
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:22 am
    I had to buy a second home for my sister under my name because she did not qualify for a mortgage at the time. My sister is considering a deed in lieu for her house that is under my name. I understand the mortgage forgiveness debt relief act only applies to primary homes ...Related posts:Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 – Lenders approved short sale, How do I ensure I …
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    Singapore Biennale 2008 Blog

  • NEWS!!!

    Ng Yi-Sheng
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pm
    Which is not so new, really.  Info about the next Biennale has been out for some time already, but it’s shamefully scattered.  Anyway, here’s the dirt: 1. There is NOT going to be a Biennale this year.  It’s been shifted to 2011, to give the curators some time to really process. 2.The theme is OPEN HOUSE.  I.e. [...]

  • UPDATE: We have an Artistic Director!!! for 2010

    Ng Yi-Sheng
    4 Jul 2009 | 11:35 am
    And it’s Matthew Ngui!  Remember him? He was one of the Curators last year.  He’s gonna be assisted by Curators Russell Storer from Australia and Trevor Smith from the UK.  More info from the NAC website.  Old news, actually, from about 3 June this year.  Sorry for dragging my feet. In other news, Singapore/London/Berlin artist Ming Wong [...]

  • Assuming anyone still reads this blog… (call for Interns below)

    Ng Yi-Sheng
    16 Mar 2009 | 11:08 pm
    Hey!  Two pieces of news: 1. My POWDER List of overlooked Singapore artists is up here at Substation Magazine: (happened back in Feb actually) http://www.substation.org/mag/features/the-powder-list.html 2. The artist(s) for the Venice Biennale Singapore Pavilion this year has/ve been chosen!  I know who s/t/he/m is/are but I’m not allowed to say yet, but I’m rather happy with the [...]

  • Recommendations for SB 2010 (ignore at your own peril!)

    Ng Yi-Sheng
    30 Dec 2008 | 3:56 am
    As an auld-lang-syne post, I’m just gonna jot down some advice for the curators/administrators for the third Singapore Biennale, if (inshi’allah) it actually takes place in our financially troubled times. 1. Move it up to the summer so that it’s actually somewhere around the Youth Olympics.  Also ensure that hotels do not overcharge for the Youth [...]

  • Re: Re: Noteworthy - what the media say about Singapore Biennale 2008

    Ng Yi-Sheng
    17 Dec 2008 | 9:42 am
    I feel I oughta mitigate some of what Ranger Mills said by mentioning some other comments from Singapore Art Gallery Guide.  Post-Museum did an interview with eight local artists to get their insights, and they were mostly pretty approving. Some excerpts: ARTHUR WONG: It was well curated, better than the first one. Individual works were very strong. [...]
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    MINDEF News Releases

  • DPM Teo Attends Munich Security Conference

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean is in Germany to attend the 46th Munich Security Conference which ran from 5 Feb to 7 Feb 2010. This high-level conference brought together some 300 prominent policy-makers from more than 50 countries, including defence and foreign ministers, parliamentarians, military leaders and security experts to discuss defence and security issues of global significance. The main topics on the agenda included the future of European and global security, resource security, security and stability in the Middle East, the future of NATO as well as…

  • Defence Calls Held in Conjunction with the Singapore Airshow 2010

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean received calls today by senior defence officials attending the Singapore Airshow 2010. Mr Teo met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia GEN Tea Banh, Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Pehin Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Advisor to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister for Security Affairs MG (Ret.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, and Commander of the United States Pacific Air Forces GEN Gary North. Mr Teo is also meeting with the Chief of Staff of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces LG Hamad Mohammad Thani Al Rumaithi…

  • Speech by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, at the Singapore Airshow Opening Ceremony

    Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers,Your Excellencies,Chiefs of Defence Forces and Service Chiefs,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Evening Introduction I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of you, especially to those who have travelled from overseas. It gives me great pleasure to join you for the opening of the biennial Singapore Airshow, the premier airshow in the Asia-Pacific region. Although this is the second time that we are hosting the Singapore Airshow, many of you would be familiar with Singapore's long association with airshows which spans close…

  • Malaysian Minister of Defence Calls on DPM Teo

    Malaysia's Minister of Defence Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, who is here to attend Singapore Airshow 2010, called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Ministry of Defence this afternoon. The Ministers reaffirmed the longstanding defence ties between Singapore and Malaysia, and agreed to explore opportunities to enhance cooperation between the Singapore Armed Forces and Malaysian Armed Forces.

  • Singapore Armed Forces Participates in Multilateral Exercise Held in Thailand

    The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), together with the Royal Thai Armed Forces, United States Pacific Command, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Indonesian National Defence Forces and the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, is participating in Exercise Cobra Gold from 1 to 11 Feb 2010 in Pattaya, Thailand. Exercise Cobra Gold is a series of annual multilateral exercises focusing on peace support and civilian evacuation operations.
 
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    Figure Skating in Singapore

  • Synthetic Ice Rink in Singapore

    5 Feb 2010 | 7:43 am
    Heard the news this evening about the "first" synthetic ice rink in Singapore. Hey, this can't be the first!? Wasn't there one in Downtown East that opened over a year ago? Or am I missing something - maybe this is a different "synthetic" ice? Ah, perhaps made by different manufacturers? That's quite a distinction to be made! Online news article: "Singapore’s first synthetic ice rink opens"

  • Singapore's Sarah Paw gets perfect 10 at 4CC!?

