Divine Hogan

Hogan Boy looks up at Cat 天堂 and asks his Holy 創造者: "Why do You have to make me so darn 可愛?"

Little India

Got practically lost in Singapore's Little India (i.e. Serangoon) last Saturday (taxi uncle none the wiser). Was there with Liana for some community work at SINDA. Lovely place, I would say. We behaved like suaku tourists (snapping photos of temples and stuff) as we hadn't been around those parts before. Also enjoyed a nice breakfast of roti prata with iced Milo :-D

Best in Town

High time to get myself a new 3G phone or, better still, a proper digicam, because every damn food item that's being attemptedly photographed by my 1.2-megapixeler turns out the same (in color)! Grrr! Otherwise, this savory serving of fried hokkien prawn noodles from Beo Crescent will surely knock your socks off!

AFTER HOURS

Caught the pilot/premiere episode of Channel 5's new 'situational dramedy' AFTER HOURS on Monday night. A somewhat sequel to the engaging CHASE, the half-hour show about love, friendship, blah blah stars Utt and Linda Liao (who reprise their roles) together with Joanne Peh and Max Loong.
Not bad for starters, I would say. But where's Keegan Kang?

One for Each

Truth be told, there are many a peep in this world who, sadly, belong in one of these trash receptacles.4 People with paper-thin personalities, people with 'plastic' dispositions, erm...can somebody please help with out with the last??

Flightplan

Went to Changi Airport with my friend Christine on a sudden spur and whim - and on a late Friday night, mind you! (It was a good thing she drove.)

Strolled along Terminals 1 and 2 (took the Skytrain), and settled for some Popeye's snacks before heading back home.
Surreal!

Diyana

How do you call someone who's half-Chinese and half-Malay?
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So did you clear your Child Development module, Miss Tan?

The Gleam

Ooh...there's a mysterious gleam up in the elevator ceiling. Is it an orb? Or some camera trick? Wait, I know! It's a concealed fiber optic cable used to spy on 'naughty' couples looking for some hanky-panky fun in the 'Muzak box'.

10-minute Haircut, Anyone?

I think these speed-service hair salons are getting progressively popular here in Singapore. But it's sad. Have we become so busy that we can't even spare 30 minutes thereabouts for a regular haircut? The last thing I need is a lopsided fuzz (and a heart attack).

The Great Khali

It's abundantly obvious that those talent scouters over at the WWE are obsessed with pituitary gigantism. We had Andre the Giant, then Giant Gonzalez, then the Big Show, and now the Great Khali.

Hailing from the tropical rainforests of India and managed by Daivari, this 7 ft 3 in, 420 lb Punjabi powerhouse purportedly tussled tigers and elephants back home (haha!) before making an impact (read: a huge dent on the Undertaker's skull with a massive overhead chop) in the kayfabe world of professional wrestling.

Safe & Sound

"Mm...lao gong...I feel so safe tay-ing on your shoulder...zz..."

Bananas in Pyjamas

Despite getting the boot for present-ing lurid content on their show (JK!), B1 and B2 are going bananas over C.J. Parker in their newfound pursuit as beach patrol officers.

Remnants of Time

Gone were the days when CAPITOL BUILDING at 109 North Bridge Road was a thriving hotspot for avid moviegoers.

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This restored historical site now houses well-known local and imported fashion boutiques together with cybercafes and food outlets.

Lara Veronin

Born and bred in Southern California, it's quite amazing that this 18-year-old Russian-Taiwanese-American is actually the lead female vocalist in one of Formosa's foremost hip-hop groups Nan Quan Mama.

Having a famous mentor like Jay Chou also doesn't hurt. Lara grabbed media attention when the Prince of R&B handpicked her to do a duet (Coral Sea) with him in his sixth album November's Chopin.

