19 October 2011, Singapore – Fans of Korean girl group Girls Generation or “Sones” can get tickets for the 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour in Singapore. Tickets are priced at S$218 for Terrace/Moshpit and S$168 for the Balcony/Partially restricted area. Despite having the most expensive p...
the mrbrown show: welcome to the new circle line Photo by shellfish The Circle Line is finally fully open! We speak to the excited new commuters! Podcast: the mrbrown show 19 Oct 2011: welcome to the new circle line Download MP3 (MP3, file size: 4.4mb, Time: 00:04:19) Subscribe: [feed...
Amy Khor, chairman of REACH, has encouraged the Government to engage netizens on sites that "allow for reasoned and constructive debate and gain traction". "Netizens themselves who desire rational discourse should support such sites or else start them," she said. Khor's speech in Parl...
I reckon Modern Australian cuisine, in forming its own unique identity, can be likened to a pot-pourri of culinary cultures coming together as it is increasingly influenced by the influx of immigrants over time, just like Singapore. At Graze, this is evident in the liberal use of spic...
We prepared this a few times over the last few weeks. Relatives coming over for a homemade Nasi Lemak lunch. Nasi Lemak made at home just taste extra good. You know the ingredients are fresh and there is no additives. The rice, fragrant and steaming hot right out of the rice cooker gi...
The final episode of Olay Project 360 is going to air next week! Yay! But before I share with you the highlights of the fun-filled night of the Olay pampering session and give you the link for the last episode of the challenge, you’ll have to watch episode 5 of the Olay Project 360 wh...
Singapore is an expression of that core position of diversity, and this must include political diversity in this day and age. Let me state quite clearly how I see myself as an opposition member of this parliament. I may challenge government policy in parliament, but I do not by defini...
The design of the Lyla is so pretty. It's made of hot pink silicone and shiny metal. The contours of this machine are very feminine and sleek. It makes a splendid gift for your partner. If you're intending to buy one for your boyfriend, they have one that's aimed for male pleasure, in...
The Motorola ET1 Enterprise Tablet comes with a 1GHz dual core with 1GB RAM and 4GB Flash + 4GB microSD (expandable to 32GB), a proprietary charging port, removable hot-swappable battery. The device is built to be sturdy with Corning Gorilla Glass, 7″ 1024×600 resolution at 0.63kg, IP...
Motorola RAZR is powerful on its own, no doubt, but when combined with one of Motorola’s incredible accessories, you unleash a world of possibilities. Use the new Motorola Lapdock™ 500 Pro or smaller Lapdock™ 100 to let loose Motorola’s revolutionary webtop application, giving you the...
*Warning* Some disturbing images to follow. Now that I've got your attention... The images above are from the SPCA inspector's report. In 4 months alone, he attended to 300+ cases of animal abuse (source ). The things you see on Stomp, Twitter, Facebook... those are just the tip of th...
"Attack of the killer seaweed" may sound like a cheesy horror flick, but for many coral species, murderous multicellular algae have become real-life villains. A new study of reefs in the South Pacific suggests that some algae can poison coral on contact. This chemical warfare may be i...
One common question I get is how I manage to grow my nails till so long, cos theirs tend to break before it can grow. My thumb nails do break at times when it gets too long but I prevent that from happening by applying nail hardeners. There are 2 types of nail hardeners from what I kn...
This was the first time I flew in an A380 and the experience was great, as of all my SQ flight experiences so far. One would expect boarding time to be substantially slower for a double-decked plane carrying so many passengers, but the efficiency of the SQ staff, with detailed boardin...
The Curious Case of Peng Yu from Nanjing (南京彭宇案) and China Society - A new beginning: My thoughts on the 3 year old toddler, and why no one helped - Where Bears Roam Free: Some professionals in psychiatric field madder than the patients they treat - Everything Also Complain: Social me...
I managed to get the MAC Lightscapade (darn the spelling I got to check each time I type this word), and let's not even talk about saying it right! Anyway, this is one of those rare 'collectible' MAC MSF which was released a few years back, and has achieved that 'cult status' similar ...
It's been a while since I've had steak at Mortons, opting instead to go for their burger (standards have dropped!) during my last couple of visits. And I'm glad I decided to order my favourite cut this time round - the fillet mignon. Done up to a perfect medium rare yet a little charr...
Jacelyn • Filed under: Personal • 12:00 pm Yes, I am officially engaged to Boss. He popped the question on our 4th year anniversary. Isn’t a proposal the sweetest thing ever? In fact, I’ve been waiting for this day LOL. Given his character, I would never ever thought that he can come ...
Cart and I were in Bracciano last weekend to see the Sagra dei Castagna, or Chestnut Festival. It was reported to be quite crowded due to lunch time, so we made a little detour. Our first stop was in Anguillara Sabazia. This is another little town facing Lake Bracciano. We’ve already ...
According to Credit Suisse’s Global Wealth Report, Singapore is ranked no.5 in the top 10 countries with the highest average wealth per adult in 2011. The figure amounts to USD$284,692 per adult. Australia is in 2nd place with USD$396,745. Switzerland is ranked 1st with average wealth...
of our feature as well, as it gives us the inner space to transform our beauty, with good combination of eye makeup. And today, eyebrow threading has proven to be very functional, and has it's ability to enhance a woman's feature, as it add shape and definition to the brow. Unlike twe...
I was looking through my old photos cos I’m going to chop off a lot of hair on Thursday and need to check what hairstyles I look okay or horrible in. While flipping through my folders, I found some holiday photos of me and Nanny Wen wearing each other’s clothes. It was hilarious. We g...
Article first published as Book Review: The Dragonfly Effect : Driving Social Change through Social Media by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith on Blogcritics. Co-authored by Stanford University Marketing Professor Jennifer Aaker and her husband Andy Smith, a leading marketing consultant o...
If you’ve read my archive of posts on Kliptown, Soweto , you would know that Kliptown is a squatter settlement that I’ve spent a significant amount of time in and doing community work for. A shot of Soweto while on the road. About 40,000 people live in informal homes that are shacks w...
Mailing List Registration Box Up! New articles on Nature in Singapore website Plants, animals shrinking because of climate change: S’pore study (Today, 18 October 2011) Freshwater crab origins–Laying Gondwana to rest The future oceans – Warming up, rising high, turning sour
One of the things which makes me hate being a girl is definitely PMS. I'm going through it right now and feeling super depressed and unhappy for no reason...... Did some work on google and I think some of the information I found are pretty useful so I shall share! PMS usually occurs f...
The Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105 – the official keyboard of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – lets you play long into the night with military-style, night-vision green LED backlighting. Six programmable G-keys with three mode states each provide up to 18 possible macro combinations pe...