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Recently, the main durian stall somewhere in the north-east had closed shop, much to the chagrin of durian lovers in that neighbourhood. Apparently, the owner had suddenly disappeared one night. As a result, two durian stalls had set up shop there, attempting to take over the position as the main seller of durians there. Being a durian lover, I went to check out the two …
I finally got around to watching "The Avengers" last weekend, two weeks after it opened here in Singapore. It was mainly to avoid the crowds that would be expected for this blockbuster, and also to let the hype die down. Before watching it, I had overheard from many people that it was a great movie. And the box office takings seemed to prove it. But for every 10 people who … 
Thanks to omy.sg, I had the opportunity to watch a preview of "Immortals" on Tuesday (it opened in cinemas everywhere on Thursday). We were treated to the 3D version of the movie at Lido. Right after the movie, my first thought was "ugh". This show was truly a letdown in all of the important aspects - story, characters, acting, ending. Even Henry Cavill, in what was probably … 
A young Steve Jobs (left) with his Apple founding partner, Steve Wozniak (right)In 1998, I was a freshman in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, halfway around the world from my home country, Singapore. With a desire to try something new as part of college life, I spent US$2,3000 to buy a new PowerBook G3 "Wallstreet", with a 233MHz CPU, 32MB of RAM, 2GB of hard disk space, …
A few weeks ago, the Straits Times (ST) published a story about the salary cut that retired teachers would earn if they were re-employed by the Ministry of Education. There was a lot of unhappiness about it and I added my two cents' worth with the following ST Forum letter. Here's a comparison of what I had emailed to the Straits Times and how it was finally published. Why …
In previous entries, I covered the following topics: the People's Action Party's (PAP) low vote share in proportion to the size of the voting electorate the negative election results from three of the PAP's heavyweight Ministers the resurgence of the Workers' Party (WP) the long-term credibility of opposition parties And this weekend saw the culmination of the fall-out from …
In previous entries, I covered the following topics: the People's Action Party's (PAP) low vote share in proportion to the size of the voting electorate the negative election results from three of the PAP's heavyweight Ministers the resurgence of the Workers' Party (WP) the long-term credibility of opposition parties And this weekend saw the culmination of the fall-out from …
In my last post, I talked about the rise of the Workers' Party (WP), even though it seemed to be aspiring to be more than the bread-and-butter party that it has always been. In doing so, it somehow connected with the electorate and won six seats out of the available 82 Parliamentary seats up for contest. In recent events, it has also taken two Non-Constituency Members of … 
At the recent Singapore General Elections 2011, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) garnered a respectable 60.14% of the vote share and 81 out of 87 seats in Parliament, comfortably returning to power and continuing to form the government since Singapore's independence in 1965. However, as many have noted, the 60.14% vote share can be regarded as a disappointment to the …
In my last blog entry, I had noted the significance the People's Action Party's 60.14% vote share in the General Elections when considering the large proportion of the electorate that coul …
In the Singapore General Elections on Saturday, 7 May 2011, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) continued its winning streak by winning 76 out of the 82 contested seats. Together with the five walkover seats from Tanjong Pagar, it has 81 seats in Parliament for the next five years. More significantly, voters gave it an overall 60.14% of the share of votes. This is the …
On a warm Saturday, 7 May 2011, Singaporeans went to the polls to elect new Members of Parliament. The result of this five-year democratic cycle was that the incumbent, the People's Action Party (PAP), was returned to power with 60.1% of the vote, while also increasing the number of opposition members in the highest legislative body in the nation. Prime Minister Lee Hsien …
On May 7, 2011, Singapore citizens will vote at a landmark general election. Unlike past elections, 82 out of 87 seats are being contested this year, giving almost all eligible voters the chance to vote. Like many of these voters, I am a first-time voter this year. As such, I thought it important to learn about what to do at their polling stations in order to vote properly. …
Last Saturday's newspapers featured a story about the plight of foreign brides in Singapore who are mistreated by their Singaporean husbands. It also included a small section on how the children of these couples suffer. Moved by that section, I wrote a letter to the Straits Times Forum. Here's a comparison of what I had emailed to the Straits Times and how it was finally …
Here's a short review of Shaw Premiere at Nex, the local cinema chain's entrance into the "luxurious movie-going experience" segment. (Disclaimer: I had been invited to this pre-launch event by Omy.) Firstly, the tickets are already unique. Instead of the regular card stock, Shaw Premiere tickets are printed on silver-foil card stock. Unfortunately, the contrast of the black … 
Some people may know that I'm a huge fan of Firefox, the free web browser from Mozilla. I've been using it faithfully as my primary web browser since its version 1 days. That was the time when it was the primary challenger to the incumbent Internet Explorer. What I especially love about Firefox is its huge library of add-ons. These are small little apps that enhance … 
I had the chance to watch "TRON: Legacy" on its opening day here in Singapore. Initially, I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch it, because all I knew about the show was about a guy who gets sucked into a video game (or so I thought). Thank goodness I did watch it. Firstly, yes, there's no video game involved. "TRON: Legacy" tells the story of a rebellious young man, Sam … 
Thanks to omy.sg, I had the opportunity to catch a preview of "하녀" (or, in English, "The Housemaid"). This was the first Korean drama movie that I was going to watch, so given what I knew … 
This week, Steve Jobs introduced a refresh of the MacBook Air laptop computers from Apple. These new portables are now the lightest computers that Apple offers across its venerable Mac line. I already own the previous version of the MacBook Air. I had bought it in March, so that I could not only bring it on my holiday then, but also use it for a few presentations at work and …
Thanks to XPR, I was invited to an event by Dell, teasingly called "An evening of revelry and entertainment". I thought that it'd be a time of fun and games, especially since it was held in an apartment at a prestigious condominium, Scotts Highpark, near the Newton MRT station. It turned out to be more like a regular ol' house party, except that it was hosted by Dell Asia …
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