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A Tale of Fear and Panic in Singapore
Ok, just to get it out of the way, this isn’t my story. This is the maid’s story. I thought it was worth sharing because it highlights a problem that’s unique to Asia. For the sake of the story and her privacy we’ll call her Cookie. Ok, here we go: Cookie was at the mall…
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Prostitution in Singapore
Prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world and one of the most enduring. It is probably the only profession that will remain the same throughout all of history as there will always be a supply and there will always be a demand. You can find prostitution anywhere you go, but in ultra-conservative…
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More Thoughts On The Fort Hood Incident
I’ve been trying to keep up with the news about what’s going on with the incident at Fort Hood and it looks like Nidal Malik Hasan is going to be facing the death penalty. Well, that’s what prosecutors are pushing for anyway. He’ll be tried in a military court, rather than a civilian one, and…
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Orchard Central Looks A Lot Better Than I Remember
On Sunday night, as part of our tour along Orchard, my wife and I looked through Orchard Central. The lighted escalators on the end closer to Dhoby Ghaut Interchange kind drew us in. It had been quite a while since we’d gone in there. I visited it once right after it opened and my wife…
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Sakura, Delicious Buffet
Sakura is a sushi and grill buffet style restaurant. Typically, when a person says a restaurant is not to be missed it’s really classy or has a great signature dish, but in this case Sakura is all around great food at a reasonable price. You pay 25 SGD at the door, are shown to a…
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2009 Christmas Decorations Along Orchard Road, Singapore
On Saturday night at 7:30 PM the Christmas lights along Orchard Road were officially lit. I wasn’t there for the ceremony, as I was laid up in the house with a mild case of food poisoning, but we can’t have everything right? I decided to tough it out and get my butt up to Orchard…
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Responding To The Fort Hood Tragedy
On Thursday afternoon at around 1 PM CST at Fort Hood, Texas, there was a tragedy involving an Army major opening fire on fellow soldiers. The result was that 12 soldiers died and 28 were wounded. I can relate to this incident because I spent 8 years in the US Army. I don’t have a…
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Christmas Decorations Are Up on Orchard!
Update: Please read THIS article to see samples of the 2009 Christmas Decorations on Orchard. Last year my wife and I had a great time walking around Orchard Road, looking at all of the Christmas decorations. Singapore really goes all out when it comes to Christmas and Orchard Road becomes a sort of Winter Wonderland……
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Google Android OS on the Acer Aspire One
Earlier tonight I was at the mall and I saw a really neat little netbook called an Acer Aspire One. It had good specs, like a 1.66 ghz processor, 250 gb HDD, 1 GB of RAM, a 10″ screen, etc. Basically, everything you need for a good little netbook. Then I noticed a little green…
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Neon Genesis Evangelion Coffee
Saw this stuff in Takashimaya. The second picture is a little blurry because the sales lady was coming and I had to run before she started giving me special offers and deals and asking me to make a purchase.
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