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Celebrating Singaporeana

In my friend Lucian's post, he admitted having the sort of prejudice some Singaporeans might have towards things made or achieved by Singaporeans:It is true that for some obscure reason, Singaporeans look down on other Singaporeans. “Made in America” comes with the notion that the product is heavy-duty; “made in Japan”, quality; “made in the UK”, quaint. But when you talk about something that is “made in Singapore”, it is always the Singaporeans who’ll be first in line to pull it down.
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When Video Game Trolling Is A Good Thing

Entertainment / Video Games : Kotaku (13 hours ago)

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Pokemon ballet creator originally wanted to do Pokemon Yellow

Entertainment / Video Games : GoNintendo (11 hours ago)

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Education / Library & Research : Rambling Librarian (4 years ago)

Friend and fellow Singaporean blogger, Kevin Lim, was interviewed by Canada's CBC Business News. Kevin's blog post, here.The first question was "Why are eBooks taking so long to turn mainstream?", i.e. why consumption/ sales of eBoo... Read Post


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