The Singapore Daily

For the sword outwears its sheath, and the soul wears out the breast.
And the heart must pause to breathe, and love itself have rest.
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam 5 January 1926 – 30 September 2008

The Passing of JBJ
- Gerald Giam: Passing of JBJ
- nofearSingapore: Mr. JB Jeyaratnam: R.I.P.
- Princess from the Planet of Venupitarius: J B Jeyaretnam passed away this morning
- The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist: Thinking about Mr. JBJ
- Moving Higher In Souped-up Heuristically Agon Moment: Mourn for a Great Fighter
- The Itch To Write: The demise of …

Power to Cost the People
- Sgpolitics: Crude Oil falls well over 20%, but electricity bills rise 21%
- Feed Me To The Fish: Who’s paying for all the energy expended at F1?
- Jacob’s Weblog: We might as well live in darkness

High Notes and Minibombs
- Singapore Alternatives: MiniBond- Allocation of Responsibility
- Mr Wang Says So: Why Intelligent People Do Stupid Things Which Aren’t Really That Stupid
- Sgpolitics: My response to Mr Syu Ying Kwok’s ST letter

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Yawning Bread: More people on this island, but poorer

SG Press rank 141 and falling
- This lush garden within: What role do the media play in Singapore?

Singapore F1 Grand Prix
- Singapore Life and Times: Start your engines
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: Formula 1 Grand Prix Singapore 2008

Daily Discourse
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits S’pore’s speech to UN on the independent variables of ‘good governance’ and ‘democratic governance’

Infoblogoramus
- Lets Go To Speakers’ Corner: Calender of Events

My company was involved in the Singapore GP and this was the view from my hotel window where I stayed over the weekend. Not a bad shot with a cheap Nokia camera phone :-)

September 30th, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (5)

Korean girl group Wonder Girls 원더걸스 debuted in February 2007 with the release of their album The Wonder Begins. It was not until the release and public performance of the single “Tell Me” that their popularity shot through the roof, not just in real world Korea, but in virtual communities on the Internet. The catchy song was performed with simple, pleasing dance steps, and within a month, fan performances of the song was circulating online on sites like Youtube and Daum. Pictures and fan performances of Tell Me after the break.

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September 30th, 2008 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (9)

We don’t need no regulation
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Online alternative politics in Singapore – Thoughts on Gomez’s thesis
- JUST STUFF: Suggested Solutions for managing e-relationships between netizens and government / Part 1 / Preamble

High Notes and MiniBombs
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Structured Products, Minister Pay and the Pursuit of GDP Growth
- The Void Deck: Again, Caveat Emptor!

AIA in Trouble
- Mr Wang Says So: AIG Writes To Mr Wang

Melamine in my Milk
- Singapore Complain Hub: Blog Reader Fear for China Made Crackers

Public Transport Forum at Hong Lim Park
- a blog day’s work: At TOC ‘transport’, Speakers’ Corner
- Singapore Alternatives: The Systematic Problems of Public Transport

Singapore F1 Grand Prix
- eastcoastlife: EastCoastLife at World’s First Night Race – PH

Singaporeans, a Dying Breed
- groundnotes: The SingBAB and the Impossible Integration [Thanks James]
- My sketchbook: Singapore new population record

Jurong By-elections
- TOC: A question of representation

Daily Discourse
- TOC: Population and national investments – missing numbers
- Singapore Complain Hub: Singapore: Contraception awareness among teenagers severely lacking
- Yawning Bread: Viewer advisories and the laugh test
- Extreme Prejudice 极端偏见: [TGIF] Friday Morning Craps

Life, the universe and everything
- Sam’s thoughts: Cleaning the house
- The eOK .network: New PR KPI: the spreading effect
- Anonymous_X: Catch F1, no…F8 Night Race at Chinese Garden!!
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Sun Tan: Another Singapore Sex Tape Scandal

Infoblogoramus
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: 16 October 2008 — NUS Stand Up Against Poverty

September 29th, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

Tech News
- Shacknews: New Nintendo DS Announced: Camera, Music Playback, Wi-Fi Upgrade, Under $189
- eFluxMedia: Apple Changes Policy: Sells Unlocked iPhone 3Gs in Hong Kong
- TG Daily: Nvidia to rename its graphics chips
- Engadget: Sony’s 11-inch VAIO TT: world’s lightest Blu-ray laptop
- Tom’s Hardware: New 256 GB SSD From Toshiba
- ThinkComputers: Microsoft Strikes Back Against Apple Ads
- Bit-tech: NPD reveals best-selling console games of 2008
- OhGizmo!: Brando’s Super Tiny USB Keyboard

Reviews | Guides
- Hardspell: 9600 GSO VS. HD4650
- Digital Trends: Gphone vs. iPhone vs. Windows Mobile
- Notebook Reviews: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Review
- PCStats: Beginners Guides: Downgrading Windows Vista Back To Windows XP
- CDRInfo: Intel E8600
- TrustedReviews: Logitech Z-500 Wireless Notebook Speakers
- ModSynergy: Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray Disc Player Review

SG Tech
- NO BUNS NO LIFE: Security Hole in Adobe Software allows FREE Movie Downloads!

