YarmageddonY

listen to this

2009-08-02T05:06:00.000+08:00

http://mrbrownnetwork.com/media/mb/tmbs-090729-your_mothers_army.mp3

LOL

2009-08-02T05:00:00.001+08:00

LOL

2009-07-14T21:04:00.000+08:00

I LOVE YOU

2009-07-14T20:39:00.001+08:00

HEREBY DECLARE THAT TEO PEK HWA IS MY WIFE WITH EFFECT ON 140709 2040:30

AI NI WO

Hitler VS MH

2009-07-09T05:47:00.001+08:00

Photo I Found

2009-07-08T20:34:00.000+08:00

Photo I Found Today

2009-07-08T20:32:00.001+08:00

Another Day

2009-07-08T20:28:00.003+08:00

Another day went pass and i am broke, left with only 4 dollar in my wallet, i have to use the last resort of mind control to control my sister to either buy food or cook for me =P

am sad today,, something went wrong.. ph not talking to me ... for no reason
i am dumb founded
i am sad
i ... start thinking negative thoughts again

today i read up some story , touching and loving story .. love story in intranet at NS forums, those who got access to OA system should know.. the story touches me... deep into my heart
made me remenber the spark I created with ph during our "honeymoon period" but now... we cant find those anymore ... i dont know whether what i did was right or wrong anymore
anything i do doesnt seems the same anymore

sorry
i love you
but ... i getting more and more depress

Life Now

2009-07-04T23:39:00.002+08:00

Life now~
In Tekong :) guess where ?
Recruit? No
Sect Comm? Nahh
Admin Spec ? Hell Yeah ~

Currently posted to Tekong as Finance Spec, well theres pros and cons.
Good thing is that i am able to take part time study because of

STAY OUT !!!!

well its not particular 8-5 to be exact is 7.30 - 5.30 :)
Bad Thing is i stay at Boon Lay ( GreaT )
anyway life seems brighter and better with each passing day
Still tgt wif my GF :) my love one >_<

well i also took up part time study at MDIS ( Degree (Hons) In Business Computing )
Certified from University of Bradford >_< well another good thing is that it is a orignal official cert from university of bradford which it does not show any link with MDIS .~ can cheat ppl :P bwhahawhaw

well course start and i need to proceed with my bridging course which consist of marketing and accounting, marketing was learnt in poly and accounting i learnt in sec sch so yeah life is damn easy for me now :) but have to study a bit cos rusty le

now lets talk about the job as a Finance spec in tekong, well i am handling the welfare section of finance in tekong and raising of request of any welfare activities events/items goes thru me
Bwahahahha

well luckily my upper study is quite nice and not so in extreme ORD mode >_<

erm. i think thats all :)

Watched drag me to hell today
dont bother watching , though some part shocked me i repeat is shocked not scare
i aint afraid of such things. it is funny at most part O_O its not scary at all

plot - 1.9 / 5
acting - 2/5
average - 1.98/5

well i think ph enjoyed the show cos she think i am scare -_- which i am not .. is shocked i repeate shocked

Sorry Darling

2009-06-23T23:35:00.000+08:00

Sorry Darling... sorry

For You

2009-06-10T22:06:00.000+08:00

Girl Who Silenced the UN For 5 Minutes

2009-06-10T21:59:00.001+08:00

Sad

2009-03-15T16:07:00.000+08:00

Sadden by a lot of things...
Emoing~ thru aslc

Powerful

2009-01-25T15:47:00.001+08:00

Awesome

Emotions Fading

2008-12-09T21:26:00.001+08:00

Somehow, I began to felt that my emotions-feelings seeps into the darkness of my heart, corroding away bit by bit.

To my beloved Dar Dar

2008-09-12T01:57:00.002+08:00

Don't read the following if you are not the intended recipient :

Dear Dar Dar,

I'll be going into army le, hope you will be guai* and sleep early.

and also know your limit wor,~ don't always OT, if really cannot meet deadline, then dont meet

just try your best, else will be like today le. stressed out and vomit, health impt you know

I will try my best to be safe and sound in army de, don't you worry, though I think I could not escape from " THE TEKONG COUGH ", well everyone get it, so I think i will get it,

well most of all is, spent your time well and wisely hor, and sleep before 12 am, as stated in the letter I wrote to you

Sigh~ you never gave me the 20 songs title and I forgot about it too, thus I could not mix up the tracks for you before I go into army, blame it on my carelessness and of cos forgetting stuff easily, ( arent they the same ? ) well will be going in a few hours time, and I stayed up a bit late to wait hair to dry : ^_^ :

anyway, do sms me , and I will reply when I am free, don't worry as I will call daily de :) you wanna know why?

cos......

keep on scrolling

I LOVE YOU LAR~

Signing off~

Lub Lub,mama lar ~ happy ? :)

Adult Resignation

2008-09-11T14:06:00.000+08:00

ADULT RESIGNATION
I hereby officially tender my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of a 7 year old again.
I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant. I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make ripples with rocks. I want to think M&Ms are better than money, because you can eat them. I want to play kickball during recess and paint with water colors in art. I want to lie under a big Oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summers' day.
I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all you knew were colors, addition tables and simple nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. When all you knew was to be happy because you didn't know all the things that should make you worried and upset.
I want to think that the world is fair and everyone in it is honest and good. I want to believe that anything is possible. Somewhere in my youth...I matured and I learned too much. I learned of nuclear weapons, war, prejudice, starvation and abused children. I learned of lies, unhappy marriages, suffering, illness, pain and death. I learned of a world where men left their families to go and fight for our country, and returned only to end up living on the streets... begging for their next meal. I learned of a world where children knew how to kill...and did!!
What happened to the time when we thought that everyone would live forever, because we didn't grasp the concept of death? When we thought the worst thing in the world was if someone took the jump rope from you or picked you last for kickball?
I want to be oblivious to the complexity of life and be overly excited by little things once again. I want to return to the days when reading was fun and music was clean. When television was used to report the news or for family entertainment and not to promote sex, violence and deceit.
I remember being naive and thinking that everyone was happy because I was. I would walk on the beach and only think of the sand between my toes and the prettiest seashell I could find. I would spend my afternoons climbing trees and riding my bike. I didn't worry about time, bills or where I was going to find the money to fix my car.
I used to wonder what I was going to do or be when I grew up, not worry about what I'll do if this doesn't work out. I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness and loss of loved ones. I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind and making angels in the snow.
I want to be 7 again.

Author Unknown

Postie

2008-09-10T14:54:00.000+08:00

Woot Woot

Army

T_T

Zoo Zoo Zoo

2008-09-07T21:33:00.005+08:00

ZoooO~ photos below~ ZOOoooo
:) my zooo~ and night safari wif darling,~ well... zoooo~
ok.. night safari sux, its raining some more, and my right side of my body, is all wet, thus i am sick now O_O SUX ,, rain + nite = cant see anything, ~ Gahh !!!!!!

but zoo was fun :)

Wall-E Outing On Sat

2008-08-31T00:51:00.002+08:00

My Wall-E Movie with dar,

drove using my sister car to orchard ( freaking ERP ) and still jam somemore, is it even helping? ok lets get this over, yeah jam ..~ and drive wrong highway, ta da , jam x2 LOL anyway this is one of the best weekend I had with darling, I love you~ ^_^

and Wall-E , its a damn good animation :)

In the early 22nd century, the megacorporation Buy n Large assumed every economic service on Earth, including the government. Overrun by un-recycled waste, the planet eventually became so polluted that it could no longer support life. In an attempt to keep humanity alive, BnL CEO Shelby Forthright (Fred Willard) sponsored a five-year exodus from Earth aboard a fleet of executive starliners that would support every need for the humans with a fully-automated robot crew. Hundreds of thousands of waste-disposal robots, known as "WALL-E" units, were left behind to clean up the planet by compacting the trash into cubes and stacking them into skyscraper-like towers for easy disposal. However, this plan was rejected when Forthright determined by 2110 that Earth was too toxic for return to ever be feasible. By 2815, about seven hundred years later, only one WALL-E (voice created by Ben Burtt) unit remains operational.

Things you don't say to your wife

2008-08-27T12:04:00.001+08:00

Things You Don't Say To Your Wife - Watch more free videos

Another Great Master Piece By Mr Brown

2008-08-27T10:24:00.000+08:00

Mr Brown Show @

http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2008/08/25/the-mrbrown-show-we-need-you-baby/

Image Of The Day

2008-08-27T09:38:00.000+08:00

Wall Of Text But A Good Read

2008-08-27T09:36:00.001+08:00

A Story Taken From HWZ :

Hell Has No Fury but A Woman's Scorn...I Married my motherin-law too...

"I did not know that when I married my wife, I would also be getting a second ‘wife’, my mother-in-law, too."

I may sound like a joke, but the reality is no joke. This sad tale is the true story of one man’s plight at the hands of a scheming mother-daughter team that cause him half a decade of hardship.

As we know, the Women’s Charter has often been criticized for being biased against men, and over the years many people have written in to newspapers and other media to express their dissatisfaction. At the moment, Parliament is once again reviewing the charter to try to make it fairer towards men, while still protecting the rights of women.

This is the story of a man who has suffered much due to the "protection" afforded by the Women’s Charter, and how he overcame many seemingly insurmountable obstacles on the way. While this is a true story, the names and some of the crucial identifying details have been changed, so as to protect those involved, especially the children. Our intention is to enlighten and inform, and not to humiliate anyone.

***

Adrian Lim and Ivy Chien decided to get married after only three months together, registering their marriage in July 2000. They had been introduced by a marriage agency in December 1999.

At first, all was well. He thought that this gentle piano teacher would make a good wife and doted on her. She liked to go to expensive concerts, and he would pay for the good seats.

But the troubles started after their customary wedding ceremony (which was conducted at a swanky Orchard Road Hotel at her insistence) in January 2001, when they moved into their flat in the northern part of Singapore. Ivy and her mother, Madam Tan, started showing their true colours. Mdm Tan ordered Adrian to buy a queen-size bed, saying that her daughter was very small built, and would be pushed off a smaller bed during sex!

It went far beyond choosing the marital bed, for this meddling mother-in-law would control their entire sex life: determining when and HOW they were to have sex. This made Adrian so frustrated, he once said to her, "Do you want to join in on the fun?"

And if that wasn’t enough, even though it was a relatively new resale flat, Mdm Tan insisted that he replace the toilet bowl, which was in excellent condition, because of "germs."

Yes indeed, they were very superstitious. This was clearly seen as Ivy first moved in, when she deliberately stepped on his shoes to have mastery over her husband. And master him she did.

He became her slave, doing all the housework and obeying of her every whim. She said it was the Hainanese custom for husbands to take care of the wife. He would buy her breakfast every morning, and in return, all he got in return was accusations from his mother-in-law that he was ill-treating her daughter, feeding her two-dollar breakfasts like roti prata when she deserved eight-dollar meals: Adrian could not imagine what kind of breakfast would be so ridiculously expensive.

Within three months, Ivy started treating the flat like a hotel. She would leave the house at 10am and not come back until late at night. Adrian eventually discovered that she would go over to her mother’s condominium and spent all day there, virtually living there.

Worse, she would lock the master bedroom and not allow him in when she was gone, saying he might bring other women home and have sex with them. In fact, she would not even allow him to speak to his female collegues or even sales assistants in shops they patronized! Throughout the day, all he had was the change of clothes that she would throw on the floor outside the bedroom door, to last him until she came back.

Eventually, Ivy became pregnant, which only served to worsen the situation, rather than improve it.

When she was admitted to the hospital maternity ward, Ivy checked herself out of the C-class ward and into an A1-class ward, insisting that her husband pay for it. At that time, her husband, who is self-employed, was in great financial difficult and could only scrape enough money to afford a B-class ward at best, and that is after calling his sister and parents to loan money.

As a result, Ivy and Mdm Tan alienated the father of the newborn girl. They prevented him from holding or even seeing his daughter after she was born, calling him a cheapskate for not paying for the A-class ward.

Eventually, Adrian had enough of this treatment, and filed for divorce in 2002. But far from alleviating the situation, it only made it worse. This led to a few years of long drawn out battles, and at least fifteen court appearances. Adrian had no idea what he got himself into that day he decided to marry the Chien family!

THE CHIEN FAMILY ALBUM

Adrian Lim was not the first victim of Mdm Tan. In fact, her husband was also victimized.

Adrian had been told that he had abandoned their family and run off with another woman to Hainan. But the truth was that he was still in Singapore

She demanded all the same things that her daughter was now expecting, a life of luxury and a husband at her beck and call. He eventually died in a nursing home for the mentally unstable, having been driven made by his wife.

But all is not lost, for not all her children were corrupted. During the course of the divorce, no family members supported Ivy and Mdm Tan. In contrast, Adrian’s family rallied around him, attending court hearings to support him. Mdm Tan even had to force another daughter to attend court. Even then, she did not sit inside the courtroom, but waited outside, not wanted to hear all the nonsense her family was spouting in front of the judge. She is probably the only one in the family living a stable life in a happily married family, mostly because she had cut ties with her mother.

