Lives are in the making here

Walking in the chapel of Love...

2006-12-12T11:26:00.000+08:00

Andrew is taking the plunge!!! Will he sink or swim??

Guys the date has been set, i am taking the plunge early dec 2007. mark ur calendars.. it is goin to be great time.

Finally kena 4D 1st prize!

2006-11-16T21:23:00.000+08:00

No joke man. Confirmed at http://www.singaporepools.com.sg/Lottery
Click for a close look of my winning ticket.

WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here We Go with Steve McCrispy

2006-11-10T17:33:00.000+08:00

David here, I have decided to start a weekly pundit column called Here We Go. There is a rival pundit show on ESPN with the same name but what the heck. My screen name is Steve McCrispy, I also have a rival in ESPN called Steve McMahon - he has 17 caps for England but have over 500 caps for 3/4 Science B (my class in sec school) - we play everyday after school :-P

Steve McCrispy's Top Tips

Man City v Newcastle - Home win, 1-0
Chelsea v Watford - Home win, 2-1
Everton v Aston Villa - Draw, 2-2
Middlesbrough v West Ham - Home win, 2-0
Portsmouth v Fulham - Home win, 2-0
Sheff Utd v Bolton - Away win, 1-0
Wigan v Charlton - Home win, 3-1
Blackburn v Man Utd - Draw, 1-1
Reading v Tottenham - Away win, 2-1
Arsenal v Liverpool - Home win, 3-1

Post-mortem

4 out of 10 correct, no correct guesses for actual score
Not too bad for a start :-)
P.S. Betted $10 at Spools on Arsenal give 1.5, won $37.50 for kopi money

Andrew doing the XXX

2006-11-09T17:30:00.000+08:00

Look at the screen (Click on it if you cannot see clearly)
His first ever turkey....

I need another holiday

2006-11-01T18:52:00.000+08:00

David here. I need another holiday. A colleague from Internal Audit has just driven me nuts.... Here is the email exchange

IA: David, you need to address the matters arising from the last Meeting. The Meeting requested for XYZ report to be tabled.

David: We will table the XYZ report for the next Meeting.

IA (one day later): David, you have not addressed the matters arising from the last Meeting. Pls let us have your reply by tomorrow as it is long overdue (in bold)

David: I thought I said I will table XYZ report for the next Meeting?

IA: I understood the liner to be the agenda item for the next meeting, pardon me if I'm wrong. Pls confirm.

The Amazing Race Malaysia 2006

2006-10-30T14:14:00.000+08:00

Time to relate our Malaysia adventure. It was really Amazing Race at times, particularly on the last day :-)
Here is how the story goes...

22 Oct Sunday 10pm: Boon Lay Shopping Centre

Andrew and I met Seb at Boon Lay where we witnessed the final moments of Liverpool's defeat to Man U. Had a kopi and waited for our "First Class" coach. It arrived 15 mins late. However once we boarded the bus, our frustration vanished. The seats were fully reclined and we had a TV screen to watch movies. Damn shiok! The 10-hour journey was going to be a breeze! A great start to the Amazing Race!

23 Oct Monday: Penang

Reached Nibong Bus Terminal at about 8am. We had to book our bus tickets to Redang on Tue nite. Every counter we went, we were told there were no tickets. Jialat liao, are we looking at 5 nites in Penang??? Suddenly, we chanced upon a counter auntie who after making a call, confirmed that there are tickets, albeit at a pricey RM65. This would be no ordinary bus ride - more of that later.... we took the tickets and are on our way to Redang!

Hailed a cab and the taxi uncle recommended us to stay at Gurney Drive. Before that, we went to a coffeeshop to have Penang hawker style breakfast. Ordered kuay chap, carrot cake, chee cheong fun and wanton mee. Really shiok breakfast

After roaming around Gurney Drive, we finally settled at Evergreen Hotel. Got a fantastic room with Sea and Pool View. Also had free broadband which allowed us to browse Sammyboy to look for places to go in Penang :-). Sammyboy is really full of shitty unreliable reports, so we had to rely on taxi uncles' recommendations.

The afternoon was intense kooning so that we could have energy for the nite. After dinner at the hawker centre at Gurney Drive, we asked a taxi uncle about places to go. After listing out all the places which include "papaya farms" etc, we decided to go for drinks first in Gerogetown and then Ye Lai Siang KTV, which supposedly has 30 gals to choose from!!! We reached Ye Lai Siang only to realise it is more expensive than we thought, and there were only 5 gals in the whole place, wtf!!! The gals really quite cmi and yet the manager told us it is min RM100 tip for each. The best part was when the "mommy" walked in and bro Andrew thought she was one of the meimeis hahaha and politely rejected her. Laugh until peng san man hahahaha...
The adventure ended at midnite and we went back to the hotel after having cha kuay teow and chicken wings for supper. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

24 Oct Tuesday: Penang

Woke up and went for hotel breakfast, before going to koon again. Then around noon time, we took a cab to Batu Ferringhi, north of the island and supposedly a beach resort. On the cab ride, the taxi uncle told us parts of Batu Ferringhi were hit by the tsunami of Boxing Day 2004, with waves 20 storeys high. I took a picture of a tsunami "poster" at a shop there.

Batu Ferringhi is nothing exciting, so we stopped at the Shangri-La resort for a beer and then went back to the hotel. Although we checked out of the hotel, we decided to go back and use the jacuzzi and bathing facilities. So confidently, we strode into the health centre, signed in using our old room number and went to the jacuzzi for a 2-hour refreshing dip. After bathing, we went for dinner and caught a cab to Nibong bus terminal. The cab driver was really very learned. He told us about how China rose to become an economic superpower through the help of overseas Chinese and also how the US is trying to curb China's growth by manipulating the oil price. Very cheem topic for 3 guys on a holiday....

We waited for the bus at the terminal. When the bus came, it did not come into the terminal. We had to run to the main road. When we boarded, it was a real surprise. We were the only passengers!!! We asked the driver and he said "Lima Orang", so there would only be a total of 5 passengers for the ride. So we took 2 seats each and relaxed. After a while, the bus drove into a totally forsaken ulu place in Perak and we thought we are going to be robbed or even raped... shit man! The bus stopped and the uncle said the headlights are spoilt so in Amazing Race lingo, we have hit a Road Block (not the only one on this trip)!! Uncle offered to buy us Ice Milo which we politely declined. We even had time to pose for photos...

After the headlights were fixed, we were on or way to Merang Jetty where it would just be a 90 minute boat ride from Redang.

25 Oct Wednesday: Redang

We paid RM45 each to the scammy looking counter man and hopped onto the speedboat. The strong waves made the boat rock which ensured we concussed a while after boarding. It was glorious weather when we reached Redang. We called the Coral Redang resort to pick us up at the Jetty and we got a very helpful reply that the Resort is just a slow walk on the beach away :-(
So we walked on the beach with our bags like characters on Lost. The resort manager (a Chen Huishan lookalike according to Andrew)welcomed us and arranged for our check-in. When we asked to join in for breakfast, we were told we had to be charged RM20 each. But after some bargainning, CHS agreed to waive the charge. The first look at Redang was really quite breathtaking...

After breakfast, it was intense kooning again as we prepared to go snorkelling at 2.30pm. After a great lunch, we were told by the dive instructor the snorkelling trip was cancelled due to strong waves. Damn scam! So we had to settle for relaxing at the pool while we looked out for bikini babes...

We saw this Caucasian Babe (hereafter referred to as CB) - must be max 18 yrs old. She looked gorgeous in her little bikini suntanning at the pool, with a really angelic face and a devilish body. While we were really keen to get to know her, her chunky father was always nearby, sian man :-(

So we hung around the chalet until night time and took a walk to the nearby Laguna Resort, which is more family style and more Asians around. The KTV was Level 0 type, what a change from Ye Lai Siang in Penang! There were children on the dance floor, really very family friendly. We had some beers, went to the empty dance floor for a while and then returned to Coral Redang. Really lucky we came back early as a thunderstorm followed. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

26 Oct Thursday: Redang

Thursday was a gorgeous day with clear skies. CB was up early suntanning again. A great view of her side profile was available from our balcony. We had breakfast and signed up for the 9.30am snorkelling trip. CB and dad also went, but they were diving. As CB was putting on her diving suit, she was ogled by all the guys around. Really cannot tahan her figure :-P

It was Seb and my first ever snorkelling trip. We had problems breathing only through our mouth. Seb eventually vomitted some of his breakfast into the sea where the fishes gleefully got a taste of ham and eggs, milk and Koko Krunch hahaha...

We had a real chance to talk to CB on the boat as she sat closeby. It was ironic I only got to talk to CB's Dad as I asked him about his dive. CB was either painfully shy or cannot be bothered with Asian men. She has rather big feet by the way :-)

After the snokelling, we were so tired and retired to our cosy chalet, but not before taking a photo of the beautiful beach

The afternoon we went for some canoeing and doing boliao things like taking pictures of squirrels eating twisties.

The dinner was really great, with spaghetti, fried chicken, fries and crab meat soup. Yummy! We spent the nite playing daidi and wondering how we are going to get home. CHS told us all bus tickets to S'pore and JB are fully booked until 30 Oct and there were no flights out of Kuala Trengganu. We are really screwed and waited for the announcement that "we are the last team to arrive" :-(

27 October Friday: Redang/Kuala Trengganu/Kuantan

A shocker in the morning! CB was gone - must have left on the 7am ferry. We had a lot for breakfast and then waited to check out, still unsure how we are going to make our way home. In spite of the uncertainty, we were in high spirits and even had time for a farewell photo

We took the boat to Kuala Trengganu and were greeted by a ghost town. At 3pm, the bus ticket counters were mostly closed. No buses at all to S'pore or JB. We asked for buses that went anywhere else and were told of two - 4.30pm to Kuantan or 10.30pm to Kuala Lumpur. It was Detour time! Do we take the safe but longer option to KL where there are bound to be buses heading to S'pore or take the risky but immediate option to Kuantan. We were eager to leave Kuala Hantu and took the Kuantan bus.

A rocky 5-hour bus ride later, we reached Kuantan - a rather well developed city that looked like JB. I was hoping for a morning bus to take us to JB when we saw this Southern Johore Bus Express counter. We asked the auntie and she confirmed that there are tickets on the 10.30pm bus to JB. Our gamble has paid off!!! We hurried to the nearby A&W, wolfed down coney dogs, waffles, fried chicken and root beer floats and readied ourselves for the ride home which seemed so improbable earlier.

