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Monkey King-'Globetrotter' Official Music Video

2010-06-23T06:34:00.000-07:00

Navy Submarine shifts New Training Ground?

2010-06-16T18:54:00.000-07:00

More photos can be seen at Stomp

Last year 2009 November we have flooding at Bukit Timah. This year June 2010 we have flooding at Orchard Road. As what Mr Brown had blogged last year on Bukit Timah flooding.( Kena removed from insing.com because of leaked millitary secrets lol)

Well this year 16th June they have found a new training ground>>Prime location wor Orchard Road. And Starbucks and Wendy's are 'sponsoring the F&B(just kidding).

Bukit Timah and Orchard Rd Videos Credits to the respective YouTubers

So where and when is the next training? 50 years??

2010-06-10T04:36:00.000-07:00

早起的鸟儿有虫吃，晚起的鸟儿省一顿...

The Early Bird gets the worm, the Overslept Bird saves one meal...

New Moon Big Walk 2010

2010-06-08T18:55:00.001-07:00

http://www.newmoonbigwalk.com/

DATE
1st August 2010 (Sunday)

TIME
7:45am (warm up)
8:00am (flag off)
DISTANCE
5 km
VENUE
Start point and end point at empty lot next to White Sands Pasir Ris and Pasir Ris interchange

FEES
$25 / adult participant
$20 / child participant
(7 to 12 years old – age based on year of birth)

Guest Of Honour
DPM Teo Chee Hean
Host
Mayor Teo Ser Luck

Special Celebrity Guests
Fann Wong and Jeanette Aw

Résumé Written On Diapers?!

2010-05-25T19:48:00.000-07:00

Was doing some research and I chanced upon this interesting article;
Résumé Written On Diapers.
It was written in Chinese so here's the translation.

In China, there was this 27 years old lady, who was interested to work in the advertising industry but had no prior related work experience. When she told her friends about changing her job, they laughed and discouraged her.

Despite her friends' demoralising, she was unfaltered. She mailed parcels to several top advertising companies. Inside each parcel, was a diaper with her résumé written on it.

And guess what, most of the companies contacted her and arranged for an interview after sensing her creativity. When the interviewer asked her the 'story' behind this diaper creativity.
She replied: In this advertising industry, I am like a baby. But like a diaper, I can aborb and learn fast.

Today, she is a creative director in a one of the top advertising company in China =)

Ba Wang Joke

2010-05-15T21:14:00.000-07:00

朋友: 糟了，最近头发一直掉很多，快要秃头了。

我: 去买霸王lor

朋友: 霸王! 你有用过吗? 有效吗?

我: 我没有用过但成龙有用过 =)

朋友: (-_- |||)

Finale May Issue is Out

2010-04-30T17:10:00.000-07:00

File Hosting Online Storage Backup

This will be the last issue of The Kiasu Times E-mag.
The PDF format will cease but our Blog and Facebook Group will carry on.
The reason is because I will be involved in various small and huge projects in the upcoming months. The projects will consume too much time disallowing me to handle the E-mag at the same time =(

Interview with Noor Mohammed

2010-04-22T07:06:00.000-07:00

It’s my honour to meet up with Mr Noor Mohammed, the founder of Success Nation.

Though we had only a short period of time to interact, I could sense the burning passion and energy in him. Let’s us witness this rising star’s Journey to becoming a Millionaire in a year!!

Garuto: An introduction of yourself

Noor: My name is Noor Mohammed. I just turned 24 and i perform 2 roles.
As a Personal Growth Coach:
I support people to tap into their inner power, and discover their greatness
which allows them to live free from the opinion of other people and to
create clarity, certainty and focus in achieving their desires.
As a New Media Specialist
I work with social entrepreneurs, charities, and other professionals looking
to build their online reputation and audience using blogs, podcasts
(audio and video), membership sites and social media. I set up their blog
and help them to create appropriate keywords and other techniques that
will ensure they get found by their target market.

I am a second year Business student in NUS. I've taken a 1 year leave of
absence so i can focus on developing my business and focus on achieve

Garuto: Talk about your quest in becoming a millionaire by 31st December 2010 and motivation behind.

Noor: What would it be like to watch somebody during the inception of a dream?
That is what i want to inspire in people through my journey. That’s the reason why i am recording my daily video log of my journey to a million every step of the way.

The most important thing about achieving a million dollars is creating a millionaire mindset.
Most people would think that if you set up a big business and work very hard, you will be able to earn a million dollars.But the fact is that you might lose the million dollars just as easily. If you look at lottery winners, they can win a couple of million dollars and within a few years most of them go broke and a lot even end up in debt.

