H1N1 Swine Flu
- Angry Doctor: The Doctor and the Virus
- Singapore Fountain Pen: When H1N1 Hits Home - Aftermath [Thanks Lemon]

Housing
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Quoteworthy – Singapore National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan
- My Singapore News: HDB, what are you doing?

9 NMPs Appointed
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: On Siew Kum Hong not appointed as NMP for second term

Pink Issues: S377A
- Article 14: I can see where you are coming from Mr Shanmugam

Religion
- Irreligious: Did our brains create God? (Part Four)

Singapore Mainstream Media
- My Thoughts: Reading Between the Lines of Local News [Thanks Ganga]

Free Burma
- a blog day’s work: Time for ASEAN to expel Myanmar?

International
- Singapore Alternatives: Urumqi Protests- Democracy, Social Justice & Harmony
- ed’sperience’s Blog: China : on Uyghur Separatism and China’s cultural and political pogrom
- Rachel Zeng’s Blog: Humanitarian aid to Gaza forcibly stopped, activists captured [Thanks Seelan]
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Al Jazeera: No welfare for Sri Lanka’s Tamils [Thanks Seelan]

Daily Discourse
- A long and arduous road of an entrepreneur: A Different World
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Singapore 10th most expensive city in the world!!!!

Life, the universe and everything
- Alamak: Pfingo SMS is Broken
- Singapore Fountain Pen: A Rasa Sentosa Singapore Weekend Getaway [Thanks Lemon]
- The boy who knew too much: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

‘Magic Babe’ Ning Cai (born 16 October 1982) is a Singaporean magician. She is widely recognised as “Singapore’s Only Professional Female Magician”. Ning’s first contact with magic was when she was 5 years old and watched David Copperfield on TV. Her interest was revived in 2004 when she was involved with charity work for the Children’s Cancer Foundation and performed magic at their events. In 2006, she joined a local magic competition and came in 3rd place. This led her to join J C Sum’s magic production house as a performer. Ning is best known for successfully attempting South East Asia’s first ever mega escape from “The Impalement Cage” in July 2008, and performing the “The Impossible Record” with J C Sum in June 2009.

Ning currently stars in “Ultimate Magic”, Singapore’s first daily permanent illusion show at The Arena in Clarke Quay. Pictures after the break.

15 Illusions in 5 Minutes World Record Magic Act “The Impossible Record”

Asia Uncut Magic Babe Ning & JC Sum

Related, Source:
- MagicBabe Ning Facebook
- Ning’s Magic Diaries
- Clubsnap: Redsun & g-khoo

Pink Issues: S377A
- Article 14: Section 377A is a law, a decorative piece or a potential political tool?
- Sam’s thoughts: Indian Penal Code’s Section 377 and Singapore

High Notes & Minibonds
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Follow up action on MAS investigation report
- Sgpolitics.net: MAS bans 10 firms from selling structured notes, but is this merely a slap on the wrist?

Recession
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Economy : Long hard slog….

Religion
- Illusio: The Inter-religious Organisation of Singapore (RDS)

International
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Globalization hurting workers, says Pope

Daily Discourse
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Does proposed property tax law make sense???
- Laïcité: The moralistic notion of chastity till marriage
- Irreligious: Did our brains create God? (Part Three)
- Singaporean Skeptic: Singapore regressing back into the Third World?

Life, the universe and everything
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: 3 Reasons Why Google is launching the Chrome OS

Recession
- TOC: More and more jobs available, but nobody wants?

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Why’re foreigners on social visit passes allowed to work in S’pore?

H1N1 Swine Flu
- The Gigamole Diaries: The race for the H1N1 vaccine

Pink Issues
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Singapore not swayed by India gay sex ruling: minister [Thanks Seelan]

Religion
- Irreligious: Did our brains create God? (Part Two)

Operation Spectrum Open Forum
- TOC: Police seemed ignorant about law governing indoor forums

Daily Discourse
- Chemical Generation Singapore: NEWater and New Security
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: GDP Growth as Progress in Singapore…
- Littlespeck: The crisis - and reforms [Thanks hil]
- TOC: Singapore to have one of the highest defence budget in the world in 2009

Life, the universe and everything
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: In Conversation with Jack Sim, World Toilet Organization [Thanks Gwen]

Infoblogaramous
- vinyarb: Singapore Night Festival 2009 [Thanks Riley]

Reviews | Guides
- HotHardware: Beyond Atom: Exploring Performance ITX Solutions
- TrustedReviews: Acer Aspire Timeline 5810T-354G32Mn Review
- TweakTown: ASUS N90Sv-A2 Multimedia Notebook
- VR-Zone: 9500GT & 9600GT on a Diet
- Legit Reviews: MSI Wind U100 Netbook Overclocking Guide
- Betanews: Firefox 3.5 vs. Chrome 3 Showdown, Round 1: How private is private browsing?
- TechRadar: AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition vs. Athlon II X2 250 review
- RBMods: Razer Carcharias Headset Review
- HWZ: Investigating Graphics Card Driver Upgrades

Pink Issues
- The Gigamole Diaries: So we won’t repeal Section 377A?

