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National Day Rally 2011

What is a National Day Rally without some fun #ndrsg tweets? Here are some from that lovely three-hour long opus by PM Lee.

1. @mrbrown: Make sure you pee before going to PM's National Day Rally tonight. #ndrsg

2. @mrbrown: All Your Channel Are Belong To #ndrsg

3. @mrbrown: OMG! I see #YamAhMee at #ndrsg !!! But they never invite brown Ah Me.

4. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM now speaking in Chinese after his Malay speech. @miyagi and I are hoping he uses proverbs familiar to us, like 人山人海。

5. @miyagi: @mrbrown For sure! 我国现在人山人海！#ndrsg

6. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM just made a joke about flowers in his Chinese rally speech. It sounds like it was a funny joke.

7. @miyagi: #ndrsg PM say Gahmen fly aeroplane!

8. @mrbrown: I think he said something like Singaporeans can go fly aeroplane. #wefailedchinese

9. @miyagi: Or was it 新加坡人打飞机？#wefailedchinese #ndrsg

10. @mrbrown: PM now talking about how the gahmen will help the elderly more. Camera pans to random old people in audience. #ndrsg

11. More shots of random old people in audience as PM speaks about elderly medical issues. #ndrsg

12. @mrbrown: #ndrsg Does PM wearing a blue shirt this year instead of his usual pink imply Blue IC > Pink IC? Or to commemorate WP getting more seats?

13. @mrbrown: I will have you know I am watching the #ndrsg in Mandarin with NO voiceover translation or subtitles. #howlian

14. @mrbrown: #ndrsg If my Chinese did not fail me, I think the PM just announced there will be a new Minister of Finding Your Lost Cat or Dog.

15. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM just finished his Chinese speech. Half an hour toilet break for everyone!

16. @mrbrown: #ndrsg 30-minute break before the English speech begins. Channel 8 is showing some Last-Time-Life-Was-Very-Difficult documentary.

17. @mrbrown: PM: "We have to get our politics right and our policies right." #ndrsg Here we go…

18. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM: "We need active citizens."
Wife to me: "You also quite active what."
Me: "Ya, actively poking fun at everybody."

19. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM: Those earning near the HDB $8000 income ceiling worried. Don't scared, if you earn more that $8k, pass the excess to me lor.

20. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM: HDB income ceiling raised from $8k to $10k. Er, wouldn't that increase demand on HDB flats?

21. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM: University places will go from 12k places in 2011 to 14k places in 2015. You'll need more sexually awkward orientation games.

22. @mrbrown: #ndrsg Audience got a free look at Transformers 3: PM showed 10 seconds of Bumblebee transforming.

23. @mrbrown: #ndrsg My eyes just burned with pain after seeing the loud red flowery shirt worn by a fella sitting next to Vivian Balakrishnan.

24. @mrbrown: #ndrsg New outpatient benefits now apply to those from 40 & above. Eldershield Brigade, rejoice! @miyagi

25. @mrbrown: #ndrsg Go Pathlight school go! (I'm a fan of what they do.)

26. @mrbrown: #ndrsg Jurong will have underground granite caves that store petrochemicals. I am sure that will raise your property values, Jurongites.

27. @mrbrown: #ndrsg There'll be a 5 million memories project to collect stories of Singapore. Gonna need memories at the rate we tear down our heritage.

28. @ilikefilm: I found it nice that the PM showed his solidarity with ordinary workers by dressing like a wafer fab technician #ndrsg

29. @serologist: #ndrsg has ended. No money given out. Lame.

30. @mrbrown: #ndrsg PM showed photos of Punggol new developments. More than 10 years on, they still trying to convince us progress will come to Mordor

31. @Fake_PMLee: Stay tuned 4 my Tamil speech which was recorded earlier. If U don't understand Tamil, e message is abt not cooking curry too often. #ndrsg

And last but not least, here is the most important thing we heard at PM's speech on Sunday:

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/qssMZw

Upon which I tweeted:

@mrbrown: #ndrsg PM on digital scene: "5 years ago, all you had was mrbrown. Now he has more competition." So do you leh, PM. Heheh.

To which @samho_ asked: @mrbrown what did you cook for PM Lee to get that #ndrsg mention?

My reply? "Curry…"

You can now Google +1 this blog too

I added the +1 button to my blog posts, for you Google Plus fans. So you can not only Like on Facebook and Tweet my posts, you can also prusswan.

I very support social media one.

I am at http://gplus.to/mrbrown on Google Plus, if you want to add me to one of your Circles.

Penny Low looking down at her mobile in replay of National Day Parade: Censored?

Alert viewers spotted this anomaly in the NDP broadcasts on Channel 5, regarding the now infamous episode of MP Penny Low Facebooking on her phone during the singing of the national anthem.

It looks like it was edited out of the repeat telecast of the NDP.

Live video from actual day:

Repeat telecast:

MP Penny "Mobile Majulah" Low inspired a series of tweets under the hashtag #MobileMajulah:

1. @mrbrown: #MobileMajulah because she had to check iPhone whether it is "bersatu" or "berseru"

2. @mrbrown: #MobileMajulah because she wanted to soundhound the National Anthem to find out what song it is.