That’s because their money blueprint is set for low. But if you look at someone like Donald trump, he can be in hundreds' of million dollars in debt and he can still rise out of it a billionaire. Cause his money blueprint is set for high. So it doesn’t matter if he loses all of his money again, he will still be able to earn it back.

If you take a millionaire and put him in a random country, within a few months or years he will be able to get rich, cause he knows how! And his money blueprint is set for high.

Garuto: What’s your view in using Facebook and YouTube as marketing tools.

Noor: The reason I’m using Facebook and YouTube as a marketing tool is first because it’s completely free.
And it’s so much more effective than anything else! Facebook has close to 400 million users and recently it’s been said that Facebook is going to be bigger than Google. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world and it’s a great place to upload my daily videos logs. Since it’s free and has such a large viewership it makes the perfect medium to upload my videos and log my daily journey.

Garuto: You are still studying in NUS, will it affect your studies while pursuing your goal?

Noor: Yup i am still studying in NUS, but i have taken a 1 year leave of absence to pursue my dreams.
Most of my friends and family are asking me why don't i finish my studies first and then pursue my goals.
Why can't i pursue my goals first? I believe if you really want something you should go out and get regardless of what other people think and say. If you want it really bad enough, and work for it, you will get it!

Garuto: Education ... your take on education, are paper qualifications compulsory to become rich in life?

Noor: I honestly feel that education is important. But paper qualifications are not. In Singapore everyone is looking for paper qualification. Most of my friends believe the more paper qualifications you have, the more successful you are.
But i think that not the case. Look at most of the successful people out there who have their own business. Most of them don't even have a degree. Of course if you want to get a good job, you should have paper qualifications. But I’m not looking for a job :)

Garuto: Who is your idol?

Noor: I have various Idols. Namely Anthony Robbins, T Harv Eker, Les Brown. All of them started from nothing.

Garuto: If there is one thing you can change in the world, what will it be?

Noor: I would change how people think about their lives. I want
people to realize how great they actually are. I want people to realize
how much potential they have and how big a difference they can
make in the world. That they don't need to settle for something
less than they deserve.

Most importantly i want people, especially young people to realize
that they are great and they can achieve anything they want in life.

Garuto: How are you going to spend your fortune after 31st December?

Noor: I'm not going to spend my fortune, i would rather invest it.
I'm planning in investing in other business ideas. For example I’m
planning to set up this business which incorporates giving back to
the community. I want to give back to the 3rd world countries.
Kids who have no resources to learn. I want to make them realize
what they are capable of becoming.

Garuto: To finish it off, an inspirational quote for our readers.

Noor:
"Our current circumstances do not reveal your true nature.
It only reveals your current state of thinking."
Rise up to your greatness !

Facebook

Success Nation

April Issue is Out on April Fools

2010-04-01T15:13:00.000-07:00

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This will be the last issue of The Kiasu Times... Gotcha...!! April fools. Seriously, making e-magazines is a hazard to one's health. Have slept a total of only 9 hours for the past 3 days.
Enjoy, your long weekend and happy holidays.

Earth Hour Entry

2010-03-27T08:04:00.000-07:00

http://earthhour.wwf.sg

A backdated entry on Earth Hour>>
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome's Colosseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world's largest global climate change initiative.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common - our planet
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There was this online contest where contestants submit their most creative ideas on how we can reduce our impact on the environment.
http://earthhour.wwf.sg/contest_listing.php
Some submitted entries are pretty interesting and some are just repeating itself...
I have contributed a 'creative' entry and also asked Duh Vinci(one of my writers) to give his point of view.
(80 words limitation in the contest)
Garuto:
''This idea will blow off everyone's mind. Generate energy power from human activities. Mini dynamos built in doors, shoes, car wheels, windows...etc They already exist but not at great scale. Just take shoes for example, if every step you(billions of you) make can generate one watt of electricity. How many steps do you take a day?''

This idea of coverting kinectic energy to electricity has a very big impact in commercial value.
Imagine, 2 top sports shoe brands in the world. If one of the brand succeeded to implement dynamos in all their shoes.(The technical part is quite simple: when the dynamo has gathered enough stored energy it can be transfered to a charging point in office or home to release the energy. Or be used right away charging handphones or laptops on the go.)
Cutting down perhaps 25% of electricity bills every month.
Which brand of shoes will you prefer to buy?

