The Man with the Golden Bum

"I'm too sexy for my sword, too sexy for my sword, so sexy it hurts..."

"I love big butts!"

Kacang Puteh

They remind me of an era long forgone and forgotten - one when Cathay and Capitol (and even Majestic) were the prime playhouses of their time. Miss those days...

~ Lovely Laiba ~

Chelvi's goddaughter Laiba, whose Muslim name means 'Angel of Heaven'. Adore those Precious Moments eyes! (Psst...she looks even lovelier when she smiles ^_^)
Camilla Belle Resemblance: 75%

Emma Roberts

Help! Yours truly has been hooked on YouTube as of late - and there's no turning back now! Last night, I viewed a clip of Emma Roberts, Julia's pretty 15-year-old niece, getting punk'd by you-know-who. It was a funny gag wherein the INFAMOUS star ended up being 'harrassed' by a burly black dude over a dog and 20 bucks. Watch it!

Bearings

Feeling LOST? Fret not. Follow this set of coordinates4 and they should hopefully - barring any random electro- magnetic interference - lead you straight to...Forum The Shopping Mall?! Oh, bugger!

Hot & Spicy

Besides red hot chilli peppers (hmm...), what other kinda food's hot & spicy in these parts? Kimchi from Korea? How about tom yum from Thailand? Or mala hotpot from Taiwan? Speaking of them already makes one sweat beads. I can take hot & spicy stuff, alright, but only moderately. I know some people who gorge chilli padi as if it's celery. Ou xiang!

NDP 2006 Logo (Text Almost Completed Lifted!)

"This year's logo embraces our theme 'Our Global City, Our Home'. It depicts a globe with the little red island of Singapore as its focal point. Despite our small size, our island is widely recognized for its thriving economy, its connectivity to the world and its emerging role on the international stage. The use of multi-colored brushstrokes demonstrates our vibrancy as a nation. The merging of the different colors into one icon connotes our unity and harmony as a multi-racial and multi-religious society. The treatment of the brushstrokes gives the logo an Asian feel. It denotes that while Singapore is evolving into a global city, we do not forget our roots and Asian values. The futuristic font shows our boldness and that we are forward looking in shaping our future as a nation."

All Cracked Up

How my brain cells appear after a day of slog. Stick a fork in me - I'm done.

Kill, Kill, Kill!

"Mother! Oh god, mother! Blood! Blood!"

Do You Yahoo!?

With reference to the subject question5, my answer is: not as often as before. YAHOO! used to be my top favorite search engine (after I ditched AltaVista for good); in fact, it used to be everyone's top favorite search engine...that is, until Google came onto the scene and took over that pole position. These days, I only use Yahoo! when I wanna search for videos, but then again, I rather turn to YouTube for that purpose. So...

Elephants in Religion

Did you know?: (1) A white elephant is considered holy in Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist kingdom. In TOM-YUM-GOONG, Tony Jaa tries to protect a pair from mortal harm. (2) Ganesh, the Hindu God of Wisdom, has an elephant's head. Nothing further to add, your honor.

All That Jas

We all remember Jasmine Soriano Trias from AMERICAN IDOL 3 (that's Fantasia's Summertime season), don't we? She who hailed from Honolulu, Hawaii (real-life Lilo?), and (almost) always wore a flower in her hair. Guess what? That inhibited 17-year-old has now blossomed into a bona fide HYT (try figuring this acronym out). The Filipino American songbird has, in addition, cut several albums and even gone platinum on one of them. That's a start for a third-placed AI alum, no?

"I Want You!": Check out J.3's official webby here.

Overstuffed

Haven't had ngoh hiang in a nong nong time, so I handpicked a bunch of my favorite items: century egg, fish cake, spring roll, wu xiang, and the prawn fritter thingy. As if that wasn't enough, I topped it off with a plate of plain mi fen. By the end of the grubfest, I was stuffed as a pinata and also burnt a $6.50 hole in my pocket.

MY SASSY GIRL

For the incurable romantics!

Waiting...

waiting for someone... waiting for something... waiting for a chance... waiting for a sign...

JHM on a Sunday

5Salem's Slumber: Doesn't Mandy (incidentally the name of my new colleague) look like the charcoal version of Totoro from here? Love her soft and shiny coat of fur.

5Snow Prince: Hogan and his cute little pink nose. He looks so peaceful when he's asleep. Sshhh...

5The Eye: Jerry, as he always does, keeps watch over his two 'juniors' and makes sure they don't misbehave.

