The Ultimate Bozo

I never liked the Warrior one bit. I've always been a Hogan guy and was exasperated when the latter jobbed to 3this crackpot at WMVI. 'Twas almost surreal, to say the least. And why do I loathe the Warrior? Let's just say I have a problem with selfish, ungrateful, anti-establishment five-nickel nutheads (whoa, did I just coin that phrase?) who think the world of themselves.

Sharksfin Soup!

Oh, yes. I felt like an emperor when I gormandized this humongous serving of oriental sharksfin soup (with pepper and vinegar!) at Claypot Express - except I had to fork out $4.50 for it (and an additional $0.50 for a small complementary bowl of white rice). No matter. It was all worth it (although two hours later I was hungry again).

Yarn

Popped in at the Spotlight superstore @ PS and sighted these different colored yarn for sale. Supplementary to their primary purpose for sewing, knitting, weaving and crocheting, can we also use them for hair extensions? You vote, you decide. 'Live' results tomorrow at 8 p.m. Central Time (7 p.m. Mountain Time / 6 p.m. Pacific Time / 5 p.m. Island Time).

Wacko Jacko?

"Hee hee! I'm sure I need no introduction. Some people call me MJ; others, The Gloved One. Myself, I much prefer to be addressed as the evergreen King of Pop. So I bleached myself from black to white, tried to kill my baby in Berlin and touched a few boys at Neverland - so what? Everyone still loves me loads. Hello? Am I not THE best-selling music artist of all time? Hee hee!"

KING AND THE CLOWN

Man, this MV just stirs my heart and makes me weep...

STOMP!

"STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) integrates content and activities in the three platforms of print, online and mobile. These three platforms will enable STOMP to interact and engage with Singaporeans in exciting new ways." O-kay. Sounds, well, new and exciting. So, how exactly does it work? Hah hah...

Gender Bender

5Three's a crowd: Palace machinations come to a head when skeletons tumble out the closet and bad blood brews into tragedy.

South Korea's #1 box office sensation is finally booking its play date here in Singapore!
Set in the 16th-century Chosun Dynasty, KING AND THE CLOWN tells the tale of two impoverished minstrels who take a gamble with their lives when they satirize His Majesty in the streets of Seoul.
Arrested by court officials and later - by a turn of events - conferred as royal jesters, the minstrels struggle to break free from the tyrannical king's reign of terror...

Object of Desire: Beautiful Gong-gil - he of fair skin and petal lips - inspires the king's temporal lust, much to the chagrin and jealousy of the latter's consort.

>> S. Korean actor/model Lee Joon-ki is presently his peninsula's hottest property (who's Bae Yong-jun?). When KATC out-gunned BROTHERHOOD in all-time ticket sales, the 24-year-old Busan native's popularity, too, experienced a meteoric rise. Lee's portrayal of the effeminate Gong-gil, in particular, raised eyebrows and makes one wonder: if all men are as 'cross-sexual' as he is, then who needs Harisu?

Other androgynous male celebrities like former F4 member Vanness Wu (left) and homegrown singer/composer Huang Yida (right) pale in comparison to Lee.

El Mariachi

If you'd seen Robert Rodriguez's EL MARIACHI, then you'd know that it's not a violin contained in that case over there. Should we call transit security and alert the other passengers? Or should we anticipate a Mexican standoff?

Up for Grabs!

Seeing this huge hanging banner reminds me of some Jackie Chan caper where he and Chris Tucker / Michelle Yeoh / Owen Wilson would plunge hundreds of feet by grabbing onto a torn section of it. The Daredevil Challenge is now officially on: the first siao lang game (or goondu) enough to attempt the aforesaid feat - and succeed - will be rewarded with a crisp fifty dollar note. Registration fee: $50 (inclusive of GST).

Patterns on the Floor

On November 9, 2005, I did a post titled 'Circles on the Floor', courtesy of International Building along Orchard Road.

This one's courtesy of Plaza Singapura, also along Orchard Road.

Novelty dies here.

Herbal Remedy

When Western pharmaceuticals and all else fail, we can always turn to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for relief and remedy. Sure, their 'claim to cure' (all or most ailments) may not - and never - be clinically supported, but which non-skeptic could resist such rare and exclusive herbs as ginseng and cordyceps? Singapore's Eu Yan Sang "has a reputation as a trusted supplier of genuine, quality and innovative TCM products". My colleague Leslie could probably attest to that.

P/S: As much as it doesn't look like, this image5was actually taken off a wall (at Hougang Mall last weekend) and not kapo-ed from some website.

Crop Circles

Found one you like yet?

It's a Trap!

Gefahr, lil' fishies! It says "this way to Happy Hanzo Sushi Bar"! :-O

Bite Size

Come up and open WIDE (I hope that didn't come across as coarse). I dare you - no, I DOUBLE dare you - to sink your choppers into this multi-stacked whopper. SIZE DOES MATTER.

