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BASE Jumping at MBS

2012-01-16T07:58:00.001+08:00

To usher in the New Year, Marina Bay Sands Singapore was chosenhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif as the venue to the largest BASE jumping attempt in Singapore. Seven professional BASE jumpers, participated in this adrenaline pumping display to welcome the New Year.

Marina Bay Sands Skypark BASE Jump. Singapore 2012. from Snow R. Shai on Vimeo.

Smartphone Mom

2011-11-14T20:00:00.004+08:00

The smartphone has became an invaluable tool. We use them in nearly every aspect of our lives whether it's for home, work, or school. Most of us have became attached to our phone all day long.

We use it for email, staying connected with family and friends, keeping our lives organized, finding our way around the city–nearly every part of our lives are touched by our smartphones. This nifty gadget also give rise to 'Smartphone Mom'.

Provided by Life360.com

RIP Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T12:07:00.001+08:00

image via apple.com

The unexpected news came via my iPhone 3GS and soon my Twitter timeline was flooded with news of Steve Jobs death.

I never knew I could feel such a strong sense of loss for someone I don't know and have never met.

Here's a video showing an inspiring commencement address to Stanford University in 2005. "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish"

Our world will be less interesting, less exciting, and less meaningful without him.

Goodbye, Mr. Jobs. We will miss you so very much.

Stairway To Heaven

2011-09-14T11:01:00.002+08:00

This video shows a climber's view going up a 1768 foot gided tower just to get to his "office" for work.

This is probably the most terrifying and most dangerous job in the entire world!

Beyond 9/11 - Portraits of Resilience

2011-09-11T20:59:00.003+08:00

TIME in association with HBO presents the story of the 9/11 decade in the words of those who led us, moved us, and inspire us. See the faces and hear the stories of survivors, first responders, and others as they reflect on the events of 9/11 a decade later.

Whose Line Online

2011-09-10T09:03:00.005+08:00

Fans of Drew Carey rejoice! Carey and his gang of mad-cap comedians Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, have gone online with "The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter!"

Now you can watch he complete US and UK series of Whose Line Is It Anyway? online for free! They are the funniest improv group known to man!

100 years of East London style in 100 seconds

2011-09-03T18:02:00.000+08:00

An interesting video whether you are into fashion or not.

Carving The Mountains

2011-08-25T19:43:00.002+08:00

Here is an interesting video of the LongBoard Girls Crew Carving The Mountain

Project RunThruSingapore

2011-08-15T11:12:00.002+08:00

To celebrate Singapore's 46th year of Nation building, Steadi Productions had made a video showing an epic journey of a young man exploring the beauty of Singapore by running across the entire nation (in a day), passing through places that are new, old and even unexplored by Singaporeans.

The video shows many iconic places in Singapore and will be useful for foreign friends who want a glimpse of modern Singapore's landscape.

In A Heartbeat

2011-08-09T18:21:00.001+08:00

Singapore celebrates its 46 years of Independence and here is a video of this year's National Day Parade theme song, titled "In A Heartbeat".

I have a dream of starting a life
I have a hope, a flame alight
This is the moment, freedom is calling
This is my start, a new beginning

I have a heart, it beats for you
A step at a time, our spirit renew
Living together under the sun
Our hearts will beat as one

In a heartbeat, I’ll be there for you
In a heartbeat, no one else will do
In a heartbeat, we will always be
Together, united; you and me

In a heartbeat, time has passed us by
In a heartbeat, we will reach the sky
In a heartbeat, this will always be
Our people, our country
This is our family

Nothing will stand in our way
We can be strong today
The flame is alive
This is our life

In a heartbeat, I’ll be there for you
In a heartbeat, no one else will do
In a heartbeat, we will always be
Together, united; you and me

In a heartbeat, time has passed us by
In a heartbeat, we will reach the sky
In a heartbeat, this will always be
Our people, our country
This is our family

Soccer Boy

2011-04-03T12:06:00.003+08:00

The internet has uncovered a new wonder-kid footballing talent from Japan. A video of a “nine-year-old Japanese Messi” has gone viral, as people around the world are dazzled by this new talent who seems to be able to just skip around players with ease.

Watching the video though, you can see why the player is being compared to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as he shows amazing close control to dribble past opponents in a similar fashion to the pint-sized Argentine football wizard.

And here's a reminder of how amazing Lionel Messi is:

We Pray For Japan

2011-03-21T08:38:00.001+08:00

On Friday, March 11, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated parts of northern Japan. Tens of thousands of lives had been lost, hundreds of thousands had been displaced, and Millions of people have been affected by the disaster, one way or another.

Our thoughts of prayers are with the people of Japan. Stay safe and stay strong Japan!

iPad 2

2011-03-06T20:16:00.004+08:00

When the Apple iPad was announced in January 2010, sanitary jokes flowed fast and furious. But 15 millions units sold within 9-months in the year ended 2010, no one is laughing anymore. The iPad has became a blockbuster and truly the tablet of the year in 2010.

A year had gone by, and it is time for The iPad 2 to be released. Many of you would have already seen the video of the keynote announcement of iPad 2. For those who had missed the announcement, or do not want to watch the lengthy version (60+ mins long) of it, here's the iPad 2 official video.

If you are someone who won't buy into all these hype, you would enjoy this video unearthed by Conan O'Brien.

Super Bowl 2011 Commercials

2011-02-09T13:58:00.000+08:00

Super Bowl 2011 coincided with the Chinese New Year long weekend and was the reason why this was posted a little delayed.

It's that time of the year and only time of the year that I'd enjoyed having commercials breaks on TV. But due to time difference, I always watched the Super Bowl commercials online, and have the time to enjoyed them and picked my favourites.

There was not one commercials that stood out this year, but my favourite this year has got to be the Darth Vader Kid, Volkswagen commercial.

But if you don't have the time to watch all 61 Super Bowl 2011 commercials, here's a video compilation of all 61 ads in a 2-mins video.

Chinese New Year Photos

2011-02-07T13:03:00.006+08:00

The Lunar New Year is a time of colorful festivities and joyous celebrations for us Chinese. Here are some Histamatic prints I took from my iPhone during the Chinese New Year long weekend break.

Here's wishing all my friends a Happy and Prosperous Year of the Rabbit!

Pilots VS Mechanics

2010-12-29T08:54:00.000+08:00

A friend emailed the following to me, I thought I would share with you....

It takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews, albeit they may lack a formal higher education, has ever lacked a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS ' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.

