You ought to show this to ur boss
Happy QE
PS: I am still in office at 12:16am
March 31, 2007
March 30, 2007
Random Snippets from WWW
NO VITAMIN C IN RIBENA
Two science students in New Zealand, both age 14 at the time, tested the family drink Ribena as a science project and found NO TRACES OF VITAMIN C. Multinational company GlaxoSmithKline was fined NZ$217,000 for misleading advertising March 27.
The company admitted to 15 charges of five years of misleading advertising between 2002 and 2006. The suit was filed by the country's consumer watchdog, after a 2004 school science project exposed the false claims.
Ribena has long been sold as a healthy drink that blackcurrant juice has more vitamin C than orange juice. Its New Zealand advertisements claimed Ready to Drink Ribena had 7 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 milliliters (0.25 ounce per 3.4 fluid ounces).
But students Anna Devathasan and Jenny Suo, then 14, found the product on sale in their country contained almost no trace of vitamin C after testing the children's syrup-based drink as part of a science project in 2004, reports AP.
Malaysia's GlaxoSmithKline managing director has assured $ingapore consumers that Ribena products have the required level of vitamin C. All Ribena Ready-To-Drink tetra packs are made in Malaysia and exported to $ingapore. $ingaporeans can be assured that since the drink is manufactured in Malaysia, it does not contain any treated sewage water [New Water]. In $ingapore raw sewage [shit and pee] is treated and transformed into New Water which is then recycled for mostly "industrial" use. Thank god Ribena is MADE IN MALAYSIA.
New Zealand has less sheep than $ingapore.
SCIENTISTS CREATE $HEEP THAT'S 15% HUMAN... IS IT A $IN...?
Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs. It is the work of Professor Esmail Zanjani, of the University of Nevada, which has spent seven years and £5 million perfecting the technique, which involves injecting adult human cells into a sheep's foetus in the hope of creating internal organs that can be used in human transplants.
There are dangers that silent viruses harmless to sheep may be introduced into the human race. Animal rights activists also fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep.
The scientific breakthrough was the subject of a BBC4 documentary, ANIMAL FARM, broadcast on March 28, 2007. In $ingapore, the harvesting of human organs from dead $ingaporeans is automatic. It is the law that if you have not signed a declaration objecting to donating your organs, the government has the legal right to them. Ignorance of this law is not an acceptable excuse.
It's not called $heep City for nothing.
MALAYSIA'S LOW SEX HARASSMENT CASES TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
A minister in Malaysia thinks the 2 per cent of cases of sexual harassment among the country's 11.6 million workers "too good to be true". Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar said March 23, 2007 he believed many people did not report sexual harassment in the workplace as they feared a backlash from colleagues or superiors, were too embarrassed or were unaware of their rights under the law.
In $heep City, $ingapore, the police have a motto which says "Low crime doesn't mean no crime". In Malaysia, even the minister won't believe the low numbers.
DOCTORS ENCOURAGED TO TRAIN WITH iPOD
Doctors can greatly improve their stethoscope skills and therefore their ability to diagnose heart problems by listening repeatedly to heartbeats on their iPods reports Live Science. Previous research has shown that the average rate of correct heart sound identification by physicians is 40 percent. In a new study, 149 general internists listened 400 times to five common heart murmurs during a 90-minute session with iPods. After the session, the average score improved to 80 percent.
Proficiency with a stethoscope minimizes dependence on expensive medical tests, said lead researcher Dr. Michael Barrett of Temple University. In a profit-driven hospital, expensive medical tests are encouraged and the norm.
WOLFGANG'S VAULT TO OFFER PAID DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
The San Francisco company that bought the music archives of the late concert promoter Bill Graham announced this week they are closer to launching a paid download service - as unrestricted 256k mp3 files, twice the bitrate of iTunes' 128kbps. Wolfgang's Vault have also noted requests for lossless downloads.
The company says, "We hear you and we intend to offer lossless in the future. This is largely a timing and resource issue and lossless will be offered as soon as possible." All concerts offered will be complete shows. Fifty concerts are being prepared for the launch at US$9.98 per show.
NEW SHOWS STREAMING FROM WOLFGANG'S VAULT
Though he was born on the banks of the Mississippi, Muddy Waters was no stranger to San Francisco, where the Fillmore Auditorium hosted his frequent pilgrimages to the Bay. Muddy influenced a whole generation of young folk and schooled them in the traditions of delta-driven blues. This night in 1966, he shared the stage with his five-piece electric blues band, and together they treated the audience to an hour-long set of the slow and husky blues that Muddy had been perfecting for the past 25 years.
Play the concert here.
Two science students in New Zealand, both age 14 at the time, tested the family drink Ribena as a science project and found NO TRACES OF VITAMIN C. Multinational company GlaxoSmithKline was fined NZ$217,000 for misleading advertising March 27.
The company admitted to 15 charges of five years of misleading advertising between 2002 and 2006. The suit was filed by the country's consumer watchdog, after a 2004 school science project exposed the false claims.
Ribena has long been sold as a healthy drink that blackcurrant juice has more vitamin C than orange juice. Its New Zealand advertisements claimed Ready to Drink Ribena had 7 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 milliliters (0.25 ounce per 3.4 fluid ounces).
But students Anna Devathasan and Jenny Suo, then 14, found the product on sale in their country contained almost no trace of vitamin C after testing the children's syrup-based drink as part of a science project in 2004, reports AP.
Malaysia's GlaxoSmithKline managing director has assured $ingapore consumers that Ribena products have the required level of vitamin C. All Ribena Ready-To-Drink tetra packs are made in Malaysia and exported to $ingapore. $ingaporeans can be assured that since the drink is manufactured in Malaysia, it does not contain any treated sewage water [New Water]. In $ingapore raw sewage [shit and pee] is treated and transformed into New Water which is then recycled for mostly "industrial" use. Thank god Ribena is MADE IN MALAYSIA.
New Zealand has less sheep than $ingapore.
SCIENTISTS CREATE $HEEP THAT'S 15% HUMAN... IS IT A $IN...?
Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs. It is the work of Professor Esmail Zanjani, of the University of Nevada, which has spent seven years and £5 million perfecting the technique, which involves injecting adult human cells into a sheep's foetus in the hope of creating internal organs that can be used in human transplants.
There are dangers that silent viruses harmless to sheep may be introduced into the human race. Animal rights activists also fear that if the cells get mixed together, they could end up with cellular fusion, creating a hybrid which would have the features and characteristics of both man and sheep.
The scientific breakthrough was the subject of a BBC4 documentary, ANIMAL FARM, broadcast on March 28, 2007. In $ingapore, the harvesting of human organs from dead $ingaporeans is automatic. It is the law that if you have not signed a declaration objecting to donating your organs, the government has the legal right to them. Ignorance of this law is not an acceptable excuse.
It's not called $heep City for nothing.
MALAYSIA'S LOW SEX HARASSMENT CASES TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
A minister in Malaysia thinks the 2 per cent of cases of sexual harassment among the country's 11.6 million workers "too good to be true". Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar said March 23, 2007 he believed many people did not report sexual harassment in the workplace as they feared a backlash from colleagues or superiors, were too embarrassed or were unaware of their rights under the law.
In $heep City, $ingapore, the police have a motto which says "Low crime doesn't mean no crime". In Malaysia, even the minister won't believe the low numbers.
DOCTORS ENCOURAGED TO TRAIN WITH iPOD
Doctors can greatly improve their stethoscope skills and therefore their ability to diagnose heart problems by listening repeatedly to heartbeats on their iPods reports Live Science. Previous research has shown that the average rate of correct heart sound identification by physicians is 40 percent. In a new study, 149 general internists listened 400 times to five common heart murmurs during a 90-minute session with iPods. After the session, the average score improved to 80 percent.
Proficiency with a stethoscope minimizes dependence on expensive medical tests, said lead researcher Dr. Michael Barrett of Temple University. In a profit-driven hospital, expensive medical tests are encouraged and the norm.
WOLFGANG'S VAULT TO OFFER PAID DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
The San Francisco company that bought the music archives of the late concert promoter Bill Graham announced this week they are closer to launching a paid download service - as unrestricted 256k mp3 files, twice the bitrate of iTunes' 128kbps. Wolfgang's Vault have also noted requests for lossless downloads.
The company says, "We hear you and we intend to offer lossless in the future. This is largely a timing and resource issue and lossless will be offered as soon as possible." All concerts offered will be complete shows. Fifty concerts are being prepared for the launch at US$9.98 per show.
NEW SHOWS STREAMING FROM WOLFGANG'S VAULT
Though he was born on the banks of the Mississippi, Muddy Waters was no stranger to San Francisco, where the Fillmore Auditorium hosted his frequent pilgrimages to the Bay. Muddy influenced a whole generation of young folk and schooled them in the traditions of delta-driven blues. This night in 1966, he shared the stage with his five-piece electric blues band, and together they treated the audience to an hour-long set of the slow and husky blues that Muddy had been perfecting for the past 25 years.
Play the concert here.
March 29, 2007
Vegan.. not this lifetime
| You Probably Couldn't Be a Vegetarian |
 The truth is, you really like your meat - a lot more than you like animals. For you, being vegetarian is hardly even a choice. You'll take steak over tofu any day. A vegetarian lifestyle is not in the cards for you. You're just not going to go there! |
March 28, 2007
Random Thots of An Irrevocable Fool
It’s been a long time since I’ve been out in the rain; out in the rain by choice, i meant.
I had to run an errand, and it had to be done, how terrible is my timing with CCs' due dates. I picked an AXS station which was like million light miles away. Not the one closest to office, but second closest – I felt like i needed the longer walk.(ED: it definitely wasnt me that particular day)
Walking in the rain, the water pouring down in sheets, narrowing my vision with hues of grey. Everything was grey, the blues turned to grey and the greens turned to grey and the yellows OMG turned to grey as well.
All except for one.
Only the reds were red.
I had an umbrella, a big one for a big me. Yet it didn’t keep all the rain off me, mercilessly being whipped by the winds as it was trying to stand tall and strong.
I’m glad it didn’t falter under that immense waves of attacks, I was glad.
I even tried positioning it at an angle to outsmart the tsunami of sorts, only to feel more stings of refreshing-ness on my face and on my elbows.
I realised that the rain was refreshing me.
I felt alive again as i carried on in my weary trudge in this world i am not meant to be in...