'Action-packed'

Does this signage, put up along the perimeter of Hougang Central Hub, mean 'No Playing of Soccer' or 'No Dribbling of Ball(s) a la FIFA Player of the Year 2006'? I'll...have to go with the latter; never underestimate the number of poseurs out there.

Rods (Exposed)

First 'discovered' in 1994 by struggling filmmaker Jose Escamilla while shooting in New Mexico, flying rods had since been proven to be nothing more than a hoax; they have more to do with fast moving insects caught on film by (digital or video) cameras with slower (shutter or recording) speeds than actual alien life forms. Bummer.

Love Triangle?

Take away the plane crash and deserted island, and Kate would STILL be lost. Why? She's stuck between two men - by a stretch a figure of speech - and doesn't know which one to pick... (say, don't you just hate it when that happens?)

6Jack's great; as the de facto leader of the group and only doctor, he knows well how to head and heal people - but when it comes to mending broken hearts, love's the only medicine!

6Sawyer may be the dirtiest and most rotten scoundrel on the beach, but birds of a feather flock together; he and Kate are a match made in martyrdom.

6And should the alpha males cancel each other out, which is very likely, there's still my man (John) Locke. He hunts, he kills, he builds cribs. Like, what more could a woman ask for??

HSD Foods

It's a well-known fact that oysters are an aphrodisiac, but what about mussels? I happened to have a plate of these - along with some other side orders, of course - for lunch yesterday. (My colleague Gina, too.) They tasted yummilicious, to be sure, especially with the chilli gravy and all. Hmm...I wonder what they actually do - if anything - for my, erm, sex drive?

Isabella Leung

'Marrying material'? You bet!

Johnny (the) Walker

"I would walk 500 miles. And I would walk 500 more. To be the man who walked 1,000 miles. To fall down at your door... (*Whistles*) Wah piang, walked so long already still haven't reached. Song also almost sang finish already. Must enter more MediaCorp contests; my T-shirt macam outdated...still selling AMAZING RACE on Channel 5. Malu, sia!"

// tiramisu by orangemilky //

dun ask me why, but I really luv dis foto a lot. it's, of cos, taken by da 1 & only orangemilky, who also made da tiramisu herself. time I put on ma apron, 2!

gee, there's still space. okies. get well soon, buddy! (eat your eu yan sang, but dun lao sai!)

Transformers

Robots in disguise. Optimus Prime and Megatron each sold separately. From Hasbro. Batteries not included. Money back not guaranteed.

JAG, Jaguar

Why did they name it Jaguar? Why not Cheetah? Or Cougar? Or Leopard? Or Panther? Or Mandy? She's a mini panther, isn't she? Speaking of The Appendix, she barfed all over the house this afternoon. Must've been an upset stomach. Mom and I had a hard time cleaning up her mess...and why have I digressed so much??

iM

What's with me and my idee fixe with washrooms? Maybe I'm amazed with the number of newfangled designs they can father. Or perhaps I'm just 'predisposed' to latrine fetors. (*Puke*)

Chirpy Chick

Having sashed Miss Beautiful Skin and Miss Body Beautiful at MSU 2005 was only the hors d'oeuvre for vivacious NTU graduate Ling Lee. After signing with MediaCorp TV, the 1.72-meter tall missy has been kept busy as a bee with a steady stream of acting assignments (she had a saucy bathtub scene with Edmund Chen in WOMEN OF TIMES) and a high profile hosting stint (ON THE BEAT, shown every Tuesday at 8 p.m. on Channel U). Things are definitely looking up for her!

ZONE X

In this ZONE, time is static. In this ZONE, space is atomic. In this ZONE, infinity is but a unit. Past becomes future. Dreams become reality. Coke becomes Pepsi. (Okay, scratch the last one.) Welcome to the dimension where nothing is what it seems. Welcome to ZONE X.

Only the Lonely

Sitting by herself in the backyard. Legs tucked up on the chair. Prattling on the phone (can you espy from this vista?). Waiting for some cronies to come over for a round of weed. What a fab afternoon it's gonna be!

The Colonnade

[] 'Architecture photography' is baaack! And, my, what a beautiful building this is! Located at 82 Grange Road, The Colonnade is "one of Singapore’s most luxurious apartment buildings". Credit, then, must certainly be given to its late American crafter Paul Rudolph. []

The Last Big Ingrate

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar, touted by his handler Paul Heyman as 'The Next Big Thing', had everything going for him. Thanks to a major push from the management, he became the youngest WWE Champion in the company's history. The beefy powerhouse, armed with his omnipotent finisher, the F-5 ("Here comes the pain!"), would proceed to annihilate such eminent opponents as The Rock and The Undertaker. Then the ego landed. Lesnar, in what was possibly his stupidest career move, sidelined his WWE career to pursue one in the NFL - one that never took flight. Then more shit happened. What with the no-compete clause and lawsuit against him, we have just witnessed the arrival of 'The Next Big Dud'.

