Guide to television, websites and gadgets in Singapore
Websites - January 2008
www.celebritygossip.com Imagine Rotten Tomatoes but instead of movies, it’s all about celebrity gossip. Rather than endure the hassle of trawling through multiple celebrity websites, Celebritygossip.com sifts through all of them and presents you with detailed nuggets of juicy titbits for you to nibble on. To go into greater detail, all you need to do is to click on a titbit to reveal the whole story. Updated every five minutes, whatever you read is completely up to date. Additionally, you can rate and interact with other users and as a bonus feature, it lists previous stories about a particular topic, so you can get up to speed. Mindless surfing has never been easier.
www.marryyourpet.com
Yes, you heard it right: a URL for those who love their pets so much they want to marry them. This is not a joke site, this is real. You get married online, then you get a certificate, a T-shirt and a hand-embroidered, personalised wall plaque to remind you of your special day. There is a gallery section showing you people and their pets, who have gotten married. When you’ve fallen out of love, there is even a divorce section, plus counselling pages to help the marriage. This gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘growing old and alone with cats’.
www.outdoor-photos.com
What is the attraction of a blog that just has pictures of beautiful landscapes in various scenic settings: hills, a lake or a beach? We don’t get it, but 500 positive comments and counting from people on www.stumbleupon.com who praise this blog to the high heavens must be onto something. Log on and decide for yourself.
unpopular-music.blogspot.com
Tired of local radio playing the same cycle of music? This podcast-originated blog is a one-stop shop of Singapore’s third most popular music genre, indie and alternative music. DJ Ronald Ngoi plays his favourite hits, including songs from top local bands like Serenaide, I Am David Sparkle, Force Vomit and The Oddfellows. The easily offended should bear in mind this is not public radio, so there is the occasional swear word, which only contributes toward making the programme all the more real and fun. In truth, the blog is not as groundbreaking now as it was before the indie/alternative genre became hugely popular (if you haven’t realised by now, Baybeats is the biggest outdoor festival in Singapore, not WOMAD). Still, it is a welcome change of pace and an alternative to the insanely repetitive MediaCorp radio stations.












