hurray it's almost time to pat pat my backside and run off for the day...PHUKET HERE I COME! :))
catch all of youse when i am back on sunday...till then, be good k? ;)
Thursday, April 27, 2006
beautiful pic of the big apple
this was taken from the observation deck of the empire state building...GLORIOUS! =)
weird excuses for mondays...
...yes mondays are officially the days that there are most latecomings and absentees from work...no prizes for guessing why!
and here are some weird excuses that people have come up with to explain their tardiness to work...
and here are some weird excuses that people have come up with to explain their tardiness to work...
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Hiring managers provided the following top ten examples of the most unusual excuses employees offered for arriving late to work:- I dreamed that I was fired, so I didn't bother to get out of bed.
- I had to take my cat to the dentist.
- I went all the way to the office and realized I was still in my pajamas and had to go home to change.
- I saw that you weren't in the office, so I went out looking for you.
- I couldn't find the right tie, so I had to wait for the stores to open so I could buy one.
- My son tried to flush our ferret down the toilet and I needed to tend to the ferret.
- I ran over a goat.
- I stopped for a bagel sandwich, the store was robbed and the police required everyone to stay for questioning.
- A bee flew in my car and attacked me and I had to pull over.
- I wet my pants and went home to change.
ermm.....maybe not...*GULP*
re below posting pertaining to the jumping fish...i think i take that back...not a good way to fish...just see what happened when the fish slams into you...yeesh!!! =S
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Fish jumps into boat, hits her face
A 31-year-old woman, Dawn E. Poirier, was hospitalized after a 3-foot-long Gulf sturgeon jumped into her fiance's boat and hit her in the face.
The impact of the fish's bony plates caused Poirier to suffer severe facial injuries and fractures, requiring plastic surgery, her father, Ed White, 63, of St. Petersburg, told The Gainesville Sun.
Poirier's father called the accident "an act of God." The boat, being driven by Poirier's fiance, Johnson R. Staples III, 39, of St. Petersburg, was traveling south on the river going about 35 mph when the sturgeon jumped into the boat.
"It's like she slammed into a brick wall," White said.
Poirier was airlifted to Shands hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where doctors listed her in fair condition. In addition to the injuries to her face, she had a spinal fracture, had stitches to her lips and right wrist and scraped on her shoulders.
The 19-foot boat received $1,000 in damages, said Karen Parker, a spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. The fate of the sturgeon was not known,
original article is HERE
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Fish jumps into boat, hits her face
A 31-year-old woman, Dawn E. Poirier, was hospitalized after a 3-foot-long Gulf sturgeon jumped into her fiance's boat and hit her in the face.
The impact of the fish's bony plates caused Poirier to suffer severe facial injuries and fractures, requiring plastic surgery, her father, Ed White, 63, of St. Petersburg, told The Gainesville Sun.
Poirier's father called the accident "an act of God." The boat, being driven by Poirier's fiance, Johnson R. Staples III, 39, of St. Petersburg, was traveling south on the river going about 35 mph when the sturgeon jumped into the boat.
"It's like she slammed into a brick wall," White said.
Poirier was airlifted to Shands hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where doctors listed her in fair condition. In addition to the injuries to her face, she had a spinal fracture, had stitches to her lips and right wrist and scraped on her shoulders.
The 19-foot boat received $1,000 in damages, said Karen Parker, a spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. The fate of the sturgeon was not known,
original article is HERE
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
herros to joneejoni!
hiya my dear gal....twas nice to "chat" a bit having not been in touch for so long :))
dun be a stranger ya ;)
dun be a stranger ya ;)
MTV's Wildboyz
if you've watched MTV USA, you'd have come across JACKASS and if you know JACKASS, you'd know Steve O and Chris Pontius...2 madmen with stupidly high tolerances for self-inflicted pain, chicanery and tomfoolery...they are capable of doing any possible dumbass thing and have a marked talent for gross idiocy...just men after my own heart (HAHAHA, cos i am capable of that too...though not so talented lah).........they can be caught on MTV ASIA on WILDBOYZ...watch for them every thursday night around 10pm or so...it's oh sooooooo crass but sooooo funny!
if you're not exactly sure what i'm referring to, see the following vid HERE where they accost some llamas and in return are well and truly accosted by one particularly horny llama =))
poor steve-o....wonder if there was any penetration...
wakakakakaka LMFAO!!! :D
corrinne may...lovely voice and lovely song
have been listening to this CORRINNE MAY song repeatedly...called ALL THAT I NEED...soooo nice...hope you guys will like it...lemme know eh? =)link HERE
A L L T H A T I N E E D
Written by Corrinne May
I'm sorry that I hurt you
I took for granted all you gave
so freely to me
I pray it's not too late
To save you from a broken heart
To promise you
I'll make a brand new start
Believe me, when I say
You are all that I need
The only treasure I seek
You're the air that helps me breathe
through the darkest night when
I fall down on my knees
I was blind but now I see
You are all that I need
You know I'm far from perfect
Like a child that needs a guiding hand
Can you stay here with me?
I finally understand
You've always been the missing part
Complete the jigsaw puzzle of my heart
Please hear me, when I say
You are all that I need
The only treasure I seek
You're the air that helps me breathe
through the darkest night when
I fall down on my knees
I was blind but now I see
You are all that I need
Please,
let me hear your voice again
Let me hear you say
your love will never end
That whatever it takes you'll be there
Believe me, when I say
You are all that I need
The only treasure I seek
You're the air that helps me breathe
through the darkest night when
I fall down on my knees
I was blind but now I see
You are all that I need
You are all that I need.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
could he have chosen...
