The Singapore Daily

“I think they didn’t fail the system, it’s the system that failed them.”
The Killerzephyr

“What do I tell my children about a government that is rich in wealth but not so wealthy in spirit?”
Ian Tan

“..I am wondering why we need to cast everything in terms of realpolitiks, or look at potential economic returns in everything we do? Isn’t doing the right thing, a good enough reason in itself?”
gigamole

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January 30th, 2010 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Comments (6)

Housing
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: MM Lee : You must be daft!
- The Temasek Review: Lee Kuan Yew: Singaporeans must be “daft” if they cast protest vote against PAP over rising HDB flat prices
- The Itch To Write: Would you pay $100, 000 COV?
- The Temasek Review: Mah Bow Tan finally acknowledged that the rising HDB resale flat prices have “raised fresh concerns”

Road to Election
- Die neue Welle: I am Singaporean III – The Importance of a Good Memory

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Foreigners pay more, but what’s in it for Singaporeans?
- The Temasek Review: Policy Face-off: Immigration policies – how many is enough?

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: More on Transport..
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: On Transport Again..

The Gospel of Harry
- Icarus Flew Too High: Ethnic divisions and your grains of rice

Religion
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Malaysia joins Islam’s ideological fray – Singapore beware!

Daily Discourse
- Big Talk Singapore: Singapore Resident Committee member shortage
- Kaffein-nated: The truth is out… what are you gonna do now?

Life, the universe and everything
- quachee’s blog: Singapore Memories: Singapore Singers & Songs
- The Long and Winding Road: Psst … guess who dropped in today?
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: 3G Micro SIM
- The Lycan Times: Humor – iPad
- Flying Low: 3D Football
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Asia 360 -Taal Volcano [Thanks Major]
- Vinyarb: Graffiti – AIDS Awareness Paris

Infoblogaramous
- Ong Jiin Joo: FilmCamp Singapore 2010 is this Sunday!

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- Asia Pacific Voices: Hong Kong Legislators resign in a bid for full democracy
- The Daily Beast: 9 Key Moments from Obama’s Speech
- AP: Toyota recalls at a glance
- NYT: Twitter Could Become the Unemployed’s Best Friend
- Global Post: Top budget retirement destinations abroad
- BBC: Happiness revisited: Does money make us happy after all?
- Council on Foreign Relations: Global Economic Trends: A Conversation with Joseph E. Stiglitz [Thanks Loyola]

January 29th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Ayumi Kinoshita 木下あゆ美 is a Japanese actress and model. She is most well known as Deka Yellow from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (Power Rangers S.P.D.). Along with Mika Kikuchi, she sings the second ending theme of Dekaranger titled “Girls in Trouble!”. Kinoshita’s most recent work is the film “Master of Thunder” (マスターオブサンダー), an action film where she stars as one of the seven pupils of a martial artist.

This is her photobook La Dolce by famed photographer Nomura Seiichi.
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January 29th, 2010 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (1)

..when that life which returns to the earth
rises in stagnation one thousand fold
the darkness will rise.
The soul who stands against it,
battles a destiny set in stone.
He bears with him a single thought,
bearing fire, yet frozen.
For his sake, for everyone’s sake.

Tessik no Tenjo

Housing
- Sgpolitics.net: Minister Mentor calls Singaporeans DAFT for faulting Government’s housing policies
- The Temasek Review: PM Lee: Govt does not have control over prices of resale flats
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Let the truth be told

Road to Election
- The Temasek Review: Opposition gunning Tampines GRC to kick unpopular Mah Bow Tan out of office

Singaporeans are fed, up with progress!
- The Temasek Review: Being the second freest economy in the world – What does it mean to Singaporeans?

Strangers in a Strange Land
- The Temasek Review: Exposing the 6 major flaws in the PAP’s immigration policy

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Singapore Alternatives: Inadequate Public Transportation II

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Singapore MD: Breast cancer screening and adoption of evidence
- The Gigamole Diaries: More on mammograms

The Gospel of Harry
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Lee Kuan Yew’s remarks deeply offensive to Malays

Daily Discourse
- Midnight Monkey Monitor: Have a say in shaping our home

Life, the universe and everything
- Growing your tree of prosperity: What Apple’s new tablet would mean for writers.
- Memories Archipelago: Behind the scences of Singapore Airshow 2010