Mdm Tan was a Chinese teacher, and later head of department, in a neighborhood secondary school, and drove her colleagues and principal crazy.

Similarly, Ivy could not hold down a job. She has worked at the Yamaha, Kawai and Cristifori music schools, but always left after bad behaviour angered her boss. For example, she would take extra long lunch breaks, and cancel class at last minute with no explanation. In return, she would complain that the principal of the school would always assign her first-timers, who were harder to teach. Whether or not that was deliberate on the part of the principal, to get back at her, we do not know.

This atrocious behaviour was by no means unique, as throughout the course of the legal proceedings, his wife went through five lawyers, as they all progressively quit on her because of her abusive behaviour.

HOME SWEET HOME

Adrian regrets ever being bonded by this money-grubbing pair. He had seen the signs early. He remembers that when they first moved into the HDB flat, his mother-in-law rubbed her palms and had a look of glee in her eyes. She was probably already imagining getting her hands on the $360,000 flat.

True enough, after his wife moved back to the mother’s condo, the flat became a major battleground for them. Even though Adrian was the sole contributor towards the buying of the flat, she still demanded her share after having only lived there for less than three months.

Once, when he was not in, she came with a lorry to cart away movable items from the flat, even the washing machine. And what she could not move she sabotaged, like taking the heads of the kitchen stoves. She was even so petty as to take all the bed linens in the house, even the ones that were currently on the bed!

She later tried to force him to sell the flat at a loss so that they could split the price. She did this by claiming that since they were no longer married, it was illegal for him to own and occupy the flat. She was not only trying to rob him, but throw him out on the street as well.

Fortunately, Adrian had a few legitimate tricks up his sleeve. He appealed to then-Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about his situation. He knew Mr Lee was very concerned over the lives of his citizens and takes all appeals seriously. As a result, upon his appointment as Prime Minister, Mr Lee announced that HDB flats could now be owned by single adults aged 35 and above. Adrian was pleased, as he could now legally keep his flat, which he paid for with his own hard earned money.

But the battle raged on both inside and outside the courtroom.

In fact, Ivy even figured out a way to use the law against him. She made anonymous calls to the Ministry of Environment alleging that he was breeding mosquitoes. They sent investigators down to his flat, and found the claims to be untrue. She also reported him to the Housing Development Board for operating an illegal tuition agency in his flat and making a nuisance. The HDB interviewed the neighbours, who all denied that Adrian was noisy and creating a disturbance. They also found that Adrian’s tutoring was small-scale and did not constitute a business.

She then lodged several police reports against him, as a result the police would raid the flat. And each time, she would only take something small like a pack of batteries.

In fact, she had planned this long before things turned sour. Soon after they were married, she had suggested that they purchase some "blue films" (pornographic shows) to watch together. Adrian knew it was illegal and did not want to, but she bought them anyway. So part of the point of the raids was in the hope of the police catching him with the illegal VCDs. But he had disposed of them by then.

It seemed like that system was against him. With each raid, she would go to a different Neighborhood Police Post or Centre (in different police Land Divisions), even ones outside the neighbourhood, to make a report, as the police would soon get wise to her tricks.

In frustration, Adrian appealed to the DPM and Home Affairs Minister Mr Wong Kan Seng, which successfully put a stop to that nonsense. Yet, all they were able to do to his wife was issue her stern warnings against filing false police reports.

But she was not done manipulating the system yet.

THE LOVE OF A FATHER

Throughout most of the process, Adrian was denied the right to see his own daughter. In fact, Ivy and Mdm Tan had gone so far as to take out a Personal Protection Order against him, under false charges, in order to prevent him from seeing his daughter.

He was disgusted by her behaviour. It did not show love towards the father or to the child. On the one hand, when she was 7-months pregnant Adrian had to dissuade her from aborting her baby because of her personal discomfort. On the other, she was using his child against him, as leverage to get him to pay for her 50-day stay in an A1-class ward for her delivery. And even after the child was born, she did not have any regard for the child at all, not even looking at her.

And to top it off, he finally found out why his wife was spending all her time at her mother’s condo: she has thalassemia major, a life-threatening disease, which required daily blood pumping. The pump was probably located at her mother’s place. But this was also a disease that she had a responsibility to declare for the sake of the child, and she never told him throughout their marriage; they had claimed that the surgical scars on her body was from liposuction. It is amazing that she survived this long, as most thalassemia major sufferers do not live past the age of 30. (They were married when she was 32, and he was 38.)

Ivy went to great lengths to prevent Adrian from seeing his daughter. She would repeatedly miss the visitation sessions, and give all sorts of excuses, including frivolous medical certificates saying that the child could not play with water (as if a family service centre has a pool). The issuing doctor was unaware that she was using the MCs to miss the court appointed meetings, and only found out later.

Even when she did show up, she created problems. She would arrive late and use abusive language against him. She even tried to claim in court that the taxi ride from Yishun to Sergangoon, where the centre was, took $24 and over an hour. But the judge was not fooled.

She even claimed that he hit her at the family service centre, but the staff there did not witness anything of the sort. She also claimed that while still in the hospital after the delivery, Adrian had hit her with the hospital phone. However, Adrian denied this, saying that if he had, she could have reported it to the nurses and doctors immediately, and he would have been arrested on the spot.

Ivy and Mdm Tan even made false reports alleging that Adrian violated the PPO against them. Mdm Tan testified in court that Adrian had repeatedly beat and pinched her within five minutes, with the bruises to show for it. However, the judge threw out the testimony for inconsistencies, and concluded that the injuries were self-inflicted. Mdm Tan was made to apologize publicly in court, however, by then Adrian had already spent 6-hours in lock-up.

Ivy even made a police report that Adrian had drugged her with a sweet and induced her into sex. Adrian could now even sue her in civil suit for the perjury but hesistated to do so in view of his young daughter though he did not get a chance to see her anymore.On another occasion, she claimed that he hired a bomoh to curse her.

In the end, as the divorce was settled, Adrian was resigned that he would never see his daughter, who is now seven years old, for a long time. He just hopes that when she grows up, and is old enough to understand what was happening, that maybe he could reestablish a relationship with her.

MONEY MATTERS

Ultimately, Adrian realized that all they were about was money. Not that he even had much in the first place. Although he did accumulate some wealth in his younger years, by the time he got married, he was in a financial crisis and only making a meagre income running his own business. In fact, when they were married, Ivy was making $3300, more than double his income, and she still made him pay for all the household expenses and give her an allowance!

During the divorce proceedings, she even told IRAS that he had a lot of hidden wealth that was undeclared, which of course was proven false.

She had asked for 70% of the value of the flat that she stayed in for only 2 months, as well as 70% of his CPF, which was largely accumulated before marriage. She even requested for $3700 in alimony! She made claims about her lack of income, which if it were true would be her own doing, and Adrian countered with a testimony of the father of two of her students who confirmed that not only did she work as a music teacher, she was not a very good one. The judge finally awarded her $50.

AFTERMATH

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, yet Adrian himself no longer has ill feelings against her, and wishes only to highlight this for society, and especially other men, to be aware of the problem.

"Although I have forgiven her, as I have accepted Christ as my Saviour… I feel it is not right [that] she and even her mother (i.e. my ex-mother-in-law) had even used the same strategy [against my now deceased father-in-law]…" Adrian told us via email.

He really feels that he has been victimized by abusive women, and also a society that protects women at the expense of men. He believes that they behaved this way they knew that as women they would not be serverely punished with jail time. That is why he is grateful that the Women’s Charter is being reviewed. In fact, in a letter published in the forum page of one of our local newspapers, he advocated instead that a Family Charter be set up, to protect families as a whole, rather than just one gender against another.

In the past, he has shared his views with Mr Chan Choo San, at the time Minister of State for Law, that it was unfair that all the judges hearing cases in Family Court related to husband-and-wife disputes were women, and would invariable find in favour of the wife. Since then, male judges have been introduced to Family Court, and Adrian is happy that he could play an instrumental role in protecting the rights of fathers and husbands against their abusive wives.

"When I went to court on the first day," Adrian told us, "I thought I was sure to lose. The Women’s Charter is a very powerful law. But instead, the judge saw right through them [Ivy and Mdm Tan] and ruled in my favour. I was overjoyed. It was on that day that I turned my life over to God and became a Christian, as I knew He was responsible for achieving this miracle.

"In fact, it started earlier that morning. It was raining heavily, and I was trying to get a taxi. I was supposed to appear in court at 10am, and it was already 9:15. I was desperate and called out to God. The amazing thing is that the moment I finished my prayer, a cab stopped right in front of me to discharge a passenger. I managed to get to court on time."

Since early this year, Adrian is happily remarried to a lady whom he met at church. He lives with her in the same flat with his elderly parents. He continues to run his business and is now financially stable again.

Adrian has survived a terrible ordeal, and he hopes that other men do not have to suffer his fate.In fact his father-in-law had passed away in 2005 in a mental nursing home after his wife( ie Adrian's ex mother-in-law ) used almost similar techniques to torment his husband and had passed her 'teachings' to her daughter.To avoid history from repeating ,Adrian has decided to reveal his true life story and to advise all those who intend to get married to be wary of abusive wives and troublesome mothers-in-law.

Something Even More Interesting

2008-08-25T23:07:00.000+08:00

From telegraph.co.uk

The first time travellers from the future could materialise on Earth within a few weeks.

3D television 'a reality within five years'

Beatles space broadcast 'risks alien attack'

Parallel universe proof boosts time travel hopes

Physicists around the world are excitedly awaiting the start up of the £4.65 billion Large Hadron Collider, LHC - the most powerful atom-smasher ever built - which is supposed to shed new light on the particles and forces at work in the cosmos and reproduce conditions that date to near the Big Bang of creation.


	1.21 gigawatts of electricity: Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd in the De Lorean time machine from Back to the Future

Prof Irina Aref'eva and Dr Igor Volovich, mathematical physicists at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow believe that the vast experiment at CERN, the European particle physics centre near Geneva in Switzerland, may turn out to be the world's first time machine, reports New Scientist.

The debut in early summer could provide a landmark because travelling into the past is only possible - if it is possible at all - as far back as the point of creation of the first time machine.

That means 2008 could become "Year Zero" for temporal travel, they argue.

Time travel was born when Albert Einstein's colleague, Kurt Gödel, used Einstein's theory of relativity to show that travel into the past was possible.

Ever since he unveiled this idea in 1949, eminent physicists have argued against time travel because it undermines ideas of cause and effect to create paradoxes: a time traveller could go back to kill his grandfather so that he is never born in the first place.

But, sixty years later, there is still no fundamental reason why time travellers cannot put historians out of business.

But the Russians argue that when the energies of the LHC are concentrated into a subatomic particle - a trillionth the size of a mosquito - they can do strange things to the fabric of the universe, which is a blend of space and time that scientists called spacetime.

While Earth's gravity produces gentle distortions in spacetime the LHC energy can distort time so much that it loops back on itself. These loops are known to physicists as "closed timelike curves" and they ought, at least in theory, to allow us to revisit some past moment.

The scheme chimes with one laid out in 1988, when Prof Kip Thorne and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, showed that wormholes, or tunnels through spacetime, would allow time travel, a scheme popularised by Carl Sagan in his novel - made into a film - Contact.

Prof Aref'eva and Dr Volovich believe the LHC could create wormholes and so allow a form of time travel. "We realised that closed timelike curves and wormholes could also be a result of collisions of particles," Prof Aref'eva says.

There are still plenty of obstacles for the likes of Dr Who, however. Not least of them is the fact that these are mini wormholes, so only subatomic particles are small enough to travel through them.

Time travel could be possible ... in the future

How the Time Machine works

Time is running out - literally, says scientist

They tell The Daily Telegraph that whether subatomic time travel in the LHC would open the doors for human scale time travellers "is a deep and interesting question" but stress that "these problems, and many others as well, require further investigations."

Probably the best we can hope for is that the LHC may show a signature of the wormholes' existence, Dr Volovich says. If some of the energy from collisions in the LHC goes missing, it could be because the collisions created particles that have travelled into a wormhole and through time.

One sticking point until now for wormhole concepts is finding an exotic kind of material capable of keeping the maw of the wormhole open for time travel.

Dark energy - a mysterious antigravity force that is thought to pervade the universe - could, they say, be just what is needed to keep the entrance to a wormhole open, at least according to one family of ideas about its nature, where it is called phantom energy.

If a blend of colliding particles and phantom energy does create a wormhole in Geneva this year, an advanced civilisation could find it in their history books, pinpoint the moment, and take advantage of their technology to pay us a visit.

"The observational evidence still allows for phantom energy," says Robert Caldwell, a physicist at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. "As for Aref'eva and Volovich's speculation that the LHC will produce the stuff of time machines - ugh!"

