mrbrown: L'infantile terrible of Singapore The mr brown blog containing his popular and satirical Singapore National Education Series and other funny musings on the dysfunctional side of Singapore life.
WRS CEO Isabella Loh canned Halloween event at Night Safari, agrees with President Tony Tan's comments Everythingalsocomplain.wordpress.com, 17 Sep 2011 The Night Safari has canned a Halloween event – even though 1,000 tickets have been sold ... Why is the cleaning industry willing to...
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Been procrastinating on this set of photos for a while cause it’s the last set of outfit photos I have that’s shot by Dawn. It’s kinda unsettling when the fact hits you like that and we’ve never really discussed how a farewell is going to be like or what is going to become of this blo...
Tasting portions of Sweet Charity desserts at the media launch party. Image © Catherine Ling Hi hi! *waves mitten-covered hand* This is Baby Matilda, guest-blogging on Mommy’s blog! It’s been a while since Mommy last updated this site. It’s all my fault! I’ve been keeping her busy rou...
A Checklist of the Algae of Singapore, 2nd Edition New Publication: Cyclodorippoid crabs from the Philippines collected by the PANGLAO 2004–2005 and AURORA 2007 expeditions New publication: Calappa exanthematosa Alcock & Anderson, 1894, as a valid species of box crab from the Indian O...
Due to an exceedingly overwhelming number of requests for the following items, we've decided to open a backorder for them! Verification will be sent out the next day once orders are collated and backorder is closed. Backorder opened till 6 Oct , all orders will be verified within 24 h...
The haze yesterday is pretty bad. As I was walking pass some tourists who were taking photos of the city skyline, I was tempted to walk over to them and inform them that the haze is from Indonesia and not pollutions in Singapore. It is sad to see our beautiful city covered by haze eve...
A Vote for Change - Ryan Goh: Life through these eyes: The eyes only see what the mind wants to believe: SFD apologists edition - Thoughts of a Cynical Investor: TJS: Right attitude, wrong project? - Sgpolitics.net: SDP sets its sights on Tanjong Pagar GRC - Publichouse: Prompt action...
The cyclodorippoid crabs from the Philippines collected by the PANGLAO 2004–2005 and AURORA 2007 expeditions are reported. Five species of Cyclodorippidae are reported: Corycodus minax sp. nov., Ketamia depressa (Ihle, 1916), Krangalangia spinosa (Zarenkov, 1970), Tymolus brucei Tavar...
I was really looking forward to toying around with the La Sardina, being somewhat of an photography enthusiast… then I got sick with stomach flu. Even as I am blogging now, I have not fully recovered and have been spending most of my time either in bed or in the toilet.
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This is as local as it gets as you have an option to eat outside. The restaurant is family operated: Mom handles the hot coals, Dad cuts meat and the grandmother serves drinks. The place is always hopping as locals crowd here for restaurants fine cuts of pork jowl, back, intestine, an...
Singapore – Prominent Singapore-based supermarket chain Cold Storage has joined the WWF Singapore Sustainable Seafood Group and marked its commitment with an announcement that it will stop selling all shark fin and shark products in its 42 outlets across the country. Cold Storage is t...
“Get your money into gold and Singapore dollars; keep your powder dry and wait in the next six to 12 months to buy Asian equities,” Napier advised, noting that he expects the Singapore dollar to become the Swiss franc of the 21st century. Napier’s bullishness on the Singapore currency...
It's important to get our priorities in life right at a young age. If not, we would spend our prime years chasing after stuff and then wonder why we are still not happy later on.
Saw this really inspiring transcript from an interview with Ira Glass circulating around Facebook today. Felt like I had to share it too. It's so perfect for me right now because I've been going through such a slump full of self-hate and self-doubt that I've been feeling like this rea...
supports Breast Cancer Research Foundation with Coach charitable “Think Pink” new collection to raise breast cancer awareness for the month of October. Featuring Coach handbags and accessories in the prettiest pink shades, from ballet-slipper to berry, the collection consists of Kirst...
I backed Heckler Design OneLessDrop (Kickstarter link ) on Kickstarter way back on 4th February 2011. It was funded on 2nd March 2011 and raised a total of USD$22,271, though the goal was only USD$12,500. I paid USD$25 + USD$10 shipping (total: USD$35) for it. It was shipped on the we...
What Say You? Episode 6: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose What Say You? Episode 5: Chindians & Choodles What Say You? Episode 4: We The Rule-Following Citizens Of Singapore Should we can the Singapore Grand Prix? Catch Willy & Make Him Do Tricks Let’s Rock Elmo Hossan Leong Show 3 Contest ...
A consumer approached me on this problem. He had a minor accident 8 months ago. He decided not to make any insurance claim and carried out his own repairs. He has now received a large claim from the other vehicle with a witness report that placed him in the wrong. The claim was inflat...
Mr Francis Seow and Ms Tang Fong Har will be speaking at a public forum on Saturday, 8 Oct 11 on the issue of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act (NPPA). But because both speakers cannot return to Singapore, they will be speaking via teleconference.
Alcock & Anderson, 1894, originally described from the Bay of Bengal, has been synonymised under C. japonica Ortmann, 1892 (type locality Japan), since 1937. Comparisons of specimens from the Gulf of Oman and India reveal consistent differences in the live colour of material from the ...
Currently, 13 subfamilies are recognised in the brachyuran family Xanthidae: Actaeinae, Antrocarcininae, Chlorodiellinae, Cymoinae, Etisinae, Euxanthinae, Kraussiinae, Liomerinae, Polydectinae, Speocarcininae, Xanthinae, Zalasiinae and Zosiminae. This classification has been based on ...
Saw this pair of Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis ) perched on this high vantage point waiting for any flying insects for breakfast. Dollarbird got their name for the 2 silver spots on their underwing when they fly. Looks like the bird on the right equally puzzle by the sudden action...
Foreignaffairs.com, 28 Sep 2011 Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's storied first prime minister, gave his countrymen two things that elude most developing nations: stability and prosperity. Now, a new generation of Singaporeans with little recollection of Lee's crusade against poverty and viol...
missQueenie Weekly Launch! 3rd October 2011 at 8pm Stay Tuned Lorah Blouse in Mint Green Colour $20 Veronica Top in Fuchsia Pink Colour $19 Jeanie Top in Mint Green Colour $15 Stacey Skirt in Black Colour $23 Germaine Scallop Top in Yellow Colour $20 Germaine Scallop Top in Turquoise ...
Viewing the prints on display, one is certain to be taken by the diffusion of soft colours which lend a somewhat dramatic quality to each of the images of lotuses captured in a way where they reflect the essence of the season they were captured in. The images are taken using a multi-e...
United was serving this chicken and shrimp jambalaya just before the arrival of the long haul today. It was actually pretty good; and decently spicy at that...at least, considering that it couldn't be too excessive when being served to the masses on an airplane (and no, there was no T...
Commissions And Cost Of Insurance by Lau on September 29, 2011 Some things I picked up to share while reading through the insurance benefit illustration and product summary: “- Total Distribution Cost This shows the total costs the company may expect to incur. These costs include cash...