...a less painful way to attempt suicide??? yeeeesssshhhh... :S
An Oregon man who went to a hospital complaining of a headache was found to have 12 nails embedded in his skull from a suicide attempt with a nail gun, doctors say.
Surgeons removed the nails with needle-nosed pliers and a drill, and the man survived with no serious lasting effects.
The unidentified 33-year-old man was suicidal and high on methamphetamine last year when he fired the nails -- up to 2 inches in length -- into his head one by one.
The nails were not visible when doctors first examined the man in the emergency room of an unidentified Oregon hospital a day later. Doctors were surprised when X-rays revealed six nails clustered between his right eye and ear, two below his right ear and four on the left side of his head.
The study did not say how long the nails were, and a hospital spokeswoman refused to release that information. A photo published in the study suggests the nails range from 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.
No one before is known to have survived after intentionally firing so many foreign objects into the head, according to the report, written by Dr. G. Alexander West, the neurosurgeon who oversaw the treatment of the patient.
The man at first told doctors he had had a nail gun accident, but later admitted it was a suicide attempt. The nails came close to major blood vessels and the brain stem but did not pierce them. The patient was in remarkably good condition when he was transferred to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where the nails were removed.
The patient was later transferred to psychiatric care and stayed under court order for nearly a month before leaving against doctors' orders.
taken from article HERE
stoppers changed...
90 minutes of work...126 dollar's worth of labour and maxine's stopping nicely again...gotta go easy for about 500 km for the pads to bed in well and then it's all systems go again...late braking, trailbraking and the like....heehee... :))
HUH???!!?!?!!
happened to come across this news report...like dat oso can??????? :O
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Man mistakenly has sex with roommate?
A man who claims he mistakenly had sex with "the wrong woman" after entering a dark bedroom at the home of a Sydney magazine editor was yesterday committed to stand trial for rape.
Paul John Chappell, 31, was invited back to the editor's Bondi flat after they met during a night out. The pair went to bed and Chappell later got up to use the bathroom. But Chappell claims he mistakenly returned to the wrong bedroom, where the editor's 23-year-old roommate was asleep. He got into bed with the roommate and initiated sex, allegedly believing she was the other woman.
The roommate participated because she thought it was her own boyfriend who had come to bed after falling asleep in the loungeroom.
When she turned on the light, the "hysterical" woman saw Chappell in her bed and realised her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch.
Chappell intends to plead not guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent.
In her statement to police, the magazine editor said Chappell was "pretty drunk" when they arrived home and they went to her bed but she refused to have sex. "He got up and went to the toilet," she said.
"After what seemed like five minutes I assumed he had passed out on the lounge or something, so I rolled over and went to sleep. The next thing I remember was (my roommate) running into my room quite hysterical."
Magistrate Margaret Quinn committed Chappell to stand trial but said it "may well be a difficult case for the prosecution" to prove. A date for Chappell's trial will be set next week.
originalo article here
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Man mistakenly has sex with roommate?
A man who claims he mistakenly had sex with "the wrong woman" after entering a dark bedroom at the home of a Sydney magazine editor was yesterday committed to stand trial for rape.
Paul John Chappell, 31, was invited back to the editor's Bondi flat after they met during a night out. The pair went to bed and Chappell later got up to use the bathroom. But Chappell claims he mistakenly returned to the wrong bedroom, where the editor's 23-year-old roommate was asleep. He got into bed with the roommate and initiated sex, allegedly believing she was the other woman.
The roommate participated because she thought it was her own boyfriend who had come to bed after falling asleep in the loungeroom.
When she turned on the light, the "hysterical" woman saw Chappell in her bed and realised her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch.
Chappell intends to plead not guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent.
In her statement to police, the magazine editor said Chappell was "pretty drunk" when they arrived home and they went to her bed but she refused to have sex. "He got up and went to the toilet," she said.
"After what seemed like five minutes I assumed he had passed out on the lounge or something, so I rolled over and went to sleep. The next thing I remember was (my roommate) running into my room quite hysterical."
Magistrate Margaret Quinn committed Chappell to stand trial but said it "may well be a difficult case for the prosecution" to prove. A date for Chappell's trial will be set next week.
originalo article here
Monday, April 24, 2006
just discovered that my mobile phone...
...has a panoramic picture-taking mode...OH JOY!!! have been having fun with it, as can be seen from the above photos ;)
changing maxine's stoppers
scared the living crap outta myself friday evening in the rain when it seemed as though, at one point, maxine wasn't gonna stop in time and i was about to slam into the back of a container truck...now that certainly was a frickin' eye-opener...without any delay, on saturday morning woke up bright and early, went in to work early and left early too in order to make it to FONG YAT (mazda stockist) down at serangoon road to buy the necessary stuff to renew my brakes...