Duh Vinci:
Garuto's idea of using kinectic energy by human activities is very feasible. But not polictically executable because of oil revenues involving countries and oil magnates . If a new energy supply
comes into the world market, it must fatten their pockets and not lessen.
The introduction of solar energy is the biggest example. Solar panels are actually easy to produce nowadays but in order to 'cover up' loss of profits. The installation must be quoted at a'reasonable price'.

Just to add on - my own 'feasible' idea to anyone who really care about the Earth survival.
DV: There are many other sources of ways to generate electricity other than burning fossil fuels.
Nowadays, we have solar, wind, hydro, nuclear energy. Tapping energy from a never ending souce like fluactuating sea waves, one very good example which I like is 'A wave "snake" floating in the sea off the coast of Portugal has passed its first test as a new commercial energy innovation for clean power.'
http://www.dailyplanetmedia.com/more_stories.php?id=3598&mode=3

Something Singapore can consider since it is surrounded by water. One energy that no one ever dare to think of is Sound energy. If all the noise pollution from road traffic, construction sites, neighbours shouting and mahjong playing can be converted into electricity. We do not have to worry about high electricity bills anymore haha.

April's Cover shoot 'Behind the Scenes'

2010-03-16T18:58:00.000-07:00

Model: Jasmine Liu
MUA & Photographer: Shirley Damian
Art Direction: Jeri Soh
Organisor: Garuto Yang

Sponsors

Supperclub
Odeon Towers
331 north bridge road

http://www.1or8faction.com
Facebook Group

March Issue is Out

2010-03-01T12:58:00.000-08:00

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My Virgin Studio Shoot

2010-02-19T07:36:00.000-08:00

Had a fun morning doing my 1st studio shoot with Photographer Ivan Joshau Loh.

An award winning photographer from Singapore; Ivan Loh is known for his quirky and
different approach through his lens. He had received numerous accolades from the International Photography Awards, New York. Most recently he was also a Honourable Winner of 2009's PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris. PX3 is Europe's biggest and most prestigious photography competition.

Ivan started shooting since his teenage years with his father's Nikon SLR and he hasn't stopped since. Ivan has lensed campaigns for clients such as SIngapore Airlines, MTV Asia, Nike, Raffles Hotel, CHIMJES, DHL, TNT, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Tuas Power, HDB, CAAS, Nikon, NTU and SCGS. His editorial works have appeared in magazines such as Her World, Cleo, FHM, and Home and Decor. His works have also glossed the pages of international magazines such as Asian Photography and Digital Photography of UK.

Currently, Ivan is in the midst of capturing people from all walks of life in his usual quirky and sometime very bold style. Every picture makes a real statement. In this issue of The Kiasu Times, I have the privilege to feature some of his works. Till today, he has completed about 50 personalities. Some of these photos have already been awarded an Honourable Mention Award at the 2009 International Photography Award. Ivan hopes to shoot about 200 personalities for his collection and who knows; he might contact you to be his model......
http://www.pigscanfly.com/
Facebook| Pigs Can Fly Photography

Covershoot for March Issue

2010-02-18T05:22:00.000-08:00

For more beautiful pics visit my
Facebook Album: Behind the Sins...I mean Scenes

Model: Reiee Kok
Photographer: Jeri Soh (hp: 8123 9487)
MUA: Shirley Damian (hp:9450 7066)
Organisor / Behind the Scenes Photographer:
Garuto Yang (hp: 8418 3542)

Sponsors

http://www.players.com.sg
Players FacebookGroup

http://www.sashaxoxo.com
SashaXoxo Facebook Fan Page

Our February Issue is Finally Out!!

2010-02-01T15:00:00.000-08:00

A slight delay of one day due to some technical problems. But eventually managed to overcome=)

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This issue has a file size of 26MB, so it is much more
faster and convenient to give them this link than attachment in email.
Some email providers such as hotmail has a traffic
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Impossible 4D Prediction By JC Sum and Magic Babe Ning Plus Interview

2010-01-27T04:14:00.000-08:00

I am really honoured to be invited by ConceptMagic to cover this exciting event
because I am a 4D punter myself. Was given a chance to interview them
as well as be there live in person to witness this unbelievable feat.
They predicted the winning numbers 5853 but purposely bought 0000
to discourage gambling.

J C and Ning also donated a cheque of $10 000 to
the Children's Cancer Foundation,
presented to the organisation's chairman,
Ravi Sivalingam,on the 27th of Jan (Results reveal date)
Ning has done volunteer work with the Children's Cancer Foundation
since year 2004 by performing magic at their events and
supporting their projects.