September 29th, 2008 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Beautiful dinining ware eh? Unfortunately, what I use to put food on my plate is what unscrupulous businessman with no respect for humanity sell to parents to feed their children with.

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September 28th, 2008 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Comments (5)

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September 27th, 2008 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

An aerial view shows part of the illuminated street circuit of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at dusk. Source
Have a good F1 GP weekend!

Singapore F1 Grand Prix
- Singapore Sojourn: Raining On The Parade
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: F1…..or F9?
- EDMW: hokays F1 freeloaders

High Notes and Minibombs
- EastStop: Were MiniBonds/DBS Notes ‘Safe’ ?
- Ian On The Red Dot: Structured Financial Products + A Banker Friend + What Army Taught Me
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Update (1) to investors of credit linked securities
- My Singapore News: caveat emptor – minibonds

Lee vs Chee, Nair, FEER, WSJ et al.
- Singapore Indian Voice: Critics of Singapore’s judiciary face reprisal
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Comparing the cases of Durai and Goplan Nair
- Lawnet: Lee Hsien Loong v Review Publishing Co Ltd and Another and Another Suit [LOL, no kidding]

Baby Bonuses for a Dying Breed
- TOC: The stork is still not quite convinced
- TOC: Changed Singapore Dream: Fleeing The City of Possibilities
- My Singapore News: Changed Singapore Dream: Fleeing The City of Possibilities

GIC, Temasek State Funds Investments
- Sgpolitics: GIC’s hasty investments in Citigroup and UBS may yield mediocre returns for a considerable period

Melamine in my Milk
- Food Fads: Five more products detected with melamine [Thanks ecko as]

Daily Discourse
- Yawning Bread: Is engaging the mainstream media pointless? Part 1
- XTRALICIOUS: First Foray into ST – hesitation and anticipation
- Endoh’s Dungeon: Maternity Perks For Maids – the grey line between personal & professional lives
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Rich/poor divide in S’pore: Wealthy politicians helping to raise peanuts!!!
- The Extra Scoop: What the Olympics taught us about education

Life, the universe and everything
- The eOK .network: Think of the ripples in your social media marketing
- The fire in my life: Seafood Salah [Thanks ecko as]

September 26th, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (16)

Sayoko Ohashi (大橋 沙代子) is a Japanese actress and model. She is one of the models featured in the video game, Need for Speed ProStreet. She acts alongside model Krystal Forscutt. [NSFW]

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September 26th, 2008 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (2)

High Notes and Minibombs
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: LATEST on DBS High Notes: And things start to move
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: BREAKING NEWS : HK initiates mis-selling probe!
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Latest Twist – MAS to banks : Appoint your own investigators!
- Mr Wang Says So: Perils for the Retail Investor
- EastStop: Retail Investors – More handholding needed?

GIC, Temasek State Funds Investments
- Feed Me To The Fish :GIC? Who’s Money is it anyway?

AIA in Trouble
- Adventures and random brain waves: Socialism, capitalism and greed

Melamine in my Milk
- Sgpolitics.net: Melamine Contamination Problem – Beyond Milk
- The Itch To Write: Melanine Tainted Products in Singapore [Editor's note: Not trying to create mass panic but better safe than sorry]

Lee vs Chee
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: The strongest men in Singapore politics just got stronger: LEEders win defamation case against FEER in S’pore court

Singapore F1 Grand Prix
- Endoh’s Dungeon: Singapore F1 Grand Prix – culture revived or cash on wheels?

Foreign Workers Not Welcomed in Serangoon Gardens
- TheSuffocate: Why cant we live with foreigners?

