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How to Sing Singapore’s National Anthem: Majulah Singapura

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:36:00 PDT

Singapore's 45th birthday is just tomorrow! I'm so excited! Anyway, a few days back, Abang Long have posted a blog post about past national day songs. It was a hit blog post for me these few days. Do remember to vote for your favourite songs. Other than official theme national day songs, I'm very sure, without fail, the whole of Singapore will be singing the national anthem "Majulah Singapura" together with the pledge. By the way, the whole of Singapore will be reciting the pledge at approximately 8:10pm on National Day itself. Since the national anthem will be sung, why not we recap how to sing it. You'll be asking. "Abang Long, why must we recap again?" Well, we have sang it numerous time during our school days. Unfortunately, when you go to the working world, there aren't many opportunites to sing it again. Let's admit it, many of us would forget the lyrics of the song. Not only Taufik. - History of The National Anthem - The Lyrics of The National Anthem & The Translations - How to Sing Singapore's National Anthem: Majulah Singapura - Singapore National Anthem: Majulah Singapura Singapore's national anthem, Majulah Singapura, was composed in Malay by Zubir Said in 1958. Besides the original Malay lyrics, there are translations of the Singapore national anthem in the other three official languages; English, Chinese and Tamil. History Majulah Singapura was played for the first time by the Singapore Chamber Ensemble as a concert item to mark the reopening of...

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What about Human Bicycle for Best Goal Celebration?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:08:00 PDT

Hi guys, this is Abang Long. Thank you for dropping by again. I've seen that there's an increase number of people looking for "Past National Day Songs". That blog post can be located here. Do vote for your favourite songs. Anyway, a few days back, I blog about an Icelandic top flight side, Stjarnan, about their "Best goal celebration ever?" So after awhile, I wanted to see whether there are any new updates about them. Maybe another goal celebration that beat that goal celebration? Maybe they say, enough is enough, we should get serious about our football. Heck,maybe they say "Since we are famous in the internet, we should do this more often." And so, after searching for some videos in YouTube, Abang Long saw this few videos below. Not only have they did another goal celebration, there were also some past goal celebrations. You can click the link below to go straight to the YouTube videos. - Rambo Celebration - Dancing Celebration - Parade Celebration - Human Bicycle Celebration Latest! You might be wondering, did they really practiced these celebrations during training? - Practising Celebrations during training! Rambo Celebration - Stjarnan Dancing Celebration - Stjarnan Parade Celebration - Stjarnan Human Bicycle Celebration - Stjarnan Latest! Practising Celebrations during Training! I say if they are doing this for fun, keep it up. Keep it interesting. But let's not forget that what matters most is at the end of the day, the 3 points...

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Complete List of National Day Songs

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:27:00 PDT

August has arrived and it's 8 more days till Singapore will be celebrating her 45th birthday. Let us recap all the NDP songs of yesteryears and this year too. In the list below, I've added all the past NDP official theme songs and some of the songs that are not. I've even added some funny songs that I've seen on YouTube. It's been quite some time since I've heard most of the songs. I remember when I was in primary school, I love this period. Singing patriotic songs with your friends. You can even remember the lyrics by heart and sang it to our parents at home. Fast forward to the year 2010, with the power of technology, we bring back those moments and share it with our children. "Hey Ah boy arh, this is what daddy and mummy sang during National Day period in our school." I hope you will like the list that Abang Long have compiled for you below. Sadly, I can't find any music video of "Munnaeru Vaalibaa". If you happen to know where I can find any videos of it, please please do inform me so that we can share with the rest. If you like Abang Long's compiled list of National Day songs, do share it with your friends, young & old. I'm sure they will thank you for it. Enjoy people! List of Past National Day Songs 1985 - Stand Up for Singapore (Celest Chong, Stella Ng, Celeb Goh, Ric Low) 1986 – Count On Me Singapore 1987 & 1988 - We are Singapore (Jacintha Abisheganaden, Jeremy Monteiro, Yee Ee Ping) 1990 – One People, One Nation, One Singapore 1998 - Home (Kit Chan) 1999 –...