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- Whitehouse: President Obama’s State of the Union address. [10am, Thursday, Singapore]
- NYT: The iPad’s Name Makes Some Women Cringe
- Reuters: Couture not a crime at Singapore prison
- NYT: Rule of Thumbs: Koreans Reign in Texting World
- LA Times: Toyota Q & A: What to do if your car suddenly accelerates

January 28th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (2)

Singaporeans are fed, up with progress!
- The Secret Political Blog: The PAP imitates the Reform Party
- Furry Brown Dog: Singapore’s policymakers catch up with economic reality
- Sgpolitics.net: A U-turn in PAP’s economic and population policies? We shall see.
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Talking about a revolution

Singaporeans: A Dying Breed
- Empty Vessel: Are they really fixing the birth rate problem?
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Singapore’s declining birth rate

Housing
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Complete denials
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Affordable flats

Road to Election
- Singapore Recalcitrant: The wheel of history will move forward

Re education
- Jacob 69er: {Video} Singaporeans’ views on the mandatory death penalty

Daily Discourse
- The Gigamole Diaries: Do we believe in anything of value….?
- My sketchbook: How to help Haiti-Singapore style
- Barnyard Chorus: What’s shit for the goose
- The Temasek Review: Smear campaign against “new ugly Singaporeans”: Is YPAP fighting back?

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- Reuters: FACTBOX-Creditors of Stuyvesant Town & Peter Cooper Village
- Daily Finance: Biggest Real Estate Deal in History Goes Belly-Up
- NYT: N.Y. Housing Complex Is Turned Over to Creditors
- BBC: Equality Commission calls for over-65s to keep working
- Reuters: Singapore sees up to S$12 bln capital investment in 2010
- AP: Pope to priests: Go forth and blog

January 27th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

Nokia shocked the tech world by announcing that they will be giving away free turn by turn navigation on all Nokia GPS devices. So far, only 10 devices are supported but Nokia spokesperson said more will come in the next few weeks. I’ve tried it out on a Nokia N97 Mini and it works great.

If you are still holding shares to Garmin or TomTom, this might be a good time to sell them.

On other news, Steve Jobs will be on stage tonight 2am Singapore time. Rumors says a Tablet is on the way.

News
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Free turn by turn navigation from Nokia
- Cnet: China denies involvement in Google cyberattacks
- Wired: Microsoft Learned of IE Zero-Day Flaw Last September
- JustinLee.sg: Most Ridiculous Windows 7 Bug
- Techgoondu: StarHub launches new mobile TV service
- LesterChan.net: Intel’s 2010 Core Processor Family
- Techgoondu: Trend Micro bets on Clouds: a commentary
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Lenovo announced Thinkpad X100e and Thinkpad Edge
- Youtube Blog: Introducing YouTube HTML5 Supported Videos
- Straits Times: Is this the Droid you are looking for?
- Techgoondu: StarHub to ship Motorola Milestone lastest by March
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Motorola Milestone spotted in Singapore

Reviews | Guides
- LesterChan.net: Synology Disk Station DS210j
- Techgoondu: Hands on: Motorola Dext
- TechieLobang: Limited Edition iPhone Casing with 1450 Swarovski Crystals

January 27th, 2010 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Road to Election
- Sgpolitics.net: PM Lee: Complete loss of perspective at Singapore Perspectives Forum
- The Temasek Review: PM Lee now says degrees “not as important” after former govt scholars join opposition
- Gimme Some Truth!: Elections come later, like chocolate cake

Re education
- The Kent Ridge Common: Social studies curriculum must be independent
- Mathia Lee: Dual Specialites

Strangers in a Strange Land
- The Temasek Review: Singapore to give out free YOG scholarships to foreigners

The Gospel of Harry
- Singapore Recalcitrant: A Moral Turpitude of Singapore’s Great Helmsman

Daily Discourse
- Empty Vessel: What price pragmatism?
- Insane Polygons: A Most Pragmatic Response.
- Facebook group: Singaporeans for Haiti
- Jacob 69er: {Video} Part 2 of SDP’s Let’s Talk with Michael Fernandez
- Singapore Dino: Cheaper, Better, Faster and Smarter… Ministers
- utopia8787: PA’s reply on Eunos Grassroots Enquiry

Life, the universe and everything
- Open Contours: Change We Can Believe?
- Letters to Bobo: Letter 3 [Thanks Gwee]

Infoblogaramous
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Join us at SDP’s 30th Anniversary Dinner!

