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The (re)capture of a sleeping Mas Selamat in Skudai incites as many questions as there are applauses. How did he escape from a maximum detention centre and the watchful eyes of our border patrol into neighboring Malaysia?I do not know how our fugitive sneaked into Malaysia. But I can tell you how I 'sneaked' into Malaysia - with an empty white immigration card and no …
Gorgeous.Saw the preorder on TFH. At $219.95, this is considered middle range for Hot Toys products. I may consider getting one of these Hot Toys ladies as my entry into the Hot Toys line. …
I do not remember exactly how and when I got to know about George Photo. From young, my family made the occasional trip to Changi Village for food and recreation. At the junction of Changi …
From Australian War Memorial, caption reads:SINGAPORE ISLAND, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAYA, 1945-09-30. THE CHOA CHU KANG ROAD NEAR BULUM VILLAGE WHERE TROOPS OF 2/29 INFANTRY BATTALION SET …
I have previously blogged about my experience at the Istana Open House earlier this year. I took second shots (here and here), covered a bit of history and had a field day admiring the cr …
Judging from the media releases, Singapore’s Earth Hour event was a major success. Over 2000 people were estimated to have congregated at Esplanade Park where official festivities took pla …
I finally got to upload my 1:6 photo shoot. Previously my photo shoots were the Chinese minority dolls (Spotlight on Culture series), but they are not true sixth scale dolls. For example, …
My amazing red dot quiz 2 was ‘brutally attacked’ by oldies trying to guess the location where the mountain can be seen in such proximity. I hope they had much agony fun deducing the locat …
My previous quiz on the time capsule was met with enthusiasm by fellow heritage bloggers. All of them got the answer correct by hook or by crook despite a digitally manipulated quiz photo. …
Shaun’s photo-shoot of his Ignite Brown Ninja made me so gian that I decided to buy another ninja. I just couldn’t take it any more.Why was there this inner conflict? You see, the brown an …
Chun See is right. Hill 100 is at the current Baxter location. :)Because the hill was flat on top, the highest elevation would correspond to the plateau as seen in his photo from 500 feet. …
Chanced upon this on TFH - ZC Girl Rosanna w / Bike -- SGD$169.90 ea (Available end-April).A bike girl in leather outfit and comes with a bike. Perfect combination.Her equipment list, from the product website:ZCGirl "Eve" Body (Tan)Long and Short TorsosZCGirl Real Like Head (Eye Rotation Technique)Brown Iris Eye Ball x 1 pairGreen Iris Eye Ball x 1 pairProtective Gloved …
Was dumbfounded to read about this $500 coffee-table book by Assouline. At the prevailing rate of 1 USD to 1.5391 SGD, that will be $769.55 in my local currency. I'm not even sure whether …
I have missed Barbie’s birthday due to my hectic schedule (plus I concentrate most of my efforts on the other blog on heritage). It is a shame because I collect Barbie too. I hope it is ne …
Around the same time the oldies were on their mission to find Hill 180 and Hill 265, I was next door in Kranji surveying the remains, if any, of Hill 100. I have no personal recollection o …
Have you read the news?Our national icon was struck by lightning! On the last day of February.The original Merlion statue located at One Fullerton was struck by lightning this afternoon, causing quite a commotion.Claire Huang caught up with some witnesses to find out what happened.Nature sure knows how to throw a tantrum.In its fit of anger, Singapore's longstanding original …
Just when you think 1:6 dolls are too much (financially and storage-wise), you have people collecting the 1:1 version. This is not news to me and I know their bust is squeezable but I’m ju …
It must have been during the annual conscription gathering at Jurong West more than a year ago that I saw new MRT tracks after Boon Lay. For many years Boon Lay marked the western end of the East West Line. Opened in 1990, it was the last station to do so, but its status as the western terminus had since been etched in my memory.Imagine my surprise when I came to know about …
I had great fun during Istana Open House 2009. One of my activities was to capture the Second Shot above. As a first-time visitor to the Istana, I did not know the location, only that the …
Previously I blogged about receiving the caterpillar butterfly award from Seen This Scene That. It was a joy to receive an award – any award – from one who is much more established, never …
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