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am
    Singaporean Sarah Paw competed at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championship last week. Apparently one of the judges gave her a perfect 10 score for Interpretation (one of the Program Components score) from one of the judges!! [The picture was taken from ISU document fc10_Ladies_SP_Scores.pdf as of Jan 31 2010, 4:00pm Singapore time.] Sarah finished 32nd in the short program, and did

  • Would you call this rude?

    20 Jan 2010 | 7:51 am
    I had an encounter today which left me wondering if this is the kind of society we are living in... I brought my baby to skate this morning. Disappointingly, she spent less time on the ice than I did putting on her skates! When I took her off the ice, we plopped ourselves down on the bench nearest the door. It wasn't crowded, but I wasn't about to carry her farther, nor up the stands. Next to

  • Russian Winter 2010

    13 Jan 2010 | 10:17 pm
    The Russian Winter 2010 is an all-Adult figure skating competition. It will be held 6 – 8 March 2010 in Riazan’ Russia (about 2 1/2 hrs Moscow by train).   The following events are offered:     Singles Event - Free Skating     Pairs Event – Free Skating     Interpretative Program -  Solo     Interpretative Program -  Couples     Improvisation     Compulsory Figures     Dances – SOLO –

  • Happy Holidays 2009

    24 Dec 2009 | 1:20 pm
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    Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

  • Your birth & your health

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:59 am
    WHAT do Hong Kong celebrity Lydia Sum, American actress Farrah Fawcett and Italian opera singer Lucianio Pavarotti have in common?

  • Filipino fiesta

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:18 am
    HUNDREDS of Filipinos gathered at Fort Canning Park on Sunday for a day of good food and great music.

  • Chow flip-flops on being gay

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:01 am
    THE former model-agency owner now facing a molest charge has spent the last two days flip-flopping on what his sexual leaningwas at the time of the alleged offence. At times, even he has seemed unsure of it.

  • 2-pronged approach needed

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:59 am
    THE labour movement wants the Government to adopt a two-pronged funding strategy in the push to grow the economy by raising productivity.One, offer broad-based aid to coax all companies to make better use of machines and manpower to raise output. Two, provide targeted incentives to help a select group of companies to take the lead with greater innovation.

  • Schools score deals at Airshow

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:07 am
    COMPANIES were not the only ones which scored big deals at the Singapore Airshow. Last week's event also saw spin-offs for schools, with many sealing tie-ups with the biggest names in aviation. The tie-ups range from attachments through the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to research deals at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
 
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  • Giveaway: Music Organizing Application – TidySongs

    hongkiat
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:22 am
    If you are using iTunes to organize your music, here’s something you may find interesting. Earlier last month I was introduced to this app called TidySongs by Jennifer of Cloudbrain. TidySongs has a pretty self-descriptive name. It an application with one sole purpose - organizes your iTunes songs. Here’s what TidySongs do: Remove duplicated songs Fix miss-spelled song names Fill up the missing data – artists, years and genres (Something perfectionist collectors will love), and The function I like most – Add missing album-art so they look cool in your cover flow.

  • 30+ Artist Interpretations of Mario and Luigi

    hongkiat
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:30 am
    By Shane Ward. Shane Ward is a contributing editor of the art/lifestyles sites: Freshbump, Collect3d, and Format Magazine He’s short and pudgy with a thing for Peaches. He’s an Italian plumber from the Mushroom Kingdom. He is Nintendo’s mascot, and probably the most popular video game character ever. You know him as Mario. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games, mostly bearing his name, mostly as the iconic smiling plumber with blue overalls and a mustache. But his persona is open to interpretation. These artists have re-interpreted Mario (and his famous sidekick Luigi)…

  • 11 Common Web Design Mistakes (Blunders)

    hongkiat
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    By: Brujo Owoh There are tons of website on the Internet, and hundreds or probably thousands are created by day. Here’s a very interesting thing to ponder – What are the elements of a good website? Image Credit: tveskov Building a website can be daunting but the real challenge lies in making it usable. The problem is most web designers forget that the website wasn’t created for themselves but to solve the users’ needs. They give creativity priority over practicality and usability. In this article, we would like to highlight 11 web design blunders that web developers and…

  • Winners for Flash Content Management System (Flash CMS)

    com
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:25 am
    We’ve got winners! If you’ve participated in the FlashMoto CMS contest earlier last week, here’s an entry you should not miss. Continue reading to find out who the winners are :) Thanks to FlashMoto, the following winners are getting a Flash CMS that worth $199 for free. Piscesboy01 Srikanth, and Sun Pietro Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for participating. If you are interested in getting free stock photos, you should know that we have a Stock Photo Accounts (Loaded With Credits) contest on progress too. Get notified on the next giveaway: Subscribe to RSS…

  • 28 Excellent Examples Of Typography Portraits

    hongkiat
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:43 am
    I’m sure most of us heard of these memorable saying that goes like "A good sketch is better than a long speech" or "A picture is worth a thousand words". Sometimes, even the most complicated issue and matter can be simplified and expressed over a single image. That’s just how incredible images are; but today I want to show you something different, a hybrid of both. Here’s a showcase of a very unique approach to portrait illustrations. These images below are mixtures of both images and typography, where the latter is used to shape the portraits while the…
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