Hare Krishnas

Free Vegetarian food

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily

Geylang kitchen (next to their temple) – No.9 Lor 29 Geylang

Jamiyah Legal clinic – click on link for details:
http://www.jamiyah.org.sg/welfare/legalClinic.html

Jamiyah Medical clinic – click on link for details:
http://www.jamiyah.org.sg/welfare/medicalClinic.html

http://www.capitalandretail.com/malls_sg_river.html

The bus starts from RVM every hour (ie. 1.00pm, 2pm). It takes a route from eastern Sengkang to western part, then back to RVM by the half hour mark.

The other half hour, it goes to Punggol.

This is one of them…
http://www.singnet.com.sg/vas/

“Just got reminded that we have free wireless internet surfing at wi-fi areas as well…”

So what ? Internet access, handphone, etc all positive common factors but it comes with costs also (you need to pay for subscription, etc). Likewise, a lot people in other developed countries also have it too. You need it to keep in pace but will not gain an unduly advantage just because of it if you are comparing yourself with first world countries.

The crunch comes from how to combine it with other inherent conditions (right factor mix) to produce value addition (in terms of locked in income, profit, etc) and hence employment for most of us. Conditions can come in various forms from physical factor (factory location, labour, infrastructure, etc) to something more intangible & abstract (policies & rules, freedom to experiment, social support, cross knowledge learning from the best, etc).

Singapore is full of hardware (the frilly & visible parts). As for software (the more intangible but equally important part), you be the judge. Like in human, your brain power (not visible) is much, much more important than your face (the visible part).

Basement of St Anthony’s Church
25 Woodlands Avenue 1
Singapore 739064
Telephone : 6365 6683 Fax : 6365 8339

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
7.00pm to 9.00pm (except Public Holidays and Days of Obligation)

Well, at least why not try to vote for WP as much as possible to see if they can adhere to what they professed. At least then Singaporeans can then compare how much our rich PAP is giving as a percentage out of the perennial surpluses and surpluses (only for rainy days)as compared to WP giving out of what they can and what Singaporeans really do need.

Other free activities = taking a walk at the reservoirs…

2. In particular, the outdoor open areas in VivoCity and IMM malls seem quite nice, almost park-like, and you can always duck back into the aircon to cool down. With convenient coin operated drinks and snacks vending machines nearby.

3. After this list is complete, could TOC edit and put it permanently somewhere on TOC for reference, with a little Reminder or Box to indicate its existence to new readers?

You might want to add one more under Free Activities, with Marina City Park and East Coast Park – West Coast Park. What I know about West Coast Park is that parking is free (during weekends I think) and there’s a huge playground. Great place for the family.

Free access to Straits Times, Business Times, and Zaobao
register for free at http://www.pl.sg (National Library website)
login, go to “eResources”, then “eNews”, then “Library PressDisplay”
choose “Singapore”, then select either Straits Times or Zaobao (TODAY is also available, but it’s already free at http://www.todayonline.com)
Straits Times and Business Times are also available via “LexisNexis” or “Newsbank” (also under “eNews”)

ComCare hotline
1800-222-0000
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_194547.html

2. Suppose you want to alter a photo of LIE KY so his face is swopped with that of Einstein’s or a monkey’s, you’d download and use Gimp2, an image editing program, free. This is a powerful open source alternative to PhotoShop. You can also create original cartoons and animations either from scratch or altered from any online photos, or captured from any online video, etc. With subtitles or text of your creation. Gimp2 is not so easy but there are numerous tutorials online. Just search “_ _ _ tutorials” for Gimp2 or the following below programs. If you prefer video tutorials, search “_ _ _ video tutorials”. There are also video tutorials on YouTube although these are smaller in picture size.

3. Suppose you want to make an mp3 podcast for your blog that includes voice or narration, some music introductions, music under, and endings, some sound effects like applause, audience laugher, even a madman’s maniacal laughter or troops marching or jungle sounds, etc, an easy-to-use program is Audacity. This uses cut & paste to let you mix, cut and fade different audio tracks to make very professional soundtracks for podcasts. A free site for music intros, loops, and SFX would be http://www.soundsnap.com .

4. After shooting stills and videos on your digicam, you may want to edit them into a nice video for your blog, email, or YouTube. VirtualDub would be a good program. You can also use Windows Movie Maker, very easy to use.

5. Thus, whether for political advocacy on your blog or for fun, you can easily do a Mr Brown podcast, a TalkingCock altered photo, or a Seelan Palay 45 min movie on LIE KY, etc.

6. At least 30% of download.com programs, like the powerful AVG Anti-Virus and firewall programs, etc, are free. The rest are free to try, pay to keep. download.com tests its download programs to eliminate malware from its downloads, so no viruses or trojans, etc. There are also Editor’s Recommendations and Ratings, also Users’ Ratings and Comments, to help guide your choice since there are many of each kind of software. The total number of downloads for each program further indicates each program’s popularity.

7. So, unleash your creativity. Programs are nowadays very easy to use, almost professional level. Best of all, FREE.

2. Most importantly, these are all tested to prevent malware such as viruses, trojans, etc, so safe to recommend even to kids or less expert pc users.

3. Software ranges from mp3 songs, music videos, games, to very useful tools, utilities, programs to do just about everything on a pc.

4. My favourites include AVG Anti-Virus; Audacity sound editing and mixing program [go to soundsnap.com for free sound effects, including music loops and SFX]; Gimp2 image editing program to transform photos or create your own digital visuals; VirtualDub for video editing; and Webinaria to make screenshot tutorials. All free. These will enable you to put together very nice videos using stills or videos from a digicam, whether for political advocacy, family album or to promote a cause on your website or blog; or for upload to YouTube.

5. To learn how to use these programs, search for “XXX tutorials”. If you prefer video tutorials, then “XXX video tutorials”. There are numerous tutorials, many on YouTube, too.

6. download.com often has Editor’s Recommendations and Evaluations to help you decide between [usually] many offerings of each kind. There are also Users’ Comments, usually helpful to help you decide further. Statistics such as the total number already downloaded help you decide which is popular.

7. So go ahead and create videos or mp3 podcasts for your blog or YouTube. It is easy.