A leading scientist who believes that time travel may be possible, Prof David Deutsch of Oxford University, comments: "It's speculative in the extreme, but not cranky. For various reasons I don't think the mechanism they propose would work (i.e. provide a pathway for messages from the future) even if their speculations are true."

Dr Brian Cox of the University of Manchester adds: "The energies of billions of cosmic rays that have been hitting the Earth's atmosphere for five billion years far exceed those we will create at the LHC, so by this logic time travellers should be here already. If these wormholes appear I will personally eat the hat I was given for my first birthday before I received it."

Something Interesting

2008-08-25T22:59:00.001+08:00

Read This Up,

Its something interesting for people who loves mysteries~ shall not be a spoiler for now
:) read your own

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread384938/pg1

Singapore Economy

2008-08-25T22:53:00.003+08:00

Singapore News

SINGAPORE: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for households increased by 7.1 per cent in the first half of 2008 compared with the same period last year.

Households in the lowest 20 per cent income group were the hardest hit, with inflation rate at 7.4 per cent.

The CPI for the middle 60 per cent and highest 20 per cent income groups went up by 6.9 per cent each.

The Department of Statistics say food, housing and transport and communication costs contributed to the significant increase in CPI for all income groups in the first half of 2008.

For the lowest 20 per cent income group, the higher inflation rate was due primarily to more expensive food, as well as higher housing costs and electricity tariffs.

These items have relatively larger weights in the CPI for the lowest 20 per cent income group compared to the other income groups. - CNA/yb/ir

Taken From CNA

I wonder when will they explain how GST helps the poor ....

Our Education System

2008-08-25T22:51:00.001+08:00

Taken from SGFORUMS:

IN HIS letter last Thursday, 'Elitist danger in Singapore education', Mr Muhammad Faruoq Osman is wrong that only the elite minority from wealthier households is more likely to 'receive value-added education at the expense of vast amounts of public funds' in our education system.

The Ministry of Education provides adequate resources to all schools and institutions of higher learning to enable every Singaporean child to achieve his full potential. For each level, we spend what is needed to achieve a high-quality education for all. For example, we spend annually about $11,300 for each student in junior college and about $10,300 for each student in the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). All students can develop themselves in music, sports or the arts through school-based co-curricular programmes.

Students, regardless of their family background, have done well in this system. The top 5 per cent of students in the 2007 Primary School Leaving Examination did not come only from a few schools with rich parents. In fact, they came from 98 per cent of primary schools - from all socio-economic groups.

Mr Osman noted that about half of Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarship recipients lived in private property. But to conclude from this narrow and single observation that our education system is therefore less meritocratic is neither sensible nor fair. It is true that in all societies, successful parents tend to produce successful children and Singapore is not unique here. However, thousands of students who graduate from ITE, polytechnics and our universities every year do not feel less of themselves or their achievements because they have not received a PSC scholarship. All of them have succeeded by their own efforts and no eligible student is deprived from entering our top schools, institutions or gifted programmes just because his family is poor. Admission is strictly based on merit and we have a wide range of bursaries and financial assistance schemes to assist students in need./;=

Our education system should motivate and provide opportunities for all students to go as far as each can. We have targeted programmes to assist those from poorer families and many are moving up. One of every eight undergraduates in our public universities comes from households who live in one- to three-room flats. We should celebrate when any student excels, regardless of his background. When that student comes from a lower-income household, we applaud his efforts because he has succeeded despite difficult circumstances. But we should not cavil or be envious when students from higher income households do well in our education system. Both have earned rewards based on personal effort and merit. And we hope both will feel a duty to contribute back to society to maintain our system that provides opportunities for all.

Jennifer Chan (Ms)
Director, Corporate Communications Division
Ministry of Education

While Singapore has better infrastrature and system than most countries, i disagree this translate to equal chances for all students. Singapore's highly comptitive education system today is heavily reliant on private tuition.Today, the number of students getting As have increased. Consequently the grades to get into schools or university have also been raised. As such, any advantage in the education system is magnified in a highly competitive education system.

For example,If instruction in the school is poor due to trainee teachers, incompetent teachers or disruptive classes, parents with financial resources have the option of private coaching or even switching to a private school. In some of these top schools dominated by richer families, the student from the poorer family may be disadavantaged by the lack resources for private tuition.

Birthday

2008-08-24T14:42:00.004+08:00

Below are the birthday photos and videos of my darling,~

and the firework on friday = AWESOME + LEGEND... (wait for it)... ARY ( LOL )

Happy Birthday , ~ sigh few more weeks to NS.... how I wish that i can complete NS asap and continue with my next chapters of life

and something amazing, ~ I miss this Japan show ... but too bad Singapore dont show it anymore, below is one damn good performer

The Japanese Olympics - Watch more free videos

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2008-08-22T00:21:00.003+08:00

To My Darling That Have Not Sleep Yet Or Reading This In Office,
.
HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

To You

Though we had quarrels and differences in our relationship, what I just wanna say is, I love You.. Happy Birthday :)

Spoof Video From Stomp

2008-08-21T17:15:00.001+08:00

As Taken From Stomp, ~
http://202.157.174.100/20080814-ss-erphitler/Player.html

I so agree with this

2008-08-21T14:21:00.000+08:00

http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/07/human-rights-and-government-baby.html

i so agree with this too, tsk tsk~

Video Of The.... Er... Day

2008-08-21T10:15:00.001+08:00

From Live Leak

Joke Of The Minute

2008-08-21T10:12:00.003+08:00

Father Donnegan walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets," Do you want to go to Heaven?"

The man said, "That I do Father."

Then Father Donnegan said, " Then stand over there against the wall."

Then Father Donnegan asks the second man, "Do you want to go to Heaven?"

"Sure and I do, Father" was the man's earnest reply.

"The stand over there against the wall." said the priest.

Then Father Donnegan walks up to O'Malley and asks, "Do you want to go to heaven?"

O'Malley said, "Why no, Father, I don't."

The incredulous priest said,"I don't believe this. You mean to tell me you don't want to go to heaven when you die?"

O'Malley said, Oh, when I die yes, that's another matter altogether. I thought you were getting up a group to go right now."

Joke Of The Hour

2008-08-21T10:10:00.003+08:00

Q: Why do they say 'Amen' at the end of a prayer instead of 'Awomen'?
A: The same reason they sing Hymns instead of Hers!

Q: Why didn't Noah go fishing?
A: He only had two worms!

Q: When was the longest day in the Bible?
A: The day Adam was created because there was no Eve.

Q: Why did God create man before woman?
A: He didn't want any advice.

Q: What do you call a sleepwalking nun?
A: A roamin' Catholic!

Doctor: 'Your recovery was a miracle!'
Patient: 'PRAISE GOD. Now I don't have to pay you!'

Q: Why did Moses wander in the desert for 40 years?
A: Even then men wouldn't ask for directions!

Joke Of The Week

2008-08-21T10:08:00.003+08:00

Little Johnny and Susie are only 10 years old, but they just know that they are in love. One day they decide that they want to get married, so Johnny goes to Susie's father to ask him for her hand.

Johnny bravely walks up to him and says "Mr. Smith, me and Susie are in love and I want to ask you for her hand in marriage."

Thinking that this was the cutest thing, Mr. Smith replies, "Well Johnny, you are only 10. Where will you two live?"

Without even taking a moment to think about it, Johnny replies "In Susie's room. It's bigger than mine and we can both fit there nicely."

Still thinking this is just adorable, Mr. Smith says with a huge grin, "Okay then how will you live? You're not old enough to get a job. You'll need to support Susie."

Again, Johnny instantly replies, "Our allowance... Susie makes 5 bucks a week and I make 10 bucks a week. That's about 60 bucks a month, and that should do us just fine."

By this time Mr. Smith is a little shocked that Johnny has put so much thought into this. So, he thinks for a moment trying to come up with something that Johnny won't have an answer to.

After a second, Mr. Smith says, "Well Johnny, it seems like you have got everything all figured out. I just have one more question for you. What will you do if the two of you should have little ones of your own?"

Johnny just shrugs his shoulders and says "Well, we've been lucky so far..."

Joke Of The Day

2008-08-21T10:06:00.002+08:00

A man was approached by co-worker at lunch who invited him out for a few beers after work.

The man said that his wife would never go for it, that she does not allow him to go drinking with the guys after work.

The co-worker suggested a way to overcome that problem: "When you get home tonight, sneak into the house, slide down under the sheets, gently pull down your wife's panties, and give her oral sex. Women love it, and believe me, she'll never mention
that you were out late with the boys."

So the man agreed to try it, and went out and enjoyed himself. Late that night, he sneaked into the house, slid down under the sheets, gently slid down his wife's panties, and gave her oral sex.

She moaned and groaned with pleasure, but after a little while, he realized he had to take a leak, so he told he he'd be right back, got out of bed and walked down the
hall to the bathroom.

When he opened the door and went in, he was very surprised to see his wife sitting on the john.

"How did you get in here?" he asked.

"Shhhhh!!!" she replied, "You'll wake up my mother!"

Economy Crisis

2008-08-20T11:46:00.000+08:00

SINGAPORE - The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and
a
large US bank will fail in the next few months as the world's biggest
economy hits further troubles, former IMF chief economist Kenneth
Rogoff
said on Tuesday.

'The US is not out of the woods. I think the financial crisis is at the
halfway point, perhaps. I would even go further to say 'the worst is to
come',' he told a financial conference.

'We're not just going to see mid-sized banks go under in the next few
months, we're going to see a whopper, we're going to see a big one, one
of
the big investment banks or big banks,' said Rogoff, who is an
economics
professor at Harvard University and was the International Monetary
Fund's
chief economist from 2001 to 2004.

'We have to see more consolidation in the financial sector before this
is
over,' he said, when asked for early signs of an end to the crisis.

'Probably Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - despite what US Treasury
Secretary
Hank Paulson said - these giant mortgage guarantee agencies are not
going
to exist in their present form in a few years.'

Mr Rogoff's comments come as investors dumped shares of the largest US
home
funding companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday after a
newspaper
report said government officials may have no choice but to effectively
nationalise the US housing finance titans.

A government move to recapitalise the two companies by injecting funds
could wipe out existing common stock holders, the weekend Barron's
story
said. Preferred shareholders and even holders of the two
government-sponsored entities' US$19 billion of subordinated debt would
also suffer losses.

Mr Rogoff said multi-billion dollar investments by sovereign wealth
funds
from Asia and the Middle East in western financial firms may not
necessarily result in large profits because they had not taken into
account
the broader market conditions that the industry faces.

'There was this view early on in the crisis that sovereign wealth funds
could save everybody. Investment banks did something stupid, they lost
money in the sub-prime, they're great buys, sovereign wealth funds come
in
and make a lot of money by buying them.

'That view neglects the point that the financial system has become very
bloated in size and needed to shrink,' Mr Rogoff told the conference in
Singapore, whose wealth funds GIC and Temasek have invested billions in
Merrill Lynch and Citigroup In response to the sharp US housing
retrenchment and turmoil in credit markets, the US Federal Reserve has
reduced interest rates by a cumulative 3.25 percentage points to 2 per
cent
since mid-September.

Mr Rogoff said the US Federal Reserve was wrong to cut interest rates
as
'dramatically' as it did.

'Cutting interest rates is going to lead to a lot of inflation in the
next
few years in the United States.'

Video of the day

2008-08-19T14:08:00.002+08:00

Video Of The Day

Link Of The Day

2008-08-19T11:54:00.002+08:00

http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/china_5_12_a_87709.html

Maninthebox

2008-08-17T22:21:00.000+08:00

PART 1

Part 2

Reuters News : Google Faces Lawsuit

2008-08-17T20:05:00.001+08:00

From Reuters :

Google faces defamation lawsuit in India

Reuters - Google Inc's India subsidiary is being sued for alleged defamation in the Bombay High Court by an Indian construction equipment company, The Wall Street Journal said.
Mumbai-based Gremach Infrastructure Equipments & Projects Ltd is demanding that Google disclose the name of a person who criticized it using Google's blogging service, the paper said.
A blogger using the name "Toxic Writer" criticized the company on blogger.com, a site that allows individuals to create blogs without publicly revealing their identities, the paper said.
The Journal said the Bombay High Court ordered the blog taken down on Feb 26.
"At the present stage, there is merit in the contention ... that the article put up by the defendant on the blog site is defamatory," the paper quoted the court as saying.
The court ordered Google India to reveal the identity of the blogger within four weeks of the order, the paper said, adding that Google is yet to reveal the blogger's name.
If Google loses the case it may have to disclose the blogger's identity, a move that could set a precedent for court challenges to the anonymity of its users, the Journal said.
Google's India subsidiary could not be immediately reached for comment.

Reuters News :Angry, late, tired passengers make computers crash

2008-08-17T19:57:00.001+08:00

From Reuters :

BEIJING (Reuters) - Scores of Chinese air passengers smashed computers and desks and clashed with police Tuesday after a night stranded at an airport without accommodation, state media said.