Life, the universe and everything
- THINK HAPPINESS: Changed Singapore Dream Means More Flee City of Possibilities
- Cooler Insights: Turning Crises into Opportunities

Infoblogoramus
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Bee Cheng Hiang (美珍香) Online Photo Contest

Random bizzare quote
“Many women, in particular between the age of 25 and 40, are driving a resurgence of tea drinking because they are tired of water — water is very boring.”  – in Britain and tea: Health benefits renew century-old relationship

September 25th, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Tech News
- Yahoo Tech: T-Mobile G1 questions & answers [1][2]
- The Digital Home: Underestimating Google can be disastrous
- InternetNews: Mozilla CTO Sees an Upside to the Browser Wars
- Macworld: Don’t drive iPhone developers away, Apple
- BetaNews: Spurned iPhone developer’s complaints mysteriously disappear
- TG Daily: Thousands of Diamond Multimedia graphics cards potentially defective
- DigiTimes: Asustek cuts P45-based motherboard prices further
- TweakTown: Examining GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 mobo tech
- FrostyTech: Nexus BeamAir honeycomb fan adaptors
- Gizmodo: Cell Processors to Go 45nm in ’09; Smaller, Cheaper PS3s Likely to Follow
- LA Times: Kid in Palin hack fuss gets a digital hit-and-run

Reviews | Guides
- Engadget: T-Mobile G1 impressions: what we love, what we don’t
- PCMag: T-Mobile G1 (Google Android Phone)
- HWZ: HTC Touch HD and HTC Touch 3G Preview
- TrustedReviews: Asus Eee Box – First Look
- NordicHardware: Antec MicroFusion 350 Remote
- TweakNews: Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev.2 Heatpipe VGA Cooler
- TrustedReviews: Raptor Gaming M3 Platinum Laser Mouse

September 25th, 2008 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

High Notes and Minibombs
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: In HK, Govt seeks to help Lehman Minibond holders
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: DBS “High Note 5″ Investors feel cheated

GIC, Temasek State Funds Investments
- Chemical Generation Singapore: GIC’s First Ever Report

Lee vs Chee
- Singapore Indian Voice: Gopalan Nair’s Message Before Imprisonment

Singapore F1 Grand Prix
- Deadpoet’s Cave: Peter Chan takes a walk around the Singapore F1 circuit
- quachee’s blog: F1 Singapore
- Yawning Bread: River light-up may not wear well

Daily Discourse
- Sgpolitics.net: Who is the real PAP mole: unraveling the conspiracy theories in Singapore’s blogosphere

Life, the universe and everything
- The Bosonic State: Building a Space Elevator

Infoblogoramus

First Aid Corp is a coalition of individuals, companies and volunteers who are seeking to improve the survival rates from sudden cardiac arrests. The man who collapsed at the KPE during the run was their first life saved since they were formed 6 years ago. They are organising free hands-on only workshops on CPR with the automated external defibrillator (AED) on dummies this weekend. More details on their site.
- TOC: Group of Singaporeans organize meeting to discuss collective action on Lehman Minibonds

September 24th, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

The Singapore F1 Grand Prix begins 26 Sep 2008! Information on road closure here.

Melamine in my Milk
- Singapore Complain Hub: Current Singapore List of Banned Milk products from China
- Everythings about Singapore: Even Nestle products may have Contaminated Milk
- The fire in my life: The Blame Game on AVA? [Thanks ecko as]
- the boy who knew too much: 53,000 babies and Chinese values
- The Void Deck: What Others Are Saying: Ah Tiong Food Got Tok! Pui!

AIA in Trouble
- My sketchbook: The “Fat paycheck equals competency” theory

High Notes and Minibombs
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Lehman Minibond Saga : HKMA threatens to suspend banks’ license…MAS..
- TOC: Protecting the small investors

We don’t need no regulation
- To Fix a Mocking Peasant: Disbelieving

Foreign Workers Not Welcomed in Serangoon Gardens
- Organic-Ally: NIMBYs in Singapore

Have you ever wondered why we must serve
- Military Life: All Quiet on the Western Front

Housing
- Singapore Life and Times: Warranteed

Daily Discourse
- Simply Jean: Coming soon: F1 taxi surcharge (no, I am not kidding)
- Singapore Complain Hub: ‘Why is MOE releasing sensitive information like NRIC numbers to third-party vendors?’

