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  • US Secretary of State to pay visit to Berlin, Singapore, Manila - Focus News

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm
    The LocalUS Secretary of State to pay visit to Berlin, Singapore, ManilaFocus NewsThe US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will pay visit to Berlin, Singapore and Manila. This is what was noted in a statement of the spokesperson of the Clinton to visit storm-hit PhilippinesAFPUS top diplomat Clinton to visit Europe, AsiaXinhuaHillary Clinton departs on European, Asian tourRIA NovostiInquirer.net -Tempo -The Associated Pressall 159 news articles »

  • Backgrounder: APEC - Xinhua

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:36 pm
    Straits TimesBackgrounder: APECXinhua7 (Xinhua) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week meetings are to open in Singapore Sunday with the start of the two-day Concluding Singapore Gears Up For ApecBru DirectForeign Policy: A High Profile Effort In SingaporeNPRNajib To Attend APEC Summit In SingaporeBernamaWall Street Journal -CNN International -Business Times (subscription)all 211 news articles »

  • 'Rising appeal' for Singapore business - Expatriate Healthcare

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am
    Times LIVE'Rising appeal' for Singapore businessExpatriate HealthcareSingapore has been ranked among the world's top country brands in a new survey, expatriate workers planning a move to the south-east Asian state may be S'pore's country brand jumps 11 spots to 13thBusiness Times (subscription)Singapore earns distinction of being Best Country Brand for ShoppingChannel News AsiaInternational travelers rank US number one countryExaminer.comMedia Asia -CBS News -USA Todayall 69 news articles »

  • Thailand, Cambodia dispute not good for ASEAN: Singapore - Xinhua

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am
    Straits TimesThailand, Cambodia dispute not good for ASEAN: SingaporeXinhuaSINGAPORE, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for Thai-Cambodia row not good for ASEAN: SingaporeSin Chew Jit PohDispute not good for Asean : SingaporeThe NationResolve Thai-Cambodia spatStraits Timesall 583 news articles »

  • Chinese President's Malaysia, Singapore visits to further ties,FM official - Xinhua

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am
    Chinese President's Malaysia, Singapore visits to further ties,FM officialXinhua6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visits to Malaysia and Singapore would comprehensively push forward China's ties with the two Chinese President to visit Malaysia — 15 years onMalaysia StarDiplomatic activities to boost tiesChina DailyWarm Welcome Awaits President Hu JintaoBernamaall 22 news articles »
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  • Foreign Policy: A High Profile Effort In Singapore

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm
    Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gives a press conference at the Istana or Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Nov.

  • ASEAN-US summit to discuss Suu Kyi: Singapore

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:57 pm
    Detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be discussed when US President Barack Obama meets Southeast Asian leaders this month, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday.

  • APEC to promote market opening at Singapore summit

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:35 pm
    Bloomberg Posted: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 2237 hrs IST Updated: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 2237 hrs IST : Shamim Adam The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will focus on 'longer-term' issues such as promoting trade and market opening as the group's members emerge from recession, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.

  • Apec to focus on growth

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm
    Longer-term issues will top the agenda when Singapore hosts the leaders' summit for the first time next week.

  • Singapore to cut emissions if other countries do their bit

    3 Nov 2009 | 6:41 am
    Singapore is prepared to cut carbon emissions going into the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, but only if other countries do their bit as well, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech late Friday.
 
 
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  • Promoting Professional Ties Among Regional Armies

    In October, our Army played host to three important multilateral events: the ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM), the ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM) and the Special Forces Commanders Conference (SFCC)

  • SAF Earthquake Relief Teams Return

    On 18 October, members of the SAF's Medical Team and Engineering Team returned to Singapore after having contributed extensive relief efforts to the victims of the recent earthquake in Indonesia. They were warmly greeted by Chief of Army, MG Neo Kian Hong and their loved ones who had gathered at the Air Force Museum in Paya Lebar Air Base to welcome them home.

  • Singapore Army Engineers to Complete Medical Clinics Soon

    Since the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake in West Sumatra on 30 September, the SAF has moved swiftly to provide relief to the affected regions. On 10 October, a 30-member engineering team was airlifted into the area to construct two medical clinics - one in Padang Pasir, Padang, and another in Koto Bangko, Pariaman, to replace the two which collapsed during the earthquake. In the words of team leader, MAJ Benjamin Heok, their purpose is to "facilitate the return to normalcy" for the local population.

  • SAF Steps Up Aid to Quake Victims

    Since its arrival in Pariaman, Indonesia on 3 October, the 54-strong SAF medical team has worked tirelessly to provide the local community with much needed medical support. On 7 October, an 8-man mobile clinic left the SAF Medical Facility set-up in Pariaman for Koto Bangko, a village 20 kilometres away, to provide medical relief to the more remote areas affected by the earthquake. The team brought with them basic medical supplies such as dressing pads and equipment for simple procedures and aims to provide basic healthcare to the villagers.

  • SAF Medical Team Continues Medical Assistance in West Sumatra

    Since commencing operations at Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia on 4 October, the 54-strong SAF Medical Team, comprising surgeons, doctors, medics and nurses from the SAF and the Ministry of Health (MOH), have treated 214 Accident and Emergency cases and performed 18 surgeries. Commenting on the challenges faced by the team, LTC (DR) Colin Teo, head of the surgical team in Pariaman, said, "Despite the increasing number of cases we have been seeing, we have been making progress. We are doing whatever we can to support the local hospital staff to deal with the large number of emergency cases."…
 
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  • IMF chief to travel to Singapore, China this month

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm
    WASHINGTON -- International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will visit Asia this month and meet with Chinese officials to discuss the global economic recovery, an IMF official said Thursday...

  • Singapore's DBS bank Q3 profit jumps 49%

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:18 pm
    SINGAPORE -- Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd. said Friday its third-quarter profit jumped 49 percent thanks to higher fees from stock broking and investment banking.

  • Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:29 pm
    RIO DE JANEIRO – A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified ...

  • SCDF rescues maid trapped in Jalan Rajah fire

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:27 pm
    The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescued a maid who was trapped in a flat fully engulfed in flames, a report on the Citizen Journalism website STOMP said. A statement from the SCDF to STOMP c...

  • Mafia twins jailed for 17 years in China

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:07 pm
    BEIJING (AFP) - – A court in southwest China on Friday sentenced a pair of 23-year-old twins to 17 years in prison in the latest rulings in a series of sensational organised crime trials that ha...
 
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  • 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".

  • 1 AMB Bags IETEX Award

    A project which saves money, time and trains servicemen all at once. Sounds too good to be true? Not for Team Transmission from 1st Army Maintenance Base (1 AMB). They managed to achieve this through an innovative project to salvage reusable components from decommissioned SM-1 Tanks. The project was presented at the International Exposition on Team Excellence (IETEX) held from 9 to 12 June. Organised by the Singapore Productivity Association, the organisation promotes sharing by organisations from around the world on productive work processes.