The ride from Kuantan to JB took about 7 hours. We were even greeted with a real Police road block which resulted in the bus aircon failing to restart for a while. The climax happened when we saw Bus 170 at Larkin station in JB - we could use our TransitLink cards to take the bus!!! We were truly winners in this Amazing Race, although I must say it was Amazing Grace which ensured we got home safely and smoothly :-)

All guys Road trip to Penang and Redang

2006-09-26T12:54:00.000+08:00

Never thought we could organise an all guys road trip, but its really happening!!!
Andrew, Seb and I are going to Penang and Redang in Oct. Andrew will use the trip to ponder about his future and upcoming wedding plans, Seb is clearing leave and I suppose hoping to meet potential Ms Rights on the trip and I am just going cos wifey is away on business trip.

Think its really gonna be fun without the ladies. We can just go anywhere, do anything and party all the way - no shopping and pandering to the ladies hahaha.

Penang should be nice, although the 12 hour bus ride should be challenging. Heard the cha kway teow and penang laksa is really nice. Prob can rent a car and ask Seb the Learner driver to drive us around. Need to really buckle up I think hahaha. Heard from my colleagues must go to Gurney Drive where the nice food is and also the Feringghi Beach which is something like Phuket.

After we've had enough fun in Penang, will go to Redang for some true relaxation at the beach. Maybe some diving for Andrew and snokelling for Seb and me who have no dive licenses.

If we have time, maybe go and buy some baby clothing for Johnny's coming bundle of joy. A soccer jersey would be nice, must train little Johnny to become top striker haha

I luv the jipunese.

2006-07-18T05:55:00.000+08:00

Casey.

How to put out a fire

2006-07-12T10:20:00.000+08:00

Why they don't make movies like this anymore?

A wacky clip from youtube. Classic.

Fire Safety 101

World Cup end liao

2006-07-10T16:43:00.000+08:00

Finally the World Cup has ended liao. Johnny has won the guess the winner contest by guessing Italy. So I have to buy him the Da Vinci Load VCD. But last I heard, Ah Ping has vanished, as his PDMM pimping business has collapsed. Well too bad then :-)

A strange thing happened yesterday...
I was playing Winning 11 on my Xbox. Was using France for the World Cup. I drew my 1st 2 group matches against Russia and Switzerland and then won 2-0 against Senegal to qualify for the 2nd round. 2nd round beat Romania, QF beat Norway, SF beat Brazil and met Italy in the Final. I scored first in the 1st half but Italy equalised almost immediately. Onto extra time and Henry scored the winner.
Was thinking the final may turn out this way so I braved the rain to go Pools to bet. D-D, 2 goals and France win WC.
It was almost according to the script but I guess Winning 11 did not have the head-butt button :-P

So back to reality - taxi fares are up and Mr Brown got screwed by MICA for a totally innocuous article.
2 months down, 58 to go before the next elections when we may have the chance to vote again...Thank you 66.6%

David

Our SPGs

2006-07-04T05:59:00.000+08:00

Our SPGs r throwing themselves at the Ang Mos.
She wants to marry him after 2 weeks.
All stories from expatsingapore.com

Me and my girlfriend (local chinese) just started relationship 2 weeks ago.
Now she is trying to stay with me everyday after work and sometime talking about future things....
Isn't it too fast? or is it normal as locals?

yes ... pity myself at times!
my local chinese gf wanna me to marry her when we were just 3 - 6 months into dating... I NEARLY RAN!
she wanna me to move to her flat at North cos she was divorced with her estranged husband then... i am working at suntec and staying in town. why should i do that?! duh...
she got sulky when i failed to bring her back home to America during our 1st yr of courtship.
she insisted that I made known of her existance to my family back home.
She hates my best female friend to the core. I had to lunch with my female friend without her knowledge at all times.
She loves to tag along wherever I go.
She now stays unofficially at my rented place with other tenants. Kinda restrictive at times.
Got her a promise ring as a sign of my love yet she yearns for a diamond ring and wanna to get married ASAP.
We always argued about female friends and my drinking habbits.
Sad to say... few years down the road, I am still TIED to her.
God knows why...
She is not a leggy gorgeous SPG but a tiny one. one who sucks at hsework but she can be quite cute at times may i say.
i lament my FATE!

World Cup guess the winner contest

2006-06-06T17:34:00.000+08:00

Bros and visitors to this blog. World Cup fever is upon us. Let us pit our skills in guessing the winner of the world cup and the top scorer. The winning entry will be awarded a DVD of the Da Vinci Load. I will get it from Ah Ping, our resident DVD seller from PRC :-)

My guess is:

Winner: Portugal
Top Scorer: Adriano

Pls put your entries in the comments column.

David

Da Vinci Code decoded...finally!

2006-05-27T22:35:00.000+08:00

Enuff of political mumbo jumbo, so let's talk movies!

I was doing some extensive web research on the Da Vinci Code and I chanced upon this gem of a jigsaw piece to the whole DVC thingy.

CHATSWORTH, Calif. - When operatives of the Priory of Semen discover that Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa using his own sperm, a group of young hotties get embroiled in the mystery that finds them seeking the master’s bodily fluids at all costs.

Priory of Semen? I say "BRING BACK THE OLD PAPER!!!"

Robert Langdindon

Really sick and tired....

2006-05-24T13:34:00.000+08:00

Was surfing the newspaper websites and I came across this in Today online - PAP must address "negative internet". Apparently, newbie MP Denise Phua is concerned about netizens' negative attitude against the PAP and she thinks that PAP should try to manage this (article attached below)

Are we living in North Korea I wonder. My take is that the PAP had severely underestimated the power of the internet during the GE and this had unseated them and their need for absolute control. With voters becoming more internet-savvy, the PAP's control over the media will diminish with every GE. The despicable censoring of opposition views by SPH and Mediacorp will become less and less effective. In time to come, the Straits Times and CNA will be reduced to just reporting news and lose their ability to influence.

It is heartening to see the start of the political awakening in Singapore. The older voters support the PAP because they have seen how the PAP had facilitated the economic growth. I suppose it is quite a big deal to shift into a clean HDB flat with electricity and water supplies, from a squeezy kampong that uses well water. It is not as if the newer generation is ungrateful to the PAP. It is just that we take all these for granted and so we don't think what the PAP did in the past is big deal. AND THE PAP HAS TO RECOGNISE THIS! They have to work hard to win (not buy) our votes from now onwards.

Having said this, I am not confident the PAP will be able to become a people-oriented govt. Views from Denise Phua above show that the PAP has a different agenda. I personally will not fight this, I will not be gungho enough to join an opposition party. Simply because I could not care less and I don't profess to be a patriot. I will just make sure I have enough savings such that once I've had enough of Singapore, I will leave the country and start life anew somewhere else.

David

PAP must address 'negative Internet'
SHE was a new face representing the People's Action Party, but when Ms Denise Phua surfed the Internet during the recent General Election, the tone of the postings stunned her.
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They were overwhelmingly slanted against the ruling party.
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"I know that something has gone wrong when more than 85 per cent (of the traffic) writes negatively about the PAP," she said at a post-mortem of the GE organised last night by the National University of Singapore Society.
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"This is something that the PAP would do well to take into account ... and to manage this channel of communication," she added.
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Ms Phua stressed that she was not dismissing the views posted on the Internet nor even disagreeing with them. Her concern was more that the coverage was not balanced.
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Nowhere, for example, was it mentioned that this particular GE was not a snap poll or that the Opposition had the freedom to hold rallies of its own. But given the fact that cyber-traffic goes out to the world, Ms Phua felt that a foreigner reading about elections in Singapore would only have a chance to hear one side of the story — that too, a somewhat skewed one.
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Again, she mentioned that her party would do well to think about this medium.
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One member of the audience pointed out that if the Internet was skewed in one direction then, surely, the local media had gone in the other direction, giving far more coverage to the ruling party.
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Perhaps, rebutted Ms Phua, this was on account of the fact that the PAP had fielded far more candidates in the GE than the Opposition — and the coverage was a reflection of that.
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Dr Chee Soon Juan, secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, objected not merely to the extent of coverage that his party had received in the media, but also to the tone of it. He said that even the photographs of his party's candidates used in local newspapers were "not flattering". Someone from the audience mentioned that Dr Chee sounded more "reasonable" than the image he had formed of him. "That is because what you read about me is a relentless campaign of character assassination," said Dr Chee.
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A member of the audience observed that the local media, during the recent GE, had been more balanced than in the past.
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Another issue that cropped up related to voting secrecy. Mr Perry Tong from the Workers' Party acknowledged that he had no doubt whatsoever that the vote was secret and it was "as good as impossible" for someone to find out how an individual had voted.
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Political scientist Dr Ho Khai Leong then said he was surprised that the Opposition had not used this fact to their advantage to persuade more people to vote for them.
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But Dr Chee said the fears did exist.
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"And even if people's fears are irrational, you still have to address them," he added. — Derrick A Paulo

Election is over. Lets concentrate on the World Cup

2006-05-11T17:51:00.000+08:00

The Sg gahmen also very smart. Put election so near World Cup. Once World Cup starts, everybody would have forgotten whatever nonsense was said. I have always maintained that soccer is kelong one. EPL can be fixed by bookies, Euro 2004 can be fixed by bookies. So why not the World Cup?

One thing is for sure. Brazil will not win the World Cup, as they are favourites. England originally had no chance. However, Rooney got injured and Sven picked a crazy team, so their odds have lengthened, which means they have a chance. My picks among the favourites are Germany and Portugal. Both teams are kind of written off so their "boats" will not be heavy. If the bookies really go all out to kill everyone like they did in Euro 2004, then pick Switzerland or Serbia.

W CUP
End of Tournament: 10/07/2006 ^

Team No. Team Odds Team No. Team Odds
01 BRAZIL 3.30 17 POLAND 110.00
02 ENGLAND 8.00 18 IVORY COAST 100.00
03 GERMANY 6.50 19 SWITZERLAND 100.00
04 ARGENTINA 8.50 20 PARAGUAY 125.00
05 ITALY 9.00 21 JAPAN 125.00
06 HOLLAND 12.00 22 KOREA REPUBLIC 125.00
07 FRANCE 13.00 23 AUSTRALIA 125.00
08 SPAIN 18.00 24 GHANA 130.00
09 PORTUGAL 22.00 25 IRAN 250.00
10 CZECH REPUBLIC 25.00 26 TUNISIA 250.00
11 SWEDEN 40.00 27 ECUADOR 250.00
12 MEXICO 40.00 28 COSTA RICA 400.00
13 UKRAINE 65.00 29 TOGO 300.00
14 CROATIA 65.00 30 ANGOLA 500.00
15 SERB&MONTENEGRO 70.00 31 SAUDI ARABIA 500.00
16 USA 100.00 32 TRINIDAD&TOBAGO 500.00

Support the Hammers!

2006-05-10T17:03:00.000+08:00

Still not too late for the Hammers to win something. Its the FA Cup Final this Saturday!
The odds are heavily stacked against the Hammers and it seems like a suicide squad of young players up against the million-dollar Liverpool players. However, the Hammers has an inspirational manager who himself has scored a victory over mighty Liverpool before.

Liverpool needs a convincing victory to assure its fans of more good years ahead with football of first-class standard. The match is especially important for its new manager which was sworn in only last year but has already imported a lot of new foreign talent, many of whom have not yet proven themselves.

The Hammmers will go into the match with confidence knowing that they have some young credible players that can unseat the experienced Liverpool squad. They also know that some of the Liverpool players are past their prime and may just make a few mistakes, or even score an own goal. The Hammers are assured of a place in Europe as the best loser in the tournament, so there will also be less pressure.

One feels that this is the best chance the Hammers have to steal victory. If not, they may have to wait another 5 or 10 years before they can come this far. So root for the Hammers and give them your vote of support!

Just a thought, no offence hor

2006-05-08T18:27:00.000+08:00

Am surfing Sammyboy forum and came across this picture of the AMK suicide 6.
THESE ARE THE 6 FELLAS WHO GOT EVERY ONE IN THREE PERSONS IN AMK TO VOTE FOR THEM INSTEAD OF OUR DEAR PRIME MINISTER!!!
So much for MANDATE hahahahhahahahaha

First they came...

2006-05-03T01:37:00.000+08:00

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
by that time,
there was no one left to speak out for me.

- Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892 - 1984)

Juanito

will you be there?

2006-05-01T11:59:00.000+08:00

from http://www.yawningbread.org

Election time!

2006-04-25T13:23:00.000+08:00

Election Day is 6 May. Damn heng not on 29 Apr if not Andrew and I will have to call off our Vietnam trip (or maybe not, since PAP will likely walkover our areas).

Actually I like elections. Not to mention the $500 ang pow from Ah Gong, you get to attend opposition rallies where people really show their passion, which is a rare sight in Sg land. Attending PAP rallies is probably out for me, since reading the Straits Times will suffice. But Johnny and I would probably make a trip to the Jalan Besar GRC PAP rally cos Dr Lily Neo will be there. Damn she looks incredible for a 52-yr old.
http://www.pap.org.sg/uploads/ap/637/Lily%20Neo.jpg

One rally I will definitely attend is the WP rally at Hougang Stadium. Once you attend, you'll know why Hougang people vote for Mr Low Thia Khiang. I was there in 2001 and I can say the man is really charismatic. Once he spoke in Teochew, the place erupted. Being a Teochew myself, you can really feel the kampong spirit. Who cares about upgrading anymore...

I just wonder whether I will get to vote this time round. Despite shifting 11km to my current place, I am still stuck inside Hong Kah GRC. I think I deserve an award for my loyalty to Hong Kah :-P

What I worry about now is what happens after election. Hope there will be no big increases in GST, MRT fares, personal income tax and other taxes. If not, really money no enough liao :-(

David

Big Match...

2006-04-18T11:15:00.000+08:00

NEXT MATCH CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL
Saturday 22 April 2006 17:15
Liverpool head to Old Trafford to do battle with Chelsea with a place in this season's FA Cup Final at stake.

The Reds have met Chelsea many times over the past two seasons but Liverpool will take confidence from their victory in the Champions League semi-final at Anfield last season.

Chelsea might be on the verge of winning the Premiership title for a second successive season but Liverpool are full of confidence ahead of this match.
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so guys let's catch this together this sat.. timing to be confirmed (cannot find it in cable guide) Place.. go to QQ seafood.. got ringside seats and singha beer girl. or find another place.

Andrew

Funny Signs In Botswana.

2006-04-13T01:46:00.000+08:00

A laugh every minute.

Like i said the the previos posts, totally unimaginative names for shops and restaurants.
House of Foods. Whhaaa............. Trust mi the food is badd.......
Ok Foods. Whhhaaaa...............
Roll on the floor laughing.

Casey.

Money money money..it's a rich man world..

2006-04-11T14:00:00.000+08:00

Toto this thurs is 2.8 million. since Gary is birthday boy this weekend, hope can heng heng..we the brotherhood decide to buy system 1o. it will be ard 100 bucks. so bros sharing are, david, andrew, johnny, seb, gary. so if kena grp 1 , each share 560 000 bucks.

the numbers are : 3, 5, 6 , 9 , 13, 14 , 17 , 18 , 25, 31.

for those who are religious pls pray earnestly n fervently this few days.. and start dreaming how to make full use of the money... of course we will set aside 1K for sin tian di part 2 . :)

andrew

Golf Tonite? Any One?

2006-04-11T09:53:00.000+08:00

some story...

2006-04-10T08:52:00.000+08:00

guys a "one kind" story to start the week..

andrew

this story was originally entitled "True Love"....its pretty morbid...!!>Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't>mean they don't love you with all they have ... (keep reading)>>

Jim and Sharon were both patients in a mental hospital.>>One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim>suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and>stayed there. Sharon promptly jumped in to save him.>>She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out. When the Head Nurse Director>became aware of Sharon's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be>discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally>stable.>>When she went to tell Sharon the news she said, "Sharon, I have good>news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you>were able to rationally respond to a crisis ! by jumping in and saving>the life of the person you love, I have concluded that your act displays>sound mindedness. The bad news is, Jim, hung himself in the bathroom>with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him.>>I am so sorry, but he's dead.">>Sharon replied, "He didn't hang himself. I put him there to dry.">>"How soon can I go home?"

Osim or-cheh

2006-04-06T10:51:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I picked up the Osim ISqueeze from Funan, a free gift from signing up SCV Digital cable. Just terminate my existing account and put new account under wifey name.

So with great excitement I tried it once I reach home. Damn, it is bloody painful. The "arms" give no mercy one, squeeze until my ankles or-cheh. The vibration function was better, but the strength of vibration could be better.

Actually I would like to suggest to OSIM to include a speaker onto the ISqueeze. While massaging your foot, it would play a China girl's voice saying "Xian1 Shen1, Ni2 Hao3 Mah1" or "Xian1 Shen1, Shuang3 Mah1?", finally ending with "Xian1 Shen1, Yao4 special Mah1". This will help to enhance the experience and lessen the pain haha!

David (brain-dead at work)

debunking the low carb diet...

2006-04-04T16:13:00.000+08:00

hi guys food for tot..

refer to the article:

http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/diet/plans/articles/0,,284559_671837-1,00.html

"So make no mistake: A totally carbohydrate-free diet is not a goal you should be working toward. In fact, it could actually set you up for future weight gain. "

so we need to rethink the low carb diet? no more half of the half??

guru andrew

Announcement

2006-03-30T12:56:00.000+08:00

David here. Guys, with great sadness I am announcing my divorce from my wife of 3 years. Things started off very well in the beginning. She was quiet, gentle and I looked forward to being with her all the time. However, as time passed, she grumbled easily, was always nagging and making noise, and required a lot of attention from me. The novelty feeling wore off and I did not feel anything when I was with her.

Just recently, I got to know someone who could be my potential wife. She was much slimmer, did not grumble or make noise when I was with her and is always well-dressed. Best of all, she could go the extra mile with me without burning a hole in my pocket.

So yesterday, I signed the divorce documents and after that went for a ride with my new love. I must say the I-DSI engine is really damn solid as compared to my ex-wife's DOHC engine. Much quieter and saves a lot of petrol. So my advice guys, never buy a Mazda. For Jap cars, always go with Honda and Toyota and you will live happily ever after...

Caught having MSN on my computer

2006-03-28T17:50:00.000+08:00

David here. I got an email from IT dept saying I got unauthorised software on my PC, namely MSN and ICQ. Really think they eat finish lunch nothing to do, go check on people PC. Think their own PC maybe got porno, pirated games, mp3s etc etc. So must divert attention elsewhere.

So now must think of reason to keep at least my MSN running. Anyone can suggest? I'm thinking of telling them I MSN my working contacts so that I can save on phone bill for company. Or maybe I get ideas on work from my MSN friends...

Shit man, install MSN onli mah, kpkb for what.

Going gaga over sexuality...

2006-03-27T14:18:00.000+08:00

the term metrosexual has pervaded the guys conversation on saturday.. i shall be shameless to use online sources to correctly defined the terms n intro a few more...
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Metrosexual (along with the concept, metrosexuality) is a term coined in 1994 in an article in the The Independent by British journalist Mark Simpson, The metrosexual, he says, is an urban male of any sexual orientation who has a strong aesthetic sense and spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.

David Beckham is a icon... (someone pls shoot me..)

A Retrosexual is a man who rejects being finicky about physical appearance. It is the opposite of a metrosexual.

The future of men is "not to be found in the primped and waxed boy who wowed the world with his nuanced knowledge of tweezers and exfoliating creams. Men, at the end of the day, will have to rely on their intellect and their passion, their erudition and professional success, to be acknowledged and idealised in contemporary society. Called the 'übersexual'—a degree of greatness and perfection, an acknowledgment that this is an evolved species of man—he is so perfect as to leave little margin for error and fallacy." Bono is a example...

so guys.. Rafael Benetiz is which one ???

Guru Andrew

I am a Transexual, not a Transvestite

2006-03-27T11:15:00.001+08:00

OK, I will keep this review on the movie, Transamerica, short.

For the ill-informed, it's basically about a woman (Felicity Huffman) playing a man who wants to be a woman.

It was witty at times, though never tedious. ( It was a 2.15 AM screening ok!?)

An off-beat theme, but the emotions evoked are universal, in sum, finding solace and peace with yourself of who you were, who you are and who you will be.

Not a bad choice of film at all to go watch with a hot date to flaunt your contemporary metrosexuality. (Andrew, get the hint?)

Juanito

Nabeh! I cannot see a thing leh!

2006-03-24T16:23:00.000+08:00

Happy 30 Andrew!

2006-03-24T09:09:00.000+08:00

Bro Andrew, thanks for the treat. Dinner and beer was really good at Brewerkz! It was also good having the wives and GFs around sometimes. So tomolo go eat Johnny mom's QQ seafood and watch Merseyside derby. Hope Rafa will give you a birthday present by trashing Everton.

David

QQ seafood BBQ

2006-03-22T12:01:00.000+08:00

hi bros,

last nite seb n me went to pong chan Johnny mum's new stall. johnny n wifey was very gracious to meet us there. the stingray was sold out. omg, mystic factor... the illusion of gd business

only one word to describe,SEDAP, the chilli is bestest, apparently there is a secret recipe water to soak the fish b4 BBQ, the result is tender juicy and shiok chilli.