Below is an interview I did with them on the 22 January 2010
the day of Sealing-up Ceremony.

<The Interview>

Garuto: What inspires you both to do this 4D Prediction feat?

Ning: Last year we had a Facebook poll with our fans,
majority of our fans actually commented to see this happen.
JC and I decided why not make their dreams come true.
Since we had done alot of big, mega-scale illusions,
feel that this psychological illusion Singaporeans will really realy like,
it's part of our culture as well.

JC: Something different from our the physical illusions we have done,
like teleporting up 50 storeys, telporting across the river,
escaping upside-down strait jackets.
It's a different kind of story, a different kind of act that we can showcase
to Singaporeans.
It really caught them by surprise,
everyone was like expecting us to make a MRT train vanish.
When we announced it, everyone's reaponse was WHOA!!, totally overwhelmed.

Garuto: Aren't you guys worried about your safety after this event?

Ning: We told people that it's a psychological illusion and
we don't possess any supernatural skills,
and will not be giving out any numbers even if they kidnapped us.
*giggle*

JC: I think Singaporeans are generally mature enough to understand
that we are doing a psychological illusion.
We are magicians and we keep secrets very well.

Garuto: Do you believe in supernatural powers or seen it before your own eyes?

JC: No such things exist, been doing this for 20 years and have examined all
kinds of various techniques and supernatural claims.
None of these witch doctors, bomohs could really present anything that cannot
be explained by the magic way.

Ning: I see myself as a person who relies on logic and facts.
And I have stressed that this is a physical illusion show and
we are not fortune tellers.* giggles*

JC: What we have is a unique set of skills that we are applying, even its a physical illusion,
it does'nt mean the results are not real.

Garuto: If you can have one supernatural power what will it be?

Ning: I want to be able to clone myself, so I can multi-task at the same time.
So many things to do yet so little time.
If I could, I would like to clone 12 of myself so Ning can have fun,
Ning can do this, Ning can do that. *Laughs*

JC:*Laughing* Since we can already teleport, we no need to have that.
I would like to make myself invisible!

Ning: Where's JC arh?

*Three of us rumble in laughter*

Garuto: How will you spent the prize money?

Ning: I will need a good break, take an overseas trip,
somewhere nice and faraway, maybe Japan.
So if you see me in Japan next month...ahem *fake cough*
Garuto( pointing to photographer Jeri Soh) : Sponsor us go as well,
Jeri can be your photographer!

*Bursts of laughing*

JC: I have not planned yet. Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Garuto: Any upcoming plans to perform in the Integrated Resorts?

JC: There has been interest and we have met up with 'them'.
Nothing concrete at the moment. This year our focus will be on
overseas shows and some mega illusion plans in Singapore.

Garuto: To finish it off, give our readers a Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year Greeting.

Ning: Gong Xi Fa Cai, Hong Bao Na Lai (Red Packet take come)
This is Magic Babe Ning wishing all of you a Happy Chinese New Year.

JC: Hi, this is JC Sum. Happy Valentine's Day to you,
if your date disappears, you will know why!!

Ning: Slick =P

Interview with C.S.Ling

2010-01-17T03:37:00.000-08:00

Wild Moments Exhibition
1^st Jan – 28^th Feb 2010
Sentosa Nature Discovery @ Imbiah Lookout

Catch our interview in our February The Kiasu Times issue

Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift? Instead of red roses, why not show your eternal love through "Fall in Love" this Valentine's Day! as portrayed by the Autumn Gingko leaves @ Showa Memorial Park, Tokyo, Japan.
Autumn = Fall, Heart = Love
And so naturally, the title of this piece is called “Fall" in Love.

The two hearts are sold separately.
With frame : $24.90 each ( usual $29.90, save 15%! )
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Please allow 5-7 working days to process the order. Order early! Self Collection or Postal Delivery.
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Purchase C.S.Ling Open /Limited Edition Prints this Chinese New Year for friends and Family!
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Join C.S.Ling’s Facebook Fan Page!
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Cover shoot for TKT February VDAY and CNY theme

2010-01-16T10:10:00.000-08:00

Models: Rebecca Chen and Spencer Yang
Photographer Jeri Soh (Hp: 8123 9487) http://jeriphoto.com/blog
Make-up Artist: Veronica Leong (Hp: 96828560) http://veronicaleong.zenfolio.com
Organisor: Garuto (hp:8418 3542)
Assistant: Clive

Sponsors: Xin Cafe #05-09 ILUMA
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Neil Humphreys latest book >> Match Fixer

2010-01-10T09:53:00.000-08:00

http://www.neilhumphreys.net/homepage.html

Had always enjoyed his wicked humour in his newspapers articles. This is my 1st time meeting him in person.
Location is the National Library, autograph and interacting session.

