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Hallo again.
Chinese New Year is just two weeks away. Have you sent your greeting cards yet? I mean real cards made of paper, not virtual cards. It may be hip to send an e-card, but I still prefer the old fashioned greeting card in which the sender has scribbled some new year greetings. What about you? What's your preference?
Singapore has been abuzz lately with Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel craziness. Adults join long queues from as early as 5.00 am and stand in line until 2.00 pm every Thursday just to get a chance to bag a pair of Hello Kitty soft toys offered by McDonald's. In the course of this madness, tempers have frayed and behaviour unbecoming of Singaporeans has found its way out into the open. Just last week, a doctor fought with a lorry driver and several people were injured when the glass pane they had been leaning on shattered into pieces from their sheer weight.
The Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel has two weeks (or two doll designs) left in its run. The Japanese and Chinese Wedding Fashion dolls are to be offered to the public on 27 Jan and 3 Feb 2000 respectively. Let's hope everyone keeps his cool the next two Thursdays.
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Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000
By Gretchen Liu
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The road shown on the front cover was Holloway Lane. It has recently gone the way of the Dodo and in its place is an open ground awaiting redevelopment. In the background is St Joseph's Church in Queen's Street.
The picture of the front cover of the book has been posted here with the kind permission of the publisher, Editions Didier Millet Singapore.
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News Flash
Today Monday 24 Jan 2000
In Singapore
In a survey by Forbes Research last year, most Singaporeans felt the Singapore Police Force had done a good job in keeping Singapore safe.
E-town comes to Bishan and Toa Payoh as the town council there launches an Internet service that lets residents pay their service and conservancy bills.
Asia
Jakarta: 13 hurt in crackdown on protestors in Bintan.
Sydney: One Nation, Australia's racist, anti-Asian party, is falling apart, rocked by resignations and allegations of electoral fraud.
Around the world
Los Angeles: Gore leads Bradley in New Hampshire.
Washington: US and China resume military contact as a top Chinese army general begins a three-day visit to Washington today.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
News updated by 8.00 am daily.
Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.
The Editor
Raymond Han
You can e-mail him at editor@getforme.com