Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Payments on the go

Posted: February 19, 2012 in News

Too bored while waiting for friends or family members at the MRT stations? Too busy to surf various websites for a good deal? Life has been made slightly more convenient with PayPal’s latest QR code mobile payment. 15 MRT stations in Singapore serve as testbeds for the latest mobile technology application. Make your desired purchase [...]

We Are Who We’ve Loved – Sumiko Tan

Posted: September 21, 2011 in News, Thoughts

Rarely was Daddy that eager to shove a piece of news article into my hands. In a pretty serious tone he told me, “Read this by Sumiko Tan.” I was puzzled. Sunday Times columnist, Sumiko Tan, is well known for rattling about her singlehood and now her marriage. Some people find her a bore and an irritant. To [...]

Second Chances

Posted: September 19, 2011 in News, Thoughts

As i was walking to the bus interchange earlier, i caught sight of an informercial playing on the billboard. A simple message was displayed – “Little gestures, big pleasures.” The words were phrased very simply but aren’t the simplest things are always the hardest to achieve? It was publicising and at the same time reminding the public [...]

Bubble Tea No More!

Posted: June 1, 2011 in News

Malaysia’s food dyes. Germany’s vegetables. Taiwan’s bubble tea. Of the three, bubble tea will have the greatest impact on me! If the plasticiser is found in Singapore’s bubble tea ingredients, many youngsters would have been affected by now, isn’t it? Does that mean we are going to suffer from hormonal imbalances? To think that i will be [...]