Otherwise known formally as “wishing spheres”.

From the Marina Bay Countdown webbie:

“Each wishing sphere represents a hope, a belief that the New Year will bring new possibilities and the promise of a brighter tomorrow.

Pen your wish for the New Year on the wishing sphere and we will mark your wish by floating it onto the waters of Marina Bay, the bay of hope and light.”

Isn’t that sweet?

After working nearly everyday at The Centrepoint’s wishing station way back when it was introduced in 2006, I was helming one of the booths once again for a few days this December.

Here’s what the outdoor booth looks like:

Looks sorta like some office pantry doesn’t it?

Brilliant title eh?

That aside, here’s a brief (don’t want to bore you all to bits!) post on some of the things I took away from my 17-20 December family vacation Read the rest of this entry »

I nearly died laughing when others asked me if I earn 100s of bucks a month from my blogs. Read the rest of this entry »

A real friend would tell you more than just what you want to hear.

To my old-school blog readers, remember this post?

One year or so later, I see this at the same old spot.

Guess some things hardly change huh?

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Check it out!!!

Came across this cool video

From TimeOut Singapore:

“Loosely based on the biblical story of David and Goliath, 100.3FM DJ Huang Wenhong’s one-man talk show offers a multimedia experience that presents a satirical look at what it’s like being small in a big world.”

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I don’t particularly enjoy whining over cyberspace, but I was most pissed off by the terrible experience I had dining at Bras Basah McDonald’s in the late hours of 20 Nov 08 post-David the Best. Read the rest of this entry »

The kinds of exercises there are these days… Read the rest of this entry »

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As usual, I take such a long time to blog about my personal stuff, but hey, better later than never eh?

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A sign put up for the purpose of the recent Singapore Sun Festival got me and my colleagues up in arms over the word “photographing”.

“It should be ‘taking of photos’ lah!”

“‘photographing’ sounds so Singlish!”

I insisted that there IS such a word, and hmm… I’m right? Read the rest of this entry »

Do check the musical out if you can, ‘cos it’s helluva funny!

Be forewarned though, crude jokes galore!

I’ve not had my spirits lifted in such a way in a loooooooooooooooong time.

Coolmrsoftie gives it a huge thumbs up! Read the rest of this entry »