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Coming Out in SG
- Molly Meek: Coming Out Entry
- NudeGabriel: touched
- sgForums: Response from MOE to gay teachers disturbing

Bus Companies Up Fares
- Endoh: Have Singaporeans become suckling pigs?
- Pseudonymity: Burden of Fare Hikes on Commuters is Unjustified – NSP

Daily Discourse
- thegreatsze: If Talk Is Cheap, Why Do Lawyers Earn So Much?
- Singapore Patriot: PM Abe’s resignation: More lessons from the Land of the Rising Sun
- The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist: Graduates, Power, Finance and the Trade-off for Pluralism?
- Urbanrant: Understanding pay differences: armed forces vs civil service
- KTM: Legislation of the Virtual World
- The Online Citizen: Education and excellence through a fairer Tuition Grant program
- EDMW: Navy Chief is new State IT Chief

Life, the universe and everything
- Faddy | Girl Next Door: Being a Silent Reader.
- Cobalt Paladin: Getting Things Done

Infoblogoramus
- Midnight Monkey Monitor: Earthquake in Indonesia, Tremors in Singapore
- hya*cinthus: Is Graffiti Allowed in Singapore?

Odex Update
- EDMW: ODEX Phoenix Wright 4: The Last Appeal

September 14th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Leah Donna Dizon リア・ディゾン, a model of Chinese, French, and Filipino origin, was a moderately successful model for import car magazines in the US. She gained a large fanbase overseas, predominantly Asia. Following the advice of her fans, Dizon sent a demo tape to a talent agency in Japan. She was signed up immediately and became an instant celebrity in Japan and many parts of Asia. In October 2006 she released her first photobook followed by numerous commercials, her own debut album and several more photobook exclusives.

More pictures after the break.

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September 14th, 2007 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (4)

Coming Out in SG
- Ned Stark: Otto Fong and To Kill A Mocking Bird
- Fearfully Opinionated: not unreasonable to ask otto fong to take down letter
- Song of a Reformed Headhunter: Mr. Otto Fong Comes Out in an Open Letter
- Bread Crumbs and candy cottage: Otto Fong Teaches His Students How to Prove the Mathematical Formula, bigotry=stupidity
- lost in york v2.14: Homosexuality, Christianity and Singapore
- Live today as if there’s no tomorrow: coming out of a teacher
- Inferno’s pensieve: A commendable act of bravery
- Signore Kai said… Otto Fang
- Every beat of my heart: Yes hes a teacher in the “best” sch in singapore
- Singapore Boy: So what’s the deal about that RI teacher?
- Random scribblings from the Dreaming: Being an bonsai tree in a forest
- theABYSS: Teacher Gay Hero

Bus Companies Up Fares
- The Online Citizen: Analysis of PTC’s news release on fare increase
- Boleh! Boleh!: Bus Fares Going Up Again in Oct
- Singapore’s Land Transport: More expensive to travel by bus than train

Daily Discourse
- Cherian George: Election regulations vs social networking
- Musings: 377A: The Impending Lacuna
- What others say?: The ‘Right’ to be Gay – Is the problem with him or with me?

Odex Update
- EDMW: AVPAS & ODEX SEXPOSED – ST Forum – Whose interests is Avpas really serving?

Life, the universe and everything
- Ian: Why Are You Religious?

Infoblogoramus
- Insane Polygon: Singapore’s Got Talents
- Kelly Poon: Teaser! Short candy taste for those who are interested! [teaser for Kelly Poon's new album out 28 Sep 2007]

September 13th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (6)

CGS Controversy
- Game Axis: Monday Mayhem: The CGS Controversy!
- GGL Wire: GM wants players to give up 50% of CGS winnings to get drafted
- Got Frag: Trouble in Singapore
- CNET Asia: GCA aftermath–CGS controversy : Kids kicked for profit again?
- CGS Forums: CGS Singapore results
- Urbanrant: Computer gaming in Singapore: Trouble brewing as improper side deals are now alleged
- Thoughts~Thinking~Imagination: CGS Singapoure controversy
- CGS: New Singapore General Manager

