Ricky Steamboat

A one-time Intercontinental Champion and WWE Hall of Fame inductee, Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat now works as a road agent for the company. The lifelong babyface's most memorable program was probably with Randy 'Macho Man' Savage, who 'injured' his larynx with a ring bell on the November 22, 1986, edition of SUPERSTARS.

Shellfish

For readers with shellfish allergies, these mollusks and crustaceans may irk you. For others who simply can't get enough of sparkling seafood, off the freshwater tanks onto the Lazy Susans' the only way to go!

Andy Is Tired

Mr. Garcia has been working on his hot bod for 83 hours over the last week. Give the gym rat a break!

Weiwei, Wedded

...like a year ago; she and her tour guide hubbie Jerry recently celebrated their first anniversary. Mont Blanc pen (her to him) and SK Jewellery pendant (him to her). Woots!

Lo-Pan

If you ask me, (David) Lo-Pan (played by James Hong) from BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is one of those enduring cinematic creeps that becomes more eminent with time. Exasperatedly described by the swaggering Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) as a "ten foot tall roadblock", this mystical sorcerer supposedly hails from the Qin Dynasty, yet resides in '80s San Francisco and speaks 'orientalized' American English. It's really hard to explain!

Recap of Places

I dunno what to do with the following pittures (they were sitting and taking up space in my folder), so I'll just lump 'em up and run 'em down:

5Singapore's sole restored coastal gun battery is now a famous museum on the resort island of Sentosa. Good spot for educational tours and artillery lovers like my former classmate Jinshun. BOOMZ!

5I lurve this place! The cycling trails, the ulu temples, Chek Jawa, ... It's an island getaway, indeed! I wanna go back there soon!

5Botanists will dig this tropical eden "situated just five minutes away from bustling Orchard Road" (not quite true, considering it's actually along Cluny Road). This lush sanctuary is, nevertheless, a Michelin 3-star attraction and Time Magazine's pick for Asia's Best Urban Jungle.

Burj Dubai

How does a corporation or country flaunt its power or affluence? One of the ways would be to challenge the limits of verticality by building the world's tallest freestanding man-made structure - in this case, the U.A.E.'s Burj Dubai, which, at a staggering height of 818 m (spire included), surpasses Taiwan's Taipei 101 by more than 300 m!

SwanS

Ostriches, ostensibly, aren't the only birds that're shy and hide their heads in the sand. Swans, it seems, are also equally coy when it comes to public attention. At least I got to be up so close with these graceful creatures, which were dipping their necks into the murky lake water and feeding on aquatic tubers.

Drums

This is what happens when those uneducated 舞 獅 bengs ditch their hobby (and the only thing they're legitimately good at) to delve into drugs. The sound of drums has stopped, but the sonance of stimulants has just started to reverberate (in their heads). Sadness.

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My Cake

My lil' tiramisù from Polar Puffs & Cakes. Haven't finished it, gonna share with mom (-;

Born on the Twenty-fourth of November (1974)

Q: What do Stephen Merchant and Alan Tan have in common? A: They share the same birthday (and similar looks).

The Wall

Today's Immunity Challenge will be held on the bayou before this ancient wall, which will also serve as the venue for tonight's Tribal Council. The one voted out will be impaled by a javelin. All the best!

Composition

"Tell me, what good are you as a muse if you can't even get me over this bridge?"

Sea Serpent

The Scandinavians believe(d?) in sea serpents so long they encircle the entire world! Now, that's a frac far-fetched even for me, but I'll really like to lap up this monster mythology. Unfortunately, these serpentine sightings can be best explained as a misidentification of an oarfish. Bummer.

Impromptu Chores

It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't cleaned my Philips propeller for months (the thing was blowing warm air along with dust and cat fur), so I did myself a favor by dismantling the parts and sending them to the water jet. Minutes later, we've got a spankin' new fan to last the family for the next few seasons!

Scary Santa

the head of sinterklaas - made from...coconut shells and husks?

Water on the Moon?

Have you heard? NASA has found, by virtue of "unambiguous evidence", a 'significant amount' of water across the surface of the moon. Are they sure it's not leftover pee from the Apollo astronauts?

The Vomitting Dragon

I reckon the bulk of stuff on this blog is balderdash (this one being no different - so puke all you want), but at least I make it a point to post new (original) material here on a daily basis. That, plus my loyalty to Blogger when few others have defected to Tumblr.

Bibi & Baba

The theme for mom's company dinner and dance on Saturday's Back to School, so I got her this flyer from Shaw Centre's Bibi & Baba Unifomsmart (no typing error here). Well, good luck on that!