56Some babelicious snapshots of Veronin pilfered from her Xanga site here. (*Swoons*)

Nasi Lemak vs Nasi Lemak

As a fervent fancier of nasi lemak (arentcha?), yours drooly has decided to pit two different sellers against each other in a one-off super showdown!

@ Suntec City - $3.80
Rice - 5/10 (cold and hard - kinda like cash, huh?)

Chicken - 7/10 (all good, 'cept not piping hot)
Chilli - 4/10 (sour, and not spicy)

Side - 8/10 (love the omelette and ikan bilis; otak only so-so)

Total - 24/40

@ Bukit Ho Swee - $2.50
Rice - 7/10 (soft and fragrant - like some people's hair?!)
Chicken - 10/10 (crispy on the outside, juicy to the bone)
Chilli - 8/10 (sweet, yet not too spicy)
Side - 9/10 (you can't go wrong with luncheon meat and sunny-side up)
Total - 34/40

THE VILLAGE

5Cellar door: Noah Percy (Adrien Brody) and Kitty Walker (Judy Greer) take cover from Those We Don't Speak Of in an underground shelter.

"We have always had, since the day we settled here, a gentle understanding with the creatures who live beyond our borders: we do not stray into their woods, they do not come into our village."

Oblivion 2

On January 31, 2006, I did a similar entry about some stray sleeping at the playground. 3This one's bunking away on the wooden bench. For all that's worth, he or she resembles Jerry. Does that mean it's time to break in a newcomer to replace the old-timer?

Under Construction

So it's now becoming increasingly tough to post anything here. At least for this blogger, the said task is as insurmountable as Venerable Shi Ming Yi's (half-successful) 23-storey ascent of the City Plaza building. I digressed. Just what in the world's wrong with Blogger nowadays, huh? Can someone please cue me in?? Or kill me!

National Flower

vanda miss joaquim it may not be, but an orchidaceae it definitely is...

6/6

INDEED IT DOESN'T. IT JUST HAPPENS THAT DURING YOUR INTERVIEW YOU REVEALED THAT AERODYNAMICS HAD ALWAYS BEEN YOUR AREA OF INTEREST AND THAT YOU HAD ONCE ATTEMPTED TO CONSTRUCT A POCKET-SIZED TIME BOMB. DOES OSAMA WEAR GLASSES?

Bailey Ding (Once More)

Now that we've put a name to that face...that face still ain't smilin'...

"Where's My Pen??"

Sat right behind this girl at the SOLAR (read: Student's Pass OnLine Application and Registration) seminar held at the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority this afternoon. It was so darn stodgy that I starting fidgeting with my Nokia. And that was when I noticed a Staedtler in this girl's hair!

The Adventures of Tintin

Used to 'read' a lot of Tintin when I was a GESSian from 1987 to 1990. Wasn't so interested in the text, actually; loved looking at the artwork by the Belgian Herge.

My favorite characters were Tintin himself, his pet puppy Snowy, Captain Haddock and the twins Thomson & Thompson.

My Household Chores

Associates of Alan the Manservant often wonder what sort of (nightly) household chores he busies himself with:
(1) Vacuuming + mopping of floors
(2) Wiping of furniture
(3) Sweeping of balcony
(4) Watering of plants
Ironically enough, ironing of clothes ISN'T one of them!

Puma

come, if you dare, within striking distance of this beauty-ful honey-combed puma at orchard's palais renais-sance.

Fiji Mermaid

One of the most intriguing members of the cryptozoology family is this purportedly real-life mermaid washed ashore an islet in Indonesia. Pictures like the one above began to spread like a wild bush fire on the Internet, bringing about much fervor and furor.

As it turned out, however, this grotesque exhibit is nothing more than an elaborate taxidermy work by a local craftsman, who stitched an exotic fish tail to an orangutan torso and topping it off with a monkey head. Damn bo liao, man.

At Vivo with Saffy

Caught a movie with Saffiah at GV VivoCity almost a month ago. After the show, we headed down to the basement Banquet for some Halal food.