  • Maju FCC: Enhanced Training Facilities for NSmen

    The opening of the Maju Fitness Conditioning Centre (FCC) on 12 November last year heralded a new era for more effective and efficient training for our NSmen. Officially unveiled by BG Chan Chun Sing, Commander, 9th Singapore Division and Chief Infantry Officer (Comd 9 DIV/INF), the new facility boasts the only indoor running track among all the FCCs, and is also equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment that will allow our NSmen to train in a more conducive manner. 1WO Lem Yew Teck, Officer Commanding of Maju FCC, expounded on the new facility. He said, "Maju FCC has been…

  • Progressive and Lasting Training for Obese Recruits

    Obese recruits encounter many challenges when they undergo physical exertion. This is partially due to their joints being unable to withstand the impact when they undergo strenuous activities such as running and jumping. Upon enlisting into Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) for their Basic Military Training (BMT), they risk exacerbating this as the physical training is now an integral part of their daily routines. This can lead to injuries and strains during training. 1SG Josh Loh, the fitness specialist for BMTC School One's fitness programme, explained, "When these recruits start…

  • Army DXO Conquers Mongolian Ultramarathon

    Known to some as the 'world's most beautiful 100-km run', the Mongolian Sunrise to Sunset is an annual ultramarathon which takes runners through verdant forests and past the serene Lake Khovsgol. While the scenery is exquisite, the terrain and weather can be unforgiving, with participants having to bash through dense vegetation, endure hailstones and run at altitudes of up to 2300m. Taking on this challenge in July was Ms Jasmine Wong, Head Physiotherapist of Soldier Performance Centre, who came in second for the women's category with a timing of 18 hours and 40 minutes. She is the first…
 
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  • Insing column: mrbrown and the Graduation

    mrbrown
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:19 pm
    Latest weekly Insing column is "mrbrown and the Graduation" Excerpt: My son Isaac recently graduated from kindergarten and his school, run by a Chinese church, organised a graduation concert. "Make sure you are free on Friday evening, ah. Don't make any work and gaming plans for that day, ok?" The wife said. "He is performing at the concert and you cannot miss it." Of course I was not going to miss this. How could the wife even think that I would forget an important date like this? I quickly called off a session of LAN gaming with the mates. The original plan was for just the wife and I to…

  • the mrbrown show: the fourth university

    mrbrown
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm
    Singapore gets its (real) fourth university (not the SIM one) and they have found a name. Find out what at mrbrownshow.com!

  • DPM declares new MRT half-doors open

    mrbrown
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:13 pm
    The news featured the opening ceremony for the launch of the first half-doors at mrt stations. These doors were a much-needed safety feature at train stations due to people falling into tracks and were finally installed after much public kowpeh. Apparently, the safety doors are such a grand undertaking that they had to invite DPM Teo Chee Hean to press some horn to declare them open. Next week, I heard they are getting the DPM to do a ribbon cutting for a new zebra crossing. And next month, the PM will declare a traffic light open.

  • Insing column: mrbrown and the Crabs

    mrbrown
    28 Oct 2009 | 9:39 pm
    Latest weekly Insing column is "mrbrown and the Crabs" Excerpt: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) always does the fun things when I am away. As I type this in Bandung, Indonesia, I read over the internet that there is a new rank called Senior Lieutenant-Colonel. The insignia for this new rank is two SAF crests (or 'crabs') and a braid. Current Lieutenant-Colonels (their insignia is two crests) will need to become Senior Lieutenant-Colonels before they can be promoted to Colonel (three crests). I can already hear the Lieutenant-Colonels talking amongst themselves. LTC 1: "Eh, you heard or not?

  • mrbrown in Bandung: Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers

    mrbrown
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:31 am
    I am staying at the Sheraton in Bandung, Indonesia. I thought I would share a little video tour of my suite. Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers and Wotif.com are my kind sponsors for this trip and they take really good care of me. That said, I will give you my unbiased review of the place. There is a hotel wing near the pool, and a more private Tower wing overlooking the village. If you have kids, it is probably better to stay in the hotel side so that the kids can just access the pool faster. I am staying in a Tower Suite. I notice more business travelers here where I am. I was pleasantly…
 
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  • The Berlin of today

    Jonathan Eyal
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pm
    Jonathan Eyal reminisces about the fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years later. IN BERLINTHERE are no security service goons posted at every street corner, the shops are full of consumer goods, foreign tourists mill about and ordinary people go about their business as elsewhere on the European continent.That is the Berlin of today.Things were very much different when I was there in October and November 1989, at the height of the protests that culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall.Many people were out on the streets because they were fed up with the regime and wanted a better life. But many…

  • Attack on Temasek Review: Not SPH

    Geoffrey Pereira
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm
    Geoffrey Pereira explains an accusation based on IP address is mistaken; there was no malicious activity SPH's part. A COUPLE of days ago, a blog that focuses on Singapore politics carried a posting which accused Singapore Press Holdings of trying to cripple its web server.Temasek Review (TR) posted its article, "SPH IP address caught 'grabbing' Temasek Review server" on Nov 2.It started by defining a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack - essentially as when a server is bombarded with requests so as to overload and cripple it.It then went on to say that its monitoring had shown that…

  • A sense of nostalgia

    Reme Ahmad
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    Reme Ahmad walks down memory lane and says goodbye to an old friend. SOME 20 years ago, there was a shop called Sembawang Music Centre at the now-demolished Sembawang Shopping Centre that I frequented.I was living in Yishun then, and it was the nearest shopping centre for Yishuners. I cannot use the word "mall" to describe the place because that would sound perhaps too "modern" and "upmarket". You see, Yishun's Northpoint mall with its supermarket, fast food restaurants and trendy shops had not yet been built, and Sembawang Shopping Centre was just a neighbourhood stopping point with more…

  • Winning by default?

    Hazlin Hassan
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm
    Hazlin Hassan wonders if BN will win due to the opposition's court cases. IN KUALA LUMPUR  MORE than one and half years after the general elections in March 2008, the seemingly endless string of by-elections in Malaysia does not look like it will end any time soon. By-elections are truly becoming a dime a dozen in Malaysia, amid widespread voter fatigue and apathy. The ruling Barisan Nasional has won only two out of nine by-elections held so far, but with the opposition in a state of disarray, the BN could still end up with the upper hand. Now up to eight Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers…

  • Technology that lets a blind man 'see'

    Tan Chong Yaw
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:38 pm
    Tan Chong Yaw admires technology for the blind but is more amazed by one user. ASSISTANT Professor Wong Meng Ee reads using a scanner. Dr Wong, 39, who is blind, reads a book by zapping it into a computer – page by page – with a flatbed scanner. A software – OpenBook – converts the scanned image into words. The words are then read in an artificial-sounding voice to him. The scanner and OpenBook act as his eyes for books, which he relies on for his research and lecture preparation. Another software, Jaws, is a screen reader. It reads out what is on the laptop screen --…
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  • Attack on Temasek Review: Not SPH