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Best Penalty Kick Ever?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:00 PDT

The last post that Abang Long blog about was about soccer. I've to apologised to any non-soccer fans. This post will be about soccer too. Below is the link to the post. - Best Goal Celebration Ever? Best goal celebration won't happen if not for spectacular goals. I saw another video that is going viral, 'Best Penalty Kick Ever?' Best Penalty Kick Ever? Spain U19 star Ezequiel Calvente shows just how it should be done by scoring an audacious 'switch-hit' penalty against Italy at the U19 European Championships in France. Calvente runs up, pulls his right foot back, aims and just before the right foot makes contact, he stubs it with his left foot into the opposite corner, leaving the Italian goalie utterly bemused. Simple, eh? I've seen this trick before, but it's not being done in a match. Take a look at the video below. It was done by Thierry Henry during his Arsenal days. So back to the question of this post. Was that the best penalty kick ever? I have another two penalty kick videos by two legendary players. Take a look below and give me your view. Cruyff penalty Zidane Penalty Best penalty kick ever? Your view? Or is there any better than those?

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Best Goal Celebration Ever?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:22:00 PDT

I've seen many goal celebrations, whether in YouTube, while watching soccer in stadiums or live match on TV. Recently, I saw this YouTube video that is going viral around the net. The last I've seen is that the video made over 1,300,000 views. If this video is anything to go by, goal celebrations have certainly come a long way since Roger Milla wiggled his hips down by the corner flag, when Cameroon go against Colombia in World Cup 1990. Roger Milla Goal Celebration No longer is a mere dance good enough for some players, as Icelandic top flight side Stjarnan proved in their game against Fylkir at the weekend. Having previously celebrated goals with displays of ballroom dancing and a marching band routine, their latest effort has captured the imagination of fans across the globe. With the game seemingly heading for a 1-1 draw, the home side were awarded a penalty in the dying moments. Up stepped Halldór Orri Björnsson to score with a delightful chip over the keeper. While it was undeniably a fine strike, if some way off the best penalty ever. But the goal will be remembered for what followed - a beautifully choreographed manoeuvre in which Björnsson cast an imaginary fishing rod before 'reeling in' team-mate Daníel Laxdal. The 'fish' was then picked up by several members of the team and held aloft as if he were a trophy, while another team-mate 'took a photo' for posterity. Stjarnan held on to win the match 2-1. Best Goal Celebration Ever? So is this the best...

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IT Show 2010 Floor Plans

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:18:00 PST

IT Show 2010 is Singapore's Largest IT, Digital, Mobile and Consumer Electronics exhibition show. This IT fair is Singapore's leading computer show. The IT Show will be back this coming March 2010. It will start on the 11th of March and end on the 14th. If you've not seen the first part of this post, click here The IT Show 2010 floor plan is already out. Do click on the photos and print them out before going to the IT fair itself. You don't want to get lost among thousands of people. Plan ahead before going to the exhibition show. LEVEL 1 EXHIBITOR: » Galleria Foyer - Canon » Lobby - Canon Redemption Counter LEVEL 2 EXHIBITORS: » Ballroom 1 - Singtel » Ballroom 2 - Singtel - Epicenter - Handii Asia Pte Ltd » Ballroom Foyer - MobileOne - Eubiq Pte Ltd - JCCT Trading Company Limited - Allbright Technology Pte Ltd - Memory World Singapore Pte Ltd - Maka GPS Technologies Pte Ltd - ECOM Shop - Tejas Technologies Pte Ltd - Toshiba Redemption Counter LEVEL 3 EXHIBITORS: » Concourse - Sony » Room 325 / 326 and Foyer - Starhub » Level 3 Foyer - Epicenter LEVEL 4 EXHIBITORS: » HALLS 401, 402, 403 & 404 LEVEL 6 EXHIBITORS: » HALLS 601, 602 & 603 Will you be buying anything from the IT Show?

