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Singapore Blog Awards Rides Again!

Walter — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 04:29:00 +0000

Congratulations to all the winners of the Singapore Blog Awards 2014! Adopting an equine theme (2014 being the Year of the Wooden Horse), this year’s Singapore Blog Awards – the seventh in the series – crowned a total of 14 winners. Organised by the tireless team from Singapore Press Holding‘s Omy.sg led by Ms Lee […]

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Glamming It Up at Singapore Blog Awards 2013

Walter — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:31:00 +0000

Winners of the Singapore Blog Awards with GOH Acting Minister Lawrence Wong “I’m a blogger. Hear me roar!” Judging by the response of the crowd at the Singapore Blog Awards 2013 held at Shanghai Dolly, it was clear that blogging was anything but dying/dead! ! Celebrating its 6th birthday, the awards organised by Singapore Press […]

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Can You Spell “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”?

Walter — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:48:00 +0000

Well, perhaps these kids can. Especially on a good day? Thanks to an invitation from Omy.sg, I had the chance to attend the grand finals of the RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship 2013. Running for its second year, this competition for kids aims to raise their appreciation of spelling in language and literacy in […]

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Do You Want To Be a Social Media Star?

Walter — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:53:00 +0000

If so, nominate yourself for the 5th annual Singapore Blog Awards! Organised by Omy.sg, SPH’s leading bilingual news and entertainment portal, the Singapore Blog Awards recognises “new-age wordsmiths” with the passion, determination, and energy to “create and maintain informative and innovative blogs”. Other than achieving online acclaim and popularity (get ready to flash your pearlies), […]

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Making History at Singapore Blog Awards 2011

Walter — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:54:00 +0000

Singapore Blog Awards 2011 has upped the ante yet again. As a long-time supporter of the awards (we hosted it at Asian Civilisations Museum in 2008, and I helped judge last year’s event), I can safely say that this year’s competition organised by Omy.sg has set new milestones in many areas – categories, sponsors, prizes, […]

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Playing Paparazzi at the Shine Youth Festival

Walter — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:50:00 +0000

“Ready, 1, 2, 3…. strike a pose and smileeee!” Last Saturday, I had the chance to be a “press photographer” at the festival opening of Shine Youth Festival, thanks to the kind folks at Panasonic Lumix and Omy.sg. Held as part of an event photography course taught by freelance photographer Sze Ping, I learnt several […]

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Let’s Get Social at Singapore’s First Social Media Day!

Walter — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:53:00 +0000

Happening 25 June (that’s tomorrow!) from 2 to 9 pm at *Scape, Singapore’s first Social Media Day promises to be quite a hoot with games, performances, blogshops, food and more. The event is one of more than 500 Social Media Day events around the world celebrating how social technologies have democratised media and made it […]

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Ship Ahoy! Aboard the Legend of the Seas

Walter — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:37:00 +0000

Courtesy of MaritimeQuest At the kind invitation of Omy.sg and Royal Caribbean Cruise, I had the chance to glimpse into the jetsetting – or rather seafaring – lifestyles of the rich and famous on board the “Legend of the Seas”. It was a novel and eye opening experience considering the number of things one can […]

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We Are All Stars @ Singapore Blog Awards 2010

Walter — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:17:00 +0000

It was an afternoon to remember at Movida of St James Powerhouse when virtual virtuosos became real rock-stars. More than 100 bloggers, models, singers, friends, fans and followers of social media stardom congregated for Omy.sg’s Singapore Blog Awards 2010. As one of the judges for the awards, I had the privilege of evaluating the shortlisted […]

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A Fabulous Night Out @ Bras Basah and Bugis

Walter — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:55:00 +0000

At the kind invitation of Alvinology from Omy.sg, I was invited for a Trishaw Night Tour as part of the Night Out at Bras Basah, Bugis Precinct activity organised by the National Museum of Singapore. Part of the overall effort to inject more buzz and excitement into the Civic District, the activity showed us how […]

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