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Multiracial Asian Families
thinking about race, families, children, and the intersection of mixed ID/Asian
Raising Mixed Race
Watch for My Book
Tragedy, Trauma, and Telling Our Kids the Truth
by Sharon H. Chang
On Thursday morning, July 14, I had the honor of talking on-air with Minelle Mahtani -- author of Mixed Race Amnesia and host of Sense of Place at Roundhouse Radio -- about race, tragedy, parenting and our kids. Of course we did this show to engage with a string of recent tragic shootings that have left many reeling: the mass shooting of queer people of color (predominantly Latinx) at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL, which resulted in 49 deaths; the highly publicized police shootings which killed two Black men - Alton Sterling and Philando Castile - in Baton Rouge and Minnesota, respectively; and the subsequent mass shooting of police officers in Dallas, TX, at a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, which resulted in 5 officer deaths. And sadly much more has happened since.
Minelle and I took questions via email, tweet and call-in. Parents and teachers asked, how do we broach this incredibly painful subject of racism and escalating violence with children? It is more and more obvious that we have to as our children pick up and absorb the increasing myriad of racialized messages being delivered by society about these tragedies. We're seeing, hearing, observing our kids using race and racist words and ideas, and they're also starting to ask us really tough questions. What is our response? How do we know what's age appropriate? When do we start? What if we frighten our kids or leave them depressed with hopelessness? How do we find time and space to even begin said conversations when we don't have a lot of time and space ourselves?
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YOU'RE INVITED! Raising Mixed Race at Elliott Bay, Seattle WA
SO EXCITED to invite you an incredibly special Raising Mixed Race book event at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA!!! If you're a Seattle-ite (or can be for the evening) you seriously don't want to miss this interstellar collaboration including book talks, readings, local music, powerhouse Asian Pacific Northwest women writers and contributions from local chefs. Our night will open with a set by super talented local musician Brenda Xu + yummy food samples from Hood Famous Bakeshop and Marination. Next up, I will of course speak and read from Raising Mixed Race. But then it's not over. Following I'm so honored to panel with badass Canadian authors/editors Minelle Mahtani and Brandy Lien Worrall-Soriano for critical conversations on mixedness. There will definitely be time for Q&A ~ and ~ Brenda Xu merchandise + copies of all writers books will be available for sale/signing.
See? Told you. Don't want to miss it...
Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 - 10th Avenue
This event is free and open to the public. Doors open 6:30p.
Go to the --> Facebook Event Page: Raising Mixed Race @ Elliot Bay
Music / Brenda Xu ~ Ambient/folk artist, Brenda Xu (pronounced "shoo") has been building a steady following since her arrival on the Seattle music scene a few years ago. The momentum she created with the release of her last album "For The Winter" (2014) has led to two successful western U.S. tours and a recent feature in the MTV show "Awkward." Compared to artists such as Cat Power, Daughter, and Aimee Mann, her sound has been described as "treading the delicate line between washed-out ambient tones and carefully crafted acoustic arrangements." She is currently working on her fourth album and plans to tour the U.S. and Europe this year. http://brendaxu.com/
Panel / Minelle Mahtani ~ Minelle is an author, journalist and Associate Professor of Human Geography and Planning, and the Program in Journalism at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). She has written two books: Mixed Race Amnesia: Resisting the Romanticization of Multiraciality and Global Mixed Race. She is a former CBC TV journalist, sits on the steering committee of UBC's journalism school and has won several awards, including a Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award for her contributions to journalism. Minelle is currently on sabbatical from University of Toronto to host the exciting new show 'Sense of Place' at Roundhouse Radio.
Panel / Brandy Lien Worrall-Soriano ~ Brandy is editor of the recent anthology Completely Mixed Up: Mixed Heritage Asian North American Writing and Art (2015) and author of What Doesn't Kill Us (2014), a groundbreaking memoir about growing up in the din of her Vietnamese mother and American father's trauma from the Vietnam War, and how it related to her breast cancer experience as a young adult. She is also the author of eight collections of poetry and owner/editor of Rabbit Fool Press, a small family-owned-and-operated publishing company based in Vancouver. https://brandyworrall.com/
Videography & Photography / Devon de Leña ~ Devon is a storyteller, filmmaker, and powerful community facilitator. As a mixed-raced filipina/white woman she values the importance of intersectionality and honoring complexity within our stories and movements. She believes in building power through healing, creativity and cultural work. Her vision is to weave stories of identity, resilience and imagination together so that we can cultivate authentic representations of people living at the intersections and fringes of our society. http://www.devondelena.com/
Cheesecake / Chera Amlag ~ Chera is a co-founder of the Food & Sh*t monthly pop-ups in Seattle, where diners became enamored with her desserts that blended Filipino flavors with familiar Western desserts. When her ube cheesecake debuted in 2013 it quickly became the most demanded item on the menu leading Chera to grow a branch on the Food & Sh*t tree and the larger Filipino food movement -- the Hood Famous Bakeshop!
Sliders & Tacos / Kamala Saxton & Roz Edison ~ In 2009 Marination owners Kamala and Roz decided to run their own business. Big Blue took to the streets in June with a unique Hawaiian-Korean fusion cuisine in tow. Over one million tacos and nearly five incredible years later, Marination has grown into a big aloha family! One truck, one little brick-and-mortar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, and one beachside restaurant with a full bar, huge patio, and a TO DIE FOR view.
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Sharon H Chang
Has worked with young children and families for over a decade as a teacher, administrator, advocate and parent educator. She is currently an award-winning author, scholar and activist who focuses on racism, social justice and the Asian American diaspora with a feminist lens. Her inaugural book Raising Mixed Race: Multiracial Asian Children In a Post-Racial World was released in 2015/2016 to rave reviews. Her pieces have additionally appeared in BuzzFeed, ThinkProgress, Hyphen Magazine, ParentMap Magazine, The Seattle Globalist, AAPI Voices and International Examiner. She also serves as a consultant for Families of Color Seattle and is on the planning committee for the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference.
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How 'Ex Machina' Abuses Women of Color & Nobody Cares Cause It's Smart
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Racializing Infants: When Anne Geddes Came to Seattle
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Yea 'Aloha' is Super White, But What's Up With the Way We're Talking About It?
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What It Was Like Being Mixed-Race Photographed By National Geographic
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YOU'RE INVITED! Raising Mixed Race at Elliott Bay,...
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This is a practical workshop exploring the dynamic of composition in image making.
To begin, you will learn about the golden section and rule of thirds, then you will investigate the importance of the edge, editing, selecting, creating visual pathways, emphasis, relationships between forms, positive and negative space.
Working with charcoal, ink and collage elements you will discover a variety of ways to create interesting compositions using still life and imaginative elements as your subject matter.
The workshop aims to provide an insight into one of the most important elements of art, enhancing visual awareness and impacting on your whole drawing and creative process.
Suitable for beginners and those who would like to explore elements of their drawing or painting process in more depth.


I'm all for making the most of lazy days and spending time in the great outdoors during the summer months. As both daughters finish university, there are plans to spend as much time as possible with daughter, Olivia, while Sophia leaves to work in the US until September. I am hoping that this summer will be a fabulous one despite missing Sophia a lot.
According to George Gershwin... 'Summertime, and the livin is easy...' epitomises everything that summer should be. A time for kicking back and taking time out to enjoy simple pleasures and exploring the great British countryside.
5. Take a trip to the beach and dip your toes in the sea (or maybe wade in a little further if you're feeling brave!).
Take 2 biscuits (digestives and cookies both work well) but I prefer Graham Crackers (which aren't easy to find in the UK).
Place a square of chocolate onto each of the biscuits (Hershey's is used traditionally, but any chocolate works well).
Skewer a marshmallow and hold it carefully over the flames of the barbecue while rotating so that it cooks evenly. This is cooked when golden-brown in colour.
Place the marshmallow on top of the chocolate without removing the skewer.
Place the remaining chocolate and biscuit on top of the cooked marshmallow.
Press down slightly so that the hot marshmallow melts the chocolate and sticks the s'more together.
Remove the skewer and wait a few seconds before eating.
7. Drink hot chocolate under the stars (and wrap up in a blanket when the temperature start to fall).
11. Make a picnic and head off for a day filled with adventure. Why not make an alternative selection of sandwiches such as Peanut butter, banana and honey?
Here's to making the most of summer and hoping that the great British weather is glorious in 2016.
Are there any more you'd add to the list?
I'm wondering if there's any such thing as a normal week in the Anderton house?
Here, it's more a case of define normal, move the goalposts several times and just run with it. I've decided that it's good to find humour in the ridiculous. I suspect it's the only thing keeping me sane.
Monday evening provided a welcome reprieve from the rain and we ventured out for a walk and came home via the pub. There is something rather indulgent about sitting in a beer garden on a Monday night and drinking Pimms in the sun. Life's too short not to enjoy a glass of something on a Monday don't you think? Note to self: make the most of the great British weather whenever the opportunity presents itself.