PAP Ministars Highest Paid Politicians in the World
- the kent ridge common: Pegging salaries in civil service against the private sector
- Andrew: Inside & Insights: Performance-related Pay doesn’t encourage Performance

Operation Spectrum Open Forum
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Police retracts licence request after Minister queried

National Service
- The Wayang Party: One non-combat death a month: is this acceptable?

Religion
- Mathia Lee: Religious harmony in Singapore – The Issue & Suggestions

Free Burma
- a blog day’s work: Time for ASEAN to expel Myanmar?

Daily Discourse
- Scholar at Large: 700 years of Singapore history? Part II: Politicising history
- Sgpolitics.net: PAP MP Charles Chong hides behind K. Shanmugam’s pants
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Anti-Singapore articles in Malaysiakini…
- The Wayang Party: Are locals shunning jobs at Tze Char stalls?

Life, the universe and everything
- groundnotes: Exploring Backyards
- Times They Are A-Changin’: Happy Days Are Here?
- Glass Castle Blog: Google blocks ads for abortion services in Singapore
- Singaporean Skeptic: Deconstructing a University Education

Infoblogaramous
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: Petition: Say No To (Marital) Rape

Recession
- Sgpolitics.net: PAP Women’s Wing make merry in midst of crippling recession

Singapore Mainstream Media
- The Gigamole Diaries: Suicide at Fusionopolis?

Singaporeans, A Dying Breed
- Die neue Welle: Rooting Singaporeans
- Growing your tree of prosperity: Alternatives to Emigration for Unhappy Singaporeans

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Death of Bangladeshi worker in 2008

Pink Issues
- Yawning Bread: India decriminalises gay sex, Singapore shown to be a fool

Religion
- Irreligious: Constructive disharmony
- Illusio: Global Christian Culture and the Antioch of Asia (RDS)

Free Burma
- Jacob 69er: Why sanctions aren’t working in Myanmar
- Singapore Recalcitrant: ASEAN’s Pipe-dream

Daily Discourse
- Civic Advocator: Politics of Fear
- this lush garden within: Disgusting Singaporeans on Stomp
- Singapore Social Activist: Vizkikal Season 3 Episode 1

Life, the universe and everything
- Simply Gab: Are our Friendly Skies … Safe? [Thanks Gabriel]
- Scholar at Large: 700 years of Singapore history? Part I: The longue durée, geography, and Singapore’s port

Now Showing
- Singaporean Skeptic: “UP” is an excellent movie!

“In a time of Singapore’s worse recession in its history, where thousands are out of job and struggling to survive, one would have to question if such ostentatious show of patriotism is necessary.”
Andrew Loh

“The Singaporean appears to be a declining breed.”
Seah Chiang Nee

“I had elite envy.”
Intellectual Snob

“She wears the skin of the monster we hate, and in the process exposes most of us as monsters ourselves..”
Sam Ho

“[Shopping's] the ultimate non-confrontational, passive activism. It is so Singaporean.”
groundnotes

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.

The 1st Malay Brigadier General
- TOC: Singapore’s first Malay general – a star of things to come?
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Our First Malay BG – What was Said and Not Said
- Today In Singapore: All Hail The Generals
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: A Malay-Muslim BG does not a policy change make
- geraldgiam.sg: Malays deserve equal opportunities in the SAF\
- nofearSingapore: Malays and SAF: Revisiting the issue [Thanks Dr.Huang]
- My Singapore News: Discrimination - Malaysian and Singapore models
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: SAF’s first Malay General

CMIO - Singapore Colouring
- Sam’s Thoughts: CMIO issues in Singapore again [Recommended]
- Singapore Social Activist: The Value of Citizenship over Race

Singapore Politics They Are a-Changin’
- Singapore Alternatives: The Concept of Power - NCMP better than Proportionate Representation?
- the kent ridge common: Taking an opposition position and career prospects
- Feed Me To The Fish: Alamak, they move the goalposts again!
- Singapore Enquirer: ANALYSIS-Singapore seeks to manage political change
- Sgpolitics.net: Thoughts on Singapore politics: The road ahead
- Singapore Democrats Blog: A credible and effective opposition [Thanks Seelan]