- front brake rotors
- rear brake rotors
- front brake pads
- rear brake pads
all in, inclusive of labour, i will be forking out around 495 bucks....guess that's a small price to pay for safety... :S
Friday, April 21, 2006
hey hey, time for erec...erm, elections!
hahaha :))
wonder if i will have to vote??? will know soon, i guess...when the opposition unveils their plans and candidates to contest where and who...
personally, am actually quite apathetic and ambivalent...i don't even recall who the heck's my MP siah...ho peng kee? no clue...well, if i do have to vote, i will erec..erm, sorry *bish myself*...eLECt to either vote PAP (status quo) or spoil my vote (to show my bo chupness)...
not hugely fond of the current situation but lagi more not fond of the state of current opposition (i.e. they suck too!)...
oh well, c'est la vie...
wonder if i will have to vote??? will know soon, i guess...when the opposition unveils their plans and candidates to contest where and who...
personally, am actually quite apathetic and ambivalent...i don't even recall who the heck's my MP siah...ho peng kee? no clue...well, if i do have to vote, i will erec..erm, sorry *bish myself*...eLECt to either vote PAP (status quo) or spoil my vote (to show my bo chupness)...
not hugely fond of the current situation but lagi more not fond of the state of current opposition (i.e. they suck too!)...
oh well, c'est la vie...
voicemail
do you have voicemail on your phones? i used to....until i cancelled the service...
why, you may ask...well, as my name starts with A, it usually is one of the first that will be stored in a phone's memory and when someone inadvertently dials my number with their backside, i get a voicemail that is 3 mins long and i can't delete the voicemail until i listen all the way through it...yeesh...
drove me nuts, i tell ya...so i decided to do without...anyways, lotsa people just do not like talking to empty space, so in many other cases, the voice message is an empty click as the person cuts the line...bah!
one of the occasions where voicemail is warranted is shown in the video clip below...hahaha ;)
leff click HERE (634 kbs, 31 secs)
why, you may ask...well, as my name starts with A, it usually is one of the first that will be stored in a phone's memory and when someone inadvertently dials my number with their backside, i get a voicemail that is 3 mins long and i can't delete the voicemail until i listen all the way through it...yeesh...
drove me nuts, i tell ya...so i decided to do without...anyways, lotsa people just do not like talking to empty space, so in many other cases, the voice message is an empty click as the person cuts the line...bah!
one of the occasions where voicemail is warranted is shown in the video clip below...hahaha ;)
leff click HERE (634 kbs, 31 secs)
intolerably...
...BUSY!!! currently running a grand total of 15 shipments coming and going in the next 2 to 3 weeks, both local and international, and the stress of co-ordination every damn thing between clients, shippers, receivers, shipping line and agents is making me pull tufts of hair out!!! ACK!!!
sheesh...lucky leave was booked long time back...will have to try to clear as much as possible and hand off to my colleagues before next friday comes along...
sheesh...lucky leave was booked long time back...will have to try to clear as much as possible and hand off to my colleagues before next friday comes along...
Thursday, April 20, 2006
fuming...
this fella should have his weinie lopped off, minced up and fed to him! GGGRRRRRR!!! bastard!
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Singapore - A Muslim father who enlisted the help of his multiple wives to rape five teenage daughters pleaded guilty in one of the most serious cases of sexual abuse in Singapore, news reports said Friday.
The 45-year-old man, whose identity was withheld to protect his victims, subverted parts of the Koran to justify incest, Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Lee told the High Court. While conducting religious lessons, he convinced his wives that he had ownership over his children, which included having sex with them, The Straits Times said.
Forty-three charges were levelled against the father, who preyed on his daughters when they were between 12 and 15 years old, from December 2003 to June 2005. The charges included rape, attempted rape and aggravated rape. Two of the girls became pregnant and had abortions.
Justice Tay Yong Kwang on Thursday set Tuesday for sentencing.
The girls, now in the care of the Ministry of Community Development, could not recollect the exact number of instances of abuse.
The incidents 'were so numerous that they were hard-pressed to keep count, much less remember the exact specifics of each incident,' Lee was quoted as saying. The man would send one of his wives to tell a daughter to go to their father's bedroom, Lee said. He had sex with them even though the girls cried out in pain. The eldest of the abused daughters reported her father to the police on June 24, 2005. He was arrested the next day.
The bespectacled defendant with greying hair pleaded guilty to nine of the charges. Tay said he will take the remaining counts into consideration in sentencing.
The prosecution asked the judge for a substantial prison sentence. The penalty for rape is a maximum of 20 years in jail and caning. The penalty for aggravated rape is at least eight years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane. 'Instead of providing paternal love and support to the victims, he chose to systematically abuse them to satisfy his sexual desires,' Lee said. The prosecution declined to say whether charges would be brought against the wives who helped him.
While such 'contractual marriages' are permitted in some Islamic countries, they are invalid in Singapore.
© 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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Singapore - A Muslim father who enlisted the help of his multiple wives to rape five teenage daughters pleaded guilty in one of the most serious cases of sexual abuse in Singapore, news reports said Friday.
The 45-year-old man, whose identity was withheld to protect his victims, subverted parts of the Koran to justify incest, Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Lee told the High Court. While conducting religious lessons, he convinced his wives that he had ownership over his children, which included having sex with them, The Straits Times said.
Forty-three charges were levelled against the father, who preyed on his daughters when they were between 12 and 15 years old, from December 2003 to June 2005. The charges included rape, attempted rape and aggravated rape. Two of the girls became pregnant and had abortions.
Justice Tay Yong Kwang on Thursday set Tuesday for sentencing.
The girls, now in the care of the Ministry of Community Development, could not recollect the exact number of instances of abuse.
The incidents 'were so numerous that they were hard-pressed to keep count, much less remember the exact specifics of each incident,' Lee was quoted as saying. The man would send one of his wives to tell a daughter to go to their father's bedroom, Lee said. He had sex with them even though the girls cried out in pain. The eldest of the abused daughters reported her father to the police on June 24, 2005. He was arrested the next day.
The bespectacled defendant with greying hair pleaded guilty to nine of the charges. Tay said he will take the remaining counts into consideration in sentencing.