Starhub International Connections Capped?
- Starhub Forum: StarHub is capping intl websites to 10-15KB/sec
- HWZ: StarHub is capping intl websites to 10-15KB/sec
- HWZ: Attention: Starhub Maxonline Users /Complaint to CASE or IDA

SG Tech Talk
- bconfused: Apple Sells 1 Millionth iPhone
- theory.isthereason: Marie Digby: Feigning Amateur Status on Youtube and MySpace?
- Darth Grievous: Apple – The Hypocrisy That Don’t Get Hyped About
- Neils Clark: Opening Pandora in Singapore: Dissapointment City
- eOK .network: Article: Reaching bloggers
- Intelligently Retarded: Review: iPod Nano
- Gadgets and Gizmos: iPhone can now be used in Singapore!

Gaming
- Ian: On Dota : What Dota Tells You About Your Friends. (1)

Others
- Engadget: CEDIA 2007 roundup

September 13th, 2007 | Category: Daily Tech | Comments (1)

Coming Out in SG
- Fridae.com: Singapore teacher removes coming out blog under ministry pressure
- Molly Meek: Uncanny Echoes: Consistency or Striking Staleness?
- Aaron Ng: Regardless of race, language or religion
- Jasper Chen: Letter to Raffles Institution regarding Otto Fong
- Singapore Kopi Tok: Otto – 1; MOE – 0
- They Might Be Curly Giants!: Teacher Comes Out Of Closet, Blog Post Disappears
- Mr Wng Says So: This Man Is A Hero
- The Void Deck: So hard to be happy (gay) in Sg
- SPUG: RI Teacher Coming Out
- Coffee Shop Tak: Teacher Deletes Posting becasue of MOE?

Bus Companies Up Fares
- Simply Jean: Hear ye! Hear ye! The hike has come! Time to build an ark!
- The lush garden within: GST up, bus fares up, what’s up next?
- EDMW: Adult bus Fare Up from Oct….
- sgForums: Fare hike for public transport in October?
- VR-Zone: Bus fares to go up by 1 to 2 cents from Oct 1
- EDMW: knn, transpork increase again!!

Daily Discourse
- Molly Meek: Casualties of a Progress that Isn’t
- Blueheeler: Money where your mouth is
- Jaron: What is your favourite Sg PAP MP’s quotes?

Life, the universe and everything
- My Play Pen: The unenlightened society Part 2
- Endoh: Remembering 911, Remembering them…

Infoblogoramus
- Singapore Angle: The Campaign to Confer the Public Service Star on JBJ: Die die must watch!
- Student Blog Project: Local Hosting vs Overseas Hosting [II], [III]
- Notes from the heart: How Ikea makes customers feel important

September 12th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (2)

Lin Chi Ling 林志玲 is one of Taiwan’s top models and is easily the most recognisable Chinese model in Asia. Dubbed as the most beautiful woman in Taiwan “台湾第一美女”, she has received numerous accolades, including having her own stamps issued by Taiwan’s Post Office to raise money for victims of an earthquake.

More pictures of Lin Chi Ling after the break

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September 12th, 2007 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (1)

I have never, nor will I ever, read blogs
- Rambling Librarian: I HAVE never, nor will I ever, read blogs” (Part 2)
- Otterman speaks: “I HAVE never, nor will I ever, read blogs.”
- Vantan.org: She doesn’t read blogs

Daily Discourse
- Legal Janitor: Be careful when you wish for black and white
- Yawning Bread: Fun with FOI
- Insane Polygons: Water, Water, Everywhere…

Coming Out in SG
- Otto Fong: Thank You All!
- Aaron ng: A salute to Otto Fong
- The Online Citizen TOC Breaking News: Gay teacher deletes his “coming out” article
- The Online Citizen: TOC Exclusive: Otto Fong’s Open Letter

CPF and Annuities
- Razzle Me: Much ado about CPF

Black Saturday
- The Online Citizen: TOC Report: annuity protest draws small crowd
- redbean: Finding a new way to engage the govt

Odex Update
- The Fool’s Progress: 「ODEX倒す！！」: The Making Of
- Otakurean? :Our drill will thrust through the heavens!
- mrbrown: Singapore police sends 4 riot buses to deal with Ultraman?

