Big Boyz Toyz

Went to Big Boyz Toyz exhibition at the Singapore Expo yesterday. Debated a bit before forking out $10 to go in. Didn't look very interesting from the outside. As it turned out, it wasn't. Not a total lost cause, though. I got a goody bag and won a watch from One Motoring. And a pair of tickets to Aeon Flux. Woohoo! Still the lucky draw to go. First prize is a car. You can be sure I won't be going to the next one, if there is one.

Dave Out

Just watched 'The Biggest Loser' whilst munching on some Margeret River chocolate. De-lish! Dave got kicked out despite losing the most on his team. A lot of betrayal and back-stabbing going on.

Have been busy playing Civ III the last few days. I know, it's real old. But I decided to give it another go before buying Civ IV. :)

This is Lizzeth.

Stupid SIM Registration

I was wrong. The gunman in Washington sounds Hispanic.

Tried to register my prepaid SIM card 3 times this weekend. Failed because the shop assistant said the system was busy. Bloody hell. What lousy organization is this? If you want people to register their SIM cards, make sure they can. The person responsible for this tardy service should be shot, drawn and quartered.

This contestant is Lisa.

Some Australians are still trying to save that Vietnamese drug-trafficker from the gallows. This is a clear example of a vocal minority. I'm sure most Australians (who are sick of being soft on criminals) would be happy with the death penalty in Australia. Only criminals would be against it.

Death Penalty!

Police officer Sharon Beshenivsky was shot in cold blood in UK. She was unarmed. Now the Brits are calling for the death penalty. How many more people have to die before people wake up? Again, race was not mentioned. Wake up!

This is the other Kelly.

There was a shooting in a Washington mall and 6 people were injured. What was very glaring in the 2 reports I read were that the gunman's race was not mentioned. In America, failure to mention race implies Black. Otherwise, they would have said White. Or Hispanic. Or Asian. Or Arabic. Bloody political-correctness again.

This is one of the Kellys. Good idea to cover up the arms. Those things are mind-bogglingly huge. Maybe as big as my thigh!

Ban Kids From Public Places

Kudos to Sumiko Tan for speaking her mind. It's not so much that kids should be banned from public places, but it's the brats brought up by bigger brats. I've seen many well-mannered children but I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that more kids these days are badly brought up. Little Emperor Syndrome, perhaps?

Frankly, many adults should be sterilized, they don't deserve to have children. The gahmen should give COEs for having children. And it shouldn't be based on money. Not all rich people are civilized.

So, what can you do when confronted by bratty kids and their obnoxious parents? Console yourself by telling yourself that these parents will be abandoned in old-folks homes in their dotage. Just rewards for failure to bring up children properly.

Side-tracking for today, the pics are of John Hurt in Alien and Hellboy. Unbelievable, huh?

Matt Out

I know, I know, this is last season's news. But it's news to us. I was very surprised when Matt was unanimously voted off last night on 'The Biggest Loser'. I guess there were interpersonal issues that they didn't show.

Gary here, is an amazing transformation.

Portrait Of Home

I sometimes watch bits of Portrait Of Home. Most people who watch it complain about having to wait so long before the bad people get their comeuppance. Yeah, I think it sucks. So many threads were left hanging after season one that it left you feeling empty. I think that kind of script writing is just sloppy and unprofessional. In most American Soaps, there's just one cliffhanger, not ten. And the script is just so draggy, they're just dumping in irrelevant scenes to stretch things out. Quite a waste of time, really.

Everitt Road was the topic on Class 95 Morning Express. More specifically, the guy who gives Chans a bad name. The question was 'What would you do if you lived next to him?' And you can't move out. Quite frankly, live in misery or hire a hitman. The law seems powerless in this case. If a man (and his family) can quarrel with 5 or 6 neighbours, it suggests a psychiatric root. And there's no cure for that, horse to the trough and all that. Most people just say 'Thank God for MY neighbours'. :)

Sony Cock-Up

Sony has done it again. They're already losing the fight against Samsung in the electronics world and now they've shot themselves in the foot over copy-protection in music CDs. Now might be a good time for consumers to exercise their rights by boycotting all Sony products. Sony has a bad habit of making propriety stuff to lock customers in. Take memory sticks, they're more expensive, and they don't work on other manufacturer's equipment. Take the stupid mini-DV (or whatever they call it) on the PSP, nobody else supports it. Bah! Wake up, Sony.

