Lost by a margin

Dr Dan lost the BKK Governor seat.




Sadden-ed.

Well Done Malaysia again

Dato’ Seri Najib Razak - Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia


Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today said he would pass his finance portfolio to his deputy Najib Abdul Razak, while he takes over as defence minister.
Abdullah told a press conference this afternoon that the swap in the cabinet posts will take effect immediately.The prime minister, who has held the post of finance minister since 2004, said he had informed the cabinet of the decision.
Abdullah said he was handing over the finance portfolio to his deputy because it was an important portfolio that was traditionally held by the prime minister.”

Read more at Malaysiakini

Oops She did it again... .....

The Battle carries on.. now waged over in Singapore and Sydney.
For more juicy details and full storyline, please visit xiaxue’s blog.

The Original


The Spoof

Today News

Gong Li to sing Majullah Singapura ??

What it really means to get together


A monthly household income of no more than $1,500 to qualify for a rental flat according to our dear Mr Mah.

Note:

If you really earn 1500 per month per household, i'm afraid would have died alr from inflation.

Afternoon news

A female president

Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre, an Institution of a Public Character (IPC).

Case Adjourned for Ven Ming Yi

Anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb

6.0 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province

BEIJING: A strong aftershock struck a western Chinese region where a May earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, shaking buildings a few hours after the Olympic torch relay passed through the area Tuesday. One person was killed and 23 injured.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude-6.0. It struck shortly before 6:00 p.m. and the USGS said the epicenter was 30 miles northwest of Guangyuan town in Sichuan province at a depth of 6 miles.

Panicked residents fled into the streets as the quake rattled Qingchuan county in northeast Sichuan, and also jolted buildings in neighboring Shaanxi province's Hanzhong and Xi'an cities and the sprawling municipality of Chongqing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

The casualties were reported in Yaodu, a township in Qingchuan, Xinhua said.

The earthquake occurred a few hours after the Olympic torch relay was held in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, its last stop before the flame officially opens the Beijing Games on Friday. There were no reports that the quake was felt in Chengdum, more than 124 miles (200 kilometers) from the epicenter.

The temblor was the latest of scores of aftershocks from the 7.9 quake that struck Sichuan on May 12, killing almost 70,000 people and leaving 5 million homeless.

The U.S. seismic service said the epicenter of Tuesday's quake was 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Guangyuan town at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers).

On Friday, an aftershock with the same magnitude as Tuesday's hit Pingwu and Beichuan in Sichuan, injuring 231 people.

Copyright © 2008 The International Herald Tribune | www.iht.com

Cross Swords

Stickgirl on the recent saga btw Dawn Yang and Xiaxue

Osama bin Laden Audition Tape

This is a hilarious audition tape of someone impersonating Richard Dreyfuss, Robin Williams, Peter Falk, and Al Pacino (Scarface) who are all then impersonating Osama bin Laden.

HKG Vs SGP

Outraged by Hong Kongers being rude about Singapore, Katie Oh and Taz the Raz produced this song to tell the truth to the world.
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Lyrics:
Singapore is a better place than Hong Kong is,
We got more art and culture; all they got is biz,
We so stylo, they jus' vile-o, we speak Singlish—awmost English-lah!
Singapore is a smarter place than Hong Kong is,
We keep more of our history than Hong Kong did,
We so good tase, they jus' gone case, we speak Singlish—almost English-lah!
Can or not? Okay-lah.

We got mansions; they got boring office blocks;
We got quaysides; they jus' got a smelly dock;
Our shophouses—wah! So pretty; theirs all slums;
Our old buildings are renewed but theirs—where got?!

Singapore is a better place than Hong Kong is,
We got more art and culture; all they got is biz,
We so global, they just local, we speak Singlish—almost English-lah!
Eh? What they speak-ah? I don't know-Cantonese, izzit?
Singapore is a smarter place than Hong Kong is,
We keep more of our history than Hong Kong did,
We so wham-bam, they so ayam, we speak Singlish—almost English-lah!
Why you look at me lidat? You see me no up izzit?!

We more mature: Singaporeans all can vote;
They not ready: Hong Kongers still have to wait;
Democratic cities let their folk have voice;
We pick leaders (alamak! but not much choice!).

You say Hong Kong so world city.
We not stupid. We say Singapore, also can.
Eskew me, we very stylo-milo one awreddy okay.
Don't shy. Never see before izzit? Izzit?

Singapore is a better place than Hong Kong is,
We got more art and culture; all they got is biz,
We so hot one, they so kwai lan, we speak Singlish—almost English-lah!
So how? Can or not? Also can-lah! Izzit? Aiyeeah! Sudah-lah.