    Geoffrey Pereira
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm
    Geoffrey Pereira explains an accusation based on IP address is mistaken; there was no malicious activity SPH's part. A COUPLE of days ago, a blog that focuses on Singapore politics carried a posting which accused Singapore Press Holdings of trying to cripple its web server.Temasek Review (TR) posted its article, "SPH IP address caught 'grabbing' Temasek Review server" on Nov 2.It started by defining a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack - essentially as when a server is bombarded with requests so as to overload and cripple it.It then went on to say that its monitoring had shown that…

  • A sense of nostalgia

    Reme Ahmad
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    Reme Ahmad walks down memory lane and says goodbye to an old friend. SOME 20 years ago, there was a shop called Sembawang Music Centre at the now-demolished Sembawang Shopping Centre that I frequented.I was living in Yishun then, and it was the nearest shopping centre for Yishuners. I cannot use the word "mall" to describe the place because that would sound perhaps too "modern" and "upmarket". You see, Yishun's Northpoint mall with its supermarket, fast food restaurants and trendy shops had not yet been built, and Sembawang Shopping Centre was just a neighbourhood stopping point with more…

  • Happy (Singapore) Halloween

    Nicholas Yong
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am
    Nicholas Yong, born on Halloween, gets an extra-special birthday party. THIS seems terribly tragic but for someone born on Halloween, I actually attended a Halloween gathering for the first time this year.To be fair, the festival was never a big thing when I was growing up in the 1980s. As far as I can tell, it's only really grown in popularity in recent years. Luckily my first time turned out to be a highly memorable one, full of vivid sights that will live long in the memory.I was at the centre of the action at the bridge leading from Riverside Point to the clubs and bars of Clarke Quay,…

  • A simple solution

    Loh Keng Fatt
    26 Oct 2009 | 11:45 pm
    Loh Keng Fatt has some ideas to help reduce road rage in Singapore. YOU play "good driver" and observe all the rules. On the expressway, you filter left early to follow the stream of cars exiting on the slip road. Or you do the same on the extreme right of a road to access a ramp, or slip road, to a highway.During peak periods however, this eats up time, the line of cars in front of you can be quite long, and that's when the nasty Singaporean driver shows up. There you are, nursing your car slowly forward, when a small gap opens in front of you and suddenly a car swerves forcefully into your…

  • Are our ideas risky investments?

    Cassandra Chew
    16 Oct 2009 | 3:15 pm
    Cassandra Chew asks why few companies offer funding for innovative ideas. GOOD ideas inspire me. Over the past year, I've particularly enjoyed interviews and meetings with entrepreneurs and innovators. These self-starters inevitably have an infectious enthusiasm and stubborn optimism, borne probably from the knowledge that they’ve a great solution that no one else has.In fact, innovators seem to have a solution for everything. As I write this, researchers in Singapore are finding ways to make buildings more eco-friendly, to recycle all sorts of waste, and to come up with new foods and…
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  • Barnyard Chorus

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am
    Magical Chicken said: And [teens] should not feel tainted by the process of figuring themselves out. Sometimes you try something and it doesn't work for you. You move on, and you don't do it again. No fundamental tear has appeared in the fabric of the universe. Freaking out about sexuality because it is sexual may, ironically, lead to more of the teen sexual activity that so horrifies the defenders of Family Valuez. Their portrayals of sex communicate something brutal, dirty, and compulsive, best regulated in the confines of heterosexual marriage, and even then as a kind of dreary duty by…

  • Obama shows you what to wear in Singapore

    3 Nov 2009 | 12:57 am
    Klik.TV said ... Singapore is hot alright but we do get the occasional rain so Obama suggests that we put on our slippers, wear berms and singlet and don't forget the brolly. If that's what Obama suggests, then I'm seriously overdressed. Link

  • Recession And the middle class

    at82
    31 Oct 2009 | 7:06 am
    Seah Chiang Nee said: Years later, if writers looked back at the current severe downturn to ask what lasting impact the global crisis had on this society, one answer would be the erosion of the middle class... The theory, known as the M-shaped society, was enunciated by Japanese strategist Kenichi Ohmae. He observed that in Japan’s “M-shape” class distribution, very few middle-class people may climb up the ladder into the upper class, while the others gradually sank to the lower classes. These people suffered a deterioration in living standards, faced the threat of unemployment, or…

  • Singapore is a CITY.. NOT a COUNTRY.. it is the truth

    30 Oct 2009 | 10:17 pm
    Decade said: Not say I say what.. This sentence seems to have angered quite abit of Singaporeans.... Lets get this straight... no one said anything about Singapore being a country. We have always been a city. We have always been an island city state. I can understand how we often we hear things like defending the country among others....it is not exactly correct. It should be defending the city. Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "City or Country???" Link

  • Singapore man kills child over cigarettes

    jseng
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:40 pm
    The High Court was told Monday that Sallehan, who had just returned home with his wife with a present for Nikie, went berserk after seeing the toddler had torn up and scattered his cigarettes, the Straits Times reported Tuesday. Sallehan has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Link
 
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  • Singapore Angle :: US Size Matters and the ASEAN Way

    The Cable, over at Foreign Policy, notes that the Obama administration is sending a sizable high-powered team to attend the upcoming APEC Summit in Singapore; it also finds it noteworthy that the side-meeting between the US and all ten ASEAN countries is finally taking place and sees it as a reaction against China's recent diplomatic successes. Back in 2007, in a Foreign Affairs piece marking ASEAN's 40th anniversary, Amitav Acharya argued that: The fact that the region's most powerful players - including China, India, and the United States - show deference to ASEAN by participating in these…

  • Tan Kin Lian's Blog :: Willing to make decisions

    A friend told me this story. A Singaporean migrated to Australia and worked in an Australian company. She was surprised that the Australian managers were willing to make decisions. In Singapore, her managers waited for decisions to be made by the higher ups. This was a big culture change to her.I did not ask if the Singaporean had worked in the private sector or the civil service. It probably did not matter. Quite likely, the habit exists in both sectors.

  • Support Site for The Unemployed :: When a Family Man Thinks Twice About Divorce (Smart Marriages)

    When a Family Man Thinks Twice Joshua Coleman, Ph.D. San Francisco Chronicle June 18, 2000 (Father’s Day) You get married. And at some point you don’t know if the marriage is going to work. And since it’s your first marriage, you feel discouraged and hopeless and start believing that your marriage looks nothing like the ones on TV or in US magazine. And you think how nice it would be to have a marriage like that, built on friendship, hiking, and an active sex life. And since it’s a marriage with children, you don’t know what it feels like to be divorced with…

  • Support Site for The Unemployed :: Have our English standards REALLY fallen (ST 7 Oct)

    Primary 4 pupil Daniel Lo Tern Xuan, who is pretending to be a leatherback turtle, fields questions from his classmates at Princess Elizabeth Primary School during a non-textbook English-language class. — ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN Listen to the never-ending hoo-ha over Singlish and you might believe that the standards of English in Singapore have dropped drastically. But is this the case? What do the studies really say? Insight examines whether Singaporeans need to worry about their children speaking like Phua Chu Kang. TEN-YEAR-OLD Daniel Lo Tern Xuan is pretending to be a leatherback…