The prosecution asked the judge for a substantial prison sentence. The penalty for rape is a maximum of 20 years in jail and caning. The penalty for aggravated rape is at least eight years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane. 'Instead of providing paternal love and support to the victims, he chose to systematically abuse them to satisfy his sexual desires,' Lee said. The prosecution declined to say whether charges would be brought against the wives who helped him.
While such 'contractual marriages' are permitted in some Islamic countries, they are invalid in Singapore.
© 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
big sabo siah
watch this and see what i mean...in the parlance of RCC (renaultcarclub), this is a case of MTTFT :)) (for mttft, read [in cantonese] mo tuin tuin faat taat...i.e. literally - suddenly become rich, metaphorically - get "lucky" for nothing)
muahahaha... =)
leff click HERE (1.76 mb, 32 secs)
muahahaha... =)
leff click HERE (1.76 mb, 32 secs)
battery almost flat liao...
...just 1 week left...must make it thru another 7 dayz...then it's off to the sun and the sea (and copious amounts of alcohol of course) i go... :))
can't wait to get going, man.....but got loads to clear out before i can pat pat my backside and run off... *sigh*
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
something special for those in singapore
FREE ICE CREAM on 25th april....click to see the big picture above and mark the date down in your calendars...
hmm, if i visit all 4 outlets, can i get 4 ice creams??? =)
oops sorry boss!
A Varig airlines cargo plane from Brazil sits parked at the Mexico City airport with its nose up in the air after the cargo was unevenly distributed.muahahahahaha....someone's gonna get fired! :))
cool gadget of the day
dang...where do i line up for one? trust the japanese to come up with stuff like these...champion!
he may be a big star and all but...
...he's really screwy in the head, he is....what the fiak?????? :O
Tom Cruise, 43, and his fiancee Katie Holmes, 27, joyously welcomed the arrival of a baby girl, Suri, yesterday. The name Suri has its origins in Hebrew meaning "princess," or in Persian meaning "red rose."
The child weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches in length. This is the first child for Mr. Cruise and Ms. Holmes.
In other news, Entertainment is reporting that Tom Cruise is intending to eat Katie Holmes' placenta after his fiancée has given birth to their baby.
Tom told GQ magazine: "I'm gonna eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I'm gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there."
Tom Cruise, 43, and his fiancee Katie Holmes, 27, joyously welcomed the arrival of a baby girl, Suri, yesterday. The name Suri has its origins in Hebrew meaning "princess," or in Persian meaning "red rose."
The child weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches in length. This is the first child for Mr. Cruise and Ms. Holmes.
In other news, Entertainment is reporting that Tom Cruise is intending to eat Katie Holmes' placenta after his fiancée has given birth to their baby.
Tom told GQ magazine: "I'm gonna eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I'm gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there."
hall of shamer SUV
i am absolutely speechless...what the heck was the driver of this hyundai tucson thinking when he/she specified the paintjob? GOSH! totally excreable sense of taste... :S *shudder*
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
before you start work today...
my darling wife sent this to me....the prayer within is powerful and it's something that i will adhere to from this day on...
it's a powerpoint presentation...download it HERE (952 kbs)
hope it means as much to you as it does to me... =)
it's a powerpoint presentation...download it HERE (952 kbs)
hope it means as much to you as it does to me... =)
trick shot champion!
man, this fella is GOOOOOD!!! wish i knew the angles as well as him...
leff click HERE
solid stuff... :))
leff click HERE
solid stuff... :))
Monday, April 17, 2006
russian drivers and tunnels...
...just dun mix well...akin to oil and water =)
check out this vid HERE (1.86mb, 1m 23s) ...a compilation taken from a traffic-monitoring camera situated in a tunnel purportedly in moscow...the number of accidents/incidents is quite astonishing... :O
check out this vid HERE (1.86mb, 1m 23s) ...a compilation taken from a traffic-monitoring camera situated in a tunnel purportedly in moscow...the number of accidents/incidents is quite astonishing... :O
shack being a model...
not an easy life i can tell you...judging from this vid...this is taken from AMERICAN'S NEXT TOP MODEL but dunno which season...
frickin' funny! leff click HERE to view (813KB only, 24 seconds)...hahahahahahaha.... =)
frickin' funny! leff click HERE to view (813KB only, 24 seconds)...hahahahahahaha.... =)
it's confirmed...oogling...
...is good for your health, guys!!! just don't use this as an excuse though...the wives/GFs/SOs will never believe it... you have been warned... ;))
endochronic...
news from abroad i came across...pertaining to the cultivation of greenery ;)
man, SOHO sometimes really means BIG BUSINESS!!! hahahaha...
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Firefighters dousing a fire in a new home were confused when the man they thought was the owner suddenly left — until they found $700,000 worth of marijuana plants in the basement.
"It seemed so strange to me" that the man left, said Wadsworth Fire Chief Ralph Copley. "If it were my home burning, I'd want to be there."
After firefighters extinguished the fire, which started in the attic early Friday morning, they found 239 marijuana plants filling one-fourth of the basement, which was wired throughout for indoor plant growing, authorities said.
"It was unreal," Copley said. "In 24 years, I've never seen a fire quite like that."
The Medina County Drug Task Force and firefighters on Friday confiscated items from the home, including peat moss, 1,000-watt bulbs and large reflecting discs. The basement had no fire damage.
The marijuana-cultivating system was wired to the home's electrical system in a way that bypassed the meter, said Michael Barnhardt, acting director of the task force. Such wiring would help a grower avoid the large electric bills that clue in investigators, he said.