By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, had an accident.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
*
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Probably because auto-land is not installed on this aircraft.
*
P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit
*
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
*
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode has a 200 ft. per min. descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
*
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
*
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
*
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
*
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF IS inoperative in OFF mode.
*
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
*
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
*
P: Aircraft acting funny
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.
*
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
*
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
*
And the best one for last
*
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

The Rise of The Phoenix

2010-10-14T09:21:00.002+08:00

The "Phoenix" painted in Chilean colors of red, white and blue, was lowered and raised for the 33rd time and the last miner was rescued from the San Jose mine in Chile after being trapped 700m underground for 70 days!

33 men resurfaced one after another, in a 22 hours rescue operation.

We lived in less than heroic times and the miners have been our teachers through their ordeals. Their old-fashioned heroism had taught us to keep the faith, staying the course, not losing hope. The rescuers lifted them from their underground "hell" one by one, but truly, it was they who had lifted an entire nation, and the world beyond.

The Undatable Guy

2010-10-09T11:47:00.001+08:00

Source: Online Dating

Call of Duty Black Ops

2010-09-16T21:52:00.002+08:00

The best-selling video game in 2009 was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and with the huge global success of MW2, the Call of Duty franchise has become a brand name for first-person shooters.

The seventh instalment of the COD series is "Call of Duty Black Ops" and will be released in November 2010. The AWESOMENESS continues!

Here's the teaser trailer to whet your FPS gaming appetite.

This is the World premier uncut trailer:

Body Counts For 'The Expendables'

2010-09-13T21:12:00.003+08:00

The movie 'The Expendables' starred past and present action-film stars who thought of nothing for the kills they made in their respective movies.

Have a look at the actors involved and their body counts from all their earlier movies to see who the deadliest cast member is from this lot of adrenaline junkies.

Via: Term Life Insurance

Crazy About Rugby

2010-08-24T22:01:00.002+08:00

Last year it was "Air New Zealand Staff Had Nothing To Hide" as Air New Zealand flight crew shed their clothing and appeared in full body-paint in the video promoting the airline.

This year, Air New Zealand featured the All Blacks in the safety video of Air New Zealand 737-300 flights.

History of The Internet

2010-08-20T19:56:00.000+08:00

Let The Games Begin

2010-08-14T22:53:00.010+08:00

After the Youth Olympic Flame arrived in Singapore and went through the traditional Olympic torch relay in the host city, the opening ceremony took place on 14 August when the President of Singapore declared the Games open!

Korean Music Video

2010-08-13T21:20:00.002+08:00

Catch this video of miss A, newest Korean girl group. My money's on them to be the next pop group sensation after The Wonder Girls.

Lego StarCraft II

2010-08-10T21:01:00.001+08:00

Enjoy this well made Lego stop-motion videos of Starcraft II

YOG Flame Arrived Singapore

2010-08-07T11:56:00.003+08:00

It has been more than 2 years ago since Singapore won the bid to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010! And now the Olympic torch has come to town and this historic event will get underway in about 2 weeks time!

I feel so fortunate to be residing in this vibrant city which will be hosting this historic International sporting event.

Youth Olympic Games 2010 Official Theme Song 'Everyone'

Here's a video of the journey of the Youth Olympic Flame.

Other YOG related posts:
YOG countdown

World Cup Vision

2010-07-12T05:34:00.004+08:00

Paul the Prophetic Octopus has done it again, correctly predicting the winner of FIFA World Cup 2010 Final between Spain and Holland.

Spain emerged victorious with a 1-0 win in extra-time. Congratulations to Spain on winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Legendary Sapporo

2010-07-10T19:14:00.001+08:00

I've always enjoyed watching good TV commercials and marveled at the clever guerrilla marketing campaign those sports advertising came up with.

But these entertaining TVCs are somewhat hard to come by, what with all the "noise" and "clutters" being served to us viewers.

Here I found a genius of a TV commercial and I really enjoyed the high quality of it. I hope you enjoy it too!

Prophetic Oracle

2010-07-08T04:37:00.003+08:00

In the second semi-final of World Cup 2010, Spain has just defeated Germany 1-0 to advance to its first ever World Cup Final, where they will do battle with Holland.

What makes this result even more amazing was the prophetic vision of an 8-legged oracle called Paul the Octopus.

British by birth and a German by residence, Paul has proved once again its prediction was spot on. This "pick the winner" event was even telecast live on German TV!

Football Wizards

2010-07-04T21:55:00.002+08:00

Argentina may have been knocked out of the quarter-finals of World Cup 2010 by Germany, but they still boast the World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi and the coach Diego Maradona, who mesmerized the whole world with his magic in Mexico 1986. Here's a video comparison of these two football wizards:

How Google Search Works

2010-07-02T20:35:00.003+08:00

It's amazing how much processes went on behind the scene once you hit enter for your Google searches, and all these are done in less than a second! Simply amazing!

Infographic by PPC Blog

25,000 Barrels

2010-06-27T22:26:00.003+08:00

This video using the Unreal engine demonstrates how 25,000 barrels hurling towards earth will look like.

Apple iPad Video Review by PCMag

2010-04-02T14:50:00.003+08:00

Here is the video review of Apple iPad by PCMagazine Reviews, the latest Apple innovations to be launched in the market.

Despite the endless sanitary jokes about this gadget, I want to empathize once again, I want the Apple iPad!

AFOL: A Blocumentary

2010-03-23T19:50:00.001+08:00

This video is a must-watch for all Lego fans. It's amazing the lengths those die-hards LEGO fans go to for their passion.

AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo.

15 Things You Should Know About Breasts

2010-03-19T19:34:00.001+08:00

Colorful charts and quirky infographics seem to be the rage these days online. You can find them in abundance in cyberspace and some interesting ones which was posted on this blog earlier were The Numbers Behind Pornography, Facebook Infographics and If You Printed Twitter.

Posted here is another interesting infographic about one of the human anatomy.

Via: Online Schools

Made to Entertain

2010-03-16T18:21:00.002+08:00

I've been a football fan for over 20 years and has seen my fair share of football related TV commercials. But this clever guerrilla marketing campaign from Heineken brings sports advertising to a whole new level.

Preview of Universal Studios Singapore

2010-03-12T09:28:00.006+08:00

Universal Studios Singapore in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will be open (albeit a soft launch) to the public from March 18 at 8.28am.

During the Chinese New Year period in February, there was a sneak preview of this first Universal Studios theme park in Southeast Asia and I was there to soak in the new playground.

Here are a few snapshots I took during the sneak-peek:

For more detailed writeup of the sneak-peek, click here.

