Archive for September, 2009

G-Force Movie Review

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

In my honest opinion, this film is somehow quite disturbing to me. I would have loved the film to be an animation instead of lifelike guinea pigs. But it is supposed to be aimed at children so they might look at it in a different light. Anyway, the film is still just as entertaining with [...]

Airships Over Singapore Skies

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

By 2010, we may have a very different skyline. Not only will there by a revamped Marina Bay, and Integrated Resorts, but we may well even have blimps hovering around the Marina Bay skies! According ST Online, Zeppelin Airship World (ZAW), started by German permanent resident Armin Spenninger, has clinched a deal to ‘assemble, operate, [...]

Singapore To Reduce Foreign Worker Intake

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Good news to fresh local graduates, and the unemployed.According to an article on reuters, PM Lee said that Singapore will restrict the intake of foreign workers due to the global economic recession. In 2008, Singapore’s annual economic growth is at 1.1%, and unemployment rate hit the highest level in five years for our export-dependent economy. [...]

Singaporeans Famous For The Wrong Reasons

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

If you’ve read the post on Singapore’s richest people, you’ll probably have a good idea on who are the rich and famous on our sunny shores. Other than those in the post, others like our very own Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Creative Technologies Sim Wong Hoo would also fall under the famous list of [...]

9 Movie Review

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

The number 9 is a lucky number to most people of the Chinese race, and that is including me. To us, 9 symbolize longevity and eternity. So why do many couples want to get married with dates sporting a 9? The answer: Because it will mean that their marriage would last and they would be [...]

McDonalds I’m Yours, Singapore Style

Monday, September 14th, 2009

I think many of you would have seen the original clip, whereby a group of guys go up to the Mcdonalds cashier to make their order, while singing Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours”. But in any case, here’s the original version. I think its done in Australia: Well a bunch of local teenagers decided to replicate [...]

Singapore’s Rich List

Friday, September 11th, 2009

For those of you who are keen, here’s the list of Richest People in Singapore to date. Ng Teng Fong (Age 81) – US$8 billion Far East Organisation & Hong Kong’s Sino Group Khoo Family – US$5.5 bullion Goodwood Group of Hotels Kuok Khoon Hong (60) – US$3.5 billion Wilmar International Kwee Brothers – US$3.2 [...]

Off Peak Car Scheme

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

LTA has announced that changes will be made to the Off Peak Car Schemes by end-January 2010. Though the date hasn’t been fixed, but Off Peak Car users can look forward to the following changes: An electronic day licence (e-Day licence) to replace the current paper licence. Licence can be purchased after being driven out [...]

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