Copley said the cause of the fire was unknown, but it did not appear to be related to the marijuana operation or electrical wiring. It caused about $150,000 in damage. The home, bought for $229,000 less than one month ago, is owned by a Lan Le. There is no telephone listing under that name in the northeast Ohio city 30 miles south of Cleveland.
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and one more here
man, SOHO sometimes really means BIG BUSINESS!!! hahahaha...
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Firefighters dousing a fire in a new home were confused when the man they thought was the owner suddenly left — until they found $700,000 worth of marijuana plants in the basement.
"It seemed so strange to me" that the man left, said Wadsworth Fire Chief Ralph Copley. "If it were my home burning, I'd want to be there."
After firefighters extinguished the fire, which started in the attic early Friday morning, they found 239 marijuana plants filling one-fourth of the basement, which was wired throughout for indoor plant growing, authorities said.
"It was unreal," Copley said. "In 24 years, I've never seen a fire quite like that."
The Medina County Drug Task Force and firefighters on Friday confiscated items from the home, including peat moss, 1,000-watt bulbs and large reflecting discs. The basement had no fire damage.
The marijuana-cultivating system was wired to the home's electrical system in a way that bypassed the meter, said Michael Barnhardt, acting director of the task force. Such wiring would help a grower avoid the large electric bills that clue in investigators, he said.
Copley said the cause of the fire was unknown, but it did not appear to be related to the marijuana operation or electrical wiring. It caused about $150,000 in damage. The home, bought for $229,000 less than one month ago, is owned by a Lan Le. There is no telephone listing under that name in the northeast Ohio city 30 miles south of Cleveland.
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and one more here
Saturday, April 15, 2006
a time for reflection and reaffirmation
good friday...what does it mean to you?
for me, it commemorates the sacrifice of God oh so many years ago when He sent His Son to us as a mortal man to be a sacrificial lamb unto sin so that mankind could be saved...it is for me a time to remember the ultimate act of love, a time to render unto Him all glory and a time to reaffirm my relationship with Him...
in recent times, i have not been particularly faithful with Him...it's no excuse but the trevails of work have left me rather exhausted on weekends and having so many other activities on the weekend meant that most sunday mornings, i wake up quite spent and would thereby contemplate skipping church altogether to sleep in. probably out of 10 weekends, i'd miss about 3 or 4...
i wouldn't say that i am wracked with guilt over it but i do recognise the fact that i have wavered in my commitment...my cell leader said before...if He could sacrifice His divinity and His body for you, on your part, can it be harder to sacrifice a sunday morning to him which is a mere small portion of your time per week...
haizzzzzzz....i need to improve on my connection to Him...things must change... :S
for me, it commemorates the sacrifice of God oh so many years ago when He sent His Son to us as a mortal man to be a sacrificial lamb unto sin so that mankind could be saved...it is for me a time to remember the ultimate act of love, a time to render unto Him all glory and a time to reaffirm my relationship with Him...
in recent times, i have not been particularly faithful with Him...it's no excuse but the trevails of work have left me rather exhausted on weekends and having so many other activities on the weekend meant that most sunday mornings, i wake up quite spent and would thereby contemplate skipping church altogether to sleep in. probably out of 10 weekends, i'd miss about 3 or 4...
i wouldn't say that i am wracked with guilt over it but i do recognise the fact that i have wavered in my commitment...my cell leader said before...if He could sacrifice His divinity and His body for you, on your part, can it be harder to sacrifice a sunday morning to him which is a mere small portion of your time per week...
haizzzzzzz....i need to improve on my connection to Him...things must change... :S
Thursday, April 13, 2006
have you heard of the uberburger joint?
apparently it's a burger joint opened by cordouroy & finch and it offers all sorts of burgers at all sorts of price points...but their star offering is the s$101 burger starring 180 grams of wagyu mince and foie gras to boot...
CRAZY MONEY, if you ask me....sheesh...that could buy more than 8 texas double baconburger sets @ carl's junior.....where got wu hua??????????????
apparently the idea isn't new...check out the news article i found...
Feeling hungry? Feel like splurging? There's a new gourmet sandwich that could eat a hole through your wallet.
The sandwich is on sale in London. It is, for now, the most expensive sandwich in the world. You can get it if you fork over £85, that's S$240.
Among the ingredients: Wagyu beef, the most expensive meat on the planet; Brie de Meaux, the finest cheese in Europe; fresh duck foia gras; black truffle mayonnaise; roquet leaf; British plum tomatoes; red peppers; mustard confit; and sour dough bread. The managers say they've found a market for the item because they have customers with a taste for "all things gourmet" and one or two office-based customers who wanted to buy something extra special for a colleague.
CRAZY MONEY, if you ask me....sheesh...that could buy more than 8 texas double baconburger sets @ carl's junior.....where got wu hua??????????????
apparently the idea isn't new...check out the news article i found...
Feeling hungry? Feel like splurging? There's a new gourmet sandwich that could eat a hole through your wallet.
The sandwich is on sale in London. It is, for now, the most expensive sandwich in the world. You can get it if you fork over £85, that's S$240.
Among the ingredients: Wagyu beef, the most expensive meat on the planet; Brie de Meaux, the finest cheese in Europe; fresh duck foia gras; black truffle mayonnaise; roquet leaf; British plum tomatoes; red peppers; mustard confit; and sour dough bread. The managers say they've found a market for the item because they have customers with a taste for "all things gourmet" and one or two office-based customers who wanted to buy something extra special for a colleague.
bill and dick
Just thought I'd remind everyone of this little fact:
Dick Cheney is merely the second US executive officer to shoot someone in the face and chest.