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IT Show 2010 Suntec Singapore

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 PST

IT Show 2010 is Singapore's Largest IT, Digital, Mobile and Consumer Electronics exhibition show. This IT fair is Singapore's leading computer show. The IT Show will be back this coming March 2010. It will start on the 11th of March and end on the 14th. About The Event Covering a record of 345,000 square feet of exhibit space - the largest in show history - sprawling over 5 entire show floors of Suntec Singapore (levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6), the IT SHOW promises to be nothing short of amazing. The 2010 IT SHOW will be action-packed and fun-filled introducing more new product categories, spanning across industries aimed to improve the consumer experience. More than 820 exhibitors will feature a dynamic and comprehensive line-up of the latest and hottest consumer technology gadgets from new next-generation digital televisions, wireless HD, coolest new multimedia phone, ultra mobile PCs, Digital Imaging, Wireless Technology, Portable Entertainment, HDTV, Plasmas, Gaming, MP3, Networking, Digital Media, Audio & Home Entertainment/Lifestyle Products, Broadband Technology, Multimedia, Security, Software, Consumer Electronics to a plethora of accessories all on display. The 2010 IT SHOW will be a spectacular event where visitors will experience the latest in digital entertainment products, new gadgets & services combined with Exclusive Show Offers, Great Bargains and Huge Savings to create the ultimate consumer experience. Venue, Dates and Opening Hours Venue Suntec...

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Singapore Budget 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:35:00 PST

About The Singapore Government Budget The Singapore Budget is prepared for every financial year, which begins on 1st April of every year. For example, the 2010 Singapore Budget is for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. The Budget shows: 1. Approved expenditures and the usage of government funds of the past financial years; and 2. Planned government revenue and expenditures for the following financial year. The annual budgeting process takes place in the following steps: The Minister for Finance will present the Government-approved Budget to the Parliament before the new financial year begins. For Budget 2010, that will take place in February 2010. Members of Parliament will then ask questions on the past expenditure of the funds during the Budget Debate and Committee of Supply sessions. They will also debate on the proposed Budget for the following financial year. Once the Parliament agrees with the proposed Budget, it will give its approval by passing the Supply Bill. The President will then need to give his assent to the Supply Bill to allow the Bill to come into effect. If the President gives his assent to the Supply Bill, it is then enacted as law known as the Supply Act. The Supply Act controls the Government’s spending in the following financial year. Singapore Budget 2010 Highlights * S$20.5 billion “resilience” package to try to save jobs, boost businesses. Package includes: * S$5.1 billion on training and other measures to...

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Have you heard Superman fart before?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:34:00 PST

Have you ever watched this show before? Kids Say the Darndest Things. Abang Long used to watch it when I was younger. I find the kids reaction to the questions asked was funny and cute. Kids Say the Darndest Things was an American television series hosted by Art Linkletter and co-hosted by Bill Cosby that aired on CBS from September of 1996 to April of 2000. It was based on a popular feature of Art Linkletter's television series, Art Linkletter's House Party, which aired five days a week on CBS for more than 20 years. Cosby also provided some of the humor in the show. The premise of the show is that the host would ask a question to a child (around the age of 3-8) who would usually respond in a "cute" way. Wiki Because I pissed in its ear..A kindergarten pupil told his teacher he'd found a cat, but it was dead. 'How do you know that the cat was dead?' she asked her pupil. 'Because I pissed in its ear and it didn't move,'answered the child innocently. 'You did WHAT???' the teacher exclaimed in surprise. 'You know,' explained the boy, 'I leaned over and went 'Pssst!' and it didn't move.' Haha! I would have the same reaction too if I was the teacher. So a weekend ago, Abang Long was at grandma's house. Before you think that I'm going to do the same thing and asked questions to my cousins, I wasn't. You see, Abang Long is the eldest cousin in my family. The rest of my cousins are much younger. There are 2 more boys and the girls are not part of the photo Especially...