I couldn't finish my mee pok (check out those humongous fishballs and fishcake slices), while Saffy the Cat plowed her way through a heap of char kuay teow.

Far Coast

Are you prepared for adventure? Will you take your weathered walking stick? A lantern to light your way? A pahu drum to conjure island rhythms? Any of these could be key to your adven-ture... along with a cup.

Umagaaa!!

It's no joke. This 'Samoan Bulldozer' and reigning Intercontinental Champion (remember him as Jamal from Three Minute Warning?) will be representing the Chairman of the Board Mr. McMahon for the Battle of the Billionaires (AKA Hair vs Hair match) at April 1st's WrestleMania 23. He will be squaring off against ECW Champion Bobby Lashley (representing - yes - Donald Trump).

Glenys

she's almost jude... give her a few more years...

Jerry the Model

It's official: Jerry is borderline delusional. It's bad enough that he thinks of himself as a homo sapien (because his favorite eats are actually french fries and fried chicken). Now the Old Furry Grouchy One dreams he's modeling for - ahem - Solvil et Titus. Bleh! Perhaps when his current contract with Whiskas expires...

Cooking Up a Storm

Shall ve see vhat ve have here on the stands?

Okay, ve've got chicken recipes (are ve talkin' casseroles and enchiladas?) and classic Asian cooking (Pad Thai?).

And, it looks like ve've also got brownies, cookies and all the crazy chocolatey stuff... :-D

THE FULL MONTY

5You sexy thing: Gaz (Robert Carlyle, second from left) and his jackleg version of Chip 'n' Dale.

THE FULL MONTY was one of those rare movies (other than SCREAM, JACKIE BROWN and SPIRITED AWAY) that I watched more than once (i.e. twice). Reason: I fell asnooze the first time I sat through it (due to fatique). LOL.
I thought the film, about six out-of-job and out-of-shape steelworkers from the small English town of Sheffield performing a male striptease act to make ends meet, was both moving and motivational (not that I'm toying with that same idea myself).
As such, I don't mind giving it a third go.

Her Name Is Ann

An example of excellent service: Attending to shoppers with a smile (albeit not captured in this picture) on a slow CNY Sunday was Filipino Cold Storage cashier Ann (according to her name tag). Wanted very much to say 'Maraming Salamat Po' ('Thank You' in Tagalog) to her.

Petronas Twin Towers

"The Petronas Twin Towers was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates (USA) in association with KLCC architects. The tower's floor plate design is based on simple Islamic geometric forms of two interlocking squares creating a shape of eight-pointed stars. Upon the eight-pointed stars, are eight superimposed semi-circles softening the inner angles. These semicircles are themselves anchored by the arcs of the main structural columns of the buildings. The semi-circles were superimposed in the inner angles of the interlocked squares to create more usable floor space. The design details continued to dictate the way in which the buildings would rise in as graceful a fashion as possible. To maintain the vertical axis and tapering of the design, each tower is set back five times in its ascent. Architecturally, these forms reflect the paramount Islamic principles of 'unity within unity, harmony, stability and rationality'".

STOP-READY-GO!

STOP and appraise our own strengths and weaknesses. (A checklist is recommended.)

READY ourselves for the challenges ahead of us. (A can of Red Bull always helps!)

GO for the gold! If not, silver. If not, bronze. (No fish, prawns also good!)

Marty *Finally* Wins the Big One

Always the best man, never the groom. Martin Scorsese had been beaten at the Oscars by such leading men actors-turned-directors as Robert Redford, Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood. People were beginning to wonder if he could ever - in his lifetime - win the Big One...

Western Grill

Good tasting chicken chop is as hard to find as a five-leaf clover (it's true!). The best one I've had by far was from The Amara (in my old neighborhood of Tanjong Pagar).
Shelled out $4.00 for the above set (sold at a classified location), which is relatively cheap, but - alas - the items left much to be desired...