SG Biz
- Sg Entrepreneurs: Scoop of The Day: Mobile Weapon:BattleStations – Tyler Projects
- Sg Entrepreneurs: In Conversation with Eric Feng, TheFAQBook on Public Speaking + Special for SGE readers
- Young Upstarts: Despise Not The Humble

Life, the universe and everything
- My Play Pen: Living in the 1920s
- Decay On Net: I love wireless@sg
- VR-Zone: Concrete slab fell from ceiling!

Infoblogoramus
- A tiny blip in the contnuum: Amex Urban Beach Bash wrap-up, in pictures

September 11th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Before we go on to today’s links, we’d like to congratulate Trey Parker and Matt Stone and the South Park gang for winning an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. You guys kick nuts!

Nvidia 8700 Video Card in November
- X-bit Labs: Nvidia readies new “G92″ graphics processing unit for November.
- VR-Zone: Nvidia G92 is D8P, Priced $199-249
- VR-Zone: Nvidia G92 Card is 9-inch Long
- Tech Report: G92 to materialize in a GeForce 8700 GTS card?

September 11th, 2007 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

I have never, nor will I ever, read blogs
- Bernard Leong: The Cult of the “Expert” Journalists
- Rambling Librarian: “I HAVE never, nor will I ever, read blogs”
- Deadpoet’s Cave: “I HAVE never, nor will I ever, read blogs.”
- the(new)mediaslut: She who will not read blogs vs her editor who does
- Coffee Shop Talk: Elitist Journalist don’t read blogs

Black Saturday
- sgForums: Reuters report on “Black Saturday” at Centerpoint 8 Sept 4pm
- Coffee Shop Talk: Black Centrepoint – great success!!
- VR-Zone: Annuities anger Sporeans…Massive public protest planned at Centrepoint tomorrow

Daily Discourse
- Pseudonymity: Global Club of Democracies Decide Not To Invite Singapore
- nofearSingapore: Ngiam Tong Dow and danger of Group Think

NSF man caught with rifle
- HUNGonline: Think before you bitch about the Dave Teo case, people.
- Endoh: Why bloggers should not handle Dave’s crisis!

Ho Peng Kee, hearing aids and bicycles
- The Online Citizen: Planning cycling events: Uniquely Singapore, F1 or F9?
- The Online Citizen: Young PAP removes “Night Cycling” item from its website
- mrbrown: Night Cycling and Amazing Race disappears from YPAP calendar
- Aaron Ng: Young PAP exposed!

Odex Saga
- EDMW: Singapore anime figurine protesters meet real police
- 0INT: WEARE THE NUMBER 1NE COMPANY FOR PUBLISHING ANIME IN SINGAPOAR YATTA DESU!

Life, the universe and everything
- Yawning BRead: Rock,jazz and songbirds silenced
- Ian: Good Advice
- Intelligently Retarded: Friendster, an online paradise?
- explodingman: Of Telcos and Subtle Trickery

Infoblogoramus
- Sabrina: Know-Hows: Methods to Increase Blog Traffic 101
- Sheylara: Behind the scenes of Microsoft media event
- lancerlord: of full-length 26-minute version of the new osama bin laden video

September 10th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

It’s great to find tech articles written by local bloggers. We wished we could find more local tech reviews and sports commentaries but the reality is that they are quite rare. Hopefully our highlighting them in SGDaily will encourage others to write more in these areas.

