In planning for the photo shoot for the AV Storyboard (see the big screen on my Home Page) I wanted to keep the whole production – the location, the sets, the props, and logistics – simple, and the costs down to bare minimum.
Even before the euphoria of its success at the recent Singapore General Elections had subsided, the opposition Workers Party hit its first major bump. Its Treasurer, Eric Tan, 55, quit the party in a huff after its top leaders passed him over for a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat, favouring instead its rookie member Gerald Giam, 34. (more…)
Weighing the good against the bad, I must say that overall 2009 has been a good year for me.. (more…)
I used to have my regular fish porridge fix at this stall at the Toa Payoh, Lorong 8, Food Centre. But the day I saw the stall owner using dirty bowls to serve the customers I stopped patronizing the stall altogether. (more…)
Inbreeding of talents will sound the death knell for the film industry in Singapore. We need more screenwriters, directors, actors and producers to open up creative possibilities and put more Singapore films on the global stage. (more…)
Screenwriters know too well how hard it is to fix an appointment with a Film Producer for a pitch. And looking at it from the Producer’s viewpoint, every time they agree to sit down to a pitch session, it means an investment of anywhere between half to one hour of their time. And time is money! I’m trying to bridge the accessibility gap between Screenwriter and Film Producer (more…)
In Internet Marketing, it’s not enough to have a great product or service … you need expert computer intervention!
You may be doing everything right – R&D, marketing, the works – and still find yourself languishing at the two thousandth position on page one hundred and one. (more…)
The phrase “information at your fingertips,” used to be a cliché. Not any more. If anything, we have information overflow. Welcome to the age of Information – or make that Misinformation!
Nowadays, we can google for anything under the sun. Just by typing in the some key words, we can pull out hundreds, even thousands, of articles on any subject matter from astrology to zoology. (more…)
When we are not sure how a word is spelled we consult the dictionary. When we are not sure if what we have is hay fever, swine fever or some other type of fever, we consult the doctor.
When we are not sure if the information we got from the Internet is correct, what do we do? Here are some ways to outdo the cheats, charlatans and morally depraved. (more…)
There are people who are always beset with problems – and cannot seem to get themselves un-stuck. These people have “poor me!” written all over them. They thrive on sympathy which fuels their woes, and gives them reason for remaining stuck.
When someone points out the solution to their problems, they resist it. Why? (more…)