4.5 stars out of 5. just a tad oily i feel.

btw, got one pretty singha girl, works till 11pm. and EPL live.

what more reasons do we need for goin down....NO Excuse... hahahah

i shall leave it to johnny to describe the directions to the place, apparently there is a sand trap.

Guru Andrew

joke of the day....

2006-03-17T13:48:00.000+08:00

A store that sells husbands has just opened in New
York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband.

Among the instructions at the entrance is a
description of how the store operates. You may
visit the store ONLY ONCE !

There are six floors and the attributes of the men
increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There
is, however, a catch . . .. you may choose any man
from a particular floor, or you may choose to go
up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to
exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband
Store to

find a husband . .

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.

The second floor sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.

The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are
extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are
drop-dead good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!"she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are
drop-dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and
have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the
sixth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor.

There are no men on this floor. This floor exists
solely as proof that women are impossible to please.

Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch
your step as you exit the building, and have a
nice day!

Please send this to all men for a good laugh and
to all the women who can handle the truth!

hohoho Andrew

3 blind dates in a week

2006-03-16T15:09:00.000+08:00

although i got burnt badly the last time of the "auntie " lookalike blind date from hell.. i am not giving up . 70 bucks to watch fearless, thai express and not even a thank you in the end.

Blind date 1 : friday, goin to watch munich with this date.. this time made the smart move see picture first, heard her voice on the phone today .. dun feel revolted or need to run away..or maybe i too stone from last nite..

http://match.msn.com.sg/match/mt.cfm?pg=display_profile&id=MM4751667

click on the link to see her profile. do tell me wether u think is she suitable? hahaha..

blind date 2: sat afternoon: Speed networking event at gallery hotel.. aka speed dating..hmm it will be interesting, got a fren, say a pretty colleauge is going. I need to go n do my hair. first impression..

blind date 3: sat evening , dinner at hong kong cafe with another "online fren", maybe a walk in east coast park rountine. pls dun rain..

bros, if u rvc a urgent message to call, mostly i need u to bail me out from a lousy blind date. last but not least... i am still waiting for a lady who name is a fruit..

Andrew

Super Hang over...

2006-03-16T14:52:00.000+08:00

dear bros,

it is declared today is a brainless activiity day... just come to work to show our physical body and not do the least BV thing which is to take leave. 3 more hrs to go to knock off and it seems like eternity..

i am sure everyone was happy last nite.. david n I agree , lesson learnt dun call Malaysia "cai". one, slow in coming to serve u, also not so SYTs. david girl halfway show him her child photo.. wha lau eh.. from spring to attention to limping in agony. physche down gf feeling...

number 2, pls find out price for extra services.. too used to RS.. 50 bucks everything in .. need to blame gary.. ops order briefing state wrong price. i kena robert "tou" last nite. 150... i made sure i got best value man...

number 3, drink super slowly.. wha lau the waiter pour damn fast n the girls drink with u. Christine the mummy was super seh last nite, kena BV by mark towds the end.

number 4 , when all else fails , we can find a tent and brokeback mountain with each other.. hahhahaa

Kena check IC

2006-03-13T13:03:00.000+08:00

David here. Yesterday I went to Orchard to pick up my golf clubs from my army friend. While waiting, I went to buy a pack of cigs. Guess what, I was asked how old I am! Wah lao I was damn happy and showed the uncle my IC and told him he really made my day haha! Guess my facial routine is working. Guys, pls start taking care of your face if your have not started. Total cost of the products (Cleanser + Mask + Toner) only cost $18 and can last for 4 months.

On a side note, Johnny had started his golf yesterday when we went to Toa Payoh Lor 8 driving range. Today going again. Bros, pls join if u are free. Soon we can all go Msia to shoot our balls towards the hole....

Why Is The Buddha Smiling?

2006-03-10T12:45:00.000+08:00

Since we are on the topics of ni(r)vana and books, why not combine both?

I read this book abt a month back, well, had some idea why the Buddha is smiling, though vaguely. Gasp! After seeing Casey's Boozer pic, I finally got enlightened on why the Buddha is smiling! :)

A picture sure beats a thousand words! Well done, Casey!

Regards,
19th reincarnation of Johnny ( I think )

Boozer's Nivana

2006-03-10T05:57:00.000+08:00

The standard to aim for.
Soorie guys, my IQ CMI, can onli do tis type of posts.

Casey

Favor bank.. hv u made a deposit today?

2006-03-09T16:41:00.000+08:00

Hmm... i finished reading this book. One concept that left a impression is this "favor bank" btw i hv the book. let me know if interested.

*I consider telling him that such matters hardly form part of his investigations, but I need his help, or might need it later on. There is, after all, that invisible institution called the Favor Bank, which I have always found so very useful ...*

cut long story short...it is like u help others, do a deed , a favor.. regardless of who is it. then somehow when u need help, u can "withdraw" from the bank.. u will get a "gui ren"'s help.

tot of the day: hv u made a deposit already?

Anybody interested in West Side Story?

2006-03-08T14:23:00.000+08:00

7 Apr to 30 Apr.. I like to go.. anybody interested? tickets super ex... but go drink abit ang moh "inkwater" not bad rite. i think nice lah.. btw i not that kind arty farty one hor. just tot will enjoy this. Level 0 event.... Guru Andrew, hey it rhymes..

Background

Broadway Hit - West Side Story - Is Coming to Town! One of the most successful musicals ever producedto play here in April next yearFrom the promoters of the highly successful run of Rodger and Hammerstein’s “Sound of Music”, comes the original Broadway hit, West Side Story. Hailed as one of the greatest musicals ever produced, West Side Story will make its Singapore debut, from 7 – 30 April, 2006, at the Esplanade. When choreographer Jerome Robbins, composer Leonard Bernstein, scriptwriter Arthur Laurents and songwriter Stephen Sondheim staged West Side Story in 1957, little did they know that it would become an international phenomenon. As a musical, West Side Story is one of the most successful theatre pieces ever produced; as a film, it won ten Oscars. And the musical’s protagonists – Tony and Maria – quickly symbolised the modern day star-crossed young lovers. Multiple Tony award nominee, Joey McKneely, brings to life this spectacular musical in an authentic and yet fresh new production. McKneely is one of only three directors worldwide to have the official right from Robbins Rights Trust to produce this unique inheritance as an original production of West Side Story. McKneely brilliantly captures the tender love story amidst a highly charged, fast-paced, and magnificently choreographed production that takes one’s breath away. The preparations are tedious and the investments gigantic. West Side Story is a complex production with a total of 64 members consisting of the cast, musicians and crew. Accompanied by a 30-piece strong orchestra, stunning sets, elaborate costumes and state-of-the-art technology and lighting, all combine to make this a must-watch production. West Side Story is brought here by Citystate Arts Management who was also responsible for bringing in the very successful production of The Sound of Music musical in 2005. More information on this highly anticipated musical can be found at http://www.westsidestory.com.sg Presented by United Overseas BankPrincipal Sponsor - Citystate TravelOfficial Hotel - Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

Grooming class Day 2

2006-03-05T22:15:00.000+08:00

Day 2 was more on clothing, skincare and healthcare.
Avoid horizontal stripes and light colours if you are plump, wear colours that match your skin tone, make sure your socks match your clothing (dun wear white socks with dark pants!) etc.
We also did a facial mask, my first time! feels quite shiok. Think the instructor is right lah, make yourself look younger nothing wrong, when I'm 50 still look like 35 not bad what. So during the weekend, I bought my toner (mask and facial wash use wifey one can liao haha), also bought my Vitamin B and C and calcium supplements.
Not bad lah this class, cho bo lan and still can learn how to better take care of myself. Highly recommended!

Grooming class Day 1

2006-03-02T22:43:00.000+08:00

David here. I was at a Grooming class today, sponsored by Ah Gong. Will be there again tomorrow. This is what I learnt today.

1. Shave after shower, not before. After shower your pores expand and you can have a cleaner shave.
2. Never use anti-perspirant deodorant. The sweat flows back into your body and you may get cancer.
3. Always walk behind your wife/gf so that when you look at gals she won't know. Somemore can show u are gentlemanly.
4. Never carry your wife/gf's handbag. U may be targeted by gays.
5. Mustafa sells a lot of cheap and good body-care products.
6. Never be rude to waiters as they will really spit into your food.
7. Watsons sell the cheapest mouthwash.
8. Don't wear crocodile underwear as they are huge and when u bend down the whole world can see.
9. Don't wear underwear at night so that your brother can take a well deserved rest.
10. Shave bald if you are losing hair.

The Face Is Here

2006-03-01T14:55:00.000+08:00

The photographer is not unskilled. He jus wans to show only the nice parts.

Price of owning a dick in Singapore

2006-03-01T14:04:00.000+08:00

Just went for my reservist, ie. paying my dues for owning a dick in Singapore. Included in the training programme was this 500m obstacle course where we must crawl through a tunnel filled with shitty black water and also do leopard crawl under barbed wire. Wah lao, after doing the thing I really peng san. Halfway through the tunnel I almost collapsed. They could have buried me there - just close up the tunnel with mud and I can rest in peace.

I have taken a photo of me (right) after the course. The photographer skill not very good missed the head :-(
Just look at my muddy trousers. One day in office enjoying aircon, the next day go to some ulu part of Singapore and crawl in the mud...

David

Fitness First Anybody???

2006-02-27T11:17:00.000+08:00

Announcement

Any Bros interested in visiting a gym... got a relative working in Fitness First. so sure can BV one. below is a description.. i am going for sure to look see look see this week. This one confirm level 0 . dun expect special one ah...

http://www.fitnessfirst.com.sg/

fitness first One George Street is situated in the Central Business District. The design of this club is outstanding and its views of Boat Quay and the Esplanade are breathtaking. This 10,000 sq ft club comes complete with a heated swimming pool, cardio equipment with Audio & Visual entertainment, large Group Exercise studio and AQUAFIT group exercise classes held in the pool. It also offers workout attire, luxurious changing facilities, VCD/movie rental and a covered sky garden. Personal service is very much the key at this club. NB: this is a Fitness First Plus club which denotes it offers certain additional facilities/services and is only accessible to regular Fitness First passport members upon payment of 50% of the prevailing Visitor Fee

Andrew

One nite in "Bangkok".. can make a hard man humble

2006-02-24T10:06:00.000+08:00

I used to learn one geographic location; "place" means different things to different people. what do u associate Golden Mile with? to the nameless brotherhood, golden mile with rainy days, where the steamboat is cheap and great and it fits perfectly to our half of the half diet plan. To travellers the place is where one catch coaches to malaysia or thailand.. nowadays the coaches are super duper VIP , 16 seater, the chair is provides u massage.. got a personal video game aka SIA style..

