Friday, August 08, 2008
1. HUAT-HUAT-HUAT AAAH!
The Chinese think that 8 is a lucky number. In Chinese, 8 is pronounced as ‘ba’, which sounds like the Chinese equivalent of ‘strike’ – ‘fa’. Hence the Chinese government decides to open the Games on this lucky Friday.
2. Beijing Olympics
3. The eve of Singapore’s National Day (good news kids – half day in school)
Unfortunately the public holiday falls on a Saturday, when most of Singapore stands by the five-day work week.
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I’m noticing striking similarities amongst toddler milk commercials in Singapore. It seems that taking any of these brands of milk will cause the child to age with extreme rapidity with regards to intelligence and motor skills.
Recall those wunderkinds who can beat the older ones to answer mathematical and scientific questions; the adults are left either jaw agape, or applauding and grinning broadly ‘my kid is a genius!’
Then the camera pans to show the kid gulping the milk that he’s been chosen to endorse.
Sounds familiar?
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Why do advertisements for private properties like to advertise that they’re located near good schools? I can understand the case for primary schools – but secondary schools, junior colleges and the like…?
¶ 8/08/2008 03:39:00 pm The Chinese think that 8 is a lucky number. In Chinese, 8 is pronounced as ‘ba’, which sounds like the Chinese equivalent of ‘strike’ – ‘fa’. Hence the Chinese government decides to open the Games on this lucky Friday.
2. Beijing Olympics
3. The eve of Singapore’s National Day (good news kids – half day in school)
Unfortunately the public holiday falls on a Saturday, when most of Singapore stands by the five-day work week.
* * *
I’m noticing striking similarities amongst toddler milk commercials in Singapore. It seems that taking any of these brands of milk will cause the child to age with extreme rapidity with regards to intelligence and motor skills.
Recall those wunderkinds who can beat the older ones to answer mathematical and scientific questions; the adults are left either jaw agape, or applauding and grinning broadly ‘my kid is a genius!’
Then the camera pans to show the kid gulping the milk that he’s been chosen to endorse.
Sounds familiar?
* * *
Why do advertisements for private properties like to advertise that they’re located near good schools? I can understand the case for primary schools – but secondary schools, junior colleges and the like…?
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urm... so they only take less than an hour to school, door to door? If in morning session damn suay to wake up at 5, leave at 5.30 reach school at 7.25am!! Laggi more suay to return home an hour later than everyone...
i think so! on newspaper adverts of condos where they provide maps, the schools are either, as u say, door to door, or perhaps just 3-4 bus stops away. if not lazy still can walk there.
yah lor! i hv friends who travel cross-country (literally!) - not so much in sec school, but lots in JC! iceball also an example: from bedok to RJC in buona vista (paiseh gal correct me if i'm wrong). even worse when hv to stay back late for extra activities.
uni even more shiong, esp those who study at NTU (ulu ulu jurong west! next to army's live-firing range, sometimes soldiers who horland find themselves in the campus lol!) and who travel there instead of living in hostel. my cousin lives in tampines and goes up there every day. best.
i also have to travel cross-country to nus. only sometimes too sian to go then pon lecture hahah!
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yah lor! i hv friends who travel cross-country (literally!) - not so much in sec school, but lots in JC! iceball also an example: from bedok to RJC in buona vista (paiseh gal correct me if i'm wrong). even worse when hv to stay back late for extra activities.
uni even more shiong, esp those who study at NTU (ulu ulu jurong west! next to army's live-firing range, sometimes soldiers who horland find themselves in the campus lol!) and who travel there instead of living in hostel. my cousin lives in tampines and goes up there every day. best.
i also have to travel cross-country to nus. only sometimes too sian to go then pon lecture hahah!
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