I call it as I see it. This interesting snippet is from Monday’s Life! section: You know comedian Russell Peters is hot when, even without any publicity, his October show here sold out within days… Perhaps, people here have had an online taste of the 35-year-old’s humour which sees him taking wickedly witty potshots at [...]
Month: September, 2006
Majulah Singapura
I first heard an Olivia Ong jazz number playing in a Sembawang outlet. On first listen, I thought: not bad. But I previewed some other songs on her debut album, Girl Meets Bossa Nova, and found it a bit run-of-the-mill. I didn’t buy the album, despite knowing that some people sound a lot better live [...]
Radio Gaga
I’ve been attending a radio news course with a few student producer-presenters* from Radio Pulze. It culminated on Saturday with an “as live” half-hour discussion forum. There were three groups. I was with Dylan and Michelle. The radio forum project was a throwback to my days in Mass Communication at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. It was [...]
Unlimited Gmail addresses
Gmail rocks. Today, I discovered another reason to add to its rockability factor. Gmail users essentially have unlimited email addresses (via Lifehacker) as Modern Day Alchemist points out. (Pardon me if you know this already.) The feature is called plus-addressing. Let’s say your email address is: me@gmail.com With a plus sign after the user ID, [...]
And so it begins
Just in case those pesky foreign talent civil activists protesters think we’re all smiles not serious about our protest licensing scheme ban: Peta protesters detained and deported Straits Times Interactive. Sep 8, 2006, 7.10 pm (Singapore time) ANIMAL rights activists were detained and deported on Friday after the police triangulated their cell phone signals and [...]