New iPods
- theory.isthereason: Those new iPods are pretty awesome, except…
- Urbanrant: Has Apple touched you yet? Goodies for the holidays
- Bernard Leong: Why Apple come up with iPod Touch
- The eOK .network: What we could wiki in Singapore
- I saw love in your eyes: The new Ipod! ZOH-MY-GOD!
- Intelligently Retarded: OMG THAT NEW IPOD NANO!

Games Convention Asia
- fartboystinks: Games Convention Asia – with HOT COSPLAY CHICKS! OMG!

WordPress 2.2.3
- bconfused: WordPress 2.2.3 released, security fixes and all

Facebook MMOG
- Entrepreneur 27: Launch of First Facebook MMOG from Singapore by TYLER Projects

September 10th, 2007 | Category: Daily Tech | Comments (1)

Fan BingBing 范冰冰 is a multi talented actress and singer from China. In 2005 she was ranked 7th in Forbes Top 10 Chinese Celebrities and was awarded Star of the Year by Forbes China.

More images and her blog after the break.

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September 10th, 2007 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Leave a comment

The Singapore Daily Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti, 1935 – 2007

Luciano Pavarotti was one of the most legendary opera singer of his time. Born on 12 October 1935 on the outskirts of Modena Italy to a baker, he made his opera debut in 29 Apr 1961. In his international recital debut in 1973, he asked for a handkerchief to wipe his perspiration before the debut but was given white dinner napkin instead. The white napkin was a signature part of his act ever since. Pavarotti’s became an international celebrity when his rendition of Giacomo Pucinni’s aria Nessun Dorma from Turandot was picked by BBC as the theme song for the 1990 Italia FIFA World Cup. The aria achieved pop status and has to date remained his trademark song.

In the early morning of 6 September 2007, Pavarotti succumbed to pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed in July 2006. In an email statement, his manager wrote: “The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness.”

Luciano Pavarotti is survived by his four daughters. He has one granddaughter.

Nessum Dorma, Torino 2006
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Ciao Maestro.

Daily Discourse
- The Void Deck: Protest-O-Rama Siah!
- Ned Stark: The Permit, The Cycling Event and a Fourth University

NSF man caught with rifle
- DJ Lamb: Why wasn’t the Public informed about CPL Dave Teo’s act?
- Ian: NS – A Pause In Our Lives
- ST Video News: Interview with Dave Teo Ming’s ex girlfriend

CPF/Annuities
- EDMW: Singapore’s pension reform plans spark rare protest

The people vs Regan Lee
- EDMW: MX 5 accident (recap) [GPGT]
- EDMW: 31 July 2007 Trial of Regan Lee (the driver of the Mazda test-drive fatal accident)

O for a Muse of fire…
- Die neue Welle: September
- Miyagi: Who wants to be a superhero?

Infoblogoramus
- Paced: Urban=Sunset Way & Suburb=Holland Village Soon?

Odex Saga
- The Ignorantsoup: Does odex have a right to give olive branch to anime downloaders?
- Princess Sabrina: Odex’s sudden change of heart?
- EDMW: [xdeo] Spare the rod and spoil the industry?

September 7th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (4)

Here’s a photo compilation of 13 of the most horrific injuries that’s ever occured in the beautiful game in

recent times. WARNING: not for the squimish.

- The Sun: Football’s worst ever injuries

September 7th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sports | Comments (3)

A Look at Intel’s XEON and AMD’s Barcelona prices

Intel Tigerton Xeon
Model / Price US$
X7350 (2.93 GHz) : $2301
L7345 (1.86 GHz) : $2301
E7340 (2.4 GHz) : $1980
E7330 (2.4 GHz) :$1391
E7320 (2.13 GHz) : $1177
E7220 (2.93 GHz) : $1177
E7310 (1.6 GHz) : $856
E7210 (2.4 GHz) : $856

AMD Barcelona Opteron
Model / Price US$
8350 (2.0 GHz) : $1004
8347 (1.9 GHz) : $774
8347 HE (1.9 GHz) : $861
8346 HE (1.8 GHz) : $688

Read about the upcoming CPUs here
- Real World IT: Intel Tigerton and AMD Barcelona price list