More than 170 passengers were due to leave Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan province, on three flights operated by China Southern Airlines late Monday, but the flights were cancelled due to bad weather, Xinhua news agency said.

"All the passengers had to spend the night on the planes or in the departure hall," Xinhua said. "No one came to tend to their food and board."

The passengers clashed with airport police Tuesday morning, smashing computers and desks, Xinhua said, blaming the melee on China Southern staff's "inappropriate working attitude."
At around 2 a.m., many of the passengers -- including toddlers and people over 60 -- took taxis to a hotel where China Southern said they could stay, only to be turned away once they arrived, Xinhua said.

Frustration at mysterious delays, diversions and cancellations have at times boiled over into violence at Chinese airports as passengers try to storm grounded aircraft and police are brought in to keep the peace.

There have also been cases in which passengers, after delayed arrivals, have refused to get off the planes in protest.

A Video Better Dar Dar

2008-08-15T23:48:00.001+08:00

This is far more intersting than landing inside a commercial plane

Mr Brown NDP Song

2008-08-12T14:05:00.001+08:00

http://mrbrownnetwork.com/media/mb/tmbs-080808-lovesong.mp3

a very nice song

Fake Degrees

2008-08-12T12:03:00.001+08:00

Singapore – More than 400 foreigners were caught last year for lying to Singapore’s Manpower Ministry in their work pass applications, a fourfold increase from 97 cases in 2005, a media report said on Friday. The majority were said to have used fake or forged qualifications in applying for employment passes, necessary for highly qualified people, or S-Passes, for semi-skilled workers, The Straits Times said.

A rising trend of workers using qualifications from bogus universities that sell degrees for little or no studies was also detected.

Making false statements in the applications for work or immigration passes carries stiff penalties, including fines and jail. Foreigners caught are also likely to be repatriated.

IntegraScreen, which does screening work for immigration authorities in several countries in Asia and the Middle East, said about 5 per cent of the resumes are found to be faked.

“The use of diploma mills is exploding as the internet makes buying bogus degrees easier than ever before,” managing director John Baxter was quoted as saying.

“More workers are buying these degrees because they are looking for an edge in the competitive job market,” he noted.

Most degree mills charge between 50 US dollars and 5,000 US dollars for degrees at all levels. Some provide an after-sale service, with phone operators verifying graduations and sending transcripts to prospective employers.

David Leong, head of PeopleWorldwide Consulting, told the newspaper that those who purchase their degrees are not victims, but intend to hoodwink employers or business clients.

Broken Promises

2008-08-10T02:47:00.001+08:00

This is what they promise Singapore a few years ago...

Well, politicians are meant to be politicians ( lie to get vote )

Video, to all toto buyer

2008-08-10T02:30:00.000+08:00

:) to all toto buyer

5 ways of having ... SEX

2008-08-06T19:30:00.000+08:00

1) The first is Smurf Sex. This happens during the honeymoon period; you both keep doing it until you're blue in the face.

2) The second is Kitchen Sex. This is at the beginning of the marriage; you'll have sex anywhere, anytime, even in the kitchen

.3) The third kind is Bedroom Sex. You've calmed down a bit, perhaps have kids, so you gotta do it in the bedroom

.4) The fourth kind is Hallway Sex. This is the phase in which you pass each other in the hallway and say, "Screw you!"

5) There is also a fifth kind of sex: Courtroom Sex. This is when you get divorced and your wife screws you in front of everyone in the courtroom

Singapore Statistic

2008-08-05T19:26:00.000+08:00

First world country as claimed by the ruling party is not the "gateway to Asia".

S'pore's 'gateway to Asia' tag takes a beating - Aug 5, 2008, The Straits Times
Jetro survey shows global investors prefer Japan, Hong Kong and China for HQ
A RECENT poll of global investors shows Singapore is not considered the great gateway to Asia it is often said to be.

The Business Times reported on Tuesday that investors put Singapore behind Japan, Hong Kong and China in that role.

'Despite its world-renowned gateway position, our survey indicates that Singapore has been unable to attain the highest attractiveness score for HQ and logistics activities, ranking just behind Japan,' the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) says in a report.
Singapore got 14 per cent of votes from investors polled on what they believe is the most attractive location for a headquarters in Asia. That compared with Japan's 20 per cent, making it the No 1 choice.

Hong Kong (17 per cent) was seen as the second most attractive location, followed by China (15 per cent).

As for the most competitive logistics hub, China (35 per cent) topped the league, ahead of Hong Kong (12 per cent) and Japan (9 per cent). Singapore polled on par with India (8 per cent each).
The poll was commissioned by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to gauge how global business leaders view Japan as a location for foreign direct investment (FDI), compared to its Asian competitors.
Carried out by consulting firm Ernst & Young from February to April, the poll covered 209 senior executives, more than half of them financial and sales and marketing directors and about a quarter of them chief executives.

But what investors say and do can differ. Jetro's poll also shows that while Japan is ranked the most attractive Asian country, with China, for FDI, Singapore outdid Japan last year when it came to committed FDI projects.

Jetro points out that Japan secured only 166 FDI projects in 2007, against Singapore's 239 and China's 1,171, India's 676 and Vietnam's 260. 'Japan's positive image has yet to be matched in actual foreign direct investments,' says Jetro.

Still, according to Jetro, the poll shows Japan and China are locked in a battle to be the most attractive destination for FDI in Asia.

Some 54 per cent of poll respondents - split evenly at 27 per cent each - consider Japan and China the top bets for their investment money. India came next with 11 per cent, followed closely by Singapore and Hong Kong (10 per cent each).

But Jetro says Japan clearly wins on the quality front, with investors polled putting it ahead of its Asian competitors in terms of labour skills, research and development, quality of life, transparency and stability, transport and logistics, and telecommunications infrastructure.
Japan fell behind only in labour costs, in which China came out tops. China was also ranked top for offering investors the most attractive domestic market, while Japan was second.
Singapore was singled out as least favourable in terms of labour costs, but was deemed to be the second most competitive location in terms of corporate tax - even ahead of Hong Kong, which boasts a lower tax rate. China was seen as the most competitive in terms of corporate tax.

Singapore was rated the third most attractive location for transparency and stability for political and legal environments - after Japan and China.

Look at winrar

2008-08-04T23:10:00.003+08:00

Lookie, accidentally split a 1gb plus fill of only 10,000 byte, take note its byte ... and ended up wif 20k plus of 10,000 byte file... and on top of it, i cant delete using window or winrar all at one go... so pooorr me deleting for 30 min..~ warning to all users... dont be dumb like me when using split archive

Why Are The Great Battle Not In News

2008-08-03T13:45:00.000+08:00

btw, taking note... why are this great battle not in media? ... they should update like huang na case lor.... instead of hiding the truth....
tsk tsk

Articles online

2008-08-03T13:43:00.001+08:00

Singapore Has an Independent Judiciary

Judging Singapore's Judiciary

Raising the bar

Uniqueness of perfection that sits to our north

Singapore’s Minister Mentor Slips Up Under Oath

International Bar Association gives Singapore dismal grade in free expression, human rights, independence of courts

Request to reconvene is frivolous: Davinder

Davinder Singh: Lee's IBA-letter reference only an “inaccuracy”

What they hid from public

2008-08-03T13:35:00.002+08:00

The Wall Street Journal editorialises on a defamation battle between the litigious Lee Kuan Yew and the oppositionLEE Kuan Yew's Singapore can rightly be proud of many achievements, but full democracy is not one of them. Which makes a recent David v Goliath exchange between one of the country's few opposition politicians and Lee worth noting. The dialogue took place in a courtroom and is therefore privileged - which means we can report on it without risking a lawsuit, which Lee often files against critics.

The setting was a hearing to assess damages against Chee Soon Juan, head of the Singapore Democratic Party, and his sister and colleague, Chee Siok Chin. In 2006, the Chees lost a defamation suit brought by Lee and his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, over an article they published in their party newsletter that was interpreted by the court to imply corruption on the part of the government.

Chee Soon Juan is no orator but when the subject turned to the moral underpinnings of democracy the debate went game, set and match to Chee. Chee set out his philosophy while questioning Lee: "What I'm interested in is justice, the rule of law, because ultimately it is not about you, Mr Lee. It is not about me. You and I will pass on, but I can tell you, the practice of the rule of law, the entire concept of justice, democracy that is going to last for all eternity."

Chee Siok Chin: Mr Lee, it has been reported that you are paid $3.7 million a year for your role as Prime Minister. Can you confirm that to this court?

Lee's counsel Davinder Singh: Objection.

Judge Belinda Ang: Sustained.

Chee: Do you know, Mr Lee, that you are the highest paid Prime Minister in the world, six times more than George Bush. Your salary is equivalent to eight leaders in the European countries, do you know that?

Singh: Objection, your honour.

Chee: Do you know that you are in the Guinness Book (of World) Records for the highest-paid prime minister?

Singh: Objection, your honour.

Chee: Mr Lee, you had said that as Prime Minister, you lead your government based on honesty, integrity, meritocracy and competence. Am I right?

Lee Hsien Loong: Yes.

Chee: Do you believe that cabinet ministers in Singapore, including yourself, have obtained their positions through meritocracy and competence?

Lee: We strive our best to reach the ideal.

Chee: Do you believe that you were appointed Prime Minister on your own merit?

Lee: Yes

Chee: Do you think that if your father had not been the former prime minister of Singapore you would still be the Prime Minister of Singapore today?

Lee: It is hypothetical question but I would say yes.

Chee: Well, it's very good to see the leader of the country so confident. Reassuring, really.

Chee: Is it not true that your father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, was the prime minister of Singapore, he's now the Minister Mentor. You are the current Prime Minister and your wife Madam Ho Ching is the CEO of Temasek Holdings, is that true?

Singh: Objection, your honour.

Judge: Sustained.

Chee: Mr Lee, Mr Francis Seow had said the ministers in Singapore, and that includes you, are not worth a cent that they are paid. Do you agree?

Singh: I object, your honour, Mr Francis Seow doesn't have the guts to turn up in court himself so he shouldn't use the -

Chee: Let us not take pot-shots -

Judge: Sustained.

Chee: Do you sleep at night, Mr Lee?

Singh: Objection, your honour.

(pause)

Chee: Do you know that as the leader of the country that your Government deprives Singaporeans of much-needed welfare for the poor, the elderly and the infirm, that HDB (Housing and Development Board) prices are artificially inflated, and that many of us are not able to draw on our CPF (Central Provident Fund) savings even though we have tens of thousands of dollars in there and all this time, when Singaporeans are left rather ignored -

Singh: Objection, your honour.

Chee: By the Government -

Judge: Sustained.

Chee: While you live your life as a millionaire minister?

Singh: Objection, your honour. This is a classic example of the abuse that I had referred to earlier for the purpose of making all sorts of wild, unsubstantiated, and speculative allegations.

Footnote: Chee Siok Chin served a 10-day sentence at the Changi Women's Prison for contempt of court for her cross-examination.

And Here Goes To The Applications For Fare Increase

2008-08-01T23:08:00.001+08:00

http://www.smrt.com.sg/SMRT%20APPLIES%20FOR%20FARE%20ADJUSTMENT.pdf

above is the link

Aquarian Gospel

2008-08-01T23:02:00.001+08:00

Extract from Aquarian Gospel (not recognized by Christians today of course)

AMONG the priests of Jagannath was one who loved the Jewish boy. Lamaas Bramas was the name by which the priest was known. One day as Jesus and Lamaas walked alone in plaza Jagannath, Lamaas said, My Jewish master, what is truth?

And Jesus said,

Truth is the only thing that changes not.

In all the world there are two things;

the one is truth; the other falsehood is;

and truth is that which is, and falsehood that which seems to be.

Now truth is aught, and has no cause, and yet it is the cause of everything.

Falsehood is naught, and yet it is the manifest of aught.

Whatever has been made will be unmade; that which begins must end.

All things that can be seen by human eyes are manifests of aught, are naught, and so must pass away.

The things we see are but reflexes just appearing, while the ethers vibrate so and so, and when conditions change they disappear.

The Holy Breath is truth; is that which was, and is, and evermore shall be; it cannot change nor pass away.

Lamaas said, You answer well; now, what is man?

And Jesus said, Man is the truth and falsehood strangely mixed.

Man is the Breath made flesh; so truth and falsehood are conjoined in him; and they strive, and naught goes down and man as truth abides.

Again Lamaas asked, What do you say of power?

And Jesus said, It is a manifest; is the result of force; it is but naught; it is illusion, nothing more. Force changes not, but power changes as the ethers change.

Force is the will of God and is omnipotent, and power is that will in manifest, directed by the Breath.

There is power in the winds, a power in the waves, a power in the lightning's stroke, a power in the human arm, a power in the eye.

The ethers cause there powers to be, and thought of Elohim, of angel, man, or other thinking thing, directs the force; when it has done its work the power is no more.

Again Lamaas asked, Of understanding what have you to say?

And Jesus said, It is the rock on which man builds himself; it is the gnosis of the aught and of the naught, of falsehood and of truth.

