Archive for December, 2011

Expiring Shoutmix

Posted by  in December 28th, 2011  
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Posted in: Malaysia, Technology     

After at least 6 years of using ShoutMix on this blog, looks like Snecx is finally putting up his compulsory pay wall to sustain the business. He explains his rational in an open letter. I guess after only 250 legitimate messages and having to manually deal with thousands more spam messages, it’s a great time [...]

Legoland is opening 2012!

Posted by  in December 25th, 2011  
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Posted in: Diary, Malaysia     

This is definitely 1000 times more exciting than Johor Premium Outlets… My rudimentary and summarized understanding by garnering information from www.legoland.com.my is that LEGOLAND Malaysia in JB is going to be mostly theme park, ready 2012, really expensive (i.e. targeted at tourists), very Singapore focused (for revenue), enormous (compared to USS), and needless to say, [...]

Countdown to 2012 with an Orchestra and Champaign

Posted by  in December 23rd, 2011  
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Posted in: Music, Singapore     

It’s the new year! You obviously don’t want to squeeze in the humid crowd: But you also don’t want to stay at home like a couch potato, lest you feel ostracized. So why not attend a concert in style? Ring in 2012 in style with an evening of classics. Swing and swoon to your favorite [...]

Philwinds Chamber Night

Posted by  in December 2nd, 2011  
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Posted in: Music, Singapore     

Summary: TONIGHT – Esplanade Recital Studio, hear 4 chamber groups perform light hearted pieces. A great way to start your holiday season, Black-Pipes (Clarinet Quartet), Heavy Metal (Tuba Quartet), PhilSax (Saxophone Quintet) and PhilBrass (Brass Quintet/Perc.) will be bringing you a night of chamber music with a dazzling range of music from the classical era [...]