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New song to intro U

2006-11-15T00:33:00.000+08:00

I find this funnier than Jacky's show

2006-10-05T02:06:00.000+08:00

As there's no subtitles, I would like to just introduce a little about this. Basically, it's a TV show where a classroom of people will be shown a funny video tape. And they are not allowed to laugh. Punishment for laughter.... Damn painful.
Wonderful clip. I can't stop laughing. In fact, I had stomach cramps after watching this. So beware. Thanks WC for the recommendation.

TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN..... Lol!

Curve of the Earth by Matt Nathanson

2006-09-17T11:57:00.000+08:00

This is my new favourite song of the week. Enjoy

Cake - Never There

2006-08-26T16:29:00.000+08:00

Third video already. Haha.. Getting addicted to watching MTVs on youtube. Don't you feel like grooving to this track? Got me shaking, hope it gets you too. Haha!

Muse - Bliss

2006-08-25T12:43:00.000+08:00

Great song! No chance to listen to Muse's new album yet. Got to go HMV soon.

Ryan Adams - So Alive

2006-08-22T23:18:00.000+08:00

Couldn't find this on Bolt. So I used Youtube instead. Enjoy!

Back to the Real world

2006-08-20T13:31:00.000+08:00

Earth calling bruise. Earth calling bruise. Are you there? I've been away in another world for more than a month now. This period of time I have not logged on to msn, hotmail or blogger.com. Instead, I have been growing in the world of maplestory. I am not going to explain why I play this 'kiddy' game again. I guessed I should have expected "Maplestory? Isn't that a game for babies?". But what the heck. The pictures below are For 'kids' only. Please exit if you are above 18 or the legal age in your country as the contents are considered immature.

Two years ago.

Making friends. Nice hair!

This is when I started playing again this july. What a cute outfit.

Doing party quest again. Met new buddies.

Just having fun while waiting to get into quest.

This is funny!

'Pretty' girls

Why is she smiling?

Turban?

Dear diary

2006-06-22T01:47:00.000+08:00

[listening to fatboy slim album(thanks to www.mp3.com), in a mood for some shaking and moving(i can't dance)]

Been really busy lately.

- The soccer matches totally messed up my bioclock. Sleeping at 5am and waking up at 2pm for a couple of days. I think I have lost some weight. And definitely got more pimples! Sigh.

- Got a contractor job at Expo, preparing the exhibition halls for CommunicAsia. Felt like army once more. My pride totally disregarded by my team I/C. Screw him. He was commanding me around like a recruit, making me run errands, most of which are unnecessary if he had thought through his plans. I had to slave away 14-1 5hours a day under his command. Am glad it's over (almost, one more day). I hope the pay is good, still uncertain about how they count overtime. No soccer betting/watching for these few days.

- Back to work at the restaurant. I get easily annoyed by customers nowadays. The service I provide surely ain't as good as before. No more smiles on my face. I wonder why. Maybe it's due to low morale and motivation. Haven't gotten my paycheck for April and May. Or maybe it's just me. Feels like I'm getting old and grumpy.

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Day 2 of World Cup

2006-06-11T03:16:00.000+08:00

I'm catching the World cup fever. Can't help it. I'm a lan du gui.
So far my predictions for the 1st four matches are working out great. "Won" three out of four so far. If I'm gonna get it right for the next match(betting on Ivory Coast +1 half goals), I'm gonna start playing with Singapore Pools. Well, it's the only legal one around.

Some of my rules for betting:
Rule 1: Never place a bet because of the odds.
Don't be tempted by the good odds they offer. The reason by it's so high in the first place is because chances are low.

Rule 2: If the odds are no good, don't place a bet.
This doesn't seems to be coherent with Rule 1, but there's a reason for this. Say if the odds are like 1.2 or 1.4, minimum bet being $5, if you win you'll get $6 or $7. So the profit margin is only 1-2 bucks and you are putting $5 on the line. The ball is round. So don't think that you'll surely win it. Another reason is it's better not to place a bet than to place one, so at least you won't lose. Remember you lose $5 when you buy that ticket.

Rule 3: Don't trust your instincts, trust the statistics.
This rule is due to lesson learnt in Euro cup. I trusted France too much. If I go with how Greece had been performing during the cup, I wouldn't have suffered a loss.

Only 3 rules to follow now. Hopefully they will bring me far.
Good Luck to me.

Aimless entry

2006-06-10T03:07:00.000+08:00

Overheard:
A japanese claimed he lost 10 pounds after he came to Singapore. Reason: He ate one whole watermelon everyday. He explained that Singapore has seedless watermelons while back in Japan, you only get to eat watermelons in summer, and "they have alot of seeds".

A common sight in the restaurant I worked in:
Couples. Usually it's beauty and the beast. The lady - a total knockout, perfect complexion, face of an angel, with a body to die for and the guy - balding, obese, porkmarked. And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Makes me hopeful. Lol.

First match of the World Cup had been played. I would have lost if I played with Singapore pools. I decided not to gamble but take down notes on which team I would bet on. Being a non soccer fan, I should do some research before taking risk. Good luck to all you 'entrepreneurs'!