It is the knowledge of the lower self; the sensing of the powers of man himself.

Again Lamaas asked, Of wisdom what have you to say?

And Jesus said, It is the consciousness that man is aught; that God and man are one;

That naught is naught; that power is but illusion; that heaven and earth and hell are not above, around, below, but in; which in the light of aught becomes the naught, and God is all.

Lamaas asked, Pray, what is faith?

And Jesus said, Faith is the surety of the omnipotence of God and man; the certainty that man will reach the deific life.

Salvation is a ladder reaching from the heart of man to heart of God.

It has three steps; Belief is first, and this is what man thinks, perhaps, is truth.

And faith is next, and this is what man knows is truth.

Fruition is the last, and this is man himself, the truth.

Belief is lost in faith; and in fruition is lost; and man is saved when he has reached deific life; when he and God are one.

50 Universal Truths About Men

2008-07-31T16:01:00.000+08:00

50 Universal Truths About Men

by Bob Grant, L.P.C.

1. Why should I remind you that "I love you?" I already told you once.

2. I'll do anything for sex; even commit to you for life.

3. I hate arguing with you. I'd much rather find a compromise.

4. I love long hair. Sorry, but I do.

5. When you speak softly, I can't help but listen.

6. I need to be told "no" sometimes. Not a lot, but every now and again reminds me that you are expensive.

7. Please don't ask me how you look unless you're willing to trust my answer.

8. My eyes notice other women a lot more when you are upset with me.

9. When you're happy with me I can't help but want to please you.

10. If I don't feel I can make you happy, it makes me feel less than a man.

11. I expect you to be ready when I pick you up.

12. Cigarettes make any woman look cheap and easy.

13. I'm scared if I let a woman inside my heart, she'll take advantage of me.

14. If you can't stand up to me when I'm a brat, you're too weak for me to open up to when I'm upset.

15. Sitting quietly next to me after you've made me a meal is your get-out-of-the-doghouse-free ticket. You'll be surprised how quickly I can forgive.

16. You did something hurtful. If I never bring it up, I'm considering leaving you.

17. I don't read minds. Remember, I'm not a girl.

18. You may know fashion, but I wish you'd dress to please me, not other women.

19. If I'm losing my hair, it's not funny. Would you like me to joke about your weight?

20. When I talk to you about golf and you act bored, it would be nice for you to remember all the times I listened to you talk about what is important to you.

21. The woman I love is easy to please. She appreciates the effort I put into making her happy, even if I get the details wrong.

22. You look hot in a dress.

23. I hate being told what to do when I don't ask for help. It makes me feel you're my mother.

24. If you sleep over, I might eventually marry you, but I'm less motivated.

25. During sex my ears are as sensitive to your words as your skin is to my touch.

26. I need some type of signal or cue to walk across the room and approach you. What if you're married!?

27. It makes me feel like you trust me when you ask for my advice.

28. It feels competitive when you insist on being in charge.

29. Being respected is more important to me that being loved.

30. I want every guy to envy me when we arrive as a couple. Please don't let yourself go.

31. When I'm upset I am very tone sensitive. How you say it is more important that what you say..

32. I hate it when you minimize/ignore my compliments. It makes me what to stop giving them.

33. I'm more insecure than you think. Why do you think I need your respect so much?

34. I don't always know how I feel. That's why I don't tell you.

35. I don't need you to do things for me. What I crave is being able to please you.

36. If I do one thing and say something contradictory - Go with my actions, that will always tell you what's in my heart.

37. I find myself wanting to please you when you simply smile at me without asking for something. (Like a favor).

38. I really don't want to hear about any of your ex-boyfriends, regardless of the point.

39. If I don't share what I'm thinking it's because I don't think you will listen without interrupting.

40. I don't like to argue and I don't like to guess what's wrong. Just tell me so I can fix it.

41. I love it when you put your hair in a pony tail. Yes, it's a Freudian thing.

42. Don't ask me, "Are you going to wear that?" when I'm already dressed.

43. A gentleman should always be respected by his lady in public, even if she is disagreeing with him.

44. If you don't believe you're pretty, you won't believe me when I tell you, no matter how many times I say it.

45. It isn't how much you weigh; it's that your body is proportionate which is so attractive.

46. Sometimes I have weird and strange thoughts. I don't take them seriously and I don't want to share them with you (or anyone).

47. Sometimes you really don't want to know what I'm thinking. See above.

48. If you cheat on me, it is nearly impossible for me to get over it.

49. I don't remember everything about our relationship and that doesn't mean I don't love you.

50. I need some time to myself to calm down when I'm upset so that I don't say something I will regret.

how to build trust in your relationship

2008-07-31T15:56:00.001+08:00

How to Build Trust in Your Relationship

From Francesca Di Meglio

Even though most newlyweds live together, they still need to work on building trust in their marriage. Trust, after all, is the glue that holds couples together – even when they face great challenges. Without trust, couples might be more likely to split in times of crises, fail at getting intimate, and have doubts about each other. Couples who trust each other have security and probably feel closer. Here are some ways newlyweds can build trust:

1. Be truthful.
Unless you’re planning a surprise party for your spouse, you should never lie to your husband or wife. Even small lies – such as saying you’re working late when you’re shooting pool with your friends – are a bad idea. You’ll likely get caught in the lie, and suddenly your spouse will be wondering what else you’re lying about.

2. Be reliable.
Follow through on your promises big and small. If you tell your spouse you’re going to meet him or her at 8 p.m. at your house, be there on time. Promised to bring home milk? Bring home the milk. Of course, the big ones, such as fidelity and being there through sickness and health, for richer or poorer, also fall under this umbrella.

3. Set boundaries.
The green monster, jealousy, tends to rear its ugly head and threaten trust when couples don’t set boundaries with those outside their marriage. If you know it bothers your spouse when you flirt with that co-worker, then keep it professional. Don’t set up lunch dates with that ex who always calls. Make sure your spouse knows that he or she is your number one priority. He or she takes precedence over all others.

4. Be trusting yourself.
Unless your partner gives you a real reason to mistrust or doubt his or her honesty, you should trust him or her. This means that you should never accuse your spouse of cheating or lying to you unless you have hard evidence. Without proof, you’ll just create an air of mistrust. It’ll make your partner doubt your honesty, too. You should have faith in your husband or wife’s faithfulness and honesty. You must believe what he or she tells you.

5. Be fair.
Don’t let your partner pay for the sins of your exes. If you had unfaithful or dishonest exes, you should have worked that out with them. Your spouse is his or her own person and has already chosen to commit to a life with you. He or she should be judged on his or her own actions.

6. Trust yourself.
Your heart led you to this man or woman. Your gut told you that he or she was worthy of your love. Your mind told you to marry him or her. If you trust yourself, you know you made the right choice. And that’s a strong foundation on which to build trust.

Me Life @ Sat

2008-07-28T21:05:00.004+08:00

Woke up late, Dar was suppose to come my house but she overslept :P again :P. woke up at near afternoon and was told by her to hurry up to her house as her sis is fetching us to some seminar ( which she did not asked me about and i am very sad and disappointed about it )

then reach home , then go seminar took half day , then ta da end
then skipped movie cos no seat , and too late by then . went to amk to see whether go seating also, but left first row so we decided to watch tomorrow.

** forget about dinner ** it was superb, ... actually only the desserts are... the food there , hmm i can onli rate it 2.6/5 but expensive ( $40++ ) for both of us ( PAIN IN THE WALLET ) haha :)
the dessert we ordered is ( ************* ) i forget the name so replace with **** , er its snow ice, with a soft vanilla sundae on top, and fresh banana sliced up real nice placed beside, with chocolates flowed down from the top ( not on the sundae yet ) ++++ <> they give u an additional cup of chocolates ^_^ woot, poor it around and mixx it into the snow ice :) n of cos the sundae... and started eating ( SUPERB ) 4.4/5 =D

end of sat~ ( the rest are untold secrets )

Mr Brown Show

2008-07-24T20:13:00.000+08:00

LOL SO TRUE

Click the above link to listen to my fav, Mr Brown ^^
So true

112th Post

2008-07-23T10:54:00.000+08:00

Uhmm.................

Mr Lee Again

2008-07-18T23:01:00.000+08:00

Singapore

Raising the bar

Jul 17th 2008From The Economist print edition

A rare slip-up in court by Singapore’s elder statesman, Lee Kuan Yew
MEMBERS of Singapore’s government are notorious sticklers for legal exactitude. So it has been interesting to watch the reaction after the country’s elder statesman, Lee Kuan Yew—a British-trained lawyer before he became a politician—gave inaccurate testimony in the trial of two opposition leaders.
In May Mr Lee testified in a hearing to decide damages against Chee Soon Juan, the leader of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), and his sister, Chee Siok Chin, for defaming the former prime minister and his son, Lee Hsien Loong, who is now prime minister himself. Mr Lee senior claimed that after the London-based International Bar Association (IBA) held its annual conference in Singapore last October, its president sent a letter to the Law Society of Singapore praising the country’s justice system. It has since emerged that there was no such laudatory letter.
Mr Chee (who along with his sister was briefly jailed for contempt for accusing the judge in his case of bias) tried unsuccessfully to have the hearing reconvened in the light of Mr Lee’s incorrect testimony. Mr Lee’s counsel, Davinder Singh, wrote to the court on July 9th admitting that his client was wrong about the letter but noting that the IBA’s president, Fernando Pombo, had praised Singapore’s “outstanding judiciary” in a speech at the start of the conference. Mr Singh argues that what matters is that the IBA did praise Singaporean justice, not whether it did so in a speech or a letter. Mr Chee says there is a difference: the speech was made before the conference, where criticisms of the justice system were aired. Mr Lee was claiming, in effect, that the IBA was still impressed after this.
By coincidence, on July 9th the IBA’s Human Rights Institute issued a report criticising the use of defamation suits by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) to silence the opposition and the press, and expressing concerns about the independence and impartiality of Singapore’s judges. The law ministry has rejected the IBA’s report, pointing out that Singapore’s legal system has won excellent ratings in other international surveys. Indeed, in cases not involving the country’s leaders, there is no dispute about its quality. As for the IBA’s worries about cases involving PAP figures, the law ministry claims that the IBA failed to substantiate its “grave” allegations with evidence, though its report does discuss several worrying cases.
America’s State Department, which is in rather less danger of being sued by the PAP than are the opposition or newspapers, has expressed concern about judicial independence in political cases in Singapore. In its latest human-rights report, in March, the department noted that the PAP’s consistent success in defamation suits against critics “led to a perception that the judiciary reflected the views of the ruling party in politically sensitive cases.”
According to the Straits Times newspaper, Mr Lee on July 11th accused human-rights organisations of “a conspiracy to do us in”. He said that they saw that Russia and China had been studying Singapore’s success, and hence regarded it as a threat. Mr Lee and the government argue that doing things their way has made Singapore prosperous, orderly and corruption-free, and has earned international respect. The threat of defamation proceedings may make opposition politicians weigh their words more carefully than they do elsewhere. But Singaporean voters continue to buy the PAP’s argument that such constraints are a price worth paying—so far.

. . .

2008-07-17T21:20:00.002+08:00

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What does this looks like to you?

its one way but who can crack it?

Addictive

2008-07-17T21:07:00.002+08:00

What is an addictive relationship?

An addictive relationship is an unhealthy situation in which you suffer cravings for the attention and presence of another person. It can lead to feelings similar to drug withdrawal if these needs are not met, including low self-esteem, helplessness, lack of self-confidence and passive behavior. Unfortunately, it can be hard to tell if you're stuck in an addictive relationship. Here are twelve signs that something might be wrong.

1. You need a relationship to feel happy. If you're not in a relationship, you may feel depressed, and that depression lightens when you start a new connection with someone else.

2. You feel strongly drawn to someone else, even when you think they might not be healthy to be around. You frequently act on these feelings.

3. When you know that the relationship you're in is bad for you, you still have trouble ending it. You may feel unable to stop seeing someone, despite being aware that you're in a destructive situation.

( true... very true )

4. You try to change the other person in an attempt to “fix things” or attain your ideal mate.

( what i believe in relationship, you accept someone as who they are, not change them .... does not apply to my current relationship... soo.. welll it hurts damn lot )

5. You look for other relationships as soon as you've broken one off. This keeps you from being alone.

6. When you think about ending a relationship, you find yourself feeling strong worry about whether or not the other person will be okay without your presence.

( defintely me )

7. Your relationships are frequently with people who are far away, married, otherwise involved, or emotionally unavailable.

8. Even years after your relationship is over, you find it dominating your thoughts.

9. You're more concerned about what pleases your partner than what makes you happy, both in bed and outside the bedroom.
( me always )

10. You're afraid of being independent inside your relationship, no matter how independent you are in regular life, and saying no to your partner is extremely difficult.

( me? )

11. You have a hard time believing you deserve a good relationship. This kind of self-doubt may lead to controlling behavior, jealousy, and possessiveness.