A message from a concerned reader:

We are hitting peak season, for a profit-driven, multi-billion dollar industry that has seemingly unstoppable potential of eventually causing the demise of our future generations. But hey, isnt it a wonder that we are the ones fueling this industry through our own demands; demands coming from people who either don’t know or don’t care.

Shark fin trading is no longer just about protecting declining shark populations – its about protecting our future generations. Sharks prey on fishes that feeds on phytoplankton, hence controlling population of the plankton feeders. With the decline of sharks population, we can expect a sharp, steady decline in phytoplankton which is responsible for taking in carbon dioxide (the culprit for global warming) and turning them into oxygen in the water. Killing of sharks at the current merciless rates will greatly impact the entire ocean’s oxygen supply and eco-system. We rely on the ocean for food and we are causing damage that is serious enough to destroy our major food source – the prawns, tuna, snappers, etc fishes that you used to have on your plates may not be available in generations to come if the entire ocean dies. Lets not forget the fact that the Earth is made up of 70% water, and that water cycle is such that water from the sea will evaporate and form part of the air that we breathe.

Singapore is the world’s 3rd largest consumer of sharks fins. This means that we have control over the situation, we have the option of saying no, and we have the ability of influencing and greatly reducing the demand for shark fin. Say NO to sharks fin this Chinese New Year!

Ms Jennifer Lee

For more info and how you can help by the cause, visit Project: FIN (Singapore) [Thanks Jennifer]

January 26th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

Reform Party Seminar on Education
- TOC: RP: Don’t address issues by only looking at symptoms
- The Temasek Review: The Reform Party’s Seminar on Education [Pics]
- Singaporeans for Democracy: James Gomez’s speech at Reform Party Seminar on Education [Thanks Jacob]

Housing
- TOC: 50 years of HDB – homelessness is its biggest challenge
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Record high HDB resale flat prices: How much where?

Singapore Coloring
- The Gigamole Diaries: Race and ethnicity in Singapore – the confusion continues

Road to Election
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Why I joined the Opposition

Re education
- Because you’ve got all eyes on you no matter where you are: Education in Singapore: what changed, what hasn’t

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Singapore Alternatives: Inadequate Public Transportation

The Gospel of Harry
- Singapore Recalcitrant: Is MM Lee Kuan Yew adding value to Singapore?

Goal 2010
- The Kent Ridge Common: World Cup 2010: We won’t be held hostage
- The Gigamole Diaries: Between World Cup 2010 and Haiti…… the choice is clear

Daily Discourse
- The Temasek Review: Shanmugam living in a state of denial over political repression in Singapore
- TOC: Facebook’s bra colour campaign for breast cancer hurts more than it helps
- Growing your tree of prosperity: So having an Ivy-League degree is like having a D-Cup breastsize? [Thanks Wai Chung]
- I’m getting personal: My reflections on European Parliament
- Irreligious: “Cowards!”

Life, the universe and everything
- Sujadi’s Blog: Does it matter…Singapore? [Thanks John]
- Business Insider: Another Warning Sign: China-Based, Singapore-Listed Firms Rapidly Collapsing Amidst Debt And Fraud [Thanks Gerald]

Infoblogaramous
- SGEntrepreneurs: Events For The Week – 23-30 Jan

January 25th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

“..this is why there are no journalists in Singapore, but reporters. Because reporters just copy and paste what they see and what they get.”
Sam

“..I hope that there is no last word on the memorial, and on the state of politics in Singapore… For I am sure he wanted the last word to be in the clear and resounding speeches of many brave people to come…”
Liau Chuan Yi and Norvin Chan

“Our references in Singapore to Chinese, Malay, Indians and Others (affectionately known as CMIO) are ethnicity definitions based on self perception, and not racial definitions.”
gigamole

“The general singaporean population being sheep- well, at least that much is true. As for the leadership being lions…”
Insane Polygons

“Social justice and equality have been rudely sacrificed at the altar of globalization and “progress”.”
Ng E-Jay

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January 23rd, 2010 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Singapore Dino: Al Jazeera does SPH’s and Mediacorp’s work
- Sgpolitics.net: Discriminatory job ads on the decline? That is but the tip of our problems.
- The Temasek Review: Australia reviews its visa program to protect citizens from competition with foreign workers unlike Singapore

101 East : Calling Singapore Home can also be watched live here during it’s broadcast times. [Thanks Gerald]

Singapore Coloring
- Barnyard Chorus: The fallacy of scoffing at first steps
- Flying Low: Of Pigs, McDonald’s and Privilege in Singapore

Road to Election
- Insane Polygons: Lions and Pussies

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: COE @ $20K…rationing your dreams.

