Same Eve, Different Day

Re-patronized Café Supunsa @ Orchard Towers on D24 for more helpings of authentic Thai aliment. (Clockwise from top left): Must-have tom yum soup, kai-lan, chicken curry - which was a wrong order, but never mind - and omelette. Be back next year. Maybe :-)

Jersey Devil

Had been wanting to do a crypto post on the Jersey Devil for years, but didn't get down to doing it due to a coupla reasons: (1) Am not awfully familiar with the subject matter; (2) the legend of the Pine Barrens inhabitant is too fantastical to qualify as 'quasi-science'. In spite of that, the last sighting was reported in September 2009.

Shark Boy

the already fishy 'friend' from 20th century boys goes completely selachimorphic

Brutterfry

Honest to goodness, I have lepidoptero-phobia (fear of butterflies). Their erratic flight patterns and constant flapping of wings that may (or may not) lead to the scattering of 'colored dust' make me nervous and my stomach uncomfortable. Hah!

Ravishing Rick Rude

Hey, brudders and sistas, don't jump the gun and call me a faggot for putting up this picture. FTR, I'm not at all attracted to burly beefcakes (particularly the gyrating types), but the late RRR happened to be hugely accomplished mat maestro whose in-ring 'moves' - and then some - were truly laudable. And how about that 'rejuvenating' Rude Awakening?

GWC Returns

Since my last Great World City glorification more than three years ago, these Manhattanized buildings have remained as beautiful as or become even more beautiful than before. My goshness, I'm gushing again!

Star Wars Racer

For those who dream of piloting a repulsorlift podracer in the Outer Rim Territories, well, Timezone's offering you a unique opportunity to glide across the galaxy - arcade style. Only setbacks: You'll be trapped in a realm of make-believe and tokens are required.

A Hat Trick

History repeats itself - again - at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as Sezairi Sezali becomes the third Malay male to be crowned Singapore Idol in all three seasons. Nothing against anything, since I like Hady Mirza and especially Taufik Batisah, whom I voted for.

I only wished Tabitha Nauser was in the finals...

Farewell, Doulos!

MS Doulos (previously known as SS Medina, SS Roma and MV Franca C) has made her last port here in Singapore, where she will be decommissioned. The world's oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship, which is only 2 years younger than the ill-fated RMS Titanic, will then make her final voyage into the sunset - and our friendly tour guide Kaylee Dadisman will also return to her hometown in Oregon, U.S.A. Goodbye!

Frosty, Defrosted

see you again next winter, snowman! keep the hat and scarf!

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The Land Before Time

Diana Ross' butt-sniffing baby dinos all packed up and ready to flee the land before the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event kicks in.

Crash

Was on my way to the MRT station today when I saw this: a CityCab (SHB 4830 P - go buy 4D now!) took 'parallel parking' to a whole new level when it mowed down barricades and plunged right into a 7-Eleven store @ Tiong Bahru Plaza.

Yeah, it's a convenience store, but not this convenient; you still have to queue up for your Durex, y'know? Tsk, tsk.

Quote from A FEW GOOD MEN

"Son, we live in a world that has walls and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know - that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives.

"You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties. You WANT me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!" – Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson)

~ Joyeux Noël ~

Let this ribboned TakaTree and many others over the Blue Planet bring you a Blessed and Joyful Christmas!

Snap It Up!

Expectedly, Sakae Sushi's $36.99 Yume Party Set proved to be a 'hot seller' when nary a piece was left in two shakes of a lamb's tail. Too bad the same can't be said about the bee hoon/nasi goreng. My miscalculation :-(

Stop Parroting Me!

Just streamed the trailer to Bruce Willis' new action comedy COP OUT and in it Seann William Scott irritates the hell out of Tracy Morgan by repeating everything the latter says. Don't we do/get that sometimes? A surefire way to garner attention, huh?

An Inconvenient Truth

Al Gore would be aghast to know that the climate change alliance formed at the Copenhagen conference had more or less fallen through the cracks. One country alone won't make a difference. What can we do about the world's biggest emitters?

Many-Eyed Monster

Here's looking at you, santarinas. Can I unwrap you?

Learn 2 Read

For today's entomology hour, daddy will teach you all about hornets, their different body parts, and how Bruce Lee got to play Kato. To top it off, daddy will also teach you a bit of Jeet Kune Do. Learn fast, kiddo.

Glenn

Chen Yiwen chooses to be Coco Chanel-chic because, let's face it, she can afford to.

Have Passport, Can Travel

First stop: Pandora, the lush moon of Polyphemus and land of the indigenous Na'vi. Take me to your Hometree, Neytiri!

Behind Goodwood Park

...was the venue for our annual dinner & dance (in a dingy lil' place called York Hotel). Donna Daniels teased, the Pussycat Dolls imperson-ators seduced and Iggy Pop made more blunders than Mike Adamle on Raw. What an evening.

CON AIR

5Don't look back (in anger): Cameron Poe can outrun an explosion but not creditors.

It's hard to believe that big-time Nicolas Cage, who once starred in such profitable summer blockbusters as THE ROCK, CON AIR (above) and FACE/OFF, is now a bona fide bankrupt (Johnny Depp please help him out of the ditch!).
In his heyday, Francis Ford Coppola's nephew could pull off a ludicrous actioner like CON AIR, which is laced with more eccentric (and colorful) characters than Alice in Wonderland. Best line: "Put the bunny down".

Raffles Boys

Rafflesians tucking away before the Mathematical Olympiad. Milo Dinosaur!

