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The SOYJOY Blogger Challenge

May 13, 2009 / Daily Life

Along with 4 other awesome Singapore bloggers, I was chosen by the guys at Ogilvy team to participate in blog challenge / campaign for SOYJOY, a healthy fruit bar from Japan’s Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (who also brought the world Pocari Sweat ポカリスエット). The 5 of us bloggers will be competing in a series of challenges over…



Which Part of the World Should I Live In?

March 29, 2009 / Culture, Internet Finds

Found this mini quiz on the Twittersphere the other day. It shows you to which part of the world or rather, to which culture your personality is most suited. The quiz scores you according to 4 categories: America, England & Israel “You are often business oriented and enjoy status symbols. You are confident and impatient…



Stuff Singaporeans Like: #1 Acronyms

February 19, 2009 / Culture

Tip: Hover your mouse over the acronyms to find out what they stand for. To survive in Singapore, you need to know your AYEs, BKEs and CTEs. Singaporeans have acronyms for just about everything – from government bodies like MOE and MOF, swear words like KNN and CCB, to even people like their Minister Mentor…



My Valentine's Day in Singapore

February 18, 2009 / Culture, Daily Life, Reviews

With my boyfriend still in Canada, I spent my Valentine’s day with a friend this year. We went to some nice places, bought some clothes, and had an mini adventure of sorts. Food For Thought Our first stop was the Food for Thought. It’s not everyday you can walk into a quaint IKEA-laden store that…



Thank You Apple!

December 19, 2008 / Opinion, Reviews, Technology

Whoa! I didn’t expect the sudden influx of questions and concerns from my anger-filled post about my melted magsafe adapter! Anyway, I’d like to take this opportunity to answer all your questions for everyone’s future reference so you all don’t have to trudge through hell for a simple adapter replacement. 1: What’s the update? After…



My Macbook Adaptor Melted!

December 15, 2008 / Reviews, Technology

UPDATE (Dec 19): Apple Tech Support have replaced it free of charge. Read this entry for details. And the Apple dealers (since there is no Apple Store in Singapore) are making me pay 180$ for it because I don’t live in the US, where Apple users that face the same problem are given a free…



Happy 1 Year, Nanyate.com!

December 12, 2008 / Site Updates

It’s been 1 year since my first post on Nanyate.com. It was meant to be a personal blog, where I would just rave and rant my thoughts. But that didn’t happen. It ended up becoming a blog where I tailor my entries to multiple audiences. And I probably did more grammar checks per entry than…



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