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National Day 2009
- Temasek Review: Singapore’s limits: An unthinking and unquestioning ‘Confucian’ society
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Issues Singaporeans want PM to address during National Day Rally.
- A Year Without Laksa: Dear Australians (And any other people who don’t know about Singapore!)…
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: NDP Exco turns a deaf ear on environment hazard warning
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Our Hope For Singapore @ Speakers Corner
- The Reform Party: The Reform Party National Day Address

Road to Perdition Repression Election
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Spin Doc Spinning!
- Today In Singapore: History Revisited
- TOC: The race to engage Singaporeans
- TOC: “Democracy need not involve the presence of an opposition,” says PAP member

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- TOC: No cheap fares for the elderly, says Gerard Ee
- Singapore Recalcitrant: SMRT

Woody Goh’s 10 Challenges
- The Rot Within: Bonding

Recession
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Straits Times cherrypicks economic survey findings

Lee vs Chee
- Temasek Review: George Yeo replies to Chee: Temasek has done “well”

Free Burma
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Singapore ‘Happy’
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Comparing international outcries to Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial verdict

Daily Discourse
- the kent ridge common: Possibility of a speaker representing the student body in parliament
- an audience of: “Strange” business going around at HDB flat [Thanks nkh]

Life, the universe and everything
- I can give you Gatsby: Singapore, I fucking love you! said Lady Gaga.
- TOC: A constant work-in-progress

Infoblogaramous
- Maruah Singapore: Registration for consultation workshop on ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

August 13th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

National Day 2009
- Temasek Review: Singapore’s limits: The curse of the GDP
- ErniesUrn: We, the citizens of Singapore…
- The Lycan Times: 44 Years of Nationhood
- Insane Polygons: I Don’t Care For National Day.
- Today In Singapore: A Broken Pledge
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: National Day Message 2009

National Service
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: National Service for new citizen?
- Military Life: NS for adult new citizens not practical (You sure or not?) [Thanks Panzer]
- running legs: NS for adult new citizens not practical, oh really?

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Temasek Review: Temasek spin doctors at Straits Times tries to salvage battered public image

Recession
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore GDP up, but almost all other indicators down

Healthcare
- The Gigamole Diaries: Speak up on science issues? Where are our ethicists when you need them?

Religion
- Illusio: RDS: The remaining issues

Lee vs Chee
- TOC: Politicians cross swords in cyberspace
- Temasek Review: Chee Soon Juan challenges George Yeo to online debate

Free Burma
- TOC: Is Burma going to be Southeast Asia’s Iran or North Korea?
- Rachel Zeng’s blog: Press statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Daily Discourse
- Sam’s thoughts: Taking on Teen Sex
- Sgpolitics.net: The fine art of cherry picking
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Minimum wage jobs

Life, the universe and everything
- Empty Vessel: Will the real photographers please stand up?

August 12th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

Touchable Holography

News
- DailyTech: Windows 7 RTM Gets Benchmarked, Results Are Mixed
- TweakTown: PCIe 3.0 Protocol Delayed until 2010
- techPowerUp: HD 4860 Starts Shipping in Two Weeks, HD 4750 Follows
- DigiTimes: Acer has a chance to surpass HP in global consumer notebook market in 3Q09
- Sony Insider: Uproar Brewing Over Sony Intentionally Disabling Hardware Virtualization On VAIO Computers
- Mozilla Develper News: Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 now available for download
- PC World: Opera, Chrome Not Officially Supported by Office Web Apps

Reviews | Guides
- TweakTown: Windows 7 (Final OEM) vs. Windows Vista VGA Performance
- PC Perspective: ATI Stream vs. NVIDIA CUDA – GPGPU computing battle royale
- Test Freaks: Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 Video Card AMP! Edition
- MADSHRIMPS: DDR3 Roundup: New Elpida Kits from OCZ, Mushkin and Cors
- HWZ: Samsung X460 – Black Beauty
- ITPRO: Windows 7 RTM review
- Tech ARP: How To Fix The PCI Express x1 Bug Rev. 3.1
- TrustedReviews: HTC Hero Android Smartphone (G2 Touch) Review
- Tech65.org: Gear65 #33 – Samsung Omnia II (HD Video)

August 12th, 2009 | Category: Daily Tech | Comments (1)

