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Fuism – when I made the decision…

January 6, 2012 News

It’s not every day you see an internet meme spring out of boring, unartistic Singapore. In case you’ve been away from cyberspace for too long, get up to speed by first reading TODAYonline’s “Ministers’ pay-cut formula unveiled” and Yahoo’s “Singapore cuts PM pay but still world’s best paid”, then Member of Parliament Grace Fu’s Facebook response and finally New Nation’s Continue reading →

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WSJ Story on Creativity in Singapore – “Was Woz Right?”

December 22, 2011 News
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Sam Holmes and Shibani Mahtani of Wall Street Journal put together a balanced piece titled “Was Woz Right?” with contributions from a bunch of folks in Singapore, in response to Woz’s initial comment. I’m honored to be quoted alongside people such as Min Liang and Adrian Pang who have accomplished much more in life than Continue reading →

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Press ballyhoos Steve Wozniak’s soundbite, misses the mark

December 16, 2011 News
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The power of the press never ceases to amaze and in this instance, tickle me. What began as an innocuous interview by BBC titled Steve Wozniak: ‘Think for Yourself’ became WSJ’s Wozniak: Apple couldn’t emerge in Singapore and Penn-Olsen’s Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak questions Singapore’s Creativity. This morning, as all of Singapore reads the news, almost all locals Continue reading →

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The Tin Pei Ling Incident is a Storm in a Teacup

March 30, 2011 Musings
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Since I first wrote this, Tin Pei Ling’s gaffes have gone from bad to worse, and she has become serious political deadwood to not just the Marine Parade GRC, but all of PAP’s contested wards in the upcoming elections. I’ve since made 2 edits to my article below in red to reflect my more informed Continue reading →

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“More funds on tap for start-ups”, so says The Straits Times

March 29, 2011 News
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I didn’t realize I was quoted on an article on the March 27 Sunday edition of The Straits Times until a co-founder we backed cued me in. More funds on tap for start-ups View more documents from James Chan I did say those words to Lester, and it’s really nice to be quoted on the Continue reading →

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Singapore Flood 2.0

June 26, 2010 News
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The gods must have been out boozing on Thursday night, because the skies rained really hard with their piss for 2 hours on Friday morning, and caused massive flooding throughout many parts of Singapore. I headed out for a meeting at 9am, and took the perfunctory Bukit Timah Road route to town, only to find Continue reading →

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iPhone 4 to be released in Singapore July ’10

June 8, 2010 News
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Gizmodo may have stolen some of Steve Jobs’ thunder with their ‘stolen’ iPhone 4G prototype, but no one can deny Apple’s numero uno his incredibly sexy mojo each time he takes the stage to announce Apple’s latest products. The big news was the heavily anticipated iPhone 4G, which Jobs duly delivered earlier at Apple’s WorldWide Continue reading →

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Vandalism in Singapore: then and now

June 7, 2010 News
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About 16 years ago, a then-17 years old American youth named Michael Fay was caught and deemed guilty of vandalism and theft.  He was adjudged under the1966 Singapore Vandalism Act to have willfully damaged personal property (damaging cars with hot tar, paint cans, paint removers and hatchets) and stolen public property (road signs), and was sentenced to Continue reading →

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