  • Good Morning Yesterday :: Travel To Johore Bahru (JB) – Peter Chan

    My very first trip outside Singapore was to JB to watch a Mandarin movie, “Sun, Moon & Star”. That was in 1961. “Sun, Moon & Star” as far as I know was never screen in Singapore and we had to drive to the Cathay-JB Cinema. There was a very prominent Cathay logo neon signboard on top of the building visible from Woodlands in Singapore.Photo 1: “Sun, Moon & Star” (part 2). Who is the one with the crutch?My parents must have been very loyal fans of Grace Chang; like many others who knew her from the days of the “Mambo Girl”. Apart from the inconvenience of crossing…
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  • Life of a Social Media Rockstar

    Ivy
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:38 am
    Pat Law is my new idol. No, she’s not another Japanese singer. She’s a digital strategist for Ogilvy and a social media rockstar in Singapore. She recently wrote about how she stays on top of her ballgame with a demanding career and her online presence. Her 3 tips for balancing her life: #1: Work comes first #2: Set a daily schedule #3: Draw a line Like her, I too work in public relations with some focus on online media, albeit in-house. I think I do #1 and #3 fairly well. Work will always be first, and I draw a line between my roles as a blogger, a PR person and a friend. But #2…

  • Witty Taglines and Wicked Tattoos by HTC

    Ivy
    30 Oct 2009 | 11:38 am
    Finally had some extra time this week and decided to attend the rebranding of HTC and the launch of the HTC Tattoo at the Butter Factory. Many thanks to the awesome people at The Right Spin for the invitation. Witty Tagline Anyway, I’ve always been a bit of a language freak, so it’s not surprising that a lot of my jokes are puns. But it’s a shame they always end up being quite lame or worse, when nobody seems to get them. So I always appreciate it (okay, more like become envious) when people make witty puns with the English language – and HTC’s new tagline has…

  • I’m Still Alive…Kinda

    Ivy
    16 Oct 2009 | 6:57 am
    I’m frustrated and feeling a tad guilty right now. I keep trying to tell myself to write at least 5 posts a month, but that just can’t happen with my work load. So here’s a quick update to appease my guilt until I can find time to write again. Ghost toured around Singapore Thanks to 24seven and the Asia Paranormal Investigators, I had the opportunity to tour around Singapore’s spookiest places. We went to a dilapitated cemetary called Bukit Brown, Singapore’s largest cemetary, the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery and apparently, the most haunted place in Singapore –…

  • Conversation with a Telecoms Engineer

    Ivy
    29 Sep 2009 | 6:34 am
    Had the fortune to manage a part of the Singapore Grand Prix again this year. Highlights included walking pass Nicole Scherzinger and Michelle Yeoh, and also having the Senior Minister of Singapore check out my week-long workplace. Ironically, the only highlight that will stay etched in my memory was a conversation with one of my colleagues in field engineering. It was 2am on the final race night. I was scraping for whatever energy I left to stay awake, when the field engineers walked in asking if everything was okay. Usually the conversation would end there, as there just isn’t enough…

  • The Perfect Diet?

    Ivy
    21 Sep 2009 | 12:37 am
    Here’s me shortly after I received treatment. I was around an acceptable 45kg by then but I can’t say I looked like I was in the pink of health I suffer from an autoimmune disease called Graves’ Disease. And thanks to it, my thyroid gland has a mind of its own. For those of you who fell asleep in high school biology, the thyroid gland controls your body’s metabolism, and indirectly, your weight. When I was untreated, I looked dangerously anorexic at a weight of 38KG, but ate like a cow with 6 high-fat, high-sugar meals a day – and yet I continued to lose weight.
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  • Would you eat a sandwich with a spoon?

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm
    Would you eat a sandwich with a spoon? Or use a fork to eat ice cream? Certain foods require the appropriate utensil. Asian foods are no exception: they seem to taste better eaten with chopsticks. And although some of us were raised using chopsticks, it can be an awkward experience for the rest of us. Fortunately, learning to eat with chopsticks can be a simple matter of time and patience.Many of us labor under a misperception about chopsticks--that both sticks are moved together in your hand as you pick up a morsel. This is only half-true. Instead you'll be holding one chopsticks in place…

  • how to clean brass ware

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:58 am
    The above brass bell has been handed down through our family and with time, the history of this little bell has been lost.I have always liked brass ware as did my mother, she handed all her brass ware over to me when she could no longer care for it.But brass only looks good when it is cleaned properly.A company called Architectural Classicscontacted me in June 2007 asking if they could use the above image on their website. It is mostly about how to clean brass. So if you are interested in knowing how, click on the link above and learn all about it.

  • shall we have a date tonight?

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:46 pm
    John is at a meeting this afternoon in the Raffles Hotel ........ he suggested we meet after wards for dinner ..... I am all for that..... so told him I would be waiting for him at Ah Tengs Bakery.Which is where they have the most delicious pastries, biscuits and cakes, as well as steaming hot dim sum. These are the highlights of this cosy café. Perfect for an early morning 'cuppa', Ah Teng's provides a warm and inviting dining experience.But they are also open for all day dining right thru to late evening.There is of course the chance that he may find me around in the courtyard having the…

  • The Kampong Glam area of Singapore

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:28 am
    For a different aspect of Singapore, take a wander around the Kampong Glam area of Singapore!Nothing beats Arab Street for bazaar-style shopping with true ethnic character! Here, you can browse in delightful hole-in-the-wall shops, haggle to your hearts’ content and come away with the most enchanting trinkets and keepsakes at bargain prices.The most visible items for sale are the baskets and other cane, straw, rattan and pandan leaf goods spilling out onto the pavements - from baby cradles to floor mats, hanging chairs to serving trays. These shops also stock interesting camel skin bags,…

  • the high cost of living in Australia .

    31 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm
    on the Australian news on-line this morning, I read an article about the high cost of living in Australia..... MILK .... one of the most staple foods of all and don't forget, Australia has farms with cow's, the milk is an outrageous price: "A litre of milk, which costs between $2.70 and $4.50 in Melbourne, costs New York shoppers little more than $1 while Tokyo's milk drinkers pay $2.34, despite cow's milk not being a staple in that city" $2.70 AUD is $3.46 SGD$4.50 AUD is $5.77 SGDNow I know that the farmers don't get anywhere near that price, my cousin (Andrea) is a framer and she told me…
 
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  • NY Philharmonic plays in Singapore

    islandhippy
    21 Oct 2009 | 6:24 pm
    Since my dear wife and robot baby (I taught Olive to walk like a robot and she prefers this to regular walking) are out of town for ten days, I'm enjoying a rare holiday at home. On Tuesday evening I caught the New York Philharmonic at the Esplanade Concert Hall. With new conductor Alan Gilbert at the helm, and Emannuel Ax on piano, the visiting orchestra performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 and Symphony No. 7. The performances were amazing and I was lucky to have a great seat ... I was too late to book a ticket online for this sell-out event so I strolled up to the Esplanade box office…

  • Pina Coladas with the President

    islandhippy
    21 Oct 2009 | 12:56 am
    LOL, I've been invited for cocktails with the President of Singapore at The Istana (the palace). I've lived here for nine years and this is my first invite; I was beginning to think they'd forgotten about me! The Istana does open its grounds to the public on most public holidays but I've never made it as I've always been hungover after partying too hard on the eve of every holiday. Now I'll get the chance to snoop around the palace and have a drink at the same time! How convenient.

