1st September 2005

Tomorrow is the night!
1st September!
Our president will be swearing IN!
Where do you think most the viewers will support?

Channel U or Channel 5?
Hehehe

I think the most talked programme about in town now will be the Project Superstars FINAL! @ the indoor stadium.

I don’t want to sway the voters, just offering my 60 cents worth of perspective.

Kelvin Tan
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Winning flavours:
- According to sources on the television, Kelvin’s CD record sales have surpassed Kelly’s.
- Touching voice, touching outlook, touching life story
- Visual handicap association, his secondary school, street people that recognize him
- First in SINGAPORE and around the WORLD, Blind man superstar!
- Can be marketed using cartoon animation CD album cover like the Ocean singer.
- Never say die attitude, although handicap, has proven that nothing is impossible or should I say: impossible is nothing! (Thanks adidas)


Obstacles:
- Unable to give people the whole package, no dance moves, no eye contact
- Cannot appreciate effort that people has done for him, visually.
- Lose out in associations and schools support, in terms of quantity
- CAAS is a huge organization, SIA is a reputable organisation = A Great Way to FLY!


Kelly Poon
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Winning flavours:
- Good looks, good moves, good package
- Good background from dance club and SIA grooming
- Additional polytechnic and organization support
- Feminine advantage (I don’t want to go into an argument with the sexes, guys should know, gals… … …)
- Due to shortfall of record sales, fans are more willing to pump in money to rock for their superstar


Obstacles:
- Doesn’t have much friends? Is her character so bad?
- Improvements and determination are not as strong as Kelvin
- Superstar factor is not lasting enough
- Losing out on record sales? (I don't think it will be such a major factor)
- May lose out to overall visual handicap association. (I have not done my homework to check which is larger?)


Although I am not voting for Kelly, but most likely, she will win. If you compare the odds between both of them, Kelly shines better.
Plus, MAJORITY of the voters are shallow, proof me wrong!
(Who doesn’t want to watch their superstar with good looks and moves? You think Jolin and Cyndi are popular because of???)




I will be watching you…

My President, Our President.


For superstars fans,
7:30pm, be home early.


- Nothing is fair in this world, it started out with an unfair advantage
he got what he came for, she has yet to gain what she came for,
the decision lies with you, you are the judge,
the mobile, record and media companies are smiling,
because ultimately they are winner, they are the superSTARS!
The superstars that post profits from your MONEY! –

The TV Ad for public safety

Have you noticed the safety advertisement airing on television lately?
It goes something like this:

- Start -

“Think it’s safe to speed?”
(Shows a guy driving around the residential estates)

“Think it’s safe to cross?”
(Shows a guy messing with his mobile while walking along the roadside, with intentions to cross the road soon)

Eeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnn *Pang!*
(After which a guy is lying on the road with huge amount of blood oozing out)

(The victim’s family are crying in the background…)

“Think it’s safe?”
“Think again!”

(Brought to you by the Traffic Police Department and so and so…)

- End -


I was wondering, if I am the guy who was about to cross the road and I adopted the message in the advertisement.

(Presenting my version of promoting public safety - Please contact me for reproduction ideas)
“Think again!”

[12:00pm] Standing at the edge of the pavement, awaiting for cars to drive pass.

[12:03pm] No more cars. I am ready to cross. But then, I have to THINK AGAIN!

[12:08pm] *Thinking for 5 minutes* - Ready to CROSS, but cars rule the road again

[12:09pm] Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… Patiently waits for another clear signal

[12:13pm] No more traffic, coast is clear. But THINK AGAIN!

[12:23pm] *Thinking for 10 mintues* When I was about to step out, a red ferrari just
ZOOMED pass me. PHEW, lucky I was THINKING. Back to my waiting routine.

[12:45pm] *20 minutes have passed* IT’S CLEAR! Back to THINK AGAIN!

[01:05pm] *Thinking for 20 minutes* GOD DAMN IT! I need more than an hour just to cross over to the other side of the pavement! ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[01:08pm] I’ve got an idea, THINK FIRST…

[01:15pm] *Thinking for 7 minutes already* Suddenly I heard a bang, there was an accident at the upper stretch of the road. I took a peek: An old lady has been hit by a car. I feel sad and happy at the same time.

Sad because she is being hit and I will pray for her to be alright.
Happy cause I can cross the road now, the traffic is STUCKED, JAMMED and CLEARED!