National Day 2009
- the kent ridge common: The embodiment of democracy in our National flag and its reality
- Desparatebeep: The Meaning of Patriotism
- Mathia Lee: Meritocracy & 8:22
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: “Pledge moment unites Singaporeans ” – CNA
- TOC: “Based on justice and equality”
- TOC: “So as to achieve happiness…”
- Temasek Review: NDP and the building of a personality cult around MM Lee
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: National Day Parade = a military parade?
- ed’s Blog: Singapore’s Independence – reflections
- Feed Me To The Fish: Putting The Money Where The Mouth Is.
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: We forgot about democracy, justice and equality
- Loh and Behold: Proud to be Singaporean?
- The Star Online: Sense of belonging lacking among the young
- Rachel Zeng’s blog: Our Hope for Singapore
- Sam’s Thoughts: Celebrating National Day: We’re Coming Together, We’re Coming…. !!!!
- The Secret Political Blog: Patriotism is a Bad Word
- Singapore Life and Times: Uncock the bottle
- That Burning Republic-State Doesn’t Sway Placidity: Carving Mythology, Building Nation
- Balderdash: My NDP speech
- AngryAngMo: The Singapore NDP – Why The Hell Would You Do That?
- Singapore Democrats Blog: Women Democrats deliver SDP’s National Day message video [Thanks Seelan]
- choongyong.com: An ideal Singapore and wishes for the Nation
- My sketchbook: The national day pledge and the lemmings
- mrbrown: mrbrown at NDP 2009: The Creative Direction
- Anonymous_X: “Le Kua Simi” : 2009 Singapore National Day 2009 Parody Song by mrbrown & the band, electrician

Woody Goh’s 10 Challenges
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Does Goh knows his international relations 101?
- Today In Singapore: Who Is Goh Chok Tong?

The Search for Lee v4.0
- Chee Wai’s Random Musings: Succession in Singapore and Geo-politics (Burma): Goh Chok Tong’s comments
- Temasek Review: PAP looking for 4th PM: Counting the chicks before they are hatched?

Housing
- Ignorance is Curable: Singapore – Becoming a nation of high-rise squash courts
- Mr Wang Says So: The Second Question: Homes For Singaporeans

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Singapore Dino: Ministers side with foreign workers against Singaporeans

Healthcare
- The Gigamole Diaries: Stem-Cell challenge for the Singapore Medical Council

H1N1 Swine Flu
- Article 14: TAMIFLU, Pharmaceutical companies and their profits

High Notes and Minibonbs
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Suing the Wrong Party

Free Burma
- Jaslyn Go’s Blog: Happy National Day and My Exchanges with George Yeo on Facebook..
- TOC: 8.8.88 Anniversary: Burma – a bloody history

Daily Discourse
- Sgpolitics.net: Time to look past motherhood sentiments and start asking the hard questions

Life, the universe and everything
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Cosfest 2009 (VIII) – A Very Happy Event

August 11th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

“When you have a job market that focuses on the cost of labour rather than talent, the talent pool of the country will shrink in response to the selective pressure. It is unnatural selection at work. So by their policies, they are the ones responsible for the decline in worker productivity.”
skeptic

“..the support for another’s freedom is not weakness but.. a point where religion and society actually meet, a unique sacred moment in secular practice.”
Gwee Li Sui

“He peered into the bin exploring the day’s possibilities.”
Subra

“When I read former Prime Minister Goh’s comments on the urgent tasks facing Singaporeans, I wonder if our leaders are out of touch. Does his list of questions resonate with your concerns?”
Oikono

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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August 8th, 2009 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

National Day 2009
- Temasek Review: Do we know the real meaning behind the words of the National Pledge?
- TOC: “To build a democratic society”
- Military Life: Citizen SXXXXXXXH: Son-Soldier-Worker-Father-Citizen [Thanks Panzer]
- The Void Deck: We is Sg, Sgpooreans! [Thanks SGL]
- Same shit in different packages: We are the people
- Jacob 69er: Videos – National Day messages from Singapore’s political opposition parties

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments: Guess Ho’s baaaaack..
- Temasek Review: Temasek’s big blunder as BOA and Barclays rebound
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Buffett Vindicated!

Woody Goh’s 10 Challenges
- Mr Wang Says So: The First Question – Global Competition, Economic Growth and that Little Fellow on the MRT Train (You)

Recession
- Singapore Democrats Blog: We want deeds, not words [Thanks Seelan]

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Be thankful to Canada, Mr Brooks

High Notes and Minibonbs
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Volunteers for 22 August Gathering

Free Burma
- that burning republic-state: His Rose-Tinted Glasses

Daily Discourse
- The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist: Interesting Article – Rethinking politics, economics and media
- TOC: What academic freedom?
- Sgpolitics: Mr Yeh Siang Hui’s ST letter on protection for pregnant women misses several critical points

Life, the universe and everything
- Otterman speaks…: When does 1GBps come a knocking?
- theory.isthereason: theorycast.57 :: Social Media – Strategy Instead Of Tools @ PRSA Buffalo (Part 2)

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Microsoft Mix-It-Up – Win Mobile 6.5 Development – 27 Aug

Have a good National Day weekend, everyone!