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A to Z of Total Defence Day

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:00:00 PST

Total Defence Day Total Defence Day is commemorated on 15 February. On this day in 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese. It reminds us that everyone has a part to play in the Total Defence of Singapore. Total Defence is Important Total Defence is important becaue modern wars no longer involve only fighting among armies of soldiers. With advances in technology, Singapore can be weakened in many ways. Singaporeans must always be united and ready to defend their country at all times. Total Defence Logo The five arrows in the logo represent the five aspects of Total Defence: Military, Civil, Economic, Social and Psychological Defence. The arrows point in the same upward direction. This signifies concerted effort towards a common objective of safeguarding the progress and future of Singapore. The logo's outline is significant because: It is, firstly, the outline of a hand, symbolising action and representing unity and completeness. Total Defence is deficient if any of the five "fingers" is missing. Secondly, the logo is in the shape of a house, and symbolises Singapore as our homeland. With Total Defence, the security of our homeland is therefore safeguarded. The tagline "It's personal. Play your part." in its handwritten format emphasises the personal nature of and involvement in Total Defence, reminding Singaporeans that they have a part to play in the defence of Singapore. The rounder edges of the logo give it a softer feel, reflecting the personal stake in Total...

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The Cathay

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:06:00 PST

For today's post, Abang Long is going to talk about a building that was visited by many and still being visited daily. What is Abang Long talking about? Well, take a look at the picture. Have you seen the building in the photo before? If yes, do you know what is the name of the building? What do you like about that building? Okay, Okay. Enough of guessing and questioning. Abang Long shall reveal to you what's the name of this building in the picture. It's The Cathay. The Cathay has came a long way before it became what is is today. Let's go back to history and learn more about this building. History Cathay building is one of the most stunning architectures with a rich historical background. It was opened in 1939. The Cathay building was meticulously designed by Frank Brewer and was completed in the year 1939. Cathay Building is visited by tourists round the year. The history of the place goes back to the year 1941 when Colonel Ferguson Warren from the Royal Marines came to Singapore to train the guerrillas in order to infiltrate Malaya. This is when Cathay Building played an important role as the headquarters of the Special Operations Executive Orient Mission. This also became the military base for his operations. In 1942 in the month of February, before the British surrendered to the Japanese, Cathay Building was the shelter for hundreds of British army deserters who sought refuge from the Japanese aerial and artillery bombardment. Well, there is alot of history...

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A reply from Nadia Fazlini's friend

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:20:00 PST

This post entry is by far the most popular posts in Abang Long's blog. It has more than 10 comments and 40 of the viewers, shared this post with their facebook friends. Now there is one particular comment that caught my attention. (To read the rest of the comments, scroll down the post) Below is the comment that caught my attention. Hi.. Im one of her aquantaince.Not close but close enough to know what sort of person she is. First n foremost, lemme clear the air. As u can see, this hacker is very smart. I was once duped by the hacker, thinking that its was her (nadia). This happens sometime last yr. Fyi, we used to live overseas.I moved in back to sg last yr. The 'hacker' created an account in fb using her name. Not knowing that it wasnt Nadia herslf, we chatted quite a number of times. until one day, she posted a pic of herself n 2 other frens and started tagging all the pple in her list. I was quite upset cos the caption she put in that photo makes them look like whores!! those 2 girls in the photos are my 2 closest fren. And that pic was taken 4yrs ago in a water theme park.. and i was the one taking the pics!! (*and of cos we r wearing swimsuits..its a water theme park in dubai, so do u expect us to wear arbaya?*)So i made an overseas call to her.. And to my surprise!!!, she know nuthing of that sort. and she didnt hv any fb acc!!! After knowing all these, i decided to call all our common friends to beware of this imposter "Nadia Fazlini" in fb. Later that day,...