The cat has never ever played with anything that's a conventional cat toy. She prefers getting hold of things she isn't meant to have and fixating on them for days. She will sulk if you take it off her and so we've mostly given up. She looked at her gift on the floor, shot Mr A a withering look and wandered off into the garden for several hours.
Sophia arrived safely at Camp in Oregon and we managed to Skype on Sunday. The camp looks unspoilt, rustic and she is enjoying herself immensely. She won't be home until September. After last year's Camp America trip, followed by travelling around for 3 weeks, I am feeling more relaxed about her being away this time. If you love them, you have to let them go, right? Oregon is 8 hours behind the UK and I find thinking about what she might be up to at any given moment strangely comforting. I have no idea why this is.
Olivia, meanwhile has been on a work experience placement and arrives at home next week along with 3 year's worth of whatever it is they accumulate at university.
I've recently finished reading To Be Continued by James Robertson. This will be reviewed at a later date on the blog, but was a thoroughly enjoyable, slightly surreal read. Thanks to Penguin for the advance copy.
If I'm not around much over the next few days, it's because I'm in Cornwall collecting Olivia from university and will be staying for a few nights. Beloved daughter has already made plans and we're off to the local rum bar for cocktails and maybe the gin palace... as well as packing up all of her belongings ready for the move home.
It's been an amusing week in the Anderton house. I've loved having daughter, Olivia, home and have really enjoyed her company. I'm trying not to think about the girls leaving for their final year at university in the third week of September.
On the way to the supermarket on Monday, I spied my husband's old car and waved like an idiot at the person behind the wheel, before realising that it wasn't being driven by my husband. Apologies to the lovely lady I waved at - who obviously had no idea who I was. I can only blame my hormones for the momentary lapse.
I woke early on Tuesday morning, slap-bang in the middle of a hot flush and came downstairs dreaming up plans for Olivia and Sophia's 21st birthday party. I also chatted to a couple of people on Twitter who were similarly sleep deprived. It seems there are a lot of us around at 4am. Later that evening I fell asleep on the sofa at 9pm. How come I take my best naps in front of the TV?
After weeks of asking Olivia what she would like for her birthday, we went shopping on Wednesday morning. My instructions were simply, 'I've stuck a four hour ticket on the car, please find something.' Neither of my daughters is materialistic - which is good, except for when you have no idea what to buy them. Olivia came back with a small selection of gifts. Now all I need to do is find something for Sophia - she arrives home from the US on Saturday. As we haven't seen our youngest daughter since 20th June, I'm predicting lots of hugs, kisses and sleep after her long journey from LA to New York and from NY to Heathrow.
On Thursday, I asked Olivia if she thought a themed party would be a good idea. 'That's an excellent idea,' she said. 'We could have a Harry Potter party. You and Dad could come as Dobby and Kreacher.' She went on to pick characters for almost every member of the family, plus close friends and neighbours. Party plans are underway - sans theme, as I didn't want to upset our guests. So far I've bought balloons, cake candles, bunting and booked a delivery slot with Waitrose.
My sister hosted a party for my nephew on Saturday and miraculously, the weather was kind. We drank a lot of Pimms in the garden and I taught my nephew a fun game involving clothes pegs. I have a suspicion that my sister isn't going to thank me for this. It was dark by the time we arrived home and I was rather taken with this view of moonlight filtering through clouds from my bedroom window.
On Sunday I made a batch of mini scones that resembled The Leaning Tower of Pisa. The plan was to freeze these ready for the party in a couple of weeks, but as they didn't turn out as planned, we ate them instead. I'm hopeful that batch number two will be more successful.
My favourite blog for this week comes from The 40 (ish) year old Domestic Goddess. I snorted with laughter as I read her post: Was my Mum really a Hairdresser?? My mum was also a hairdresser and I have a similar assortment of hideous snapshots hidden away in photo albums. To this day my mother wonders why I hardly ever visit the hairdressers.
Here's to another crazy week. Have fun whatever you're up to.
There is something about this time of year that's all a bit meh. The house is bare after being stripped of its festive decorations and everything looks a little jaded and in need of a revamp.
So I'm planning on putting the next couple of months to good use: clearing the clutter, working on new projects in the house and sifting through my wardrobe to make room for clothing that can be worn to keep cool when it's warmer outside.
I long to emerge from hibernation and nights curled up in front of the TV wearing pyjamas and toasty socks - to eagerly anticipate warmer evenings sipping Pimms outside the local pub. In the meantime I'll plan days out and plot a makeover for the garden to turn it from drab into blooming. I've tolerated winter until New Year and feel that it's outstayed its welcome as I've recovered from partying a little too hard and long to spend time outdoors.
If it's wrong to fantasise about booking a vacation, balmy days ahead and being able to leave the house without multiple layers of clothing - then I don't want to be right.
The days are longer already as winter solstice has been and gone, but with endless cold days of January, followed by lacklustre February and March which can be cruel, I'll write work plans for the coming year and stay focused in the hope that the temperature outdoors will have climbed significantly by the time I have mastered all of the above.
The house will unfurl from winter to reveal a more hospitable living space that's a little bit more gorgeous when it's warm outside.
Is anyone else fantasising about summer too?


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Liam Hendriks becomes first Athletic to earn…
Yolo COVID-19 cases
In-person instruction
Youth Master Plan
New homeless shelter
Adult Day Health Center
Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president, breaking historic gender and racial barriers in American politics
Liam Hendriks becomes first Athletic to earn annual reliever award
Oakland Athletics' Liam Hendriks earns Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year award
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 07: Liam Hendriks #16 of the Oakland Athletics reacts to striking out Josh Reddick #22 of the Houston Astros to end the eighth inning in Game Three of the American League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 07, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
By Shayna Rubin |
PUBLISHED: October 24, 2020 at 9:48 a.m. | UPDATED: October 24, 2020 at 2:47 p.m.
Liam Hendriks' 2020 season was nearly perfect. After a blown save on Opening Night back in July, Hendriks went on to dominate in every situation he was thrown in, earning himself the 2020 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year award.
Honored is an understatement," Hendriks said in a statement. "It's humbling to win an award that bears the name of the greatest closer in history. I'm extremely thankful to my teammates. If they weren't behind me on the field, I wouldn't be half the pitcher I am today. A huge thank you to the bullpen for sharing years of invaluable advice and experience with me. Thank you to the coaching staff and the entire organization for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to play in the green and gold."
Report: Former A's pitcher Dave Stewart makes $115 million bid to buy half of Coliseum
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Matt Chapman gets a raise and A's sign remaining arbitration eligible players
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Bay Area stadiums are prepared to become mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. No one knows when they'll open.
Hendriks' blown save on Opening Night against the Los Angeles Angels — courtesy of Jason Castro's game-tying home run in the ninth — was the only one he'd suffer this year. He went 14-for-15 in save opportunities, compiling a 1.78 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 24 appearances over 25 1/2 innings. He gave up just that one home run.
Hendriks' redemption story began in 2018, when he was struggling with the A's and designated for assignment. That Fall, the A's used Hendriks as an opener in the 2018 Wild Card game against the New York Yankees. Aaron Judge greeted him and the A's with a two-run blast in the first inning that set the tone for a rough one-and-done postseason stint.
But Hendriks' stock skyrocketed in his next season when he took over the closer role for a struggling Blake Treinen that June. After mastering his slider — of which he earned his nickname "Slydah" — Hendriks earned an All-Star nod and put up a 1.80 ERA with 124 strikeouts and a 0.965 WHIP.
He was a hero in the A's 2020 postseason run. First gutting out 50 pitches to escape a near meltdown in Game 2 of the wild-card series against the Chicago White Sox, only to pitch a shutout ninth in Game 3 to seal the A's first postseason series win since 2006. He completed a three-inning save in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Houston Rockets to preserve the A's only win that series.
Hendriks is the first Athletic to win this award. A free agent, it could be his final act in the green and gold. Though Hendriks and the A's have expressed mutual interest to reunite, those number will almost certainly put Hendriks out of the A's price range.
"Finally, to A's fans everywhere, I've had the privilege to represent you since I arrived here five years ago," Hendriks said. "And I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
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* Rescue the `Bundler::BundlerError` exception when activating a bundled
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### 0.2.2 / 2012-08-03

* Relax version requirements for dependencies.
* Fixed ruby-graphviz deprecation warnings (thanks Martin Mauch).
* Use `Bundler.require` instead of `Bundler.setup`.
* Require `rake/tasklib` instead of just `rake`.
* Aliased the `db:doc` task to `dm:doc`.
* Replaced ore-tasks with [rubygems-tasks](https://github.com/postmodern/rubygems-tasks#readme).

### 0.2.1 / 2011-02-12

* Added {DataMapper::Visualizer::Project#each_relationship_for}.
* Fixed a bug in {DataMapper::Visualizer::Project#each_relationship},
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### 0.2.0 / 2011-02-09

* Require dm-core >= 1.0.0.
* {DataMapper::Visualizer::Rake::GraphVizTask} now defines tasks for
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* Fixed a bug in {DataMapper::Visualizer::Rake::Rails::Tasks} which
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* Filter-out foreign-key columns in
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### 0.1.0 / 2010-05-27

* Initial release:
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    * Provides Rake tasks for both Ruby libraries and Rails3 apps.
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WOMEN'S SPORT TRUST
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STATEMENT ON THE PDC DECISION AROUND WALK-ON GIRLS
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This weekend has seen a huge public response to the announcement by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) that, after talks with broadcasters, it will no longer use walk-on girls. The Women's Sport Trust publicly support the PDC's decision and encourage other sports such as Motor Racing, Boxing and Cycling to follow their example.
Media coverage for this topic has been extensive and we welcome any conversation that addresses the profile and opportunity for women in sport. Unfortunately, whilst the decision to change the format of events was taken by the PDC, the public debate has primarily been characterised as walk-on-girls versus feminists.
We take no pleasure in the fact that this decision may affect the income of the women involved. Our charity exists to raise the profile of female sporting role models, increase media coverage for women's sport and create a fairer funding model.
Our issue with the use of models in sport as walk-on girls, grid girls and ring girls is the message it gives about how women are valued in society. Sporting viewers are expected to admire the successful, talented, strong men taking part in competition, with the role of women purely based on their physical appearance. Women are being positioned as an embellishment to a sport, rather than having the opportunity to enjoy the same level of funding and media exposure as men.
Sport mirrors and magnifies society. If we depict women in sport in a way that reinforces a narrow stereotype, we add to the pressure young girls in particular feel to look and act a certain way. If we depict women in a central, powerful and sporting role, we create a positive, modern and accurate image to inspire others.
Sport is a place where everyone should be able to participate, play and be valued for their skill, teamwork, achievements and enthusiasm.
What we are really interested in is the decision-makers in a sport having to account for how they view women, the roles they think appropriate for women, how they relate to their audiences and what this says about their organisations. We look forward to continuing our work with rights holders, brands and broadcasters as they review the wider role of women in sport and society and explore how their marketing could evolve.
Being part of this conversation has meant that Women's Sport Trust has experienced significant amounts of online abuse this weekend. These individuals seem to be unaware that in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, being the biggest bully in the playground simply doesn't cut it anymore. If you have an argument to make, then make it – but aggressive abuse will not stop the debate.
We wanted to leave the last word to outstanding female boxer, Stacey Copeland, who in response to the PDC's decision commented, "Great news! This is why I have kids as mascots instead of ring girls when I box. Just because it's 'tradition' doesn't make it right."
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Heartworm disease is a serious, deadly disease wherever mosquitoes are present. Thousands of dogs and cats each year become permanently debilitated or die from lung, heart or circulatory problems caused by heartworms. Your dog can have heartworms for several months before symptoms are obvious. By then the disease may be difficult or impossible to treat successfully.
Symptoms: A dog or cat becomes infested with heartworms via the bite of an infested mosquito. In the Cleveland area, anywhere from 6-25 heartworm positive cases are reported per clinic per year. This means heartworms are in our mosquitoes at even greater numbers, so they're a real threat to your pet. An infected dog becomes less active and tires easily. Coughing, weight loss, chronic fatigue and fainting may appear in advanced disease stages. Adult heartworms are found in the heart, lungs and major blood vessels. Secondary liver and kidney disease may result. Heartworms can grow from 5 to 14 inches long. In advanced cases, a hundred or more worms have been found in a single heart.
Prevention: A simple blood test is required before starting your pet on effective, easy-to-use preventive medication. A life threatening reaction can occur if this medication is administered to an infected pet. Annual testing is recommended even in year-round use of the medication. Make sure your pet is tested and protected. DON'T GAMBLE WITH YOUR PET'S LIFE!!
Diagnosis is usually through a simple blood test that detects heartworm antigen. When a heartworm positive dog is detected, other tests including bloodwork and X-rays are the next steps to staging the disease.
Treatment: Successful treatment depends on early detection, and close veterinary supervision. If permanent damage has occurred, prognosis is very poor.
We now know that cats can get heartworm disease as well. All cats are at risk for heartworm disease no matter where they live, indoor or outdoor.
Heartworm disease has been found in every state of the U.S. except Alaska.
Once a cat is infected with heartworms, there are currently NO safe treatments for cats.
Cats do not need to be tested unless they are showing signs of heartworm disease.
The best method of dealing with heartworm disease is prevention! There are several products available to prevent heartworms, all of which require a prescription. We recommend and use Revolution every month, year round.


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During this course a tailwheel endorsement can be obtained and a flight review completed, if desired. We also offer basic flight training in light sport and private pilot categories in tailwheel and tricycle gear aircraft. Additional flight training and flying experiences are available at Gloster Aerodrome.
John A. Couch is an airline transport rated pilot who has been a flight instructor for 39 years (as of Jan 2016). He has taught flying in the US, UK, Australia, and the UAE. His specialty is transitioning from tri-cycle gear aircraft to tail wheel, short field landings and takeoffs over obstacles' and upset training. John also teaches transition courses from general aviation to light sport aircraft. He gives several flight reviews for airman each year.
The Gloster School of Special Flying (GSSF) is designed to teach unique skills from beginner students as well as advanced pilots. GSSF is well positioned to transition pilots or teach new pilots to fly the Beaver and Chinook lines of light sport aircraft, as well other kit aircraft. GSSF has accommodations available at Gloster Aerodrome for resident students.


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently cut the ribbon on its newest screening venue, an open-air theater at its 7.5-acre campus on Vine Street in the heart of Hollywood.
As of mid-June, the site is currently hosting its inaugural ten-weekend summer film series known as "Oscars Outdoors," which is being reinforced via an L-Acoustics P Series self-powered loudspeaker system.
With Friday evening showings dedicated to classics and adult-contemporary favorites and Saturday nights offering family-friendly fare, the grassy new theater is a nod to the popular drive-in cinemas of the past and can accommodate up to 500 moviegoers on blankets or low lawn chairs.
The theater's full 7.1 loudspeaker setup is comprised of three coaxial L-Acoustics 112P cabinets for LCR and four smaller stand-mounted 108P systems for true surround. Low end is delivered by two SB15 subs positioned together beneath the 40x20-foot screen, which is hung on the back of what once was A-1 Audio's Los Angeles facility years ago.


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Every week, A Brief Case takes a closer look into the deadly and distressing, murder, madness and minds of true crime in this little part of the world. We'll set up the scene and walk through the nitty-gritty bringing you the facts, details and theories surrounding each case. Follow and drop us a message on instagram @abriefcasepodcast
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EP 92: Murdered Because of Social Media - Qandeel Baloch
Qandeel Baloch was Pakistan's first social media star. She worked hard and provided for her family. She financed their lives, paying their rent, food, and medical expenses. Her parents loved her. But her brother betrayed her. He was a hypocrite; when her personal details were published, instead of supporting her, he killed her... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 91: The Palawan Wedding Cannibals
What's the worst thing that could happen at your wedding - an unintended ex crashing the party? A runaway groom? An overly intimate mother-in-law? How about the murder of a cousin, then cannibalism? And what if the murderers decided they wanted everyone to partake? If they served your cousin to unknowing wedding guests... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 90: The North Korean Nightmare - The Detainment of Otto Warmbier
Otto Warmbier was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor; what could've warranted this extreme punishment? The twenty-two year old american had allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda poster from a Pyongyang hotel. On the last day of his tour, he was stopped before he could leave the country for this "hostile" act. Otto was held hostage by North Korea for 17 months... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 89: The Japanese Cannibal Killer - Issei Sagawa
Issei Sagawa was small, ugly, and weak. He was obsessed with women who were the opposite; tall, strong, and beautiful. Allegedly, he didn't really want to date them or love them. Not as much as he wanted to eat them, so he could own them, so that he could absorb their energy and be tall, strong, and beautiful too... And on 11th June 1981, Issei would turn his sick fantasies into reality. Thereafter, he would become one of the most reviled men in Japan, the Kobe killer, the Japanese cannibal... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 88: Cambodia's Scam Slave Factories
It starts with a job offer - office administrator needed, relocation costs covered. Is it too good to be true; of course, it is. It's never that good... It ends with cyber slavery. Trapped in a Cambodian scam factory, beaten, electrocuted, tethered to your desk... Every day, you send out another message: hello, I have a job opportunity for you! hello, have we met before? hello, I have an investment platform to share with you... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 87: A Malaysian Royal Murdered
It was almost like a fairytale, but not really. Che Puan Hasleza Ishak was a waitress, then a model, and an actress. Then, she married the crown prince of Perak, Malaysia. But here's the thing, he was already married to Raja Nor Mahani, and Hasleza would be his second wife. And less than a year after their marriage, she would be dead... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 86: The Murder of Nikita Tomar (India)
Tausif was attracted to her, obsessed with her. Nikita Tomar was beautiful, intelligent, and ambitious; but she didn't share the same feelings. Instead of moving on, he kidnaps her. For three days, Nikita was a hostage. He wanted to force her to marry him. After she was released, he got away scot-free - there was no arrest, no fine, and no jail time. Just two years later, Nikita Tomar was killed in broad daylight... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 85: Singapore's Most Haunted Hospital - Old Changi Hospital
Ghostly figures walked the corridors of old Changi Hospital; screams and cries were heard in the dead of night... Was the hospital really used as a kenpeitai torture and interrogation chamber? What occult rituals were performed in the abandoned hospital...? This special Halloween episode explores the history and hauntings of the most haunted hospital in Singapore, old Changi Hospital... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 84: The Vietnamese Ghost Mansion
Visitors kept reporting the same thing; the staff avoided staying late. After the sun had set, they observed the melancholy figure of a young girl drifting through the dimly lit halls of the Ho Chi Minh Fine arts museum. Sometimes, they heard her screams. Often, they heard her crying... Who was the girl haunting the remnants of Uncle Hoa's grand mansion? Could she have been his daughter...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 83: She Loved Him to Death; The Murderer on Campus - Chen Dan Lei
Chen Dan Lei was in love with him, enamoured with him, obsessed with him. He Lei, not so much. When their classmates at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing asked him if they were dating; he said they were just friends. How could have him all to herself? Maybe if they moved from Beijing to Indiana, to study their post-graduate courses in the equally esteemed Purdue university? Maybe, in another country, miles away from his family and friends, she could have him all to herself... And when he wanted to leave, when he had the audacity to try and divorce her - she just couldn't let him go. So she killed him... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 82: Charles Sobhraj - The Bikini Killer, The Splitting Killer, The Serpent (Part 2)
Teresa Knowlton was drugged and drowned. Her head held under the water until she was dead. She was found in a floral bikini. With every kill, Charles Sobhraj grew more confident. Men, women, couples; Charles didn't care. He just wanted an extra passport to add to his growing collection. And of course, their traveller's checks to fund his lifestyle and find more victims... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 81: Charles Sobhraj - Master Manipulator, Fraudster, Thief; How Did He Become a Killer (Part 1)
Charles knew he could always find someone stupid enough, an idiot willing to do whatever he wanted. He was raised in a Parisian French-Catholic boarding school; sent by his Vietnamese mother and his French businessman step-father... Handsome, manipulative, ruthless - he convinced his half-brother, Andre, to take his place in a Greek prison. He lied relentlessly to his wife, Chantel... How did Charles Sobhraj become the Serpent? A serial killer infamous for targeting backpackers in South East Asia, slippery, uncatchable by the law...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 80: The Killer Drug Dealer & His Pond of Dead Bodies - Apichai Ongwisit
Why did Apichai have a pond filled with carnivorous alligator gar fish in his Bangkok estate? It wasn't a difficult question to answer. The three divers found almost three hundred bone fragments in the pond, all suspected to be human, all suspected to be female. The police knew that Apichai's father was a killer. They knew that Apichai was a drug dealer, selling meth mixed with caffine. They even knew that Apichai had a history of allegedly kidnapping young girls. But could Apichai also be a serial killer...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 79: The Unsolved Miyazawa Family Murders
It should have been an easy win. They had all the evidence - the murder weapon, fingerprints, blood. They literally had the killer's shit. They had the killer's DNA, they had his clothes, they had has bag... And yet, the murder of the Miyazawa family remains unsolved. They were the ideal family unit; why did someone break into their home on 30th December 2000? Then kill Mikio, Yasuko, and their two innocent children? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast]
EP 78: Hungry Ghost Festival Special (2022) - Isabel & Teddy Talk Hong Kong Horror
Do you believe in ghosts? How about Hong Kong haunts and Nottingham's scary spooks? This year, Hungry Ghost Month is going international... In this week's special episode, we talk with Isabel from the Proudly Asian podcast about her scary experiences in Nottingham and Hong Kong. When there's something strange, in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Catch the Proudly Asian podcast: * Spotify: Proudly Asian by Isabel Wong * Instagram: @proudly.asian * Website: https://proudly-asian.com/ * Linktree: https://lnk.bio/proudly.asian/ For the ABC fam: * Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ * Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast]
EP 77: The World's Most Isolated Tribe - North Sentinel Islanders
Visiting North Sentinel Island would be an extremely dangerous venture. It is illegal to stray within 5km of the island. If you manage to make it past the armed boats in the Bay of Bengal, don't expect a warm welcome waiting. Instead, expect to be greeted with spears, arrows, and possible death. Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 76: The murder of Sheena Bora
It was like a bad movie. Indrani was married to Peter Mukerjea, one of the richest, most powerful men in India. Sheena Bora, her daughter, was dating Peter Mukerjea's son. Her step-brother. In a country where face and honour dictates, was this enough to kill her own daughter...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 75: The Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe was Japan's longest serving prime minister. On 8th July 2022, he was attacked by Tetsuya Yamagami. Tetsuya used a handmade gun pieced together with duct tape and 3D-printed parts. The first shot missed, but the second was fatal. Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 74: The Hijack Heroine - Neerja Bhanot
It was 5th September 1986. Pan Am flight 73 was being hijacked by trigger-happy Abu Nidal terrorists. The four men were aggravated, impatient. They were targeting American citizens. Neerja Bhanot was the most senior member left on the plane. With two other members of the crew, they hid American passports and did their best to protect the passengers. When all hell broke loose and the terrorists attacked, Neerja sacrificed her life... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 73: The Thai Cult that Ate Excrement Etc
It wasn't the 1960s, or the 1970s, it was 2022. Yet Jenjira's mother had joined a cult. A cult in the middle of the forest. This cult worshipped a man. His followers ate his flaky skin, they drank his urine, they rubbed his phlem on their faces. They believed that he could cure them... That he could deliver them to heaven... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 72: Aum Shinrikyo - Asahara's Attacks (Part 2)
No one was spared, Shoko Asahara went after all. They went after opponents of the cult, killing an anti-cult lawyer and his family. The cult would attack anyone who dared to leave, anyone who dared to question them. But that wasn't enough. Aum Shinrikyo would execute one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Japan. They were going to release a deadly nerve agent into the Tokyo subway during rush hour, Monday morning. Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Hang with Curtis at The InfatuAsian Podcast Follow Curtis at: @theinfatuasianpodcast Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 71: Aum Shinrikyo - Japan's Deadliest Cult (Part 1)
Aum Shinrikyo was known as a cult for the elite. Shoko Asahara, the cult's delusional and deadly leader had recruited professors, doctors, students from elite universities. The cult members were devoted - they bought his bathwater and paid thousands to drink his blood. They would do anything for the cult, anything for him. Anything, including... Harassing innocents, kidnapping, murder, animal abuse, and terrorist attacks... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Hang with Curtis at The InfatuAsian Podcast Follow Curtis at: @theinfatuasianpodcast Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 70: The Unsolved Murder of Noritta Samsudin (Malaysia)