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    islandhippy
    18 Oct 2009 | 5:48 pm
    Congratulations Jenson on winning the 2009 Formula One Championship! Olive xxx

  • happy deepavali

    islandhippy
    17 Oct 2009 | 4:59 am
    Wishing all readers a happy deepavali. We celebrated deepavali with Sri, Don and kids, Ritchel, Andy, Claudia, Christopher and Babs at Andhra Curry restaurant on Kerbau Road in Singapore's Little India. This place specializes in food from Andhra Pradesh, in particular Hyderabadi biryani. We didn't try the biryani so we'll have to go back for that but we did eat some great thalis with mutton, chicken and fish-head curries. A big thanks to Sri for inviting us for deepavali lunch and for introducing us to Hyderabadi cuisine.

  • who turned the lights off?

    islandhippy
    7 Oct 2009 | 5:33 pm
    Poor old Olive woke yesterday morning to find everything still dark. Had the sun forgotten to rise? No, a mosquito had bitten Olive's eyelids causing them to swell and partially cover her eyes! How horrible. Sandy took Olive to KK Hospital where she was given cream and antibiotics. The poor little thing looks as though she has been in a brawl. Eight rounds of fisticuffs with teddy in the cot, perhaps? I think it's time to drape the whole block in DEET-soaked mosquito netting.
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  • I'm Braggin...

    26 Oct 2009 | 11:42 pm
    The Incredible Shrinking Husband!

  • Taxi Cab Speech Therapy

    13 Oct 2009 | 1:23 am
    I've mentioned it on here before a few times, but for those that don't know, I am a lifelong stutterer.    Sometimes my fluency is better than others, and depends on lots of factors.  I hate the phone, and public speaking is a big hell no.  Some conversations are smooth and easy, other times I struggle. If I am tired, or have had a drink or two, my speech gets sticky. Larry was the first person to successfully get me to speak on the phone for any length of time, pretty quickly putting me at ease.  Good thing too, or we'd never be the power couple we are today.  It's a very personal…

  • HUH?!?!

    29 Sep 2009 | 10:16 pm
    So, I woke up yesterday to a message in my inbox saying I had won a blog award.  Huh?  What!?  Me?  Are you sure you have the right person?  I haven't regularly posted in a long time. Sporadic, yes, regular, nope.  I have a few Singapore buddies that post all the time, and have spectacular blogs about the ins and outs of life as an expat, and living in southeast Asia (Hi Leone!!)  My posts of late have been heavy on fascinating content regarding Frank having hiccups (it was hilarious...he came 2 ft off the ground with each hic...uh, anyhooo....) and light on actual info or stories…

  • Do You Know the Noodle Man?

    13 Sep 2009 | 12:42 am
                                                Do you know the noodle man? The one that works on Smith Street, in Chinatown?I was introduced to his wonderful restaurant by my pal Sarah.  The name is Lan Zhou La Mian, and it's at 19 Smith, about halfway down the street.  It's easy to miss, so look for a little nook of a place, with loads of snapshots on the walls.  The pictures are of the Noodle man, and hundreds and hundreds of patrons that come into his humble little place for some of the most delicious and fresh noodles I've ever had.  Lan Mian translates from…

  • Quick Update

    8 Sep 2009 | 7:16 pm
    I am back and posting...we'll see for how long, but I will try.  Larry and I went on quick trip back to the US.  We needed to take care of a few things that I will post about in a future post.  We primarily stayed in the Seattle area, hanging with Ryan and the fabulous Annabella, but we did dive bomb my family in Detroit.  We snuck into town (giggling and high five-ing our sneakiness) and surprised Debbie and Louie by showing up in their pool.  Her reaction was great...well worth the little white lies.  Then we surprised my family by driving by them at their usual spot on Woodward Ave.
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    A Love Affair with Singaporean Food

  • Wangfujing Snack Street

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:19 am
    Wangfujing Snack Street should be near the top of the to-do list of every food lover who visits Beijing. This narrow alleyway tucked off to the side of Wangfujing Dajie, Beijing’s main shopping thoroughfare, is bustling with hungry visitors elbowing their way through the crowds to check out the goodies on offer at the various street stalls. Having missed lunch due to over-enthusiastic sightseeing, we dove straight into the masses and joined the search for something edible within. I say this because we passed an awful lot of stalls displaying what some (including yours truly) would be hard…

  • Peking Duck

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:46 am
    We’re just back from a 2 ½ week eating extravaganza around Beijing, Tokyo and Kyoto. We started off in Beijing, where we obviously had to kick off the holiday with some Peking Duck. Da Dong Restaurant is probably the most famous duck restaurant in Beijing, so we of course made that our first stop. As far as I know, there are three branches of Da Dong Restaurant in Beijing. We opted for the one in Chaoyang as it was within walking distance from our hotel. If you fancy trying it but aren’t staying in the area – it’s right next to Gongtibeilu subway station, so it’s easy to get to.

  • Japanese Cravings

    2 Oct 2009 | 3:12 am
    We’re heading to Tokyo and Kyoto in a couple of weeks and so I have been busy reading all the guide books recently. Predictably, the pages I have been concentrating on most are the Food & Drink ones, and as a consequence I have been craving Japanese food like you wouldn’t believe. Thankfully this afternoon, my craving was finally fulfilled during a very satisfying lunch with the girls at Sun with Moon at Wheelock.One of the girls was running late, so the three of us who were there decided to order a few nibbles while we were waiting. Being a greedy bunch, the nibbles turned out to be…

  • Best Pizza in Town?

    24 Sep 2009 | 2:43 am
    I have often bemoaned the fact that you can’t get a good pizza in Singapore. In fact the situation had become so drastic that I had even resorted to home-cooking pizza in place of picking up the phone and ordering it in (thanks Jamie Oliver!).All this has changed however, with the discovery of Bella Pizza on Robertson Quay. This homely little place is always packed, no matter what day of the week (except Monday when it’s closed) – and predominantly with Italians… surely a good sign of the authenticity of the cuisine. The staff are super-friendly – from the waiters who wave to me…

  • Still My Favourite Curry Place

    17 Sep 2009 | 10:52 pm
    I’ve written about Khansama before, but I was there again last week (I often am) and I have still yet to find anywhere to beat it, so I thought it was time to give it another plug. Located up a narrow staircase in the middle of Serangoon Road, this little gem continually churns out fantastic-tasting, great value curries.It has the most comprehensive menu I have ever come across, and yet every dish that comes out of that kitchen has its own unique flavour. The starter section is longer than most restaurants entire menus, but we seem to have managed to make our way through most of it now –…
 
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  • Another Halloween to remember

