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This damn post…
…is forever in moderation, so I decided to put it on my blog and link to it on the comments. @PAP Forever, here is my other post which will probably be forgotten by the time it’s approved (newer responses edited … Continue reading
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The Singapore Malaysia Cup Overconnect Syndrome
I was reading this on Facebook and it stirred me enough to get me out of my blanket and onto a proper table so I could compose a decent reply. In summary, Hazrul Azhar Jamari addresses what he calls the “Singapore … Continue reading
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Give LATW a chance lah…
LionsXII is going to kick off soon against Kelantan, but the thread on Kallangroar.com’s Facebook page about tickets selling out was kind of distracted by some comments about the LATW crew, which I first noticed from a tweet from @kallangfortis asking if … Continue reading
Contact Singapore not following “Singaporeans first”?
‘Contact Singapore’ or ‘Contact Foreign Talents’? is an interesting post on the revived Temasek Review calling out Contact Singapore as one of the “Govt agencies” which does not reflect a “Singaporeans first” policy that the PAP government has been touting. Why is it interesting? … Continue reading
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LionsXII to play in the Malaysian Super League
This isn’t news, really: it’s about half a year ago that the football associations of Singapore (FAS) and Malaysia (FAM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that they would send teams for the other’s domestic competitions. Some updates to it: … Continue reading
Automatic Freenode Authentication (SASL) on irssi
So after having to log in to #debian on freenode IRC several times while trying to fix a little udevd problem I had (thanks nsadmin and someone else I can’t find in the logs anymore… though I solved the problem … Continue reading
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Halfway through Group A
Three matches left in this stage of World Cup Qualifying, and Singapore need tonnes of self-belief to convince their own home fans that football is once again worth supporting. Currently, Singapore sits at the bottom of the table with 1 … Continue reading
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Another vote, another post, just thinking aloud
This is reproduced from a comment I posted on an article found at theonlinecitizen.com: One of the points I can discern from both your contributions (@iVOTEahMENG, @Steven Kho) to this thread is that presidential pay helps to maintain the president’s … Continue reading
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China vs Singapore…
So we are in Group A of the World Cup 2014 AFC Qualifying Tournament Third Round, together with China, Jordan and Iraq. We have met all these teams before, and because of our past results, some are already bubbling with … Continue reading
6 – 4 = 3
Singapore progressed to the third round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) with a well-deserved 1-1 draw in Malaysia, before a massive crowd of 80,000 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium. The 6-4 aggregate win means we join Indonesia and … Continue reading
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