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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Please Mind the Gap, and Why Laser Flair at Funan Sucks
“Please mind the gap!” Nope, I’m not making announcements on behalf of Hong Kong MTR. I’m referring to something else. I’ve been invited recently to conduct a series of leadership workshops for an organization. One recent week, I had a … Continue reading
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Peasant Sighting: Chye Seng Huat Hardware
So coffee’s in. So you set up a coffee shop inside an old hardware store. You spin a yarn about roasting, and embed into your story some incomprehensible mumbo jumbo related to coffee – words like “roastey” and “coffee school” … Continue reading
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More than Half Willing to Leave
It doesn’t take an Alvin Toffler to tell us that a day will come when existing (translate: old) Singaporeans will die off while the country empties out and is occupied by foreigners. There are already 200,000 Singaporeans overseas as of … Continue reading
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A Scholar Gets Raunchy
How are scholarships awarded? Annabel Chong went to study law at King’s College, London under a scholarship, and in 1995, at the age of 22, became famous by engaging in 251 sex acts with about 70 men over a ten-hour … Continue reading
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A Hero Bites the Dust
The world needs heroes but it is devastating to see them fall one by one. Lance Armstrong won seven Tours De France, after winning a highly publicized battle with cancer. Armstrong made the little yellow rubber wristband a permanent part … Continue reading
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A Turtle Recalls
Beefcakes’ brains are contained in their biceps. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, it’s no exception. When Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California, a reporter asked about a Cohiba the meathead was smoking. “That’s a Cuban cigar,” the reporter said. “You’re the governor. … Continue reading
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Finally, a Tab that Meets My Needs, and a New Phone
Got myself a new toy in September. About the same size as an iPad, but lighter, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has a 1.4GHz Exynos Quad-Core Processor and the most amazing advantage is that it allows me to work with … Continue reading
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When Those Who Ought to Know Better Suffers from Verbal Diarrhea
In 1939 Solomon Popoll Linda, an unknown South African Zulu musician recorded a song about a lion. In 1961 the song soared to number one on the charts. The title of the song is The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The song … Continue reading
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A Beautiful Heiner Nonnenbroich
Many thanks to Ernst Vogtle from Germany who presented me with a beautiful Heiner Nonnenbroich – my second one – when we meet last Sunday; he told me it was specially carved for me:
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I Eat (Free), I Extort, I Blog, I Publish Dining Guides, and Why Ruth’s Chris is an Epic Fail
I may blog about food but I pay for every meal I eat. I am not a glutton masquerading as a food blogger in order to stuff my face without paying a dime. I am a steak lover who have … Continue reading
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