Apple Innovations

2010-03-07T09:12:00.003+08:00

Found a video that show a glimpse into the history of Apple by modeling some of the innovative products they've developed in their 34 year history.

Anatomy of Apple Design from Transparent House

LEGO Star Wars Foosball Table

2010-03-03T22:23:00.004+08:00

I discovered another gem in the crazy world of foosball. It is modelled after Star Wars which is appropriately set up in a Rebels vs. Empire faceoff. THE ENTIRE TABLE IS MADE OF LEGOS and it’s fully playable! Epic!

[via Craziest Gadgets]

Facebook Infograpghic

2010-03-02T20:23:00.004+08:00

There is no question which is the biggest social networking site in the world. Now in its 6th year, Facebook has garnered 400 million active users!

Pingdom had put together an infographic (click it ot enlarge) which depict Facebook's amazing growth. Enjoy!

[via pingdom]

iBeer App

2010-02-21T19:54:00.001+08:00

With more than 100,000 free and paid apps available in the Apple App store, there are bound to be some gems at one end and some junks at the other extreme. As for which end of the spectrum this iBeer app falls on, watch the video and decide for yourself.

Hot Na'vi Sex Scene in Animation

2010-02-21T14:50:00.003+08:00

This video may not be suitable for minors.

This is a hilarious animation loosely based on the hit movie Avatar.

The creator of this video Harry Patridge, says, "I wanted to make this due to the fact it bugged me in the movie that Jake managed to nail Neytiri with little to no knowledge of Na'vi mating practices. I mean, I'm assuming it's pretty similar, but considering they have magic hair veins that connect with nature, there's obviously some pretty big anatomical differences..."

Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

2010-02-13T14:59:00.000+08:00

Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

Super Bowl Commercials

2010-02-07T14:46:00.002+08:00

Super Bowl Sunday is upon us once again and being the most-watched American television broadcast, the commercials are as hotly contested as the on-field actions.

Every year I look forward to be entertained by the Super Bowl commercials because with a 30-sec slot costing a few million dollars, you can be sure those advertisers to churn out very high quality ads to capture the attention of the millions of eyeballs.

One of my favourite Super Bowl ads for 2009 has to be Bud Light's Drinkability.

So which is your favourite Super Bowl commercial?

If You Printed Twitter

2010-02-05T19:24:00.002+08:00

Last year we pondered about the consequences if you printed the Internet, and now Twitter has becomes so influential that comparisons are inevitable.

So what would happen if you printed Twitter? But who in their right frame of mind would even try to attempt it?

Infographic by Cartridge Save for printer cartridges

I want the Apple iPad, PERIOD!

2010-01-28T21:57:00.003+08:00

No matter what sanitary jokes going around on the Internet about the Apple iPad, it is as usual a great new product from Apple that will be revolutionize the way people read books, magazines, suft the web, email, watch videos and go about their digital activities. I want the Apple iPad, PERIOD!

Here's A Comprehensive Guide of the Apple iPad

The Numbers Behind Pornography

2010-01-09T14:31:00.000+08:00

Source: Online Education

Extreme Gaming

2009-12-16T19:58:00.002+08:00

With a projector and a PS3 console strapped to his body, this guy took mobile gaming to a whole new level.

Disclaimer: This post is not an advertorial.

Lego Matrix Trinity Help

2009-11-27T10:57:00.003+08:00

After around 440 hours of work, and just in time for the 10th anniversary of the original movie release, the talented people at LegoMatrix are pleased to present to you a Lego version of the famous Bullet Time dodge scene from The Matrix.

“Trinity Help” is a frame-accurate stop-frame animation of the famous bullet-dodge scene from the 1999 movie The Matrix, all done in Lego.

Lego Matrix Trinity Help

Lego Matrix Trinity Help Side by Side Comparison

Pigeon: Impossible

2009-11-21T22:09:00.002+08:00

Here's a very entertaining animation by Lucas Martell.

Simply Awesome!

2009-11-11T11:58:00.000+08:00

In my opinion, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the best video game ever!

SpecOps "Overwatch"

The World of Foosball

2009-10-16T20:22:00.007+08:00

I realized it's a crazy world of Foosball out there as I spotted some of these interesting Foosball table on various sites:

Barbiefoot Foosball table

Those regular plastic foosball players were replaced with Barbie dolls. [via Bornrich]

LEGO Foosball table

Its a foosball table made with Lego bricks that pits Pirates against Castle. [via Brothers Brick]

Largest Foosball table in the world

Need I say more? [via DVICE]
The Foosball Coffee Table

This would make an interesting conversation piece. [via Hammacher]

Digital Foosball table

As the digital revolution march on, the traditionall foosball table with those mechanical men and ping pong balls had been replaced with pixels and a physics engine. [via technabob]

PomplamooseMusic

2009-10-11T09:48:00.002+08:00

Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, the talented dual of Indie Rock group "PomplamooseMusic" performed this brilliant cover of "Single Ladies" by Beyonce.

Her's another cover brilliantly done and dedicated to Nataly's dad's birthday. SEPTEMBER!!! by Earth Wind and Fire.

