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About alvinology

Alvin is a marketer by day and blogger by night. He is a 100% geek who spends too much time surfing the web.

Download Lianhe Wanbao iPad for FREE – limited to first 1000 users 免费下载 《联合晚报》iPad – 限首1000名读者

Singapore’s popular evening Chinese daily, Lianhe Wanbao is now available on iPad. Now, you do not need to leave the comfort of your home every evening to purchase a physical copy for your daily dose of local tabloid. All the … Continue reading

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Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts to open luxury hotel in Qufu (曲阜), China – Confucius’ Birthplace

Now that there is an international luxury hotel there, will Qufu (曲阜) become a mecca for education-minded parents seeking good grades for their kids and those working in the education industry? In Singapore, Confucius (孔子)‘ name is synonymous to the construct, “Asian values” … Continue reading

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Jay Chou Opus World Tour – Singapore Concert with OCBC Titanium Mastercard

Thanks to OCBC Titanium Mastercard, I attended Jay Chou Opus World Tour Singapore Concert last Friday night: I cannot believe this dude has been singing for 12 years already. It goes to show how old I am, having bought his albums … Continue reading

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Visiting Bata Factory in Jakarta, Indonesia

Remember I blog about the Bata Shoe Singapore Spring Summer Preview earlier in March? I was one of the four top voted bloggers who won a trip to Jakarta, Indonesia to visit one of the Bata factory in the region to … Continue reading

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Finalists for Singapore Blog Awards 2013 Unveiled!

The 190 finalists for the sixth Singapore Blog Awards have been unveiled. Voting has begun in fervour, with bloggers rallying on their own blogs and leveraging on various social media platforms to garner support. Organised by Singapore’s leading news and … Continue reading

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