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How to recognize spam phishing emails (adsense, websbiggest.net, Paypal, HSBC, etc)

Phishing is nothing new to most web users nowadays, but despite how aware we are, there will always still be people who get caught unaware by them, even I was almost fooled once. What is Phishing? Phishing mails had came a long way from simple autonomous plain-text mails to nicely detailed craft emails from various banks or monetary organizations. They...
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Effective tips to selling fund-raising flags in Singapore

I won't consider myself a veteran flag seller, since I've started my work as a flag day volunteer few years ago in aid for various VWOs such as the Singapore cancer society, heart foundation, St Lukes hospital, Viriya and the President's Challenge just to name afew. Since then, I've bagged close to about 100 of flagday hours, so I...
Polytechnic

SP graduation 2008 invites in

Oh yes, nothing like "news" but hey my invitation cards for the upcoming SP graduation had arrived in the mail few days ago. They are all clad glossy-esthetique on paper board- it does not look cheap, goes to show how much SP puts into their collaterals... Though it will be better if we don't actually to have to write...
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Grants for Singapore Interactive Digital Media Startups

Singapore is well known globally as the best place in the world to start a business, let be the transparent procedures and the ease of registering one. The availability of government grants and funding are also one of the reasons why startups these days can flourish so easily without much financial limitations as well. Caught up with an old colleague...
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singapuahra at Night & Day +gallery+friends bar at Selegie

Popped by after work today before dinner at my cousin Ben Puah's art exhibition at the Night & Day +gallery +friends bar along selegie road (unit 139). Titled "singapuahra", it's one his exhibitions lined up for the year. The gallery is currently open on the 3rd floor of the 5 foot wallway shophouse since early this month till the...
Polytechnic

SP Model student award 2008 ceremony awardees group photo

I believed I mentioned briefly about my model student award presentation in a dated blog post last month, but didn't actually managed to get any photos of it till recently- It was not until I chanced upon it when surfing the SP website after finally getting my NYAA booklet and reports written and submitted today, having literally slaved the...
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Mother’s day dinner at Cafe Cartel, and Houston we have St Louis pork ribs!

Today's Mother's day! Mother's day dinner this year is one of the few typical last minute things which we managed to get properly settled without much planning beforehand. If you were to follow up on my last blog entry of my event at Singapore heart foundation yesterday, thereafter, plans for dinner out that night was actually planned after the...
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Safra automated membership stole my service pay!

This is some quite dated news, but since most guys who gone through NS in Singapore will more or less be a Safra member, so I will just share it here. They sent me a letter early this year telling me to renew my membership, so as with most club memberships or magazines, when you never respond or send...
Polytechnic

Myanmar Hurricane Relief & Fundraising

In the spade of the Myanmar Hurricane Relief efforts going on. Singapore polytechnic students will conduct a class to class fund raising to aid the relief efforts within campus grounds itself. It will mainly be led by volunteer students from Myanmar themselves so please show your support if they come around tomorrow asking for donations. Besides the flag day...
Polytechnic

Ez-linkers in SP, Graduation website up.

For those who were wondering where I am these days, I am in school working part time- ummm distributing Ez-link cards. Ok it's not really my definition of a wise way to spend my time there given the opportunity costs, but hey I had to be in school anyway to finish my national youth achievement (NYAA) reports for submission,...
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ShaunChng.com nominated for Singapore Blog Awards 2008 (Omy)

Here are some news with respect the site! This site has being nominated for the Singapore Blog Awards 2008 under the Best Design Category. Thanks Alvin for nominating my blog. Here is a general timeline of the awards schedule, starting from the beginning of this month: Phase 1: Nomination (4 weeks - Now) Phase 2: Closed Panel Judging (2 weeks) Phase 3: Public Voting...
Family

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my dad's birthday, the 5th of May. Happy birthday Dad! Year older, a year wiser! And there was cake! Not meaning cake in the game "Portal" though we did have chocolate cake, something rather similar to the one in the game (as referred on my previous blog post). You should be able to know how old he is...
University

A day with the professors NUS GMS Final Interview

I had this funny mixed feeling of happiness yet guilt about going so far and being shortlisted for the final NUS scholarship interviews- As one of my main intentions was to study overseas in the UK, particularly in Cambridge and the Imperial College. I wanted to pull out, but I won't want to count my chickens before they are...
Interesting Stuffs

Polysics- I My Me Mine (Strong Machine 2 Version)

Here is quite a cool dance by Mao Murakami an 11-year-old in "Polysics- I My Me Mine". Apparently she is called Strong Machine 2 which her group generally call themselves as part of a Japanese dance group focused on robotic dances. Shes good, especially doing the robot at 0:58, I think she can even trash many of us considering how...
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Awarded my overseas DSTA Scholarship!

Whee! Got a letter from my scholarship provider, the Defense Science Technology Agency today congratulating me on being awarded their scholarship! It will include fully paid fees for overseas studies in a top overseas university (as stated in their letter) including accommodation, not to mention all the nitty gritty book and computer fees as well! Woot! Now I just...
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Virtual Map streetdirectory.com denied leave to appeal

Following up on the recent lawsuits, unfortunately Virtual Map streetdirectory.com had been denied leave to appeal, so as stated in this press release. VIRTUAL MAP DENIED LEAVE TO APPEAL Singapore, 21 April 2008 – The High Court has declined to grant Virtual Map (VM) leave to appeal a ruling in its ongoing copyright infringement case with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA)....
Polytechnic

Serangoon Broadway graduation attire collection and yesterday’s flagday

As you know SP graduation attire is very much different than what it was years ago- with a simple white shirt/blouse with black pants/skirt- very much a waiter's reception we would say, so with the way enroute on "progress", apparently, a more formal graduation attire and robe is required for the grandulous occasion since last year, this year being...
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Streetdirectory.com comes back online (press release)

Yup Streetdirectory.com is coming back up online, here is the official press release, thanks to Glenn from Virtual Map public relations for sending this in. STREETDIRECTORY.COM COMES BACK ONLINE Singapore, 14 April 2008 – Taking its first step towards becoming fully functional again, Streetdirectory.com came back online at 4:20am today with most of its popular features including bus/ MRT guides and...
University

US Ivy Universities talk at Civil Service College, more interviews

It was a busy weekend. Was at the Civil Service College (CSC) yesterday, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Stanford, Wellesley and Yale were there to give a talk about each of their universities. It was largely a talk on "selling" their colleges, which I personally think, well, is not exactly needed considering the excess of applications the Ivy league...
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Upcoming Singapore fundrasing flag days from April to December 2008 (Whole year)

The previous SP flag day together with the Viriya community service ones were a blast this month. If you would like to help out as a volunteer and make a difference to the lives of the least fortunate by fund raising, here are the upcoming flag days in Singapore from April 2008 (today) to December 2008. Here are more or...
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