August 7th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Momoko Tani (谷桃子) worked as a model for Toyota and a waitress after graduating from High School. She was scouted and elected into the 2007 Nitteligenic class, which included other top idols such as Asami Oda and Aya Kiguchi. Nitteligenic (日テレジェニック, terejenikku, an abbreviation of “Nippon TV” and “telegenic”) is an annual talent contest held by NTV. After graduating from the Nitteligenic group in 2009, Momoco has been working towards her goal of becoming an actress. Pictures from her first photobook Momoco after the break. [NSFW]

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August 7th, 2009 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (3)

National Day 2009
- TOC: “Pledge ourselves as one united people”
- TOC: “Regardless of race, language or religion”
- geraldgiam.sg: Building a Truly Great Nation
- Siew Kum Hong: National Day 2009: thoughts on being Singaporean
- Temasek Review: Gallery: Celebrating our “success” in Seng Kang
- Sam’s thoughts: How to write a National Day song
- Youtube: Isk, Hosni & Friends – Singapore National Day Song Medley [Thanks eVil]

re Education
- Illusio: MOE principal to present at Christian lobby seminar [Thanks Jack]

Religion
- Mathia Lee: On imposing religion

Recession
- Singaporean Skeptic: Singaporeans don’t save enough?

CPF
- mrbrown: CPF Life: Gahmen will pay you whatever it likes

Singapore Organ Trading Hub
- TOC: Death the great leveller

Healthcare
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: US Health debate: cost and benefits

Free Burma
- Singapore Social Activist: George Yeo’s Response to my Article on Facebook

Daily Discourse
- Today In Singapore: Seagate’s Swansong
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: Federalism / SEA Dynamics / Engagement / Aspirations / Business in SEA
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Will I Vote for PAP?

Life, the universe and everything
- SimpliFlying: Singapore Airlines A380 Suites – A Class Beyond First or a First Class Branding Debacle?
- A Gonzo Journal: A Fantastic Music Website, Truly Amazing

Infoblogaramous
- Notes From Serangoon Road: I, Polunin

Contributed by The Sketch Times

August 6th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

National Day 2009
- the kent ridge common: The ideal of equality in our National flag and its reality
- Oikono: Where are the Singaporeans Left?
- The Temasek Review: How Switzerland and Singapore celebrate their National Days
- the kent ridge common: Singapore: A young-nation on the rise
- Article 14: Celebrating National Day

Woody Goh’s 10 Challenges
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: SM Goh’s 10 challenges for the next generation..
- The Temasek Review: Reforming the obsolete political system remains a key challenge for the next generation
- Today In Singapore: Ten Challenging Questions

AWARE Aftermath: Thiology Goes to NYU
- QLRS: Voltaire in Singapore [Thanks Gwee]

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments: Guess Ho’s baaaaack..
- The Temasek Review: The Temasek debacle and the failure of one-party rule

Being Poor in Singapore
- Poverty: The Unknown Side of Singapore
- Jacob 69er: Video – Poverty in Singapore

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Are LTA and Taxi companies serious about saving the Taxi Industry?

Daily Discourse
- The Temasek Review: Singapore conferred award on controversial Malaysian police chief
- Siew Kum Hong: Guest piece on Blogtv.sg: Speaker’s Corner CCTV cameras

Life, the universe and everything
- Military Sg: Pegasus’ Wings Clipped in India [Thanks Panzer]
- Chill Out: Why is marijuana illegal?
- Cooler Insights: How HP Marries Art with Technology
- Stunned by Stone: Singapore International Jewellery Show 2009 [Thanks Joel]
- mrbrown: To be good Singapore DJ, you must have American accent, issit?

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Nominate Singapore’s 50 Successful Developers
- Virtual Thursday: 6 August 2009 – Virtual Singapore presentation [Thanks Andrew]

August 5th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

News
- PC Mag: The Google vs. Apple War Begins
- CNET: Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all
- nanotech: Windows 7, new laptop designs to converge
- Windows 7 Team Blog: Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pricing
- CNET: Hackers rumored to have cracked Windows 7 activation
- DigiTimes: Flood of ARM-based Snapdragon and Tegra smartbooks to hit market in 4Q09
- Expreview: AOpen Rolls out Ion-Based Motherboard for Socket 775
- PC World: 3 Social Media Aggregators That Bring It All Together
- Sony Insider: Sony’s Playstation 3 No Longer Being Sold At A Loss
- Engadget: 80GB PlayStation 3 on the outs in Japan, PS3 Slim looking all the more likely
- Washington Post: The iPhone Gets Easier to Dislike
- Times Online: Apple tried to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging order