For more performance, visit their Youtube channel

男人 vs 女人

2009-10-08T20:21:00.002+08:00

[成功]，對男人的定義是指能賺很多的錢，對女人的
定義是指能花很多的錢。

男人有錢就變壞，
女人變壞就有錢。

男人沒有女人，耳根清淨；
女人沒有男人，居家乾淨。

男人「入錯行」，上班會很痛苦；
女人「嫁錯郎」，下班會很痛苦。

好女人，養壞男人的胃口；
壞女人，吊足男人的胃口。

婚前，男人像傳令兵；
婚後，男人像指揮官。

失戀不見得是世界末日：你的心也許會'泣血'，
你的荷包卻可以不再'失血'。

以前提到結婚，想到「天長地久」；
現在提到結婚，想到「能撐多久」。

當初會結婚，說是「看上眼」；
後來會離婚，說是「看走眼」。

婚前，愛情是神話；
婚後，愛情是笑話。

男人花錢，是為了讓女人高興；
女人花錢，是因為男人讓她不高興。

嫁入「豪門」，要懂得理財；
嫁入「寒門」，要懂得生財。

以前的人，視婚姻生活為「一輩子」；
現代的人，視婚姻生活為「一陣子」。

婚前，男人在餐廳等女人；
婚後，女人在客廳等男人。

婚前，男人經常找女人「討論」；
婚後，男人只告訴女人「結論」。

婚前，男人對她悄悄講話；
婚後，男人對她大聲講話。

戀愛時，情話綿綿；
結婚後，謊話連連。

戀愛時的男人，喜歡「毛手毛腳」；
結婚後的男人，變成「沒手沒腳」。

婚前，情侶做什麼都是「浪漫」；
婚後，夫妻做什麼都是「浪費」。

如意郎君何處覓？
有才華的長得醜，
長得帥的掙錢少，
掙錢多的不顧家，
顧了家的沒出息，
有出息的不浪漫，
會浪漫的靠不住，
靠得住的又太窩囊………

男人呢?
漂亮的女人不下廚房，
下廚房的不溫柔，
會溫柔的沒主見，
有主見的沒女人味，
有女人味的亂花錢，
不亂花錢的不時尚，
時尚的不放心，
放心的沒看頭。

想結婚，是自己已能獨立；
想離婚，是子女已獨立。

婚前的男人，大都很幽默。
婚后的男人，大都很沉默。

女人的記性，吵架時最好；
男人的耐性，結婚后最差。

戀愛時，一見面就「親嘴」；
結婚後，一見面就「鬥嘴」。

婚前，男人常給女人「空白支票」；
婚後，男人常給女人「空頭支票」。

戀愛時，生活「妙不可言」；
結婚後，日子「苦不堪言」。

婚前，男人天天盯著女人；
婚後，女人天天盯著男人。

熱戀時，總相許下輩子再結良緣；
結婚後，常常疑上輩子造作孽緣。

大男人，會「作威作福」；
好男人，會「作牛作馬」。

婚前，「謊話」都是「情話」；
婚後，「情話」都是「廢話」。

婚前，靠近一點；
婚後，閃開一點。

婚前，沒話找話說；
婚後，有話也不說。

A Capella

2009-09-30T21:12:00.002+08:00

Watch this guy performed a capella of Michael Jackson's medley of songs. Yes, you are not seeing double, you are seeing multiples! Enjoy!

F1 Circus Hits Singapore

2009-09-25T15:43:00.004+08:00

The 2009 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix comes around this weekend for the second year running and F1 fever has once again hit town. Local F1 and motorsport fans are rejoicing at the prospect of seeing those super cars zooming down the Marina Bay street circuit, whereas businesses in the Marina Bay area are fearing the worst their takings will suffer during the race weekend as shoppers stay away due to the inconveniences brought about by the road closures.

Nevertheless, this world's only night race is still a spectacular advertisement to showcase Singapore as a tourist destination to a worldwide audience of 300 millions!

Let us take a sneak peek of the 2009 F1 circuit preview in the below video.

If You Printed The Internet

2009-09-22T20:05:00.006+08:00

Have you ever thought what would happen if you printed the Internet? Saw this very interesting post via Creative Cloud

Motivational Poster

2009-09-17T19:34:00.001+08:00

Never be afraid to say what you feel. You only live & die once.

Mizuno Wave Run 2009

2009-09-14T23:30:00.001+08:00

A slideshow:

True Friendship

2009-09-07T21:00:00.000+08:00

Are you tired of those sissy 'friendship' poems that always sound good,

But never actually come close to reality?

Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship.

You will see no cute little smiley faces on this card -- Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship.

1.... When you are sad -- I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.

2.. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3.... When you smile -- I will know you are thinking of something that I would probably want to be involved in.

4.. When you are scared -- I will rag on you about it every chance I get until you're NOT.

5.. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining..

6.. When you are confused -- I will try to use only little words.

7.. When you are sick -- Stay the hell away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have...

8.. When you fall -- I will laugh at your clumsy ass, but I'll help you up.

9.. This is my oath.... I pledge it to the end. 'Why?' you may ask; because you are my friend.

Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.

Playstation 3

2009-09-02T18:56:00.000+08:00

This guy has 1 cake, 2 nipples and 3 PS3s and he is damn proud that he has 3 PS3s!

He has 3 PS3s, one in the living room, one in his bedroom and one in the bathroom, so that he can play games, watch Blu-ray movies, and download content from the online market place to his 3 PS3s!!!

How many PS3s do you have?

很好的短信

2009-08-23T15:00:00.000+08:00

這條短信，真的很好。

不發给你，是我不好。

錢多錢少，够吃就好。
人醜人美，顺眼就好。
人老人少，健康就好。
家窮家富，和氣就好。
老公晚歸，回來就好。
老婆唠叨，顧家就好。
孩子從小，就要教好。
博士也好，賣菜也好。
長大以后，乖乖就好。
房屋大小，能住就好。
名不名牌，能穿就好。
兩輪四輪，能駕就好。
老板不好，能忍就好。
一切烦惱，能解就好。
堅持執着，放下最好。
人的一生，平安就好。
不是有錢，一定會好。
心好行好，命能改好。
誰是誰非，天知就好。
修福修慧，來世更好。

很多事情，看開就好。
人人都好，日日都好。
你好我好，世界更好。
總而言之，知足最好。
説這麼多，明白就好。

Wonder Baby takes on The Wonder Girls

2009-08-17T21:24:00.003+08:00

The Wonder Girls are a South Korean girl group and here are the MV of their three consecutive #1 hit singles "Nobody", "So Hot" & "Tell Me".

Wonder Girls "Nobody"

Wonder Girls "So Hot"

Wonder Girls "Tell Me"

This all-girl group is so popular that all the cute little Korean girls probably want to grew up to become them. Here's one super cute little girl taking on the Wonder Girls.

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

2009-08-16T14:50:00.000+08:00

There's a new disease in town called Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder (A.A.A.D.D.)

Read on to find out if you show symptoms of it.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back
on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Pepsi aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Pepsi is getting warm,
and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Pepsi on the counter and
discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to
remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:
the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day,
and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,
and I'll try to get some help for it,
but first I'll check my e-mail....

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, (will maybe) your day is coming!!

Happy National Day 2009!

2009-08-09T10:26:00.000+08:00

Today Singapore celebrates 44 years of national building.

This is the video of this year's NDP09 theme song - "What Do you See"

Since it is Singapore's 44th Birthday Day, here's 44 things about Singapore you may not know about, or didn't see it that way. [via inSing.com]

1. We fought independence, and independence won.
If Lee Kuan Yew is to be believed, then we are probably the only country that gained nationhood by not wanting it. Of course, the other founding fellows have been quoted as saying that leaving the Federation (of Malaysia) was the "best thing that ever happened to Singapore".

2. It happened on a Monday.
The populace awoke, ate breakfast and started their work week like any other week in the life of the Federation when at 10am, a live radio broadcast of Lee Kuan Yew's declaration "on behalf of the people and government of Singapore" that we were now a sovereign, independent and democratic nation.