    2 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am
    Maya the devil and Ben the VampireSo how was your Halloween? I know it is not widely celebrated here in Singapore but I think the Singaporeans are coming around to the idea of dressing up in ghoulish costumes and wandering the streets looking for candy. There were many local families trick-or-treating around our neighbourhood on Saturday night, mostly with very small children.We were delayed by the most frightening electrical storm I have experienced here in Singapore. Perhaps the stories circulating of Singapore having the highest rate of lightening strikes, and people's brains being fried…

  • Rugby for all to enjoy

    29 Oct 2009 | 9:37 pm
    The SCC International Rugby Sevens Tournament is being held at the Padang again this year, on the 6th, 7th and 8th of November. This is always a fun event, with lots of exciting action on the field and even a playground with a bouncy castle to keep the kids happy.We went last year and enjoyed it a lot. There is plenty of covered seating with fans but there is no getting away from the heat of the day. This year the schools and colleges of Singapore will be competing on Friday 6th November from 8am, and the International Women's Rugby Tounament will take place at 5pm.The weekend will be taken…

  • Philippines Celebration at The Asian Civilization Museum

    27 Oct 2009 | 12:50 am
    Here is a great way to enjoy the culture and beauty of the Philippines. Free performances and exhibitions will captivate you over the weekend of the 7th and 8th November, 2009. Don't miss the beautiful dancers of the Rose Borromeo Spanish Dance Company and all the other exciting performances.There will also be kids' entertainment including arts and crafts activities, story telling, free ice cream and a scavenger hunt through the museum. You can treat yourself to some mouth watering Filipino food and learn more about the rich blend of Spanish and tribal influences in the food. So enjoy the…

  • Marina Barrage excursion

    21 Oct 2009 | 10:23 pm
    The kids enjoying the grass, and some newly weds doing the same.The water fountain area and the exterior of the Pump Room Ben wading through the water, and the sculpture, What Goes Around, ComesAroundWe visited The Marina Barrage yesterday. I didn't know there was anything there to see until I read some accounts on other Singapore blogs. And it is actually quite an interesting place to visit, with information boards about how the dam pumps water for flood control, and why it was built.The Marina Barrage is actually the first Singapore project and only the second project outside of the USA in…

  • Early Bird Christmas Shopping

    19 Oct 2009 | 1:46 am
    If you want to be organised early for Christmas, pop down to a special ShophouseFair this Tuesday, 20th October. These fairs usually take place on the last Thursday of every month, but with Christmas looming it is great to have an extra one.There are always beautiful, unique homewares, fashion, jewelry, children's apparel and all manor of cute and very tempting bits. With coffee by Picotin and wine from Denise Wines, it is a fun and social day. The Shophouse is also offering 50% off selected home accessories during the day, so well worth a look.The Shophouse Fair22 Lock RdGillman…
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  • Junior

    4 Nov 2009 | 3:57 pm
    I saw a small, dark object on the driveway as we were pulling up a couple of weeks ago (it was dark). Then I heard a popping noise as we went over the small, dark object. I didn't think much of it at the time - assumed it was something one of the neighborhood kids accidently left in our driveway.Next morning, we found out that what we ran over was a baby rattlesnake.That's two in less than two months . . .

  • Warm Thanksgiving Apple Cake

    3 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm
    I was on the cooking.com website when I ran into a recipe for warm Thanksgiving apple cake. The recipe title was enough for me to take a little detour to check out the recipe.First line of the recipe: 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter softenedThat's as far as I got. Not going to go near this one . . .:)

  • Glee

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:39 pm
    Happy Halloween! Anyone catch the singing of the national anthem at tonight's World Series game (3)? Cast of Glee. I haven't seen the show, but they certainly blew it away . . .

  • Yay!

    16 Oct 2009 | 8:40 pm
    Did I mention I won my fantasy baseball league this year?? Yay!!!!

  • FlashFoward

    15 Oct 2009 | 2:28 pm
    Anyone have an opinion of FlashForward yet? We're watching it and enjoying it so far . . . just wondering if it's going to turn into a convoluted a story as Lost such that if you miss an episode, you literally are lost . . .
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  • Repression in Singapore: Case of Dr Chee

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:14 am
    The Repression of Political Freedoms in Singapore: The Case of Opposition Leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan Amsterdam and Peroff have a new white paper discussing the case of opposition leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan in Singapore. The introduction of the executive summary of the report is below, followed by a link for downloading the full paper. Introduction This White Paper documents the repression of political freedoms in Singapore. It reviews how the Government of Singapore, under the leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP), has monopolized the state's apparatus to its own benefit. The result has…

  • Dying, Singapore Style - A True Story.

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
    Received via email - Anne (not her real name)  was fourteen years old and lived in Bedok with her parents and younger brother. A lively child who loved going out with friends,  playing computer games and caring for animals. Earlier this year she became violently ill, probably as a result of food poisoning. Her mother worked as a catering assistant for a a subsidary of a large MNC. She earned just six Singapore dollars an hour. Knowing that a visit to a health centre would cost a minimum of $30 - she delayed taking her daughter to a doctor, perferring to fall back on home medication.

  • The Repression of Political Freedoms in Singapore:

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:38 am
    The Case of Opposition Leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan Amsterdam and Peroff have a new white paper discussing the case of opposition leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan in Singapore. The introduction of the executive summary of the report is below, followed by a link for downloading the full paper. Introduction This White Paper documents the repression of political freedoms in Singapore. It reviews how the Government of Singapore, under the leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP), has monopolized the state's apparatus to its own benefit. The result has been the denial of democratic rights and freedoms…

  • White Paper Condemns the Repression of Political Freedoms in Singapore

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am
    LONDON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ Ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit that will take place in Singapore on 12-14th November, Amsterdam & Peroff today issued a White Paper condemning the erosion of political freedoms in Singapore. The White Paper documents the repression of political freedoms in Singapore and outlines how the Government of Singapore, under the leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP), has monopolized the state's apparatus to its own benefit. The result has been the denial of basic democratic rights and freedoms. Amsterdam & Peroff are an…

  • SSDP's Let's Talk with Constance Singam

    4 Nov 2009 | 3:16 am
    Following the Ist episode with Alex Au, they feature Constance Singam, writer and social activist. Singam has been a longtime advocate for women's rights and she shares with us in this interview her views on the political situation in Singapore.http://yoursdp.org
 
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  • Commendable Support from Hostgator Web Hosting

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    13 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Here is something commendable. I must say I am very impressed with the web hosting support from Hostgator. I am in the process of migrating a domain over to a their servers, and I was experiencing some issues getting a big mySQL database file imported. I headed to their live chat, and I was advised to submit a support ticket for my issue. So on I went to submit a support ticket thru email, explaining my case. MINUTES later, there was a reply in email asking for confirmation, and within 20 minutes, I received another reply (from a separate support administrator) saying the database has been…