There was a smell in the apartment - disgusting, noxious, body odour. Azora had never smelled such revolting body odour. It's speculated that this was the smell of Noritta Samsudin's killer. Later that night, Noritta would be found dead. A pillowcase covered her head. Underneath, a bolster case wrapped around her face, tied behind her head. A towel was found stuffed in her mouth. Her hands and legs had been bound with electrical cords and bras. Could it have been one of Noritta's alleged boyfriends, one of which was a a married man with children. Or perhaps a stranger - an unknown killer running wild...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 69: The Tokyo Twitter Killer
In my opinion, Takahiro Shiraishi was a hoarder. He hoarded the skulls and bones belonging to nine of his victims in his extremely small, one-bedroom (a studio, really) apartment. He was a modern serial killer who stalked his prey online. He used different twitter accounts to find his victims. Then, he would lure them to his home where he would rape and kill them... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 68: The Unsolved Mystery of the Stoneman (India)
He was a monster that terrorised the streets of Bombay and Calcutta. From 1985 to 1989, he would creep around lonely streets and dark alleys, looking for his next victim. He would slither up, looking for a stone, a rock, a concrete slab. Then, he would drop on his victim's head, killing in the dead of the night. This Indian serial killer was never found... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 67: Massage Mistress Manslaughter
陪读妈妈 or study mamas is a colloquial term used to describe women from China residing in Singapore while their children study in Singaporean schools. 陪读妈妈s as a trope does not have a particularly good reputation. In fact, 陪读妈妈s are often vilified as mistresses. Yu Hong Jin was a 陪读妈妈 and she was also a mistress to her older lover, Eu Lim Hok Lai. He invested in her massage parlour, paid her rent, and brought her shopping. But when the relationship ended, so did her life... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 66: The Murder of Canny Ong (Malaysia)
It was one of Malaysia's most horrific murders... On 13th June 2003, Canny Ong headed down to the basement carpark of a popular shopping center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her mom and sister waited at a nearby autopay machine. This was the last time her family would see her alive... Canny's charred body was found in a construction site. She had been pushed into a hole with two cement filled tyres over her. Her legs dangled out. She had been strangled with a cloth around her neck, and stabbed viciously. Who could have done this? Not a soft-spoken, gentle family man...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 65: The Japanese Black Widow - Chisako Kakehi
Chisako Kakehi had no shortage of male admirers. Even in her fifties, men wrote her love letters. She was discerning, her lovers had to meet three requirements - they had to own their home, they couldn't have children, and ideally, they had to be rich. But why were the men around her - boyfriends, husbands, paramours - why were they dropping like flies...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 64: Beijing's Passion Club Murder - The Unsolved Death of Liang Hailing
At just 26 years old, Liang Hailing was Beijing's Number One Courtesan. She served only the most elite - rich businessmen, high-ranking government officials. Fancy a chat? It cost 5000 RMB, that's about 1000SGD. It's rumoured that a Taiwanese businessman spent 4 million RMB on Hailing. She was gorgeous, stunning - she had charm, beauty, and a captivating personality. She was on top of it all. So why was she killed? Found beaten, strangled in her own home. Was it a robbery? How about a jealous lover? Or perhaps something else all together...? Follow Heinous: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Mili7tbSbD3z4ZpqB9jVe Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 63: Singapore's Red Butterfly Gang
Women be wary, your husband might cheat on you... And if he does, if he refuses to leave his mistress, you can always call the Red Butterfly Gang. These ladies will take care of it - even if he doesn't leave her, they'll make sure she leaves him... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 62: The Pirate Queen - Ching Shih
How did a prostitute from a floating brothel end up as one of the most notorious, successful pirates in history? Ching Shih was the leader of the Pirate Confederation that dominated the South China Seas - a behemoth that waged war against the Qing dynasty, the East India Company, and even the Portuguese empire. She ruled as a pirate queen for almost ten years... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 61: Scary Stories II - Klinsen & Teddy Talk Scary Schools
Haunted bathrooms, ghostly roommates and hidden altars - all part of the Singapore educational experience... In this week's special episode, we talk with Klinsen from "But Then How?" podcast about the scariest schools in Singapore... What do you think the scariest schools in Singapore are...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast But Then How Podcast: * Instagram: bthpodsg * Twitter: BTHpodcastSG * TikTok: bthpodcast
EP 60: The Unsolved Murder of 13-year-old Arushi Talwar (India)
Six guards patrol the complex. To get into the apartment, there's three locked doors - a gate, a metal grill and a wooden door. Once you're in, there's a lock on the bedroom door. It was May 2008. Who had made it into the apartment, and into 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar's bedroom? Who had bludgeoned her, then slit her throat? Silently, while her parents slept in the next bedroom? Fingers pointed at Hemraj Banjade, until another body was found... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 59: The Murdered Millionaire - he was chopped into more than a HUNDRED pieces
Gang Yuan was a multi-millionaire - it's alleged that he was worth about 50 million dollars. Did he feel like he could do anything? Get away with anything? It's believed that he had five children with five different mothers. Some reports say that he had almost a hundred different girlfriends. But when it came to marriage, was he looking a little closer to home? And what could have triggered such a brutal murder and dismembering in the bougie West Vancouver neighbourhood? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 58: Daddy's secret; his dead wife's butchered body - Michael Cully
It was April 1976. Michael Cully was on his deathbed, he was suffering from heart failure. His son, Charles, had rushed from Singapore to Melbourne to see his father one last time. What was the dying man's last wish? He wanted Charles to get rid of the body. The dead body of his wife, Charles' mother. He had killed her in a suite in the Hilton hotel. Best if he could dump it in the ocean, if not he could abandon it in a warehouse somewhere... (personal note: aiyo, don't kill your spouse; just get divorced!!) Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 57: The Burrari Deaths - A Sinister Family Secret
It was 1st July 2018. The Chundawat family, also known as the Bhatia family by neighbours, lived in the Burrari district in Delhi, India. On that day, all eleven members of the family were found dead. Ten were hanging in the courtyard - their feet almost grazing the floor. Eyes covered, hands bound. One in the bedroom - the grandmother, strangled to death. Who could have done this? What could have caused this? And what of the rumours of a sinister family secret...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 56: When Father Killed Four - The Zapote Street Murder Suicide (Philippines)
Lydia was daddy's girl. She was the apple of his eye, the light of his life. Pablo Cabading would do anything and everything to keep her close. But what happens when she meets the handsome Leonardo Quitangon? She was falling in love, getting married, and soon she wouldn't be daddy's girl anymore… What would Pablo do to keep her with him…? Would she better dead, if not daddy's…? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 55: The Geylang Bahru Family Murders
It was 6:25AM, 6th Jan 1979. Tan Kuen Chai and his wife, Mei Ying, were about to leave for work. In less than four hours, all four of their children - their three sons and one daughter - would be dead. They would return home to the tragic sight of their children, brutally slashed, covered in blood, piled on top of each other. This remains one of the most horrific, inhuman killings in Singapore history... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 54: India's Bandit Queen - Phoolan Devi
Phoolan Devi always gets her revenge. When she was eleven, Phoolan had been married off to a man nearly three times her age. He was abusive and she ran away, again and again. She would eventually get her revenge - dragging him out of his home, stabbing him, and leaving him for dead. When her gang of bandits turned on her, she was abducted. Brought to a village, raped, beaten, humiliated. After escaping, she would get her revenge again. She would lead a new gang, and seek out the very men who degraded her. And when she couldn't find them, she would have 22 young men from that same village killed... Singapore National Anti-Violence Helpline: 1800-777 0000 Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 53: The Killer Geisha - Sada Abe
Sada Abe wanted a memento of their time together, a souvenir of sorts. She couldn't just drag his body around, that would be impractical. Even if she decapitated him, his head was just a tad inconvenient to carry around. Sada considered the dead man's body again. Being with Kichizō Ishida had brought her great pleasure and her fondest memories were when they were making love. With that in mind, she took out a kitchen knife and chopped off his penis and testicles... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 52: The Chinese Man and His Sex Dungeon Plan
Li Hao had a plan. He didn't just want to kidnap women to use them, that would be too mundane. He had ambition. He was going to kidnap women, trap them, then he would sell them, he was going to be their pimp. That wasn't enough, he wasn't just going to rape them, he was going to make porn to sell on the internet. He would run his online sex empire from a secret, filthy, disgusting dungeon. It was hidden under a cellar, accessible only by a sixty centimetre opening in the ground. In total, Li Hao managed to kidnap six women. Of those six women, he killed two, burying them in the same dungeon the rest were trapped in... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 51: The Man Who Bankrupted Barings Bank - Nick Leeson
Barings bank was established in 1762. It was the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank and at one point, was called 'the sixth great European power. Nick Leeson was a wunderkind. Everything he touched, everything he traded turned to gold. He didn't even pass his Math A'levels, yet he seemed to have an instinctive grasp of the market. He was eventually placed in charge of the Singapore branch of the Barings bank. About four years after Nick became the General Manager of the Singapore branch, Barings bank was sold for one British Pound. How did Nick bankrupt the Barings Bank...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 50: Anthony Ler & His 15-year-old Hitman (Part 2)
They always suspect the husband... Anthony Ler knew this, he couldn't kill her himself. He needed someone to commit the murder for him. But he wasn't a criminal, he didn't have criminal friends, where was he going to get a hitman? In 2001, Anthony Ler convinced a 15-year-old boy to commit the crime... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 49: Anthony Ler & How He Planned His Wife's Murder (Part 1)
Was Anthony Ler Singapore's worst husband? When his wife was pregnant, he cheated on her. Rather than get a normal job to support his family, he opened different businesses - a graphic design studio, a modelling agency, a magazine... When Annie had enough, when she decided that she was going to divorce him, Anthony hired a hitman... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 48: The 13-year-old Girl Kidnapped by North Korea - Megumi Yokota
It was 15th November 1977. Megumi Yokota was walking home from school in a peaceful Japanese seaside town in the Niigata Prefecture. Her home was just seven minutes away, but she would never arrive. Instead, she would be kidnapped by two spies, shut in a dark room for hours, then forced to live in North Korea for the rest of her life. Megumi would never see her family again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 47: Deaths and Disappearances in Asia's Devil Triangle
It was once a moving lake, a geographical phenomenon. Then, a nuclear test site, a camel reserve, and an archeological research site. But more than anything, the Lop Nur is an area in China known for it's mysterious disappearances. It's sometimes called 'Asia's Devil Triangle' or 'The Sea of Death'. On 17th June 1980, experienced Chinese scientist and explorer, Peng Jia Mu went on an expedition into the Lop Nur. He was never seen again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 46: The Hello Kitty Murder
Imagine you're a Hong Kong policeman in 1999, you're in a shabby apartment. It's decorated in Hello Kitty. There's Hello Kitty everywhere, from the utensils to the walls, there's plushies scattered all over the apartment. You tear open an extra-large mermaid hello kitty, the one the 13-year-old girl wouldn't stop looking at. What're you expecting to find? Definitely not the skull of 23-year-old Fan Man-Yee, who died after a month of brutal, inhumane, disgusting torture... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 45: The Thai Monk Who Murdered
Boonpeng Heep Lek was a monk. But he was not humble, he was not religious, he was not kind. Boonpeng was a gambler, a womanizer, and possibly Thailand's first serial killer (though it was never proven). Though they did find - one body, in an iron chest, then another... Were there more...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 44: The Headless Body in Whampoa River
The body floated in Whampoa River, near McNair road. It was missing a head and hands. It was 12th December 2013, the decapitated body of Jasvinder Kaur had been found floating in the river. The 33-year-old Indian national had only been in Singapore for a few months. The prime suspect? Who could be capable of such a cruel act? None other than her husband, 35-year-old Hasvinder Singh... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 43: The Novena Church Exorcism
They said that one by one, the spirits emerged. A soldier, a snake, and the scariest one of all, the devil himself - Lucifer. They said that she slithered on the ground, that she was violent, that she hurled her fists and obscenities in the church... But according to her, they told her she was possessed.She said they wouldn't let her out of the room. She said that they were insistent on exorcising her, that they wouldn't even let her go to the bathroom alone... Who was telling the truth? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 42: Hungry Ghost Festival Special (2021) - Teddy & Michelle Talk Scary Stories
During Hungry Ghost Month, the gates of hell open, releasing all. Not just ancestors and lost friends but the vengeful and disturbed as well. Prepare yourself for the supernatural and scary. Michelle and I can't wait to share our ghost stories with you. So listen, and enjoy yourself. Can you feel the hair on your arms and the back of your neck stand? But don't forget. If you're listening, they're listening too... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 41: Adrian Lim - The Ritual Murders
Adrian Lim was known as a spiritual medium, he spent years learning and practicing black magic. Adrian manipulated women with his reputation has a holy man, as a spiritual guru. He would scam them for sex and money. He would marry them as his "Holy Wives" in a caricature of a wedding ceremony. After he was accused of rape by one of his victims, Adrian was angry. He would have his revenge. On 24th January 1981, with the assistance of his two main "Holy Wives", he raped and murdered nine-year-old Agnes Ng. He wasn't done yet, the unholy trinity brutally killed ten-year-old Ghazali bin Marzuki almost two weeks later... How did Adrian go from a family man to Singapore's Monster? If you haven't yet, listen to EP 40: Adrian Lim, Singapore's Monster... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 40: Adrian Lim, Singapore's Monster
Adrian Lim cemented his position in Singapore's dark history with his horrific crimes. On 24th January 1981, with the assistance of his two "Holy Wives", he raped and murdered nine-year-old Agnes Ng. Not satisfied, he also brutally killed ten-year-old Ghazali bin Marzuki almost two weeks later. Why did he do this? It was all part of a murderous ritual. You see, Adrian was also a spiritual medium - a bomoh of sort that worshipped many different deities. He was also a scam artist and conman who exploited women to do his bidding. But who was Adrian Lim before this? In this episode, we look into the man and his past and how he slowly turned into a monster. He was a family man who married his childhood sweetheart and converted to Catholicism. He had two children and worked for Rediffusion Singapore. Until he started turning to the dark arts... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 39: The Vizconde Family Massacre
It was a triple homicide in the gated community of BF Homes, Paranaque, Philippines. On 30th June 1991, 49-year-old Estralita Vizcone, 19-year-old Maria Carmela Vizconde, and 6-year-old Jennifer Vizconde were brutally murdered in their own home. In total, the family suffered about 49 stab wounds, their house was drenched in blood. Carmela had also been raped. The prime suspect? Hubert Webb, the privileged son of former Philipino senator Freddie Webb. But the thing is, that he was supposedly a continent away, in America on the day of the massacre... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 38: The Malaysian Mass Murderer
It was 9th October 1947, Mat Taram bin Sa'al had suddenly snapped. On a train to Kuala Lumpur, he stood up, leaving his family. Then he strode to the dining carriage and started attacking passengers with a four-inch pocket knife. When the train stopped, he continued leaving a trail of bodies through Malaysia. He killed 9 people and injured even more... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 37: When Chan Mui Mui Went Missing
3rd March 1991 was the last day Chan Mui Mui was seen alive. She had a tenuous relationship with her husband but loved her two sons. Every day, Mui Mui would drive around selling vegetables bought from Chong Pang wet market to workers at construction sites. Her truck was later found in Ulu Sembawang, but Mui Mui was never seen again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 36: The Hong Kong Milkshake Murder
It was after a playdate on 2nd November 2003. Robert's six-year-old daughter passed him a strawberry milkshake - the ingredients? Just the usual, strawberries, bananas, ice cream, rohypnol, and all sorts of roofies... Nancy Kissel waited for her husband to pass out, then she bashed his head in with a metal sculpture. How did the seemingly perfect American marriage become a Hong Kong milkshake murder..? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 35: The Femme Fatale - Did She Manipulate Men to Murder?
Julaiha Begum was beautiful. Beautiful and dangerous. After her divorce in 1981, she married police inspector T. Maniam. They lived in marital bliss and eventually moved to 86 Phoenix Garden in 1993 - this is where the 51-year-old would meet her 25-year-old lover v Loganatha Venkatesan, he lived just two houses away. Their affair tore the family apart, but that wasn't enough. Julaiha wanted the house. On 21st April 1999, Maniam was brutally attacked and murdered by two men outside his Phoenix Garden home - even though Julaiha was nowhere to be seen, was she the mastermind of it all...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 34: South Korea's Self-Confessed Cannibal Serial Killer - Yoo Young Chul
Yoo Young Chul hated the rich, so he killed them. His wife left him for trying to rape a 15-year old. His girlfriend also broke up with him after finding out that he was a criminal. So he started killing women too. After being caught in 2004, he admitted to killing over 20 people and eating some of their livers... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 33: The unsolved case of Ramipiram Kannickaisparry
On 17th April, 39-year-old Ramipiram was found on a concrete patch in Sembawang. According to forensic evidence, she had been brutally stabbed, then run over multiple times. This was a crime that seemed to be committed by someone who had strong feelings against her. The prosecution thought it could have been Nadasan Chandra - her boyfriend, affair partner, and husband's sister's brother-in-law. They thought he was furious - angry that she dared to end their relationship. They found her tooth in his van, allegedly matching tire marks and jewelry that supposedly belonged to her - could this just have all been a terrible coincidence? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 32: Can you kill with a nail clipper?
You're in an argument. You're angry. A blind rage. What's the first weapon you reach for? Is it a knife, a pair of scissors or perhaps an innocent-looking nail clipper? It was 4th October 1996. 29-year-old Zulkarnain bin Kemat was smoking at the house of his friend, drinking and smoking buddy, 51-year-old Jetkor Miang Singh. With a 22-year age gap, the two made an unlikely pair of friends. Until he killed her... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 31: The Yishun Man involved with 186kg of Cocaine and a Mothership Plan
On 12th December 2016, ten men were arrested in Australia - there were nine Chinese nationals and one Singaporean found on a 'Mothership' sea vessel. Their crime? Trying to traffick 186kg of South American cocaine on the Kaiyo Maru No. 8, a Japanese whaling vessel. The drugs were worth S$64.6 million,one of the largest cocaine busts in Australia. But their Australia contacts just never showed up for the drop... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 30: Two Filipino Maids Dead, Two Countries at a Head
On 4th May 1991, Nicholas Huang's parents returned home to their flat to find their 3-year-old son and 36-year-old Filipino domestic worker, Delia Maga, murdered. Nicholas had been drowned, and Delia, strangled by an elastic cord. The main culprit - Flor Contemplacion, a friend of the worker who allegedly killed them both in a fit of rage. This was a case that escalated. There were allegations that the boy's father had killed Delia, that Flor was a scapegoat that had been beaten into confessing - these were dismissed by the courts. This was a case that drew protests, flag burning, and even a communist terrorist group threatening the officials of both Singapore and the Philippines... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 29 Singapore's Failed Prison Island Experiment
Rumors were that Pulau Senang was cursed by an old man - all who tried to live there would find illness and death. In the 1960s, it was set up as an experimental offshore penal colony to ease overcrowding in Changi Prison. It was run by Superintendent Daniel Sutton who believed in hard work and rehabilitation. For the first couple of years, this settlement was considered a success... But on 12th July 1963, among the whispers of discontent over living conditions, unhappiness with rival gangs, and alleged unfair punishments- the prisoners rioted. They burned down the buildings and headed to the prison-authorities quarters, where they murdered then mutilated the Superintendent, and killed 3 other prison officers... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 28: Bukit Batok Nature Park - Perhaps The Most Dangerous Park In Singapore?
Rape, murder, and suicide - in this episode, we explore the history of Bukit Batok Nature Park. In 1988, the park was built around an abandoned quarry. A scenic stretch bellies a dark past including dead soldiers' ashes and a Japanese War Memorial. Are these all just unfortunate coincidences or could there be a more sinister reason for these events... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 27: Thailand's Cannibal Child Killer
Si Ouey was Thailand's Boogeyman - he would abduct children, stab them in the throat then eat their hearts and livers. They say he got his taste for human flesh eating the livers of enemy soldiers in World War Two. We don't know how many children he actually killed, only that he was caught burning the body of an eight-year-old boy, by none other than the boy's father... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 26: Kidnapped and Killed in Singapore (1968)
The 60s were a time of deadly kidnappings. It was a time of gangs and goons, crime was common. On 24th May 1968, nineteen-year-old Ong Beang Lek was lured into a car at the Rex theatre by twenty-two-year-old Richard Lai and his associates. Richard thought this was your typical kidnap and ransom. Until they brought out their weapons and started stabbing... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 25: Terrorist Mas Selamat And His Very Elusive Escape
It was 4:05 pm on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, 27th February 2008. Jemaah Islamiah terrorist leader Mas Selamat climbed out of a bathroom window, shimmied down a ventilation pipe, and broke out of Singapore's Internal Security Department's Whitney Road Detention Centre. This triggered a manhunt that lasted for over a year... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 24: She Was Killed After Primary School
On 29th June 1950, she had left CHIJ Katong Convent Primary (previously known as the 'Little Convent by the Sea' in the 1930s) with a mysterious, dark man. One day later, her body was found at a beach in Labrador Park. Winnie Annie Spencer was 10 years old. This was a case that would shake the nation. There were two different accounts of events and a signed confession. The accused, Joseph Michael Nonis, represented by founding father David Marshall. And the Chief Inspector of police, Rayney, accused of threats, violence, coercion... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 23: Human Curry?
In 1987, the police received a tip that Ayakanno Marimuthu had been killed and cooked into curry with rice. The suspects? His wife and her three brothers. It was reported that Ayakanno had a temper, that he was drunk and violent. Was that motive? Nothing was ever found - not his body, not a murder weapon, not the alleged cooking pot... Edit: It's Detective Constable V. Alagamalai!! Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 22: Five Escorts Disappear, Were They Abducted By North Korea?
20th August 1978, 4 Malaysians and a Singaporean hop on a boat to party with some sailors. They were offered $100/hr and a diamond ring each. They were never seen again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 21: He Kept a Vagina in Tupperware
What's the safest way to get home in dark and stormy weather? Lam Kor Wan would pick up young women going home on rainy nights, then kill them. He would take photos and videos of their bodies - intact and dismembered. He wasn't just a taxi driver, voyeur, and experimental necrophile. He was also Hong Kong's first and most twisted serial killer... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 20: Taiwan's Chiayi Demon
He killed his first wife, second wife, adoptive son, biological son, step-son, and girlfriend. The last one, he tossed her body off a cliff after strangling, sexually assaulting, then murdering her by smashing her head in with a rock. Chen Ruiqin killed to fund his gambling addiction - these were just his confirmed victims... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast *edit/correction: Chen Ruiqin was initially given 5 death sentences and 1 life sentence, not just 5 death sentences.
EP 19: China's Worst Serial Killer
Yang Xin Hai's sickening body count was 67 murders and 23 rapes over four years - more than Indonesia's Ahmed Suradji (42 confirmed). Between 2000 and 2003, he murdered farmers, married couples, and even entire families. He was China's and possibly the whole of Asia's worst-ever serial killers. He was eventually caught on 3rd November 2003 during a routine venue inspection and executed on Valentine's Day, 2004... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 18: Were They Cooked Into Char Siew Bao? (Macau)
Char Siew Baos are the sexiest warm buns - steaming, filled with succulent barbeque flavored pork. Chefs will slow-roast the meat until it's tender, falling off the bone. Did I say pork? Close enough. On 4th August 1985, a family of ten are slaughtered in the Eight Immortals Restaurant in the Portuguese colony of Macau. Some body parts were washed ashore on the beach, others found in garbage dumps. The rest? Still missing. And the killer? Running the very restaurant the family was butchered in... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 17: They Found Her Dismembered Legs in a Toilet
Imagine - you have the worst case of the shits. Doing it in a public bathroom is so gross, but you gotta do what you gotta do. You run into the toilet, it's grimy and it's dark. You're about to yank your pants down, you REALLY, REALLY have to go. But then you see – a bloody pair of dismembered legs. Do you still do it? 11th May 1974, the police find the dismembered legs of 53-year-old Quek Lee Eng in a toilet near the Mosque at Aljunied Road. Her head and arms - in a parcel at Kallang River. And the rest of her body? Wrapped in Yaohan department store plastic bags, stored in large jars, in the home of none other than... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 16: The Orchard Towers Double Murder (2002)
Orchard Towers in Singapore is an interesting place. It's well-known as the four floors of whores, It is pretty international, and we're not just talking about the girls. It just so happens, that Orchard Towers is where Englishman Michael Mcrea dumped two bodies, a Singaporean and a Chinese national. The bodies belonged to Kho Nai Guan and his girlfriend Lan Ya Ming - Nai Guan was Michael's personal driver and friend, they were 'as close as brothers' and lived in the same apartment. There's nothing quite like fratricide... Website: abriefcasepodcast.com Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast
EP 15: Sunny Ang - No Body, Still a Crime
Sunny Ang was a man of many many talents, failed teacher, failed pilot, failed Grand Prix driver (even killing a pedestrian). He was a declared bankrupt and had been caught for burglary. But Sunny was also smooth and suave, he was so slick that he managed to catch himself a pretty young thing - 22-year-old Jenny Cheok. Sunny then decided he wanted to be a lawyer. He wanted to study in England but didn't have the funds. In a serendipitous twist, Jenny went missing during a diving accident near Sisters' Islands. It was lucky that she had almost $400,000 worth of accident coverage and insurance payouts amounting to $900,000. The beneficiary you ask? Not her ex-husband, not her two kids - but Sunny's mother. It was 27th August 1963. Her body was never found.
EP 14: Everything we know about the disappearance of Felicia Teo
On 30th June 2007, Felicia Teo disappeared without a trace. She was last seen on CCTV footage entering a lift in Marine Terrace with two male friends after a party at LASALLE College of Arts. She was never seen again. More than thirteen years later, both men, Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee and Ragil Putra Setia Sukmarahjana, have been accused of allegedly murdering Felicia on that very same night... abriefcasepodcast.com
EP 13: The Filipina Maid Murder
Where's the worst place to get rid of a body in Singapore? On 9th September 2005, Jane Paragan La Puebla's dismembered head, arms, and legs were found next to the mural wall at Orchard MRT. The rest of her body was found in a luggage case along Lornie Road near Macritchie Reservoir. The killer? Her best friend and fellow domestic worker, Guen Garlejo Aguilar... abriefcasepodcast.com
EP 12: The McDonald's Boys
It was 14th May 1986, the middle of an average Wednesday afternoon. Two 12-year-olds, Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann were discovered missing after they failed to attend their 12:55 PM class in Owens Primary School. 34 years later, neither boy was ever seen again. The fast-food chain McDonalds even offered a hundred thousand dollar reward for information leading to the boys... abriefcasepodcast.com
EP 11: Leslie Khoo - Gardens by the Bay Murder (Part 2)
Leslie Khoo was caught cheating by wife - when his girlfriend messaged her. Leslie's girlfriend was sick of his lies, she wanted her 'investment' money back. Leslie was afraid of being caught, so scared that he strangled her at the Gardens by the Bay. Then he burned her body until nothing was left but some hair, fabric and a bra hook...
Leslie Khoo was married and had a son. He also had girlfriends. Plural. Leslie pretended to be a rich business owner who drove a BMW. He was really bankrupt. Leslie pretended to have 'investment opportunities', that never saw any profits. On 12th July 2016, Cui Ya Jie, one of Leslie's 'girlfriends' began to see past his lies. She started to dig for the truth, and that's when he killed her in a black BMW at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay...