Reviews | Guides
- HWZ: Editor’s Choice Gaming Rig 2009
- The Tech Report: Aspire One 751 vs. Gateway LT3103
- Anandtech: Notebooks at Netbook Prices: How Low Can We Go?
- Crave: Hands-on with the Creative Zii Egg
- bsn: Verbatim Nano Notebook Mouse Reviewed
- TweakTown: Super Talent’s super tiny Pico Mini USB Drive – Video Review
- Digital Trends: How to Encrypt and Erase a Hard Drive
- Verdis Reviews: HTC Touch Pro 2 Windows Mobile Smartphone Review
- Tech65.org: Gear65 #32 – HP Mini 110
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Review: Samsung Jet (S8003)

August 5th, 2009 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

National Day 2009
- TOC: We, the citizens of Singapore
- Rachel Zeng’s blog: A simple reflection and a wish for Singapore
- BEYOND SG: The DNA Coding That Makes Us Singaporean
- AngryAngMo: 5 Perfect Places To Watch The Singapore NDP Fireworks For Free
- The Temasek Review: MSN poll: only 18% of Singaporeans will celebrate National Day

Woody Goh’s 10 Challenges
- the kent ridge common: SM Goh’s fear of Religious Enclaves: Classes may help
- The Rot Within: Yes, propaganda is getting challenging
- The Temasek Review: SM Goh: “Economic growth” a key challenge for next generation

Recession
- Today In Singapore: Labour Chief Addresses Productivity
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Is the Bear Talking Bull?

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments: Guess Ho’s baaaaack..
- Temasek Review: The untimely departure of Chip Goodyear

Religion
- TOC: God sneaks into our classrooms
- Irreligious: Stealth religion in Singapore schools

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Yours Truly Singapore: Yours Truly Singapore

Housing
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Bubble Trouble?…

Pink Issues
- Laïcité: Gay marriage – the mythical threat to traditional marriage
- Sam’s thoughts: Being Straight Singaporean and Grateful
- Used Brains For Sale: Sayoni Coming Out Guide

National Service
- Ian On The Red Dot: NS – The Price Of Being A Male In The Glorious Nation Of Singapore
- Singaporean Skeptic: The ‘Privilege’ of being a Singaporean Male

Free Burma
- TOC: George Yeo is mistaken about Burma’s history

Daily Discourse
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Refugees should not be caned – A reply to UNSW Student Magazine, Tharunka
- Military Life: United Against Terror: Divided by Defence? [Thanks Panzer]
- Sgpolitics.net: Many put up with years of abuse before split

Life, the universe and everything
- Empty Vessel: “Which camera should I buy?”
- Fresh Brainz: Photo Gallery Thirteen
- the(new)mediaslut: Ris Low crowned Miss Singapore 2009
- ALVINOLOGY: Dunking Modeling Bloggers for Charity – Photos from Day 1
- Song of a Reformed Headhunter: Opening Reception of Indignation 2009

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: 1st SG-Google Tech User Group Meetup – 29 Aug

August 4th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments: Guess Ho’s baaaaack..
- Desparatebeep: Different Strokes for Different Folks
- My sketchbook: Temasek may team up with public for investments

Recession
- TOC: Unemployment – important statistics missing from media reports
- Singaporean Skeptic: Our Multi-Millionaire Minister makes a few ‘insightful’ comments.

High Notes and Minibonds
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Great Eastern Life shows the way
- Singapore Life and Times: Corporate Responsibility
- My Singapore News: Bravo, Great Eastern

National Day 2009
- Temasek Review: An amusing paradox: hanging national flags in HDB estates
- Military Sg: Duty, Honour and Country: National Day Reflections [Thanks Panzer ]

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Today In Singapore: Pipe Dreams Of The Foreign Kind

Housing
- Mr Wang Says So: How To Understand Information in the Age of Lots of Information

Daily Discourse
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Singapore Power’s subsidiary in environmental scandal
- the kent ridge common: Appointing the right people
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Research Paper on Singapore’s policy responses to ageing, inequality and poverty
- Sgpolitics.net: Films Act shenanigans are pitiful and pathetic
- that burning republic: Head Lessons
- TOC: George Yeo’s Meet the People Session at McDonald’s
- Singapore Democrats Blog: Democrats establish 14-member CEC to lead growing party [Thanks Seelan ]

Life, the universe and everything
- The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist: A guide to overseas studies (in the United States)
- Otterman speaks…: www.weather.gov.sg – NEA’s weather portal revamped
- Singapore Sports Fan: Singapore sets a whopping nine new national records at World Swimming C’ships [Thanks SSF ]
- Yesterday….Today….Tomorrow: A walk down Judicial Stretch – City Hall & Supreme Court
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: SATYAMEVA JAYATE (Watch Elangovan’s latest play this weekend) [Thanks Seelan ]
- TOC: Why Yasmin Ahmad was so Important to Me? [Thanks Donald]

August 3rd, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment