Monthly Archives: April 2010

Singapore Blog Awards 2010 – Win a trip to Hong Kong and more!

Plugging this for omy.sg. If you have a blog, do join! The prizes are really great this year – the ten award winners get to go on a trip to Hong Kong, with tickets and accommodations fully sponsored by the … Continue reading

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“Fatty Superstar”, Lin Yu-Chun (林育群)

不要以貌取人 – that’s what I was thinking when watching the video clip below of Lin Yu-Chun (林育群), a fat, geeky teenage boy performing on Taiwan’s 級星光大道6 talent search program. This fatty is a superstar! Seriously. You know how the American … Continue reading

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《聊斋》Liao Zhai Rocks!

Thanks to the folks at The Theatre Practice (实践剧场), Rachel and I caught their latest theatre production, 《聊斋》Liao Zhai Rocks! at the Drama Centre Theatre last Friday. This production also marks The Theatre Practice’s 250th production as they celebrate their … Continue reading

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Cai Mingjie’s Diary of a Taxi Driver

Aktive Learning, the publisher for Dr Cai Mingjie‘s first book, Diary of a Taxi Driver, kindly sent me an autographed copy of the book for review a few weeks back. You can buy the book from the Aktive Learning website … Continue reading

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Alvinology goes to India – Day 1 of 14

Why did Rachel and I decided to go on a two weeks holiday in India? Well, it boils down to one guy – our friend, Jeremy who was very convincing in persuading us and another of his friend, Hui Tee … Continue reading

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