tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87242779161203489332011-09-22T03:50:46.009+08:00A VIRTUAL ONE-WAY STREETEDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12541722555732556737noreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724277916120348933.post-6605718543382033272011-02-21T02:22:00.004+08:002011-02-21T02:26:53.538+08:00

While many were booking their meals over the CNY, I took time out to cook for the celebration. The Lunar New Year in Singapore was over sooner than we imagined. This year, it left me with some memories even though the atmosphere wasn't as great as the preceding years. Still, I went about planning my home-cooked feast. I always believed home-cooked food is always the best because I need not worry

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Janet's performance and songs saved a night of a myriad of what-could-be's. But is it really worth that price? With all due respect to her talents, Janet Jackson had always been overshadowed by her more dramatic elder brother, late Michael Jackson. If that wasn't enough, she seemed to be remembered better for her controversial breast-flash when she teamed up with Justin Timberlake. Some called it

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It's the time of the year again. And, it's His year again. I wish you, my friends, a Merry Christmas. No doubt times have been tough on most, let's remain hopeful during this holy festival and the coming year. Once again... Merry Christmas.

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Australia had been one of the largest contributors of military personnel to Timor-Leste aka East Timor. What exactly is her agenda? Timor-Leste (East Timor) is no longer a stranger to Singapore as the name of the youngest independent country pops up frequently in our media. Apart from Singapore's peacekeeping force's involvement contributed mainly by Singapore Police Force, there are several

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The Child's Eye may be Asia's first 3D horror film but it sorely lacked a compelling storyline. The acting further degraded the horror genre. With the vast amount of information available online, encounter of another kind in Thailand is not a fresh idea to us. Having watched "Shutter" and "The Coffin", I was full of hope that I will be thrilled inside out again. Sadly, The Child's Eye did

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Even with 'prestigious' marinas, Singapore is unlikely to see major boost to yacht industry due to lack of crewing solutions and licensing deficits. Singapore Tourism Board (STB) had marketed the country aggressively with new marinas and with that, aspirations of reinventing Singapore into a glamorous city with multi-million yachts lining up her waterfront. However, if anyone is to think the '

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The annual Indonesian haze made its landing in Singapore but too little is done and I'm pondering hard if Indonesia is serious about her pledges. Here we go again, as the haze descended upon many in the region. It's been an annual affair for God knows when and the Indonesian Government seemed weak and powerless to put a stop to the fires. I am aware of Indonesia's pledges over the years. I have

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World's hungry dipped under a billion since breaching the record in 2009. The question is, how long can we keep it this way? US President Obama finally said the words I had been breathing here and here. When a nobody like me mouthed these words, they're quite meaningless. When it's Obama we are talking about here, that's quite a different matter. Barack Obama: Consider the millions of people who

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There's nothing better than packing up a few old items in place of new ones to make a new year more fruitful. Suddenly, we're staring at last quarter of the year. The 2010 NYE countdowns still seemed pretty fresh in my memory. But still, I need to do some reality check. 2010 is coming to its end very soon. Just like I mentioned in my previous post, there's that little streak of consumerism in me

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Consumerism crawls into our lives. Or did we allow it to crawl in? Belinda Ang (Facebook): Sometimes, I feel very tired of consumerism. We stop looking beyond the surface of things & what genuinely touches the heart. We need to get back to basics... And see each other for who we really are. When I read the update on Belinda's Facebook profile, it was in-sync with what I always felt. That,

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When was the last time I hit the waters? April 2009. Now, that's almost 1.5 years back. I thought that one-off trip marked my return but sadly, it wasn't meant to be. (No, not me. Just a video I found online.) I am discreetly assembling my gears for my long delayed return to my angling days. My hands are itching, my ears are yearning to hear the drag scream and my eyes are dying to see the

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Code Blue - the term seems irrelevant to some of us but do you know, that may be the key to saving someone's life? I just learned today that in a hospital, the term Code Blue - points to a possible cardiac arrest or near-death situation. That also means, the relevant medical staffs should proceed with resuscitation as quickly as possible. I had never come across this term when I was still

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Coughing & sneezing caught on with several in Facebook, blogs, MRT, buses, walkways and what more? Yes, I'm coughing badly and my body hadn't been cooperating with me for a while. My nose is still running despite the end of Youth Olympic Games. This morning, I wake up with a terrible headache at the back of my skull. I'm beginning to think there is a flu outbreak going on. Pris was updating in

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A tale of family, love, gratitude and forgiveness. It's a pity if you did not catch the underlying messages. I mentioned previously that there were some personal lessons that I drew from the film. Let this post explain some of these lessons. I really love the start of the film. The kids were sent home in a truck with a fan that seemed too modern for that era and too primitive in our time now.