Unbelievable

2006-06-05T15:34:00.000+08:00

This is the caption of this video taken from metacafe:
"Baby born with 2 Heads
this is Manar, She was Born in Egypt with a Parasitic Twin that Cannot live without her Brain, I am very Happy to Report that a Successful Surgery was Perfomed on Manar and to the Doctor's disbelief she is Recovering"

Many commented about the use of "parasitic". What do you think?

Can you read this?

2006-06-05T01:45:00.000+08:00

I got this from an email.

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs?

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

You can read this too, right? I was surprised how easy it was.

It was heaven before the creation of woman

2006-06-03T11:50:00.000+08:00

"The first mortals lived on earth in a state of perfect innocence and bliss. The air was pure and balmy; the sun shone brightly all the year; the earth brought forth delicious fruit in abundance; and beautiful, fragrant flowers bloomed everywhere. Man was content. Extreme cold, hunger, sickness, and death were unknown. Jupiter, who justly ascribed a good part of this beatific condition to the gift conferred by Prometheus, was greatly displeased, and tried to devise some means to punish mankind for the acceptance of the heavenly fire. With this purpose in view, he assembled the gods on Mount Olympus, where, in solemn council, they decided to create woman; ..."
-from The legend of Prometheus and the Pandora's Box

She was called Pandora, the first woman on earth. And we know that she opened the box and brought suffering to this world, a place filled with happy men and men only. Haha. the guy who came up with this must be a gay.

I wonder how men propagate before Pandora was created. Maybe we were asexual. Or maybe we don't reproduce as we don't age and don't die, therefore no need for offsprings.

Recent happenings:
I visited the Singapore Arts Museum (SAM) at the old SJI compound with chunnie. It's a good way to spend an afternoon. Entrance fee is only $1.50 if you produce your student pass. You can check out what's on now on her website. In particular, I enjoyed the 2 of them, Fiction @ Love and Unyielding Passion: 8 Masters of Singapore Art. Fiction @ Love features stuff like graffiti, animation, photoshopped pictures. It's kindof different to see them in a museum as these are the things you see on the net, on the streets. The other exhibition was simply superb. These artists I admire. Very southeast asian style paintings. For example, an oil painting of topless dark-skinned woman wrapped in a sarong or still life of a basket of tropical fruits. So if you are bored on a weekday afternoon, you might wanna consider visiting SAM. Entrance is free on friday 6pm-9pm. Did I mentioned that the ticketing girl is really cute? She got such a sweet smile, coupled with 2 tiny dimples. An excellent artpiece you shouldn't miss.

Yesterday, I was queuing to pay for a packet of cheezels at a 7-11 when a Thai male cut my queue. He placed a 2 dollar note on the desk and mumbled some words. Then the cashier gave him a I-don't-know-what-are-you-talking-about look. The Thai guy seemed to be in a hurry, shoved the note towards the cashier and start hand-signalling to him. He made a ring with his left index finger and thumb, pushed his right index finger in and out through it. Got it? We did, the cashier returned him his money, but didn't explain why. So I offered abit of help by pointing to the cheapest pack of condoms ($2.90). He took his money and left the shop disappointed. Poor thing, can't even afford safe sex. They should sell single condom at 7-11.

That's all for today.

Back from Dayang

2006-05-31T02:15:00.000+08:00

I'm BACK! Feel so good to be home. Missed my bed. Missed my computer. Missed my TV. Missed everyone.
Friday, 26th May:
I checked my results before setting off to NTU. Turned out fine. Good enough not to upset my dive trip.
The bus took us from NTU, across the 2nd link to Malaysia, Mersing. And I ran into a friend at the jetty. She was with NUS dive club, on her way to Pulau Aur for leisure dive. What a coincidence! I mean what are the chances in run into a friend in a foreign land? Anyway, she's graduating in a few weeks and already started work at a law firm, though it's not till a year later that she becomes a full fledged lawyer.

Saturday, 27th May:
Reached Dayang at 4am. Checked into a small room which is furnished with only a light bulb and 2 double deck beds. Luckily, there's air con, else the room will be invaded by insects and bats.

The room(picture taken at 640am, that's why it's dim. I couldn't go to sleep)

Where our meals are served.

Some meals are really great! We had prata(those instant ones), fries, chilli flower crabs, fried chicken wings, satay, and bbq mutton patty.

Did 4 dives on that day, including one night dive. Night dive was fun! It's a whole new world under the sea. In the night, you can only see where your torch points to. So you got to scan the water around you with the torch constantly, to look out for corals or dangerous creatures(alot of jellyfish! my feet got entangled in one, luckily i wasn't stung)

Four dives a day is really exhausting. Super shagged.

Sunday, 28th May:
Did two more dives- a deep dive and a leisure dive. I completed the course! Now a certified PADI advanced open water diver.

My dive group and my instructor, a warrant officer.

I forgo two optional dives, as I was so tired and I thought I should enjoy the beach and chill by the seaside.

Slept on one of these wooden 'chairs'. The sea breeze, the warm but comfortable sun rays, the hypnotising sounds of the waves washing onto the shores. Shiok!

Played beach volleyball.(As you can see, the weather is not good for photography, but superb for the games)

Dinner and the last night on the island were spent interacting with each other. Way of interaction- playing 'SHITHEAD!' (a card game). It was super fun. Well, at least for a few rounds, before everyone got tired and sleepy.

Monday, 29th May:

Dayang jetty. Going back.

Other pictures:

Kid under a tree.

The kid. He's so energetic but so shy. He won't smile for me.

Found a flower on top of a boulder.

What did I see?
- Box Puffer fish
- Porcupine Puffer fish
- Hermit crabs
- Giant clams
- Clown fish
- Luohans (HUGE ones)
- Trigger fish (my instructor got attacked by one)
- Flying fish
- Turtle
- Jellyfish (of course)
- DOLPHINS!
- and many I can't name.

In summary, the trip to Dayang was fantastic. Loved it. Very peaceful place. Met alot of people. Made a few friends. Definitely memorable.

Post exam stress

2006-05-26T10:45:00.000+08:00

Today is the day. At 3pm, results will be out. Should I check before I head to dayang? Stress.

Suggested answer for tutorial 1.
Qn 3:
Death is the termination of a marriage. Here's a typical wedding vow:

I, (Bride/Groom), take you (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer,in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.

No wonder widows and widowers can marry again. So if there's afterlife, you'll be alone/single again. Unless you renew your vows.

LQ5023 Quest for answers in life

2006-05-24T02:16:00.000+08:00

Tutorial 1
Complete the sentences.

Qn1: Love is ____________________________.
Qn2: Happiness is _______________________.
Qn3: Death is ___________________________.

Solution of tutorial 1 of level 5000 bruisology module will be posted soon.

In the meantime,
ladies in long sleeve shirt and trousers turn me on! Plus a pair of spectacles and it'll be perfect.

Fashion from Newport News

Watch I Not Stupid Too... alone.

2006-05-19T15:16:00.000+08:00

This morning, I woke up with a nose bleed. As I was getting out of bed, a STREAM of blood flowed out of my right nostril. Worried. Cos I'm going to scuba dive next week.

My sister bought I Not Stupid Too vcd awhile back. Watched it today. I must recommend it. But watch it alone, especially for guys; for tears are guaranteed. There's no stopping it.

Click for a sample of my skating session(courtesy of kean):
(may take a moment to load, files are about 8MB)
Kean doing a topacid
Kelvin busting a sick combo
Me with a royale
Me and my favourite backside full torque

I treasure moments like these.

2006-05-18T20:47:00.000+08:00

Just got back from a 'date' with a hot babe. Had a really great time. Love to listen to her stories. Do you know that they no longer charge for entrance to the toilet outside the lido theatres? So don't need to go to the one inside Isetan anymore. The Da Vinci Code was okay. Maybe I had sky high expectations for it, that's why it was only okay. The scenery was superb. The buildings, the architecture: magnificent. I wanna visit Europe! After the movie, we walked and talked. From lido to heeren, then from heeren to newton mrt, where we went separate ways. I should have offered to walk her back.

Yesterday, met up with New kid on the blog. Watched MI:3. Really action-packed. Enjoyed it. I tell you, this dude is gonna be the next Gurmit Singh. And maybe the next Dan Brown too. You might find his The Nestle Code in all good bookstores soon, though it's only in the planning stage. Visited Tower Records. Found Pearl Jam's new album. Tested it. Not bad. Last cd I bought, Appetite for destruction, in March. Then met my coursemates for iceskating at JEC. Was more like a bonding session for me, cos the iceskating rink sucks! We only had 1/3 of the already pathetically small rink to move around in. And we still got to share it with the 'professionals' who are spinning around with their razor sharp blades at our eye level. Terrible, terrible. Luckily, the company was great.

And last week, I went to a birthday party. We got to turn up in secondary school uniforms. So fun to relive those days. Only one girl had a little problem fitting into her uniform. But then again, the rest borrowed the uniforms. Was a BBQ. I think it's the first time I find BBQ not so messy. Then threw 3 girls and a guy into the pool. Was supposed to be 4 girls and 2 guys. Fun, fun, fun.

I want more of these. But it's creating a big hole in my wallet. Transport! So expensive. Glad to spend time with all of you.

(coldplay will be here on july 10, the reason of the song)

Became a blood donor

2006-05-17T01:50:00.000+08:00

"We know you are experiencing a feeling of great satisfaction." - on a post blood donation card

Visited the blood bank at outram park today. Donated 450ml of blood. It's my first time donating. Got this sticker which says "Be nice to me. This is my first donation!". Haha. With that, I became a privileged donor. Exculsive treatment! Too bad, no such things. Just more words of comfort to calm my nerves. When I enter the ward, I realised there're alot of uncle donors. It's really surprising. Could it be the 'hot' auntie nurses attracting them to come regularly(same theory as me dying to go back for dental)? In any case, the nurses(male and female) did superb, my first donation is really pleasant and I'm surely going back to save more lifes.

Oh! I should comment on the medical screening. I think the doctor could be more sincere. When I asked him some questions regarding blood donation, he gave me some half-fucked answers. Got a feeling that he's just yin siew-ing me as he hurried me off to the next station. Do you know you got to sign a clause that will cost you $200,000 or 2 years imprisonment if you provide false information on the declaration?

