singaporeans

"Unlike the Indonesian currency, Singapore dollars are actually worth something. But seriously, how anal are these people? This bill is dedicated to "education." I'm a career student and I find it anoying." - Biao via Bookmarklet

"RIAction (rē-ˈak-shən) is a Rich Internet Application focused event that aims to provide developers in the region updates on the latest RIA trends. RIAction will covers RIA frameworks like Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flex / AIR, Javascript AJAX as well as Web APIs Platform like Google APIs." - Jonathan Kong via Bookmarklet

"Guerrilla-style sticky note art campaign called things we forget, being seen currently in and around Singapore." - Jonathan Kong

"With just 28 houses in an area the size of three football fields, it is Singapore’s last rural hamlet, a forgotten straggler in the rush to modernize this high-rise, high-tech city-state. But apparently not for much longer. Kampong Buangkok is designated by the government for demolition and redevelopment, possibly in the near future. When it is gone, one of the world’s most extreme national makeovers will be complete." - Jonathan Kong via Bookmarklet

From The Travel Film Archive... A tour of the British colony of Singapore in 1938. - Jonathan Kong

For context; Singapore is a South-East Asian country of 4 million people, all squashed onto an island about the size of Toronto. And not "GTA that includes Brampton, Kenora, and, like, Iqaluit" Toronto, just plain, regular Toronto. It is situated at the tip of Malaysia, a country of which it was a part until 1965. At this point, rather than fighting an epic independence struggle with a Gandhi-esque leader, Singapore was kicked out of its own country. The Malaysian PM liked his chances in the next election if he removed a state won by the opposition. So he just did that, without really consulting the Singaporeans. So Singapore is the only country to become independent against its own wishes. The PM cried on TV when announcing it. It is hard for me not to find that cute. - Biao via Bookmarklet

let's start thinking about what we're losing, instead of what we stand to gain - Daryl Tay

"Troy Chin may have made a mistake. A BIG mistake. Having left the music industry in New York City for his hometown in little-red-dotty Singapore, what's a loser who loves playing video games to do in a country obsessed with winning?" - Biao

yeah like page 200+ where he's talking to a class of SMU students! - Daryl Tay

Descriptive article, and pretty comprehensive, covering the unique features of the races, a summary of what happened, and what lies ahead - Cass via Bookmarklet

it's not everyday that I open the paper in Seattle, and there is a great article about Singapore. - lisa.ong

"Singapore is likely to be the first Southeast Asian country to have Google's Street View service, following confirmation from the search giant that it has begun taking pictures across the island-state." - Cass

Was so glad to hear this news. - Cass

"Formula One Racing held its 800th race on Sunday in Singapore,with the Singapore Grand Prix - also the first Formula One race held at night. Organizers built, then lined a 5 kilometer track with over 1,600 lamps, said to be four times brighter than those used at football stadiums. Twenty drivers drove 61 laps for a total of 309 kilometers at speeds sometimes approaching 300 kilometers per hour - in a country that once banned the sport, in part for promoting reckless driving. Driver Fernando Alonso of Renault won the race with a time of 1:57:16.304. (25 photos total)" - Biao via Bookmarklet

"The Social Development Unit is seeking bids from those willing to teach the 16-to-19-year-olds what they need to know about dating and finding the right partner in life. The focus is on helping girls and boys to set goals for long-term love relationships, and shore up their confidence to relate with members of the opposite sex. Hopefully, it will get them in the right frame of mind to want to eventually marry and have babies. The winning bidder will have to produce teaching materials and have a pool of at least 30 trainers. The SDU wants the programme run as a pilot project, with a view to having it integrated into the JC curriculum. The 16 colleges have about 30,000 students. The 24-year-old matchmaking unit was set up originally to fix the problem of graduates who remained unmarried into their 30s and beyond. More recently though, it has trained its sights on younger people, helping universities fund social activities to get undergraduates together. Last year, it started a so-called" - Biao via Bookmarklet