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Aftershock is not merely a tragedy film. Director Feng Xiaogang drew out the psychological impacts on victims after a major earthquake. The film is coming to an end of its screening in Singapore so I figured I had better catch it with my beloved before the curtains are drawn. I've always preferred to catch a film close to its end of run because the smaller crowd will allow me to focus on the

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Bloodbank@HSA needs your blood. Will you help? An appointment was made immediately after I was informed of the blood shortage in Bloodbank@HSA. In fact, the consistent drop in blood stocks was made known in June 2010. Earlier in the year, it was A+ blood that was lacking. Around this time in the year, it is B+ blood stocks that has taken a hit. That's my blood group, so why not? I used to be a

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Living in poverty, Yemeni children are forced to enter the workforce prematurely and deprived of education in their childhood. And, Yemen is just one of the many other countries suffering the same fate. This recent writeup that I read just the other day weighed a little on me. In case you do not want to read the lengthy article, here's a quick summary. Five out of 11 million children in Yemen

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Somewhere last year in August, my cousin moved into her new flat which is merely a couple of blocks away. I was looking across to the opposite block when I spotted this. I thought it was rather creative. Upon a closer inspection with the zoom function on my phone, I could tell the owner seriously put in effort in building this. It's actually home-made. The collected rainwater can be used for

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En-bloc sales have caught foot here in Singapore but thankfully, it isn't widespread. However, en-bloc sales are destructive in more ways than we think, in our small society. En-bloc sales seemed to be the buzzword in the property market now, apart from waterfront living. Although it looked like a fantastic new way of reselling properties, it finally showed how this mode of selling can turn ugly

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World Cup 2010 has been one of the worst we have watched in years. Typical classroom mistakes in refereeing and unfair game play seemed to be the pride of the World Cup this year. Together with many other football fans, I am waving my arms in horror. The ongoing World Cup 2010 has once again surfaced the problems alerted by many around the world and ignored by FIFA for years. I am sure the World

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The Pinnacle@Duxton was once my dream home and for its incredible proximity to my new office. I may have backed out of the intended purchase but I am thanking my lucky stars today. I was browsing around on information regarding property prices when I re-visited this article regarding The Pinnacle@Duxton opening up its Skybridge to the paying public. It was something I didn't expect to hear of.

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Like it or not, mobile phones are not the only things to have evolved. Web browsers are more than just for browsing the internet. I was facing some problems with my previous Firefox update which hung my browser repeatedly. Out of impatience, I didn't really tried to fix the problem. Instead, I uninstalled the old copy and downloaded a fresh installation. Sure, my problem was solved brilliantly.

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Globe-trotting individuals are much valued in the business world for their international experiences. But, are they always enhancing the de-facto community? A couple of days ago I was chatting with a somewhat-new but not-so-new friend who's based in London when she asked me about a certain military unit in Singapore. Even though my holy brother was one of the key commanders in the unit before he

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I was browsing Youtube a few days ago when I spotted this display by New Zealand's Imperial and Royal Army Band. It's just so fun to watch. Now, doesn't our SAF Military Band look boring? National Day is coming. Let's see.

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Pro-Palestinian activists attempted to breach Israel's blockade on Gaza Strip but resulted in armed confrontation and bloodshed. Is the removal of blockade the only solution? The Israel's raid on a humanitarian convoy headed for the Gaza Strip during the week has dominated everything else on the internet and media. The British Petroleum oil crisis in US, the terrorism accusation against Thaksin

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21 years ago, China's attempt to disperse protesters resulted in bloodshed. In the world outside China, it is known as the Tiananmen Massacre. Inside China, it is known as the Six Four Incident. This was the famous scene that I watched on the television screen back then but as a kid, I didn't understand what was going on. Just in case it didn't occur to you, it is June 4 today.

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Global warming may be a natural phenomenon based on historical record of Earth's orbital path around the Sun. Global warming is such a huge topic these days that everything we do is tied to it. There are no doubts it IS happening but why? And, how? It's just one of those days that I read up on whatever interests me and there seemed to be another explanation - a more believable one - that may

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The busiest time for a pet owner is when the pets fall ill, demanding undivided care and attention. It's a long weekend and while everybody's enjoying theirs, I have been busy keeping my eyes on my big furkid. He's downright sick ever since the holiday kicked off. Nothing seemed to stay in his stomach for long. He vomitted every bit of food on Friday and it struck him so badly, he didn't dare

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Singapore cable subscribers revolt against Singtel/Starhub following cartel-alike pricing for World Cup packages after outrageous bid. The commentaries in Singapore's cyberspace regarding the exorbitant charges this year have been rife. With an almost cartel-alike pricing, the subscription has soared many more times than previous FIFA World Cup competitions. Early birds (at Starhub) used to enjoy

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The alleged abuse of a tiger in A'Famosa Resort, Malacca, Malaysia, raised serious questions between education and exploitation of wildlife. I have always lamented about how animals are continually exploited for financial gains and the video of the alleged incident in Youtube certainly proved my point. In the wrong hands, abused animals are no different from abused children. What made this even

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Team of seven heads to Ghana to lend a voice to orphans through their documentary and hoping to raise close to half a million dollars. I am always inspired by those who ventured far from the comfort of their own homes and make documentaries about the less fortunate. In this instance, I am the one who's fortunate enough to chance upon a new project in Twitter. The tweet was screaming out loud

