Jamie Cullum

First of all, many thanks to the promoters of the Jamie Cullum concert last night for giving me and mr brown “VVIP” complimentary tickets. It was a smashing concert – Mr Cullum even broke (the keyboard cover of) the piano for good measure. Pity the Suntec Convention Centre’s Hall on the 6th floor (probably the […]

Podcast: The Mostly Real News

We’ve had fabulous news headlines in recent days, which make up this podcast. The headlines are (mostly) real, the interviews are not. This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site. Podcast: the mrbrown show 16 June 2006: the mostly real news Subscribe:[feed][iTunes] Technorati Tags: podcast, podcasting, singapore, smilesingapore, starhub, Straits […]

TODAY: When stars cross into (cyber)space…

Corporations are cashing in on celebrities as bloggers – but does it work? IF you’re wondering what Patricia Mok’s been up to since she left Jack Neo’s stable of comic actors, check out her blog, “shopping diva” (shopaholicpatmok.blogspot.com), where she talks about her shopping experiences at malls around Singapore as well as in cyberspace. Apart […]

Podcast: Speak like a native and smile at non-natives

We need to be a nation of almost-native English speakers and a nation of smilers-at-foreign-visitors smiling, then we’ll really reap rake in the dollars. This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site. Podcast: the mrbrown show 14 June 2006: smile and speak good english (MP3, File size: 2.4mb, Time: 00:05:10) […]

57 East Coast Road

I’m not sure how original the Original Katong Laksa also known as Marine Parade Laksa is. But it’s not bad, and goes down pretty well with a piece of otak. There are lots of other places along this road at which to dine, but somehow me, brown and the rest of the office end up […]