Here’s an event that will get the adrenaline spiking in bargain hunters, style stalkers and thrift trappers alike. Created by Pintu Merah, whose previous credits include hosting KL Vintage Festival, this is Kuala Lumpur’s first official Bundle Festival. If your shopping experiences ha...
This 1-day workshop will introduce the key principles of design thinking to participants and illustrate the benefits of the design thinking approach as a strategy for innovation. This 1-day workshop is targeted at C-level executives, decision makers, and participants managing innovati...
Well, there is a lot more to search and we’ll leave that alone for now. Back to the original issue of sucky search engines on Singapore government webpages – on 16 March 2009, I went down to brief NParks about my perceived inadequacies of their post-revamp webpage as part of feedback ...
Featured on Cover of Buzz Magazine My food photography feature on BUZZ magazine, Issue 22 Posted by ieat at Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels: 1 Featured in the Media
Happy Chinese New Year !- say first, in case I forget. Yesterday afternoon, we were all greeted by this rather shocking news that top officials are under investigation for "mis-conduct".. The Chinese evening papers reported that the cases involved "sex and money".....hmmm so what else...
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Happy Year of the Dragon! How was your new year? I am still recovering from the dashing around with the family but boy, was the food a blast. Like the Bak Kwa. My favorite kind of Bak Kwa is the kind where other people queued and bought it, and my task is to eat it. And since we just ...
Visit to Martell Cognac Cooperage January 25, 2012 | No Comments During our behind-the-scenes tour of Martell , I’ve learned a lot about cognac, but really, there are so many things to know and three days are just not enough. That said, we managed to see a bit of everything, and one o...
the proposal of tax hikes and gst abolishment are very practical. however without power you cannot implement anything. the incumbent government is extremely stubborn and arrogant and will never admit that they made a mistake in their policies of gst and taxations. Just like the minist...
Photo: Me with Ian Wright, my travel hero and host for Discovery TLC. What's "Camemberu"? It's the way the Japanese pronounce Camembert, the French cheese. Yes, I unabashedly love all things Japanese - the food, culture, people and spirit. They often add their own twist to something f...
. . . low performance expectations coupled with narrowly defined vocational outcomes raise uncomfortable issues. It is impossible to talk of those at the bottom of the Singaporean educational system without acknowledging the dialectical tensions that exist within the wider society and...
when we came back to sg, as and when i'm in Ion, i always like to drop by HW to get my ring cleaned so that it shines more brilliantly. and even though i'm ALWAYS met with a judgemental greeting, i bear with it and i don't complain about it. i like to dress down and wear comfortable c...
This site is in no way affiliated, endorsed, sanctioned, supported, nor enlightened by Lotus Software nor IBM Corporation. I may be an employee, but the opinions, theories, facts, etc. presented here are my own and are in now way given in any official capacity. In short, these are my ...
Dear D, for your confession, you are entitled to a SGD3 discount applicable on your next purchase at www.hollyhoque.com! Simply forward our reply email to you (which will be affixed with the link of this confession) along with the payment for your next purchase to qualify! Thank you f...
Jerrick is transformed into the God of Fortune, just for Chinese new year! It’s his 24th year and through some miraculous Dragon Year transformation as decreed by the Goddess of Food, Drink, and Committee Meetings, Jerrick is now the God of Fortune! And he’s even wearing a special fes...
Trendy, funky and original – these are the words to describe the fashion scene in Indonesia. Indonesian stylistas are always full of surprises and aren’t afraid of pushing boundaries when it comes to fashion. So we’ve rounded up a couple of looks we love that might just prove our point.
We need tax hikes to solve the deficit problems in the advanced countries. The governments have to pay unemployment and other benefits, to avoid extreme hardship on those who lose their jobs due to factors beyond their control. These payments have to be funded by those who can afford,...
As we gather with our friends and family over the long weekend, let us not forget that this year marks the 70thAnniversary of the Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. The darkest chapter in Singapore’s story, this fateful event cut across all Singaporeans regardless of race, languag...
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Welcome to Leonny's Our Everyday Things site! You're most welcome to add me on Facebook, Twitter AND subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! =) [Laundry-folding time] … possible. As long as the little ones are trained, since very young, to be involved - in however small ways -...
Instead of eating at home for Chinese New Year Eve reunion dinner, Mom-in-law decided to dine out this year. Our celebratory reunion meal was a regular haunt near our home — Savor Rey La Mian Xiao Long Bao Restaurant, an under-rated little diner that serves more than decent north-east...
The market draws more than the local shopper – tourists mingle with the crowds, as do more recent residents of Singapore – many from a world from which our Chinese ancestors made their passage from in search of a better life and the world which gave us the festival we now celebrate. I...
. . . low performance expectations coupled with narrowly defined vocational outcomes raise uncomfortable issues. It is impossible to talk of those at the bottom of the Singaporean educational system without acknowledging the dialectical tensions that exist within the wider society and...
I know that I am a little late, but as the title suggests..... Happy Chinese New Year everybody! I hope you guys had a great time gorging on unhealthy new year goodies and oily bakkwa. I will be back as soon as I manage to think about what to blog about next. Lol. Gimme some ideas? I ...
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Today we take a look at Nikon’s entry into the Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera scene with their brand new 1 Series models: the V1 and the J1. Will Nikon’s camera convince you better than Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and Olympus? Why don’t you find out on this episode of Gear65.
Extract your database as one DXL file. You can do that using the DXLMagic GUI, the command line or the DXL Exporter wizard . To setup DXLMagic to run from the command line check this post (where you actually should/could use the Java runtime of the Notes client) and the section about ...
(Cartoon Credit: The Sketch Times ) Integrity · Service · Excellence - ALVINOLOGY: Getting to Know the Commissioner of the SCDF, Peter Lim Sin Pang and CNB Chief, Ng Boon Gay - Everything Also Complain: SCDF and CNB chiefs seriously misconducting themselves - Singapore Notes: A Bad Do...
Bought the Apple TV (2nd Generation) from San Francisco’s Apple Store for USD$99 (after tax is USD$107.67 = SGD$136.96). I wish they sold it in Singapore but because there is no iTunes Movies/TV Shows rental service in Singapore, I doubt it will happen anytime soon. Nevertheless, it i...
Mr Gan Kim Yong, Singapore Minister for Health said the island nation needed to act now to address the challenges posed by an ageing population and pledged the government would take the lead in the efforts to do so. "We need to act now," he said. "The first cohort of Baby Boomers turn...
This interesting quote, by Naoto Fukasawa, is a reflection of his design philosophy and beliefs. He essentially describes how a design can become a seamless and ubiquitous experience for a user. A designer’s critical insight in this case comes from observing and understanding a consum...