3. @mrbrown: #MobileMajulah because she thought she heard "Hormat iPhone".

4. @mrbrown: #MobileMajulah because one more check-in and she is the Mayor of Floating Platform!

5. @miyagi: #MobileMajulah Because she was recording the anthem as a new ringtone.

6. @miyagi: #MobileMajulah Because she was texting the maid to keep dinner warm cos Ma'am coming home late.'

7. @miyagi: #MobileMajulah Because she had to google for lyrics of the national anthem.

8. @smithankyou: #MobileMajulah Notification from #TinyTower - NightClub Re-Stocked

9. @swgj86: #MobileMajulah because she could not make up her mind on which Circles in her Google+ to share with

10. @mrbrown: #MobileMajulah Because she "sedia" in her heart.

A most unfortunate link break

Really got to watch those line breaks in headlines.

Seen at the Civil Service Club site by Daryl.

Running Through Singapore

A very well-shot video by SteadiProductions that takes you on a one-day running tour of Singapore. See if you can recognise all the places. It took 2 months of planning and 4 months to shoot.

They even provide a running map for you.

According to the team, they "ran around Singapore and shot the whole thing on Steadicam, with the idea of sharing the beautiful places in Singapore to remind ourselves this beautiful place that we live in again".

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/pqI5z7

The Presidential Election is a game of chess

By cartoonist Ming.

Scared people cannot see your billboard ah?

I was cycling home late one night when I got frightened by this ginormous PAP billboard of PAP MP Fatimah Lateef. It loomed over me as I cycled past and I almost fell off my bike.

Heck, I didn't even know this tip of Lorong Ah Soo belonged to PAP-held Marine Parade GRC. So now residents of Lorong Ah Soo who are part of WP-held Aljunied GRC have to drive past this giant Marine Parade GRC billboard every day.

I was going to take a photo to show you guys this over-compensating billboard, but WP MP Chen Show Mao beat me to it. His caption was, "Happy N Day from me and Fatimah across Lorong Ah Soo from Aljunied GRC!"

Witty fella.

I am on Invisible Ph t grapher Asia!

One of my NDP photos is featured on Invisible Ph t grapher Asia (IPA), under Photo Single.

You can see it here: People of the Cube

I am totally blown away by this as I love the work on this photography site. Thanks for picking my shot, IPA!

Milo balloon FAIL…

A few days ago, I received a nice hamper and some balloons from Nestlé. I really enjoyed the food and monogrammed bowls.

Then the stick holding the Milo balloon separated from the balloon itself and suddenly, Milo Dude had an, er, appendage.

Now I am wondering if I should let the kids play with it. By "it", I mean the balloon.

It's marvelous what Milo can do for you.

What was MP Penny Low doing during the National Anthem?

Update: Penny Low "apologized": "I was so caught up in the wonderful NDP 2011 and felt so proud of being a Singaporean, that I wanted to capture that moment of pride, at the very tail end of the anthem, to share on FB with my residents. If in my enthusiasm I offended anyone, please accept my apologies. NDP is a time to unite not divide. Majulah Singapura."

Frankly, I don't know how pointing out her faux pas was dividing the country.

Pro tip: During the singing of the National Anthem at the National Day Parade, try not to fiddle with your mobile phone. You are on live HD TV.

mrbrown at NDP 2011: A Taste of The Show!

We give you a little glimpse at what you will see this year at The Show!

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/n35NFM

mrbrown at NDP 2011: Simi is this thing called "Singapore Spirit"?

I couldn't take it anymore. Everyone was taking about The Singapore Spirit, and I had to find out what it meant to different people.

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/oRKsyk

Tharman looks a little too friendly here…

Caption this.

(Photo by excelglsi from his Flickr)

mrbrown at NDP 2011: Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Creative Director of NDP 2011

Beatrice shares what are the challenges of staging a musical for NDP, and what happened to that infamous Fun Pack song (not mine hor).

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/qrBIWE

mrbrown at NDP 2011: Seafood Secondary School!

We get up close and personal with some crustaceans and random sea creatures.

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/pF3xgH

mrbrown at NDP 2011: MWO Jennifer Tan, RSM of NDP 2011

We meet MWO Tan, RSM of this year's parade. And she means business!

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/qus2sU

Thank you to all who voted for me at the inaugural Yahoo! "Singapore 9"!

I just wanted to thank everyone who voted for me in the Media category of the inaugural Yahoo! "Singapore 9". It was an honour to be even chosen in that category. I promise to "speak on issues only as authorised by the Cabinet" and "follow the advice of the Cabinet" in the discharge of my duties.

Oh wait, that one is for President only. I can still speak on any issues I please. Paiseh. Wrong channel.

Yahoo!: Yahoo! honours inaugural ‘Singapore 9′ winners

Some Tans are more Tan than others…

mrbrown at NDP 2011: Kids with Rhythm (+ mrbrown tries to dance)

These Bloco Singapura kids can dance! So I try it too!

Youtube link: http://mrbrwn.co/nfKvkO