  • New Theme for Blogopreneur.com

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    2 Oct 2009 | 3:17 am
    I’ve finally gotten down to work on the new theme for Blogopreneur.com. This is the 3rd time there is a radical change in design, and the new theme is put in place so I can add more content to this site apart from the blog posts. So new things are coming, change is on the way. Here’s the old theme: and this is the new (current) one: In the process of changing the theme, I decided to take away my free e-course (its long outdated), and also did a lot of cleaning up – my categories, tags and stuff. Well this means a lot of work is still pending in the backend, fiddling with my…

  • Google Chrome Frame

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    28 Sep 2009 | 4:17 am
    Today, Google released Google Chrome Frame, a plugin for Windows XP / Vista users to take advantage of richer javascript experiences. After installing a the plugin, you can specify a separate meta tag on your website, so users with the plugin installed can indentify themselves, and take advantage of the functionality. I haven’t given Chrome Frame codes a go yet, but as much as I am excited about the possiblity of the new functionality, I also know in the back of my mind how long I’d have to wait for advanced web technologies like this to reach even 1% of a website’s audience…

  • Organic SEO and building marketing assets

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    27 Sep 2009 | 9:17 am
    Just read another very thought provoking Seth Godin post on assets in marketers. For a marketer, an asset is a tool or a platform, something you can use over and over without using it up. In fact, it’s something that gets better the more you invest… Running an ad is an expense. Building a brand people trust is an asset. This is something traditional business owners have to realise when marketing online. Its easy to discount an organic SEO campaign by comparing the immediate ROI (or even if you consider the ROI of a project lasting 6-12 months, or longer). Afterall, when you pay to…

  • WordPress users, UPGRADE your blogs!

    @tankianann, Blogopreneur.com
    5 Sep 2009 | 9:56 am
    If you are running a self-hosted WordPress blog, please upgrade your WordPress installation NOW. This warning from Lorelle shows how critical the issue is. According to Lorelle’s post, old WordPress installations are being attacked (as you read this), and the number grows by the hour. The current version for WordPress is 2.8.4. Check yours. If its not 2.8.4, you are at risk. How do you know if you’ve been attacked? Lorelle also mentions two clues: There are two clues that your WordPress site has been attacked. There are strange additions to the pretty permalinks, such as…
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  • 5 Easy Steps for Creating an eBay Business

    sioni
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:24 am
    You can generate a solid and steady income stream on this multi-million dollar online auction site through the buying and selling of products. If you are thinking about creating a new eBay business, you will want to start with the following 5 steps:

  • Google Commerce Search

    sgseospecialist
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am
    With holiday season right around the corner, Google has introduced a new enterprise product known as Google Commerce Search.The objective of this new product is to make e-commerce searching as easy as using Google Search Engine so that people can find the right product when they’re looking for a gift or just something for themselves.Google ...Related posts:New Yahoo! …

  • Make Money Online with Bulletproof Business Blueprint

    sioni
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:18 am
    Many people dream of the financial freedom that comes with owning a highly profitable business, especially an online business that allows you to work anywhere, at any time.

  • Amazing 'invisible' cage which puts you a whisker away from lion's jaws

    areal
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am
    The four passengers in the jeep must feel a whisker away from death as a lion jumps up on to their bonnet for lunch. But that's all part of the attraction. The jeep is a new zoo exhibit which allows visitors to get incredibly close to the lions. The back part of the vehicle, up to where the windscreen should be, is actually on the outside of the reinforced glass cage. The …

  • Move over Suicide Girls here comes Miss Tattoo Asia

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    7 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am
    Contest is only open to all female residents of Singapore and in all parts of Asia Pacific. The top 10 contestants to be selected must be able to travel to Singapore to the show to compete. So if you think you have what it takes, show it and flaunt it!
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  • DPM Teo Attends ADMM Retreat in Thailand

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean is in Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Retreat from 2 to 4 November 09. During discussions held today, the ASEAN Defence Ministers exchanged views on regional security issues. They also made further progress on the ADMM's external engagement with non-ASEAN countries through the establishment of the ADMM-Plus.

  • 150 Officers Graduate from Singapore Command and Staff Course and National Service Command and Staff Course

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean presented certificates to 150 graduands from the 40th Command and Staff Course (CSC) and the 10th National Service Command and Staff Course (NSCSC) at the Istana this evening. The graduands comprised 106 regular officers and 28 National Service (NS) officers from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), one officer from the Singapore Police Force and 15 international officers from Australia, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, the United States and Vietnam. This is the first…

  • Defence Engineers and Scientists receive Prestigious Defence Technology Prize

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean awarded the Defence Technology Prize (DTP) to two individuals and five teams at the Biopolis this afternoon. This year's winners were selected from a total of 22 nominations. Among them are the developers of the Trailblazer, the world's first compact and fully tracked Armoured Countermine Vehicle, and the Skyblade III Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Singapore's first indigenously designed and produced mini UAV system.

  • Singapore and Indian Armies conduct Bilateral Artillery Exercise

    The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Indian Army are conducting a bilateral artillery exercise in Devlali, India. Code-named Agni Warrior, this year's exercise involves soldiers from the 23rd and 24th Battalion, Singapore Artillery, as well as the Indian Army's 283 Field Regiment. As part of the exercise, the two armies carried out a combined live-firing with the SAF's FH-88 Howitzer guns and 155mm Battery guns from the Indian Army on 26 October 2009. Chief of Army Major-General (MG) Neo Kian Hong, who was on an official visit to India from 25 to 27 October 2009, witnessed the live-firing…

  • Singapore hosts Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at the opening ceremony of Exercise Deep Sabre II at the Changi Command and Control Centre this morning. Deep Sabre is a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise which Singapore is hosting for the second time. During his opening address, Mr Teo highlighted Singapore's firm support for the PSI and the value of having exercises like Deep Sabre II to prevent the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), their delivery systems and related material. He said: "Singapore actively contributes to…
 
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  • New Year, new blogger, new tasks... new...

    Yea its year 2008! Happy New Year to all the readers out there! I got some bad news to tell to all our loyal readers... our dear friendly netizen has ORD-ed. Fortunately, it won't be closed because the task of blogging is "arrow-cated" to me so do make sure to come by often to read my entries. 2007 has been an eventful year for all the members of the Secretariat and it was definitely an enjoyable experience for us NSFs. Though our vocations are actually clerks, we have been performing multiple interesting tasks such as developing museum publicity, organising visits and soft launches, serving…

  • 12 days after the opening.

    It has been 12 days since the Army Museum's official opening ceremony on 27th Sep 2007. Life has been interesting, to say the least. More than a thousand people visited over the first weekend. While the 'walk-in' visitors on weekdays are considerably less, we have got booked tours almost every weekday. There's hardly time for a breather. Life may not be much easier, but it is a lot more enjoyable. At least the stress of an opening date looming over our heads is long gone. I get to meet and interact with new people everyday. The feedback so far has been rather positive, I was speaking to an…

  • 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

    The countdown is on. It is, as of today, 7 days till the official opening ceremony of the Army Museum of Singapore. This will probably be my last entry until the Army Museum opens on the 27th September 2007. Over the past few weeks, each Formation Chief was invited to unveil pieces of their Formation history on the museum grounds. This was done to recognise each Formation's stake in the museum. The interior of the museum is now almost complete, save for a few touch ups here and there. I have always believed that the museum should have been done by professionals who specialise in heritage…

  • A B C D E F G, how I wonder what you are.