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What are the 13 points we can learn from Warren Buffett?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PST

For today's Wealth-nesday post, Abang Long is going to share with you about Warren Buffett, a simple guy with a heart of gold but is one of the richest man in the world. There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life: 1) He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! 2) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. 3) He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. 4) "I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years." - Warren Buffett 5) "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." - Warren Buffett 6) He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him. 7) He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company. 8) His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. 9) He has given his CEO's only two...

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How To Make Your Post Top 10 in Ping.sg?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:22:00 PST

What is ping.sg? ping.sg is a meta blog for Singapore bloggers. It aims to create a comprehensive and thorough database for blog entries written by local bloggers and/or with local interest. ping.sg also aims to create online community for Singapore bloggers to interact and gives every single blogger the same chance to stand out above the rest. Now you may be asking this question. What is ping? What is pong? ping comes from the word ping blog or pingback. Here is a simple scenario to illustrate the concept of ping and pong: You blogged an entry. You ping ping.sg. Your entry gets featured on ping.sg. We, readers, pong (read) your entry. Simple as that. The next question that you might be thinking is this. Why is Abang Long thinking? Why is he posting about this? Well, after Abang Long had typed an article about an ex Singapore MediaCorp actress, traffic to my blog have coming thick and fast. I was quite overwhelmed by the response. That article was the most popular article so far in Anak Boyan Singapura blog. It was updated three times! While you are reading this right now, people are still searching for 'Nadia Fazlini' and landed on that article. You can take a look at this site. It shows Abang Long's live traffic for this site. You can scroll all the way down and see what people have been searching for. This episode set me thinking. It's being searched by many, make it to the top of search engines, but it didn't make it to the top 10 of ping.sg As you've read...

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Happy 5th Birthday YouTube,Top 10 YouTube Videos of All Time

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PST

"YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Google. The company is based in San Bruno, California, and uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos." -Wikipedia So if YouTube is created in February 2005, which means this month is YouTube 5th year anniversary. How time flies! I'm not too sure when exactly is YouTube created but I decide to choose 7 February as the day since it falls on my Sunny Side Up Sunday posts where I can post anything under the sun. YouTube has come to define the era of online video. So for Sunny Side Up Sunday post, we will take a look at their most popular videos of all time. 1) Charlie bit my finger - again! 156,863,007 views 2) Evolution of Dance 136,277,261 views 3) Miley Cyrus - 7 Things - Official Music Video (HQ) 109,910,603 views 4) Hahaha 106,187,034 views 5) Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist 105,824,263 views 6) Lo que tú Quieras Oír 99,622,799 views 7) Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) 99,344,394 views 8) Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009 86,860,768 views Take Note: Due to the video being labeled...

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Safari Zoo Run 2010 After Action Review

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:51:00 PST

Have you ever heard of Safari Zoo Run before? What? Safari Zoo Run? Yes, Safari Zoo Run. I believe not many people know about that run and what's the reason behind the run. Let Abang Long explain to you about this event. But let me recalled and share with you a conversation I had with Mr Taxi Driver. Mr Taxi Driver: Eh, how come got so many people one? Zoo got promotion is it? Abang Long: No uncle, it's the Safari Zoo Run. Mr Taxi Driver: A Safa-what? Abang Long: It's Safari Zoo Run uncle. Mr Taxi Driver: Ohh, how many kilometres? Abang Long: Around 6.2km. Mr Taxi Driver: Woah, like that Uncle will be pancit (means exhausted in direct malay translation) Abang Long: d[-____-'']b Woah, luckily he didn't ask me what is the run for. Or else he will be more shocked. So what's the purpose of Safari Zoo Run you may ask. The purpose is because of this animal below. The animal on your left is Ah Meng. Ah Meng, Singapore Zoo’s most famous and well-loved orang utan, passed away last two years due to old age. She was 48 years old. Born in Sumatra, Indonesia around 1960, Ah Meng came to the Zoo at the approximate age of seven in 1971 when she was confiscated from the Chinese family who had kept her as an illegal pet. In 1982, the Zoo introduced ‘Breakfast with an Orang Utan’ programme and Ah Meng was the star. She shot to fame instantly and became a celebrity both at home an overseas. By 1986, she had featured in almost 30 travel films and had appeared in more than 270 articles...