Save Our Planet, You SOBs!

Forget metal cans or paper boxes. We're only interested in glass bottles here, aiight? It's the most crucial element to our survival. If (and quoting one Mr. Wolf) self-preservation is an instinct you possess, if you want to prevent the impending doom of our planet, then you'd better do your part and start recycling those damn glass bottles today.

Lost & Found?

Sorry I can't blow this pic5up any further 'cos it'll jam up my screen and cause everything to be pushed down (first time it's happened!).

The skinny gal on the right, by the way, is Qinsi, a former colleague of mine from Success Publications.

Ever since X'mas a few years ago, when she invited me to her church concert at City Harvest (yes, that place), I've never seen of heard from her anymore...

Qinsi, ni zai na li?

Darkness Falls

Right after work and lunch yesterday, I went to catch a movie at the nearby Shaw Lido. As I ambled into Theater 1 (THX!), I snapped this photo that kinda reminded me of an extraterrestrial spacecraft's landing platform (or is that what it's called?) Cool, eh? ;-)

Eat Until Sian Liao

It's official: Chopstix's blue eyeliner lady boss (yes, that's what we're calling her) is losing it. Let's not talk about her $3.00 blander-than-bland scab...I mean, chicken rice and sichuan soup (culinary clinic!); her atrocious attitude toward (paying) customers, let alone her own fat brat, leaves little to be desired. Over and out.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

5Intergalactic Idol: Dolph Lundgren dons the supererogatory cape - and then some - as He-Man (AKA Prince Adam) from Castle Grayskull, Eternia.

I was still in Secondary 1 when this movie screened in Singapore. I didn't catch it at the cinema, but saw umpteen re-runs of the show on the idiot box until I can roughly remember all the scenes and sequences.
My favorite character was Skeletor, played by a barely recognizable Frank Langella buried under a ton of cheap makeup, who incidentally had one of the cheesiest lines: "Everything comes to he who waits...and I have waited so very long for this moment." Gotta love this guy.

Doppelganger

Paranormal and supernatural phenomena like spontaneous human combustion (has anyone seen DOUBLE VISION?) and doppelganger (how about SEANCE?) fascinate me to no end. The latter, in particular, gives me cold shivers each time I think of it. Imagine your identical ghostly self, which bears no shadow and casts no reflection, mimicking your every move. As the folklore goes (and you better believe it!), doppelgangers (German for 'double walkers') are supposed to provide advice to the person they shadow, but this advice can be misleading or malicious. In the worst case scenario, your 'evil twin' can even be an omen of your own death. Please do read it up!

Ash

Yup, pretty. That's why we chose her to be one of the 'student models' - the others being Anil, Rebecca and Stephanie - for our school's A&P campaign. And nice name, too.

Hurry - While Lots Last!

3This meter here's supposed to tell you the availability of car park lots. Does it work on a sensor? How choon is it? 4D fanatics - yes, they're everywhere - may wish to take note of the displayed digits (buy BIG BIG this weekend!). Just don't forget to treat me to Crystal Jade Kitchen after you've struck the top prize, hor. Huat, ah! $$$

Beach Girl

Ryoko Hirosue. One of my first loves (after Noriko Sakai of the retro '80s) from the Land of the Rising Sun. As a pimply teenager...okay, maybe not that long ago, when J-dramas were the furore, I was particularly attracted to the short-haired tomboy Makoto (Hirosue) in the hugely popular Fuji TV series BEACH BOYS (remember its theme song?). Because of her, I started watching the show. Because of the show, I started liking (not admiring!) both the male leads Takashi Sorimachi and Yutaka Takenouchi. Because of them, I started watching other J-dramas (like LONG VACATION)...Lipton Tea. Good things grow. WTF?!?

Couple Cats

People tend to have this (mis)conception that cats are individualistic animals - that they're solitary or even misanthropic by nature. Um, I'm not so sure about that - at least not for domesticated ones. I do know for a fact that my brood are slightly territorial at times (Mandy Girl, for example, will mark her turf with her own pee!), but I still see them eating/playing/sleeping together quite often. These two strays, spotted outside a 7-Eleven convenience store, are another clear specimen.

Transience 2: Brevity

Nothing in this world is eternal - not even time itself (for God created it in the genesis).
Beauty, for one, is ephemeral. It fades, and then it dies.
Flowers bloom for us today. By tomorrow, they will be a withered bunch.

How do we stop sand from slipping through our fingers?