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  • Are You Building a Bomb???

    A few days ago my wife and I came home and we walked in on the maid sitting on the floor in the kitchen.  In front of her was this pile of wiring, a bunch of tools, and some electronic devices in various states of disassembly. For a moment I wondered if she was in…

  • Redeeming Shopping Coupons

    Most stores nowadays have a redemption program, or some sort of loyalty program, where you get a discount after spending a certain amount, or when you use your membership card.  It’s basically a common practice. Shop N Save is no different.  They have a program where you get stamps every time you shop there.  The…

  • Is Religion A Threat To Singapore?

    I came across the following article today on ReporterNews: Singapore prime minister: Religion threatens stability Associated Press Thursday, August 20, 2009 SINGAPORE — Singapore’s prime minister said in his National Day speech that “aggressive preaching” by religious groups and evangelizing threaten the tiny city-state’s stability. Lee Hsien Loong, a Buddhist by birth, said his education…

  • Chinese Coke Can Design

    I thought this was pretty neat. Well, until I looked at the back of the can and saw that it’s Made in China. It probably has melamine or fertilizer or MSG or even lead in it. Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from Bradley’s Posterous

  • Looking For Eggs in Singapore?

    I’ve moved around the world a lot, but in most places I’ve been I was on a military installation, so things were more or less the same.  Well, the same in that one military installation is pretty similar to the others, especially when it comes to the stores. There were times when I lived off…

  • Islanders And Pride

    Recently I was reading an article on Rubber Slippers in Italy that reminded me of some fun times I had in the Army regarding people from island nations. Ribbing, teasing or joking is not uncommon in the Army.  In some respects, being in the Army was like being in an extension of high school, except…

  • Seoul Food!

    Yup. That is in fact spelled right. I’m not talking about traditional black American food.  I’m talking about a restaurant chain in Singapore named Seoul Garden! On Sunday afternoon we went out for a movie, and then afterwards we decided to have dinner at Seoul Food.  It was a group decision.  My wife and I…

  • Secret Chinese Medicine For Fevers

    Growing up, I would watch Kung Fu movies and there would always be some secret technique, or Eastern magic that would save the day. I was fascinated by it, but as I grew older I realized that there was nothing really magic about what was being done (pressure points). Well, either that or it was…

  • Beans, Beans, The Musical Fruit

    Ya, ya, that’s a fun song right?  And, much to my wife’s great displeasure, it’s true more often than not. Well, it’s not often I have decent beans here in Singapore.  I’ve started to become accustomed to eating more Asian dishes.  I still miss Western food though, so when I saw a bag of Hambeen’s…

  • Kopi Alley (at Downtown East)

    One of the best things about Singapore, to me anyway, has been the food.  Also, as a coffee lover, it didn’t take me long to try the Kopi that you can find at most every hawker center in Singapore.  There are people that hate it, but somehow I got addicted to the stuff and love…