H1N1 Swine Flu
- Singapore Social Activist: Let the games continue!
- TOC: The Khaw Strategy – myth or fact?
- The Gigamole Diaries: Anthropomorphising the virus - Prof Tambyah’s view
- Emerald Hills: H1N1 – Local Cases Reached 599! [Thanks wywhoo]
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: What Good Is It?
- utopia8787: Evidence of locals becoming second class citizens
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 (aka American flu) - time to end the confusion, MOH
- Today In Singapore: The Outbreak
- Singapore Fountain Pen: When H1N1 Hits Home - Day 1 [Thanks Lemon]
- The Gigamole Diaries: Vaccine safety - preparing for the eventuality
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 (aka American flu) - Making it clear
- Emerald Hills: H1N1 Alert – Why are we so Yellow? [Thanks WY Whoo]

Healthcare & Healthcare Givers
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: How healthcare costs creep up… [Recommended]

42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. ASEAN Human Rights Commission
- Jacob 69er: ASEAN Human Rights Body dismissed as “toothless”
- TOC: ASEAN – toothless but with a “sharp tongue”?
- ed’sperience’s Blog: Asian Human Rights body – the pill and the diaphragm, a tale of two contraceptives
- Singabloodypore: ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Recession
- Bernard Aw’s Blog: Are we going to see our CPF money?
- Singabloodypore: Welcome to Alice in Wonderland -Two Integrated Resorts Coming up! [Recommended]
- Gimme Some Truth!: Rethinking the “ED” in “EDB”

Snobs and Frogs
- Sam’s Thoughts: Intellectual Snob and Political Correctness
- Die neue Welle: Intellectual Snobbery

AWARE Aftermath
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: In defence of secularism
- the kent ridge common: Having LGBT societies in our campuses

Operation Spectrum Open Forum
- Singapore Democrats Blog: Operation Spectrum open forum: a good start [Thanks Seelan]
- TOC: Operation Spectrum forum: breaking the ice after 22 years
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Reviews: Operation Spectrum public forum

Freedom, Choice and a place for my Voice
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Videos : Zahari’s 17 Years, Upturn The Downturn and Mas Selamat parodies

Lee vs Chee
- Singapore Democrats Blog: Chee in Taiwan for in-law’s funeral, judge rescinds warrant of arrest
- Singapore Democrats: ONUL acclaimed by local art critic
- Chee Siok Chin’s Blog: Don’t Stop Believing [Thanks Seelan]

Housing
- The Kway Teow Man: Building Slums & Taxing Capital Gains
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: HDB Resale Prices hit record highs!

National Day 2009
- TOC: Celebrate National Day – but is this necessary? [Recommended]

National Service
- Military Life: Duty, honour and country at 39 and three quarters [Thanks Panzer]

The Aftermath of the NTU Passings
- Information Read By Me: On David Hartanto Widjaja: It was absolutely NOT a Suicide?

Asian Youth Games
- SilentAssassin’s Archive: Don’t taint Games with Politics
- running legs: 7% is still just 7%, how much you want it to rise?
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Singapore wins second bowling gold at Asian Youth Games, and three more bronzes
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Lynette splashes her way to freestyle gold and new national mark
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Get Your AYG Fix At Red Sports

Burma Protest
- TOC: An extraordinary film – Burma VJ

International
- Subba’s Serendipitous moments: In Government spin zone
- For Want of a Better Title: Honduras Situation
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Spilling the Oil Corporations (Part I) – Niger Delta

Daily Discourse
- the kent ridge common: YES to civil servant, NO to government executive
- Singaporean Skeptic: Your Electricity Bill is going up again
- Littlespeck: Tale of a shop’s closure
- My Singapore News: A transient society
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: I curse the day I was born a Singaporean’ [Thanks Seelan & hil]
- Sgpolitics.net: My internet connection was cut off — time spent briefly reflecting on various issues
- Today In Singapore: Lapses In Accountability
- TOC: Migrating Singaporeans – help improve employment opportunities first
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: What does the TI survey on Corruption tell us about Singapore?
- The Gigamole Diaries: Cat poisoning in Bayshore? Get those pest busters…
- Laïcité: Marital rape and the presumption of consent
- groundnotes: Citizen Shoppers
- the kent ridge common: A comparison of CEP qualities adopted by our civil service and Shell Petroleum
- Yawning Bread: Extortion rackets as a symptom of political malaise
- TOC: Should the use of dialects be encouraged once more?
- Yawning Bread: Mediacorp should stay out of events management
- Nomed Letters: Sympathizers and Elites [Thanks Lived Nomed]
- Today In Singapore: Why So Serious?
- running legs: Something we don’t see in ST everyday…
- Blowin’ In The Wind: India more gay-friendly than Singapore?

