Baby Bonus: Singapore in Headlines on 22 January 2013

22nd Jan, 2013

Baby Bonus: Singapore in Headlines on 22 January 2013

Philippines Singapore boosts ‘baby bonus’ scheme SINGAPORE: Singapore on Monday announced increased cash bonuses for parents of newborn babies and introduced paternity leave as part of a package of measures to boost population and reduce dependence on foreigners. Parents of Singaporean babies born…AFP Manila Times | 22 Jan 2013 | Philippines | English | Page: […]

Monday: Singapore in Headlines on 21 January 2013

21st Jan, 2013

Monday: Singapore in Headlines on 21 January 2013

INDONESIA Singapore setting stage for Indonesian art Art Stage Singapore is gearing up for its annual exhibition of art from Asia and throughout the globe, but this year with a twist: the Indonesian Pavilion. Contemporary Indonesian art will be showcased in the space through gallery booths and a special…Deanna Ramsay The Jakarta Post | 21 […]

Due West: Our Sex Journey (2012): Misleading Murakami

21st Jan, 2013

Due West: Our Sex Journey (2012): Misleading Murakami

With the popular Internet novel Tungkun Forest as adapted screenplay, this ambitious film follows original story closely, such as those Murakami style narrations, which will be favoured by hardcore fans. Nevertheless, I have to say it failed to turn a popular fiction to motion pictures, where a solid filming and directing skill is required, like […]

What Is Your Mother Tongue, Chinese Singaporeans?

13th Jan, 2013

What Is Your Mother Tongue, Chinese Singaporeans?

“Boh liao! Of course Chinese lah.” Some may reply like this. “Not Hokkien meh?” I’ll challenge it. “That’s dialect. Different.” “I hear it everywhere. So what’s the difference?” “…” Yesterday I happened to see a fierce debate online about mother tongue for Chinese S’poreans. One said, his Mandarin skills was totally learned in school, as […]

The Bounty (2012): Humour Overbearing

8th Jan, 2013

The Bounty (2012): Humour Overbearing

The partnership of Chapman To Man-Chat and Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei is good as usual. The appearance of respected actors Alex Man Chi-Leung and Michael Hui Koon-Man is a great surprise. The retro stylish bounty hunter story by screenwriter Fung Chih-Chiang is quite creative. Nevertheless, this film really has a big potential which is just failed […]

不明

5th Jan, 2013

不明

牀前看月光 疑是地上霜 舉頭望山月 低頭思故鄉

I Solved It: MySQL #1064 Error in WordPress Migration

1st Nov, 2012

I Solved It: MySQL #1064 Error in WordPress Migration

“We must do it today.” Aaron told me about the terrible situation that we have to migrate BunBun, one of the most popular makeup blogs in Singapore, from current hosting service to a new one, because it’s going to hit bandwidth quota this weekend then got whole site shut down. BunBun is using WordPress for […]

看見民國還在

21st Oct, 2012

看見民國還在

  遊山玩水實在比逛街還悶。

The China Internet Handbook #1: GFW

27th Apr, 2012

The China Internet Handbook #1: GFW

In September 1987, China sent out its first email, saying: Across the Great Wall, we can reach every corner in the world. Now, 25 years later, when you go to China and try to send an email there to the world, you’ll hit the wall. The greatest Internet censorship system in the world, which simply […]