tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70837048227965224752026-05-16T18:13:13.321+08:00This is a biography of sorts by blogger David Sia Boon Sen. It covers topics ranging from food, travel, culture, economic, technological development, Singapore, Asia and Community Issues.Seah Boon Seng @ Sia Boon Sen aka David Sia 佘 益 德 佘 文盛http://www.blogger.com/profile/10117171949120734858noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083704822796522475.post-12812478874640713242025-05-26T16:28:00.009+08:002025-05-26T17:03:46.366+08:00

  21 January 2025 was the opening of another chapter of my life-long learning journey.  A long overdue passion of sorts.  A passive listener of music and songs all along, but ever willing to learn the nitty-gritty of how it all came about.When Singapore Media Academy ( SMA ) announced its Open House @ Mediacorp Campus on Saturday, 24 August 2024 for the next intakes of

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Fly Jetstar Asia.  Look out for special prices on airline's website.  Bring along an empty bottle, eg mineral water bottle (500ml); and fill it up at the boarding area's water-cooler to avoid paying S$3.00 for an even smaller bottle of mineral water on-board.  Bring some tit-bits along to kill the boredom of a 5-hour trip. Take the coach operated by

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I should have taken a better shot of this house where I spent most of my childhood days in ! A house that stood alone in a fenced up private estate in Lorong Tai Seng (now known as Tai Seng Link), off Upper Paya Lebar Road in the eastern part of Singapore.I must have taken the photos on this posting with my S$10 no-frills camera that I bought in the 1960s. It was my first camera, albeit a

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We took a quick look at the price-card displayed on the table, and found the offers reasonable. We picked our choices. The food came, and we asked for the bill before we tucked in our picks - just not to fall into the trap of excessive billing after the food had irreversibly gone into our stomachs. The tally in Singapore $ was different from our mental calculation. Why ? Oh, the displayed

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🈶️Discrimation of elders in our society ?Are more people showing disrespect for elders ?Has it to do with our education system ?Is respect for elder giving way to respecting the knowledgeable regardless of age ?Does it prick you seeing an advertisement showing a little girl correcting her grandfather in the presence of her parents ?  This erodes our asian family values.?Well, it is not

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Driving Singapore-registered Car Beyond Thailand Sign up for a Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) if you are planning to use a Singapore-registered car to travel beyond Thailand. It saves the hassle of applying for temporary car importation at the border of each country, and additional fees or guarantees. You have to put down a returnable deposit of about 200 per cent of

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NutShell Professional Careers ~ Civil Servant ~ TESOL Trainer ~ Corporate Trainer ~ Management Consultant / Business Coach / Career Coach / Online Media Writer ~ Retailer ~ Compliance and Operations Auditor ~ Entrepreneur ~ Insurance Consultant ~ Real Estate Specialist ~ Security Specialist Past Titles and Memberships ~ Founding Member and 1st Honorary

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Click here  for "Mid-autumn Festival by the River" Click here  for "Hungry Ghosts Festival"

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23 Sep DAY 01:   Singapore / Madrid Left Changi Airport Terminal 2 at 11.35pm by Swissair.   It was on the eve of the Lantern Festival. Landed at Zurich, Switzerland for transit to Madrid, Spain. On-board bus for transit from Zurich, Switzerland to Madrid, Spain by Swissair.   About 2-hour flight.

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Kluang is located right in the centre of Malaysian state of Johor. It is about 110 km north of Johor Bahru.   We headed straight for Tangkak Beef when we reached Kluang Railway Station on Wednesday, 22 February 2012. For RM6.00 a bowl, this was really an unforgettable value-for-money experience. The cooking was excellent, be it kway-teow with beef, stomach and omasum ( our order

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We managed to reach the ticket counter located within the link building adjoining the Malaysia ICQ complex (checkpoint) at 7.45am on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 to grab the special tickets @ RM4.00 to Kluang for the first 'Shuttle trains' leaving at 8.00am. The next and last 'Shuttle train' for the day leaves at 9.00am. For those aged 60 and above years old need only pay RM2.00.   A

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We took our first KTM train ride to Kluang on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 (Ash Wednesday); and visited the Church of St Louis at Kluang, Johor. MASS TIMES Mon-Fri : 1830 SAT : 1800 Sun : 9.00am (Mandarin) & 5.30pm (English*) Sun : 5.30pm (*Tamil, 2 and last Sunday of the month) The confession room near the main entrance to the sanctuary.  