The World Under the Umbrella

As America's eastern seaboard's besieged by snowstorms over the weekend, Singapore's skies aren't spared, either. I normally commute to work 'clean fatigue', but on drizzly days I carry a red Sothys brolly - and this is me (with my obstructed POV) ambling up Orchard Road. Wet, wet, wet!

Alison's Lunch

In a rare opportunity of sorts, I 'lunched down' (as in had lunch downstairs) with the eavesdropping Aliseng-ah today at Albert's ex-propriety. This was what she had - some NDF picks sans 米 粉. For me, I was distracted half the time since the Chairman's Office kept hounding me with a hundred calls :-S

Sgt. Slaughter

At one point of his 30-year run, Sgt. Slaughter was a reformed American who wanted his country back. That was after he joined forces with the 'Iraqi' stable of General Adnan and Col. Mustafa and spat in the face of Hulkamania. Pro-wrestling was all histrionics then. Haha.

Mystique?

raven darkhölme was really intö cöntempörary art

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Moo and Moo Again

What's with all the 'animal' posts? Better yet, what's with all the 'cow' posts? Beats me. I just love bull. LOL. This one bulwarks the entrance to Café Swiss, a "treasure trove of Swiss and European gourmet delicacies as well as bistro-style delights". No wonder.

MathTeach

Ms. Alice Ho's brainchild, founded in 1974, with a vision to "unravel your mathematical aptitude by peaking premier pedagogy" - if it makes sense to you. I'd been to this place, located at 8 Frankel Drive (it's a bungalow), on two separate occasions for interview as Editor. Twice, I was offered the job - and declined. Reason? The pay was peas. So, there.

Peranakan Museum

The Little Nyonya's exhibitory abode - striped straw blinds and all - at the old Tao Nan School along Armenian Street (5 minutes walk from the SMU). Did I miss the Peranakan Wedding Bed? Hmm...

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My Old Class

Guess which one's me! Oh, you mean who am I? Never mind. FYI, I can't put names to half of these faces myself. Bleah. It was, in fact, my sis who reminded me that my former form teacher was called Mrs. Fernando :-X So much for nostalgia...

Doesn't She Look Like Mandy?

Quite a bit, eh? Palpably, this lil' flirt had been wrecking too many homes in the feline community that Bast the Egyptian Goddess of Cats - finally buay tahan - was left with no other choice but to turn her into atomic number 29. Aww...not true!

Observe Gingerly

This is actually the flower of a ginger plant. Because the 姜 we know is a rhizome, which can be used for making teh halia and as a spice in Asian cuisines, it's never crossed our minds - or at least mine - that these roots could actually bloom. Nice.

Rusok senja-TA!

please pardon and be patient with mr. duvall; he's old and not terribly familiar with our ndp rites

3000th Blog Post!

EVEN IF I GET PAID A KUWAITI DINAR FOR EVERY BLOG ENTRY POSTED HERE, I'LL STILL BE A PAUPER AT THE END OF THE DAY. GROAN. HOW MUCH MORE DO I NEED TO WRITE?

TVB Queen Showcase 2: Gigi Lai

Who said you can't 'hide two tigresses on one mountain' (Chinese proverb)? Look at the peaceful co-existence of Fann and Zoe on Caldecott Hill. Over at Hong Kong's TVB Jade, prematurely retired 38-year-old Gigi Lai (remember her opposite then real-life beau Ekin Cheng in the YOUNG AND DANGEROUS movies?) was tatamount in star status with Sheh Sze-Man before she called it quits from showbiz in October 2008. A shame, no less.

Just 'm'

Another one of those dragée-like "colorful button-shaped candies" produced by Mars, Incorporated - only bigger. Much bigger. This one doesn't melt in your mouth or on your hand; it bursts your throat!

Channeling the Dead

Dearly departed, this is the psychic medium speaking. I know there are a lot of grievances (and winning lottery numbers) that you wish to convey to the living. Occupy my body. Let me be your vessel. But please be intelligible.

Have a Hitachi Holiday!

For the afternoons that we don't see Mr. Michael Wayne Phillips, he could very well be moonlighting as...a Hitachi hustler. What were you thinking? Ho ho ho?

TVB Queen Showcase 1: Charmaine Sheh

Haven't seen any of her serials (or at least none that I can recall), but ain't the still-single 34-year-old drop dead gorgeous and downright elegant? One of the reigning Queens of TVB (another being Gigi Lai), 'Ah-Sheh' (as she's affectionately known as) was the second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant who later rose to fame and is now a top draw of her station.

I Want You

...to bestow upon me the Power of the Vril!

Encierro

The traditional running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. As an outcry against animal cruelty, I certainly hope more human participants get gored or trampled to death. No apologies here.

The Temasek Review

They pompously brand themselves as "an internet newspaper which aims to provide an independent, balanced and unbiased coverage on socio-political affairs in Singapore", but the way I see it these pip-squeaks are nothing more than deviant and defiant no-namers who seek to rile the masses and destabilize our system. As much as I dislike government propaganda, the Temasek Reviewers are way too anti-PAP/establishment for my tolerance. How else do you account for their flagrant endorsement of losers/public enemies like Ris Low and Chee Soon Chuan?

Pot or Pan?

As the base of our old cooking pot was scratched and eroded from frequent use, I assigned troubled mom to buy a new one from the sundry shop nearby. But see what she bought - a pan! Argh! My Myojo chicken abalone noodles look so weird spread out on a shallow surface like that. And what happens when I want to do deep frying??