Bill Clinton was the first.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... :))
Dick Cheney is merely the second US executive officer to shoot someone in the face and chest.
Bill Clinton was the first.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... :))
rain
...can't live with it, can't live without it
blast, the skies justtttt had to open up this morning...and after i spent an hour and a half slaving over my car last night...washed maxine all clean, scrubbed the rims, dressed the tyres, vacumned the interior and armour-alled the dash and other surfaces...
and now, all that work spent on the exterior's wasted...all down the proverbial longkang...ARGH!!!!!
so how many songs can i think of with the word RAIN in them?? hmmmmm...
still thinking...and brooding over my poor dirty maxine... *mumble grumble* :S
blast, the skies justtttt had to open up this morning...and after i spent an hour and a half slaving over my car last night...washed maxine all clean, scrubbed the rims, dressed the tyres, vacumned the interior and armour-alled the dash and other surfaces...
and now, all that work spent on the exterior's wasted...all down the proverbial longkang...ARGH!!!!!
so how many songs can i think of with the word RAIN in them?? hmmmmm...
- rain - madonna
- lady rain - can't remember who (some teenybopper band)
- can't stand the rain - tina turner
- (i saw u) walking in the rain - juice dunno what the heck
- raindrops keep falling on my head - bj thomas (BJ!!! what the heck was he thinking when he took this name???)
- singing in the rain - gene kelly
still thinking...and brooding over my poor dirty maxine... *mumble grumble* :S
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
just toooooo strange this...
i know some bodybuilders and musclemen can do this but now a woman too???? :O
see what i am talking about HERE (314 kb, 7 secs)
see what i am talking about HERE (314 kb, 7 secs)
HAH??!!!?!?!???!!!???
what the blazes?????? such utter weirdness!!! LMFAO!!! :))
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Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, January 09, 2006
CAIRO: An Egyptian cleric's controversial fatwa claiming that nudity during sexual intercourse invalidates a marriage has uncovered a rift among Islamic scholars. According to the religious edict issued by Rashad Hassan Khalil, a former dean of the prestigious Al-Azhar University's faculty of Sharia (or Islamic law), "being completely naked during the act of coitus annuls the marriage."
The religious decree sparked a hot debate on the private satellite network Dream's popular religious talk show and on the front page of Sunday's Al-Masri Al-Yawm, Egypt's leading independent daily newspaper.
Soad Saleh, who heads the women's department of Al-Azhar's Islamic studies faculty, pleaded for "anything that can bring spouses closer to each other" and rejected the claim that nudity during intercourse could invalidate a union.
During the live televised debate, Islamic scholar Abdel-Moti dismissed the fatwa, saying: "Nothing is prohibited during marital sex, except of course sodomy."
For his part, Al-Azhar's fatwa committee chairman Abdullah Megawar argued that married couples could see each other naked but they should not look at each other's genitalia and suggested that they cover up with a blanket during sex. - AFP
taken from HERE
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Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, January 09, 2006
CAIRO: An Egyptian cleric's controversial fatwa claiming that nudity during sexual intercourse invalidates a marriage has uncovered a rift among Islamic scholars. According to the religious edict issued by Rashad Hassan Khalil, a former dean of the prestigious Al-Azhar University's faculty of Sharia (or Islamic law), "being completely naked during the act of coitus annuls the marriage."
The religious decree sparked a hot debate on the private satellite network Dream's popular religious talk show and on the front page of Sunday's Al-Masri Al-Yawm, Egypt's leading independent daily newspaper.
Soad Saleh, who heads the women's department of Al-Azhar's Islamic studies faculty, pleaded for "anything that can bring spouses closer to each other" and rejected the claim that nudity during intercourse could invalidate a union.
During the live televised debate, Islamic scholar Abdel-Moti dismissed the fatwa, saying: "Nothing is prohibited during marital sex, except of course sodomy."
For his part, Al-Azhar's fatwa committee chairman Abdullah Megawar argued that married couples could see each other naked but they should not look at each other's genitalia and suggested that they cover up with a blanket during sex. - AFP
taken from HERE
stuff that kids get up to these days...
really amazes me...sheesh...what is the world coming to??? underaged crossdressers now???? :S
toss this coin and...
...you get HEAD everytime...hahahahahahahahaha... :)) i wonder what ole smarmy bill thinks of it....
slipping standards...
...at prego, sadly...
it's been a long time since i have been to that place and from memories past, it was pretty darned good before albeit a bit pricey...so when the missus suggested go there last night, i was pretty pumped basing on previous experiences...
what a disappointment! pasta was overcooked and as far from al dente as you could get for my taglialini in squid ink sauce with seafood...conversely, her fusilli in crab bisque with crab meat was hard as rock (ok so i am exaggerating A BIT) and actually CHEWY...sheesh...taste wasn't too bad but the consistency of the pasta leaves much to be desired...much much much...
thankfully, the bottle of prosecco was shiok, the tiramisu delightful and the espresso kickass...sorta saved it for me...
unfortunately for them, i won't be in a hurry to go back anytime soon...
lameass hall of shamer for the day
why even bother? bet you a million bucks that one side of the quad tailpipes is there only for show and not a part of the exhaust system...and that blardy GT wing, geez...use it to hang clothes to dry lah, u poser *rolleyes*
and i shit you not...the words stuck on the side read "DARE TO STARE"!!! yes yes, i stare, point and LAUGH AT YOU... bah!!!!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
today's my darling...
