Mr Chris Yew Weng Heng's blog at timesofmylife.wordpress.com won him the accolade of Singapore's best individual blog at the Singapore Blog Awards 2009THIS nostalgia-themed blog is a favourite read of heritage buffs.
Writing under the online moniker of LaoKokKok (informal Hokkien phrase for old and crusty), Mr Chris Yew Weng Heng delves into the history of old buildings and streets of Singapore, records practices of yesteryear, or puts up pictures of items most people would have long thrown out on his blog.
His blog at timesofmylife.wordpress.com won the 47-year-old the accolade of Singapore's best individual blog at the Singapore Blog Awards 2009 on Wednesday night.
He was the oldest blogger to win as well, out of more than 1,500 entries in 10 categories received.
The awards, in its second year, were handed out by Singapore Press Holdings' bilingual youth portal omy.sg.
When he went on stage to receive his trophy, he received the loudest applause from the crowd, including a standing ovation from people of his generation, such as SPH's chief executive Alan Chan and Cultural Medallion winner artist Tan Swie Hian.
Foreign Minister George Yeo was the guest-of-honour at the event.
Mr.Keropok's Thoughts:
Wah Seh!!!! Mr LaoKokKok here is really an inspiration!
Age was never a barrier for him when it comes to engaging the cyber space. Though many may comment that his blog content are rather "old-fogey" stuff about heritage, but there's no doubt that this 47 year old guy dared to take the leap of faith and jumped out of his tech-sphere!
Seeing such an inspiration model re-ignited my long lost dream once again. I remembered 5 years ago when I started blogging, I envisioned that I would be one of the popular bloggers in Singapore, being an influential role model to the youths in this digital generation. However, that dream soon died as the busy schedule of life squeezed in...
UNTIL TODAY! It's time to resurrect my dream again!! ROAR!!!
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