Re education
- Gimme Some Truth!: Singapore: The nation that dreamt of becoming an Ivy League

Religion
- Irreligious: Are you for us or against us?

Daily Discourse
- Barnyard Chorus: The revolution will not apologise
- Sam’s thoughts: Female objectification in Singapore
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: “Why censor when you can regulate?”
- Jacob 69er: Singapore remains the textbook example of a politically repressive state – Human Rights Watch
- nofearSingapore: World Cup 2010: Singapore’s MDA has duty to fulfil responsibility to Singapore’s public
- Small steps for Social PR: SG bloggers questioning their men in blue

Life, the universe and everything
- Carpe Diem: What good is being knowledgable if you’re Stateless?
- ALVINOLOGY: Prank Call to “Guai Lan Kia” Garrick
- Asia Pacific Voices: Analyzing views on the sustainablity of China’s growth
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore 2nd freest economy, 1st in labour freedom
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Free turn by turn navigation from Nokia
- Sparklette: Resorts World Sentosa – An Inside Look [Pictures]

Infoblogaramous
- Siew Kum Hong: Social Activism @ NTU
- APLINK: SUPERMODELME Season II – SINGAPORE- WALK IN Auditions !! [Thanks Andrew]

January 22nd, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

Gu Chen 古晨 (born 26 Sep 1987) is one of China’s top models. The Shandong Yantai 山东烟台 native shot to fame when she won the 2005 Shandong Miss Tourism International peagant. The graduate from Beijing Dance Academy was a winner again when she as voted top model in the 2008 Guanzhou Motor Show. In 2009, she became the first model from China to appear in the annual Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition. Pictures after the break.

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January 22nd, 2010 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Leave a comment

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Die neue Welle: Logical Thinking?
- Singaporean Skeptic: Naive report in the Straits Times
- Musings From the Lion City: Impose No Burden
- The Temple Of Thoughts 3: The Final Solution?
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: What, yet another start-from-scratch foreign club in our S-League?
- TOC Facebook: Latest fiasco from Football Association of Singapore
- The Temasek Review: Open letter to Courts CEO Terry O’Connor by a Singapore consumer

Road to Election
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: More People step forward..
- Singapore Recalcitrant: Is this a premonition of the PAP waning stars?

Housing
- TOC Facebook: 2-year application waiting period for 1-room flats under the HDB Public Rental Scheme
- The Asia File: Bloggers strike a blow for investigative journalism in Singapore

Re education
- The Gigamole Diaries: Marking examinations on a curve….. major pitfalls

We are against Capital Punishment
- la nausée: The Death Penalty and the “14.99g” Charge

Lee vs Chee
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: On seeing Dr Chee in cuffs, chains & shackles in front of his kids

Daily Discourse
- guanyinmiao’s musings: Youth Community Service in Singapore: Time To Go Beyond Self-Congratulatory Mindsets
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Shock doctrine in Haiti ?
- Rojo Cancer: What The HELL Is Shock Doctrine?
- Sex sells, so does Politics: The Legendary YPAP member Eric How is simply Boomz

Life, the universe and everything
- Today In Singapore: No Boobies Please, We’re Singaporeans
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Singapore 360 – Day 25: Marché At 313 Somerset [Thanks Major]

January 21st, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (2)

Big ups to Donaldson Tan redirecting us to TOC’s Facebook notes while they sort out their server issues.

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Minister Shanmugam : Don’t Blame Foreigners..
- Today In Singapore: See Nothin’, Hear Nothin’, Do Nothin’
- Singaporean Skeptic: Shanmugam said the darndest thing.
- The Temasek Review: Letter from Courts’ CEO Terry O’ Connor to Temasek Review to clarify Courts’ recruitment policy
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore residents down from 81% to 75% since 2000

Road to Election
- TOC Facebook: Former SAF Scholar joins Reform Party

Re education
- Times They Are A-Changin’: Sorry is indeed the hardest word to say..