..wife's birthday!!! no real pressie for her today though...am already bringing her to phuket end of this month...just going out for a nice romantic italian fiesta complete with a nice bottle of chianti classico...
things are picking up...
...work is getting more hectic...more shipments, more time spent co-ordinating deliveries....BUT...more profits for the company...things are definitely looking better than last year and we have our feet in for 2 on-going big projects from 2 seperate clients...good money to be made there...
more work, but more money!!! woohoo!!! =))
more work, but more money!!! woohoo!!! =))
Monday, April 10, 2006
speech deficiency...
check out this short little voice clip from the HOWARD STERN SHOW....killed me!!! :))
leff click HERE (2.18mb, 2m 23sec)
today haven't had much time to blog.....too much work over the weekend piling up like an avalanche and this morning had to go up to malaysia to oversee discharging of cargo at a shipyard...got the brain well and truly broiled in the skull...it was farking hot!!! :S
leff click HERE (2.18mb, 2m 23sec)
today haven't had much time to blog.....too much work over the weekend piling up like an avalanche and this morning had to go up to malaysia to oversee discharging of cargo at a shipyard...got the brain well and truly broiled in the skull...it was farking hot!!! :S
Friday, April 07, 2006
the persistence of melancholy
yes bugger's still hanging around, albeit less intense...c'mon bring on the weekend!!! perhaps will get better...i hope...
found an old song which accurately reflects my state of mind...it's a collaboration between babyface and the one and only stevie wonder...hope you guys like it... :-|
"How Come, How Long" (leff click here...4.8mb, 5m15s)
There was a girl I used to know
She was oh so beautiful
But she's not here anymore
She had a college degree
Smart as anyone could be
She had so much to live for
But she fell in love
With the wrong kinda man
He abused her love and treated her so bad
There was not enough education in her world
That could save the life of this little girl
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
She tried to give a cry for help
She even blamed things on herself
But no one came to her aid
Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell
That's what we'd like to tell ourselves
But no, it wasn't that way
So she fell in love
With the wrong kinda man
And she paid with her life
For loving that man
So we cannot ignore,
We must look for the signs
And maybe next time we might save
somebody's life
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
I on occasion met that guy
It's been a feeling deep inside
Some ... wasn't right
The way he proves himself a man
By beating his woman with his hands
Oh I wish that she'd seen the light
How can someone like that call himself a man
He's not a man
Soon reality ...
And we cannot ignore
Whenever we see the signs
'Cause any kind of abuse
God knows, it's a crime
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
found an old song which accurately reflects my state of mind...it's a collaboration between babyface and the one and only stevie wonder...hope you guys like it... :-|
"How Come, How Long" (leff click here...4.8mb, 5m15s)
There was a girl I used to know
She was oh so beautiful
But she's not here anymore
She had a college degree
Smart as anyone could be
She had so much to live for
But she fell in love
With the wrong kinda man
He abused her love and treated her so bad
There was not enough education in her world
That could save the life of this little girl
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
She tried to give a cry for help
She even blamed things on herself
But no one came to her aid
Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell
That's what we'd like to tell ourselves
But no, it wasn't that way
So she fell in love
With the wrong kinda man
And she paid with her life
For loving that man
So we cannot ignore,
We must look for the signs
And maybe next time we might save
somebody's life
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
I on occasion met that guy
It's been a feeling deep inside
Some ... wasn't right
The way he proves himself a man
By beating his woman with his hands
Oh I wish that she'd seen the light
How can someone like that call himself a man
He's not a man
Soon reality ...
And we cannot ignore
Whenever we see the signs
'Cause any kind of abuse
God knows, it's a crime
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
Thursday, April 06, 2006
energy levels are running low...
...been waking up tired every day for the last 2 weeks...not a good sign...it's not as though i haven't been sleeping enough...6 hours thereabouts a day should be more than adequate...perhaps it's the quality and not the quantity that is the issue here...too much dreaming maybe, although i rarely remember the dreams...
these low levels of energy has resulted in increased intake of caffeine and sugar during the work days...not very healthy indeed...plus the resultant lack of concentration...
i soooo need to recharge my batteries....and fortunately, the phuket trip is nigh here...just got to get through another 21 days... =)
soon soon...very soon.... *machum liam geng* hahaha... ;)
these low levels of energy has resulted in increased intake of caffeine and sugar during the work days...not very healthy indeed...plus the resultant lack of concentration...
i soooo need to recharge my batteries....and fortunately, the phuket trip is nigh here...just got to get through another 21 days... =)
soon soon...very soon.... *machum liam geng* hahaha... ;)
yet another hall of shamer...
rice boy alert!!!already the car's a pissa crap & still...
he actually makes it WORSE!
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
raiden - a homage
for those who have been through the SAF, i'm sure many of you must remember this game...personally, i've spent hours upon hours and lotsa moolah learning and finishing the game...
woah, talk about bringing back some fond memories..... :))
RAIDEN GAME
woah, talk about bringing back some fond memories..... :))
RAIDEN GAME
police perks...
...are quite good sometimes...especially when you consider some of those cars that they get to hoon around in...makes me wanna join up too...
an audi tt for the spanish police
a chevrolet corvette for the americans
a nissan skyline gtr for the japanese
a lamborghini for the italians!
irony in its purest form..haha :))
an audi tt for the spanish police
a chevrolet corvette for the americans
a nissan skyline gtr for the japanese
a lamborghini for the italians!...are quite good sometimes...especially when you consider some of those cars that they get to hoon around in...makes me wanna join up too...
except i definitely do not want to join up with the philippines police...just look below...geez...
except i definitely do not want to join up with the philippines police...just look below...geez...
irony in its purest form..haha :))
new hall of shame inductees
sometimes i really wonder about the aesthetic sense of some singaporeans *rolleyes* i mean...geez!!! WTF were they thinking????????