Orchard Central

Boasting 12 floors above ground level and 2 basements below (in addition to a 160m frontage), Orchard Central by Far East Organization is Singapore's tallest vertical mall (like how VivoCity is the largest).
Managed to check out the place, which is divided into 9 feature clusters, over the weekend - although I didn't get to ride on any of its 'super escalators' - and even took a trip right up to the rooftop garden6for a whiff of fresh air.

In the Works...

Not much has been known or made public by Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company about this movie or its current production status - the pictured 'teaser poster', of course, was also created by fans - apart from the confirmation that the principal cast and crew of the SCREAM franchise will be back aboard once more. They include director Wes Craven, screenwriter Kevin Williamson and main stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox. The trio of actors will reprise their roles as Dewey Riley, Sidney Prescott and Gale Weathers, respectively.

~ Arty Farty ~

As an amateur, I obviously can't comment much on the so-called brushstrokes and motifs of this painting. All I can say is it may depict a bustling rialto in the middle of Venice, Italy.

Hear the Lion Roar

that sang nila utama must've pissed him off big time...

Close Call

What was originally thought to be a no-show by U.S. President Barack Obama (center) at Singapore Evening turned out to be a surprise appearance by the well-liked Nobel laureate, who joined his APEC counterparts (from left: Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, PM Lee Hsien Loong and Chinese President Hu Jintao) in donning our Peranakan-inspired outfits and posing for photos.

3R Candy Cabins

Ushering in the festive season doesn't mean we have to forget the 3 'R's - Renew, Reuse, Recyle. These board berths at the entryway of Tanglin Mall are bedecked with salvaged materials such as paper plates and plastic bottles. Very environmentally-friendly.

Need a Tewter?

It's not hard at all to play sleuth here in cyberspace, what with the contact number of this certified Lobang King being displayed in full view and all. A quick check reveals him to be one Richard Tan, who had also previously peddled his Samsung HTX715 home theater system on HardwareZone. You go, Rich! :-D

Hooded Fong

cuirong taking a breather from the gymsters and waddlers

OMSQ

I don't quite get this: is it quarters for old married soldiers (as in those hentak kaki types), or old quarters (as in those left-to-rot types) for married soldiers who're not necessarily old? Can some encik enlighten me?

Seahorses

A pair of spiny seahorses hang over the prospects of a particular brand of diamond/ healthy/ everlasting mattresses now that one Liza Wang has decided to devote most of her time to Cantonese opera than plugging the product.

Sowing the SEED of Extermination

They're here to put E V E R Y O N E out of business.

More Cactus!

Somehow, something tells us we're not at Imbiah Lookout anymore, but in Arizona...not true! Who says one has to travel that far to catch a prick by the crop?

Bandito

No longer content with shoplifting sunglasses from DFSs, George Lam recently switched to gun robbery.

Overboard

What's there to 'beware' of? I've driven a buggy (or golf cart) before and these things don't usually go beyond 15 or 20 km/h. Unless we're talking about a re-enactment of the steam roller scene in AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY. Having said that, we totally appreciate the concern over our safety. Hee.

APEC

The APEC Ministerial Meeting is already underway, with delegates having donned specially designed attire and sampled painstakingly prepared dishes. Now that everyone's comfortably clothed and fed, can we get down to serious business? That is, how to make a bowl of bak chor mee less expensive.

Bird Talk

Who can comprehend jiao wei? These baby birdies are most likely chirping away "feed me, feed me!" while their feathered father is contemplating how to apportion the fat worm. Where's our birdwatching friend Tan San Tek when we need him?

Water Wheel

Are we in Amsterdam? Why does this water wheel (front and back/top views) appear miniature? Must be the perception of size. Don't underestimate its hydropower - it can repel a million mozzies in a day!

Smile, You're on CANDID CAMERA!

Don't let a dour Monday sour your spirits. Smile, as the Funts have been prodding you to!

Fine, We Surrender!

Percival: Must we really come to this? Does British Malaya really need Banana notes?
Yamashita: Let us make this one thing clear. The Empire of Japan and the Axis powers don't have to talk terms with you...
Percival: Can we at least plead on behalf of George VI of the United Kingdom?
Yamashita: ...or your powerless king. If you continue to waste time and talk crap, then we won't hesitate to kamikaze your royal ass all the way from Tokyo!
Percival: Alright, fine. You win. We surrender.
Yamashita: Banzai!

No, Thank You!

Professedly, Blogger's far from fault-proof (and it doesn't take a neurosurgeon to tell you that). What's with the 'mangled' Compose window? Looks more like decompose to me. Should we thank Pyra Labs for this free service? Perhaps they should sale it on ePier.

Joyce - Then & Now

One would be hard pressed to find any parity between these comparative (then & now / before & after) photos of Joyce Cheng, the 22-year-old daughter of Adam Cheng and the late Lydia Shum. Ugly duckling becomes beautiful swan?

Cottage

hansel and gretel outwitted the ogre and escaped from this godforsaken place