EP 9: Jonaris Badlishah - the Rolex Murder
A watch that's literally to die for - the Rolex. 19th April 1998, Jonaris Badlishah murdered Sally Poh, bludgeoning her with a hammer then slitting her wrists with a box cutter - all for a Rolex watch. The same day, he brought roses, cake, a bottle of whiskey and a very special present to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday at Lorong 18, Geylang... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP 8: Mona Fandey - Popstar, Bomoh, Killer (Malaysia)
When her singing career didn't pan out, what's a girl to do but become - A BOMOH! In July 1993, under the pretext of helping Malaysian Assemblyman Mazlan Idris achieve his political ambitions through darker means - she didn't just separate the man and his money (2.5 million ringgit!), Mona separated the gentleman and his head, and legs, and arms. You get the idea... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP 7: Professor Khaw - The Yoga Ball Murders (Hong Kong)
What's the most dangerous weapon - a gun? A knife? Poison? How about a Yoga Ball? On 22nd May 2015, Malaysian Professor Khaw Kim Sun murdered his wife and 15-year-old daughter with none other than a deadly yoga ball. An avant-garde anesthesiologist, an extramarital affair. The backdrop to a tragedy that shook Hong Kong and the rest of Asia. Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP 6: Ahmed Suradji - The Black Magic Killer (Indonesia)
In a twisted ritual, Ahmed Suradju would bring his victims into a sugar cane field. Under the guise of performing magic, they would allow themselves to be tied up and buried in a hole. He would then manually strangle them - a brutal task that took anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes. He did this to 42 women over 11 years in the rural outskirts of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP 5: Mount Vernon Double Death - Basically the Worst Robbers Ever
All they wanted to do was make some money as criminals, but they skipped straight from robbery... to MURDER! On 25th April 1978, Ong Chin Hock, Yeo Ching Boon and Ong Hwee Kuan planned an elaborate scheme to steal a gun from a policeman that ended in the murder of two innocents. A policeman, stabbed to death. A taxi driver, bleeding out in an open drain... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP 4: Gabriel Lee - Killer Fiance
Just 8 years ago Gabriel Lee killed Elsie Lie because he thought she was the devil. He was diagnosed with psychosis. Days after proposing on a romantic trip to Genting Highlands, Gabriel gouged out her eyeballs. He threw them out of the window from their rented room where they landed in a grass patch at the foot of Block 663, Jurong West Street 65... Instagram: ABriefCasePodcast
EP 3: John Martin Scripps - The Garden City Butcher
Gerald Lowe, Sheila Damude, Darin Damude - these are three or John's confirmed murders. John Martin Scripps was an Englishman and spree killer who was sentenced to death on 19 April 1996. He was also the first Briton to be given the death penalty since Singapore's independence. He'd pose as a tourist and befriend his victims, before butchering them up... The Garden City Butcher. Note: It's room 1511 not 1151, my bad! Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP 2: Mimi Wong - The First Woman Sentenced to Death in Independent Singapore
小三 (xiǎo sān) - mistress, side-chick, the other woman. 27th July 1973, Mimi Wong was hanged for the murder of her Japanese boyfriend's wife, Ayako Watanabe. She had been Hiroshi Watanabe's 小三 for three years while he worked on a land reclamation project. Worried that the arrival of his wife would mean the end of their relationship, she killed Ayako at the Watanabe's semi-detached family home on Jalan Seaview... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast
EP1: The Yishun Triple Murder
At 8 PM on 18th September 2008, a pair of lovers quarreled over having crab for dinner. In less than 4 hours, Wang Zhi Jian's girlfriend, Zhang Meng, her daughter, and their flatmate would be dead. The three-room flat at Yishun Avenue 11 made a horrific crime scene splattered with blood both within and on the walls outside. Was this an act of madness or cold calculation? Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast


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When you're a parent there are many extremely emotive things you decide on when your baby is very young, especially in the first few months of birth (or beforehand!). What will be the theme in the nursery? What will be the first thing they wear? Will I breast feed? What pram should I get? There will be little to compare to picking a nursery though.
Picking the right nursery is very difficult!
The nursery is such a big investment in many ways, largely in trust. You are picking a place and people to look after the most precious thing in your life. This nursery could be extremely influential in the kind of person your child becomes. Picking the wrong one could cause so many challenges further down the line and have huge implications on your child. I can't overestimate the importance of picking the right nursery.
There will of course be many other reasons why it's important to you as an individual to get the right nursery.
The thing is though, how on earth do you go about finding the right one? Here is my six step plan to decide on your nursery. My first tip though is do it early! One of our options was filled up 12 months in advance. Some are even sorting it before their child is born. Do it early!
There is no point in looking at a nursery in London if you live and work in Manchester. It's an extreme example but you get the point. Sometimes it's easier to demonstrate an idea with an extreme example!
Do you want a nursery on your way to work? Near work? Near home? In essence how flexible are you on location? This is the first thing I would do to narrow down your options from many thousands in the country to a handful in a small area.
At this point you could literally get a map out and draw the area you would consider.
There, you have your search area. Now, within the search area you need to find all the nurseries you can. Perhaps mark them on a map. Ultimately you've decided that these could work for you from a location point of view so exactly where they are is less important (they are all ok). As such you could just make a list rather than put them on a map.
There's no point in considering somewhere if it's £1,000 per day unless you're a millionaire. There I go again with extreme examples.
On a serious note though you need to work out how much you can afford to pay per month, divide that by the number of days they will be in nursery and there you have it, your absolute maximum daily cost. Of course you would want to take into account Childcare Vouchers (though this ends on the 4th October) or the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme. Which one is best for you will take some research but I'd do it quick!
The next aspect of this step is of course to figure out the cost of all the nurseries from Step 1. It's quite likely that you could find this out on many nurseries from their website. Failing that you could phone them up and ask.
Now you can strike off your list those that are too expensive.
Ofsted investigate nurseries just as they do schools so you can read their report for each nursery. Whether you want to read the whole thing for all nurseries from Step 2 or just the Summary and rating, that's up to you. The Ofsted reports are a great source of information on nurseries for you to look at.
The other thing is to ask yourself if you know a parent of someone that goes there. Maybe ask them what it's like? What reviews can you find online? Do they have a Facebook page – read through it. What sort of thing do they post? Would you be happy for your child to be involved in that activity?
Using this you can again eliminate some nurseries from Step 2. Hopefully you're down to around a handful now (unless you had a huge search area!), or certainly not too many to call over the phone!
There is now no point in considering a place if they can't look after your child for the days you need them to be looked after. This step is fairly short to write but takes a bit longer to do. You basically now have to ring each place on your cut down list from Step 3 and ask them if they have the days free for you from the time you want your child to be looked after. If not strike them off the list.
If you work strange hours, changing hours or shifts then this is the time to find out if they can suit your needs too. Most places are open standard hours from about 7:30am to 6pm but worth checking that the hours work for you.
If the days are ok and the hours suit you then it's the time to book a visit. This is your chance to check out where your little one will be enjoying themselves for years to come. Does it look clean (where it should be…there are loads of babies and toddlers around after all!)? Do the kids seem to be enjoying themselves? Do the children seem to like their teacher? Is there enough outdoor space? Is there enough indoor space for that matter?!
Go armed with your questions!
You need to go armed with questions you want to ask. Even have a list of questions on your phone or on paper, don't be shy. Be prepared! Also think ahead about which questions are most important to you. Say have have ten questions to ask but maybe in reality there are just one or two that are deal breakers. It's worth knowing them in advance. Plan your questions thoroughly. You want to avoid walking away from the nursery thinking "oh I wish I had asked that question!".
What security is there on entry? What approach do they take to security when on outings?
What do they do during the day with babies?
What we need to bring for our baby (food, clothes)?
How do you ensure safe recruitment of staff?
Do you offer funded 2,3 and 4 year old places?
Will my child be assigned one specific person to look after them?
How many children under one year old per person?
How do you ensure the safety of children in your care?
What activities do you provide for different ages?
How do you support the learning and development of children?
How do you keep parents informed of their child's progress?
What is your policy if a child is ill or becomes ill?
Are you flexible on pick up and drop off times?
Can you cater for children with allergies?
What is an example of a typical meal?
How does the nursery help staff with their own learning and development?
That's just a sample of the questions you could ask. Yes, it's likely you will have to go round a few nurseries to find the best one but perhaps that's not such a bad thing. At least you have choice and can pick the best one for your child.
Step 6 – Decision Time!
Then, from this you should have all the information you need. You know each nursery has a good location, can do the hours needed, is affordable and comes recommended. Now, with the answers to your questions you should have all the information you need to make a decision. Take your time and make sure you are comfortable with the decision. I would suggest sitting back when you think you've made your decision and check if your gut is telling you something different. It's important you are happy overall with the decision as it's so important. If your gut is telling you something different then you need to ask yourself "why?".
Hopefully you found this helpful. Ultimately I think you'll get a gut feeling about a place you visit. A sense that you want your child to go here. The questions though are good to confirm your thinking.
Please do let me know if you did find this helpful. Also, have you any other suggested questions to ask?
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Jürgens is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Andrea Jürgens (1967–2017), German schlager singer, child star of the late 1970s
Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German/Austrian actor
Hartmut Jürgens (1955–2017), German mathematician
Hermann Jürgens (1847-1916), German Jesuit priest, Archbishop of Bombay (India)
Jürgen Jürgens (1925-1994), German conductor
Manfred W. Jürgens (born 1956), German painter and photographer
Stefan Jürgens (actor) (born 1963), German actor
Stefan Jürgens (theologian) (born 1968)´, German Roman-Catholic theologian and author
Steffen C. Jürgens (born 1967), German actor and filmmaker
Udo Jürgens (1934–2014), Austrian singer-songwriter
Vera Jürgens (born 1969), Bulgaria-born German player with title of Woman Grandmaster

See also
Jurgens, a list of people with the surname
Jürgen, a list of people with the given name, also Jurgen

German-language surnames

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