[01:16pm] *I was thinking, after thinking for so long, I shouldn’t THINK AGAIN* There I launch my left foot out, with a strong kick,
*BANG! … PI PRANG! … BOM! … AHHHHHHHHH*

[01:17pm] Right before my eyes, I saw an elderly man flew off his bicycle into the rubbish truck parked in front.

[01:20pm] I was stunned for 3 minutes. I retracted my foot and sat down on the pavement, to continue my thoughts. THINK AGAIN. (They are right, I should THINK AGAIN!)

[01:29pm] “When can I cross again?”, I thought to myself.

[01:30pm] Suddenly, a black figure crawled out of the television set across the street and says: “Use the Overhead Bridge, Don’t Be Lazy!”



[01:35pm] *Faints*

(By the way, the black figure has some difficulty climbing out of the television set cause it is a cheaps 21" local brand, not a 42" plasma foreign brand, that's the reason why she took 5 minute to crawl...)


Little Humor in the Morning
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“Flies spread diseases,
Keep yours closed.”

- If you know what he meant -

Compliments from the Morning Express.

Just a little humor - technology advancement

When you become to addicted to technology...

Guess what happens to your next generation...

Teacher: "What is your name?"
Little boy: "DVD"
Teacher: "What???"
Little boy: "DVD!"
Teacher: "What in the world is a name called DVD?"
Little boy: "My name is David, in short, you can call me DVD!"
Teacher: *faints*


- The last 40 years have not been the same
The next 40 years will never be the same -


Who doesn't know that statement should just...



be dead.

Planet Mars - U Interested?

Something to share

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.

It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
This will culminate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth.
Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am IST (3 AM SGT).
It will look like the earth has 2 moons.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. (Until then, I shall see you in my next life)

Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY (that's really an amazing statement that NO ONE ALIVE will contest it) will ever see it again...

;-)

I would think that the author of Mars and Venus will be really interested in this Phenomenon.

- Mars, Earth, Pluto looked all the same to me
Chinese, Indians, Malays looked all the same to the galaxy -

Project Superstars, their shiny and gloomy side [SEMI FINAL]

When was anything fair? None.
Did your favourite superstars shine because you wanted them to?
In this world, money is not everything,
But money is definitely the THING,
to allow whomever to emerge as the winner,
because of MONEY, the THING that can win you FAME.
(Sad to say, poor people are always being looked down... Don't you think so?)


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The outcast potential superstars
They have the potential, the mark, the voice, the style however they have committed serious mistakes that cost them their titles.

Hong Jun Yang 洪俊扬
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Great guy, great voice, great look, great style, great attitude.
Highest score, didn’t make it to the finals.



The reason:
“Behind the scenes” brought him down. Too much “candy” will hurt his throat and HIS votes. He is not aware of this media industry standard, so I don’t blame him. He is still young, lots of opportunities for him.

If you are a male idol, who will vote for you? Most of the votes will come from the females, right? So, do you get it? Or is it always, THE MAN DON’T GET IT?

There can only be one woman. NO SHARING! LOVE cannot be shared. Even though the female voters know that their chances of being with him is slim, but they STILL stand a CHANCE, as long as he is not attached. But now… *alas*

Candy candy, no wonder the dentist don’t like you as well.

Personal advice: “Ditch the candy if you wanna soar”



Chew Sin Huey 石欣卉
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Great personality, great vocals, great character, poor dressing, poor mindset.
Highest score, didn’t make it to the finals.



The reason:
First of all, not pure Singaporean, so already been affected by Singapore-Malaysia ties. Second, perhaps friends and relatives are not as much as compared to a local Singaporean. Thirdly, all the news on the net doesn’t seems to be adding positive notes on her image.

Last but not least, the fatality: Revengeful reply during the judge reviews.
Voters = Drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, gone. (Switch sides)

Judge: “You sang this song to one person right?”
Sin Huey: “No, I’m am singing this to tell those people who LOOKED DOWN on me that I CAN MAKE IT”

That’s it, the killer.

Plus, her opponent is so humble on that day. As one of the judges always say: “In this competition, if everyone is good, a small mistake is obvious thus making you look like the worst contestant”

People would like to see humble idols, not proud idols. Period.


The people’s superstars
They have the slight above average potential, they have huge fans, the correct fans, crowning them their titles.

Poon Kar Lai Kelly 潘嘉丽
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Attractive outlook, well-groomed high class waitress, good vocals, poor tempo.