Life, the universe and everything
- Ian On The Red Dot: Bloggers versus Journalists - Flawless Victory?
- Mathia Lee: How Advocacy & Private Funding can reduce the Power Asymmetry in Singapore
- Unfortunately Singapore: Government Lapses - Have you read the IM?
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Singapore go down to Iran in AYG football second round group match
- NO BUNS NO LIFE: La Oroya, One of World’s Most POLLUTED Town provides a Livelihood for Many
- Yawning Bread: Take my photo again, she said [Thanks hil]
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Support Gazetting Lim Bo Seng’s grave as a National Monument
- The fire in my life: Soya Boom![Thanks Joel]
- Die neue Welle: I am Singaporean XVIII – 2nd Class Citizenship
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Singapore wins its first medals at Asian Youth Games
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Get Islamic Information At Your Fingertips With iAlif
- Anonymous_X: A blogger “Intellectual Snob” vs. Netizens: No score yet…
- Growing your tree of prosperity: What is the best possible response towards Elitism? [Thanks Wai Chung]
- The Enquirer: The last global entertainer
- Backstage Business: More Photos from our World Record Illusion Act!
- Anonymous X: Sherwyn Lui’s winning video contest of Coke Zero’s ‘It’s Possible’ [Thanks Wacky Artz]
- Street71’s Perspective of Singapore: There is NO Free-to-Air TV Channel in Singapore!
- the kent ridge common: Of IDF and SAF
- The Gigamole Diaries: 104 years old today - a heritage forgotten?

Now Showing
- My Little Corner: Why Transformers 2 sucks

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Hedge Fund: Asia’s 25 biggest hedge funds [Thanks Jean]
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Geek Camp Singapore 2009: Calling for Speakers

Singapore Politics They Are a-Changin’?
- Sgpolitics.net: Thoughts on Singapore politics: The road ahead
- Singapore Democrats Blog: A credible and effective opposition [Thanks Seelan]

H1N1 Swine Flu
- The Gigamole Diaries: Vaccine safety - preparing for the eventuality
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 (aka American flu) - Making it clear
- Emerald Hills: H1N1 Alert – Why are we so Yellow? [Thanks WY Whoo]

Lee vs Chee
- Singapore Democrats: ONUL acclaimed by local art critic
- Chee Siok Chin’s Blog: Don’t Stop Believing [Thanks Seelan]

Burma Protest
- TOC: An extraordinary film – Burma VJ

National Service
- Military Life: Duty, honour and country at 39 and three quarters [Thanks Panzer]

Housing
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: HDB Resale Prices hit record highs!

Asian Youth Games
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Singapore wins second bowling gold at Asian Youth Games, and three more bronzes
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Lynette splashes her way to freestyle gold and new national mark
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Get Your AYG Fix At Red Sports

International
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Spilling the Oil Corporations (Part I) – Niger Delta

Daily Discourse
- Today In Singapore: Why So Serious?
- running legs: Something we don’t see in ST everyday…
- Blowin’ In The Wind: India more gay-friendly than Singapore?

Life, the universe and everything
- the kent ridge common: Of IDF and SAF
- The Gigamole Diaries: 104 years old today - a heritage forgotten?

Snobs and Frogs
- Sam’s Thoughts: Intellectual Snob and Political Correctness
- Die neue Welle: Intellectual Snobbery

The 1st Malay Brigadier General
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: SAF’s first Malay General

Asian Youth Games
- running legs: 7% is still just 7%, how much you want it to rise?

International
- For Want of a Better Title: Honduras Situation

Daily Discourse
- Laïcité: Marital rape and the presumption of consent
- groundnotes: Citizen Shoppers
- the kent ridge common: A comparison of CEP qualities adopted by our civil service and Shell Petroleum
- Yawning Bread: Extortion rackets as a symptom of political malaise
- TOC: Should the use of dialects be encouraged once more?
- Yawning Bread: Mediacorp should stay out of events management
- Nomed Letters: Sympathizers and Elites [Thanks Lived Nomed]

Life, the universe and everything
- The Enquirer: The last global entertainer
- Backstage Business: More Photos from our World Record Illusion Act!
- Anonymous X: Sherwyn Lui’s winning video contest of Coke Zero’s ‘It’s Possible’ [Thanks Wacky Artz]
- Street71’s Perspective of Singapore: There is NO Free-to-Air TV Channel in Singapore!

Now Showing
- My Little Corner: Why Transformers 2 sucks

I have to agree. To enjoy Transformers 2, leave your brains at the door and ignore the plot holes the size of Optimus Prime’s …..

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Hedge Fund: Asia’s 25 biggest hedge funds [Thanks Jean]
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Geek Camp Singapore 2009: Calling for Speakers