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At the hawker centre, queuing at the coffee stall…
Me: "You know what mommy wants?"
Son: "Ya! Kopi-oh."
Me: "And my order is Teh-See Kosong Peng."
Son: "Got it! (under his breath, "Teh-See Kosong Peng, Teh-See Kosong Peng, Teh-See Kosong Peng."
Useful Parenting Tip #19: Children are talking tissue packets that can chope seats and queue on your behalf at the hawker centre.
Teach them well and they can also be great bearers of random groceries.
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Sure or not? If 96% are really moving in, we wouldn't need this campaign already, right?
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Usually the wife turns off our room's airconditioner in the morning, turns on the fan and then goes to work before me, letting me sleep in a little more.
She turned on the fan but forgot to turn off the aircon today.
Once the ice around me melts I can SMS for help.
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We use Hello Kitty toilet rolls in our house. Don't judge me.
(They were on sale.)
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That's some serious right-wing propaganda bullshit from our local papers.
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Me, opening door into living room: "Look, Dear! I saw the ding-ding ice-cream man downstairs and bought you your fave wafer sandwich Magnolia ice-cream and bread sandwich one for me!"
Then I notice the wife sitting on the living room floor, already eating the same ice-cream, "Er, I also bought for us…"
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Announcement heard by a friend at the Plain English Speaking Awards: "This is urgent, [name of person] from [name of school], please report to the door!"
Win liao lor.
I guess the door really wanted to see the person right away.
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After the National Day Rally announcements, I am waiting for tuition centres to offer Character tuition classes.
"We guaranteed your child will be A* in Character!"
"Your child Character is lousy? Don't worry! We will make him more better because Every Child can be a Character!"
"I have Character, so can you!"
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I finally decided to make a Facebook page for my readers because it seems more and more people are interacting with my content on Facebook. Yes, finally.
There is a currently a fan page created and run by a nice fellow that has more than 6,000 LIKES but for technical reasons (like Facebook not allowing name change), I decided to start afresh. The admin of that previous fan page has happily endorsed my decision too.
So the official Facebook page for all mrbrown things (blog, Twitter, YouTube and whatever nonsense platforms I use) is now at facebook.com/mrbrownlah. Go and LIKE it, ok?
Tankew very muchie!
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YouTube link: http://youtu.be/A1HaZ4WLo50
This is the Cantonese version of the popular YouTube video, The Complicated Chinese Family Tree by the team at Off The Great Wall. Yes, I am Cantonese so that's why this is the version I like. My mom still calls my wife Dai Soh Ka Soh.
You can watch the Mandarin version too: http://youtu.be/nCFRoILS1jY
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Me: "Do you have fast SD cards?"
Shop Guy: "We have Sandisk Extreme."
Me: "Oh, that's 45MB/s. do you have 95MB/s?"
Shop Guy: "Ah! The Very Very Extreme ones we don't have."
Gotta love a computer salesman with a sense of humour.
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We can't wait for the old Paya Lebar Airbase to become a new housing development! What will it be named, you think?
1. @mrbrown: Pinnacle By the Runway #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
2. @mrbrown: Ang Mo Kio East #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirBase
3. @mrbrown: Costa Del Paya #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
4. @qazimzim: Paya By The Base. #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
5. @miyagi: Parc Paya #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase #TaxiUncleWillCallItPapaya
6. @hedirman: After a bajillion-dollar renaming consultation exercise - Paya Lebar Airbase. Duh~ #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
7. @mrbrown: Tanjong Pagar New Town #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirBase
8. @fqiren: Paliehlumpa Airbase #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
9. @LeslieBodoh: Not So Old Airport Road #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
10. @Aisaka_Matthew: two-east #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
11. @miyagi: Villas del Runway #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
12. @miyagi: Paya L'Bar @ D'Airbase #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
13. @mentalweets: Kaki Bukit SMC #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirBase
14. @mrbrown: Hougang 2.0 #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
15. @DanielTay_: Bartley Road East East #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
16. @subaudible: The Flats #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
17 @pattyopines: Defu Lane #12 to #48 #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirBase
18. @aidilism: Philanthropists! Spare $100 million dollars, and you can have your own #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase!