I had to run an errand, and it had to be done, how terrible is my timing with CCs' due dates. I picked an AXS station which was like million light miles away. Not the one closest to office, but second closest – I felt like i needed the longer walk.(ED: it definitely wasnt me that particular day)
Walking in the rain, the water pouring down in sheets, narrowing my vision with hues of grey. Everything was grey, the blues turned to grey and the greens turned to grey and the yellows OMG turned to grey as well.
All except for one.
Only the reds were red.
I had an umbrella, a big one for a big me. Yet it didn’t keep all the rain off me, mercilessly being whipped by the winds as it was trying to stand tall and strong.
I’m glad it didn’t falter under that immense waves of attacks, I was glad.
I even tried positioning it at an angle to outsmart the tsunami of sorts, only to feel more stings of refreshing-ness on my face and on my elbows.
I realised that the rain was refreshing me.
I felt alive again as i carried on in my weary trudge in this world i am not meant to be in...
March 27, 2007
Easter Services
its that time of the year again and Easter services are up..
Feel free to attend any of the services below...
HOPE OF GOD (SINGAPORE)
LIGHTHOUSE EVANGELISM
Feel free to attend any of the services below...
HOPE OF GOD (SINGAPORE)
LIGHTHOUSE EVANGELISM
16 things it takes most of us 50 years to learn
Things It Takes Most Of Us 50 years to learn:
1. The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.
2. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time.
3. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
4. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
5. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is: age 11.
6. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
7. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
8. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
9. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.
10. If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and he decides to deliver a message to humanity, he will NOT use as his messenger a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle or in some cases, really bad make-up too.
11. You should not confuse your career with your life.
12. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter/janitor, is not a nice person.
13. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
14. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
15. Your true friends love you, anyway.
16. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
1. The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.
2. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time.
3. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
4. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
5. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is: age 11.
6. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
7. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
8. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
9. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.
10. If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and he decides to deliver a message to humanity, he will NOT use as his messenger a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle or in some cases, really bad make-up too.
11. You should not confuse your career with your life.
12. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter/janitor, is not a nice person.
13. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
14. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
15. Your true friends love you, anyway.
16. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
10 MORE ways to create a breakthrough in your life.
Here—again in no particular order—are 10 more ways to transform your working life. Maybe you should try them.
1. Slow down. Give yourself time and space. Never be in more of a hurry than you have to be. Allow time for thinking, musing, just noodling around in your head with no apparent purpose. Give space in your thinking for ideas you haven’t had yet; allow openings for sniffing out the ideas of others. Haste is the enemy of creativity. Being busy all the time is a great way to stop any possibility of breakthroughs. You won’t break out of your old habits by rushing. When people are under pressure, they don’t have energy to try anything new. They reach for whatever they’ve done before, or for some supposedly “tried-and-true” answer. They don’t believe they have time to take risks with change. As a result, they rush headlong down the same old paths into the same old messes. Refuse to be hurried and surprising ideas and opportunities may present themselves.
2. When you think you’ve gone absolutely as far as you can, keep going. You’ve just reached the starting point. Breakthrough can’t happen until you pass the boundaries you believe are there in your life and thought. If you find a boundary, be happy. You’ve just found what you need to break through. Learning and creative thinking are your only sources of sustainable competitive advantage. Never let anything close them down.
3. Take your mind and thinking on trips away. Deliberately step outside your comfort zone. See what you can find. You may come back a changed person. Conservatism is the philosophy of always sticking with what you have and trying to defend it against change. It’s a hopeless attempt. The best, longest-lasting and most valuable ideas remain because they continually adapt to the times. There’s a word for things that don’t change . . . dead. The world is bigger, stranger, more wonderful, and less predictable than you imagine. You won’t find it limited to programs on your TV, or what you can find on the Internet, or what the media present to you. Go out there and look for yourself.
4. Listen. Listen to everyone you can. Really listen. You don’t learn by talking about yourself and your own experience. You learn by listening to the ideas and experiences of others. By listening to the ideas of those around you, you can pick up whatever’s useful. Even the things you reject have taught you something—if only what to avoid. Everyone you talk with can bring you learning opportunities you might otherwise have missed. Never be snobbish either. The best lessons come in unexpected packages. One of the hallmarks of the fool is that he or she thinks learning is restricted to the “right” situations and people. Like birds of a feather, fools flock together, reinforcing their foolishness by deciding they’ll only listen to one another. Wise people know they can’t predict who or what will provide the best lessons in life. Sometimes it will be the voices all the “right” people have rejected.
5. Delight in metaphors and analogies. Every object or idea can stand for something else, or suggest an unexpected link. Dull people restrict their thinking and reading to what seems obviously relevant. Clever ones peer into what isn’t. You’ll maybe discover far more about working life from poetry, philosophy, or good novels that you ever will from business books and self-satisfied self-help writers.
6. Run away from any kind of dogma. Dogma is the product of a closed mind. It’s an idea with a threat attached. If you suffer from dogma, get it out of your life. Let it go. Kick it out. Try thinking the opposite. Treat it like a crazy joke. Do anything you can to get rid of it. It’s the greatest source of barriers to breakthrough.
