Digital Sabrina

H1N1 vaccine questioned for side effects

sabrina — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:32:37 +0000

Photo credit: CNA Finally, the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive. At least three of the four vaccine makers have begun shipping their products to undisclosed distribution centres. The Centres for Disease Control has recommended that particular high-risk groups receive the H1N1 vaccine as soon as possible: pregnant women people who live with or care for children younger [...]

Don’t be a victim to cyber-bullying

sabrina — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:29:53 +0000

Many new terms form each and everyday. Cyber-bullying happens to be one Terrence O’Brien from Switched, decided to discuss – not exactly referring to the term but the activity. Photo credit: New York Times According to the article: The home state of Megan Meier, a girl who committed suicide just before her 14th birthday as a result of [...]

6-year-old Zachary Christie sentenced to 45 days in reform school

sabrina — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:36 +0000

Photo credit: New York Times The world has gone haywire. And “they” decided that 6-year-old children may be a threat to the nation? “The insanity of the nanny state has reached a new low with news out of New York that Zachary Christie, a 6-year-old student is facing reform school after taking a cub scout utensil to [...]

Kaelyn Ong “Food Blogger” asked to remove post

sabrina — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:48:04 +0000

First the “declaration”, now our freedom of speech? This will never end. It seems avid food blogger, Kaelyn Ong, has fallen victim to this “controlled” social media environment where people just want to hear glorified pieces of their product/services regardless whether they paid for it or not. This is not new, I recall being asked to [...]

Preferably non-Sinagporean (PR welcome)

sabrina — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:36:52 +0000

I’ve seen job advertisements saying “non-Singaporeans/PR need not apply” but this is perhaps the first I’ve come across “preferably non-Singaporean (PR welcome)”. Recommended by at82: “Now we know where we stand. Singaporeans are now below foreigners.” Need I say more? Source: Tomorrow.sg

Singaporean saved from rubble

sabrina — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:16:13 +0000

It was unfortunate that he (a Singaporean male) got trapped for nearly 24 hours under the rubble of a hotel during the earthquake that happened recently in Indonesia’s Sumatra island. What was fortunate is that he has reportedly been rescued and taken to a medical centre. According to CNN journalist Mark Philips, the Singaporean was in the [...]

10-years-old girl tried selling granny on eBay

sabrina — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:49:27 +0000

Using eBay, 10-years-old Zoe Pemberton tried to sell her granny to the highest bidder simply because she got “tired” of her. The youngster described Mrs Goodall as “rare and annoying and moaning a lot” but also called her “cuddly” in the joke listing. The “best part” about this story is that this is not the first time [...]

Did you feel the ground shake?

sabrina — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:36:57 +0000

Receiving a phone call, my sister asked, “Is the ground shaking?” It seems an earthquake has struck Indonesia and residents in Singapore were slight affected. “An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has struck western Indonesia, says Indonesia’s meteorological agency. Tremors have been reportedly felt in certain parts of Singapore as well, including Toa Payoh, Bukit [...]

Ris Low, a Queen without a Crown

sabrina — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:28:07 +0000

The worst or perhaps most ideal scenario has finally taken place. Miss World Singapore winner Ris Low has officially stepped down from the crown and backed out of the finals in Johannesburg, South Africa in December. The 19-year-old beauty queen said, “I feel that it would be better for everyone, including Singaporeans who are not very [...]

More tourist, less business?

sabrina — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:19:18 +0000

A friend of mine was on MSN complaining about the difficulty he was having from simply getting back to his doorstep – having his car sold and the new one not arrive was besides the point. The cause of his dilemma started just about the same time as the long awaited F1 race. Due to the [...]