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Black Humour @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Walter — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:16:00 +0000

Melbourne’s Town Hall shakes off its sobriety to host the comedy festival Humour is huge in Melbourne, especially when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival hits home. Launched in 1987 by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook, this massive celebration of mirth is apparently the largest cultural event in Australia with close to 400,000 attendees each year. […]

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Melbourne at Night

Walter — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:36:00 +0000

Took these night photos while going on a tram ride throughout the city of Melbourne. The view of the Yarra River at night was simply stunning and the cool weather made it all the more pleasurable. I guess this also showcased the capability of my trusty Panasonic Lumix LX3 in handling night photographs – without […]

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Seniors Going the Blog Way

Walter — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:59:00 +0000

Yesterday afternoon, fellow Friends of Yesterday, Ivan Chew and Chun See did us all proud by showing seniors the basics of blogging at Queenstown Community Library. The capacity crowd of about 100 seniors were rather engaged and sat on the edge of their seats, some copiously taking notes, while others asked questions. Many of them […]

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You don’t have to be rich to be clever

Walter — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:40:00 +0000

In my years of experience in the leisure attractions business, I have learnt – often through the hard way – that drawing people can be a challenge. There is just an incredible amount of competition from other leisure and recreational options, plus lots of advertising clutter. You just can’t out advertise the FMCGs, fast food […]

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Blogging USPs

Walter — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:31:00 +0000

Ever wondered why people blog and visit blogs so often? Well, here is an elegant way to depict the virtues of blogging courtesy of the Church of the Customer blog by Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba. It talks about what the single most important factor in blogging is all about, and consolidates views into a […]

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Lion Dancing – in Full Costume (Almost)

Walter — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000

Finally, Ethan the lion dancer performing in costume!

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Mystical and Magical Biennale

Walter — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:46:00 +0000

Went on a recent tour of 3 Singapore Biennale sites with a couple of board members – Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Sri Krishnan Temple and City Hall. It was quite inspirational and magical. Here are some highlights. Our intrepid guide Yishan explaining Tsai Charwei’s work Lotus Mantra, which is inscribed on the lotus […]

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Singapore Service – a Slippery Slope?

Walter — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:05:00 +0000

Are we losing out to Hong Kong? The recent news about Singapore’s service standards further slipping to 26th position according to the World Economic Forum proved particularly sobering for me. What is especially ironic is that it comes just after we have practically pulled out all the stops to improve our customer service. Everybody would […]

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How Analogies and Metaphors Uplifts Your Content

Walter — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:59:00 +0000

Analogies and metaphors can enrich any droll piece of content. Try some of them and see the difference which they make.

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Equipping the Lion Dancer

Walter — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:30:00 +0000

Took half day this afternoon to spend some time resting plus bonding with the family. Brought Ethan down to Hong Lim Complex (near one of my favourite turtle soup hawkers) and bought him a set of his favourite lion dance gear, namely a set of authentic Chinese drums made with pigskin and a real (well […]

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