The Nature Boy

Ric Flair. The most decorated professional wrestler in the history of the business - by far, having accrued a record 16 world heavyweight titles over the span of his illustrious 30-year career - is also aptly known as the Dirtiest Player in the Game for his underhand in-ring tactics (e.g. thumb to the eye and low blow to the crotch). At the ripe age of 57, the limousine-ridin', jet-flyin', kiss-stealin' - WOO! - wheelin' dealin', stylin' and profilin' son of a gun has no intention of slowin' down; the future Hall of Famer looks forward to putting on that robe and entertaining fans night in, night out. Because...

"To BE the man, you gotta BEAT the man!"

LRT

He had never stepped foot onto an LRT (Light Rail Transit) car/cabin before. He felt it was like riding the Changi Skytrain. He alighted at Coral Edge Station. He proceeded to Punggol Plaza. He had a 'pissful' day.

Stack 'em Up!

Rice is Asia's staple food - or is it not? Like eggs and chicken, there are so many ways to cook/prepare it. Let's see, you can fry it, steam it, braise it, make it into porridge or congee, or even eat it raw! Just kidding about the last one :-P There's also the glutinous form of it, most commonly used for bak chang, lor mai kai and sushi. See? I know my foods! And what does this post have to do with a 3singular stack of rice? Well, let me think about that and get back to you. Heh!

Ship Ahoy!

All hands hoay! Cuptain Juck Spa-row is on board! We have our heading, gentlemen. Set sail to World's End - Singapore!

DOUBLE VISION

5Demon or Demigod?: The 'True Sage' is a belief that follows the five 'Taoist Hells' - namely Fire, Frigid, Heart Piercing, Disembowlment and Tongue Extraction (not necessarily in that order) - leading to immortality.

"Stylish, sublime occult crime thriller predicates itself on the precepts and philosophies of Taoism - and flourishes; it’s only the esoteric denouement that somewhat falls short. Still, any movie that readily deals with stillborn fetuses, spontaneous human combustion and a supposedly ‘divine’ adversary with dual pupils on each eye is definitely worth a look."

Excerpt from my review in 2002.

Hoop Dreams

Oh, Shaq! There are only two seconds left on the clock and, by hook or by crook, I HAVE to make this basket. There’s simply too much at stake here – the points, the game, the championship, my ticket to the NBA, endorsement deals, movie offers, eternal fame and glory… Focus!

Jurassic Park IV?

Joe Johnston’s JP4 won’t be getting prehistoric on our screens until 2008 (how old will Sir Richard Attenborough be by then, sia?), but here’s an unofficial sneak peek at the new Steven Spielberg production. No more huffin’ and puffin’ T-Rexes, that’s for sure. Pteranodons5will be the stars of the show and – MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD! - Jeff Goldblum will get his head chewed off (and then spat out).

The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the Atlantic Ocean demarcated by Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Fort Lauderdale of Florida. Fox Mulder and other related conspiracy theories - not to mention the mass media at large - have it that this 'Devil's Triangle' is not only a paranormal site in which known laws of physics are altered and violated, but also the watery grave of the lost empire of Atlantis! Now can you dig that, sucka?!

Kenny Rogers Roasters

Not only is the man a multiple Grammy and AMA winner, but country music legend Kenny Rogers also lends his name - and (bearded) face - to his world famous Kenny Rogers Roasters. The sideline business has established its brand equity as one of the leaders in rotisserie chicken. "The concept is known for its use of wood-fire roasting and a proprietary marinade that provides a unique product to today's sophisticated consumers." Sounds a tad cheem for my taste...

Who's James??

Lye? Stewart? Cameron? Gandolfini? Either some (stalker) squaw is infatuated with this James guy, or the latter himself has got an unhealthy obsession with, er, himself. Whichever the case, vandalism is a serious transgression punishable by caning. So take heed, you ne'er-do-wells!

"Mummy, Mummy!"

A Filipino moppet in a shopping cart pestering her mama to get her this and that. I used to love those 'cart rides' down the supermarket aisles when I was a kid. And, um, I also pestered my mom to get me this and that :-D

Crowned Glory

On 23 July, 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, which lucky girl will be crowned the new Miss Universe (AKA Donald Trump's lap dancer) and walk away with this 18-carat, 120-pearl, 800-diamond, $250,000 tiara designed by Japan's Mikimoto?
Does our own Carol Cheong stand a chance? Fingers crossed!

Windmill

I don't know which is more amazing - that windmills are mostly associated with the Netherlands (although they're also widely found in other parts of Europe, America and even Asia), or that there's actually a Windmillers' Gazette dedicated to them! (Photo credit: Noom Lorac.)

Nothing in Common

Betcha that not even a culinary master like Martin Yan can cook (hmm...) up a dish with beansprouts and tiger prawns as its main constituents. Chanced upon these perishables at Great World City's Cold Storage and wondered if I should invent a 'Six Degrees of Beansprouts' game to go along. Heh.

Yoda, Master

"Frail as a butterfly, I may seem. But underestimate my Jedi powers, you should not. Underestimation leads to ignorance. Ignorance leads to stupidity. Stupidity leads to a can of whoopass. Speaking in shambles, why am I? Silly, this is. Stop, I better. Already, enough! May the Force be with you! Did it, I! No, uh..."

D-Flower

The Young Girl (Jane March) wonders when her LOVER The Chinaman (Tony Leung Ka Fai, not pictured) will ever taste her forbidden fruit. Is this stuff too racy??

Nice hat. Where did you get it?

Pigeons on the Prowl

...for food. Poor birds, they feed from the ground. Pecking up anything and everything they can find. Anybody got any sunflower seeds here? Care to spare me some for sprinkling?

Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS?

Trust me, this ain't gonna hurt you a bit. In our clinic, we employ the most 'tooth-friendly' equipment and apply the gentlest of pressure so much so that you won't feel a single thing - not even a prick or ant bite. Plus, we've got skimpily-clad nurses on standby to provide distraction from whatever infinitesimal pain that may arise. At no extra charge.

Message From WWF

"Being one of the strongest Asian economies, Singapore provides a convenient hub to support WWF’s programmes across the region. WWF Singapore will enable programme-led partnerships with business and industry to be established whilst raising the profile of corporate responsibility; supporting Education and Outreach programmes, and, at the same time helping WWF in attaining its mission. Working with Government, business, other NGO’s and the Singapore community, WWF aims to strengthen its conservation activities in the region and thereby contribute significantly to Singapore’s development as a leader of environmental excellence."

100 Movies

Find 100 cryptic movie titles. Here. Now. If you can. 100 seconds. Starto!

Costumed Dolls

Snapped outside a shop @ Far East SC, a real dingy setup along Orchard Road (not to be confused with Far East Plaza along Scotts Road), this picture of costumed dolls serves as a reminder for me not to - in future - take any photographs on impulse. The upshot is now I do not know what to write about it - except that the one behind is sorta out-of-place...and that she resembles Minnie Driver?

Do Not Waste Water

Some 'water conservation' tips as proposed by Singapore's PUB (serious as a heart attack):
(1) Use a half flush for flushing of liquid waste. (The words 'liquid waste' just turn me off!)
(2) Do not allow toilet cisterns to overflow. (I have no idea what that means...)
(3) Do not use the toilet's water closet suite as a trash basket. (Now, why didn't we think of that earlier?)
(4) Wash dishes in a sink of water. (As opposed to what?)
(5) Wash vegetables in a sink of water. (The same one??)
(6) Do not thaw frozen food under running water. (So we should just hit them with a hammer?)
(7) Wash your clothes every other day if you do not have a full load. (No way.)
(8) Wash your clothes with full load only. (Repetition?)
(9) Reuse the rinse water from your washing machine to mop floors. (No way!)
(10) Turn off taps when not in use. (Oops!)

ERASERHEAD

Improvise and experiment. ERASERHEAD was the first film I saw that really blew my mind. Set against an industrial backdrop and filled with repulsive imagery, it tells the story of a zombielike misfit, his spastic girlfriend and their half-human offspring.
Welcome to the (warped and twisted) world of David Lynch.





(Clockwise from top): John (Jack) Nance as the protagonist Henry Spencer; his mutant baby is crying for milk; Laurel Near as the Lady in the Radiator.

In heaven, everything is fine.

Ching Says...

Well, Ching He-Huang of cookery show CHING'S KITCHEN, who's described as "refreshing, entertaining, beautiful and above all makes fantastic food" by UKTV's Gareth Williams, says a lot of things. Like, "this dish is particularly popular for its Thai and Vietnamese flavors, with a dash of Chinese." Methinks milady's just confused.

Have Boots, Will Travel

(*Sings "...these boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do. One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you..."*) Oh, howdy doo! I was just doing a Nancy Sinatra. You dunno? The song from THE MEXICAN OST? Oh, never mind! Anyways, these are my 'beat-up' army boots and green military socks (actually they're still in pretty good condition eh, amigo?). Used to wear them all the time to camp. Now I just chuck them in my cupboard.

R E - F O C U S

"Prettie, am I?"