I checked out HSA's website on blood donation and learnt about how donated blood is gonna be used. They could either separate the various components of blood for say, plasma transfusion or use it as a whole to restore blood volume. What concerns me, is how are our blood gonna reach the people needing the blood. As the blood bank, it provides blood to all the hospitals, both public and private. So do they sell it to them, and the hospitals in turn charge the patients for it? If so, how much is a pack of blood worth? Definitely, the blood bank need to make some bucks from the blood as it require funds to maintain operations and the free milo to donors, but the fact that the patients have to pay for the blood bothers me. Any thoughts?

See Singapore Bloodstock Indicator

Superman saves the lecture

2006-05-16T00:42:00.000+08:00

As seen on Break.com

Singapore in trouble?

2006-05-14T16:37:00.000+08:00

An extract from the International Herald Tribune:

The uncontradicted evidence in this case, from leading international experts, reveals that Singapore is ruled by a small oligarchy who control all facets of the Singapore state, including the judiciary, which is utterly politicized.

An Ontario based company, EnerNorth Industries has appealed against the ruling of the Ontario Superior Court which awarded Singapore company Oakwell Engineering about $5.4 million based on the order of Singaporean Court of Appeal. EnerNorth's case is that Singaporean judicial system is skewed and biased and therefore, the ruling of Singaporean Court of Appeal should not be uphold in Canada. They brought out previous cases such as the famous Jeyaretnam appeal to the Privy Council, to substantiate their claims.

Actually, I feel that it's quite impossible for EnerNorth to win this, but this case will surely dissuade many from investing here as some of our 'complicated' past will be dug out in the process of settling this dispute. Time to depend on local entrepreneurs!

Check out the story at:
Courts in Singapore come under scrutiny
Singapore has an Authoritarian Government and a Corrupt Legal System

Feeling useless. Again. Part II

2006-05-12T01:52:00.000+08:00

Got to finish what I started. So here I am trying to answer the 2 questions I left in the previous post.

"What have I been doing?"

I have followed the path that my parents laid for me. From kindergarten to university. From day one, my parents made it clear to me that I have to get a degree else "I'll be jobless, useless and penniless". Guess I'm a really obedient kid. 2 more years and I'm done studying. Have you counted how many years you spend pursuing knowledge? Age 5, I enrolled into a kindergarten. Age 25, I'll graduate with a bachelor degree. 20 freaking years! 2 decades! 1/3 of my life span!
And what else did I accomplish when I was studying? I can only think of CCAs. If they're not compulsory, I think I would be much worse off, like now. It seems to me that I had been doing the bare minimum to 'pass' this life journey. I guess I'm the kind who will chill whenever I can. Is this a problem? It must be. Especially when I am competitive. I always feel I could do more, do better. And then, I tell myself I should feel contented. I don't know where I belong.

"What am I going to do to make up for lost time?"

I need to get a Goal! So I will know what I want and then figure out how to get there. What should my goal be? 'Earn my first million by age 30'? Nah. Too common. I know! I should have a short-term goal and a long-time goal. Remember the BP advertisement? Boy like girl. Long term goal: Marry her. Boy buy chocolate bar, give it to girl's mum, girl unhappy. Short term goal: Please the future in-laws.
I should also start to plan and stick to my plans. For failure to plan is planning to fail. What else can I do? Give me some advice.

Never say die

2006-05-10T21:51:00.000+08:00

Back to the black box(mine is still the huge CRT type). I have not been watching television faithfully since the exams ended. In fact, I spent more time with my TV during the exams. Maybe cos I was cooped at home at that period and now I'm free! It's kindof sad. But I'll try to stay home on wednesday night to spend more time with you.
I'm talking about the variety show on Channel 8 every wednesday, 8-9pm. Though the contestants should be protraying the "never say die" attitude, I couldn't even feel a hint of it. With the help of professionals, I was hoping to see improvements in their performances. I'm disappointed as it seems that no amount of effort can transcend natural ability and nurture cannot triumph over nature. The first few episodes was entertaining as it was hilarious to watch them play the fools. And when they started to get serious, their efforts touched me. However, this show business is only meant for the rich, the pretty and the talented.

And that's why I support N1 - Li Shu Ling (18). She's so adorable! Check her out! (But currently, she's at the bottom of the table. So vote for her. Don't vote for that kook, you know who.)

This is the only picture I can find.

Photo from http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/variety/view/709/1/.html

Have you noticed this?

2006-05-10T01:40:00.000+08:00

I first noticed these cows about a year ago, at a field near buona vista mrt station. And then, I saw them again. This time, outside outram mrt and behind the "gotham city" building at bugis. Have you wonder what are they and who put them up? I thought it was linked to the case of the white elephants at Buangkok mrt station. (remember? see story here: Police looking into complaint about 'White Elephants' incident ) So I googled for it and found the 'culprit' in no time. It's an advertisment! For moove media's first anniversary. Moove media is a collaboration between SBS and comfort advertising. Basically, it is advertising on SBS buses and comfort taxis. After exploring their website, I discovered that you can even adopt a cow. How cool is that?! An adult cow costs $200 and $100 for a baby cow. All proceeds go to Home Nursing Foundation. Too bad these cows will only be around till 11th May. They should have them on all undeveloped grass fields all year round! And they should come in more shapes. Like different themes for different areas. Jurassic park! T-Rex! Triceratops!