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Credits according to Youtube site
Words and Music: Katie and Taz.
Video: Taz's friends.
Photos taken from personal and public sources: Thanks and acknowledgements to Jon-Jon, Connie, MICA and the Singapore Tourism Board.
Thanx misterjam.com for providing a forum.

The pointz we are trying to make are these:

A. Singaporeans have a sense of humour. and
B. SINGAPOREANS ROCK!!!

The pointz we are trying to make are these:
A. Singaporeans have a sense of humour. and
B. SINGAPOREANS ROCK!!!

Ren CI: Ongoing

Venerable Shi Ming Yi to be charged in court on 4 Aug 2008

Head of Ren Ci Hospital, the Venerable Shi Ming Yi has been charged with alleged forgery, conspiracy and misuse of funds.

Venerable Ming Yi, who was also former Ren Ci Chairman, was slapped with 10 charges Tuesday morning.

The monk faces four charges under the Penal Code involving two counts of alleged criminal breach of trust.He also faces one count of alleged forgery for the purpose of cheating and one count of abetment for allegedly falsifying accounts.
He also faces six charges under the Charities Act for allegedly providing false information.

Two of his associates Raymong Yeung and Phua Seow Hua were also alleged to have gone into conspiracy with the Venerable and were also charged in court Tuesday.

Separately, a volunteer from Ren Ci was charged with allegedly possessing some 70 copies of obscene film.

=)



Venerable Ming Yi is out on S$200, 000 bail.

Uncle , Please take a loook

This is somethin interesting that mades me laugh... uncle Fong, Ex-Motorolan



For employees of Motorola or users of motorola phones, you are hereby called a Motorolan... Sounds damn vulgar right.... wonder who is the marketting guru who thot of the name..

i didn edit it from photoshop or whatever programs...it's orginal...dun believe, look here

Iphone hitting APJ

Iphone launches in Japan, Aussie, New Zealand and Hong Kong in Asiapac.

Latest news

Apple plans to sell its 8-gigabyte iPhone for US$199 in the United States and the 16-gigabyte version for US$299.

Office Olympics

Link via LancerLord

Office Workers take a swipe at the coming Olympics

Random Search on the Intarweb

There’s this research study that’s been showing up lately. It’s about how having fat friends increases your chances of being fat.

Here’s a news articles about the study:Find Yourself Packing it On? Blame Friends (New York Times)

So was your initial reaction same as mine? I thought it was just so plainly obvious… a study of which was completely unnecessary. I mean seriously, all it boils down to how your friends influence(s) your behavior. And there’s no good reason why this doesn’t include lifestyle decisions that influence obesity. Did we really need a research study to figure this out? A little more common sense would have saved loads of research dollars (or perhaps pounds would be more appropriate in this case…)

So go find yourself some skinny friends! Maybe they will make you skinnier. That is if you care about that sort of stuff. I don’t particularly care… but I guess my opinion doesn’t carry too much “weight” on this issue.

Idiots of Honourable mention 2007

Number One Idiot of 2007



I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center. Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants.
I told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right away.
Here's your sign, lady. Wear it with pride.

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Number Two Idiot of 2007



Early this year, some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home.
Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming towards them.
It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated. They are no longer employed at Boeing.
Here's your sign, guys. Don't get it wet; the paint might run.
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Number Three Idiot of 2007



A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the Branch and wrote this, 'Put all your muny in this bag.' While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to the Wells Fargo Bank. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America.
Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, 'OK' and left.
He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America.
Don't bother with this guy's sign. He probably couldn't read it anyway.

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Number Four Idiot of 2007



A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated speed trap that; measured his speed using radar and photographed his car. He later received in the mail a ticket for $40 and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of $40.
Several days later, he received a letter from the police that contained another picture, this time of handcuffs. He immediately mailed in his $40.Wise guy....
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Number Five Idiot of 2007



A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but the cashier refused and said, 'Because I don't believe you are over 21.' The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because she didn't believe him. At this point, the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk.
The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and she put the Scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot.
The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.
This guy definitely needs a sign.
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Idiot Number Six of 2007



A pair of Michiganrobbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers.
The first one shouted, 'Nobody move!' When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
This guy doesn't even deserve a sign
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Idiot Number Seven of 2007



Arkansas: Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run.
So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back knocking him unconscious. It seems the liquor store window was made of Plexi-Glass.
The whole event was caught on videotape.
Yep, here's your sign
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Idiot Number Eight of 2007



I live in a semi-rural area. (Weyauwega, Wisconsin) We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! - I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
>From Kingman, KS.
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I am back.... .....

After a trying week, i gave up.
I am not a man of huge resolve.
I am not a person of patience.
Neither can i be changed easily.