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Take a glimpse into the fashionable side of Thailand's political turmoil. If it soothe you, even a little. Browsing through thousands of pictures certainly is no easy feat. The generosity of many who shared their photographs on the web showed foreigners like us the grim reality in Thailand. More than half of these pictures reflected nothing more than a country still struggling to rebuild itself

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The sight of children being brought along during the protests and used as human shields is extremely disturbing to me. I may not be able to fully comprehend what exactly the protesters want out of their own Government but waving children as political tools is downright insane. In my previous post, you saw a witness video submitted to CNN. In every war and conflict, children are always one of the

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If you haven't heard of the political unrest in Thailand, you must have been living in a cave. It's been more than two years since the red shirt camp has been protesting what they deemed as an illegal takeover of the Government from then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had since tried to resolve the crisis to no avail like his two predecessors,

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Now, I am no dancer myself. Neither am I affiliated with any dance activities in any manner. Most Singapore dance teams are utterly boring to me so you can't exactly blame me for not being massively into it. But, if I had to really appreciate one then several (of my unprofessional) factors need to be met. I think this dance team last year actually met most of what I looked for. I just thought

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Angmogirl was lamenting just a couple of minutes ago in her Facebook account that she had haters. She found it rather amusing that her haters took much effort to read her blog and followed her around on the web. Am I a little more fortunate if my haters don't read my blog? Haha! My reaction to her predicament was pretty straight forward. I said; Everytime I walk past my washing machine, it

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In the world of humanitarianism and charity, there is always this huge debate if a portion of the donations should be used for administrative and manpower expenses. Critics argue that most of the donations go into the bank accounts of those who manage the program. Judging by this list in Charity Navigator, I can understand the growing resentment towards funding administrative expenses by

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I had you guessed what this is in a previous post. Are you ready for the answer? HAHAHA! Cool, isn't it? All-in-one action! And you can choose your colour too.

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A friend told me yesterday that she was trying to sell off her collection of Vodka. Included in her collection were the black-bottled Absolut 100 and a limited edition Absolut Masquerade wrapped in a sequinned red sleeve. I suggested for her to list them for auction in Ebay. She tried, and then she frowned. The requirement for her to reveal her credit card numbers and security code held her back.

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This post is sparked off by the media coverage of Show Luo's concert this year. By the end of the post you will know why I found it amusing. But before I talk about Show Luo, let me direct your attention to Ayumi Hamasaki's concert last year. They say; seeing is believing. Ayumi Hamasaki - A Nation (2009) Look out for Ayumi's second dancer. Show Luo - 舞法舞天 [Wu Fa Wu Tian] (2010) Then, you can

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Wilfrid said this was his favourite among the list I posted (yes there are plenty more good songs) but just to make a point how popular this song truly is, you may need to take a look at how many times this song has been remixed. One of the greatest dance tracks I said, I am standing by that. I found a few examples of these remixes on Youtube so I am putting them up here. Missing (Original) This

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I think I started this in Facebook, posting old songs and it kinda got into me. I don't know how many of you search out old songs, I do occasionally. It's interesting to see how our music has evolved and the songs we used to like in our younger days. It's like how our parents are still listening to Teresa Teng. Let The Music Heal Your Soul (1998) This song belonged to the late 90s and how many of

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Recently, a blog entry by reporter Alicia Wong in Today's Behind The Headlines discussed on greater post-divorce support for men. I usually browse through Voices and Singapore News exclusively but this particular post by Alicia screamed for my attention. Why? I'm divorced too. I chuckled a little as I read through the points being brought up. And no, I don't think it was a mockery. What I found

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A friend went to the mart recently and picked up this little gadget. I had a good laugh. But you know, I'm not a selfish person. I'm sharing it with you. Guess, what is this? Ok here's the deal. If you get it right, I'll buy you one. And in my friend's own words... use your imagination!!!

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In continuation to this earlier post, creating jobs for orphans need not necessary calls for the establishment of brand new entities. New entities often require large sum of capital and that can be rather difficult. But, all is not lost even if we cast that possibility out of the window. Let's take a look at another industry which I am slightly more familiar with - the maritime industry. Known to

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I remembered when I first picked up a violin, I was 7 years old attending primary one in Rulang Primary School. That's somewhere in Jurong. The tough part wasn't signing up for the ECA (that's what it's called before they changed it to CCA), but convincing my parents to let me do so. Sadly, not without the intervention of my mum's friends first. One's a pianist teacher/painter and her husband?

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Forgive me if I lingered around the delivery of aids too much previously but the true simplistic question I was trying to get at was; how can we work out (or improve on) a system whereby the beneficiaries are able to earn a decent living for themselves and thus, gradually leave the system of dependency over time? It's true that other problems could be somewhat linked to poverty and the

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The past few years have left me in awe by the massive scale of humanitarian works that go on around the world 24 hours a day. Not much to do with the Indian Ocean tsunami (2004) nor the Sichuan earthquake (2008). Instead, it was the frequent hijacking of ships used to deliver food aid to impoverished countries by United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that got me thinking. The amount of food

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