    The Secretariat has recently came up with an A-Z list of useful information for potential visitors. I thought I?d come up with my own A-Z list of my time here in the Secretariat so far. A is for ARMSAlamak, got event again my ARMS sure Ache again. (See "E") Buat Bodoh a.k.a act BlurCloser to ORD day, all same one, bo hew already. C is for Construction siteWalk up and down from site to office very "jialat" man. D is for Duty at the Museum24 hours. At least can save money on breakfast lunch and dinner. E is for EventsNo one enjoys planning or doing fatigue work for this. But we had 4 last week…

  • Special National Day Issue

    National Day has come and gone, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to steer away from updates about what the Secretariat has doing to talk about a broader issue: Patriotism. Considering that I am serving my National Service (even though they only gave me 1 day of public holiday whereas schools get 2 days off), I think Patriotism will be a topic close to the heart of many other National Servicemen. Whether you spent the 9th of August watching the National Day Parade at home, or whether you were waving your little red-and-white flag in the midst of the excitement at Marina Bay - or even if…
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  • New boots, new blades

    27 Oct 2009 | 9:14 am
    Breaking in new boots - On Friday two weeks ago, I decided to mount my new blades on my new boots - Riedell 1500HLS and Gold Star blades. These have been sitting around for over a year now, as I just haven't been skating enough to warrant breaking a new pair of skates. Now, 2 weeks later, they feel mostly comfortable (though the boots still feel very very snug). I managed to put in one hour in

  • Singapore Audition for Cirque on Ice

    13 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Cirque on Ice is coming to Singapore in December, and they are looking for six female skaters to skate in the show! On Tuesday October 20, from 5 pm to 7 pm, the choreographer from Cirque on Ice will be in Singapore to see our local talent in action! Skaters interested to audition have to register by FRIDAY October 16th. Note that auditions are open to female skaters between 7 to 12 years of age

  • Adult International Competitions 2010 - save the dates

    12 Oct 2009 | 2:48 am
    The 12th Mountain Cup competition will be held 27-30 May 2010 in Villard-de-Lans, France.The ISU adult competition will be held once more in Oberstdorf/Germany in the week before the Mountain Cup.

  • Velocity Ice Skating Challenge - save the date!

    8 Oct 2009 | 4:15 pm
    Velocity@Novena has invited four skating clubs—All Stars, Henry Park Primary School Ice Skating Club, IceSkating Association of Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Tropical Blades Ice Skating club—to partner the shopping mall in organising The 2nd Annual Velocity Ice Skating Challenge.The event will be produced as an interclub skating event, comprising a competition on November 28th and an exhibition on

  • 2009 Nebelhorn Spin Off - Czisny & Lambiel

    1 Oct 2009 | 9:37 am
    Czisny and Lambiel battle it out in a spin-off at 2009 Nebelhorn Gala Exhibition.
 
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  • MM's remarks normal

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    BEIJING - THE recent uproar among Chinese netizens over Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's call for the United States to remain engaged in Asia to balance China is 'normal', the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday. It will not affect the bilateral mood ahead of President Hu Jintao's state visit to Singapore next week, the ministry suggested.

  • Cambridge faces competition

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    ONCE it was possibly the greatest centre of learning in the world, but these days, Cambridge University faces far more competition. Top American universities have caught up, and institutions in China and India are on the rise as well.

  • No to 7th taxi firm

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has turned down a marine company's application to be the seventh taxi operator here.Tiong Asia Marine, which repairs, paints and cleans boilers for the shipping industry, applied in May, despite signs that the market was overcrowded.

  • Smooth operations for jabs

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    THE first day of H1N1 vaccination at the 18 polyclinics islandwide went without a hitch.Although some people turned up as early as 8.30am on Friday, there was no rush and queues thinned out quickly, with about 20 to 30 people waiting for their turns at any one time.

  • Ogilvy Centre to be hotel

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    AN 82-YEAR-OLD colonial office building next to the famous Lau Pa Sat hawker centre has been earmarked as a hotel site and will be sold next year. The curved four-storey Ogilvy Centre at the junction of Robinson Road and Boon Tat Street has been added to the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) list of government land sites for sale.
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  • Macro Photography II – 70 Beautiful Photos of Insects

    hongkiat
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:40 am
    Insect photography is challenging under the best circumstances. Think about it: you’re taking photos of something that is likely smaller than your little finger (and at largest is still probably smaller than your hand), has no reason to cooperate, and likely views you as a predator or is oblivious to your presence entirely. And even if you’re taking photos of dead insects, it still takes a lot of skill (and a good macro lens) to get the right focus and lighting. The photographers who managed to snap the photos below all deserve some serious respect. They’ve managed to…

  • Excellent HTML Newsletter Templates – Best Of

    hongkiat
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:16 am
    A well designed newsletter/email template can be the difference between success an failure. Whether its to update customers about a product, or to share information, having a well designed template can be a great starting point to guide your readers and give them a clear coherent flow when they read your email. This is crucial, considering how important the first impression is. Here is round-up of some of the best free HTML newsletter templates on the Internet you can download without paying a penny. Here are more related entries you might be interested: XHTML/CSS Website Templates Web…

  • Breadcrumb Navigation Examined: Best Practices & Examples

    hongkiat
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Breadcrumb navigation is often overlooked in the design and development process. Some people may see it as unnecessary while others may feel it is too big of a hassle for what its worth. Fact of the matter is, breadcrumb navigation will greatly increase the usability of a website. Breadcrumbs give users an alternative method of navigation, allow them to see where they stand in the hierarchy of a website, and will reduce the number of steps needed to navigate to a higher-level within a website. Outlined here are the different types of breadcrumb navigation being used today, why they are…

  • 100+ Clean, Simple and Minimalist Website Designs

    hongkiat
    29 Oct 2009 | 5:28 am
    Minimalism has been a popular website design style for years. It has so many benefits; minimalist sites load faster, take fewer server resources, and are often faster to develop than more graphically complicated designs. Plus, they give a professional, clean impression to visitors. Many people still view minimalist designs as boring. But there’s a real art to effective minimal website designs, something not all designers can effectively master. When you limit the number of graphic elements you use and put the focus on negative space and typography, a good eye for spacing and proportion…

  • Freebie: Blitter Twitter Icon Set

    hongkiat
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am
    We love freebies, and we love them more if they are high quality freebie. We occasionally search the Internet high and low to dig out these hidden gems to make designers’ life easier and better. This week, with the help from our friend Iconshock, we are releasing a free high quality Twitter icon set, named Blitter. Blitter Twitter icon set comes in two sets of sizes, respectively 215×215 pixels and 512×512 pixels in transparent .PNG 24-bit format. We’ve also included the Adobe Illustrator .AI source file just in case you want a bigger version of any icon. Feel free to use, edit…
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