Year: 2007
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Urgent: Toxic toy alert
No, this is not another news item about made in China toys. An Australian made toy was banned today after it was found that when ingested, it metabolizes into the illegal drug known as GHB. In Queensland, a two-year old boy was hospitalised after falling unconscious from swallowing some of the beads from the “Bindeez”…
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No one thinks big of you
This anti-speeding campaign ad is targeted at young male drivers in NSW, Australia. It depicts young men driving fast to impress women and friends, who aren’t impressed and who wag their little finger to indicate that the driver has a small… y’know? As with a lot of things Australian, it’s slightly offensive and controversial, but…
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Deepavali: Awareness of the Inner Light
Northern Lights over Oslo – photo by flickRarity When I was in kindergarten, I learned about the different ethnic groups (known in Singapore as “races”) in Singapore and the festivals they celebrated. Ours, the Chinese “race”, was coolest because we had our New Year for two days in a row, and we received cash money…
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Excuse me sir, any pump?
“Make by Burke” Our Ang Moh friends find it hard to understand us sometimes, and it suits us just fine. It suits them fine too. In fact, this status quo ante bellum thingie works well for everyone. If something stuffs up, the Ang Moh can just say they find it hard to understand us, and…
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Waiter, there’s too much food on my table
There is a restaurant where you get rewarded for being a nice customer. Or at least, for being a customer who is nice enough to take time out to talk to the waiter about our HTC Touch phone which he was eyeing and wanting to ask about. When Naomi obliged by saying a couple of…