7. Never aspire to be fashionable. Fashion is the foolish imitating the arrogant. Being cool is fear of change dressed in designer clothes. Following fashion is a sure way to prevent any kind of breakthrough in your life. Free yourself from barriers like this. Be who you are, not who everyone else is pretending to be.
8. Stand on the shoulders of those who went before you. You’ll see so much better and farther. Never imitate the past. Use it to understand better and provoke questions in your mind. History is too often neglected as a source of breakthroughs. By learning from what has already been done, you can make faster steps towards what hasn’t. Innovation is mostly sticking things together in unexpected ways. To create unique ideas and stimulate breakthrough thinking, hybridize from what you have already. Fresh combinations of old ideas can yield entirely new avenues of exploration. It’s simply not true that creative people come up with ideas from nowhere. Even the most startlingly innovative people need material to work with.
9. If it’s habitual, consider dumping it. Habits are the iron bands that hold you in your current ways of thinking and behaving. No one ever made a breakthrough without letting go of whatever has become habitual and automatic. Breaking those tough old habits won’t be easy. You may have to endure some “cold turkey.” It will be well worth it.
10. Begin anywhere. There’s no right place, nor any better place to start from that where you are right now. Waiting to find the right time and place to begin on your quest for breakthrough is a sure way to induce paralysis. New ideas arrive unexpectedly. Whenever they do, allow them to be heard. Learn to be alert always for good ideas and opportunities for breakthrough. Be flexible. Grab opportunities when they come. Don’t sit back and expect another one to be along in a moment. The universe isn’t like that. The idea or opportunity you just chose to ignore may have been the best one you’ll ever have. Begin anywhere. Begin now. Just do it.
1. Slow down. Give yourself time and space. Never be in more of a hurry than you have to be. Allow time for thinking, musing, just noodling around in your head with no apparent purpose. Give space in your thinking for ideas you haven’t had yet; allow openings for sniffing out the ideas of others. Haste is the enemy of creativity. Being busy all the time is a great way to stop any possibility of breakthroughs. You won’t break out of your old habits by rushing. When people are under pressure, they don’t have energy to try anything new. They reach for whatever they’ve done before, or for some supposedly “tried-and-true” answer. They don’t believe they have time to take risks with change. As a result, they rush headlong down the same old paths into the same old messes. Refuse to be hurried and surprising ideas and opportunities may present themselves.
2. When you think you’ve gone absolutely as far as you can, keep going. You’ve just reached the starting point. Breakthrough can’t happen until you pass the boundaries you believe are there in your life and thought. If you find a boundary, be happy. You’ve just found what you need to break through. Learning and creative thinking are your only sources of sustainable competitive advantage. Never let anything close them down.
3. Take your mind and thinking on trips away. Deliberately step outside your comfort zone. See what you can find. You may come back a changed person. Conservatism is the philosophy of always sticking with what you have and trying to defend it against change. It’s a hopeless attempt. The best, longest-lasting and most valuable ideas remain because they continually adapt to the times. There’s a word for things that don’t change . . . dead. The world is bigger, stranger, more wonderful, and less predictable than you imagine. You won’t find it limited to programs on your TV, or what you can find on the Internet, or what the media present to you. Go out there and look for yourself.
4. Listen. Listen to everyone you can. Really listen. You don’t learn by talking about yourself and your own experience. You learn by listening to the ideas and experiences of others. By listening to the ideas of those around you, you can pick up whatever’s useful. Even the things you reject have taught you something—if only what to avoid. Everyone you talk with can bring you learning opportunities you might otherwise have missed. Never be snobbish either. The best lessons come in unexpected packages. One of the hallmarks of the fool is that he or she thinks learning is restricted to the “right” situations and people. Like birds of a feather, fools flock together, reinforcing their foolishness by deciding they’ll only listen to one another. Wise people know they can’t predict who or what will provide the best lessons in life. Sometimes it will be the voices all the “right” people have rejected.
5. Delight in metaphors and analogies. Every object or idea can stand for something else, or suggest an unexpected link. Dull people restrict their thinking and reading to what seems obviously relevant. Clever ones peer into what isn’t. You’ll maybe discover far more about working life from poetry, philosophy, or good novels that you ever will from business books and self-satisfied self-help writers.
6. Run away from any kind of dogma. Dogma is the product of a closed mind. It’s an idea with a threat attached. If you suffer from dogma, get it out of your life. Let it go. Kick it out. Try thinking the opposite. Treat it like a crazy joke. Do anything you can to get rid of it. It’s the greatest source of barriers to breakthrough.
7. Never aspire to be fashionable. Fashion is the foolish imitating the arrogant. Being cool is fear of change dressed in designer clothes. Following fashion is a sure way to prevent any kind of breakthrough in your life. Free yourself from barriers like this. Be who you are, not who everyone else is pretending to be.
8. Stand on the shoulders of those who went before you. You’ll see so much better and farther. Never imitate the past. Use it to understand better and provoke questions in your mind. History is too often neglected as a source of breakthroughs. By learning from what has already been done, you can make faster steps towards what hasn’t. Innovation is mostly sticking things together in unexpected ways. To create unique ideas and stimulate breakthrough thinking, hybridize from what you have already. Fresh combinations of old ideas can yield entirely new avenues of exploration. It’s simply not true that creative people come up with ideas from nowhere. Even the most startlingly innovative people need material to work with.
9. If it’s habitual, consider dumping it. Habits are the iron bands that hold you in your current ways of thinking and behaving. No one ever made a breakthrough without letting go of whatever has become habitual and automatic. Breaking those tough old habits won’t be easy. You may have to endure some “cold turkey.” It will be well worth it.
10. Begin anywhere. There’s no right place, nor any better place to start from that where you are right now. Waiting to find the right time and place to begin on your quest for breakthrough is a sure way to induce paralysis. New ideas arrive unexpectedly. Whenever they do, allow them to be heard. Learn to be alert always for good ideas and opportunities for breakthrough. Be flexible. Grab opportunities when they come. Don’t sit back and expect another one to be along in a moment. The universe isn’t like that. The idea or opportunity you just chose to ignore may have been the best one you’ll ever have. Begin anywhere. Begin now. Just do it.
March 26, 2007
Interesting Comparison by SDP
Here are some interesting comparisons(not done by yours truly..coz i not so smart) in the light of PM Lee’s disclosure on increasing top ministers’ salaries…
Annual salaries of heads of government:
1. Singapore Prime Minister US$1,100,000 (S$1,958,000) a year
2. United States of America President: US$200,000
3. United Kingdom Prime Minister: US$170,556
4. Australia Prime Minister: US$137,060
Annual salaries of Ministers of government:
1. Singapore Minister: US$819,124
2. UK Minister: US$146,2993
3. US Cabinet Secretary: US$157,000
Source: Taken from SDP website
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Wow... imagine, if you're a minister of ulu kayu kampong.. u would get USD819,124 annually.. imagine if its tax-free...
kaozz...if it was me, I would buy a big-ass car and trample all over town.. and get loads ofhenchmen supporters and pay them like 25k SGD a month nothing to suck my ass and carry me ard like some demi-god... ooh.. forgot.. they must pave the way for me too.. to roll the red carpets and make sure everyone is smiling and says "I LOVE YOU" to me.. make sure no door is closed and no one to stand out and complain about my lovely iron hand ruling governance... haha haha
oopz.. too carried away.. i not civil servant... i forgot.. hahahha.. so no way to be minister.. sighhh.. must go join RC liaos...
okay.. been spending my time reading the forums... found tonnes of articles.. woohoo.. but i seriously recommend this particular site which happens to be a Youngpap site.. which claims in its post that a Singaporean Minister is "A platoon with the acumen of Bill Gates, risk appetite of George Soros and the heart of Mother Theresa. "
Kool men.. so with this kind Superhero... we should be making the greeenbacks cowerin in fear of us like we are mightier than the GBP... hahahha.. kool man.. Waitamin.. u mena to say we are like standing 1.6 times lesser of the green back..
this cannot be trueeee **Replays the Star Wars hokkien Version**
bo ko lengggggggggggg
Thsi particular young pap said also "And the compensation? Priceless. Haven’t we all heard this all too often, “Pay Peanuts Get Monkeys". Obviously she din really hear wat certain pple said about peanuts recently.. hahahaha...
below is comic strip i found..
Actually there are tonnes of unrest about this issue in the intarwebs... but seriously do u tink they will arrest us for blogging abt it.. i mean if we were only disagreeing or merely voicing our displeasure about where our paid taxes go ??
I mean if they even bother about listening..
My heart was somehow moved when i saw this.. coz i maybe identified with this..
"In a recent meet the people session, my mum asked for assistance for her dialysis subsidy and medical bills. But her request was rejected because me, the only son and breadwinner, take home $2400. And never did they consider the fact that I am single and still trying to save money for my marriage and etc. All we got was a application for NKF. You really think this MP deserve a million dollar paycheck?"
i felt this is a very real situation for all of us.. the pple who're growing up but caught up in a catch 22 situation.. we have good salaries but we also ended up smack with our parents medical bills and unable to be susidised for anything as our salaries are above wat the Govt views as above national average..
Everyday I see the elderly and mentally-incapacitated trying to selling tissues in coffeeshops, begging on streets on my way to/from work.
Maybe the ministers should think of ways to help these people and instead of thinking of how to raise their own pay.
Hope i not being seditious here...
Annual salaries of heads of government:
1. Singapore Prime Minister US$1,100,000 (S$1,958,000) a year
2. United States of America President: US$200,000
3. United Kingdom Prime Minister: US$170,556
4. Australia Prime Minister: US$137,060
Annual salaries of Ministers of government:
1. Singapore Minister: US$819,124
2. UK Minister: US$146,2993
3. US Cabinet Secretary: US$157,000
Source: Taken from SDP website
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Wow... imagine, if you're a minister of ulu kayu kampong.. u would get USD819,124 annually.. imagine if its tax-free...
kaozz...if it was me, I would buy a big-ass car and trample all over town.. and get loads of
oopz.. too carried away.. i not civil servant... i forgot.. hahahha.. so no way to be minister.. sighhh.. must go join RC liaos...
okay.. been spending my time reading the forums... found tonnes of articles.. woohoo.. but i seriously recommend this particular site which happens to be a Youngpap site.. which claims in its post that a Singaporean Minister is "A platoon with the acumen of Bill Gates, risk appetite of George Soros and the heart of Mother Theresa. "
Kool men.. so with this kind Superhero... we should be making the greeenbacks cowerin in fear of us like we are mightier than the GBP... hahahha.. kool man.. Waitamin.. u mena to say we are like standing 1.6 times lesser of the green back..
this cannot be trueeee **Replays the Star Wars hokkien Version**
bo ko lengggggggggggg
Thsi particular young pap said also "And the compensation? Priceless. Haven’t we all heard this all too often, “Pay Peanuts Get Monkeys". Obviously she din really hear wat certain pple said about peanuts recently.. hahahaha...
below is comic strip i found..
Actually there are tonnes of unrest about this issue in the intarwebs... but seriously do u tink they will arrest us for blogging abt it.. i mean if we were only disagreeing or merely voicing our displeasure about where our paid taxes go ??
I mean if they even bother about listening..
My heart was somehow moved when i saw this.. coz i maybe identified with this..
"In a recent meet the people session, my mum asked for assistance for her dialysis subsidy and medical bills. But her request was rejected because me, the only son and breadwinner, take home $2400. And never did they consider the fact that I am single and still trying to save money for my marriage and etc. All we got was a application for NKF. You really think this MP deserve a million dollar paycheck?"
i felt this is a very real situation for all of us.. the pple who're growing up but caught up in a catch 22 situation.. we have good salaries but we also ended up smack with our parents medical bills and unable to be susidised for anything as our salaries are above wat the Govt views as above national average..
Everyday I see the elderly and mentally-incapacitated trying to selling tissues in coffeeshops, begging on streets on my way to/from work.
Maybe the ministers should think of ways to help these people and instead of thinking of how to raise their own pay.
Hope i not being seditious here...
Best comeback line 2007
THE BEST COMEBACK LINE EVER!... foudn this while surfing WWW... nothign else better to do...
Marine Corps General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio the other day and you'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!!!! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The radio went silent and the interview ended.
You gotta love the Marines!
Marine Corps General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio the other day and you'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!!!! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The radio went silent and the interview ended.
You gotta love the Marines!
Understanding Men IV
This is a new notice at the local community club
NEW EVENING CLASSES FOR MEN
OPEN TO MEN ONLY,
ALL MALES OF ALL AGES ARE WELCOME
Note: due to the complexity and level of difficulty, each course will only accept a maximum of eight participants
(ED: apparently, there are courses for everything nowadays. =.="" )
The course covers two days, and topics include: -
DAY ONE
HOW TO FILL ICE CUBE TRAYS
- Step by step guide with slide presentation
TOILET ROLLS - DO THEY GROW ON HOLDERS?
- Roundtable discussion
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAUNDRY BASKET AND FLOOR
- Practical session
DISHES & CUTLERY: DO THEY LEVITATE/FLY TO KITCHEN SINK/DISHWASHER BY THEMSELVES?
- Debate among a panel of experts
LOSS OF VIRILITY
- Losing the remote control to your significant other
- help line and support group leaders and counsellors are invited to healing sessions after classes to help participants to cope
LEARNING HOW TO FIND THINGS
- Starting with looking in the right place instead of turning the house upside down while screaming: Open forum
DAY TWO
EMPTY MILK CARTONS: DO THEY BELONG IN THE FRIDGE OR THE BIN?
- Group discussion and role-play
HEALTH WATCH: BRINGING HER FLOWERS IS NOT HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH
- PowerPoint presentation
REAL MEN ASK FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN LOST
- Real life testimonial from one man who did
IS IT GENETICALLY POSSIBLE TO SIT QUIETLY AS SHE PARALLEL PARKS?
- Driving simulation
LIVING WITH ADULTS: BASIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOUR MOTHER & YOUR PARTNER
- Outline class and role-playing
HOW TO BE THE IDEAL SHOPPING COMPANION
- Relaxation techniques, meditation and breathing exercises
REMEMBERING IMPORTANT DATES & CALLING WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE
- Bring your diary or PDA to class
GETTING OVER IT: LEARNING HOW TO COPE WITH BEING WRONG ALL THE TIME
- Individual counselling sessions
BOOK NOW!! We sincerely believe you will enjoy & benefit from these classes.
Class participants need not apply in person.
********
(ED: This is sooo funny.. Gotten it off gerald.. just happening when i was blogging abt such stuff...)
NEW EVENING CLASSES FOR MEN
OPEN TO MEN ONLY,
ALL MALES OF ALL AGES ARE WELCOME
Note: due to the complexity and level of difficulty, each course will only accept a maximum of eight participants
(ED: apparently, there are courses for everything nowadays. =.="" )
The course covers two days, and topics include: -
DAY ONE
HOW TO FILL ICE CUBE TRAYS
- Step by step guide with slide presentation
TOILET ROLLS - DO THEY GROW ON HOLDERS?
- Roundtable discussion
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAUNDRY BASKET AND FLOOR
- Practical session
DISHES & CUTLERY: DO THEY LEVITATE/FLY TO KITCHEN SINK/DISHWASHER BY THEMSELVES?
- Debate among a panel of experts
LOSS OF VIRILITY
- Losing the remote control to your significant other
- help line and support group leaders and counsellors are invited to healing sessions after classes to help participants to cope
LEARNING HOW TO FIND THINGS
- Starting with looking in the right place instead of turning the house upside down while screaming: Open forum
DAY TWO
EMPTY MILK CARTONS: DO THEY BELONG IN THE FRIDGE OR THE BIN?
- Group discussion and role-play
HEALTH WATCH: BRINGING HER FLOWERS IS NOT HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH
- PowerPoint presentation
REAL MEN ASK FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN LOST
- Real life testimonial from one man who did
IS IT GENETICALLY POSSIBLE TO SIT QUIETLY AS SHE PARALLEL PARKS?
- Driving simulation
LIVING WITH ADULTS: BASIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOUR MOTHER & YOUR PARTNER
- Outline class and role-playing
HOW TO BE THE IDEAL SHOPPING COMPANION
- Relaxation techniques, meditation and breathing exercises
REMEMBERING IMPORTANT DATES & CALLING WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE
- Bring your diary or PDA to class
GETTING OVER IT: LEARNING HOW TO COPE WITH BEING WRONG ALL THE TIME
- Individual counselling sessions
BOOK NOW!! We sincerely believe you will enjoy & benefit from these classes.
Class participants need not apply in person.
********
(ED: This is sooo funny.. Gotten it off gerald.. just happening when i was blogging abt such stuff...)
Understanding Men Pt III
1. WHY ARE MEN SUCH JERKS?
It's a testosterone thing. Much similar to your PMS thing, we men suffer
from testosterone poisoning. Why do you think the average life span of a
male is typically 10 years shorter (and it's not just from all the
bitching and nagging we have to endure)? Hormone modifies behavior.
We're just misunderstood.
2. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS HAVE TO OGLE AT OTHER WOMEN?
Again, this is a testosterone thing. Do you honestly think that all the
testosterone just fell out of our bodies the moment we met you? Besides,
women do it as well. Women are just much better at not getting caught.
I'm fairly certain it's some sort of photographic memory deal. Women
take one quick look and memorize it for later reference. Since men lack
this ability, we try to burn it into our memory by staring as much as
we can.
3. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS TOUCH THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC?
We occasionally need to adjust our little friend and make him happy.
It's much like adjusting your bra. Being in public is just an added
bonus.
4. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS SAY SUCH STUPID THINGS?
We like to. It's actually a whole lot of fun to see our partner
frustrated by a few simple (and well chosen) words.
5. WHY ARE MEN SO UNCOMMUNICATIVE?
You'd learn to keep your big mouth shut too if every time you open it
you get into trouble with your partner.
6. WHY DO MEN HAVE TO ACT LIKE SUCH RETARDS?
Well, we don't actually have to; we do it because we enjoy it. It's the
old fashioned pride in a job well done that's missing in so much of the
world nowadays.
7. WHY CAN'T MEN JUST SHARE THEIR FEELINGS?
Do we look like women to you? Why is it so hard to understand that men
and women are different? How are we supposed to share how we feel when
we have no idea how we feel? Unless we're experiencing some extreme
emotion like rage, hatred, disgust, or a brick on our foot, we have no
idea how we feel. Personally, I get a headache whenever I try to figure
out how I feel.
8. WHY CAN'T MEN CUDDLE MORE (I.E. LIE DOWN AND HUG)?
Please... How many hours do you think there is in a day? We oblige you
as much as we can, but who the hell (besides women) can stand lying
around for hours on end? We men... Men hunters... Need go roam... Starve
in cave... Must go find wildebeest... Now sitting on our asses for hours
on end on the other hand is a whole other story.
9. HOW CAN MEN SIT ON THEIR ASSES ALL DAY WITHOUT MOVING?
Men have very powerful sets of sitting muscles developed by evolution
that enable us to sit for extended periods of time without getting
tired. In prehistoric times, it was often necessary to sit in one spot
for extended periods of time while hunting for prey. The more successful
hunters were able to sit very still for very extended periods of time
thereby passing on this ability to their progeny. The fidgety types were
all gobbled up by saber toothed tigers etc. The end result is that
almost all modern men are born with this innate ability.
10. WHY CAN'T MEN JUST SAY "I LOVE YOU?"
Men are taught from a tender young age to be self-sufficient. To say
that we love you is equivalent to saying that we need you. Most men
consider that a character fault. It's not easy to admit to one's own
character faults.
11. WHY DO MEN SAY "I LOVE YOU" WHEN THEY HARDLY KNOW ME?
Ho, Ho, Ho... Aren't you special? Well, some men think it's a sure fire
way to get into your pants. Surprisingly, it actually still works quite
well.
12. WHY DOESN'T MY PARTNER EVER ANSWER ME?
We just simply don't have the energy to answer every single one of your
questions. If we think we do not have the answer, or that you will not
like the answer, we simply remain quiet and save the energy for other
things.
13. WHY WON'T MEN EVER PICK UP AFTER THEMSELVES?
Why should we? It doesn't really bother us that much. Besides, we know
darn well you'll pick it up.
14. WHAT'S WITH ALL THE BELCHING AND FARTING?
This usually only occurs after months of courting. It's our way to let
you know that we're comfortable with you. Believe it or not, it's
actually a sign of affection. Besides, holding it for extended periods
of time gives us stomach cramps.
15. WHY DO MEN HATE SHOPPING?
It's an evolutionary thing. Men hunt. Women gather. We just want to go
out, kill it, and bring it back. Who wants to spend hours and hours to
look at things we have no intention of killing? Err... buying?
It's a testosterone thing. Much similar to your PMS thing, we men suffer
from testosterone poisoning. Why do you think the average life span of a
male is typically 10 years shorter (and it's not just from all the
bitching and nagging we have to endure)? Hormone modifies behavior.
We're just misunderstood.
2. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS HAVE TO OGLE AT OTHER WOMEN?
Again, this is a testosterone thing. Do you honestly think that all the
testosterone just fell out of our bodies the moment we met you? Besides,
women do it as well. Women are just much better at not getting caught.
I'm fairly certain it's some sort of photographic memory deal. Women
take one quick look and memorize it for later reference. Since men lack
this ability, we try to burn it into our memory by staring as much as
we can.
3. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS TOUCH THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC?
We occasionally need to adjust our little friend and make him happy.
It's much like adjusting your bra. Being in public is just an added
bonus.
4. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS SAY SUCH STUPID THINGS?
We like to. It's actually a whole lot of fun to see our partner
frustrated by a few simple (and well chosen) words.
5. WHY ARE MEN SO UNCOMMUNICATIVE?
You'd learn to keep your big mouth shut too if every time you open it
you get into trouble with your partner.
6. WHY DO MEN HAVE TO ACT LIKE SUCH RETARDS?
Well, we don't actually have to; we do it because we enjoy it. It's the
old fashioned pride in a job well done that's missing in so much of the
world nowadays.
7. WHY CAN'T MEN JUST SHARE THEIR FEELINGS?
Do we look like women to you? Why is it so hard to understand that men
and women are different? How are we supposed to share how we feel when
we have no idea how we feel? Unless we're experiencing some extreme
emotion like rage, hatred, disgust, or a brick on our foot, we have no
idea how we feel. Personally, I get a headache whenever I try to figure
out how I feel.
8. WHY CAN'T MEN CUDDLE MORE (I.E. LIE DOWN AND HUG)?
Please... How many hours do you think there is in a day? We oblige you
as much as we can, but who the hell (besides women) can stand lying
around for hours on end? We men... Men hunters... Need go roam... Starve
in cave... Must go find wildebeest... Now sitting on our asses for hours
on end on the other hand is a whole other story.
9. HOW CAN MEN SIT ON THEIR ASSES ALL DAY WITHOUT MOVING?
Men have very powerful sets of sitting muscles developed by evolution
that enable us to sit for extended periods of time without getting
tired. In prehistoric times, it was often necessary to sit in one spot
for extended periods of time while hunting for prey. The more successful
hunters were able to sit very still for very extended periods of time
thereby passing on this ability to their progeny. The fidgety types were
all gobbled up by saber toothed tigers etc. The end result is that
almost all modern men are born with this innate ability.
10. WHY CAN'T MEN JUST SAY "I LOVE YOU?"
Men are taught from a tender young age to be self-sufficient. To say
that we love you is equivalent to saying that we need you. Most men
consider that a character fault. It's not easy to admit to one's own
character faults.
11. WHY DO MEN SAY "I LOVE YOU" WHEN THEY HARDLY KNOW ME?
Ho, Ho, Ho... Aren't you special? Well, some men think it's a sure fire
way to get into your pants. Surprisingly, it actually still works quite
well.
12. WHY DOESN'T MY PARTNER EVER ANSWER ME?
We just simply don't have the energy to answer every single one of your
questions. If we think we do not have the answer, or that you will not
like the answer, we simply remain quiet and save the energy for other
things.
13. WHY WON'T MEN EVER PICK UP AFTER THEMSELVES?
Why should we? It doesn't really bother us that much. Besides, we know
darn well you'll pick it up.
14. WHAT'S WITH ALL THE BELCHING AND FARTING?
This usually only occurs after months of courting. It's our way to let
you know that we're comfortable with you. Believe it or not, it's
actually a sign of affection. Besides, holding it for extended periods
of time gives us stomach cramps.
15. WHY DO MEN HATE SHOPPING?
It's an evolutionary thing. Men hunt. Women gather. We just want to go
out, kill it, and bring it back. Who wants to spend hours and hours to
look at things we have no intention of killing? Err... buying?
Another Test on a rainny boring morning
| Your Five Variable Love Profile |
 Propensity for Monogamy: Your propensity for monogamy is high. You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person. And in return, you expect the same from who you love. Any sign of straying, and you'll end things. Experience Level: Your experience level is high. You've loved, lost, and loved again. You have had a wide range of love experiences. And when the real thing comes along, you know it! Dominance: Your dominance is medium. You tend to be the one with more power. You aren't a total control freak in relationships.. But of course you don't mind getting you way! Cynicism: Your cynicism is low. You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance. No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter. You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate. And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon. Independence: Your independence is medium. In relationships, you need both "me time" and "we time." You usually find it easy to be part of a couple. But occasionally you start to feel a little smothered. |
March 25, 2007
Is this really True..... Could i be Depressed....
| Your Depression Level: 84% |
 You seem to be severely depressed. You should seek immediate attention from your physician. Depression can be cured - you just need to take the first step. |
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