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Daily SG: 7 Apr 2009

Posted by singaporedaily on 7th April 2009

Gahmen/GLC Bonuses
- Sgpolitics.net: The ruling party has not learnt the lessons from AIG
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: ‘Bonus’ not a dirty word
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: This Week is Kindness Week in Singapore
- Feed Me To The Fish: “Bonus” need not be a dirty word in Kindness Month

Recession
- empty_vessels: Of Pay and Other Matters.
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore to keep unemployment below 5.2%
- Sex sells, so does Politics: So what if our own unemployment rate is rising? That shall not stop us from giving away jobs to our friends like the Philippine! [Thanks Tan]

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: One hundred dollar fine for..SMRT.
- TOC: PTC fines on transport companies are meaningless

We Don’t Need No Regulation
- TOC: Engaging netizens – time to come out of comfort zones, politicians

National Service
- The Kent Ridge Common: A flexible national service policy to allow our male graduates to enter the workforce early

The People vs PoThePanda
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: The case of PoThePanda… so far

The Aftermath of the NTU Passings
- TOC: David Widjaja’s autopsy report released, results not disclosed

Daily Discourse
- The Wayang Party: A good and competent government is no longer enough for Singaporeans
- Singaporean Skeptic: Does Sex on TV lead to more Crime?

Life, the universe and everything
- Angry Doctor: Where morality lives
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Birth of one more new podcast in Singapore

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Daily ChioBu: Erika Sawajiri N/S Eyes

Posted by singaporedaily on 7th April 2009

In 1999 at the age of 13, Erika Sawajiri 沢尻エリカ successfully auditioned at Stardust Promotion, one of Japan’s leading talent management agencies, and began modeling for junior fashion magazones CUTIE and nicola. In 2001, Erika won the Seikore (制コレ) grand prize. She began appearing on TV in programs like Harajuku Ronchazu, The Night of Hit Parade and Super VIP. A year later, she was named Fuji TV’s Visual Queen of the Year. In 2002 at age 16, Erika began acting in TV dramas and modeling as a gravure idol. In 2005, Erika starred in her first film Pacchigi!, which won her Best New Actor awards in all major award ceremonies in Japan (18th Nikkan Sports Movie Award, 30th Houchi Movie Award, 15th Tokyo Sports Movie Award, 79th Kinema Junpo Award, 29th Japan Academy Awards). In the same year, she grabbed 2 more Best New Actor awards for her role in 1 Litre of Tears (2006 Elandor Award, 43rd Golden Arrow Award). In 2006, Erika released her first single which went to #1. Her second single the following year also went to #1, making her the only artist in 39 years to have the first 2 singles hit #1 consecutively.

Pictures from N/S Eyes no. 233 [released 18 Jul 2003] after the break. [NSFW]
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