19. @mrbrown: Faye Jee Chang #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirbase
20. @mrbrown: All Your Base Are Belong to Us #NewNamesForPayaLebarAirBase
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Post-National Day Rally, we now know that Paya Lebar Airbase will be moved to Changi and the ports at Tanjong Pagar will be shifted to Tuas. What else should we move to Changi?
1. @mrbrown: Sought-after schools. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
2. @mrbrown: The casinos. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
3. @pushypanda: Changi Hospital. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
4. @mrbrown: Pulau Tekong #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
5. @xiia0mousee: Standard Chartered Marathon. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
6. @dafroggie: Oxley road! #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
7. @mrbrown: Singapore Flyer. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
8. @mrbrown: Pulau NTU #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
9. @eviltofu: Replacement for Bukit Brown #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
10. @thecactuspot: Jurong Island #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
11. @rocketfuel168: Geylang Red light District #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
12. @_lachalachatata: National Day Rally 2014. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
13. @aeszr: Jurong, the whole of it. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
14. @starewall: Orchard Towers #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
15. @Aisaka_Matthew: ERP #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
16. @mUAr_cHEe: McDonald's selling HelloKkitty or Minions. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
17. @levraitaz: Lucky Plaza #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
18. @mrbrown: Sentosa #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
19. @ObiAngKenobi Our secret Singapore Jaeger hangar. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
20. @ObiAngKenobi Legoland! So we don't have to bring passport and cross causeway. ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
21. @ObiAngKenobi Tengah Air Base and Sembawang Air Base since Paya Lebar Air Base also moving liao. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
22. @mrbrown: F1. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
23. @FabianoTheGreat: Woodlands Checkpoint #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
24. @mrbrown: The eyesore that is the Supreme Court. #ThingsWeShouldMoveToChangi
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1. @mrbrown: It would be really nice if PM could summarize some of the plot details for the preempted episode of 夜市人生 in the middle of his #ndrsg
2. @leehsienloong: On way to ND Rally. My team will help me tweet updates during my speech. Spk to u soon – LHL (Don't worry! I also tweet! -mb)
3. @miyagi: Curious what’s in this year’s #NDRsg bag (I hope the bag got potato chips. I love potato chips. -mb)
4. @mrbrown: PM tells a joke in Chinese. The 人山人海 audience laughs. #ndrsg
5. @mrbrown: PM is praising China. Say we can learn from them. (I am watching PM's #ndrsg speech in Chinese. I understand ok?)
6. @mrbrown: Just saw Amy Khor dig her nose on national TV. #ndrsg [gif via]
7. @mrbrown: PM talks about the needs of senior citizens. Camera pans to random old uncles in the audience. #ndrsg
8. @mrbrown: The #ndrsg Chinese segment has ended & will return in English at 8pm. Audience may go for their drink break, toilet break & dig nose break.
9. @mrbrown: Waiting for Baey Yam Keng to post a selfie from #ndrsg during the break.
10. @mrbrown: Wondering if Lim Swee Say spotted any good toothpicks to bring home from the #ndrsg
11. @mrbrown: I beat Baey Yam Keng at taking a selfie during #ndrsg!
12. @mrbrown: PM just finished up-selling HDB two-room flats. #ndrsg
13. @mrbrown: PM says there will be Medishield Life. It will cover all ages and it will be universal but, wait for it… premiums going up. #ndrsg
14. @mrbrown: Joy, watching the #ndrsg going past its second hour: "PM must be very tired already." (She is a sweet and empathetic girl, that one. -mb)
15. @mrbrown: PSLE is not scrapped after all. Primary school kids are #sianhalf OK, it's bedtime, kiddos! #ndrsg
16. @miyagi: Hooray for changing #PSLE grading. #NDRsg
17. @mrbrown: The Changi T1 carpark will be made into Project Jewel, a kind of Gardens by the Airport. Looks like a donut. Maybe can call it Durian By The Runway. #ndrsg
18. @miyagi: #NDRsg No more birdshit on your car when you pick someone up from T1
19. @mrbrown: Paya Lebar Airbase will be moved to Changi East. Land will be developed for housing in 20-30 years. Quick, go and ballot now! #ndrsg
20. @mrbrown: Looks like the 6.9 million will have a home soon at Pinnacle@PayaLebarAirbase #ndrsg
21. @mrbrown: My interpretation of PM's conclusion: See all these nice things we are developing for Singapore? Don't have PAP is cannot one. #ndrsg
22. @mrbrown: Summary of National Day Rally: Simisai also that flies or floats move to Changi and Tuas. #ndrsg
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YouTube link: http://mrbrwn.co/ngiaothings
As promised, here is a compilation of some of my fave tweets from the #NgiaoThingsIDo hashtag we had so much fun with last week.