3. 10am then is not the same as 10am now.
Before January 1, 1982, Singapore Standard Time (SST) was 7 hours and 30 minutes (GMT +7:30) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. We only moved to GMT +8:00 to keep up with Peninsular Malaysia's move to match East Malaysia's time zone.

Confused? Spare a thought for those who lived in Singapore in before May 1905 - Singapore Time was 6 hours 55 minutes ahead of GMT.

Also, the skies were dark every morning at 7 during the Japanese Occupation, because the clocks were set to Japanese standard time (GMT +9:00).

4. Independence was actually agreed upon on the Saturday before that.
The Separation Agreement was actually signed by the ministers on the weekend before August 9, 1965.

5. Um... actually, we were independent once before.
On August 31, 1953, in agreeing to merge with the Malaysian federation, Singapore unilaterally declared independence, several weeks before the Malaysian government did so in September of the same year.

6. We only got our own money two years later.
On 7 April 1967, we set up the Board of Commissioners of Currency and started issuing our own money, which was still equal to the Malaysian ringgit.

7. The national anthem was written six years before independence.
It was written to be played at state functions in 1959, and was later officially made the national anthem. The Malaysians had roughly the same history with theirs (Negaraku) - an anthem they adopted from the Perak state anthem, which was created because an aide to the Sultan, when asked by officials at the coronation of Edward VII what his state anthem was, proceeded to hum the tune to an old French drinking song he had heard in the Seychelles.

8. The composer of the national anthem was a composer of scores for Cathay Keris films.
That's like having John Williams compose an anthem. Imagine having the Star Wars theme as your national anthem. That would have beaten the French drinking song hands down.

9. The anthem is in Malay, the national language.
Yes, the national language is Malay. Which explains why drill commands in the Army are given in Malay, as are the words on the national crest and that of the armed forces. The country has three other 'official languages', which are English, Chinese and Tamil.

10. Singapore is one of three surviving city-states in the world.
The other two being Monaco and the Vatican City.

11. Our land keeps growing.
Our land area was 581 square km in 1965. It is 699 square km now, thanks to land reclamation.

12. Population is also growing.
The population of Singapore in 1965 was 1.87 million, while it is 4.84 million today. In 1965, 33% of the population was Singaporean. Today, 35% of the population is non-Singaporean.

13. The national flag was designed before independence.
It served as a State flag to fly beside the Union Jack, and then beside the Malaysian flag, before flying solo in 1965. Originally envisaged as an all-red background, white was added to the lower half to placate fears that the color might serve as a rallying point for the then rampant Communists, and perhaps, bulls.

14. Citizenship by birth only applies if one of your parents is Singaporean.
Also, you do not get citizenship by birth if your father is a foreign diplomat who enjoys diplomatic immunity in Singapore and your mother is Singaporean.

If, however, your mother is a foreign diplomat and your father is Singaporean, you are eligible for citizenship.

15. If you're Singaporean, you are also a citizen of the Commonwealth.
Technically, you are allowed to vote in British parliamentary elections.

16. The first National Day Parade was held at 9am at the Padang.
Thousands turned up from 7am to witness the first parade in 1966.

17. The first National Day Parade to be held at dusk was in 1986.

18. The first 'decentralized' National Day Parade was held in 1975, and the last in 1983.
This was done mostly because the demand for tickets were so high (people queued up to 36 hours before tickets were released) that organizers felt it would be good to bring the celebrations closer to the people.

19. 100% of Singaporeans are urban dwellers.
That makes us the most urbanized country in the world.

20. 2 out of 3 of our founding fellows (Lee Kuan Yew, S. Rajaratnam and Goh Keng Swee) were not Singapore-born.
Dr Goh was born in Malaysia, while S. Rajaratnam, Sri Lanka.

21. A Singaporean holds the record for the longest scuba dive.
Khoo Swee Chiow was underwater for 220 hours. There was no category in the Guinness Book of Records for the world's wrinkliest man, however.

22. Lions never lived in Singapore.
So the name Lion City, derived from the Sanskrit Singa Pura, is a misnomer. Sang Nila Utama probably saw a tiger, or was smoking something strong.

23. The Singapore Flyer is 'the world's tallest and largest observation wheel'.
But it still lost out to the hamster's wheel on the 72nd storey of the Swissotel Stamford for height.

24. A Singaporean holds the world record for most burger in a mouth.
Don Ezra Nicholas put 340 grams of burger into his mouth without swallowing, and declared (after swallowing) that "I am the burger king". The burgers were from McDonald's.

25. A Singaporean also holds the world record for the most number of grand illusions.
J.C. Sum's 15 grand illusions in 5 minutes was officially set in June this year. A grand illusion is a magic trick on a large scale. Card tricks and sleight of hand tricks do not count as grand illusions, and apparently, neither do press releases by management of sovereign wealth funds.

26. The world record for domino-toppling was set in Singapore.
A 24-year-old Beijing woman who termed herself a professional dominologist set up and toppled over 300,000 dominoes.

27. The world's longest human domino line was formed in Singapore.
This was done by 9,234 students standing 4.2km along Siloso Beach, Sentosa.

28. The world's biggest game of pass the parcel was played in Singapore.
By 3,918 students removing 2,200 wrappers from a parcel in 1998.

29. The world's largest human wheelbarrow race was played in Singapore.
By 700 students in 2008 (although it's since been broken by a Melbourne school in 2009).

30. The world's "longest human chairs" was formed in Singapore in 2008.
By over 1,500 secondary and primary students.... Hey wait a minute, which country holds the record for most number of student exam failures? Well, at least we have a solution to youth delinquency: "Is your teenager breaking the law? Make them break world records instead!"

31. 280m.
That's the height of the tallest buildings in Singapore. UOB Plaza One, Republic Plaza and OUB Centre. This is because that's the height restriction for buildings in the CBD area because of their proximity to Changi Airport.

32. We may be small, but we have over 3000km of roads.
Singapore is only around 42km from east to west, but has over 3,000km of roads.

33. We have the Merlion.
Oh, where do we begin? The Merlion was designed as a logo for the Tourism Board prior to independence, and has been in service since as an official symbol of the nation. The STB still maintains standards and usage and only officially approved products may be sold using the name and likeness of this much derided creature.

That doesn't stop foreign entities from doing the same, though. A Russian I.T. company called Merlion comes complete with its own legend - that Singaporeans still worship the creature, a symbol of courage and strength.