Winning Factor:
SP fans, Singapore fans, SIA supporters. Other contestant fans. Need me to go on? I guess she ought to thank SIA for the 3 months training and her on the job experience to build up her poise and etiquette. Definitely, a huge advantage over Sin Huey as she did not make any major mistakes in the semi finals.

I can only attribute the following as her winning criteria:
Courteous + polite + humble = Victory
(Fann Wong look a like?)


Tan Wei Lian 陈伟联
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Unpromising image great senses, great nose voice, visual handicap (+ points or – points?)



Winning factor:
Singapore is out to produce a world-first icon to gain recognition. American Idol, Singapore Idol, too common.

Now, we have a Blind Man Superstar. First of a kind in this world, deserve an entry in the Guinness World of Records. Producer might be the one planning the roadmap for the contestants, you ought to understand this arrangement.

Sympathy votes are needless to say, I don’t want to go into details. However, if everyone related to the Visual Handicap Association will to vote, don’t you think their votes will easily overtake Jun Yang’s supporters?





Looking at the final 2 contestants, I have already prepared the reasons that they can win.
Stay tuned for my Project Superstars Finals Prediction. Wanna bet on it?

- To win is easy, (pool your group of friends and pass them the money)
to lose is even easier (curse the audience and show that you are proud) -

Barbara and Allan is so WRONG!!!

Finally, the authors are dumb founded.

Which authors?

THEM:
"Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps"




Now I think i can write a book about:

"Woman can read maps, but women can't read maps!"
(Spot the difference?)

Hahahahhahaha, is that really a big concern?
Yes! When you are in a foreign land Virginia, living deep down inside the suburbs, especially when you come from Asia.

Terese, my best of good, better than good friend has recently embarked on one of her most interesting and fruitful moments of her life.

I shall allow her to paint her experience personally...
She speaks ... http://teresetay.blogspot.com

Shortcuts have been added to my "Hungry for More links"
You don't have to remember, just remember me. =)

A twist to the book title:

- Woman can read maps, Guy choose what to listen
Woman can multitask, Guy does better at one -

NDP :: Seriously… Predictable?

NDP - National Day Parade

Do you find NDP boring? Because everything is so predictable?
President arriving, RSAF air performance, marching parades, 21 gun salute, mass synchronized performance, etc.

Of course before I go into that, I must say that the performers have put in their best effort and have done a very great job. Let’s give them 40 rounds of applause.

So if everything revolving the human is predictable (boring), it means that we will be boring untill we kick the bucket (why can't we kick something else)?
Ask yourself this question?
- Going to work everyday at the same time? Boring?
- Going to different hawker centres but still having the same food? Boring?
- Going to for your regular entertainment (golf, clubbing, pubbing, spa)? Boring?
- Brushing your teeth and taking a shower everyday? Boring?
- Watching a sequel of a movie? Boring?
- Having the same old husband/wife for more than 3,6,9,12 months? Boring? (Wooohooo, this is a sensitive issue)

Come people, you gotta have a little more sense of humor to say that NDP is boring.

I can only say that everything is wonderful, it’s just a matter of perspective.
Different humans, have different perception, that’s what made our world so interesting.

If there are no thieves, police will be out of jobs.
If there are no law-breakers, lawyers can kiss their jobs goodbye.
If there are no bad, how do you define good?

What I am trying to say, has already been said. Why do you want me to keep repeating myself? (Please read the green paragraph 40 times if you don’t get what I am trying to say, write it out if you want it to sink into your brain)

What I don’t really favour about the NDP is: The allocation of tickets.

Why can’t they have a system to distribute tickets to those who have NEVER been to NDP before? Imagine SINGAPOREANS living in this country ever since or even before Independence day and have never got a chance to celebrate with the nation in person?

Special tickets are offered to the families of the performers, for that I all for it, that’s acceptable.

Have “they” ever considered the feelings of those people who want to experience it once in their lifetime. NO! Because they simply don’t understand what is it like to have NO TICKETS!

People who sell NDP tickets for profits should be SHOT in the head, KICKED at the groin, DROWNED with sewage water down their throat and HANGED outside Esplanade, that’s a CLASSIC. (art piece)

All I wish for Singapore is: Everyone can be more gracious in every way they can be.

- Some are good at lucky draws
that doesn’t mean that
the rest are going to losers
for the rest of their lives -

Happy National Day - Wear or Hang?