I learnt a new meaning to golden mile... "mini bangkok".. got a gd fren kiat.. leaving for shenzhen to work for 6 mths met him up there for a farewell party, so was there in the coffeeshop within the complex, having cheap Singha Beer,smoking away in a aircon place (i just cannot tell you how liberating that is). Thai music blaring in the background in the place. To get high on a budget.. Black Cat whisky 40 % alcohol..thai local brand... 16 bucks, mixed it with ur singha beer, oh man u r gone... at least for me lah.

The food is great as well, my frens recommended this stall on level one selling beef noodles, it is so sedap. The soup is thick, generous with the helpings of beef. It is as if u r in Bangkok itself. Saw some shops selling zichar style, will go bk soon, for the thai green curry and tom yam soup. yummy.

sitting opposite us was a table of 2 ah peks buying dinner for the thai girls . One ah pek has a thick gold chain. i suppose they have plenty of CPF money for the thai girls to suck dry.. according to my frens..everytime they are hanging out there, the ah peks are there without fail. I am impressed.. one thing for sure i will not end up like them. hahaha...

I was already half drunk at the coffee shop where we proceeded for the second half entertainment for the evening. we walked into this thai disco, classy, big spacious on the second level. There is a live band everynite and hearing the thai songs with the super chio singers but to my real surprise, the band played and the singer gave a very heartfelt rendition of "Tong Hua". I was very psyhce up hearing the song, in a half drunk state, i was happliy singing along,
as usual need to survey the land for milk and honeys , the thai girls are slim pretty and very real if u know what i mean. The place is level 4. Tapping on my experience in Joo Chiat, there is no place for being coy , just walk up to one u like, ask her to come over. The next thing i know i was in bliss with the girlfren feelings, holding hands lah etc.. what to do i still no girlfren leh.. haha. apparently the girl is quite popular and she butterflied somewhere else after a while. they hv to lah... earn the tips.. finished 2 bottles there and i really cannot drive already. hengx mark still alive and awake, so kudos to him for driving me home in my car and taking a cab bk.

few Thai sentences to score with babes

Khun ci aroy? What is ur name?
Serbaydi ri krap? How r u ?
Khun sui mak mak? You are very pretty.
Pai Hotel mai? Go to hotel?

hahaha...

Seb in Tokyo

2006-02-23T15:40:00.000+08:00

kawai Land damn happening, its 4 - 7 degrees now, so not too cold, nice weather. Took some pictures from outside office balcony whilst smoking and also the high tech office toilet. Kanasai, the toliet seat cover opens up when i enter, and can lift the seat by pressing button! there's a side panel where u can choose to wash your backside, aiming is to the dot (so make sure choose the male one instead of female), got different strengths somemore. the toliet seat also got heater, so seat on it damn shiok!!!

Singapore 2-0 Iraq. Defence does the trick

2006-02-23T13:23:00.000+08:00

Andrew, Johnny and I went to watch the match. We would have been very happy if the Lions managed a draw. Iraq was in the World Cup final qualifying round and also did well at the Olympics. Their players were also physically intimidating and dwarfed some of our players (see picture below).

Things looked ominous at the start, with Iraq almost scoring within the first minute. They dominated possession throughout the game with their much stronger midfield, but their defence and attack were woeful. So Singapore scored through a freekick conceded by a silly handball. The second goal was also a defensive mix-up. Katek Indra was able to win a high ball from 2 Iraqi defenders and pass to Alam Shah to score.

Singapore was really a little lucky to not lose the match, not to mention win it. Could be that the Iraqis were told to lose by the "invisible hand" - must see the cctv recordings in their hotel to see whether they were visited by bookie-lookalikes :-P

Next-up, Palestine and China. Will probably give the Palestine match a miss but will be there to watch China match. Meimeis at nearby Geylang could be given a night off to cheer the China team. Then got more things to see other than the football :-)

Singapore vs Iraq, 7.30pm National Stadium this Wed. See u there!

2006-02-20T21:55:00.000+08:00

Come support the Lions as they take on Iraq this Wed in the Asian Cup qualifiers. 7.30pm at the National Stadium. Let's give the Lions credit for winning the Tiger Cup last year (although there were whispers of an Indon kelong) by turning out in force for this midweek match. Must also support Iraq for becoming a democratic nation and freedom for Iraqi people (OMG, do I sound like George Bush???)

Even if you don't really like soccer, it is quite shiok eating nasi lemak and keropok, and shouting Referee Kayu in the windy National Stadium. I have attached 2 pictures from the victorious night when Singapore lifted the Tiger Cup. The atmosphere was really great. Come experience it for yourself!

David

Gathering at NSRCC chalet on Good Friday Weekend

2006-02-20T13:38:00.000+08:00

Announcement: There will be a gathering at the NSRCC holiday chalet at Tanah Merah, on Good Friday weekend (14-16 April). All bros and wives/gfs are welcome. 14 April also happens to be Gary's 30th birthday, so we can ram him against the lamp-post 30 times hahaha!

The chalet is unit 25 (see layout of the place below).

Pls indicate your availability in the comments section of this blog, and also suggest activities that we can do (other than mahjong which is a given).

cheers

Andrew and David

Seb is Pool most Improved Player of the Year

2006-02-17T16:00:00.000+08:00

Did he go for secret training sessions? I have never tap the table so many times when playing with him. Here's a picture of him showing his Spider cueing technique. Technique 20 man!

David

This will be a joint blog site wef today

2006-02-17T11:39:00.000+08:00

From today onwards, this will be a joint blog site. I will give my bros the username and password and they can post whatever they want (other than racist remarks and extreme porn).

Bros pls get from me the username and password if u wanna be co-authors of this blog. cheers!

David

A Beautiful Mind

2006-02-16T18:14:00.000+08:00

One of the best movies I have ever watched is A Beautiful Mind (2001). Think it won an Oscar for Best Picture. The story is about John Nash, a mathematician genius who discovered the the Nash equilibrium theory (very cheem one see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium).

The movie touched me because it talks about schizophrenia, a topic very close to my heart. My late uncle was schizophrenic and killed himself after suffering from the condition for a few years. Before his death, he was avoided by everyone who knew of his condition. However, he was quite friendly to me, then a playful 14 year-old. He brought me out shopping and bought me toys, but I was too conscious of his condition and did not really try to talk to him. After that, he did not bother about me anymore and soon after, jumped to his own death. I have always questioned myself could I have done more to help him and what might have been.

So to my readers, if you know someone suffering from schizophrenia, pls do not treat the person any differently as you would a normal person. A schizophrenic person is not insane and will not harm you. He/she is just suffering from an unfortunate mental condition. And if you have not watched the movie, pls do watch it. I assure you this is 1000 times better than Geisha.

I'm still in bloody office

2006-02-15T20:54:00.000+08:00

Doing a shitty project that requires inputs from other departments. Bloody hell, people really damn unhelpful one. I ask for information, then point me here and there and finally, the info is not what I ask for. Some still got the cheek to say they busy ask me to look for the info myself.

Why are people like that? All help each other then makes office life better mah. Sometimes I wonder why people want to have office politics and all these rubbish. Must be true to yourself mah. Got thing to say just say. If can help just help lah. Build office empire and all these rubbish will be meaningless when you are lying on your deathbed. WTF...

Why would a person become gay?

2006-02-15T13:31:00.000+08:00

A really intriuging question. I always thought gay people are out to seek attention, like some guys in my sec school who would get wolf whistles everytime they walk into the canteen, and they responded with their ah-gua antics.

But really, why would anyone want to become gay, knowing that society is full of homophobic people that will not accept it? Some gays overseas are even beaten up or killed by gay haters. I got interested in this topic not because I am turning gay, but I suspect one of my cousins is gay as he is staying with a guy partner in a house they co-own. At first, I thought it is kinda disgusting (gay sex, Aids and so on). But I just wonder why my cousin, who is not a bad looking guy, with a good job would become gay?

I think I will watch Brokeback Mountain (movie poster below) to find out more. Will probably read http://www.yawningbread.org/ to find out more (Thanks Johnny for the contribution). At the end of the day, I don't think I will accept that being gay is ok. But at least, I can better understand the topic and be less quick to judge...

Florist Bee Tang Day

2006-02-14T12:51:00.000+08:00

Today is the dreaded Valentine's Day, where florists record the highest turnover in the year and restaurants' cash counters ring non-stop. Today I shall tell wifey to go home straight after work. I will ta bao 2 packs of wanton mee and go home watch tv, in case she sees some girls carrying flowers and she also wants. To be fair, actually she told me not to send flowers to her office liao. But gals will always be gals, so better be safe and avoid crowded places :-P

I would recommend the gahmen to make V Day a public holiday, if they want more babies. People will make love if they feel romantic and more importantly, energetic. If have to work like shit even during V Day, no matter how romantic the occasion, would rather sleep than engage in lovemaking.

Another thing to ban is the Liverpool-Arsenal match tonight. Gahmen should tell ESPN to stop broadcast tonight. Even by conservative estimates, Liverpool and Arsenal fans should make up 10% of the male population here. So 10% of males will not be making love tonight, quite a severe impact I must say (Man U fans all buay gan one, so no difference haha. And Chelsea fans all think they are the special one, so they most likely will be playing with themselves anyway hahahaha)

For those of you who wants to know how V Day came about, below is a short summary. I think all the florists in Singapore should make a trip to St Valentine's tomb to pay respects. Without him, there will be no bee tang for them on 14 Feb every year.

Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

Quitting smoking

2006-02-13T13:28:00.000+08:00

Today I embark on another attempt to quit smoking. No aids, just cold turkey (the most effective method according to the Health Promotion Board). Advice to my bros out there is to quit also, this Friday Budget sure increase ciggy prices, maybe to $12 or $13. Also for health's sake. We are not Keanu Reeves, the devil will not help us remove the tar from our lungs.

Pls visit http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/Quit4Life/asp/how/how01.asp to take a look. Interesting ways on how to quit. I know bro Seb tried by using Nicorette - I think he smoke more after that, so dun think got any use. So its down to pure willpower and bros helping each other to minimise temptation...