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Mathia Lee: HIV – Knowing YOUR real risk

The Gospel of Harry
- TOC Facebook: Men in White silent on key historical issues, say scholars

Lee vs Chee
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Dr Chee and Mr Ambalam: Cuffed, shacked and chained [Thanks Seelan]

Daily Discourse
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: A slice of 80s history: Academic Freedom in Singapore
- TOC Facebook: Youthquake 6: Alternative media can’t replace traditional media
- Singapore Peak Oil: Golden Age for Asia? Dream On..
- The Crunch Time Blog: Symbiosis of Integrated Resort, Casino & Vices. [Thanks Andrew]

Life, the universe and everything
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Journal Singapore – Singapore’s first heritage board game
- My Very Own Glob: Why Tanglin has a Halt [Thanks DK]

January 20th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

Everyone is talking about Google pulling out of China. Google claims that it’s infrastructure, together with 20 other companies, were under cyberattack by China. This made them decided to stop censoring search results in China. As a result, China blocked Google website and it is no longer accessible in China.

Somehow I feel that their might be more things happening in the background that we are unaware of. Let’s wait and see.

News
- Google Blog: A new approach to China
- Bloomberg: China Says Internet Firms Abiding by Its Laws Welcome
- Wired: Google Hack Attack Was Ultra Sophisticated, New Details Show
- Cnet: China’s attack on Google explained
- The Next Web: German government issues official warning. Do NOT use Internet Explorer until it is fixed.
- All Facebook: Facebook Releases Their Version Of Retweets As Twitterfication Continues
- ReadWriteWeb: Google Plans to Upgrade Old Billboards in Street View
- Tech65: Interview with Gothere.sg
- Wired: Malware Sneaks Into Android Market
- LesterChan.net: Intel’s 2010 Core Processor Family
- Techgoondu: Sing your Chinese New Year blues away on StarHub karaoke service

Reviews | Guides
- Tech65: Google Nexus One Unbox
- LesterChan.net: Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB

January 20th, 2010 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Majulah!: Locals lost again to “foreigners talents”; this time in football
- The Temasek Review: 10 reasons why Singaporeans will never come first for PM Lee’s administration
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Woman from China “protests” at MOE for 2 days, but Singaporeans are arrested in 30 minutes
- Singaporean Skeptic: Which is a bigger threat to our social unity?
- The Temasek Review: A rebuttal to Shanmugam’s statement that it is wrong to blame foreigners for driving up costs

Housing
- TOC: Homeless in the parks – a symptom of flawed housing policies?
- TOC: Raiding the homeless – in the middle of the night

Road to Election
- The Temasek Review: Debunking the three fallacies inherent in SM Goh’s argument that good leadership is linked to economic performance

Singapore Coloring
- The Gigamole Diaries: We should stop using racial definitions

Religion
- Today In Singapore: Knowing When To Shut Up

Daily Discourse
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: A slice of 80s history: human rights community and its perception of Singapore
- TOC: Alternative media can’t replace traditional media
- TOC: Cyber attacks on TOC & TR – readying for the real cyberbrawl
- The Devil’s Publications: The Ow family
- Insane Polygons: Singapore Gahmen Donates the Equivalent of PM’s One Week’s Salary to Haiti

Life, the universe and everything
- guanyinmiao’s musings: Appreciation For Alternative Genres And The Arts Must Start From Young

Infoblogaramous
- Mathia Lee: Upcoming Conversations on Poverty, Education & Mainstream Values

In case you haven’t heard, local magicians J C Sum and Magic Babe Ning will attempt to predict the winning 4D number for the 27 January 2010 Singapore Pools draw. I know a couple of guys in the office will be very interested in this! [Thanks Adam]

January 19th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Violation of foreign workers’ rights – in Singapore and Japan
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: PAP’s little economic trick unravels..
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Foreign Talents “FT” vs Foreign Talents Policy “FTP”
- Singapore and the stuff: Rising Xenophobia in Singapore?
- The Temasek Review: Singapore Courts mass-recruiting Malaysians in JB next Monday to fill vacancies based in Singapore
- The Temasek Review: Singapore MNC placed job ad recruiting Malaysians ONLY (Singaporeans need not apply)

Road to Election
- Blowin’ In The Wind: GDP, GNP, good years and bad
- Civic Advocator: Ensuring high GDP through HDB pricing
- Growing your tree of prosperity: Love and politics – Singapore style! [Thanks Wai Chung]
- TOC: SFD will take “bearings from the pledge”
- TOC: Cooling-off to remember PAP’s success

Singapore Coloring
- The Gigamole Diaries: The race and ethnicity divisions..
- The Kent Ridge Common: Double-barelled Racial Classification – A step in the right direction?