And perhaps as a symbol of courage and strength, a Merlion is featured on the crest of the 8th Regiment of the United States Marine Corps, although that one has front legs while ours merely vomits armless, legless.

There are five 'officially recognised' Merlion statues in Singapore and these are at Merlion Park, Sentosa, Tourism Court, and Mount Faber, so if one turns up in your neighbourhood, it's a rogue Merlion and not to be trusted.

It has, on many occasions, been featured in popular culture and literature. The country's de facto poet laureate, Professor Edwin Thumboo, for one, featured it in his poem Ulysses by the Merlion.

34. We actually have a poet laureate!
Professor Edwin Thumboo was once a colleague of the author Paul Theroux at the Department of English at Singapore University, and has been said to be the inspiration behind a character in Theroux's novel 'Saint Jack' - the bartender Wallace Thumboo.

35. It is actually warmer and drier in the eastern part of Singapore.
This is due to a meteorological phenomenon called the rain shadow effect.

36. We are the biggest exporters of ornamental fish.

37. We have the second densest population.
Sorry, that should have been "2nd highest population density", but some might say the former is correct.

38. We ran the world's biggest rubber duck race.
The things we did before we got Bernie Ecclestone to bring Formula One to our shores.

39. Singapore is home to the world's biggest bat.
The flying fox lives on Pulau Ubin.

40. Bukit Timah Hill is the highest natural point on the island at 165m.
On a clear day, you can see... hmmm... buildings.

41. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve has more species of trees than the whole of North America.
Now, that is one big redeeming factor.

42. The national flower, Vanda Miss Joaquim, is named after Agnes Joaquim, or Ashken Hovakimian, an Armenian.
Armenians were prominent in early Singapore - the oldest church is the Armenian Church (1835), and very Singaporean institutions like the Raffles Hotel and The Straits Times were founded by Armenians.

43. Singapore is one of 16 nations that produce anti-personnel landmines
Yikes, let's go back to silly, inconsequential records.

44. Nestlé Singapore produced the world's largest chocolate bar
Weighing over 2 tons, the Kit Kat Very Very Chunky was displayed at Plaza Singapura in 2006.

And there you have it. Majulah Singapura! On to next year and one more fact to add to this list.

Worst Fight Scene Ever

2009-08-06T20:44:00.000+08:00

This video is way too funny to be laughing alone, here's sharing with you guys!

Greatest Wedding Invitation

2009-07-30T20:26:00.000+08:00

This is the greatest wedding invitation ever! Awesome!

via awesomeopolis

The Mighty Wallet

2009-07-19T21:20:00.003+08:00

The Mighty Wallet™ is truly mighty!

Strength test of The Mighty Wallet™

TV Commercial

2009-07-16T20:54:00.000+08:00

This is one of the most touching and emotionally-charged commercial I’ve ever seen. Why does Thailand always produce such good TV commercial?

Water Fiesta 2009

2009-07-13T23:25:00.001+08:00

A slideshow of Water Fiesta 2009

Twitter Spelling Test

2009-07-10T17:32:00.000+08:00

Roller Tots

2009-07-07T20:57:00.005+08:00

This is the cutest advertisement I have ever seen. With some help from computer animatronics, there's nothing those cute tots cannot do!

Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009

2009-06-26T18:06:00.002+08:00

Today the world of pop music mourns the passing of a legendary musical genius, Michael Joseph Jackson.

He, of the one-gloved hand, sequined bodysuits, the smooth moonwalker with the slithering dance moves that oozed sex appeal, had died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.

Rest in peace, MJ. You will forever live in our hearts.

Stop Motion Animations

2009-06-11T22:49:00.002+08:00

Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames are played as a continuous sequence.

Her Morning Elegance

Here is another stop motion video project done by students of Savannah College of Art and Design.

DEADLINE post-it

Next let's go behind the scene to take a look at the "making of" the post-it notes stop motion animation. You will realize how much planning goes into it and how much team effort and time will be needed to produce a 2 minutes video.

The Making of DEADLINE

Always For Nobody But You

2009-05-28T11:48:00.003+08:00

This is what you get when the invisible hand of creativity is allow to weild its power and let individual artistic expressions collide and let sparks fly! UNSTIFLED CREATIVITY!

Credits:
Video - Wonder Girls "Nobody" MTV
Music - the mrbrown show "Wash Your Hands Too"

Experience The Passion

2009-05-26T22:09:00.002+08:00

Experience The Passion Experience The Run

Best Job In The World

2009-05-21T19:34:00.002+08:00

Shown on this video is the best job a guy could ask for in the whole wide world! Hilarious!

Gotcha Under My Skin

2009-05-16T21:24:00.003+08:00

Here's proof that a little brilliance and innovations work wonders for an advertising message - "Air New Zealand Staff Had Nothing To Hide".

Let's take a behind-the-scene look at the making of the ad.

Crazy Canon in D

2009-04-23T19:51:00.003+08:00

Korean break dancers accompany Cannon in D played on Asian instruments mix with DJ on turn table and beat boxer.

Poetry in motion...

Earth Day 2009

2009-04-22T22:54:00.001+08:00

It’s Earth Day, and instead of engaging in questionable eco initiatives, why not do some essential viewing that will disturb, move, outrage and inspire you in that bitter-sweet way to well, save the Earth?

For a start, here's a video that will explore our environmental sensibility. It doesn’t hurt that it’s narrated by the one and only James Earl Jones.

Mii Wii & Shii

2009-04-10T15:12:00.000+08:00

The men don't get it.

Silent Library

2009-03-31T21:59:00.003+08:00

This video of a Japanese game show called "Silent Library" never fail to crack me up every single time I watch it (and I've watched it many times). I leave you to enjoy and laugh out loud, remember you don't have to suppress your laughter.

You can also find videos of Silent Library 2 and Silent Library 3.

World Fastest Magician

2009-03-14T12:26:00.003+08:00

Dutch illusionist Hans Klok vs. the clock performing his fastest illusions: faster than he ever did. 10 magic tricks in 5 minutes.

Unfortunately, the speed does not cover some rather lame illusions on display, with the round pink box trick being the most amateurish I've ever seen. The 'half body' pushing the trolley would be the only saving grace.