What road signs really mean (contribution from Andrew)

2006-02-10T17:59:00.000+08:00

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The Story of Ah Ping (by Seb from his walkabout at Boat Quay yesterday)

2006-02-10T10:44:00.000+08:00

Dropped by at nameless pub to book table for 10 and a quick drink, alone. Décor already up, must say its tastefully done and pool table will remain free. Bro andrew then turned up after he felt gulity tasking me to book the table. After drinks we hang out at the opposite kopitam. Good memory andrew then greeted a very normal looking china man on the street, turns out he was the VCD man that we bought from the previous night at joo chiat!!! What are the odds!! Its better to run into each other rather than plan to meet, so andrew invited the VCD man to sit down for free teh_tarik . He quickly introduced himself as Ah Ping, from fujian province, been in Singapore for about a year, he's working in the day at a factory for @700SGD/mth, and moonlighting as VCD man, prowling the grounds of boat quay and joo chiat, but never tanjong pagar as its over saturated he claims. He laments that typically a low skill china man spends @ 60K RMB to come singapore, and the first 2 - 3 years of work is to repay the debt, and if their permit is not renewed, they would have worked for free. China gals get even lesser, @500SGD/mth! I think ah neh get more!! Ah Ping also supplies friendly fag, 45SGD per stick, supplies from philippines. I commented that the DVDs I bought from him had no square boxes as promised, and the contents tallies with the cover, well done! He shrugs it off as its his duty to ensure customer satisfaction. Ah Ping then asked if we worked in the area, and if we needed any china gals after office hours. Andrew and I looked at each other. Ah Ping, sensing he was misunderstood, added that he was just helping fellow country men to look for decent night jobs to earn more $$, nothing hanky-panky….Andrew asked if he knows any PRETTY china gals who wishes to know a financially stable sinkaporean bf, I wonder who…. Andrew figures that having a china gf is beats a date with an auntie, where movie and dinner costs him 70bucks! On top of that gets unflattering comments about his physique. We exchanged numbers with Ah Ping, we might even meet him tonight if he's in the area!

Bring back the beh kee

2006-02-09T12:58:00.000+08:00

With the casino going to be built, may I suggest the casino operator bring in the beh kee machine. The beh kee was the most popular underground gaming machine in the 80s and early 90s. Almost every illegal billiard saloon had at least one (see screen caputures below).

The game works this way. You have to pick a combination of 2 horses (numbered 1 to 6) to be first and second. There are odds attached to each combination, ranging from 1 coin pays 3times to 1000 times. Needless to say, 1000 coins seldom occurs. This game is very popular among students and old ah peks. During my sec school days, I donated most of my pocket money to the beh kee, often losing until my last 20-cent coin :-(

There are various combinations that are "legendary", not least the 2-4 5-coin combination (illustrated below). It is codenamed "I will remember you", named after the Amy Grant song. Hit rate for "I will remember you" is very high. But sometimes when too many bets are placed on it, it loses its magic and usually opens 3-coin instead.

This game will be a money spinner in the casino for sure. Just like the Kallang Roar during the Tiger Cup, it will bring back fond memories to people about my age. But a word of advice to the casino operator, you must put the machine in a small dark room and allow people to smoke inside. This is to create the atmosphere of the good old days. So if anybody from Capitaland or Keppel Land or STB is reading this, pls seriously consider my proposal. The software is available from the net and the hardware can probably be requested from the police which I'm sure confiscated many machines during the raids.

Super dangerous MRT

2006-02-08T17:48:00.000+08:00

This morning while I was rushing for the MRT, I had a very weird thought. The train platform at Jurong East MRT was packed with people like me from the North West line. Everybody was trying their best to position themselves right in front of the door so that they could get on the train. I was just thinking, what if some idiot decides to push the crowd from behind or accidentally trips and falls on the crowd. The fella in front will be pushed onto the track and become human prata! Damn scary man. Why risk your life to be 5 mins early at work?

I always stay at the back one. Cannot get on always got next train. SMRT must really think about having railings. I feel its a tragedy waiting to happen...

Going to Ho Chi Minh City

2006-02-07T18:05:00.000+08:00

Bro Andrew, wifey and me are going to Ho Chi Minh city during Labour Day weekend. Quite excited really, cos never go before. Think we will visit the famous Cu Chi tunnels where the Vietcongs fought in. Probably will eat ourselves silly also, although bro Andrew will likely stick to low carb diet :-)

Air ticket plus tax only $130/pax. Including hotel rooms should be less than $250/pax, wah lao damn wu hua man! Just hope Vietnam dun kena bird flu outbreak then. Touch wood!
But then again, totally unfamiliar with the place. Bro Andrew suggested going to Joo Chiat to chit chat with the Viet gals to find out more on the places to visit. Brilliant idea!

My first MC of the year

2006-02-06T10:46:00.000+08:00

Having diarrhoea today. Did not think I could make it to office without having the shitty feeling on the MRT. Must be the curry from wifey's aunt's place yesterday. One of the aunts also used her bare hands to squeeze lime into the lou hei, sieving the lime seeds with her fingers. I was quite grossed out but still had to maintain my poise to join in the lou-ing.

It seems that this year is no good for Dragon people. Dragon offend tai sui this year I think. Frankly, I don't believe in such things. Don't think bad luck will target 500 million people on earth at the same time (assuming world population is 6 billion). Sometimes it's also a self-fulfilling prophecy. U think u got bad luck and so do things differently, resulting in undesirable consequences, and u call it bad luck.

Anyway, I bought $10 yesterday on Chelsea give 1.5 balls. Going to collect my winnings of $37.50 during lunchtime. This EPL is getting damn kelong. Bad luck also can win money hahaha

Boycott Danish butter cookies!

2006-02-03T13:10:00.000+08:00

I am really disgusted by the Danish newspaper which published the cartoons on Prophet Mohammed. Was reading Today online and some French editor still can say they are not bounded by Muslim laws and so can say anything they want. They call this freedom of speech, wtf! If someone calls their mother a prostitute, will they just laugh it off and say "It's ok, freedom of speech"

I think this is symptomatic of some ang mohs still thinking they are the superior race. Probably the Europeans are most guilty of it, which also explains why their economy had stagnated badly while they live in their dreamland. If I like Singapore for something, it has to be the racial harmony we have. Of course we have some stupid racists around, like the fellas sent to jail for seditious remarks, but most of us get along well with my friends and colleagues regardless of race. Having said that, I do not understand what is wrong with the Workers Party's suggestion to do away with race quota for HDB flats, that the PAP have to be so excited about. I don't think having different races in the same block will promote more racial harmony. We don't talk much to our neighbours anyway, no matter whether they are Chinese, Malay or Indian. If anything, the quota rule imposes difficulty on Indians and Malays who want to sell their HDB flat.

Back to the Danish newspaper thingy. In opposition to the senseless act of the newspaper, I will stop buying Danish products. No more Danish butter cookies for me, and Peter Schmeichel is a real jerk - dun blame me - free speech :-)

Brain Teaser answer revealed

2006-02-02T14:20:00.000+08:00

Seb is kinda right. The 3 men all paid $9 each, adding up to $27. The hotel costs $25 and the bellboy tip is $2, adding up to $27, so no missing $1 coin. The mention of $30 is a smokescreen haha.
I cannot believe my cousins told me they spent a few days figuring it out and still could not get it. Not very bright leh, these Gen Y people haha!

Bro Andrew, I will build some trust first and go with you to nameless and party maybe next week. Nameless boss not bad man, expanding capacity very fast, soon will take over Boat Quay!
Pls tell him to continue to provide free pool. $2 per game very siong, esp if you meet expert then habis, may not even get to hit one ball in.

Miss Kawaii again

2006-02-01T17:25:00.000+08:00

Before you read on, pls attempt the brain teaser below first. Just for fun lah, no right or wrong answers :-P

I saw Miss Kawaii again 2 days ago, this time with the hubby, so no chance for small talk. In any case, they look quite compatible, so I better dun harbour any intentions haha.

The other day I went swimming for the first time at the pool. Saw the signboard that says employees of residents are not allowed in the pool. So was just wondering how do you identify an employee? And who is there to enforce the rule? Damn stupid.
Another stupid rule is that only 4 guests can be invited at any time in the condo. Wah lao, this is not Costa Sands chalet leh.

I must kpkb to the management committee about all these rules. And also suggest turning one of the tennis courts into a futsal court

Brain Teaser

2006-02-01T15:33:00.000+08:00

I was asked this brain teaser by my Gen Y cousins during CNY. Pls give it a try also...

3 guys checked into a hotel which cost $30 per night. When it was time to settle the bill, the 3 guys passed $10 each to the bellboy. the bellboy then passed $30 to the cashier but was advised that there is a discount of $5. So the bellboy kept $2 as tip and returned the balance $3 to the 3 guys. Question: The 3 guys ended up paying $9 each, which adds up to $27, add the $2 tip to the bellboy and you have $29. But there was $30 to begin with right? So what happened to the $1?

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone!

2006-02-01T10:55:00.000+08:00

May all visitors to this blog Huat Huat Huat!

A must have for all office workers!

2006-01-26T17:39:00.000+08:00

The other day I was at the furniture section of Takashimaya when I came across the Herman Miller Aeron chair (see below). This chair is apparently used by one of the government agencies in Singapore. Every single staff uses one of these, which costs more than $1000 per piece. This government agency employs about 400 staff. Including the chairs which are placed in the meeting rooms, probably 500+ chairs are purchased.

I sincerely salute the govt for leading the way in providing an ergonomic environment for office workers. With such a chair, backaches and other office injuries are prevented, contributing to higher productivity and higher staff morale. With these in your meeting rooms, your guests will be so impressed that they will say Yes to all your requests!

With such a chair, staff will likely be less tired when they reach home and hence be able to engage in baby-making at night - really applaud the govt for such an ingenious idea to increase the reproduction rate in Singapore.

The private sector should seriously consider buying these chairs. For such a small outlay, the benefits are tremendous. As for me, I can already see a very thoughtful feature the designers have included. Notice the webbed design that supports the backside - with such a feature, you can fart without shifting your body, thus no one will know. What are you waiting for, get one now!

Should I stay or should I go

2006-01-26T13:47:00.000+08:00

I have been contemplating this question for a long time. Is Singapore the right place for me and my kids next time? No offence to the govt's plea for us not to be quitters, but I have to be selfish and seek happiness for my family and myself. Singapore has given me a reasonably good life thus far (save the NS days) but do I owe this to anyone? I don't think I owe anyone other than my parents. Certainly not the govt as I don't see the Ministers suffering for my sake.

I don't think I enjoy a good quality of life in Singapore. It is always rushing around even during weekends. No time for myself and what I want to do. Only when I go overseas for holiday do I feel truly relaxed. I just wonder whether staying in another country will be better.

I have been to Australia about 3 times and it seems that people there are more relaxed. They knock off at 3pm on Fridays and just to the beach and chill. When I went to US for a business trip, the company CFO I met told me straight in the face he has to go off at 5pm to meet his daughter for dinner! He could have lied to me he has another meeting - like a Singaporean would, so that he appears like the hardworking sort, but no, he knows his priorities.

