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Hualien & Taitung: Hidden Gems by Kin Mun "mrbrown" Lee on Exposure
Here is my massive photo essay (with a video at the end of it!) of my awesome time in Hualien and Taitung a few weeks ago.
(Read the full post and see more photographs at brown.exposure.co or view the embedded version below.)
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(Photo: ALPHONSUS CHERN of SPH)
Yes, that is the actual Miss Universe Singapore (MUS) 2018 dress above. Worn by Miss Zahra Khanum, it was designed by Mr Moe Kasim, 48, who said he was inspired by the Trump-Kim summit that was held in Singapore.
He told TNP: "The toughest part was bringing out the message tastefully through design. I had to consider the political sensitivities and what it all meant to Singapore and to the world community… without (creating) any misinterpretation.
Er, ok.
After this report on the 2018 Miss Universe Singapore's dress, artist Jer Bear announced the #MissUniverseSingaporePhotoshopBattle on FB and here are some of the entries. Including mine:
These are by Jer Bear:
These are by Benjamin Tan:
This is by Eddie Cee:
There is even an animated one by Benjamin Chee!
This is by Wyatt Lim:
This is by Jon Hwang:
This is by Mark Tan:
This is by Kenneth Yew:
This is by Hillary Yeo (I assume it is D24):
This is by Hoshino Seiun (yum):
This is by everyone's favorite cartoonist Miel:
This is by Elvin Ching (true SG icon):
This is by Jas Wong (gotta have Sonny Liew edition):
This is by Jo Sim (I think many feel this way about the designer):
This is by photographer Aik Beng (truly World Peace):
I can't help but feel:
Jer Bear even provided a green screen version if you want to try it:
As Jer Bear said, "this is calling out the team behind her, not Miss Universe herself". So don't be mean to Miss Khanum please.
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Kim Huat wants to intro you to a friend he admires.
Thanks to my friend, Chris, for being such a sport.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/lBOJHhB_RGM
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It has been a while since I posted about Faith, so I thought it would be good to share some recent photos. She is all of 17 years old now, and not the little girl that many of you may remember her.
Since it was Deepavali, and a public holiday yesterday, and we decided to take Faith out to town for a little outing. Her younger brother and younger sister all had their own teenage programmes, so it was just me, mommy, Auntie Marian and Faith.
It doesn’t take very much to make her happy. An MRT ride to Dhoby Ghaut, a little window shopping, a snack at Mos Burger, and then another train ride home.
Her autism didn't cause her to act up in the train or the mall, which was good. She did, however, have a very strong desire to enter stores with loud music playing (she would stand near the speakers for a bit, listening), and she would drag us to places where there were holes and repeat patterns on the wall.
She enjoyed squeezing the squeeze toys in a shop, so mommy let her play with those for a while.
She was all smiles today. And that made us smile too.
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I has been a while since I have given a talk. I think at least four years. So I was very chuffed to present at the National Library over the weekend, as part of their Our Published Heritage series. I thought the title "Rise of the Blogfather" was very cute.
Thank you all for coming to my talk at the National Library on a rainy Saturday afternoon! It was great to share my stories with you!
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Sorry if I didn’t get a chance to speak with all of you guys more after the event. It was so wonderful to touch base with you!
I was particularly happy to have my wife and two younger kids present too, as well as old friends and family members, coming down to support my little talk. And the 200-300 of you too.
21 years of doing mrbrown stuff online. How time flies.
[Top photo of me by the other Blogfather, Winston Tay. Thanks, dude!]
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Kim Huat mulls over algorithms and their impact on our lives, after catching CNA's two-part Algorithms documentary.
Go watch it free at:
https://cna.asia/2Rv6UMS (Part 1)
https://cna.asia/2AI6JbH (Part 2)
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ZDxpoTmIpzo
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