In other news
- Zune Insider: Zune price drop to US$199
- Dailytech: Analyst Predicts Sony to Cut Price of 80GB PS3
- Information Week: Apple Tries To Ease iPhone Customer Anger With $100 Credit

September 7th, 2007 | Category: Daily Tech | Comments (1)

Ho Peng Kee, hearing aids & bicycles
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: It is a Political Reality from the Bicycle
- Singapore Patriot: What the WP cycling event ban has revealed

CPF/Annuities
- Aaron Ng: More brickbats for the CPF

4th University
- Onlinecitizen:What has university places got to do with compulsory annuities?

NSF caught with rifle
- Military Life: Are our NSmen/NSF mentally stable?
- DJ Lamb: Foolish NSF – CPL Dave TM
- VR-Zone: Nabbed NS man’s story unfolds
- EDMW: Photo of Dave Teo Ming girlfriend?
- EDMW: Want to see the blog? Last chance!

Infoblogoramus
- Student Blog Project: Local Hosting vs Overseas Hosting
- IZ Reloaded: Website sells unlocked iPhone to Singaporeans
- Marina’s Bloggariffic: Vivo Vespa first year anniversary

Odex Update
- ZeroHero: Odex To Stop Issuing Legal Letters
- Message of the Day: Odex, Throwing the White Towel?
- Subcourts Website: Official Odex judegement [PDF]
- mrbrownshow: the mrbrown show: pride and punishment

September 6th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

We mentioned an imminent announcement from Apple yesterday and Steve Jobs did not disappoint. Apple is introducing a slew of changes to their entire iPod line, including:
- an iPod Touch thats touchscreen based
- a Nano with video capabilities
- a WiFi version of the iTunes store
- and US$200 off the iPhone [woop!]

Read more about it here:
- Digital Trends News: Apple Revamps iPod Line, Drops iPhone Price

September 6th, 2007 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Before you accuse us of not supporting our local talents, we present to you Kanny Theng, a local underground favourite who won the Stomp Maxim Babe 2007. No mean feat considering she had to beat well known celebrities like Cynthia Koh and twins May & Choy to the title.

More pictures after the break.

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September 6th, 2007 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (6)

NSF caught with rifle
- EDMW: Reminder: All SAF personnels are not supposed to leak internal information to outside [Original thread about the incident was apparently hastily removed by EDMW mods]
- Random Thoughts of a Free Thinker: ST: “Nabbed in Orchard Rd after hunt: NSF with rifle, ammo”!?
- zm. the poor bloke: NSF up lorry [removed by author]
- EDMW: [GPGT] Armed SAF serviceman caught.
- EDMW: Pictures of Dave Teo Ming from his ex blog
- SPUG: NSF arrested for leaving camp with rifles, bullets
- VR-Zone: News report the armed AWOLEE caught at Orchard
- EDMW: Armed and AWOL: Nabbed NS man’s story unfolds
- Bored Dad’s Roar: NSF arrested with armed weapon!
- EDMW: Sounds like Dave Teo Ming’s ex-gf is a liar

4th University
- Mr Wang Says So: The 4th University And Other Simpler Options

Ho Peng Kee, hearing aids and bicycles
- Mr Brown Cycle safer with Young PAP

What troubles the PM
- Singapore Patriot: Troubled families: Malay problem or Singapore problem?

Confessions of a SG Booth Babe
- Out Of My Mind: Comex 2007

Odex Update
- EDMW: The New Paper Exclusive: Local anime fans berate Odex’s voice-overs

September 5th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

Not that we are fans of any club in the premier league but the Devils seem to be getting all the limelight these days. Sex, lies and videotaped-flvs… who can resist?

Escorts hired by Cristinano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson to celebrate their win against Spurs tells it all. Pictures, stories and a blurry flv that doesn’t show you anything (bummer) below:

- News of the World: I turned Ronaldo on with my Tesco knickers

September 5th, 2007 | Category: Daily Sports | Comments (1)