好好做人

2009-03-11T10:53:00.000+08:00

人啊！
沒錢的時候，養豬；
有錢的時候，養狗。
沒錢的時候，在家裡吃野菜；
有錢的時候，在酒店吃野菜。
沒錢的時候，在馬路上騎自行車；
有錢的時候，在客廳裡騎自行車。

沒錢的時候想結婚；
有錢的時候想離婚。

沒錢的時候老婆兼秘書；
有錢的時候秘書兼老婆。
沒錢的時候假裝有錢；
有錢的時候假裝沒錢。

人啊，都不講實話：
說股票是毒品，都在玩；
說金錢是罪惡，都在撈；
說美女是禍水，都想要；
說高處不勝寒，都在爬；

說煙酒傷身體，就不戒；
說天堂最美好，都不去!!!

當今社會，窮吃肉，富吃蝦，領導幹部吃王八；

男想高，女想瘦，狗穿衣裳人露肉；
過去把第一次留給丈夫；
現在把第一胎留給丈夫。

鄉下早晨雞叫人，
城裡晚上人叫雞；

舊社會戲子賣藝不賣身，
新社會演員賣身不賣藝。

人生是什麼?
只用了 4 4 個字 , 就把人生講完了
...
所以人與人 , 有啥好計較的咧 ?

快樂好相處比較重要啦！

1 歲時 出場亮相
10 歲時 功課至上
20 歲時 春心盪漾
30 歲時 職場對抗
40 歲時 身材發胖
50 歲時 打打麻將
60 歲時 老當益壯
70 歲時 常常健忘
80 歲時 搖搖晃晃
90 歲時 迷失方向
100 歲時 掛在牆上

祝大家愉快，好好做人

Where's Letter 'M'?

2009-03-03T19:40:00.003+08:00

Found this fun poster at Famille Summerbelle for learning the alphabet. Each letter has a matching image in the box (although the letter M doesn't have a box - he's hiding somewhere else....)

Can you find the matching image to letter 'M'?

Messy Dominos

2009-02-25T14:43:00.001+08:00

Nice idea of a video but someone's gonna have a lot of cleaning up to do.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Toilet Poems

2009-02-23T00:07:00.000+08:00

Graffiti 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here I lie in stinky vapor, Because some bastard stole
the toilet paper, Shall I lie, or shall I linger, Or
shall I be forced to use my finger.

Before he graduated to be a poet, he wrote this....
Washroom Graffiti 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here I sit
Broken hearted
Tried to shit
But only farted

Some one who had a different experience wrote
Washroom Graffiti 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You're lucky
You had your chance
I tried to fart,
And shit my pants!

Perhaps it is true that people get inspiration in toilets
Washroom Graffiti 4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I came here
To shit and stink,
But all I do
Is sit and think.

There are also people who come in for a different purpose
Washroom Graffiti 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some come here to sit and think,
Some come here to shit and stink,
But I come here to scratch my balls,
And read the bullshit on the walls...

Toilets walls are also job advertisement places.......
Washroom Graffiti 6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(written high upon the wall)
If you can piss above this line,
the Singapore Fire Department wants you.

Ministry of environment advertisement
Washroom Graffiti 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We aim to please!
You aim too! Please!

Washroom Graffiti 8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seen above a urinal:
Please do not throw cigarette butts in our urinal.
We don't piss in your ashtrays!

Washroom Graffiti 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On the inside of a toilet door:
Patrons are requested to remain seated throughout
the entire performance.

Washroom Graffiti 10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A sign at a swimming pool bathroom:
We don't swim in your toilet, so please
don't pee in our pool!

Washroom Graffiti 11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another sign seen at a swimming pool:
Welcome to our ool.
Notice there's no P in it.
Please keep it that way.

This should teach you a lesson
Washroom Graffiti 12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sign seen at a restaurant:
The hands that clean these toilets also make your
food...please aim properly.

The Chewing Gum Joke

2009-02-17T20:18:00.002+08:00

A friend emailed this joke to me:

A Singaporean was on holiday in Malaysia ..He was having his coffee, croissant, bread, butter & jam at the hotel's coffee house.

A Malaysian man who was chewing gum, sat down next to him & started a casual conversation.

Malaysian : "You Singaporeans eat the whole bread?"
Singaporean : "Of course."

Malaysian : "We don't. In Malaysia , we only eat what's inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it, transform them into croissants & sell them across to Singapore ."

The Malaysian then had a smirk on his face while the Singaporean listened in silence.

Malaysian : "Do you eat the jam with the bread?"
Singaporean : "Of course."

Malaysian (chuckling): "We don't. In Malaysia , we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all the peels, seeds & other left-over in a container, recycle them, transform them into jam, before we sell it across to Singapore ."

This time, the Singaporean retorted : "Do you have sex in Malaysia ?"

Malaysian : "Why, of course we do"
Singaporean : "Do you wear protection"

Malaysian : "Of course! We wear condoms."
Singaporean : "And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?"

Malaysian : "Stupid question ! Of course we throw them away."

Singaporean : "We don't. In Singapore , the government secretly puts them in a container, recycle them, melt them down into chewing gum & sell them across to Malaysia ,... & that's the real reason why we banned chewing gum in Singapore ."

Keeping Romance Affordable

2009-02-14T14:51:00.004+08:00

In the present global financial crisis, cutting cost has become a way of life, not only for corporations and the rich, but more so for working class people like us. But cutting cost doesn't mean cutting corner in romancing your other half on this Valentines day. All the more, you need to woo in style during a downturn to keep the spirit up and the flame of love burning bright.

What you need is to put in some thoughts and a little more DIY effort in creating a fun and memorable Valentines day for the two of you. Enjoy the simpler things in life, and count your blessing you have each other for companionship.

Here are some suggestions how you can celebrate Valentines day on the cheap:

Drop by the library
In the air-conditioning comfort of either the central or the neighborhood library, you can browse the shelves for your favourite reads, or book the audio visual facility to watch a documentary or listen to some good music together. At some libraries, there might be some free events like talks and concerts going on.

Cook at home
With a cookbook borrowed from the library, pick a recipe, shop for the ingredients and prepare a meal together. Not all of us are born great cooks, but cooking is great bonding for couples and if the food turns out great, that will be a bonus!

Go for a walk
A walk in the park, the botanical garden or by the beach will be great, window-shopping in shopping mall will be no-no. Enjoying the greenery or the sea breeze is free, and you get some exercise done.Have a picnic
This is an extension of the walk in the park or botanical garden. Before you head to the park, detour to the supermarket and pick up your picnic basket. Better still, choose a venue with free outdoor concerts or dance performances.

Shop at garage sales
Go bargain hunting at garage sales. To up the fun quotient, choose a theme, e.g. pirates, and fashion each other in that style.

