Archive for June, 2006

the mrbrown show: resident smilers

Friday, June 30th, 2006

You are a World Bank and IMF delegate. You arrive at your meeting venue, greeted by 4 million smiling citizens. You greet them back, they keep smiling. You ignore them, they keep smiling…. something’s not right.
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site.
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the mrbrown show: guaranteed risk-free career

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

SM Goh recently said that Group Representation Constituencies, or GRCs, play a role in convincing able and successful young Singaporeans to risk their careers for politics. But this does not mean that GRC stands for Guaranteed Risk-free Career, lah.
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site.
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the mrbrown show: mostly real news 2

Monday, June 26th, 2006

More Mostly Real News from mr brown and Mr Tan!
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site.
Podcast: the mrbrown show 26 June 2006: mostly real news 2 (MP3, File size: 4.7mb, Time: 00:10:29)
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the mrbrown show: early never say

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

You did not inform us that you did not have a television set, so you have to pay the fine. - Media Development Authority Officer
This was the reply one guy got when he told the officer why he did not have a TV, which is why he did not pay his radio and TV licence […]

the mrbrown show: spaceport singapore

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Singapore’s Spaceport is coming soon, and the mrbrown show is right there at its launch.
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site.
Podcast: the mrbrown show 21 June 2006: spaceport singapore (MP3, File size: 2.9mb, Time: 00:06:17)
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the mrbrown show: the native speaker interviews

Monday, June 19th, 2006

We had a chance to sit in on some job interviews for native English speakers applying to be teachers. The selection was… spotty. (Photo credit: Hempo from Flickr)
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site.
Podcast: the mrbrown show 19 June 2006: the native speaker interviews (MP3, File size: 2.3mb, Time: […]

the mrbrown show: the mostly real news

Friday, June 16th, 2006

A Mostly Real News report from the mrbrown show, made up of real news headlines. We just made up the rest.
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 (MP3, File size: 2.1mb, Time: 00:04:34)
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the mrbrown show: smile and speak good english

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

We need to be a nation of good English speakers and also brush up on our smiling, then can be a global city mah. (Warning, contains coarse language spoken by a native speaker and may not be suitable for minors and the linguistically conservative)
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” […]

the mrbrown show: tempted to break the law

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Update 2: Fixed. The show is downloadable again.
Update 1: Our podcast host is experiencing a service interruption which is why today’s show may not be downloading. We apologise for the downtime, and will inform you once their hardware issue at the data center is resolved.
The other day, a friend of ours was tempted - […]

the mrbrown show 9 June 2006: reservist talk

Friday, June 9th, 2006

brown and Miyagi talk about reservist training, toys and how if you collect enough booger, you can roll it into a ball, and maybe set fire to it.
This mrbrown show is sponsored by yearbook.com.sg, Singapore’s very own “School Reunions” site.
Podcast: the mrbrown show 9 June 2006: reservist talk (MP3, File size: 8mb, Time: 00:18:17)
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