Johnny has told me he wants to go to China soon, as the education system there is better for his kids. Maybe China is a good option too, although there will be temptations there haha.
Europe is out of the question as I cannot speak the language and UK is only good for football I think.

Think this year must travel to China to take a look at the feasbility of finding a job and settling down there. Maybe can also enquire about how to become an Aussie PR. I think assuming that I have to stay in Singapore all my life is a big No No. S'pore is just a small dot, time to see the world!

My brother Andrew

2006-01-24T13:15:00.000+08:00

I got this idea from Elvina aka LaoNiang. Guys pls visit her blog as she has 2 valentines to intro. As for gals, pls read on...
Got a very eligible brother Andrew to intro to my readers. He happens to be free during Valentines and would love to go for a date with a nice gal. Gals, pls email to ulrichboy76@yahoo.com.sg if you are keen, or wish to find out more. I have known him for 15 years and he has been a true brother that I can count on. I'm sure whoever becomes his wife/GF will really count her blessings.

Statistics
Build: 1.73m stocky - physically secure
Job: Exec at MNC - financially secure
House: None yet but CPF strong - shelter-wise secure
Car - 1.6l Japanese model - 100% mobile

Looking for a gal that is:
- Friendly
- Independent
- Understanding
- Caring
- Kind

I have attached a photo from his overseas posting in South Africa. This is a picture of him holidaying in Cape Town. So gals, what are u waiting for? Email me now!

Kelong!

2006-01-23T12:05:00.000+08:00

Man U 1-0 Liverpool. Should it be Bookie 1-0 Punters?
I have been observing these EPL matches for some time already and it is hard not to think there is an invisible hand behind the results. Take yesterday's match for example. A free header for Rio Ferdinand in the last minute? Where is his marker? The chances that Cisse missed my grandmother could have scored those!
The truth is that everybody was looking at a Liverpool win or draw. So this one bookies win big time. And I must qualify I am not a Liverpool fan although I absolutely hate Man U esp the actor cum diver RVN.
I think the asian bookies have a big say on outcomes on EPL/European league matches. Go to http://www.asianbookie.com and have a look at the "tips". U won't believe how accurate some of them are, esp the smaller leagues e.g. English Championship (former Division 1).

And this year World Cup, don't expect Brazil or England to win as their "boat" is heavy. Look out for Germany/Argentina or even Switzerland!

Gary's blog

2006-01-22T13:44:00.000+08:00

Gary has started a blog. Hope Andrew and the rest also start soon. Then we can conquer the blog world haha! I have linked his blog to mine. You can see the link in my "Bloggers I Read" column. His blog is named Diving Deeper Longer so I presume it will contain details of his diving trips. So hope to see some pictures of corals and sharks soon...

Office Karaoke

2006-01-20T09:44:00.000+08:00

After my post yesterday, I decided to send an email to my staff to "encourage" them to attend the karaoke session. It worked and attendance increased by 50%. I could see Boss was quite happy and even sang a few oldies when she usually does not. But she kena suan as some songs she chose were quite unheard of. Btw, my boss is about 40 but still looks damn good.

As usual, I sang Lin Junjie songs and was quite embarrased by the rapturous applause after my rendition of "Jiang Nan". Maybe can try for Project Superstar 2 hahaha!

In a nutshell, a fun gathering which I think should make the office more lively.

After the karaoke session, I joined Andrew at mango pub, a place Gary recommended. Poor Andrew kena put aeroplane (Singlish term: means "stood up" in English) by Gary. Gary was bringing some foreign counterparts to sample Level 7 which is not available in their own country and thus was held up badly. So I found Andrew sitting at the pub drinking boring alcohol. As I sat down, I saw this kawaii waitress - Jap looking but actually native Chinese. She had a few drinks with us - no other table had the honour :-P We asked for her name and not unexpectedly, she also had a kawaii Jap name.

2 outings in 4 days really tiring so have to take leave today to rest.

Generation Y. Why?

2006-01-19T13:03:00.000+08:00

I had to write this post to express my frustration about younger Singaporeans who really need to buck up.

I am not very old myself, only hitting the big 3-0 this year. But I just cannot understand how come people just a few years younger than me can behave so differently towards responsibility.
I have a staff just 3 years younger than myself and his work is simply atrocious. Once I had to correct a spelling mistake for him 3 times, all the same mistake! And when I pointed out his mistake of not labelling the Annex documents, he said "Good Point!" to me, what the F#%$! I had to remind him that he is submitting work to his boss and he better proof-read everytime he gives me anything.

Today, my office going karaoke gathering. I guess Boss arranged for it as she wanted the newbies to better integrate with the rest. Guess what, all the newbies declined the invitation.
My dear staff can even say he wanted to rest as he is going overseas on Sat. Must "zi dong" a bit mah, Boss invite you and you cannot even spare 2 hours. Damn f-up man.

My other half also told me she came across this audit junior who just graduated from NTU with first class honours. He was adamant about him being correct about some accounts until he was told in face "Just go and do it OK!". First class honours Big F%#$!!

My brother Lun also frequently tells me his audit juniors cannot make it, blur like sotong. But I always ask him one question, sometimes two: "Girl or guy?", "Chio or not?". This makes a difference to your response I told him :-)

In a nutshell, I think younger Singaporeans really need to buck up. The world does not owe you anything ok!

Level 3 night out

2006-01-18T11:58:00.000+08:00

Feeling damn sleepy now due to yesterday's Level 3 night out. Was at potential Level 5 place but everybody kept to Level 3 except our dear Seb. But I guess he got no choice as his girl was damn horny and needed some radio tuning haha.

Andrew seemed very satisfied with his OL gal. I must say they got "fu qi siang" (hubby and wife look). And the gal (sorry I dunno the name) sang really well, especially the Jacky Cheung's disciple song "I'm really wounded".

Gary was not his usual self I was told. Think its got something to do with the gal. Cannot go too far or wait kena hantam.

As for me, I found out a lot of things about Jiangsu and what they taught at NAFA. Really informative and good for general knowledge :-)

OK, time to take a short nap in my office cell. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

And the Winner is......Budget Terminal

2006-01-16T13:28:00.000+08:00

This morning, Johnny forwarded a link to me http://www.todayonline.com/articles/94278.asp. It talks about CAAS choosing the name "Budget Terminal" for the er... budget terminal to be built at the airport. Seriously, I would feel very ashamed of being a Singaporean if a tourist were to be reading this news article beside me on the bus or MRT. He would probably be laughing his head off and after that give me a nudge and say to me while giggling , "You're a Singaporean? hahaha!!!!!!!"

I mean, if I were CAAS, I would probably just announce that no name was found appropriate and hence there is no winner. After that, just quietly announce that the terminal would be named as Budget Terminal. Really damn laokui u know. CAAS can let the whole world know they are stupid but pls don't implicate the rest of Singapore ok?

Incidentally, I was reading this book by Chee Soon Juan yesterday and he quoted the example of an expatriate saying this about Singapore "A good place to work and shop, but stay here long term? No way! This place is intellectually dead!" Sianz

Joo Chiat Level 3/4

2006-01-16T11:10:00.000+08:00

Seb sent me 2 photos of Andrew and his adventure at Joo Chiat last week. Seems like Andrew is enjoying himself tremendously, although blindfolded :-P
There is also another picture of the gals from Vietnam trying to ask some foreign worker for tips. Although I must say Seb's phototaking skills really suck. Bro, u using the baojiak K750i leh, why so blur one??

Gary, have taken note of your first posting wrt new place recommendation. Pls post more comments ok? U last time Old Paper regular writer right?

Miss Kawaii

2006-01-13T11:32:00.000+08:00

After yesterday's sucky day, today certainly started well for me. As I walked out of my apartment, I bumped into my neighbour at the lift lobby. First time I've seen her and man she's quite cute I must say. She was very friendly and said Good Morning. I was quite taken aback as my neighbours at my previous place all ignore each other. I said Hi and we started to walk together to the MRT station.

I found out she's from Japan and is married to a Singaporean. She works in Orchard and so it's a long journey for her from the West. She even asked whether I studied abroad before because my English was quite good. Wah, I din know my England so powderful one :-P

She then told me she usually goes to work either really early morning or later just before lunch. So I guess I won't be riding the train with her very often. Nevermind, just next door, sure got lots of chance to meet and chit-chat.

Man, Japanese women really nice. Sayonara for now...

The Singaporean man - a tragedy untold

2006-01-12T18:00:00.000+08:00

I'm really feeling shitty today. Lousy weather, stocks losing money, people dragging their feet at work. I shall attempt to summarise why it sucks to be a man in Singapore. This is in order of suckiness...

1. Must do national service - my army friend very aptly put it "this is the price of having a penis in Singapore". As a result, we are 2 yrs later in coming out to work in society and risk having a lady boss who is same age as us. When we serve the 2 yrs / go back for reservist, our wives/GFs think we are checking into SAF Holiday Resort, playing paintball and suntanning at poolside - try walking 20km with 10kg of equipment and not bathing for 4 days huh...

2. Must work hard and allow wife to become taitai one day - Actually I do not dispute this per se, man should try to provide for family. BUT, if we are supposed to be the workhorse, surely we deserve to be pampered when we reach home after a hard day's work??? Instead of "Why u haven't fixed the lights", "Why can't u stop watching soccer" etc etc

3. Expected to go shopping with wife/GF. Shopping is the most torturous activity a man can go through. I mean, shopping in an overseas country is ok, at least you can get to experience and see new things. But in Singapore? I just look forward to the bench in the shoe shop. if u notice, people sitting there are usually the bored husbands and BFs, rather than the ladies trying on shoes.

4. Must cover for female colleague on 3 months maternity leave. Actually I think most of them have confinement maids and they just sit around and do nothing at home. My colleague told me she even had time to go cycling in East Coast! This just sucks...

5. Risk your life trying to cater to the unique driving habits of the female species on the road. I sometimes wonder how some ladies pass their driving test. Checking blind spot won't cause the make-up to fade u know....

Alright, that's it for today. No hard feelings, lady readers :-)

My Bangkok trip

2006-01-11T18:35:00.000+08:00

Back from Bangkok yesterday. There was this Japanese man on the plane that made a big fuss out of his bag being soaked wet by a water bottle being placed in the same luggage compartment. He was blasting this rather helpless looking SQ stewardess and even threw his bag on the floor in a fit. What a jerk! Go and take JAL next time, SIA dun welcome u man.

