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Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 01:01pm

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 11:43pm

wandering around the streets of Berlin in the early evenings is rather nice..... some of the buildings are decorated for Christmas, there are many Gluhwein Stands as well as all the Christmas Markets. There are 100 markets scattered thru out Berlin and I will do a blog post on them maybe tomorrow....here are a few images of just general sights seen in the area where we are staying.... &am[...]

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 11:05pm

Ok, only down one. Corey Perry just scored. 5 minutes left in the first period.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 11:01pm

We're at the Ducks-Kings game. Ducks are down by two with 8 minutes left in the first period. Could be a long night . . .

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 08:40pm

Mr Brown said: The column I wrote entitled "mrbrown and the flood" was removed from the Insing site because ...the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) took issue with it and asked for it to be taken down. Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Warning: contains satire and jokes" Link

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 09:22am

Two young lovers face insurmountable odds to find true love! Get mooned at mrbrownshow.com!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 08:56am

Audi unveiled its new A8 luxury sedan in Miami! Audi A8 Sedan Photo Audi’s 2011 A8 Sedan has an aluminum body, dubbed the Audi Space Frame, that weighs 40% less than a comparable steel structure. It also has full LED headlights, which use light-emitting diodes for all light functions. The tail lights feature 72 LEDs per unit and consume only 9 watts of power per unit. Do you like A[...]

Tags: Gadgets, automotive, Audi

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 07:49am

For my own records What happened to my "mrbrown and the flood" column Update: Further clarification from my editor reveals that it was the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources that raised their objections to the column to MICA, who then conveyed the feedback to Singtel.   inSing.com - mrbrown -   I think we need to appoint a Minister of Freak Incident[...]

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 04:45am

To: Singapore/Malaysia Network   Friends,   URGENT   A different kind of letter. At this point, following rejection of an appeal to Singapore's President Nathan, Yong Vui Kong has only a few days before his execution, which I understand will be on Friday, 4 December.  His lawyer, M Ravi,  has sent a last-ditch submission to the Court of Appeal call[...]

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 01:09am

From today, listeners can enjoy the audio fare from MediaCorp Radio 987 FM, Class 95 FM, Lush 99.5 FM and Y.E.S. 93.3 FM via “live” broadcasts online. Simulcasts of free-to-air radio broadcasts online were suspended in March due to changes to the law which made such streams subject to copyright licensing. MediaCorp Radio also has the option to expand such simulcasts to more of [...]

Tags: News, mediacorp, radio

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:37pm

John and I have both enjoyed the Gluhwein on our way back to the hotel in the afternoons!!! info on Gluhwein from Wikipedia:Mulled wine, variations of which are popular around the world, is wine, usually red, combined with spices and typically served warm. Historically, wine often went bad. By adding spices and honey, it could be made drinkable again. Nowadays, it is a traditional drink during win[...]

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:08pm

Joby Rogers is a look alike and sound alike Michael Jackson. He has impersonated Michael Jackson for the last 10 years. Michael had himself announced that of the over hundreds impersonators, he is the best of the lot. After many years of intensely perfecting the dancing and mannerisms of Michael Jackson, no other can parallel the uniqueness of his style more precisely than JR. Everything, from th[...]

Tags: Events, concert, michael jackson, impersonators

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 10:40pm

We are staying at the Grand Berlin Hotel - part of the Westin Hotel Chain. The ambience is nice, the room is OK, general reception service could be a little better and room service is expensive. Everywhere is expensive when paying in Euro's ..... even comparing the value of the item / service with the Singapore dollar ... it is expensive. We are starting to look around and locate the lower [...]

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 01:01pm

From the Index on Censorship 30 Nov 2009 Ben Bland is the latest journalist to be barred from working in Singapore. Here, he explains the city state’s stranglehold on free expression When Reporters without Borders released its annual press freedom index last month, the Singapore government was not best pleased to find the city-state ranked 133rd out of 175 countries, below the like[...]

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 12:43pm

we left Amsterdam Airport at about 8.00am on Saturday November 28...... it is only a short flight, but we had to circle Berlin Airport for about 15 minutes as an earlier flight had been diverted to Berlin due to an "incident", then it blocked the runway, we had to wait till it all cleared before we could land.....pity the window was so scratchy and dirty!all these images are coming into [...]

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 12:22pm

at long last I have some time to upload a few images onto the blog ..... these were taken at Amsterdam Airport in the early hours of Saturday November 28. I was on a KLM flight from Singapore to Berlin and had a 3.5 hour layover at Amsterdam before proceeding onto Berlin.The airport was well decorated for the Christmas Season......this is passport control to enter the holding area's for board[...]

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 08:18am

image courtesy of National Museum of SingaporeThere are some interesting workshops at the National Museum of Singapore this school holidays. Being 10 now, Maya is usually too old (or she think she is anyway) for a lot of the children's activities organised in museums here, but some of these workshops are for 9-12 year olds which is perfect.The Get Real, Kids - Sensing Food Workshop; a collab[...]

