Comments for Maria's Blog http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:44:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Beijing Then And Now by SB http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/06/09/beijing-then-and-now/#comment-57 SB Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:47:45 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=3#comment-57 Nicely written articles..and you are certainly right.. changed is constant. Nicely written articles..and you are certainly right.. changed is constant.

]]> Comment on Ruminations of an Overseas Singaporean by Tham Minying http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/30/ruminations-of-an-overseas-singaporean/#comment-32 Tham Minying Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:07:30 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=8#comment-32 Hi Maria,thanks for sharing with us.As for me,the best part of the national Day parade which makes me feel proud to be a Singaporean is when the contingents start marching in and the National songs being sung and of course the splendid fireworks.It reminded us how far we have come afrom a fishing village to a cosmopolitan city. But now,we are feeling the pinch of high fuel and food prices.Hope this will tide over soon.Wishing you a Happy and Blessed National Day!! Hi Maria,thanks for sharing with us.As for me,the best part of the national Day parade which makes me feel proud to be a Singaporean is when the contingents start marching in and the National songs being sung and of course the splendid fireworks.It reminded us how far we have come afrom a fishing village to a cosmopolitan city. But now,we are feeling the pinch of high fuel and food prices.Hope this will tide over soon.Wishing you a Happy and Blessed National Day!!

]]> Comment on Ruminations of an Overseas Singaporean by Wong Ee Yuing http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/30/ruminations-of-an-overseas-singaporean/#comment-24 Wong Ee Yuing Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:49:37 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=8#comment-24 Hi Maria, Thanks for sharing your experiences of being a Singaporean who has been abroad for over a decade and yet from your writing, you are undoubtedly still uniquely Singaporean because of the many encounters you've had with people from other nations. I hope you get to eat your laksa on National Day! Wishing you a Happy 43rd National Day wherever you are! :-) Hi Maria, Thanks for sharing your experiences of being a Singaporean who has been abroad for over a decade and yet from your writing, you are undoubtedly still uniquely Singaporean because of the many encounters you’ve had with people from other nations. I hope you get to eat your laksa on National Day! Wishing you a Happy 43rd National Day wherever you are! :-)

]]> Comment on Being A Southpaw in China by FasterOnFire http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/13/being-a-southpaw-in-china/#comment-21 FasterOnFire Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:04:00 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=5#comment-21 This is really interesting to be because i had assumed there were tons of left handed people in asian nations like China and Japan. It seemed to me that we write with out right hands because out writing goes left to right, and in order to write calligraphy and use brushes and inks from right to left, one would need to be left handed to do it skillfully. Guess i was wrong. Thank you very much for this article though, because it sure did answer a lot of my questions. This is really interesting to be because i had assumed there were tons of left handed people in asian nations like China and Japan. It seemed to me that we write with out right hands because out writing goes left to right, and in order to write calligraphy and use brushes and inks from right to left, one would need to be left handed to do it skillfully. Guess i was wrong. Thank you very much for this article though, because it sure did answer a lot of my questions.

]]> Comment on Ruminations of an Overseas Singaporean by Just me http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/30/ruminations-of-an-overseas-singaporean/#comment-18 Just me Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:21:18 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=8#comment-18 I always find myself very amused by your experiences. Please keep writing. I always find myself very amused by your experiences. Please keep writing.

]]> Comment on Beijing Then And Now by Karen Shamgar http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/06/09/beijing-then-and-now/#comment-12 Karen Shamgar Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:52:29 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=3#comment-12 Just got back from Beijing.. love it !! Besides the pollution.. it liberates a new era of freedom !! The artistic atmosphere , the liberation to homosexuality amazed me !! Not that I am one.. but I am just impressed on the great advancement Beijing has undertaken !! Just got back from Beijing.. love it !! Besides the pollution.. it liberates a new era of freedom !! The artistic atmosphere , the liberation to homosexuality amazed me !! Not that I am one.. but I am just impressed on the great advancement Beijing has undertaken !!

]]> Comment on Being A Southpaw in China by Hungribunni http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/13/being-a-southpaw-in-china/#comment-11 Hungribunni Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:10:10 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=5#comment-11 I remember how as a child I would envy left-handed friends. =) I wish I could be left handed or at least write with both hands. I can, to a certain degree, but writing from my left hand resembles those of a primary school kid. ^.^" But it must be frustrating to be left-handed because when you write, you write towards the right side so won't your hand be all smudged with ink? I remember how as a child I would envy left-handed friends. =) I wish I could be left handed or at least write with both hands. I can, to a certain degree, but writing from my left hand resembles those of a primary school kid. ^.^”

But it must be frustrating to be left-handed because when you write, you write towards the right side so won’t your hand be all smudged with ink?

]]> Comment on How to get a free drink in Beijing by Hungribunni http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/18/how-to-get-a-free-drink-in-beijing/#comment-10 Hungribunni Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:06:18 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=7#comment-10 Hehe I would like to see that happen here. Maybe it will get the service staff to work that little bit faster. I think Mcdonalds had a similar scheme before. I got a free ice-cream out of them a few times if I recall correctly. Wonder if it is still ongoing. Maybe tweak the campaign a bit - service staff who fail to smile as they serve you = free drink/ice-cream/coupon. I am a little tired of facing grouchy service staff at fast food joints that look like they've been drinking tom yum soup all their lives. Hehe I would like to see that happen here. Maybe it will get the service staff to work that little bit faster.

I think Mcdonalds had a similar scheme before. I got a free ice-cream out of them a few times if I recall correctly. Wonder if it is still ongoing.

Maybe tweak the campaign a bit - service staff who fail to smile as they serve you = free drink/ice-cream/coupon. I am a little tired of facing grouchy service staff at fast food joints that look like they’ve been drinking tom yum soup all their lives.

]]> Comment on How to get a free drink in Beijing by Tham minying http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/18/how-to-get-a-free-drink-in-beijing/#comment-9 Tham minying Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:19:30 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=7#comment-9 Wow! You are so lucky.It has been a pleasure reading your posts.Well, they have to implement this scheme as the country gears up for the Oympics.They have to improve the quality of the service.i think their service has improved.At the same time, they can attract more customers and retain old ones.-When foreigners return to their country,they will spread word of mouth.I am glad they treated you well.Hope to see you more on TV. Wow! You are so lucky.It has been a pleasure reading your posts.Well, they have to implement this scheme as the country gears up for the Oympics.They have to improve the quality of the service.i think their service has improved.At the same time, they can attract more customers and retain old ones.-When foreigners return to their country,they will spread word of mouth.I am glad they treated you well.Hope to see you more on TV.

]]> Comment on Being A Southpaw in China by baoren http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/2008/07/13/being-a-southpaw-in-china/#comment-7 baoren Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:55 +0000 http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/maria-siow/?p=5#comment-7 I am a lefthander and proud of it! =D I am a lefthander and proud of it! =D

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