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Why Nadia Fazlini Sharip, Singapore Actress Sex Scandal, Will Be Different From RP Girl and NYP Tammy?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:15:00 PST

A GRAPHIC video clip of a former Singaporean air stewardess and part-time actress having sex with a man has been circulating online. The four-minute clip, which focused nearly entirely on the woman in explicit poses performing sex acts, is the latest in a growing and dangerous trend among young adults who take compromising pictures of themselves or let others do so. But unlike the other clips that have surfaced online of relatively unknown local victims, the woman in this video is a celebrity of sorts. The New Paper believes she is a part-time actress who has appeared in television dramas on the local Malay TV channel Suria. The video looks to be taken by the man. It also appears to have been taken with the actress’ knowledge, as she is the focus of the video throughout. The woman in her 20s, a former air stewardess, did not want to say much about the video when contacted by The New Paper yesterday. When asked if she was the person in the video, she simply said it was “personal info” she did not wish to divulge. When asked if she was upset by the video, she replied: “If you were in the video, would you not be upset?” A hotline caller who claimed she was a friend of the woman in the video said that the clip surfaced in the last two days on a US-based media-sharing site that also included two still photographs of the woman in a bikini posing with friends. The site allows users to create, share and discuss blogs, photos, videos and music with others. The video of...

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Muhammad Haikal Abdullah Zain, only 13 and ready for university

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:32:00 PST

For today's Talented Thursday, we'll look into this guy. A whiz kid to be exact who is only 13 years old but is ready to go for university. Let Abang Long introduce to you to this prodigy, Muhammad Haikal Abdullah Zain. A SINGAPOREAN boy sat for the British equivalent of the GCE A-level examinations last year and aced all his papers - and he was not even 13 yet. Muhammad Haikal Abdullah Zain, a former student of Rosyth School, scored straight As in Biology, Physics and Chemistry, which he took last November. He turned 13 a month later and plans to apply to study medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The A-level exams Haikal sat last year carry the same weight as the GCE A levels taken by junior college students here, said the British Council, which administers the exam. NUS confirmed it would accept students with those qualifications. Said its office of admissions director R. Rajaram: 'We recently learnt of his interest in applying to NUS. We will be pleased to assess his application when we receive it.' Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times. NUS confirmed it would accept students with those qualifications. Said its office of admissions director R. Rajaram: 'We recently learnt of his interest in applying to NUS. We will be pleased to assess his application when we receive it.' He added that applicants who seek admission to the university ahead of their peers must 'show evidence of exceptional talent and passion beyond...

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12 Main Categories in A.B.S Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:36:00 PST

Anak Boyan Singapura blog is no longer a personal blog that it was once used to be. Those personal posts have long been removed from this blog and transfered else where. So now Abang Long is creating a new different type of blog. Basically, Anak Boyan Singapura (A.B.S for short) blog is a blog that revolves around Abang Long's life. It will be about matters that matter to me in our everyday life. Let me explain to you as we go along. Although I've said that the past personal posts have been transfered, there will be some personal posts in this blog. But the difference is, it won't take the majority part of this blog. Since Abang Long have said that this blog will revolves around my life. It means every single day, I've something to talk and share with the readers. I've been thinking about this since a long time ago and it was interesting to think about new ideas on how to make this blog interesting. I've had past visitors that came to Abang Long's blog that search for Fauzie Laily, Abbas Saad, Singapore Soccer and some others. Infact, there's nothing about Fauzie that I've blog here apart from the post that I've blog years ago when I happened to came across him. Other than that, I did not post anything about him. So I thought about something that is really part of the blog. Here, let me share with you what are the categories. Since we talk about everyday life, I've put 7 categories for this for every single day. There are: 1) Monday Motivation Most people dread...

