S'pore

But you're definitely right about the huge *HUGE* difference between Chinese from the mainland, and ethnic Chinese like us who come from M'sia, S'pore, etc.

Tuesday's Taste: A Girl Made of Dust + Guest Post on Justine Larbalestier's blog and other announcements Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010

I've often thought my own blog was fairly eclectic in its own way, but the S'pore blog IZ Reloaded is quite eclectic (and a pleasure to visit).

"Stealing" a Few from IZ Reloaded JDsg 2007

This is from an album, On Air, that I have back home in storage, but haven't been able to buy just yet here in S'pore.

Alan Parsons - Apollo JDsg 2007

I'm so used to white people in S'pore being English speakers from either the US, UK, Australia, or New Zealand; I don't normally think of them as possibly being Russian or Eastern European (although I did see a Russian sailor here - in uniform - a few weeks ago).

"Mister? Why your face so red?" JDsg 2007

I came across these videos at the S'pore blog iZ Reloaded.

Morning Musume English Lessons JDsg 2007

These don't play in S'pore, which isn't too surprising considering that most commercials are targeted to a very specific audience.

Citrus Lift JDsg 2007

This played in S'pore in January and I totally missed it.

what did we do today, brain? jlundberg 2009

So while India and Thailand are close neighbors to S'pore, for the US it's "way over there."

Terror's Trivial When It's Not Muslims JDsg 2007

(I've been thinking of how I could turn "King Lear" into a modern adaptation based here in S'pore.)

My Top 5 ... uh ... 39 Movies (So Far) JDsg 2007

Here on the equator (S'pore is one degree north of the equator), the effects of global warming won't be nearly as severe as they will be, insha'allah, in the US or Europe.

Americans Confronted With Warm Winters JDsg 2007