( sigh ....)

12. You “yo-yo” in and out of relationships, despite trying to end them. This may include breaking things off, then feeling strong withdrawal symptoms, and reestablishing the relationship again to end those feelings.

If these signs and symptoms seem familiar, you may be suffering from an addictive relationship. There are things you can do to escape this trap, however. The first step is recognizing that you're “hooked” on the other person, and trying to understand why. This will allow you to decide whether the relationship is worth saving or you're better off without it.
Many people name superficial or practical reasons for staying in an addictive relationship. The most common of these is “doing it for the kids,” but other reasons may include shared living space, financial problems, or worry that other people will disapprove.

However, deep down, the reasons for staying are usually based on the beliefs a person holds about relationships. These may include such assertions as “True love lasts forever,” “Successful relationships don't end,” “Being alone is the worst thing that can happen to me,” and “If I work hard, I can save this.” These can be destructive and keep you in a situation that only gets worse.
Overcoming an addictive relationship requires that you make recovering from it your first priority. You may be helped by seeing a counselor and learning to put yourself first. A support network of friends and family can also ease the transition out of this kind of damaging situation.

Hitting the nail

2008-07-17T16:49:00.001+08:00

Uniqueness of perfection that sits to our north:
Business Day, Michael Backman, July 17, 2008
The International Bar Association has found that, when it comes to criticism, Singapore is in no need.
A REPORT released last week, Prosperity versus Individual Rights? Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in Singapore, published by the International Bar Association, provides a fair and balanced account of how Singapore's Government really operates.
It lists 18 recommendations for Singapore to strengthen its rule of law and to better promote a civil society. They are all reasonable, as is the analysis on which they are based.
But of course the Singapore Government doesn't think so. Even though the IBA provided the Singapore Government with a draft of the report, allowed it to comment and then inserted the Government's views in the final report, the Government still managed to diss the report by the end of last week, just as it disses everything remotely critical. Singapore's Government is unique among governments around the world: it doesn't need advice.
The report chronicles how human rights are constrained by the Singapore Government and how freedom of speech is in the hands of the police.
It lists the media restrictions that ensure the media does not monitor the Government but is more its mouthpiece.
It describes the restrictions on the right to assemble. One bizarre practice highlighted is the constitutional requirement for members of parliament to resign if expelled from their elective party, thereby ensuring that elected members do only what their party rather than their constituents or even their conscience tells them. Another aspect mentioned is the cowing of the Singapore Law Society so that even this channel for independent comment on laws and proposed laws has been neutered. Many questions about the independence of the judiciary are raised too.
Singapore's Ministry of Law described the report's observation that Singapore's judges seemed professional in commercial cases but exhibited bias in cases involving Government ministers as "absurd" and "unsubstantiated". In actual fact, the 77-page report makes a very good case for bias. It is the ministry's rebuttal that lacks substantiation.
The report chronicles how defamation actions brought against opposition figures by Government ministers have bankrupted them, thus rendering them ineligible to sit in Parliament. That undischarged bankrupts should not sit in Parliament is not the issue. The Australian constitution has a similar provision. What is problematic is how defamation actions seem to be used specifically to target opposition figures to bankrupt them to ensure they then cannot sit in Parliament.
Of course, opposition figures in Singapore must be guarded in their public utterances as they well know the consequences of a slip-up. But the trouble is, when opposition figures give the ruling PAP (party) an inch in this regard, the PAP leaders gleefully grab a mile. Ministers lack the generosity of spirit that government politicians exhibit in other modern countries in this regard. In local parlance, they have shown themselves to be "kiasu" (literally, afraid to lose).
Examples abound. Former attorney-general Francis Seow cites in his book Beyond Suspicion? The Singapore Judiciary (2006) Devan Nair, a former president of Singapore. Nair describes how Lee Kuan Yew fumed after opposition figure J.B. Jeyaratnam had been returned to Parliament in the 1981 elections. "I will make him crawl on his bended knees and beg for mercy," Lee is purported to have said.
Race-based riots — 58 and 44 years ago — are used to justify many of the Government's controls, when in fact Singaporeans today have been gutted of passion. They have been supplanted by consumerism and materialism — safe refuges in the face of a Government intolerant of dissent. Today, the only thing likely to lead to anything approaching a riot is a half-price sale for Chanel handbags.
The report says Singapore's economic development is impressive but not unique. Australia has six Singapores dotted around its coasts. Each of these cities has been built without the media and political restrictions that Singapore's Government feels are needed even though each Australian city has a population far more ethnically diverse than Singapore's.
Singapore's leaders like to describe their country as a small island with no resources. It magnifies their achievement. But Singapore's economic hinterland are Malaysia and Indonesia — it sits bang in the middle of a sea of resources.
It draws on these resources just as Melbourne draws on the resources of the rest of Victoria.
Perhaps the most important aspect of Singapore's development has been the virtual elimination of corruption. There are those who claim that corruption is integral to Asian culture and therefore unavoidable. Singapore shows such commentators and, more importantly, the rest of Asia, that being Asian is no excuse for corruption.
Time and time again, Singapore's leaders argue that those who want to comment on politics and even policy should form their own political party and stand for election. All others are required to shut up. Singapore's leaders cocoon themselves against challenge and seem affronted by scrutiny. It's as if they haven't done a good job in building Singapore. But they have, and that is the frustration. Why must they act as if they haven't?
As you read through the measured paragraphs of the IBA report, you can almost feel the pleading; the advice to a friend: "you're wealthy, you're educated, you're like us now. Take that final step — join us — the community of civil, prosperous societies. Do it, before you embarrass yourself more." But this friend is too proud to listen.

WOW

2008-07-16T22:55:00.000+08:00

A STOMPer says he was shocked when his niece was charged $2,600 for a PSP set,
with the bulk of the price charged for a modification of the console his niece was not aware of.Said the STOMPer:"
On July 12, my niece and her mother were walking around the electronics store in Lucky Plaza to look for electronic gaming console."
They chose a decent looking shop, well furnished and displays of game consoles and games were neatly placed."

The STOMPer said his niece and her mother agreed to pay about $300 for the console, including accessories.He said the sales assistant later took the unopened PSP box away and when he came back with the 'modified' PSP and added miscellaneous charges.

The STOMPer said his niece was not informed that any modification was to be done and that the shop did not get her consent to do so.

He said:"The sales assistant had taken the PSP away from the shop to a 'technician' he claimed had downloaded software known to be able to download games and a PSP version changer."

He claimed that it is compulsory to install this license from SONY and a software to play downloaded games."He did the software update without my niece’s consent.

"The STOMPer said the costs were as follows:
PSP Set $290
MMC 8GB $98
Screen Protector $29
PSP 6 in 1 kit $69
Total: $486
Cost of modification: $2114

The STOMPer added:"Initially the total price was $3400 and they made a mistake writing $3550 on the GST 7% column which goes to show a very obvious mathematical error."

After some negotiation the sales assistant gave a discount to $2600."My niece was very shocked at the price because she bought her Playstation 3 at some $700, playstation 3 is a bigger console for use with the television."She wanted to cancel the order as she did not expect the price to be exorbitant but the sales assistant mentioned that once the software has been installed, workman cost and product cost has been incurred and they will have to pay $2000+ even if they do not want the console."Given no choice, she signed the credit card and paid $2600 in total."STOMP is contacting the shop for comment.

What i can say is OWNED

Intersting Video

2008-07-15T22:05:00.004+08:00

lin

Its not like i am against PAP or anything or so, but i stand in a neutral point and i find this video intersting,

What i hate about current situation

inflation

high travel expenses

GST% increased so much, which they claim saying it does not affect much(rubbish), well i know that it supports the growth of singapore, but what about the citizens, i believe that there are still lower-income group barely had enuff to eat~( for me, reduce in entertainment , *guilt*)

Mr Lee's SALARY ( THAT IS A WOW )

New laws set up to abolish public speaking, i thought its democracy and one united people, how can you be united when you jail people when they gather and speak of their unhappiness

And justice and equality, in the nation pledge... recent news from LKY battle with CHEE isn't very ...supportive of the pledge when he call low-class income group as loser and so and so, if you need evidence go dig in google ( which some i am in doubt )

Again the fare hike, and ERP gantries etc and Introducing us public transport and bike

and WTH, the fare increase of 1% and what stupid idea of benefiting 4 in 10 ppl , so that means majority of people take the cost lar? i find mrbrownshow.com about this is quite true and funny and most importantly showing how stupid they are in their new *SCHEME* ( or we might be stupid to them cos we don't understand that they are trying to make a living )

Increasing gap of poor and rich in singapore too.

Racial Harmony : Is it me or i don't see a lot malay, indian singaporean friends much anymore, ALL i see is CHINA ( chinese ) people? i am chinese and well.. but... er hmm..

Something Intersting I Found

2008-07-13T21:31:00.002+08:00

Road Power Rating

* = Sup sup soy
** = Grin and bear
*** = Don’t blink, just overtake
**** = Alert and avoid
***** = Don’t blink, just pray

Unrated = Unbeatable

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Horn hitters, are drivers that as soon as the light turns green they beep at you. These people are also horn bastards
who don’t miss a beep at every possible chance - they hit the beep as soon as you begin to park, they hit the beep when they want to go straight on a left turn lane, they hit the beep for no reason at the red light and they also hit the beep for sound tests when everyone is stationary in a traffic jam.
Road Power: **

Brake bangers, are drivers that for no reason, enjoy banging their brake pedals every 3-seconds on the road. These idiots have too much brake liquid to spare and are usually drivers with poor judgment of speed; they over accelerate and slow down twenty times in a minute on any lane in any situation.
Road Power: ***

Slow pokers, are not only drivers that hog the road. They also apply to law abiding idiots who follow the speed limit at first lane. These idiots are either too scared to go fast or too scared of hitting others. May apply to intellectual wannabes who are slow not because they are scared, but because they actually read all the signboards (including the Speeding Kills ones). These drivers have the power to single handedly, stall any traffic on whichever lane they choose to travel in.
Road Power: ***

Road reporters are self-declared journalists cum drivers who complain, swear and comment about every other driver on the road. Prone to graphic violence with the flash of a finger, they are vulgar but harmless and don’t usually create problems for other drivers. Road reporters always think they are right, always talk a lot and the only people they annoy are themselves and unfortunately, their own passengers.
Road Power: *

Rick Revvers, are children in need of attention. Often drivers in modified cars with bad color and design combos, these children are attention whores looking to compensate. They rev their car engines even when no one else on the road is looking at them, even when no one gives a damn about who they are or what they drive. They are always the first to move off and usually the last to enter the first lane on an expressway because they are too busy checking out people checking them out.
Road Power: *

No Signal drivers have broken middle fingers. They are also misers who will stoop to every method imaginable just to prolong shelf life of the car battery. They have no belief in giving signals. They do not give a signal when changing lanes and making a right or a left turn. Driving accumulates bad experiences for these misunderstood morons and they are hot favorites with horn hitters and road reporters.
Road Power: ***

Squeeze Suckers, are drivers with fetish for everything tight. These suckers want to squeeze themselves into anything. As long as there is the chance of a perfect fit, any space at exactly their car length will do. They squeeze into space between two traveling cars and cause a road accident and they typically evolve into the kiasu driver in twitching cars that suffer from spasm.
They will squeeze into a space smaller than their own cars no matter what happens because they think other drivers beside them will eventually be sacred enough to back off and give way.
Road Power: **

Fast Freddies are role models for children in modified cars. These drivers will come up behind your buttocks looking for a kiss, use their bright lights on purpose and signal you to move off because they think they can run you over. When you give way, they move in front of you and turn into slow pokers. These people are involved in a lot of accidents so they always remove themselves from the roads eventually.
Road Power: ****

Lane Loiters are drivers with their own idea of drifting. These drivers travel only on two lanes and only between markers. They don’t have a clue about where they want to go because they never have to decide.
Descendants down the bloodline of taxi drivers, lane loiters are natural born king of roads because everything belongs to their grandfather. Lethal when combined with slow pokers.
Road Power: ***

Combined Road Power: Unbeatable

ACU MED

2008-07-13T21:04:00.002+08:00

Acumed ( boon lay MRT station )

went to doctor about chest pain and more...