Housing
- Singapore Alternatives: HDB Mortgage Slaves

CPF Life
- Sgpolitics.net: CPF Board refuses to answer the question of minimum payouts for CPF Life

We are against capital punishment
- TOC: A hint of assertiveness

Remembering JBJ
- The Secret Political Blog: The last word on the memorial of JBJ
- The Enquirer: Why dissent needs J. B. Jeyaretnam

Daily Discourse
- Musings: Better statistics for the 377A debate?
- Today In Singapore: The Deafening Sound Of Silence
- Sam’s thoughts: Responsible reporting and the use of “Ah Kua/Gua”
- The Temasek Review: Singapore ranked 70th best place to live in the world after Romania
- The Asia File: Singapore sees (some) sense over loan shark problem [Thanks Ben]
- mrbrown: Singapore Government donates whopping US$50,000 for Haiti relief efforts

Life, the universe and everything
- Barnyard Chorus: Skin Lightening Creams Work – But They Also Cause Permanent Damage
- Military Life: On the Frontline of the War on Terror [Thanks Panzer]
- journalism.sg: Great Leap Backwards: National Library puts newspaper archives online
- guanyinmiao’s musings: Appreciation For Alternative Genres And The Arts Must Start From Young

Infoblogaramous
- SGEntrepreneurs: Events For The Week – 16-23 Jan

January 18th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

“..we are all Singaporeans – should race matter at all?”
Leong Sze Hian

“So, Singapore, please keep on lying – and your citizens will keep on leaving.”
Valentine Cawley

“The Singapore Story is hardly a history of Singapore, much less the history of Singapore that we have read about. It is a fantasy that we’re living in.”
KJ

“Singaporeans who needed homes paid for someone else’s poor planning and policies.”
LuckySingaporean

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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January 16th, 2010 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

Strangers in a Strange Land
- WSJ: Singapore’s Expat Surge Fuels Economic Fears [Thanks Anthony]
- The Temasek Review: WSJ: Influx of foreign workers decrease wages of Singaporeans, labor productivity & quality of life
- Singaporean Skeptic: Singaporeans are returning not because we have the best government in the world.
- utopia8787: Influx of Foreigners: Employment

Housing
- The Temasek Review: Mah Bow Tan claims that HDB flats remain “affordable” and asks Singaporeans to buy a flat “within their means”

Religion
- TOC: Youth wing leaders from S’pore & Malaysia condemn attacks
- All Things Singapore: Of the word that Malaysian non-Muslims cannot say [Thanks Jim]

Road to Election
- TOC: Fairness – not patronage!

Twilight in Paradise
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: EAP – Employment Assistance Payment

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Insane Polygons: Gahmen Thinks We Stupid

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- The Gigamole Diaries: Dr Devathasan’s run in with the Singapore Medical Council

Daily Discourse
- Sgpolitics.net: My views on the SDP’s stand on civil disobedience and political reform
- TOC: Deep sympathy and solidarity with the people of Haiti
- Jacob 69er: Singapore: The politics of inventing national identity

Life, the universe and everything
- Brad’s Blog: Why did it have to be said? Singapore movie quality.
- The Useless Tree: Disability and Disease
- Anonymous_X: Friday solar eclipse (coming soon in the sky above you)

Infoblogaramous
- Loo Zihan: Threshold in 1st SSFA

Seminar on Education (Facebook) [Thanks Kenneth for the heads up]
Host: The Reform Party
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Berkshire School Pte Ltd, 100 Beach Road #02-19A, Shaw Towers, Singapore 189702

We are starting 2010 with a seminar on the Education system in Singapore.

We will be discussing the following issues:
1.What are the education policies needed to prepare our next generation?
2.How can we make education as the key means of enhancing social mobility and employability of Singaporeans?
3.What are the education plans for Special Need/Disabled Children?

Mr Tan Kin Lian, who is unable to join us, has penned a paper to share his thoughts on the education system. His paper will be circulated during the seminar. Our panel of speakers include Mr Tony Tan, Ms Hazel Poa and Mr Justin Ong. The invited external speaker for the seminar is Mr James Gomez.

January 15th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Chisato Morishita 森下千里 began her career as a Race Queen, modeling for photobooks and as a promo girl at automobile exhibitions. The Nagoya native (Born Sep 1981) has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, photobooks and swimsuit magazines. She has also started acting and singing, releasing an album entitled “Natural”.

Pictures from one of her earliest photobooks MC after the break.
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January 15th, 2010 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (2)