Aloe bought this at 599
June 14, 2008
June 13, 2008
Ms ANg's Childhood Hero goes thru Makeover
This one is for Ms Ang,
Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears to Receive Makeovers; Childhood Spoiled: Strawberry Shortcake, the 1980s doll craze has received a makeover suited to the 21st century.
According to NYT,
Link & Post courteousy of LancerLord
Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears to Receive Makeovers; Childhood Spoiled: Strawberry Shortcake, the 1980s doll craze has received a makeover suited to the 21st century.
According to NYT,
So her owner, American Greetings Properties, worked for a year on what it calls a “fruit-forward” makeover. Strawberry Shortcake, part of a line of scented dolls, now prefers fresh fruit to gumdrops, appears to wear just a dab of lipstick (but no rouge), and spends her time chatting on a cellphone instead of brushing her calico cat, Custard. Her new look was unveiled Tuesday, along with plans for a new line of toys from Hasbro.Read more at NYT.
Link & Post courteousy of LancerLord
Genesis 5 - Created
Genesis 5 is not exactly packed with action like the previous 4. It's essentially a uber long list of lineage with the names of people and how long they lived. How interesting... ... But hidden inside that information are two verses that are pretty interesting. Here is what verses 1 and 2 say:
"When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them men."
I highlighted a few words in that section because I think they are really important.
The word "created" is repeated 3x within 2 verses. Why? I think God likes repeats the things He knows we will struggle with. You know like your mum/dad's consistent nagging on when will you clean the room and stuff like dat.
On 1 of those days when I don't feel like His mona lisa or michaelangelo, He left a love note for me, He has gone out of his way to tell me He created me. 3 times. over.
Created.
Created.
Created.
And if I miss that, He tells me He made me. He called us man. He gave us our name.
Above all that, He blessed us. After He made us, He blessed us and named us. Please note that it doesn't say, "He blessed those that deserved it." Or, "He blessed those that had a consistent quiet time and were able to read the whole Bible in a year." The blessing is part of our nature as much as the need for oxygen is. We are wired with it. From creation, it is been a gift we were given.
My prayer today is that regardless of how gross you feel, regardless of if you've made life one big, broken inescapable mess, you'll remember one true idea - you were created by God. And somehow he blesses your pretty much wrecked up life no matter how resilient you're to the idea.
"When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them men."
I highlighted a few words in that section because I think they are really important.
The word "created" is repeated 3x within 2 verses. Why? I think God likes repeats the things He knows we will struggle with. You know like your mum/dad's consistent nagging on when will you clean the room and stuff like dat.
On 1 of those days when I don't feel like His mona lisa or michaelangelo, He left a love note for me, He has gone out of his way to tell me He created me. 3 times. over.
Created.
Created.
Created.
And if I miss that, He tells me He made me. He called us man. He gave us our name.
Above all that, He blessed us. After He made us, He blessed us and named us. Please note that it doesn't say, "He blessed those that deserved it." Or, "He blessed those that had a consistent quiet time and were able to read the whole Bible in a year." The blessing is part of our nature as much as the need for oxygen is. We are wired with it. From creation, it is been a gift we were given.
My prayer today is that regardless of how gross you feel, regardless of if you've made life one big, broken inescapable mess, you'll remember one true idea - you were created by God. And somehow he blesses your pretty much wrecked up life no matter how resilient you're to the idea.
Dig that atheists !
June 12, 2008
Another one of those doomsday emails received recently about predictions...
Mr. Juseleeno, born in 1960(reportedly still alive in 2008), is a Brazilian who has made many predictions, and MOST have come to pass, including Princess Diana’s death by car accident (which is instigated by someone near her and will probably unfortunately be written off as a car accident), 911 and the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. He sees the future in his dreams, and has an average of 3 to 9 such predictions per day. When he wakes up, he will write them down, and send warnings to those concerned.
If it concerns only a normal individual, he will write a letter to warn him/her.
If it is a famous person(celebrity, politician etc.), or matters concerning the public, he will not only send it to the individual himself/herself, but also related agencies, government, and media. He urged the media to publicise these predictions, but the reply always went along the lines of rejection for fear of arousing public panic.
Future predictions:
2008, July: There will be an earthquake in Japan, which will cause a tsunami of 30 plus metres high to occur as well.
2008, 18th September: An earthquake with magnitude of approximately 9.1 will rock China , simultaneously causing a tsunami of more than 30 metres to occur, resulting in the deaths of more than 1 million people. Although this huge earthquake will happen after the Olympics have ended, there will be a series of relatively smaller earthquakes occurring in China before the huge earthquake. The China government, which is more concerned with the success of the Olympics, will most likely neglect to employ appropriate cautionary measures, thus the high casualty rate. If the China government does not publicise the occurrence of these minor earthquakes and evacuate people, the number of deaths will be as predicted.
2008, 17th December: terrorist attack in America
2010: The temperatures in some countries of Africa could be as high as 58 degrees Celsius, and there will be a serious shortage of water.
2010, 15th June: The New York Stock Exchange market will fail, causing an international financial crisis.
2011: The research on the treatment of some cancers will be completed, but a new life-threatening virus will appear. People who are infected will die after only approx. 4 hours of coming into contact with the virus.
2013, 1st - 25th November: Research on treatment of cancers, except for brain tumors, will be completed. An earthquake, caused by volcanic eruptions, will happen on Bahama Island of the Canary Islands. A gigantic tsunami of roughly 150 metres will result. America mainlands, Brazil etc. will be affected, with the tsunami pushing into the land as far as 15 to 20 kilometres. Before the occurrence of this gigantic tsunami, the sea/ocean water levels will sink by about 6 metres, and large flocks of birds will start to migrate.
2014: A small planet that has been gradually closing in on Earth might eventually collide with Earth, and this collision, if come to pass, will affect the survival of humans as a whole.
2015: By the mid of November, the average temperature of Earth could be as high as 59 degrees Celsius. Many people will die from the overheat, and international confusion and terror ensues.
2016, April: A huge typhoon will invade China, causing massive damage. The 43rd USA president, George Walker Bush, will enter the hospital, and faces a life or death situation.
2026, July: A super earthquake will occur in Sans Francisco, and it will be named “The Big One”. Huge damage to surrounding areas. Many volcanoes will re-activate, and the height of resulting tsunami will be more than 150 metres.
Mr. Juseleeno made known his predictions in hopes that people will take heed of his warnings, so that these disasters may be avoided. He hopes there will be a major change in the thinking of people’s mindsets in the time period 2007 - 2008. One factor will be the environmental issue of global warming, which is more serious than what some meteorologists assume.
Mr. Juseleeno, born in 1960(reportedly still alive in 2008), is a Brazilian who has made many predictions, and MOST have come to pass, including Princess Diana’s death by car accident (which is instigated by someone near her and will probably unfortunately be written off as a car accident), 911 and the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. He sees the future in his dreams, and has an average of 3 to 9 such predictions per day. When he wakes up, he will write them down, and send warnings to those concerned.
If it concerns only a normal individual, he will write a letter to warn him/her.
If it is a famous person(celebrity, politician etc.), or matters concerning the public, he will not only send it to the individual himself/herself, but also related agencies, government, and media. He urged the media to publicise these predictions, but the reply always went along the lines of rejection for fear of arousing public panic.
Future predictions:
2008, July: There will be an earthquake in Japan, which will cause a tsunami of 30 plus metres high to occur as well.
2008, 18th September: An earthquake with magnitude of approximately 9.1 will rock China , simultaneously causing a tsunami of more than 30 metres to occur, resulting in the deaths of more than 1 million people. Although this huge earthquake will happen after the Olympics have ended, there will be a series of relatively smaller earthquakes occurring in China before the huge earthquake. The China government, which is more concerned with the success of the Olympics, will most likely neglect to employ appropriate cautionary measures, thus the high casualty rate. If the China government does not publicise the occurrence of these minor earthquakes and evacuate people, the number of deaths will be as predicted.
2008, 17th December: terrorist attack in America
2010: The temperatures in some countries of Africa could be as high as 58 degrees Celsius, and there will be a serious shortage of water.
2010, 15th June: The New York Stock Exchange market will fail, causing an international financial crisis.
2011: The research on the treatment of some cancers will be completed, but a new life-threatening virus will appear. People who are infected will die after only approx. 4 hours of coming into contact with the virus.
2013, 1st - 25th November: Research on treatment of cancers, except for brain tumors, will be completed. An earthquake, caused by volcanic eruptions, will happen on Bahama Island of the Canary Islands. A gigantic tsunami of roughly 150 metres will result. America mainlands, Brazil etc. will be affected, with the tsunami pushing into the land as far as 15 to 20 kilometres. Before the occurrence of this gigantic tsunami, the sea/ocean water levels will sink by about 6 metres, and large flocks of birds will start to migrate.
2014: A small planet that has been gradually closing in on Earth might eventually collide with Earth, and this collision, if come to pass, will affect the survival of humans as a whole.
2015: By the mid of November, the average temperature of Earth could be as high as 59 degrees Celsius. Many people will die from the overheat, and international confusion and terror ensues.
2016, April: A huge typhoon will invade China, causing massive damage. The 43rd USA president, George Walker Bush, will enter the hospital, and faces a life or death situation.
2026, July: A super earthquake will occur in Sans Francisco, and it will be named “The Big One”. Huge damage to surrounding areas. Many volcanoes will re-activate, and the height of resulting tsunami will be more than 150 metres.
Mr. Juseleeno made known his predictions in hopes that people will take heed of his warnings, so that these disasters may be avoided. He hopes there will be a major change in the thinking of people’s mindsets in the time period 2007 - 2008. One factor will be the environmental issue of global warming, which is more serious than what some meteorologists assume.
June 11, 2008
From Mr Lim & KM
Disaster Movie is an upcoming 2008 comedy film which parodies disaster films such as The Day After Tomorrow. The film was written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and stars Carmen Electra, Kimberly Kardashian, and Matt Lanter. The film is expected to be released by Lionsgate on August 29, 2008.
Hahahaha.. as much as i hate to watch these in movies, i would love to pay RM4 for these shows
Disaster Movie is an upcoming 2008 comedy film which parodies disaster films such as The Day After Tomorrow. The film was written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and stars Carmen Electra, Kimberly Kardashian, and Matt Lanter. The film is expected to be released by Lionsgate on August 29, 2008.Hahahaha.. as much as i hate to watch these in movies, i would love to pay RM4 for these shows
EPL Rumour Mills
Here's the latest transfer rumours, including the latest revelations in the Gareth Barry to Liverpool saga, and news of Chelsea and the Special One going to war - again, but this time over Deco.
We'll keep you up to date with all the big transfer stories throughout the summer.
Kop that - The Sun
Gareth Barry, the Aston Villa captain, has phoned Martin O'Neill to plead for a move to Anfield.
Jose out to Dec Chelsea - The Sun
Chelsea are facing a £10m tug-of-war with Jose Mourinho for Portugal star Deco.
Moyes in in with shout for Mout - The Sun
The Everton manager is planning a daring raid to snatch Portugal's Joao Moutinho from under the noses of Manchester United and Arsenal.
It's a done deal - Daily Mail
Chelsea have agreed a deal with Luiz Felipe Scolari to become the next manager of the club.
Lactics homing in on £5m Cisse - Daily Mirror
Wigan are ready to answer Djibril Cisse's 'come and get me' plea by making a £5m move.
Samba a City target - Daily Mail
Mark Hughes is ready to raid his old club for Christopher Samba rather than David Bentley.
Pompey Lass not for sale - Daily Mirror
Lassana Diarra is not for sale, claim Portsmouth, despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur
Benitez budget intact despite £33m Kop loss - The Guardian
The Liverpool manager has been assured of his transfer budget despite the club making substantial losses last year.
Crouch in rage - The Sun
The Liverpool forward has reacted angrily after learning he will be forced to rot in Liverpool’s reserves until he is sold.
Ferguson patience wears out over Saha - Daily Mirror
Louis Saha will be offered as bait, as Manchester United move for Karim Benzema, the £25m Lyons forward.
Milan ready to press forward while Hughes pauses on Jo deal - The Independent
Manchester City's desire to slow down negotiations for the £18m-rated Brazilian striker have allowed Milan and an unnamed Spanish club to express their interest.
Bayern plan £15m bid for Hleb - The Independent
Bayern Munich have joined the race for Alexander Hleb, and are willing to pay £15m for the Belarus winger.
Flip Side of the iPHONE
Not everyone loves an iPhone... Like how not everyone hates Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton
Below was a survey of some pple from an internet portal
Do you have an iPhone?
Are you planning to buy the new model?
Are you at the launch?
Apple made it easy for me to return to Mac with the ability to run dual OSs, but I'll have to stay with my i-760 PDA until Mac moves into support by more than one wireless phone provider. I'm a business user and not sold on a music/TV market model.
John Keating, Cheyenne, Wy, USA
I am waiting for an iPhone has a more realistic storage capicity. iPods themselves are capable of 160g or more. To claim a phone replaces your Ipod with only 16g of storage is not an intelligent marketing strategy nor intelligent purchasing. My goal is to downsize the number of electronics i carry, not have to consistantly switch out music and information that my current Ipod already holds.
Melissa Kamara, Rolling Meadows, IL USA
The iPhone won't be an option for me until it is available on pay as you go.
BNB, London
After Apple's arrogant and blase behaviour over their flaws in the Safari browser, I am going to stick with Nokia. At least their platform is secure and they have decades of experience of designing excellent phones and operating systems
Vish, London
Wow. Stevie finally finally gets his act togetether¿ the iPhone moves from being a "toy" to a real communication device... all thats left now is to open up the software to third party developers. Kudos Apple....welcome to the big time!
Funwa, lagos, Nigeria
This is absolutely disgusting, I had to dish out about $399 for the iPhone 1.0. I got a sub-par phone which incidentally I had to replace two times because of quality control issues at Apple. Now they release a 3G version that is substantially cheaper, I am more anti-Apple than ever.
Sherif Kadry, Houston, TX
Scandinavia's Macophiles have waited a long time. Please hurry - or some of us might defect.
Clare, Copenhagen, Denmark
They've listened to the consumers, and responded! I've loved my iPhone (1st gen), though agree it's not for all; but the new model has wider appeal, and will push the competition (and innovation). Of course, the nay-sayers are probably gearing themselves up to complain about something else now - probably the camera, or the fact that it doesn't make espresso.
Terry, Southampton
Two weeks ago I paid $299 for an iPhone and now the 3G will be available for $100 less. There is something wrong with this picture, Apple! On top of this, the iPhone doesn't support Hotmail or MSN email accounts!
Kanishka Niyangoda, Washington, DC
Kanishka Niyangoda, Washington, DC
Girl who screwed Mindef
She screwed MINDEF 5 times in her blog and asked why her bf cannot PCC in Camp: Sibei Classic!
She must have loved the poor NSF so much... and he must have comprained alot to her
I thought you're so rich? Get beds for our NS men lar! Why waste so much money on bombs, fighting war trucks and stupid army lorries? Health is the most important for a healthy and fit man! I thought you want healthy and fit men? Then get good beds for their poor backbones and let them sleep well, eat well and **** well.[via HWZ and Tomorrow and Lancerlord ]
Allow them to masturbate in the toilets. Why does maturbation become a crime? I ask, the head of Mindef, don't you masturbate too?
She must have loved the poor NSF so much... and he must have comprained alot to her
June 10, 2008
NBA Finals 2008
Its here again.. The famed green versus the brilliant yellows...
The all star defensive team.. Pierce played well this season.. Allen scored plenty of 3s and Garnett improved their defensive quotient..
Will we see brighter stars from this Finals.. stars who may outshine Magic and Bird ?
One thing for sure, i am not leavign for the toilet during half time shows anymore
PS I m a closet Bryant fan and Celtics supporter..talk abt ironies
[Image credits to JD]
Love is a feeling.
Love is a very strong type of emotion.
If there is mutual affection, love will grow.
If there is only affection from 1 side, it will falter till reciprocation
If there is no reciprocation, it will die. Albeit slowly.
It is a feeling that cannot be ignored without the heart fluttering.
It is a feeling strong enough to send waves of tsunami thru your brain
It is a feeling that is capable of rendering you an idiot
It is a feeling compelling enough to make you stutter and falter
I've almost succumbed to this feeling;
My logic tells me otherwise; Everyone around me tells me otherwise too
I stood tall and strong.
I've learnt and grown stronger.
Love is in wanting the best for her and allowing each to grow before commitment.
New iPHONE Confirmed
Steve Jobs promised 3G sets with GPS and improved Softwares and better battery life to hit Singapore by July
Prices will be about 16GB @ USD $299 and 8GB @ USD $199
These prices will be worldwide! but a personal note from me Apple store uses exchange rates which are outta the world,Read more here
For Singaporeans who lust after the iphone
Genesis 2 - Alone
When I was reading through Genesis Chapter 2 this morning, Something struck a chord in me.The intimacy of God breathing the breath of life into Adam.
It was incredibly tender, a reflection of how much we matter. While the magnificence of the ocean and the brilliance of light was spoken into existence, only we were shared life in such a personal way.
But other writers, much much more better writers, have covered the gift of life and what breath really symbolizes.
So instead, I want to spend a few seconds on loneliness which is my pet topic, afterall its coming from someone who is single for the last 5yrs.
Have you ever noticed that the very second thing God says about Adam is "It is not good for man to be alone." The very first is a warning that death will result if he eats from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The second statement God makes is about being alone.
Sometimes, in this world, we get intoxicated by the concept of independance. We see "going it alone" as a sign of strength, a testament to our character. It's just me against the world, if I can make it there, I'll make it, anywhere.
But God thought loneliness was so important he mentioned it a second time. Maybe eating the apple wasn't the only way you could die. Maybe being alone is a different kind of death. Not that everyone has to be married. I do tink there are lots of people God calls to remain single. But I think He always wants us in relationship. Whether that's in the context of marriage or a friendship with a neighbor or a brother or a sister.
The last thing I'll say is that it's kind of funny to me that in essence, God and Adam auditioned all the animals ala American Idol style to see if they could find a suitable helper for Adam.
V20 says, "But for Adam no suitable helper was found."
i meant wat if the kangaroos had been suitable? Am I the only one that thinks about things like that? What if, at the end of the day, God said, "You know wat Adam, the kangaroo has a helpful pocket and of coz his strong tail and can reach high places with his incredible jumps. Let's make him your helper."
I'm kinda weird for thinking that, right?
Disclaimer: abopve are juz some randomity stuff gg thru my head.. its nothing really
It was incredibly tender, a reflection of how much we matter. While the magnificence of the ocean and the brilliance of light was spoken into existence, only we were shared life in such a personal way.
But other writers, much much more better writers, have covered the gift of life and what breath really symbolizes.
So instead, I want to spend a few seconds on loneliness which is my pet topic, afterall its coming from someone who is single for the last 5yrs.
Have you ever noticed that the very second thing God says about Adam is "It is not good for man to be alone." The very first is a warning that death will result if he eats from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The second statement God makes is about being alone.
Sometimes, in this world, we get intoxicated by the concept of independance. We see "going it alone" as a sign of strength, a testament to our character. It's just me against the world, if I can make it there, I'll make it, anywhere.
But God thought loneliness was so important he mentioned it a second time. Maybe eating the apple wasn't the only way you could die. Maybe being alone is a different kind of death. Not that everyone has to be married. I do tink there are lots of people God calls to remain single. But I think He always wants us in relationship. Whether that's in the context of marriage or a friendship with a neighbor or a brother or a sister.
The last thing I'll say is that it's kind of funny to me that in essence, God and Adam auditioned all the animals ala American Idol style to see if they could find a suitable helper for Adam.
V20 says, "But for Adam no suitable helper was found."
i meant wat if the kangaroos had been suitable? Am I the only one that thinks about things like that? What if, at the end of the day, God said, "You know wat Adam, the kangaroo has a helpful pocket and of coz his strong tail and can reach high places with his incredible jumps. Let's make him your helper."
I'm kinda weird for thinking that, right?
Disclaimer: abopve are juz some randomity stuff gg thru my head.. its nothing really
June 9, 2008
流泪叉烧
I've just had the 流泪叉烧 from Meng Kee.. located at Tengkat Tong Shin... jin nice lorrrrr
Now heading back to Singapore...
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