My number was skipped ( WTH and when i told the nurse, she say OHH... not even a sorry )
Went inside see doctor about bloody stool and chest pain, doctor never asked me about whether my stool was bright red or dark red/tarry in color which i have done some research online. He juz conclude that its something with my diet and gave me laxative -_-
went into a room to do ECG test, nurse was unprofessional and not very smart, first the plug is different from the normal 3 point plug and theres no adapter. and heres what she say( OMG , why u never come this morning, so its my fault eh and there goes a 15 min search for adapter outside, WHICH i found it at another power point in the same room after getting bu nai fan .. how smart of her to look outside the drawers instead of the other powerpoint which i decided to find and found it immediately )
SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE ECG MACHINE .. thats a GG as she look at guide and place the pointers* on me... she even messed up which is my left and right foot.. how smart. and when i keep telling her that my left foot is AT my LEFT , she still put wrong.
After ECG test, went back doctor room again. and guess what doctor tell me its normal my reading was normal but never tell me possible causes of chest pain.. how great.. and then
i told the nurse to charge it to my dad company and guess what she told me never bring company form which i also did not bring but asked them to call dad to comfirm company last time but this auntie.. very noob.. say i dont know leh cannot lar i already input as normal liao. Which i was like -_- WTH then nvm lor since she alone and so busy dont wanna disturb her and use my nets instead since i didnt have a lot of cash
Got medicine and went back home, upon reaching home.. GUESS WHAT, my medicine was used before -_- what the helll .. this is serious **** up for that company... all the shit, then i called them again, that woman then say : OHhh i think they squeeze out content before, never mind u bring back i change for u ( without apologising to me ) . such professionalismmm ~ and then not even a bye .. there she goes hang up .. guess she is bz but please at least a sorry then i would let it go.

Red Cliff

2008-07-12T21:14:00.002+08:00

Red Cliff (Chinese: 赤壁; pinyin: Chìbì), alternatively known[citation needed] as The Battle of Red Cliff, is a Chinese epic film based on the Battle of Red Cliffs and events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China. The film is expected to be released in two versions: within Asia, Red Cliff is to be released in two parts totaling over four hours in length, with the first part premiering in July 2008 and the second in January 2009.[1] Outside of Asia, a single 2½ hour film will be released in January 2009.[1](taken from wikipedia )

Well, Red Cliff is

long movie
some quite funny factors by takashi and so etc
the fighting scene was too long and when fighting scene is over, the movie continues to the ending, after such a long fight scene it was like only one small battle in the war.
stunned me with the super duper . . . ending of ( TO BE CONTINUE ... )
when u see until the 8 gua formation there, you should be ready to fall asleep, starting it was okay..but the fighting was like too long .... and messy of cos( war is suppose to be messy ) but funny for some events during the fight.
still a long movie... 2 part for asia , and only 1 part for outside asia( i wonder how they merge a 2 part ( 2++ hour each ) into 1 ( 2++ hour ) movie.. must be removing of the boring fighting scene

Men V Woman

2008-07-12T16:42:00.000+08:00

NICKNAMES
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back. When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
MONEY A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but it’s on sale.

BATHROOMS
A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from M&S. The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.

ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

CATS
Women love cats. Men say they love cats, but when women aren’t looking, men kick cats.

FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t. A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change, but she does.

DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the bins, answer the phone, read a book, and get the post. A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

In The News

2008-07-12T16:31:00.000+08:00

Minister Mentor rebuts human rights groups' criticism of Singapore
Sue-ann Chia
MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew last night dismissed human rights organisations' criticisms of Singapore's style of governance, saying that they were trying to 'do us in'.
In a robust rebuttal of these groups' assertions that Singapore is not a liberal democracy, he said that they had never run a country and did not know what was needed to make Singapore tick.
'There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?... They see us as a threat,' said Mr Lee at an hour-long dialogue during the Economic Society of Singapore's annual dinner.
Explaining why these groups regarded Singapore as a threat, he said it was because they saw that the Russians and Chinese have been coming and studying Singapore's success story and picking up pointers.
The leaders of these countries ask 'how does this little country with so little talent keep its ruling party in place and run a tight ship, honest, and effective, and make progress?'
'Can they (the Russians and Chinese) do it? I don't know. But they are picking up points here and there.'
Mr Lee was responding to a question on whether Singapore needed a Western-style liberal democracy to succeed.
He said groups which advocate the need for liberal democracies were prescribing universal rules for the whole world.
But he threw down this gauntlet:
'My question is to them, have you ever run Singapore? Do you know how we got here? What were we? What we are now? And how we can become better?
'We are not stupid people. They give us all these advice... Who are they? Have they ever run a country, created jobs for community and given them a life? We have and we know what it requires.
'Nobody (who) advocates this has any idea what they will do to a society if you implement these rules.'
Mr Lee believes each country will have to decide which political system suits it best.
'Different people have different cultures and forge different consensus and seek different solutions to their problems,' he said.
But he was also quick to acknowledge that the People's Action Party (PAP) will not always have the answers:
'I'm not saying the PAP government will always be supreme, will always be honest, will always be A-plus.
'The day it is no longer honest, it should be out. And another party should come in, with equally honest people.'
Turning to the opposition, Mr Lee said:
'We are not trying to block them. We are trying to force them to collect a group of people equal in competence...When we fail, they have a team that can take over.
'But unfortunately, they can't do it. Because the people with ability, drive, ambition and energy don't want to come into politics. If they wanted to, they will join us (the PAP).'
For Singapore to continue to succeed, it needs to find the next generation of top notch leaders.
Mr Lee said the present generation of leaders could last at least two terms.
But if they did not find talented people with the drive and energy and integrity to match the demands of the job during this time, 'then I say, the future is in doubt'.
'The system is there, but it cannot run with mediocre men. You need top men.'
The PAP has managed to recruit good people and its leaders had, in turn, won the trust of Singaporeans through their integrity and honesty - values which the PAP still holds true today.
He said the task of finding new leaders is no longer his:
'I've done my job. I've passed it on to the next generation. Chok Tong has passed to the next generation.
'If you have a competent team on board, honest and dedicated, it will last. If you have bums, then even with best of institutions, it will fail.'

For Some Reason

2008-07-11T23:34:00.001+08:00

My Feeling Now? Sad

Joke

2008-07-11T21:18:00.000+08:00

A Chinese man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loanofficer.
He tells the loan officer that he is going to China onbusiness for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form ofsecurity for the loan, so the Chinese man hands over the keys to a newFerrari parked on the street in front of the bank.
He produces thetitle and everything checks out.
The Loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.
The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at theChinese for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan
.An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank'sunderground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the Chinese returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest,
which comes to $15.41.The loan officer says, 'Sir, we are very happy to have had yourbusiness, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we area little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and foundthat you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is why you wouldbother to borrow $5,000? The Chinese replies: 'Where else in New YorkCity can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it tobe there safely when I return.'

Jokes

2008-07-10T15:01:00.000+08:00

During one of her daily classes a teacher trying to teach good manners, asked her students the following question:
'Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom?'
Michael said, 'Just a minute I have to go pee.'
The teacher responded by saying, 'That would be rude and impolite. What about you Paul, how would you say it?'
Paul said, 'I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back.'
'That's better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table. And you, little Johnny, can you use your brain for once and show us your good manners?'
'I would say: Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I hope you'll get to meet after dinner.'
The teacher fainted.

Relationship @ sgforum

2008-07-08T11:54:00.000+08:00

Quoted

Strangers again. How relationships end.

"He's my unicorn"At first I didn't get what my friend meant."He's the guy that I always dreamed about existing. Too perfect, making me happier than I thought possible. And I found him. And we're finally together.
This is how my friend described her new boyfriend. Though it was several years ago, that term has always stuck with me, probably because, I think that's a very good way to put it.Every relationship begins with a crush, an attraction. The person of interest is a dream. You could only WISH to be with them, to be their boy/girlfriend, to know everything about them, and grow with them. They are, a unicorn: "unbelievable". Isn't this the truth? No one goes into a relationship (seriously) with someone they're not crazy about.

But sadly, at some point, this excitement, this appeal, this idea of perfection fades. Why? You couldn't WAIT to see them, to hear from them. You would give anything to be WITH them... Somewhere along the line, the unicorn, just became a regular horse. And it is because of this, in my opinion, that the majority of relationships out there do not last. He or she is no longer "that special" and so you both start to act differently, or do stupid things that eventually lead to breaking up.
To me, the saddest part about a relationship that did not work out, is the inevitable path both parties are on to become strangers. They start out as strangers, grow to learn about each other, eventually become each others' lives, and then break up, and return to being strangers again. To think, that at some point, you knew when your bf/gf slept or woke up...what they ate for lunch...you knew their entire schedule of the week. And then... not even knowing where they are living anymore. To me, that is so unfortunate, but it's what we must all go through at some point.

I've been wanting to write about this for several months. I went a little overboard and made a visual representation of a "typical" relationship...from rise, to demise. Seeing it so plainly sorta depresses me since it's quite familiar...but maybe it'll help others who are going along the same path, and now seeing that, they're not alone.I know it may seem I'm extremely bitter/pessimistic for claiming this is the representation of "typical" relationships...but, i'm just keeping it real. Honestly, most of us are not gonna be w/ ONE person forever, and you will break up (hate to break it to the high schoolers. I too once was the starry eyed 17 yr old who had hopes of being "together forever") MOST people, in order to find their wife, will likely travel this path at some point w/ someone. And if you don't...then all the power too you, I'm extremely jealous.

(I'm gonna do this from the perspective of a boy, because...i'm a boy) (Also, I'm assuming no one cheated, beated, or did anything truly stupid that deems them unworthy of being counted as a meaningful relationship. Those are deal-breakers right there)

Stage 1: Everyone starts out as strangers. You don't kno who she'll be, you don't even know she exists right now.Stage 2: By some chance, you meet her. It could be through a mutual friend, online profile, a friend you've had for a long time and it's just clicking, or a total stranger you bump into on the street. Whatever it is...you meet her, and most importantly...you are attracted.Stage 3: If she's your type, and you click, you'll find a way to keep talking and getting to know each other. At some point, she'll be the only person on your mind, you'll always look forward to getting that call or text from her. You flirt, your eyes always meet first in a crowded room...She is your unicorn.Stage 4: If you make it here...congrats. You have found someone, out of alllll the people in the world...who likes you the way you like her at the same time. If you think about it, that's quite a feat. Make the right moves and she is now your girlfriend. Lucky you, you are finally with the most awesomest, perfect girl to you. Thus begins the honeymoon stage as everyone knows it. The beginning of the relationship when the two of you couldn't be happier or more excited that you are together.Stage 5: Time will pass, and whether you want to believe it or not, the fire won't rage on. But that's ok, it's only normal and healthy for each of you to simmer down and just be chill with each other. This is when you get comfortable. There's no need to fake anything, you'll be real, you'll be honest. Some fights might occur, some problems may arise, but that's fine. Again, it's only normal. What you do and where you go with those arguments and that comfortableness is what makes the difference into the next stage. (The comfortable stage is tricky because it could be very short, or very very long, years even, but you'll never know until after it's over)Stage 6: For many, the problems persist, and despite trying to make up each time, you're still arguing, upset, or dissatisfied with the relationship. It's only once in awhile that you two are actually totally happy, because most of the time...ur just tolerating each other. This is the stage when most people say..."It's not great, but it's not bad". Btw that's never a good description of a relationship. If you're saying that, you're probably headed for the next stage.Stage 7: If you've gotten here, most likely there's not much time left for the two of you. There may be valiant efforts to save the relationship, but in the end, everything will add up and it'll be too hard to keep it going. Something was lost along the way and you can't bring it back. Usually both of you will be too afraid to make the final call...but one of you will. It's rarely completely mutual, but each case is of course different. Most likely, both you and her won't agree at the same exact moment to break it off, and this results in the "he broke up with me" or "she broke up with me" when it was really what both of you were thinking at some point. However, there are definitely the cases that are really one-sided, when she doesn't see it coming at all, and you essentially "break her heart". Those are the worst.Stage 8: The Break Up. Pretty self explanatory. If you're lucky, it'll be on good terms. Sometimes they're long and drawn out. Regardless of the duration or type...the relationship will end.Stage 9: Assuming you were total strangers before...There will/must be a time of distance in order to heal. You and her are coldly thrown back into a life null of each other, and it takes a while to adjust back. This is the most difficult part. (I could probably make a whole other subchart for this stage). Be strong. "Time heals all wounds"Stage 10: Depending on your personality/support/life events...stage 9 will end after a certain amount of time. You'll either move on, or find someone new. Usually the most common way people move on...is just finding someone new. It's not necessarily a rebound, but seeing that there's another unicorn out there sorta makes the pain from the last one start to go away. Or you try to convince yourself that ur ex was never a unicorn in the first place.Stage 11: If both of you are mature and have good hearts...the two of you will recall a time when you were very important to one another and a part of each others' lives. This will undoubtedly cause you to sometimes think about them and how they're doing. As a result, once in a while you'll send them an email, or message, or a call to say hello. Maybe even catch up over coffee? This might happen a few times, but after awhile, the time between will become longer and longer. She'll get a new boyfriend, so meeting up won't be a priority. You might have a new girlfriend too. After some time...the two of you won't be talking at all and will have totally lost touch, bringing you back to right where you started...Strangers. After a few more months/yrs...everything the two of you went thru will feel like a dream that may or may not have happened.