Website at http://www.moovemedia.com.sg/

Dentist fetish

2006-05-09T15:22:00.000+08:00

I visited the dentist today. When I booked my appointment, the receptionist told me I had to see another doctor. Wasn't really happy about it as my dentist is a really nice and caring one. But I couldn't be happier when I see my new dentist, Dr Evelyn. She's sweeeeT! Those beautiful eyes. And that smile when she greeted me. Took my breath away(abit of exaggeration here, for the effect). Though she's not as pro as my previous doctor(this session is wetter than my usual ones), I do hope she'll be the one doing my teeth the next time I'm there.

I should get some whitening toothpaste, she thought I'm a smoker.(SAD) Or do I have bad breath? Tell me if my mouth stinks, ok?

Lost

2006-05-07T16:52:00.000+08:00

Fifth day of a 2 months long vacation.
I have got this strange feeling.
Like I forgotten something.
No more routine. No more directions.
Is this a man without purpose?
Have I become dependent on timetables?
I miss the familiar auditoriums.
I miss cursing the lecturers.
I miss babe watching.

SLOGANiser

2006-05-06T04:00:00.000+08:00

Found this website. http://www.sloganizer.net/en/
Some of the slogans they created for me.

{Think different, think bruise lee}
{Bruise lee never die}
{Do it with bruise lee}
{There is no life without bruise lee}
{Bruise lee, one for all}
{Enjoy bruise lee}

My favourite
{You better get inside bruise lee now}

Haa.. So get your own slogans now.

Last minute analysis

2006-05-06T02:44:00.000+08:00

6 hours before voting:
Who should I vote for?! Nobody is gonna build a skatepark for me. I want to vote for myself! Haa.
Back to serious matters. Should study their plan for the next five years(if I can find).

Visited SDA website.
Read their manifesto.

Afterthoughts:
"Establish the two-party system in Singapore." Great idea! But how are you gonna do it? I think all the opposition should combine to form a stronger and more formidable team.

"There shall be no IQ tests, tests for streaming at the third year and the sixth year of a pupil's schooling." Mmm.. what can I say. It's true that "A child's mental development at that tender age is not fully developed and he must not be subjected to such humiliating tests." But without streaming, gifted students can't accelerate their learning, so it's quite a waste. There should be a better solution.

"Schools shall provide broad, general curricula ..." This is soo WRONG. Education is too broad and too general now. Well, at least at JC level. But there are also polytechnics around.

Damn. I just realised that the manifesto that I'm reading, the one on the SDA website is an outdated one! How do I know? Because of this: "We urge the government to scrap the plan to increase the GST to 5% next year"

Argh. Never mind that. Continuing...
"We want the government to accept deficit for another two years and ease the hardship of our workers with more relief packages" I was planning to discuss this with the knowledge of macroeconomics that I just gained, but... I don't think I can piece together an argument. So forget it. In any case, I welcome another Progress package anytime. I'm almost done with the wealth I gained a few days ago.

"We urge government to freeze all fee hikes" YES! Getting from place to place is so expensive. So stop increasing the price of PUBLIC transport. One suggestion is to lower the fee of public buses and trains on non-peak. So the operators won't lose so much money (mm.. should it be gain not lose) and it can solve problem of overcrowding on peak hours.

OK. That's it for SDA.

Now to PAP.
No comments.

5 hours to voting:
Sleep. Hope my dream will tell me the one. Morpheus, come and unplug me.

Four thousand words

2006-05-04T02:39:00.000+08:00

And so it began.

2006-04-29T22:09:00.000+08:00

Elections are just around the corner. 6 days away. Who should I vote for?

PAP team:
Current Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts, Dr Lee Boon Yang
MP, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim
MP, Mr Heng Chee How
MP and Medical Practitioner, Dr Lily Neo
President of Autism Resource Centre, Denise Phua

Guy in green is Loh Meng See (outgoing MP), Denise Phua not in the picture
photo from http://www.pap.org.sg/articleview.php?id=422&cid=34

SDA team:
Businessman, Sebastian Teo
Former Nee Soon Central MP, Cheo Chai Chen
Treasurer of SDA, Fong Chin Leong
Managing Director, Dr Vincent Yeo
V.President of PKMS, Muhamad Ali Aman
(Sadly no photo found)

Don't have any idea what are in their agenda for GRC. Should try and catch some of their rallies, somehow. What do I hope they will do for my GRC? I say: " BUILD A SKATE PARK FOR ME!" That is just for selfish me.

For the folks around this area, I think we need a place for the Thai workers to gather and make out. They are quite a nice bunch of people, but I think it's still safer for them to be somewhere more spacious, somewhere away from my void deck. They always get drunk, then puke, and sleep on my doorstep(okay, not literally at my doorstep). And what else do they do?
Hint: something you have to do after you have too much to drink.
PEE! Yes. All over the place. At any pillar. Behind some bushes. In the lifts. EVERYWHERE! Not just the men, the WOMEN too. So PLEASE build them a toilet.

Another thing I would like for my area is.... NO HONKING especially after midnight. The tour buses(those you take to Malaysia) across the road usually arrive or depart around 10 or 11 pm. All the buses from the different tour agencies will depart at the SAME time. Ten supersized buses armed with super loud horns cluster in a 3 lane street, lining up and loading luggage bags and the holiday people. And SBS buses can't pass, taxis arriving with the holiday people can't pass, tour bus ready to make its journey to the causeway can't pass... One honks leading to another. Like in a nuclear reactor, chain reaction. Except that you can control the reaction in the reactor. End result: Suffering of the people living in the proximity. People trying to sleep. People trying to study for their exams. People watching Da Chang Jin. So please pass a law to stop honking within 400m radius of any estate from 10pm to 10am.

So that's THREE things to do to get me to put a X on your box.
1)Build a skatepark
2)Build a skatepark
3)Build a skatepark

Found this blog on news of the Workers' Party, so if they are contesting in your area, go see http://wpsgnews.blogspot.com/

Catch all the action at http://sgrally.blogspot.com/ (no footage of any rallies yet, hope someone contribute soon)

Currently listening to...

2006-04-25T18:19:00.000+08:00

Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum

Now then Mardy Bum
I see your frown
And it's like looking down the barrel of a gun
And it goes off
And out come all these words
Oh there's a very pleasant side to you
A side I much prefer

It's one that laughs and jokes around
Remember cuddles in the kitchen
Yeah, to get things off the ground
And it was up, up and away
Oh, but it's right hard to remember
That on a day like today when you're all argumentative
And you've got the face on

Well now then Mardy Bum
Oh I'm in trouble again, aren't I?
I thought as much
Cause you turned over there
Pulling that silent disappointment face
The one that I can't bear

Can't we laugh and joke around
Remember cuddles in the kitchen
Yeah, to get things off the ground
And it was up, up and away
Oh, but it's right hard to remember
That on a day like today when you're all argumentative
And you've got the face on

Yeah I'm sorry I was late
Well I missed the train
And then the traffic was a state
And I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate
That reoccurs, oh when you say I don't care
Well of course I do, yeah I clearly do!

So laugh and joke around
Remember cuddles in the kitchen
Yeah, to get things off the ground
And it was up, up and away
Still it's right hard to remember
That on a day like today when you're all argumentative
And you've got the face on

Nice huh. Al wrote this wonderful piece. And many others.
Check out Arctic Monkeys at http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/

Feeling useless. Again.

2006-04-18T13:40:00.000+08:00

Genecia Luo's blog was featured in today's Digital Life. Being the kaypo me, I went to check it out. And I gained new insights about her and some more. She's 23. I'm 23. She's a beauty queen. I'm a nobody, not that I want to be a Manhunt winner or anything like this. My point is she had come so far, and accomplished so much more in the same time as me. Is it the NS that is causing me to lag? Well, I believed it played a part, but I could have volunteered at the Salvation Army or attend some web design courses during weekends. So what have I been doing? Or more importantly, what am I going to do to make up for lost time? For now, I think I should spend more time with my physiology textbook. I shall get back to these questions next time.

Peek into Genecia Luo's life at http://genecia.multiply.com/ and http://www.genecia.blogspot.com/

Another day at work

2006-04-17T01:35:00.000+08:00

I saw triplets today! 3 boys. Dad must be so proud. Plus he got 1st, 2nd and 3rd baby bonuses together! What a happy man he must be. One will become a doctor, another will be a lawyer and the last will be...... a businessman. Deadly combination. And he can retire comfortably. There is another family at the next table. 3 daughters. The father must be thinking : "Damn! I tried 3 times. All daughters! And he got 3 boys in one shot! Lucky Bastard." (no offence to the girls)

Coming back from work, (time:2250) I was sharing the lift with an Indian man in office wear. He smiled at me when the door is closing. And when he's alighting, he wished me Good night! What a friendly neighbour. This is the second time, someone did that to me, the first was a Caucasian. He greeted me good morning. Maybe I should take the initiative next time.

Better late than never.

2006-04-15T21:31:00.000+08:00

Just finished watching Ms Singapore Universe 2006.
I must say Carol Cheong deserves her win. Splendid work with the last question.
So this time, I'm really happy because she won. And Genecia Luo will just have to be contented with being my 2nd favourite. Haha.

Congrats again to Carol. *Applause* Hope to see her on my TV screen soon.

I was surfing just now, to look for Carol's surname. And I stumbled on last year's MSU pageant. That's when I realised something. In both pageants, my favourite is contestant number 13! Carol is 13. So is Rebecca Lim. Do you remember her? I can still remember her answer for the final question but can't recall what the question is. She said something like "I love to go to Newton hawker centre for a plate of chay kway tiao for supper, then take a stroll back home."

Here's her picture, just for all of you!

Thank you, God.

Read Rebecca's bio at http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/msu2005/bio13_2.htm

I still love my TV!

2006-04-12T16:12:00.000+08:00

I made a discovery today! It was kindof an accident but I'm glad it happened.

That '70s Show! It's on Channel 5! 4pm!
I love that show. One of the best sitcom ever made. Never fail to leave me in stitches.

Today's episode: "The Kids Are Alright"
Fez was always lurking around the house when Eric and Donna were together. He was in Donna's closet when they were making out. And the other time he got fed up with peeping at them, when Eric said he just wanna sit around, he burst out from behind the curtains shouting: " You are just gonna SIT AROUND?! " As he was leaving the room, he was munching and saying "Lucky, I found these bacon."
Kelso was preparing for police academy and imitating Rocky, he gulped down 2 raw eggs. Then his head got so swollen because he's allergic to eggs.
They did a Grease thing too. Hyde as John Travolta and Jackie as Olivia Newton John.

"Can you see a similarity between me and Rocky now?"

For more pictures and the episode guide, visit http://www.that70sshow.com/

Gilmore girl

2006-04-11T23:42:00.000+08:00

Caught a glimpse of Gilmore girls when my dad was channel surfing this afternoon. Haha.. He's a TV addict too. He finished the entire Da Chang Jin series already! I guess my addiction is hereditary. Back to Gilmore girls. When I was still following that show, I was attracted by how Rory Gilmore handled herself. She was a girl burdened by high expectations from her family especially her grandmother. So she was this smart and mature girl who made it into Yale. And her mother, a divorcee, was quite capable too but often need the support of Rory. And then I see a similarity between this parent and child relationship and the one that Susan Mayer and Andrea Mayer has. I wonder if it is like this in reality. And if it is, it is just for families over in America or it is between daughters and single mums.
I really admire how these girls act as supports for their mums. Makes me feel so useless. I'M A BRAT! I shall watch more of them and maybe I can become like them. Wait for me, MA! Wait for me, PA!

Back to RORY GILMORE. Her real name is Alexis Beldel. Born in 1982. And since her character in Gilmore Girls attracted me so much, I start to feel SHE IS AWESOME! And she is awesome.

Here's the proof.

Ain't she lovely?

Pictures from http://www.gilmoregirls.org

Holy Land

2006-04-10T13:59:00.000+08:00

The tourism board sure can use this for some inspiration.

Some random thoughts

2006-04-09T22:51:00.000+08:00

Some updates first.

Miss Singapore Universe 2006 has been crowned.
CAROL won!
Actually I am happy because she was one of the two that I picked to win, and not because she won. My favourite in the competition would be Genecia. But who cares. I got it right! So my eyes and my perception of beauty haven't failed me, contrary to many of my friends. But then again, the judges, I believe, are quite old. So maybe, they might still be correct about me. (I didn't catch the show as I was out, 'making' money.)

BURN THE FLOOR!
I am talking about the "the world's best show with sold-out performances, combines the charm of Broadway, the magic of dancing and rock concert spectacular". "Ballroom, Latin, Ragtimes, Swing, Charleston, Lindy, Jitterbug, Jive, Cha Cha Cha, Rock N Roll, Mambo, Salsa, Samba, Hustle, Urban Street Dance, Breakdancing, Techno Funk, Ballet, Jazz and many more!!"
I would loved to go see this. I can imagine myself banging my head and swaying my bottoms to the sound of the trumpets and percussions. BUT I can't make it. Damn exams! Sigh.. If you are interested, it's showing on 21st-23rd April. Visit Sistic for more information.

Now for the thoughts.

I was watching tv this afternoon (as always). It was showing some soccer match. Maybe highlights. Then I thought to myself: "Should I watch this?" You see. I am not one of the soccer-loving guys. And this WHOLE world loves this sport. Including many of my female friends. I am the black sheep! Whenever the guys talk about soccer, which is half of the time (the other half is spent on girls, if not sex), I am left out. And I felt left out. So I was wondering whether I should watch that soccer programme, which MIGHT allow me to get involved in their conversations (at least for the next few days). I can understand why soccer playing people are so 'addicted' to watching the matches especially those like the one showing now. Man U vs Arsenal. I can understand why people who place bets get so excited about which side is winning. But i just don't get how some people who do not bet or play ball, sit in front of the tv for 90 minutes watching 23 people running about on a field. I mean it is not like watching the olympics, and be entertained by people in tight clothings, trying their best to break records. Maybe you are a supporter of a particular team (again, I don't understand how did you become a supporter, I guessed your great great grand father was from manchester?).

I am saying that one need to know the sport in order to appreciate what is going on. For example, if you jog, you'll be amazed at the feats of the sprinters or the marathon runners and you roll, you'll be amused when you see brian aragon 360 inspin topsoul, both switch and natural. Or you got to be a supporter of one of the team on the field either by buying a ticket from Singapore pools or be a fan of that team. Otherwise, i see no reason to watch soccer. Or maybe you don't need a reason.
So I didn't watch it. And shall carry on being the black sheep.

I would like to comment about one more thing which I overheard when I was waitering just now. But I have no more time. So I will just leave you with what I heard.