I hope you enjoy our little video and have a little laugh.
This was my first time on camera in my pajamas so I was somewhat apprehensive about my, er, bedroom scenes. My wife also made me promise to clean up the house before I used it for filming. My mom also wants me to tell you that she was the one who got me those pajamas and to emphasize her impeccable taste.
I did have to explain to my frugal wife why I used up the bottle of ketchup and the toothpaste in our toilet. I assured her there was very little left in the bottle and the tube to begin with. In fact, we were still squeezing that tube of toothpaste for days after the shoot. For reals.
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When POSB found out what I was doing with the tweets, they were amused and asked if they could share with my readers their new POSB HDB Loan. Sure, I said! I checked out their loan and think it is cool because it guarantees a lower interest rate compared to the HDB concessionary loan, so it will help all the frugal folks out there save quite a bit!
This is their cute little video entitled A Better Way to Save with POSB HDB Loan. Find out more about their loan at http://www.posb.com.sg/hdbloan!
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I just joined the TODAY Fantasy League (http://www.todayonline.com/fantasyleague) and formed my dream team: The Super Gorbloks!
Look upon their powers and tremble, mere mortals! There is a cash prize of US$5000 for the Manager of the Season and a monthly cash prize of US$500 for the Manager of the Month.
But for me, I play for the pleasure of seeing my team kick your team's butt.
The interface is fairly simple and my feeling is that you don't need to be a hardcore Fantasy League kind of person to play. Which suits this casual football fan fine.
If you like, you can also set up your own private league and play against your friends and family.
I have engaged my friend Ryan, who is knowledgeable in the ways of the BPL, to be my coach. He has helped me craft this team you see before you. That US$5000 is sure to be mine now! Muahahahahaha!
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TODAY: Foreign investors concerned about M’sian crime wave
The Kuala Lumpur city police have again tried to allay the public’s concerns. Senior Assistant Commissioner Ku Chin Wah of the Criminal Investigation Department said: “Rest assured that there is no random shooting of innocent bystanders. If you are targeted to be murdered, you can be killed anywhere, you don’t have to come to KL to be killed.”
Wow, thank you. I am sure that made everyone feel safer right away.
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YouTube link: http://youtu.be/CUgXCjCO3Gc (actual song starts at 30 seconds)
celestialrainafall89 made this video as a tribute to Kim Huat's rendition of NDP 2013's One Singapore. I think she did a great job and Kim Huat would have been impressed.
We are flattered! Thanks ah!
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I have been waiting for this for almost ten years. When we found out about Faith's autism when she was around two, I asked my insurer, Great Eastern Life, if I could buy some medical insurance for my firstborn. Just a basic plan, to cover her for medical bills in case she got hospitalized. And I wasn't even asking for the insurance to cover her autism condition.
Great Eastern Life said no, she couldn't be covered.
My two younger children, who don't have autism, have that protection but I couldn't buy any health and hospitalisation insurance for Faith.
So when I read this headline in TODAY, I muttered to myself, "About time. Good job."
Excerpt: First insurance plan for children and young people with autism here launched
"SINGAPORE - NTUC Income launched Singapore's first insurance plan for children and young people with autism today.
The plan - SpecialCare (Autism), provides coverage for medical expenses due to accidents and infectious diseases, including outpatient and hospitalisation expenses, daily hospital income, personal liability and death and disability due to accidents.
On top of that, additional benefits - that most insurance plans do not cover - such as reimbursement for mobility aids, psychiatric treatment and physiotherapy and others are also included…"
So how, Great Eastern Life and all other insurance companies that are still denying basic medical insurance for kids with autism? You guys leh?
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