Tags: Museums

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 07:51am

You probably have never heard of “Shila’s Voice – Breaking the Silence” blog; but, it’s hot and discussed all over the Internet. This 20-year-old poly girl openly writes about her active casual sex life in her “Shila’s Voice” blog and posts sexy photos of herself online for everyone to see. As this “Shila&am[...]

Tags: Entertainment, girls, polytechnic

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 03:39am

From The Guardian One correspondent ponders why his working visa was not renewed by the city-state Unfriendly reporters are jailed, assaulted or assassinated by the governments of Burma, Iran and Sri Lanka. Singapore, with pretensions to being a global "media hub", prefers tools of repression that are more subtle, yet have the same chilling effect on free speech. After a year as[...]

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 02:59am

Update: Further clarification from my editor reveals that it was the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources that raised their objections to the column to MICA, who then conveyed the feedback to Singtel. The column I wrote entitled "mrbrown and the flood" was removed from the Insing site because Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) the Ministry of the Env[...]

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 11:50pm

Remember the story of how my 3-year-old niece woke me up? She came to my bed and said, ‘Wake up!’ I didn’t move an inch. She shouted at me, ‘Uncle, do it!’ There is a big gap between knowledge – it is time to wake up, and the action – waking up. Often one overlooks the gap and believes that mere knowledge is the problem. For e[...]

Tags: Lifestyle, strategy

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 07:20pm

Singapore has picked an Expo mascot called Liu Lian Xiao Xing, or “Durian Star,” with a spiny head resembling a durian fruit and wearing the iconic Merlion image on his clothes. Described as a curious and vigorous Singaporean boy who has a strong preference for durian, “Durian Star” will be printed on all souvenirs to be sold or given to visitors. About Sing[...]

Tags: Lifestyle, mascot, world expo

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 08:36am

Recently I started up a Facebook page and I am finding it very useful. I have been very slow to make use of Facebook, but am now realising the true value of it. Facebook has an Alexa ranking of 2, right after Google itself, and has 200 million users worldwide and 1.8 million users in Singapore alone!No wonder Internet Marketers have been using it to draw attention to their products and services.[...]

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 03:30am

An excellent post at Gizmodo giving detailed instruction on how to back up any smartphone: Apple iPhone Google Android phone Palm phones windows mobile based phones blackberry phones symbian phones (both nokia and Samsung based symbian phones) The most precious thing you don’t want to lose from your phone is all your contacts; maybe photos and videos as well. Doing a backup every month[...]

Tags: Gadgets, mobile phone, back up tools

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 03:21am

Check out the video below first: You can also become “Sweden’s hero” by visiting this website. =) Simply upload a photo of yours or take a photo from your web camera and the site will make you a Sweden hero! Share and Enjoy: del.icio.us Facebook Google Bookmarks email Twitter Add to favorites Related posts:HTC Hero Review You probably have heard of HT[...]

Tags: Entertainment, video, Fun

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 12:27am

Swiss-Garden Resort & Spa Damai Laut is a very private hotel, built on a quiet peninsular on the Northern Straits of Malacca. The hotel offers 300 comfortable rooms and suites, all with uninterrupted scenic views which have a 24 hours movie channel and satelite television. This contest is open to Malaysian and Singaporean only, sponsor by Sinisini.com and Swiss Garden Resort & Spa Damai La[...]

Tags: Sales &amp, Promotions, online contest, malacca

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 09:14pm

Following a successful debut in 2008, AsiaOne’s People’s Choice Awards is back for the second year. Last year, AsiaOne audience voted for their favourite brands in 11 categories. This year, the Awards are back with the number of categories increasing to 25 and we are inviting you to submit your nomination to be considered for entry in the various categories. Vote now for your f[...]

Tags: Sales &amp, Promotions, lucky draw, vouchers, asiaone

Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 10:14pm

Just came across an article on Singapore Casino opening in the first quarter next year, which tells some stories about Singapore casino: The gaming tax rate on the two casinos is 15 percent, 5 percent for VIP players that deposit more than the Singapore equivalent of $72,000 to play in private salons. By comparison, Nevada has a 6.75 percent gaming tax, New Jersey collects 8 percent, Pennsylvania [...]

Tags: Entertainment, casino

Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 07:19am

The following is a statement from the SADPC. The President has responded to the petition for clemency of Yong Vui Kong sent in by the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC) through his Principal Private Secretary Mr Tan Eng Beng. “I am directed to refer to the petition for clemency of Yong Vui Kong and to inform you that the President, after due consideration of the petition and on th[...]

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 at 10:13pm

We had just taken a wander down Harajuku Street in search of the cosplay girls – unfortunately we didn’t come across many weird and wonderful costumes, but we did manage to track down a fantastic Tonkatsu restaurant not far away.Maisen has the reputation of serving up some of the best Tonkatsu in Tokyo, and it was certainly popular when we visited. We had to sit and wait around twenty [...]