People present: Father, Son, Mum and another couple.
Father:"My son went to read up on the symptoms before he went to the specialist."
Son:"Or else, they'll know you are faking it. You got to answer 'yes' to the right questions. Do you know that LKY's ....... son got a PES E for a POSSIBLE nerve problem, so he just attended a few lectures during BMT!"
Father:"Yes! You should ask your son to visit the doctor that my son is seeing now." Mum:"They will send you for some x-rays and then MRI."
Father:"Even if they don't find anything, they can't be sure. So they'll downgrade you for some plausible medical problems"
Father:"Make sure your son walk like a frog."
Everyone laughed.

The "...." part is not delibrately censored, I couldn't hear that part clearly, could have missed an entire sentence there.

Disclaimer:
The above re-enactment is as accurate as I could remember but my ears could be malfunctioning due to the loud music that i feed to them all day long. So i could be hearing things, especially 'that part'. Furthermore, I do not know how true are their words, I'm just playing the role of a 'reporter' here. Therefore this is not a credible source for your reference.

One can never be too careful.

Touched me.

2006-04-08T13:24:00.000+08:00

if you can't see this, go here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kc11JCub3EM

She's so fine.

2006-04-08T11:32:00.000+08:00

She is Son Ye-Jin.
Pretty well-known here in Singapore.
Since some of her shows were broadcasted on Channel U.
Namely The Classic, Lover Concerto, Crazy First Love, and Summer Scent.
I watched them all!
Hardcore TV addict I am.
Well, the reason for this post is.....
her movie is coming to town!
The Art of Seduction, opening 13th april.
I believe this time round, she is not acting as a crybaby.
But a seductress. Superb lah~
Here's the poster and some screenshots.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Nooo.. Don't come any closer.."

Invite me to this party! Pleaseeee...

Take a look at the trailer at http://www.sunsoo2005.co.kr/ .

What is missing?

2006-04-07T21:09:00.000+08:00

I was in my living room,
And suddenly,
I felt so lonely.

What a sad song..

2006-04-03T00:08:00.000+08:00

I just saw this programme on arts central. And this is the ending song to it. It is by TISM.
Title: EVERYONE ELSE HAS HAD MORE SEX THAN ME.
(lyrics from lyricsdownload.com)

Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Everyone else has had more sex than me

Does anyone else get that feeling?
Teenagers, naked, couples in threes;
Grandparents swing from the ceiling;

Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh

Corporate capers and office amour;
Shenanigans outdoor and in
Resist, and then later you find out there's more
Regret in not doing the sin.

All loves have to die - of that there's no help;
My favourite way to end em'
Is the orb-weaver spider's, whose pedipalp
Enters the female pudendum,
Then dies on the spot, his corpse there still stuck,
Left for his rivals to curse it.
He would rather die than not get to fuck:
Personally, I reckon it's worth it

Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Does everybody else get that feeling?
ohhh ohhh
Everyone else has had more sex than me
ohhh ohhh
Does everybody else get that feeling?
Whoa ohhhh ohhh ohh

tv addict

2006-03-25T02:55:00.000+08:00

It's almost 3 am. It's getting quite often that i'm still up at this hour. Usually i START work at this time, after watching 5 hours of TV. I wonder why i'm such a tv addict... I watch everything and anything. From 'the price is right' to 'whose line is it anyway?'. I can spend the entire day in front of the television. And i DO NOT have cable tv. Just channel 5, 8, U and my fave artscentral! If i got cable.. i think 24/7 is not enough for my kind of tv-watching.
So why do i watch so much tv?
Is it because the shows are so superb?
I don't think so.
Then why do i still watch 'police and thief'?
Because there's nothing better to do than watch Sgt Dollah diss Lee Tok Kong?
Mmm.. i got so many stuff to finish. So behind deadlines. So i really don't have that much time to spare for tv-watching.
.
.
.
I know the reason!
I'm too lazy to move from my seat after dinner. You see, my family have our meals on a table in our living room. So after dinner, i usually chill in my seat for another 2 hours or so.
Yes. I'm that lazy. Then when the two hours are up, the good shows start. So i'm still stuck in my seat. For another 2 hours. (note: Good shows include any show with babes.)
So its not really tv addiction right?
haha.. I'm cured already.

So remember to catch Miss Singapore Universe 2006. Coming soon to channel 5.
Carol Cheong and Genecia Luo look pretty decent. So my bets are on them.

Carol
Genecia

You can check the rest out here: http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/wassup/hotpicks/view/633/1/.html

Happy looking into the black box!

another FIRST for me

2006-03-21T23:51:00.000+08:00

I got to mention WEIYING in my first post.
Because this blog is WEIYING's idea.
So here it is. My very own blog.
Actually i always wanted to get one.
But am always too lazy to do all the registration and stuff.
And the reason why i want a blog.
Mmm.. could it be the exhibitionist in me?
Wait! I'm NOT going to post any of my nude photos.
Wait! I don't have any nude photos. (I hope.)
I guess i just want to be heard...
So WEIYING, thanks for helping me overcome the barrier of laziness.
This is the end of another 'first'.
They just come and go, don't they?
So what's so special about 'first's?