Life, the universe and everything
- harmless? bananas!: Beyond Blogs
- Mindblogging Stuff: Now that’s what I call a thumb drive

September 23rd, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

Namthip Jongrachatawiboon, nickname Bee, is a successful actress, singer and model in Thailand. Pictures after the break. [PNSFW]

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September 23rd, 2008 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (3)

Hong Lim Park
- Sgpolitics: Police ban on Tamil language discussion at Speaker’s Corner proves the liberalization is mere tokenism
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: NParks in-charge of Speaker’s Corner; or are the Police still in the act??
- Singapore Indian Voice: Two other reports on the Tamil language issue

We don’t need no regulation
- My Singapore News: Uniqueness of space in Cyberspace

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Set higher standards for foreign sports talent

Fixating the Opposition
- TOC: The assault on reason

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- EastCoastLife: PM Lee Hsien Loong officially opened KPE

Burmese Protests
- Yawning Bread: Burmese patriots “undesirable”, says Singapore government

Melamine in my Milk
- My Very Own Glob: Got milk?
- Food Fads: Suspension Of All Milk And Milk Products From China [Thanks ecko as]

Daily Discourse
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Anecdotal Evidence of a very sharp slowdown..
- Sgpolitics: An “active citizenry” without the “fist fights”
- catherinelim.sg: The Political Opening Up—Is it for Real?
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Funding F1 is more important than school upgrading: Have big business & glam gone to S’pore govt’s head?
- Carpe Diem: Are we desensitising our readers?
- The Foreigner in Formosa: The Road To Singapore Is Paved With Good Intentions

Life, the universe and everything
- Mr Wise Guy Blog: The Soldier’s Hurdles During the Fasting Month
- International Coastal Cleanup Singapore: Chek Jawa checkout
- inter alia: rethinking apologetics
- Geeks Not Freaks: Telco Senior Exec Exposed

At the Movies
- Extreme Prejudice: Movie: Wall.E

September 22nd, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

Microsoft’s 2nd Ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates

Tech News
- rizzn’s personal blog: gPhone Spotted in the Wild!
- TIME: Android: Google’s Dream, Apple’s Nightmare?
- PC World: Is Android Google’s Ticket into the Enterprise?
- The Circuits Blog: IBM pushes toward 22-nanometer chips
- New Scientist Tech: Online gamers are fit – physically if not mentally
- ars technica: Trouble in the LHC: fried wiring and leaking helium to blame
- Crave: Stephen Hawking unveils oddest clock ever

Reviews | Guides
- Overclock3D: XFX 9600GSO 384mb vs Sapphire HD4670 512mb
- Tom’s Hardware: OpenGL 3 & DirectX 11: The War Is Over
- PC Mag: Google Android: Prepare to Be Underwhelmed
- TrustedReviews: Apple iPod touch 32GB (2nd Gen)
- RBMODS: Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Keyboard and Mouse Combo
- The Digital Home: Is Apple’s success the result of luck or skill?
- GPUCafe: [Nvidia] Vendor Comparison Rev 0.1

SG Tech
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Google: We’re sorry..
- Tech65: 65Bits Episode 89: Swype me an Android baby!
- Boleh! Boleh!: Female in IT Industry – My Views
- Singabloodypore: Singapore Politician Wants GTA IV Banned Too
- the(new)mediaslut: Windows Empire Strikes Back!
- unsolicitedopinion: Hands on the iPhone 3G

September 22nd, 2008 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Congratulations Yip Ping Xiu and Laurentia Tan!

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September 21st, 2008 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

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September 20th, 2008 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Comments (3)

Paralympians do Singapore proud
- TOC: Recognise and reward paralympians fairly
- edroos: credit where credit is due

AIA in Trouble
- Serena Days: An experience to remember
- HWZ: anybody cashing out their aia insurance

Lee vs Nair
- Think Happiness: Trial for Insulting Judge
- Simply Inconceivable: Can you blow a whistle?
- Simply Gab: Reporters without Borders on Gopalan’s Sentence

Jurong By-Elections
- Sam’s Alfresco Coffee: Mr JBJ took famiLEE LEEgime to court for By-Election in Bukit Batok

Fixating the Opposition
- Yawning Bread: Facing down a grave security threat: politics

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Bad News on the Doorstep: Of DSLRS, Printers and COEs

CPF
- My Singapore News: No change in Dictation Culture

Baby Bonuses
- TOC: A child is a child

Burmese Protests
- Sgpolitics: DPM Wong confirms true intent behind non-renewal of visas/work permits of Burmese residents in Singapore

Daily Discourse
- Feed Me To The Fish: Legal? Factual? Faulty? Who knows?
- TOC: Does globalisation encourage rational extremism?
- The boy who knew too much: Chinese products: a danger to the world?

September 19th, 2008 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (16)

Emi Kobayashi (小林恵美) is a Japanese gravure idol from Tokyo. The graduate from Aoyama Gakuin University has appeared in many TV programs in Japan, but is most remembered for role in Lion-Maru G. where she played Saori, a hostess who became a nun. [NSFW]

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September 19th, 2008 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (1)