Bangkok is really getting expensive. Even Chatuchak can hardly bargain, all thanks to angmoh tourists with better spending power. I even saw one pay 4800 baht (S$200) for a fake watch - really silly of them.

I got around mainly riding tuks tuks. Man, the drivers must have been inspired by the VISA advertisement. I forgot to tell them I am not James Bond, no need to go so fast and against traffic!

The highlight was the food, as usual. I went to this small Thai restaurant at 7th floor of MBK centre and tried this dish - Glass noodles with omelette and prawns. Man, it is heavenly and it costs only 49 baht!

The night before I left I tried this restaurant called Cabbages and Condoms. It is located on Soi 12 along Sukhumvit Road. beside Asok skytrain station. Ordered pork satay (8 pcs), papaya salad, hot and sour grouper slices, fish cakes and pad thai with prawns. Everything is so yummy, with the exception of the grouper which was too hard. All these for only 900 baht (S$37.50), too good to be true man. They even gave me 2 condoms as a parting gift! I wonder what the name of the restaurant meant. My take - Use condom or get cabbages on your privates hahaha.

Their mascot - The Big Condom. Guess only King Kong needs this one!

My new place

2006-01-06T18:10:00.000+08:00

Today forced to take urgent half day leave cos lawyer called to say bloody developer asking for money to be paid to them, since I already took possession of the apartment. Must go and sign docs to release money asap. Half day leave left office at 3pm, damn bo hua.

Since I'm home early, thought I'd post some pictures of my new place. No pool view, not high floor, so I took 2 pictures of what I think is the best view.

Tennis court view: Waiting for Sharapova to appear, but always see only guys, damn sian. Anyway, I think it's a bloody waste of space. Should convert one court to soccer court, or lap pool. Wait till I become Chairman of management committee.
Bukit Timah Hill view: Singapore's tallest mountain, dun play play. Just turn on aircon at home, I should feel like I'm facing Swiss Alps.

Anyway guys, I should be able start hosting MJ games soon. Stadium a bit messy still, but should be up soon...

Flying off to Sawadikap land

2006-01-06T11:54:00.000+08:00

Flying off to Bangkok tomorrow. Anyone want anything let me know hor. SMS me by tomorrow evening. No contraband items pls. Pls also suggest places to go. I want to eat shiok but cheap seafood dinner. Last time went got brought to this place by tuk tuk driver kena Robert, very tulan.

Heard they got this mega shopping mall called Siam Paragon, must go and see. Also must remember my Thai language, ie. how to say 1-10 in Thai, so that can go Chatuchak and bargain like crazy.

Fire Hydrant where?

2006-01-04T18:05:00.000+08:00

Last Friday I got a beautiful new year's gift from the Traffic Police, a $70 fine for guess what...parking 3m from a Fire Hydrant!!! I did not even see any fire hydrant at all, did they camourflage it? In any case, it was raining, there is no chance any fire would start, so why book me? I'm going to appeal. Rumours elections are coming, maybe they will let me off. But first must think of cock and bull story to write.

No more house shifting

2006-01-04T10:11:00.000+08:00

Just finished shifting yesterday. The packing and unpacking is no joke man. 30 boxes! Luckily got the guys from Breakthrough to help. They are really efficient and friendly. I pray that they will not go back to drugs again.

I need a massage guys, a Level 1 type at a Level 7 place should do just fine.

Seb, I was telling u I want a mahjong table for my housewarming gift and u said too cheap lah. I was referring to the type below! Automatic one - no need to roll dice or arrange cards. Thanks in advance!

Bye Bye 05, Hello 06

2005-12-30T14:46:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow got to attend wedding and clean new house not free, so here's my New Year Resolutions

1. Quit smoking
2. Bank account healthy again
3. Exercise twice weekly
4. Run 5km without panting (like 10 yrs ago in army, 2.4km 9.10 sec a distant memory)
5. Keep to Level 3 (bros out there help me hor :-P, I will help myself dun worry)
6. Keep blogging
7. Visit Mom and siblings more often
8. Ask Dad to quit smoking
9. Buy less stocks, in case market crash
10. Dun repeat the above 9 resolutions on 31 Dec 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!

Guys Day Out, I missed it

2005-12-30T11:01:00.000+08:00

The guys had a Level 5 Day out yesterday, I missed it cos have to save on the leave. Guys, pls elaborate, over to u... Brother Gary also made an guest appearance

Jurong Tech 1.83 already! &#%$^#

2005-12-29T16:59:00.000+08:00

Wah lao, Jurong Tech climbed to 1.83 today. I let go at 1.70 last Friday, cho simi lan!!! I had 5 lots, so that represents $650 in lost profits!

Last Thursday bought at 1.67 after it plunged more than 10%, but once Friday arrived, I got cold feet and thought better sell before weekend, in case more bad news. Won $80 thinking not bad for a day's work liao. Now this! Never mind, always another day to win bigbig. Stupid SGX Casino

Guys Night Out defined

2005-12-29T11:17:00.000+08:00

By the request of Andrew, I shall make an attempt to categorise the different levels of Guys Night Out. This is so that next time we ask each other out, we can just say "Eh brother tonight go Level 3 ok", instead of whispering over the phone "Eh tonight go raba-raba type hor", not very nice esp if u are in MRT train. So here goes, guys pls comment if I'm wrong, after all I never go beyond Level 3 one hahaha! got reputation to maintain

Level 0 - No alcohol, go somebody place play Mahjong
Level 1 - Normal pub that can bring wife/gf along one, something like Brewerkz
Level 2 - Pub with chio waitresses that can talk a bit to have gf feeling one, something like Nameless bar at Boat Quay
Level 3 - Pub with waitresses that can raba a bit one, and need to pay LD one, something like those pubs in Tanjong Pagar and Joo Chiat (u can see I'm starting to get unfamiliar liao haha)
Level 4 - Pub with waitresses that can raba some sensitive areas one (I'm losing it...no examples sorry)
Level 5 - LSB
Level 6 - LSB then ta-bao
Level 7 - Health centre with special services

The Stock Market aka SGX Casino

2005-12-28T17:40:00.000+08:00

5pm (to be precise 5.05pm) just passed and the SGX Casino has closed. Millions of dollars change hands at the SGX Casino every day, punters can play at the SGX building itself or even online as most do. Who says Singapore don't have Casino.

At the SGX Casino, there are many counters to play at. The older players like to play all time favourites such as Chartered or Datacraft. Some prefer newer counters such as BioTreat or Biosensors. Sometimes the dealer play cheat and have an additional ace in the pack, like in the case of ACCS and more famously CAO. Like a real casino, every counter has a dealer (or operator as SGX punters like to call them), ready to devour the money of everyone at the table. With the help of research houses, they issue phoney Buy or Sell calls, enticing punters to buy/sell at their glee.

I have been burnt at the SGX Casino before, deceiving myself and thinking I'm a long term investor. For those of you out there thinking the SGX Casino is a place to make a quick buck, think again. It is a zero-sum game, somebody wins and somebody loses. The dealers, with massive cash and sometimes privy to private information rarely loses, so who loses??
But all is not lost, it is possible to make money at the SGX Casino, though not easy. You need to control your greed and fear, which is very difficult. And always think what the dealer is trying to do and follow him, like Johnny always tells me.

But then again, interest rates are rising. If you have money, put them inside fixed deposit. Confirm safe bet...

Secondary Schooltime!

2005-12-28T10:47:00.000+08:00

I came from this secondary school, the only one inside opposition party territory, plagued by flooding problems everytime it rains heavily :-(

Anyway, Johnny, Andrew and Seb were my secondary schoolmates. Johnny and Andrew were same class as me, while Seb was in some paikia class and also join sissy band one, so I never mix much with him then. Johnny, Andrew and I were in the "star" class, take nine subjects one, damn siong must remedial after school. But we have long given up on History (why the f%#& we took up History I dunno) and E Maths (we have classmates that we can copy from).

So we started a class "magazine" called the Old Paper, and write articles during History and E Maths. I had a classmate named Edwin, he is the chief editor and guest writers included myself, Andrew and Gary, another chobolan guy now in the army. The Old Paper must have been the non-internet version of the Blog then. Geez, did we invent the Blog???

The Old Paper was an instant success. Everyone wanted to read it, esp during History class. It had highlights of plastic ball soccer matches the day before, with amatuerish graphics of key incidents like a superb own goal or horrible tackle, very much like the New Paper. Also included are some porn fantasies of our guest writers from the wet dream the night before. Sometimes we also commented about our teachers, esp our sexy well endowed A Maths tutor :-P

Then one day, our form teacher got hold of the Old Paper, kena raided! Luckily, it was a clean copy, with just some soccer commentary. He must have been impressed with our creativity man haha!

Then O levels came, the Old paper writers all flunk history but E Maths was easier (time well spent on other things haha). Wonder where the copies of the Old Paper went. Johnny should know, he is the class chairman but he denied ever seeing them again, hmmm

Volunteering...

2005-12-27T16:57:00.000+08:00

Just read a book by John Grisham called the Street Lawyer (borrowed it while eating snake at the new Library last Friday). It's about this lawyer who was almost killed by a homeless person. After the experience, he discovered his conscience and quit his high paying job as an antitrust lawyer and became a street lawyer to fight for rights of the homeless. He also forced his former firm to pay millions in compensation for a group of homeless people that were wrongfully evicted from their homes.
Just set me thinking about volunteering, maybe at an orphanage. All these things I'm busy with, wonder what is the meaning of it all. Heard on 938 this quote "When people look back on their lives, they never regret things they did, only things they did not do..." Maybe I should start enquiring, since I'm so free this week.

What a boring week!

2005-12-27T16:24:00.000+08:00

Came to office and realised not many people around. Not much work to do also. I'm really tired from cleaning my new place, really want to take leave but left only 6 days this year must carry forward. Everybody got 20+ days to carry forward so I better save on my leave also. In case next year suddenly golf improve need to take many 1-day leave to play in Malaysia

No chance of a guys night out tonight also. Johnny and Seb in KL enjoying themselves. Left only Andrew in S'pore, wanna play Mahjong also cannot. Why can't this week be declared as public holiday? Come to office also cho bo lan, sianz...

Last night EPL action not bad though. Chelsea kelong let Fulham score 2 goals. Owen too paiseh to score at Anfield, kena boo somemore, poor thing. But best was Thierry Henry, make Charlton player (Luke Young I think) look like a monkey and then give him xia-lan face. Arsenal's my fave team now and Henry''s da best. Go Gunners!

My first post

2005-12-27T16:12:00.000+08:00

Suddenly thought I should start a blog so here goes! I'm just a ordinary Singaporean guy living a standard Singaporean life. Maybe this blog will lead me to things more out of the ordinary...