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"ref": "2009, Angel_Ling, “Tripadvisor”, in Tripadvisor.com.sg, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:",
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"ref": "2014-07-30, Owl International, “Singapore, We Are Ok! (National Day Song 2014)”, in YouTube, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:",
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"ref": "2015-09-16, Irene Ang, “Twitter”, in Twitter.com, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:",
"text": "Wah machiam movie star leh. . So handsome!",
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"ref": "2015, Denise Tan, “Burpple”, in Burpple.com, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2015:",
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