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Featured Post

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:02:00 PST

Hi, Welcome to Anak Boyan Singapura Blog. I'm Zul also known as Abang Long. I'm the blog owner of this blog. "Anak Boyan Singapura" means Boyanese Singaporean Child in direct translation. This blog revolves around my life and my thoughts. Read through below to know more about Abang Long. Who is Abang Long? My name is Muhamad Zulhairy and you can call me Abang Long. Basically, 'Abang Long' means Eldest Brother in direct Malay translation. I'm the eldest brother of 2 siblings, a brother and a sister. I've other nicknames but I prefer to be called 'Abang Long' or 'Along' for short. What is Anak Boyan Singapura? As stated above, 'Anak Boyan Singapura' means Boyanese Singaporean Child in direct translation. Those three words sums up my nationality, where I stay and my race. Reason Why You Set-up This Blog? The reason I set up a blog is hugely because I want to chart different phases of my life. The blog started way back in January 2004 where it was a personal blog. I want to note down the events that happen through my life. We live only once and I want to remember all these events again sometime in the future. Hobbies? I'm a big fan of Liverpool. I've been supporting them since I was 10 years old. I've grown up to the ups and downs of Liverpool and will always remain loyal. I'm a fan of Steven Gerrard but he's not my favourite player. I have a kick-a-bout with my friends once in a while in neighbourhood parks. I'm also a huge fan of running. I like any sorts of...

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Ris Low Condom Spokesperson?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:23:00 PST

Ris Low is a condom spokesperson? Oh no, she's done it again. After winning the Miss Singapore World Title, which have been stripped of, her debate for her poor fiction, creating new Singlish words with "Boomz" and "Shingz", she's back again with another shocking headline. It seems to me that she wants more news about her. Something "rad and loud" some headlines that will go BOOMZ! Ris Low is being appointed as a youth ambassador for condom company Espire. We've got to take our hats off to Ris Low. Like watching an out-of-control car career back and forth across the highway from one accident to another, you feel horrified, yet strangely fascinated. And somehow the Ris Low vehicle keeps on running. She's got the media equivalent of a flak jacket -- scandal, mockery and open criticism just bounce right off. She's been stripped of her Miss Singapore World title, diagnosed as bipolar, convicted for credit card fraud, bombasted for her poor diction, laughed at for creating nonsense terms such as "boomz" and "shingz," yet she just shrugs and goes on to do something else, just as jaw-dropping. When she was ousted as a beauty queen, she publicly stated she wanted to make a comeback as a beauty pageant organiser and was looking for sponsors for an as-yet-unnamed three-in-one beauty pageant. Then she stirred another round of controversy by the liberal use of vulgarities and expletives on the Shan + Rozz show on radio station 98.7. But now, condom company Espire has appointed...

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2009 Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level Examination

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:13:00 PST

The 2009 'O' Level results are out. I hope those who get their results today are happy with them. For those who didn't get the results that they wanted, please don't give up. It's not the end of the road for you. Life has to go on. Here are the list of top students for this year 'O' Level results. SINGAPORE: The GCE 'O' level results are out, and this year's top student with ten A1s is Lai Kai Rou from CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School. The school had more reason to cheer. Out of the 44 students in Singapore that scored nine A1s, about a third or 13 students were from the school. Crescent Girls' School also produced a bumper crop, with eight students scoring nine A1s. Overall, some 37,400 students sat for the 'O' level examinations last year and about 81.1 per cent scored five or more O-level passes. This is similar to last year's 80.8 per cent. The results were released at 2pm on Monday. Source Top Secondary 4 Student - Lai Kai Rou/ F(10 A1s), MT: Higher Chinese, School: CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School Top O Lvl Student Lai Kai Rou 10 A1s CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School Top Secondary 4 Chinese Students (arranged alphabetically by school, followed by name of student) 1) Jacqueline Ting Lin/ F (9 A1s 1 A2), MT: Higher Chinese, School: Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) 2) Chiu Chai Hao / M (9 A1s), MT: Higher Chinese, School: Anderson Secondary School 3) Ho Wen Qi Jane/ F (9 A1s), MT: Higher Chinese, School: Anderson Secondary School 4) Li Yannan/ F (9 A1s),...