旧爱还是最美

坡格，我回来了！ loosely translated as Blogger, I am Back.

Aftermath of AWOL with Rifle

SINGAPORE: 20-year-old national serviceman Corporal Dave Teo Ming, who stole a rifle and ammunition, has been sentenced to nine years, two months in jail and 18 strokes of the cane.

The punishment was for three charges - illegally possessing a stolen army rifle and live bullets, and for carrying a knife in a public place without lawful purpose.

This comes 10 months after his arrest in September last year.

Teo was arrested at Orchard Cineleisure, after he disappeared with the rifle and eight rounds of ammunition from Mandai Hill Camp while on guard duty.

His actions sparked off one of the biggest man-hunts in Singapore.

According to the prosecution, Teo was going to use the rifle to shoot his then girlfriend Crystal, who had broken off with him.

Teo had also admitted to carrying a 40cm-long knife on April 14 last year near Crystal's home.

Teo's friend, Ong Boon Jun, who did not report the NSman for possessing the rifle and bullets, had earlier been sentenced to 6-and-a-half years' jail and six strokes of the cane. His appeal against the sentence was dismissed by the High Court in May this year.

Ong, a 22-year-old pimp, was charged with being in Teo's company when he had the illegal items. The two of them were together at the Champagne Hotel in Geylang. - CNA/ir

Five Deaths That Prove You Should Eat Fast Food

This morning's Times brings word of the death of hamburger chain founder Wilber Hardee at the ripe old age of 89. Granted, he was felled by a heart attack. But he joins no fewer than four other fast food pioneers who have kicked the bucket over the past six months at extraordinarily advanced ages:

Processed french-fry inventor JR Simplot, 99, "natural causes," May.

Baskin-Robbins founder Irvine Robbins, 90, "complications related to old age," May.

Lovie Yacey, founder of Fatburger, 96, "pneumonia," February.

Carl's Jr. founder Carl Karcher, 90, "had Parkinson's disease and was being treated for pneumonia," January.

We left out Popeye's Fried Chicken founder Al Copeland, 64, who died of "malignant salivary gland tumor" in March. But he didn't do too badly at all, especially, as our own Hamilton Nolan pointed out, "for a man with a lifetime diet of fried chicken!" (Ahem.)


So there you go — irrefutable, scientific proof that you not only can but probably should load up on cheeseburgers, ice cream, french fries and hot dogs throughout the summer and really for the rest of your life. Hold the guilt!

[Times]

I LOVE MY APPLE!

Nuffnang Singapore is having Apple as their featured advertiser and along with it, they're holding a contest for all Nuffnangers out there!



Their words were:

Fell in love with the latest Apple gadget but have no outlet to express it?

Or are you one who roots for the classics?
RIGHT NOW, you get to win prizes just by expressing your love for APPLE products!
Be it the iPod series, Macbook series or the MIGHTY MOUSE! Let us know, share the love!
The top 3 most creative and innovative posts get to win 3 iPod Touch, each worth over $600!!

So i decided to try my luck at winning an Ipod touch which i have absolutely no use for. coz i have an Ipod Nano already.

Then again Singaporeans all want something free right, so here goes....



I was tinkin of what and how to blog about it... and decided to munch while tinking.. afterall food does give us energy right...



Then suddenly an information came into my head... ...

Guess what ??

Did you know that apples contains 20% air ?
The volume of a ripe apple is about 20% air (that's why they float), and 80% water.

Dun ask me where i got this snippet of information but its the first thing that came to mind upon tinking of how to write this entry on apple.

lolx.... ok.. enuff digressing...

About a year back, i was looking for a ipod to replace my lost ipod nano which was to replace my ipod classic which wasnt called a classic back then...

I was going thru the online stall and i stumbled upon the



Yeshhhh.. it was love at first sight...

My decision process was tough.. heart wrenching

The Headache

My Moment of Weakness

In short, my buying method was , surf, saw, paid.

I was set back in the region of $500 for this 8gig red monster

So there’s abt all for my Red iPod Nano whom i aptly named it as Red Love …
So what u folks are still waiting for? Go get ur Apple now!


Head down to http://store.apple.com/sg/ and check out their latest deal!

PS: i ish waiting for iPhone release.
**cues Green Day song "Wake me up when September Ends."**

Vote For Sheylara

A plug for my fren...



Sheylara is a finalist in the Omy S'pore Blog Awards and need your vote to win the award! The category She is in is "Most Entertaining Blog".

"I'm quite flattered, really. But all that aside, now I'm kinda obliged to solicit for votes, lol." says Sheylara


If you love her (or love her blog) or potentially do (or even if not), please vote for her because She works hard on her blog!



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