Author - jessie tan

The 5 types of people you’ll meet on LinkedIn

With the emergence of finding employment opportunities online in recent years, more and more people have flocked to LinkedIn as a way to showcase their credentials and flex their professional muscle in front of prospective employers. It’s also a platform that supports business connections that could potentially lead to bigger and greater opportunities. That's what LinkedIn is...

8 parks to visit in Singapore besides the Botanic Gardens

City for nothing, you know: (clockwise from left) Bukit Batok Nature park, Punggol park and Admiralty park are some of the green spaces you can find in our hoods.(Clockwise from left) Instagram/chienderella06, Instagram/longadin and Instagram/kobedu Whoa, did you know that tiny Singapore actually has 300 parks and four nature reserves? Now that you do, get out...

Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks lead Brits nominations

62nd Grammy Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, US, on Jan 26, 2020 – Dua Lipa.Reuters Singers Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks led nominations for the BRITs on Wednesday, with the three female singers scoring three nods each at Britain’s pop music honours, organisers said. The three British women are all nominated in the female...

“Al Cappuccino” Actress Serene Lim Signs With Richard Li’s New Talent Agency

After winning first runner-up in Miss Chinese International 2017, Serene Lim‘s (林宣妤) most notable roles were in TVB’s Al Cappuccino <反黑路人甲> and Line Walker: Bull Fight <使徒行者3>. Despite not renewing her TVB contract last year and deciding to move back to Malaysia, this did not end her aspirations in acting. Now represented by billionaire Richard Li’s (李澤楷)  new company Noble Castle Asia, which is...

Owen Cheung and Brian Chu’s Risky Weight Loss Methods

Dropping extra pounds help actors look more chiseled on camera. In the latest episode of More than Mall <雙祥見>, hosts Wayne Lai (黎耀祥) and Louis Yuen (阮兆祥) discuss their weight loss stories and the extreme methods they have seen some actors use. To prepare for Death By Zero <殺手> and The Ringmaster <拳王> where he has shirtless action scenes, Wayne had to lose a significant amount of weight while training...

[Update] Cecilia Cheung Responds to “Fourth Pregnancy” Claims

Cecilia Cheung‘s (張栢芝) appearance on the second season of Chinese variety show, Sisters Who Make Waves (乘风破浪的姐姐), has once again put her in the spotlight. Usually keeping a slender figure even after three children, the 40-year-old actress was surprisingly seen with a belly bump more than once in recent snapshots. In one photo, she wore a tight-fitting white...

Authorities Distribute Photos Of Nur Sajat To Border Crossing Points

The hunt for controversial trans figure Nur Sajat is still ongoing. Up until this day, the authorities have been focusing on tracking her down in order to bring her to justice. Most recently, the General Operations Force (PGA) Battallion 3 has distributed pictures of Sajat (full name Muhammad Sajjad Kamaruzzaman) at border control posts in an effort to...

Student By Day, Phone Sex Operator By Night; The Tale Of A M’sian Student Abroad

In 2001, an 18-year-old Malaysian boy was away from home to study abroad and wanted to do a part-time job to gain some work experience. This is a tradition with many college students. He then saw a sign hanging from a lamppost, written that it was planning to hire “Voice actor & Phone operators” for...

Local YouTuber Arrested For Slander; Publicly Apologises While In Tears

Most of the time, we seem to forget that our actions have consequences. Especially when it comes to using the Internet. A local YouTuber was arrested for slandering and insulting another online personality during a Facebook live broadcast. Joan Lee from the Oscar express 4.0 channel is known for her fiery temper and tendency to attack others...

Donald Faison Will Play Professor Utonium In The Powerpuff Girls Reboot

Donald Faison is officially joining the cast of the high-anticipated Powerpuff Girls reboot in the role of Professor Drake Utonium. According to Variety, the new live-action series - now titled Powerpuff - will differ slightly from the OG animation series by Cartoon Network. The revival will focus on the three superheroes as 'disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting'...