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Alvinology goes to Blogfest Asia 2010 @ Penang, Malaysia – Day 2 of 3

Mybloggercon 2010 - I was there On the second day, the two days conference for Blogfest Asia 2010 was to…

14 years ago

Book Review: Yoshio Yoshimoto (吉本佳生)’s 大杯星巴克比较划算

The book cover If you love books that apply economics theories to real life social situations like Freakonomics and The…

14 years ago

3.412 minutes with ALVINOLOGY

Accepted an email interview with Aaron Koh from Social PR. You can read the full interview on his blog or…

15 years ago

Singaporean, Li Shengwu (李绳武), grandson of MM Lee, is top debater

Maybe it's in the genes. :) You can read the news report on omy.sg or via Straits Times.com: IT HAS…

15 years ago

Consultation Workshop: Engaging the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) — The People’s Views

I received an email from former-NMP, Siew Kum Hong, written and sent out on behalf of a group called MARUAH…

15 years ago

Geling Yan’s The Uninvited (不速之客)

The Uninvited (不速之客), by Geling Yan is a fiction book, with the story set in contemporary capitalist China. The protagonist,…

16 years ago

Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine

I am indeed shocked by the stuff I read in Naomi Klein's controversial book, The Shock Doctrine. The book exposes…

16 years ago

Singapore Budget 2009

Minister for Finance, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, delivered the Budget Speech for the Financial Year 2009 in Parliament yesterday. You can…

16 years ago

Gomorrah: Italy’s Other Mafia

This is a very powerful non-fiction book written by vigilante journalist, Roberto Saviano.  Saviano grew up in Secondigliano, a rundown…

16 years ago

A story about Mee Siam mai Hum

Picture via ieatishootipost.sg Via EDMW. Posted by a forummer called vincentteo, I found this spoof on our government really hilarious.…

16 years ago