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
melancholia...
the below news has kinda touched me and made me take stock of who and what i am today...the weather outside is not helping either...heaps and heaps of drenching rain...am in danger of tipping over into a gentle sort of melancholy...
muff daddy brought back a long-unheard and forgotten song back into my consciousness and it is quite apt for the current state of mind i'm in... it's DON'T CRY by NAKED...singaporean group from a while back...go listen and lemme know what u think...i just love the song...
link for the song HERE (about 4.80mb)
muff daddy brought back a long-unheard and forgotten song back into my consciousness and it is quite apt for the current state of mind i'm in... it's DON'T CRY by NAKED...singaporean group from a while back...go listen and lemme know what u think...i just love the song...
link for the song HERE (about 4.80mb)
life is sometimes too unpredictable...
the 27 year old singaporean bloke who perished in the bahrain ferry boat disaster was the younger brother of the missus' good friend...we got the news yesterday... :(
the friend flew to bahrain with the rest of the family to claim the body...whole family is in shock...the brother had just completed a project there for NCS as a subcon and they were all out for a celebration when this horrible thing happened...
how could one know? how would one predict?
will be attending the wake this evening with the missus...sad occasion indeed...RIP...
the friend flew to bahrain with the rest of the family to claim the body...whole family is in shock...the brother had just completed a project there for NCS as a subcon and they were all out for a celebration when this horrible thing happened...
how could one know? how would one predict?
will be attending the wake this evening with the missus...sad occasion indeed...RIP...
darned wires...
...on the charger for my lappy are frickin' acting up...think they are all kinked up and can't transmit the electricity charge to my laptop...have to smoothen them up a lot and repeatedly in order to get them working....absolutely annoying!!!
i think it's time to get a new charger liao...*sigh* :(
i think it's time to get a new charger liao...*sigh* :(
Monday, April 03, 2006
TAG HAUER's SLR LE Chrono
mmm, nice anot??? only 3500 pieces being made with 300 destined for singapore...at a plush price of s$6500...i am still in 2 minds whether it's nice or not...at certain angles, it looks a bit like an upmarket atas version of a casio g-shock...hahaha...not that i can afford to buy this "casio" ;)
but the specs are cool siah...
The power source of the “TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz” is the calibre TH 17. It has an automatic winding mechanism operated by a central rotor as well as chronograph and date functions. To enhance its operational ergonomics, the chronograph push-pieces are arranged at an angle of 45% to the dial face instead of on the side of the case, placing them directly beside the outer bezel. TAG Heuer holds the patent on this watchmaking refinement. The dial has three subsidiary dials whose hands display the continuously measured small seconds, minutes and hours for the chronograph. A rhodium-plated ring enables the minutes and small seconds displays to stand out clearly from the black dial. Another special feature of the TAG Heuer SLR chronograph is the internal bezel with its 60-minute gradation. It can be rotated using the second crown beside the 9 o'clock position. This makes operations such as rapid countdown with the minutes hand possible. What makes this watch so comfortable to wear is the crocodile skin strap, cleverly integrated into the case. The SLR logo is engraved into the safety clasp as well as into the tachymeter scale. The words “Mercedes-Benz” appear on the dial below the 12 o'clock position, just above the emblematic TAG Heuer logo.
daniel powter rocks!
song to share from him....really really good one :)) au contraire to the song, i am having a pretty darned good day =D
DANIEL POWTER - BAD DAY (4.46 MB, please leff clik)
Where is the moment we need at the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
(Oh.. Holiday..)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong
(yeah...)
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Saturday, April 01, 2006
had a surprisingly good wine last night...
...whilst out @ the guild house with a couple of friends...it was a HAMELIN BAY 2002 cabernet sauvignon...hadn't heard of this one before and we decided to try it out of sheer curiosity (for me, their family crest above, of a wyvern, clinched it)...
straight out of the bottle it was obviously full bodied but a bit tart...definitely needed about 20 minutes of airing...but after that, ooooh momma...beautiful aroma of berries tinged with a whiff of chocolate...absolutely delish!! we certainly enjoyed that one...so much that i went to check out the wine in more detail this morning...
must go look for a case liao :))
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon This wine is all class, exhibiting a great balance of weight, intense, fruit fine tannins and fine grained oak. |
Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Colour: Hamelin Bay`s 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon has a bright red centre of medium intensity, with a pale red hue. |
Bouquet: Aromas of blackberry and earthy cocoa are complemented by touches of dried sage, oregano and fresh mint in a true expression of what one expects from a Karridale Cabernet Sauvignon. |
Palate: The palate is medium to full weight and moderate to long length with excellent tannin structure ensuring a strong future in the cellar. |
Serving Suggestions: Enjoy with top quality steak dishes or osso bucco. |
Cellaring Potential: Suggested best 2 to 5 years through to 10 years. |
Awards / Medals: 90 points Ray Jordan`s Guide to Wine 2005/06 |
Source: 100% Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River |
Alcohol: 13.8% |
Sweetness: Dry |
Oak Treatment: 100% matured in French oak, 35% new, 35% one year old for 14 - 16 months. |
Malolactic Fermentation: Yes |
Senior Winemaker: Julian Scott |
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