Archive for February 8th, 2008
Smelt the fish in the toaster…
Posted by otterman on 8 February 2008
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Battle of Singapore (1942): Landings begin in the north-west
Posted by otterman on 8 February 2008
Each Chinese New Year, I find myself thinking about the events of 1942. On 8th February, after yet another a day of bombing, the landings began in the evening.
At 8.30pm on February 8 [1942], Australian machine gunners opened fire on vessels carrying a first wave of 4,000 troops from the 5th and 18th Divisions towards Singapore island. The Japanese assaulted Sarimbun Beach, in the sector controlled by the Australian 22nd Brigade under Brigadier Harold Taylor.”
- Wikipedia: Battle of Singapore.
“Dispositions, 22nd Brigade, 10 p.m. 8th February” from Lionel Wigmore, 1957, Australia in the War of 1939–1945.
Volume IV – The Japanese Thrust, “Chapter 15 — Defence of Western Area” (1st ed.; Australian War Memorial, Canberra), p. 310. [pdf]
I came across this interesting slideshow of images from the time of the Battle of Singapore to present-day memorials, put together by “Crusader,” and another video with clips, some that were subsequently coloured, I think, including the one with the 1939 song, “We’ll meet again.” That has the bit with Cyril Wild tossing (or dropping?) the white flag on the way to the Ford Factory.
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Ah Meng, RIP (c.1960 – 2008)
Posted by otterman on 8 February 2008
“S’pore favourite Orang Utan, Ah Meng dies.” The Straits Times (Latest News), 08 Feb 2008.
“THE Singapore Zoo’s most famous and well-loved Orang Utan, Ah Meng has passed away on Friday due to old age. She was approximately 50 years old.
She was born in Sumatra, Indonesia around 1960 and came to the Zoo when she was about seven years old.
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Ah Meng leaves behind two sons Hsing Hsing, Satria, and two daughers, Medan and Sayang and six grandchildren.”
More at The Straits Times.
Alerted by Sarah Ismail on the Singapore Heritage Mailing List.
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Cats that swim
Posted by otterman on 8 February 2008
This pool owner decided she had better acclimatise to the pool in case they fall in accidentally.
Turns out they took to it like ducks to water.
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Tommy Lee Jones is an alien in Japan
Posted by otterman on 8 February 2008
It’s just a coffee ad, but there are ten of them! He takes on various jobs in Japan and always ends drinking the cofffee. It’s all in Japanese but strangely amusing. Hat tip to Alvin.
Japan Probe has YouTube embeds the lot except for the 10th clip.
Wait a minute, there is a no. 11.
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