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H1N2?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:16:00 PST

Happy New Year 2010! I hope everyone had a blast celebrating the new year wherever you are. As for me, I celebrated my day with my Marffin. We went to Harbourfront to eat our lunch before heading to Vivo City. I had my favourite Chicken Fried Rice from my favourite stall while Marffin had Roti John, which takes too long to be ready. I finished eating my food and yet the Roti John is not ready. So dissapointed with them! When I reached to the stall, it's not yet ready. A customer before was complaining to them to be faster as they were waiting for quite some time. When I request for my Roti John, the reply was "Roti John makan right?" You mean, I have to come to you and request for it and then you serve it?! Gosh! But neverthenless, my Marffin was calm about it. So after eating, we head down to Vivo City. We planned to catch a movie. But it seems to me that everyone is wathing movie on the last day of 2009. It was so crowded. But then, we still want to watch a movie. After some considerations, we head down to Kallang to watch a movie. Apparently, the shopping centre is not crowded but then again, lots of people are watching movies today but not as much as Vivo City. We decided to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks 2! Our last movie for 2009! I like Theodore the most. Alvin is too Yaya-Papaya to me, full of himself. Simon is too geek-y. One conversation that shocked me was when my Marffin asked me this question. "H1 & 2 right?" I was looking at the...

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20 Solutions To Beat Monday Blues

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:10:00 PST

Let's give some solutions, make it 20 solutions to beat the Monday Blues. Ready? Let's go! 1) Early start - bad things happen when you are late, the tension level is high, you are in a rush, you don’t have time for breakfast, when you arrive at your office, people are shoving work into your face. It may seem like a punishment to wake up earlier on Monday but trust me, when you have enough time to organize yourself, you’ll feel like you can conquer the day easier. 2) Wear your best clothes or the cheeriest colour from your wardrobe. You’d be surprise how much your clothes could affect the way you feel about yourself. I guess this is extremely true. Refrain from wearing blue for obvious reasons. 3) Feeling the blues can be later. Is a gloomy cloud forming above your head? Ignore it - you’ll give your attention to it later, not now. 4) Treat yourself like the king in the morning - Sit down and eat. Enjoy your food. Eat well - although it’s ok to treat yourself, make sure you eat well. Have enough to drink too. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. 5) Have a list of why you’re having the blues - you might be surprised that there will be things on the list that you can easily work on to make your Mondays better. My problem used to be wondering what I need to do for the week. It's because of this small things that make you feel the blues. 6) Complete as much work possible on Friday - you’ll have less work to worry about on Monday, which lead to the next...

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What will you do?

noreply@blogger.com (Muhd Zulhairy) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:20:00 PDT

When you are feeling down and emotional, what will you do and why did you do it? Different people have different opinions. Some will just run away from the problem. Some will face the problem and handle it. Some will ask someone to handle it. Which one are you? As for me, I've different ways to handle the different problems. I'll choose what I believe is the right at that point of time. It's a pity I don't stay in the east. The reason is because 2 of my favourite beach in Singapore are in the east. Changi beach and East Coast Park. One of the reasons I love the beach is because it runs in the gene. My mum's family used to stay at Changi Village before being shifted by the government to HDB flats. Grandma used to tell me how my mum and her siblings love to go to the beach which was 10 minutes away from their kampung house. Many people love to go to the beach because of the calm and peaceful environment. I love to go to the beach for that very reason. Having the sunset will be a bonus. I love to think about my problems at the beach. Lots of ideas about overcoming the problems will come easily in that environment. But I said that the beach is too far away. Another way that I'll do that I always do every few nights is to think on the bed. When most people are sleeping, I'll be on my cosy bed thinking. Thinking about anything that will come to my mind at that point. Listening to music is another way that I practice sometimes. I have this favourite 'jiwang' song that I...

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