It's August already.
It's time already.
It's hanging already.

Have you hanged yours?

40 years already, haven't you learnt to hang?

It's about time. I have to conduct a class to teach you people.

40 years. *shaking head*



Whether or not you use NTUC or Carrefour or Giant or Shop N Save or Sheng Siong supermaket's plastic bags to add weight to your flag. All will work well, just make sure that the plastic bags are strong enough to withstand the "weights" and not break the bags.

Seriously, I have not hanged mine.

I have a valid reason.

Even the next president is going to agree with me.

My house is under going renovation.
If I were to hang the flag out, I am afraid that the flag will get dirty, hence tarnishing the country's flag.

So instead, I am wearing the flag where ever I walk... (inside my house) to show my support for Singapore. (I ain't no wearing no boxers nor undies... *tink tink*)

As I am living at a high floor, it can get very cold in the middle of the night.
My organs might catch cold, if you know what I mean.
If someone will to design a cotton based flag apparel, I will certainly buy from him/her.

Start cracking your entreprenuer brain cells you complaining-no-idea-bunch-of-monkey-peanuts-dependent-selfish-poor-crappy-individual.

Happy National Day.

40th!

- thInk Simple, thInk Life, thInk Concept
thInk Red, thInk White, thInk Singapore -

Tom Yam Soup being smeared

We were dining at a restaurant located in the basement of our beloved water fountain city.
The restaurant has somewhat painted their forte cuisine, resembling those from the lands of Thailand.

(The restaurant name has been withheld to protect their reputation, even though they served sucked food, as a blogger, I have the right to protect and withhold justice.)

They offer both ala carte and buffet style dinner. (Am I being too obvious?)

Of course, we ordered their, or so called their parent country’s top notch famous Tom Yam Soup. (You have a selection of either prawns, seafood or whatever – that doesn’t deserve allocation in any of my memory cells)

While enjoying the appetizer snack, there was a couple at a table beside us making their conversation HEARD. There was this guy singing to the volume of a concert party while his partner was mumbling.

We can understand, they are from a different culture, they may speak a little louder. Acceptable.

Here comes our food. In the order of arrival, mango salad, fish cake, Tom Yam soup, pandan chicken, green curry prawns, little KAI LAN with mushroom sauce, rice noodle with seafood and finally the rice. (It’s cheaper to bring your own rice, it cost $1 a bowl over here)

What amazed us is that the speed of delivery.
What annoyed us is the quality of food.

Enough said. Everything else was of below par to average standard. But I have to give thumbs up for the KAI LAN and its sauce.

The main highlight of the evening, TOM YAM soup.



Let me describe what it looked and tasted like: “Diluted chicken broth with massive amount of salt, generous chilli powder with health conscious mind of chilli oil, all the necessary props ingredients such as lemon grass, straw mushroom and of course the main choice of meat or seafood”

(If only the soup looks HALF like the above...)

The “loud” gentleman asked the waitress to bring in two soups. We were wondering, maybe it was out of their taste buds. We tucked in.

When we are done, it was only the soup that was unfinished. Tom Yam soup.
We called the manager in charge, told him about the soup and added “How to drink this kind of soup? So salty, not sour, uses chilli powder, ask your CHEF to drink and SEE!”

“Sorry madam, I will report this to the kitchen, we will not charge you for the soup”, replied the manager. (I was thinking, you BETTER NOT charge...)

The same gentleman across the table said: “Not GOOD?”. We nodded, aligning the same thoughts and smiled. He showed his tongue out, swinging his hand with palm faced down in a left-right position underneath the chin signifying “chopping of neck”.

Tom Yam Soup. (Begins)

We have been drinking Tom Yam soup for the past few decades.
Time has changed, prawns have changed, lemongrass have changed, we have not.

Tom Yam Soiled (Ends)

- End of story -

Do you think we will ever go back?
Do you think restaurants deserve a second change?
Do you think they should check their food quality?
Do you think a waiver/discount would rectify the situation?

By the way, I have not revealed the restaurant’s name. But with your wits and exposure to the local fare, you would have guessed it by now.

For those who still cannot figure it out, here’s a hint:”The shopping mall has a huge carpark facility and several tall office towers!”

(At the end of the day, if you still cannot get the name, private email me, I will tell you the answer. I have already thought of another name for the restaurant…)

- First impression counts,
Second impression lasts -