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Singapore Airshow 2012 was held at Changi Exhibition Centre, Aviation Park Road (behind Changi International Airport) from 14 - 19 February 2012 ( 14 - 17 Feb 2012 being open for trade visitors only).    I would like to place on record that I am grateful to India High Commission for having extended 2 trade invitations to my wife and I for this year's airshow.   I easily go nuts

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The above picture and others taken at the Chinese New Year Mass at Holy Family, Kajang (Selangor, Malaysia) on 23 January 2012 went viral on Facebook soon after the celebration. One reader of Herald The Catholic Weekly asked:  "Please help me understand if this is an acceptable practice for our Church ?" Yet, another remarked:  "If the setting up of a red ancestral

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It was 3rd Sunday of Advent ( 10 December 2011 ), and we were exploring the compound and vicinity of Church of the Holy Family at Jalan Bedara, off Jalan Sungai Tiram; before setting off to Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for Sunset Mass. Jalan Bedara is not readily visible from the Google Map.   Neither was there a road sign to indicate it when we finally made our way to the church

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MAJODI Centre derives its acronym from Malacca-Johore Diocesan Centre.    It is located at 2101 Jalan Masai, Plentong, 81750 Masai, Johor. Accessible by public bus service 39, 133 and 208 (Bus fare: RM2.70). Located 2 bus-stops away is the Church of St Joseph. A purpose-built centre for: Silent and Preached Retreats, Seminars for Adults and Youth, Formation

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Church of the Immaculate Conception ( CIC ) was built in the year  1927 by the late Rev. Fr. C. Saleilles, M. AP.  The Original Church was built in the year 1883 and was named as the Our Lady of Lourdes. We chanced upon it when we were at Kotaraya Bus Terminal. We saw it from a distance, and decided to find out more for ourselves without knowing that it was a

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On Saturday, 3 December 2011 (Second Sunday of Advent) we celebrated mass away from home at Church of St Joseph, Plentong in Johor (West Malaysia). Opposite the church was the Cana Christian Church.   Both churches are located within a middle-class neighbourhood. Although a plaque acknowledged contributors for fund-raising efforts in 2001 for the present church building, research

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About this time each year, Catholics observe the season of Advent, a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year and commences on First Sunday of Advent. For the Roman Catholic, Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before December 25, the Sunday from November 27 to 

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Research had it that Al- Jabar Orphanage was founded in 1987 with makeshift structures and equipment.   Dwellings and  other support facilities were shabby and dirty.   Roofs, windows and doors were damaged and beyond economical repair. We could imagine what living conditions were like then when we were led around by the daughter of the founding father on our first visit to the

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I find it more economical to book a trip from Larkin, Johor Bahru to other destinations away from the state of Johor. As I do not cross over regularly, I tend to worry about the time schedule of the bus service each time I decide to make a trip up north.   It dawned on me during my recent trip to Melaka that I should, perhaps, note down the various time slots

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The Straits Times carried a report by Li Xueying on September 3, 2008 titled "Clergy wary of inter-faith talks" which reinforced my doubts on the depth and extent of inter-faith dialogue being promoted in Singapore. My doubts were based on my personal understanding and experiences with the different religions that I had been exposed to. According to the poll by sociologist, Dr Mathew Mathews who

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1987:   The National University of Singapore is hooked up to Bitnet, a cooperative online network of universities around the world. 1990: Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) launches Teleview, a primitive, more limited version of today's Internet. 1994:   SingNet launches consumer dial-up services. 1996:  The SingaporeOne nationwide broadband

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