Talking about boycotts, I've given up going to the cinemas. Tickets for 2 will set up back $19 on weekends, not including concessions. I could buy a DVD for that and pass it around to my friends. I wonder how high prices have to go before people feel the pinch - there are still queues at places like GV Plaza.

Just read an article about why it's not a good idea for an individual to stockpile Tamiflu. Mainly, you'd need to take it continuously for at least 6 weeks in the event of an outbreak. That'll easily cost you more than 1K. And thats for 1 person. And what if the outbreak (in your area) lasts longer than that? Hmmm?

Today's 'Loser' is Dana. Big hand, folks!

Andrea

This is the second contestant, alphabetically. Improved quite a bit, huh?

Just installed Doom 3. Bloody hell. The stupid install program kept hanging due to trying to display the splash screen with discs 2 and 3. I finally had to do a 'manual install'. No, it's nothing obscene. I had to copy the files manually. It's a scary game, no doubt.

The Biggest Loser

No, Aaron wasn't the winner. I'm posting them in alphabetical order. These guys are amazing. Of course, I'm sure they still having loose skin hanging down but that can be hidden. Stay tuned for more stunning pics.

Well Blow Me Down!

Came across a discussion about this blogger called Dawn Yang. Whether she had plastic surgery to go from plain to stunning. Looks to me like either something was done, or she's the proverbial ugly duckling.

Having said that, I didn't know that surgery could make one look Eurasian. Whatever the means, the results are fabulous. I think that if people can achieve this through plastic surgery, more power to them. And more eye candy for us real men. Yum... she actually looks better than Fiona Xie.

Roger Kool

Roger Kool just died of bone cancer, aged 51. I'm not going to run down a guy when he's down.

I remember hearing him on the radio. I was very fair, and did not take his handicap into account, i.e. I didn't 'give chance'. I absolutely hated his stilted accent and drawl, it was so unnatural. So irritating. Yes, and that stupid bell. I actually boycotted Burger King because of him. But for the longest time, I've been choosing BK over McD if given the choice. It literally 'Just Tastes Better'.

Note: I'm just saying how I felt and what I did. I'm not running him down.

Subaru Con-Job

Oh, the mendacity of it all! Subaru claims that the 2 cars for the Subaru Challenge are worth $65k without COE each. The LTA figures for September belie this. It is $50,535 with COE (before dealer profit). And COE was $16,461. Therefore, value without COE = $34,074. I am not pulling this out of my ass, see it here.

Violence in Paris

The 7 nights of violence in Paris means only one thing. Those bleeding heart liberals are bending over backwards to be politically correct. It wouldn't do to crack down on the poor or on minorities. Let's see how long they take to wake up. Give these people an inch... To hell with PCness, adopt a zero-tolerance approach. Crush lawlessness, or they will crush you. Afterall, I'm sure the majority of citizens would silently applaud strong measures. Makes you appreciate Singapore.

Anyway, those 2 idiots who got electrocuted did so because they were evading a police identity check. Don't blame the police. There is no excuse whatsoever for protest or violence. Crush them! 'Find zem, and kill zem!'

Causeway Jam

Someone wrote in to complain about the perpetual jams at the causeway and the lame-ass excuses given by the authorities. Some cool, objective thinking will reveal the true situation.

This is not a sudden occurrence. It happens everyday. Ergo, it is intentional. The question is, why? Obviously, the gahmen wishes to discourage Singaporeans from going to Malaysia. Again, why? That one is not so clear. Any suggestions?