Will be writing a book review of his latest book.
Stay tune to TKT February issue.

OUR 1ST ISSUE IS OUT!! THE KIASU TIMES JANUARY 2010

2009-12-31T21:15:00.000-08:00

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Feel free to email it to your friends and collegues for reading pleasure.
Happy New Year=)

Interview with Ris Low

2009-12-19T22:56:00.000-08:00

Some behind the scenes and group shots=P
Photograher: Ed Perez
Assistant: Bryan
Editor: Garuto
Sponsers: The Book Cafe / J'S Optics

Had an enjoyable interview with Ris Low this morning. She is the coverstory for our 1st issue of The Kiasu Times. Was rather surprised that CNN listed her as top 25 influential people in Asia.
For you guys who are wondering what her response is;

Garuto: CNN listed you as top 25 influential people in Asia. What do you think about this?

Ris: After seeing the news, I was so excited. Wow, this is so Boomz. I am actually in the same list with Jay Chou and Andy Lau.

Something to whet your appetite, lol.
The full interview will be avalable in our 1st issue of e-magazine(PDF format) .
Join the mailing list by dropping us an email
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The Kiasu Times Introduction

2009-12-10T10:33:00.000-08:00

The Kiasu Times in short>> TKT
A hybrid of blog, newspaper and magazine >> Blogazine!!
A free monthly online publication catering to everyone's taste, flavored with a Singapore BOOMZ

From Year 2010 onwards, on every 1st day of the month, TKT will be distributed through emails, facebook and downloadable (PDF format A4 Size) from http://thekiasutimes.blogspot.com.

You can subscribe, join our facebook group or drop me an email
thekiasutimes@yahoo.com.sg, to ensure that you receive the monthly pdf file first hand.

Free, yes FREE advertising for the fist issue> TKT January 2010. Email in your full page advertisements, pictures, articles, blogs and business website links by 29th of December 2009.
We also have a Classified Ads section>> KIASSIFIED
(For this section, you can sms in instead if you do not have any pictures to add)
Hp: 8418 3542

Do not submit in PDF format!!
Submit in JPEG or PSD(photoshop) format. For articles, separate your text in the email and I shall do the simple typesetting arrangement.
If you know how to add text and logos, please do so beforehand.

A resolution of 200-300 pixels per inch will be ideal but Note* after compression of Pdf, quality will be not be the same.

This will not be a stuck up magazine. Singlish, malay and chinese dialects can be used(toning down the vulgarities) There are still restrictions, sexual, illegal, and accussations are not allowed.

There is no fixed genre. We will have topics and sections such as;

News (Local and sometimes global news)
Cover Story (cover girl/boy/group interview)
Food (Hawker centres, restaurants, buffets...)
Fashion( Boutiques, pushcarts, blogshops...)
Health
Humour, Comics & Jokes( send in your jokes)
Blogs articles( By local bloggers, recommendations are considered free ads)
Photography
IT
Gaming
Arts
Music (Local singers, musicians...)
Events and Exhibitions
And many many more, if you want to add a new section can liase with me. In mean time, we will not have everything in our 1st issue but gradually over the months we will have them and even appoint resident writers for the particular sections and topics.

Note* For February 2010 issue, advertising charges as follows;

$20 per page, $30 for 2 pages( Only for blogshops and pushcarts)
$30 per page, $40 for 2 pages (small and medium enteprises)
$?? (MNCs and huge corporations , negotiable)
$10 per ad space (1/9 of A4) size Kiassified Ads( Classified)
Fees are inclusive of simple typesetting but not inclusive of graphics designing and photography.
Payments will be by cash or POSB bank transfer only. Account no. will be given to you after vetting through the ads. Thank you.

Least of all, we need SPONSERS, lots of sponsers. Locations, clothings, accessories ,moola(money)...etc for our cover photoshoots. Give me a call if you would like our cover girl/boy/group feature your products or your business venue (Hotel, restaurants, cafe...)
HP : 8418 3542

Also, join in the fun for our potluck hamper contest in our facebook group!!

Thanks for reading this lengthy introducton.
Let us together welcome a Big, Bang, and Boomz 2010!!!!!!