Tough times call for tough measures and there is no rules cast in stone that says only the biggest diamond gift or the glitziest dinner date will be able to proclaim your undying love for each other. The important thing is to show our love and appreciation for each other in good and bad times, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.

Another Year Older

2009-02-03T23:06:00.002+08:00

and WISER, I hope...

Happy Birthday to myself.

Happy Lunar 牛 Year!

2009-01-26T13:44:00.000+08:00

The Lunar New Year, which begins today, ushers in the Year of the Ox (牛). In a year of global financial hardship, the ox (or buffalo, cow or bull) takes on added significance. We want a charging bull market on Wall Street and all major markets to drive us out of this financial doldrums.

Those born under the Ox sign are dependable, calm, modest and stable. Yours truly was born in an Ox year and so is President Obama.

Happy Lunar 牛 Year 2009!

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-01T22:13:00.002+08:00

We have arrived at the last single digit year of the 21st century - isn't this a very interesting perspective to look at a new year?

The past year has been rather forgettable and one which was plagued by health problems personally.

I wish all friends and readers a very Happy, Healthy, Successful and fulfiling New Year. Hope all of your wishes come true this year and beyond.

Stunt Driving Performance

2008-10-19T00:19:00.003+08:00

Here's a video of stunt driving performance by world-famous precision driver Russ Swift and his son Paul at the Singapore Motorshow 2008.

Review of Gadget Advisor

2008-10-11T14:45:00.001+08:00

Due to technological advances in the electronics and semiconductor industries, there has been large increase in the production of gizmos and electronic gadgets over the last ten years. With more of such affordable electronic gadgets flooding the consumer markets across the world, this phenomenon in turn presents a proliferation of gadget review sites in the World Wide Web.

Gadget Advisor is a new website that offers resource for the best in gadget and tech news. Rather than presenting every bit of news from each day, Gadget Advisor focuses on the products and news that are the most significant, useful, and/or cool so that visitors can quickly view the top gadgets and tech news.

The reviewed items are hand-picked as a "best of the best" resource for computer hardware, software, gadgets, and tech news. Therefore, instead of visitors having to wade through pages of minor updates and other news that is not of interest, the top products and news items are solely presented.

There are five main categories listed as Gadgets, Tech News, Computer Hardware, Computer Software and Featured Articles.

For example, in the Gadgets category, visitors can read cutting edge reviews of network media player and universal remote control - a perfect solution to keep things under central control as we utilize more and more electronic devices in the digital home.

Another example can be seen in Tech News category, where visitors can get expert evaluation of online backup services.

Speed Linking Edition Contest

2008-10-08T19:32:00.002+08:00

Ed Lau of ededition dot com is holding a contest giving away some fabulous prizes.

The Prizes

* Prize #1: A JohnChow.com stripe ad for 1 month, which usually costs $250. This is the ad that appears at the top of the site. Sponsored by John Chow.
* Prize #2:A 125×125 ad (this is the box ad you see to the top right) on my site for 3 months, a 2GB USB Flash Drive from Gigabyte.
* Prize #3: Apple iPod Nano 2G Black 8GB. I was going to give this away a long time ago but forgot about it. Still brand new. Not as pretty as the new 4G Nano but still an 8GB iPod Nano. Also, a 2GB USB Flash Drive from Buffalo.
* Prize #4: A box DVD of the 1st season of one of my favorite TV shows How I Met Your Mother and a 4GB USB Flash Drive from Sony.

How to Enter

* Follow Ed on Twitter Everyone already following is already entered: 3 entries
* Blog about Ed's blog. Review my site. Blog about this contest…anything. Include a linkback: 5 entries
* Any comment in any post starting with this one. To avoid spam, only one comment per person, per post will be counted. Comments will only be counted for 24 hours after posting: 1 entry per comment.

Ed has not decided on the contest closing date but it won't be long before he made the drawing and pick the winners. So hurry along and get entered!

Rock Band Debut

2008-10-01T11:35:00.001+08:00

The highly anticipated music game Rock Band has just been officially released here last week – 10 months after the US launch.

While Rock Band 2 on Xbox360 was launched in the US on September 14, music gamers here can only console themselves with the first version. Many expressed their surprise that Rock Band is launching here when the sequel is already out. So much for touting the small local market as the Digital Media Gateway of Asia.

Besides the parallel importers who have been bringing in the game since end of last year, Rock Band will have to compete with rival music game, Guitar Hero World Tour, which will be launched in the next few months.

Rock Band 2 vs Guitar Hero World Tour, so which game is better?

Here’s a video of Rock Band live demo at the recent Games Convention Asia 2008.

F1 Fever Hits Singapore

2008-09-27T10:28:00.001+08:00

The F1 circus rolled into town this weekend for the world's first F1 night race and F1 fever had grip many Singaporeans who have never experienced a live F1 race before.

Places along the race circuit were filled with people packed shoulder to shoulder, all eager to get a glimpse of those super fast cars before they disappear in a blink of the eyes and leave the spectators eating dust.

Racing Themed Food & Beverages

2008-09-25T18:59:00.000+08:00

As the hype to the inaugural FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix gets build to feverish pitch, the food and beverage scene is cashing in on the Formula One fever. Eateries along the circuit and trackside hotels are offering exclusive F1 menus and champagne-paired meals. Cocktails with race-themed names such as Pit Stop, Crash and Burn, and Chequered Flag have been concocted.

Bakeries, coffee joints and ice cream parlors are doing their part with special offerings in this Grand Prix season, Home-grown bakery chain has come up with Ferrari-inspired bun like Ferraberri, Haagen-Dazs is offering aptly named desserts such as Berries Drift and Brownie Lap, and coffee addicts can enjoy the Speed Race, a drink offered by The Coffee Connoisseur chain.

Royal Plaza hotel has pole position when it comes to making the most of F1 excitement. It has a life-sized chocolate race car parked in its lobby!

Lantern Festival 2008

2008-09-15T21:29:00.002+08:00

See hand-crafted traditional lanterns with a modern twist on display at the Chinese Garden.

Tops In Europe

2008-08-30T21:28:00.002+08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo has picked up 2 awards even before he kicked a ball in the new season 2008/2009 of the English Premier League. He was named European Club Footballer of the Year and Best Forward.

Ronaldo aside, it's all Chelsea for the accolades of Europe's best in Best Goalkeeper Petr Cech, Best Defender John Terry and Best Midfielder Frank Lampard.

I never expected one club to dominate and make a near clean sweep of the awards. My earlier prediction of UEFA Club best players in the four positions only got right in John Terry and Cristiano Ronaldo.

What were your predictions? Are they spot on?