Fork 1: At the end of the honeymoon stage, entering the comfortable stage is where a difference happens. If you and her are truly right for each other...this stage lasts a very long time. Once in awhile there are hiccups, but overall, you and her are trying to really make the relationship grow and last. It's not easy...it takes work for sure.If you can do this right, the relationship will mature. The two of you will hopefully continue on for a very long time, and if everything falls into place...you could be headed towards true love and marriage.Don't get too comfortable though, because sometimes life throws curveballs and things might happen that totally catch you off guard. Priorities change as people grow and want new/different things...and you could find yourself at the "Tolerate Stage" and eventually "Downhill" even if the "Comfortble" stage was long and strong.

Fork 2: When the breakup happens, if the two of you were friends from before, or really really mature about it, the two of you might be able to bring it back to before the relationship started. There will still need to be time to heal and move on (usually it'll be faster) and if you're lucky, you'll be friends again who can be cool and chill about everything that happened. It's rare, but it does happen. Sadly though, you are still on the road to becoming strangers, because she will find someone new, and so will you...and just like anyone else, it won't be as important to keep in touch as you'll want to focus on your new relationship.

There's technically another possibility, it's for those people who go in circles. Break up, make up, break up, make up. I chose not to draw it because those relationships are really dumb. After the break up, they'll get lonely, or think they can make it work this new time, and they'll get back together. At best, it'll take them back to a short lived comfortable stage, and right into the middle of tolerate. I know very few cases of them finding themselves on the path to long term. At some point, people in those scenarios just have to accept the fact that there are problems they can't solve, and stick with their decisions and move on.

In conclusion....of course, my interpretation is not 100% correct (probably not even 80%, heh). Everyone and every relationship is different and unique (sort of). This is just loosely based on my experiences and those around me. I am also not "condemning" your relationship. I would like to wish nothing but everlasting happiness between you and your significant other, for real. It's the most awesome thing if you can make it onto Fork 1 and end up at a loving marriage. We're always growing, always learning, and I know we'll all make it there =P.

Poems in toilet

2008-07-03T17:28:00.002+08:00

Idiot

2008-07-02T20:56:00.001+08:00

seriously

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Who miss me?

2008-07-02T17:52:00.002+08:00

soo who miss my updates?

If the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, what is the speed of dark?

PILE OF TEXT

2008-06-27T10:44:00.001+08:00

Crash victim turns tragedy into triumphPartially paralyzed man uses yoga to connect mind to bodyBy Mike CelizicTODAYShow.com contributorupdated 12:14 p.m. ET March 19, 2008

Matthew Sanford is one of those people who seem incapable of not smiling. Even when he’s talking about the accident that left him paralyzed and in a wheelchair, he glows like one who’s discovered the secret of happiness.Appearances, in this case, are not deceiving. Since discovering yoga 13 years ago and becoming a yoga instructor, Sanford told TODAY’s Natalie Morales in New York on Wednesday, he’s reconnected with a body that for too many years had been just something he had to drag through life. Now, through his nonprofit organization Mind-Body Solutions of Minnetonka, Minn., he’s teaching others how to do the same.“We’re focused on trying to help people transform trauma and loss into hope and potential,” he said. “Everybody’s got trauma and loss in their life. Everybody’s got a hard life. Being able to turn that into a living sensation and not just a loss, that’s at the heart of our mission — to help people realize you can’t overcome your body, you can’t overcome your life. You have to listen to your life and let it be a teacher and not just try to overpower it.”Sanford was an athletic 13-year-old in 1978 when, on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, the family’s car hit a patch of ice and plunged down a ravine. When he awoke from a coma after the accident, it was to learn that his father and sister were dead, his mother and brother were basically unhurt, and he was paralyzed — for life — from the waist down.Doctors and therapists told him to forget about the lower part of his body, to work on his upper-body strength, and to make the best of it. He did that, going through high school and getting his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in college. But at the age of 25, he realized that something was missing.“I was living in only a third of my body — my upper torso,” he said. “I got to the point where I needed to feel more alive, more whole again. I figured it had to be possible. There had to be a different path than what I’d been told.”He was introduced to yoga, and he still gets emotional when talking about his first lesson, when he sat on a mat and his instructor told him to push his legs apart with his arms.“I started having tears come,” he said. “It was because I’d had never had my legs wide in 12 years, since my injury, because why would a paralyzed guy take his legs wide?”The experience taught him that just because he didn’t feel his lower body didn’t mean that he couldn’t live in it and make it be part of his life.“It’s our birthright to live in our whole body,” he said. “When we let our presence diminish within our body, our life isn’t as fulfilling and powerful. That first experience of stretching my whole body was an awakening and I want to share that with people. It’s very simple.”In time, Sanford became a yoga instructor and began Mind-Body Solutions. Married and with an 8-year-old son, he’s also written a book about what he’s learned entitled “Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence.” His work to help others, including the able-bodied, earned him a Karma Yoga Award in 2003. And on Wednesday in New York, he will be honored by the Volvo for Life Awards with a $100,000 prize and a Quality of Life Award.The money comes at a perfect time for Mind-Body Solutions. “We’ve developed a mind-body approach to rehabilitation,” he said. “We’re training the caregivers. It’s not just about giving people yoga. It’s about creating a new model. We’re on the edge of helping countless other people. The recognition and the money come at a perfect time. It’s just the beginning of really helping other people.”

OMG

2008-06-27T10:34:00.002+08:00

BOOOOO !!!

Copied From blog.daohuay.net

2008-06-26T09:54:00.003+08:00

1] What’s your favorite anime at the present time?
Code Geass

2] Given the chance, what special ability/power would you like to have?
Mind Control

3] How do you think about yourself?
Pathetic

4] Where is the place that you want to go the most?
Somewhere quiet with superb bandwidth

5] If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?
Happiness for everyone

6] Do you have a crush now?
I got gf -D love her

7] What are you afraid to lose the most now?
Everything

8] If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Part Investment, Part For Pleasure, Part For more pleasure

9] If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
Yeap that how i got my gf

10] List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
??? i stole this from YH

11] Which type of person do you hate the most?
Myself

12] What is your ambition?
Domination of planet earth

13] If you have fault, would you rather the people around you point out to you or would you rather they keep quiet?
Point out when i don't know about it and keep quiet when i pissed off about it

14] What do you think is the most important in your life?
Knowing ur meaning of life before living it

15] Are you a shopaholic or not?
Nope

16] What is the thing that you really want now?
Knowing the answer whether god exists, regardless of *Faith* thingy

17] Why does it hurt when you punch someone?
Newton's Law?

18] Is there anything that you have done which you regret?
Things i done to hate myself and regret for life

19] Are you hungry right now?
Full from breakfast

20] Do you think that this survey is totally useless?
Nope, serves as post in blog as well as entertainment

5 years for singapore to fall

2008-06-26T09:35:00.002+08:00

http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_251688.html

ONE freak election result is all it will take to wipe out Singapore's success in building up the city state, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew warned last night.
This could happen if voters became bored and decided to give the 'vociferous opposition' a chance - out of 'light-heartedness, fickleness or sheer madness'.

'In five years, you can ruin this place and it's very difficult to pick up the pieces,' he told 650 participants of a dinner forum at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Mr Lee was responding to a Bangladesh delegate who asked if Singapore would continue to thrive in his absence. The delegate also expressed sorrow at the news of Mrs Lee's illness, and Mr Lee thanked him.

In his reply, Mr Lee returned to themes he has spoken on often - the need for a system to ensure good leaders emerge, and the danger that voters plumping for more opposition MPs might end up with an unintended change of government.

Larger countries rich in resources can survive such a freak outcome, but not Singapore, he said.

'When you're Singapore and your existence depends on performance - extraordinary performance, better than your competitors - when that performance disappears because the system on which it's been based becomes eroded, then you've lost everything,' he said.

'I try to tell the younger generation that and they say the old man is playing the same record, we've heard it all before. I happen to know how we got here and I know how we can unscramble it.'

He said a country needed three elements to succeed.

First, a government that people have confidence in and will trust when tough decisions need to be taken.

Second, leaders who are above board, who make decisions based on necessity, not how they will personally benefit. He said Singaporeans know they have such leaders because, over the years, 'we have not got richer, Singapore has'.

Third and most importantly, a country needs able men in charge.

The problem with popular democracy, he said, is that during elections, candidates are not judged on how well they can govern, but on their persuasive power.

The forum, chaired by Mr Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, was a highlight of the first World Cities Summit and International Water Week.

In his opening remarks, Mr Lee spoke for 20 minutes off the cuff, recounting his 40 years of striving to build up Singapore's independent water supply. He was determined because as long as Singapore was totally reliant on its neighbours for water, it would remain a 'satellite'.

During a 30-minute question-and-answer session, participants from around the world probed him about water management and political leadership.

He also presented the first Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize to Dr Andrew Benedek, a pioneer in the field of membrane technology for water treatment.

A key outcome of several sessions held yesterday was the setting up of an informal network of 16 countries - comprising the Asean 10, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand - to share ideas and expertise on how to go about pursuing sustainable development.

And the World Bank announced plans to set up in Singapore a regional hub for training urban planners, which will draw on the Republic's success in city development.

soo..... vote for PAP else singapore falll~ he say de

Sick

2008-06-25T12:36:00.000+08:00

Fell Sick Today
Missing In Action
End

Ugly

2008-06-24T11:45:00.000+08:00

Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and shall we say, love.
The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with, he had only one eye, and where the other should have been was a gaping hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot has appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner.

His tail has long age been lost, leaving only the smallest stub, which he would constantly jerk and twitch. Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby striped-type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, and even his shoulders with thick, yellowing scabs. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. “That’s one UGLY cat!!”

All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction. If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around feet in forgiveness.

Whenever he spied children, he would come running meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love. If ever someone picked him up he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find.

One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor’s huskies. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly mauled. From my apartment I could hear his screams, and I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly’s sad life was almost at an end.

Ugly lay in a wet circle, his back legs and lower back twisted grossly out of shape, a gaping tear in the white strip of fur that ran down his front. As I picked him up and tried to carry him home I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. “I must be hurting him terribly,” I thought. Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear.

Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battled scarred cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion.

At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or even try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain.

Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly.

Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply.

It was time to give my all to those I cared for. Many people want to be richer, more successful, well liked, beautiful, but for me, I will always try to be like Ugly.

TRUST

2008-06-23T12:37:00.002+08:00

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, 'Public Utilities Board.' There was silence. She repeated, 'PUB.' There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, 'Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is.'

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just 'hello' instead of 'PUB'.

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NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, 'Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?'
The father-in-law answered in a smile, 'Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you.'

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at.. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?
B>A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested 'I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one.' The SDU officer said, 'Your requirements, please.' 'Oh, good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest.' The officer listened carefully and replied, 'I understand you need television.'

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wae p and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

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NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that 'It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character.'

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.

It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..

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RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that 'A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation.' Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, 'Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school.' On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, 'Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker.' She answered,'You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you..'

Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

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PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, 'Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? 'Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, 'The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?' Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, 'How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman.' The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, 'Poor donkey, how an yo hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you.' Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..
( true, dar dar that why i say , a person live for himself/herself , instead of hearing what other ppl say and look at u , have a clear conscience and live happily isnt that ok? )
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BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked im awa, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, 'Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.' Then he asked, 'but when are my fingers going to grow back?' The father went home and committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first before you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

'Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One'

' Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away '

Dota Bug

2008-06-23T10:02:00.001+08:00

After Syllabear has level 4 Spirit Bear, use this trick. 1. Make your Spirit Bear health under 1000 and you can start to deny it, but don't deny it yet.2. Place the items you want to duplicate in the Spirit Bear, the video place 2 desolator on the bear. (still not sure, maybe you must have 2 of it?)3. Start denying your bear while take and drop the item on the Syllabear.4. After the Spirit Bear died, revive him and voila! Your item is duplicated.Here is the video about it:

Dreams Reality

2008-06-23T09:19:00.003+08:00

dreamt about something wierd,
dream start with.. erm i was hungry, went to eat some food with someone, then blah blah
then after tat we went drinking session O_O ( i remenber its for sad event but dont noe what )
we drank then i remenber i was hungry and it isnt good to drink with an empty stomach so i went to nearby coffee shop, the uncle had a wierd store
i saw many selection but chose da bao ( big bunss) then what i saw next is wierdd... i saw a triangluar shape lau mai kai ( glutinous rice * spelling mistakes ) and he took the top quater part to me
and charged me 3buck
then well assuming 3 buck is a lot and he shld give me the whole triangular stuff instead of a quarter , inside the dream , i have the feeling of being cheated* hmmm well soon after i woke up

LKY luffing at poor Dr Chee's bankruptcy

2008-06-21T00:36:00.000+08:00

http://www.yoursdp.org/sound/3a-you-asked-yesterday-thru-that-is-the-difference.mp3
well this video proofs it all
i dont know whether its edited or not
but well
juz an info
digital information might not be original etc and delude us from making a good judgement

How I Met Your Mother

2008-06-20T14:19:00.002+08:00

How I Met Your Mother (or HIMYM) is an American situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19, 2005. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays. The series is based around the main character, Ted Mosby, telling his son and daughter about the events that led to his meeting their mother.
[edit] Season One
In the year 2030, