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    • I am guest blogging for Singapore’s community webpage

      Posted at 1:03 am by witsandnuts, on February 2, 2011

      Guest bloggers for Singapore's blogger community webpage

      I was invited to be a guest blogger for Singapore’s blogger community webpage, one of the recent projects of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Arts (MICA). While I am not a Singaporean nor a resident of this charming country, my previous entries spoke how much I liked doing the tourist-y and non-tourist-y stuff there. I do join five other bloggers who would share about working in Singapore (Peter Breitkreutz of AussiePete), events (Kenny Sia), food (Leslie Tay of I eat I shoot I post), expat living (Neil Humphreys), and arts and heritage (Nicole Frank).

      Guest blogging in Singapore's Blogger Community Webpage
      (How to map a culturally enriching Chinatown experience? I invite you to read the entire post here.)

      When I was about to draft my first article, the corners of its Chinatown zoomed on me and I guess that just goes to show that it is one of my most memorable spots there. Later on, I realized that it is just in time to write about it for the Chinese New Year.

      As you visit the blogger community webpage, you will notice the red and green (empty) thumbnails along the existing guest bloggers. Apparently, an exciting contest is up for all Singaporeans and non-Singaporean permanent residents. At stake are all expenses paid stay in Singapore, iPads, and a chance to be our co-blogger in www.BlogFriends.sg. More contest details here.

      Related post:  Colour Me Happy, Singapore!

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      Posted in Blog-o-sphere, Singapore, Travel | 0 Comments | Tagged Blogosphere, Chinatown, Singapore, Travel
    • Why learn Mandarin?

      Posted at 11:08 pm by witsandnuts, on January 26, 2011

      Why learn Mandarin? China won't make you speak it. -- Newsweek

      One of the many interesting China-related articles in the latest issue of Newsweek talked about the possibility that Mandarin will take over English. The analysis was prompted by the current positioning of China in becoming the world’s economic leader in the next few decades. In a separate article, The China Threat, Goldman Sachs made a strong calculation that it will happen by 2027. However, it has been opined by the author, John McWhorter, that English would be here to stay.
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      Posted in Arts and Crafts, Languages, News, Singapore | 0 Comments | Tagged Chinatown, Newsweek, Singapore
    • Sri Mariamman Temple

      Posted at 11:27 pm by witsandnuts, on September 3, 2010

      Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore

      Since we went to Singapore’s Chinatown just for the sake of dropping by (the two-hour turned into five-hour visit), it was best to rely on the random and consistent recommendations from the locals. Strolling through the end of Pagoda Street, they said that a Hindu temple and its neighbor Chinese temple which are a must-visit can be found. We realized that both are too obvious to miss.

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      Posted in Religion, Singapore, Travel | 0 Comments | Tagged Chinatown, Singapore, Sri Mariamman Temple, Travel
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    • About witsandnuts

      Snapchat-5703935704258315256 Marhaba! That's "hello" in Arabic. I am an expatriate based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I started writing about my adventures and misadventures few months before arriving here at winter of 2008. I have 2 cats and a dog who live harmoniously together. I am also surrounded by kindhearted, crazy, funny and indescribable humans! I was a dormant blogger for almost 3 years because of countless reasonable justifications like watching football, postgraduate studies, sleeping, traveling, caring for the world, and more! :) I am just so happy that I am back! It is never too late to catch up with the people and things we really care about. Feel free to look around.
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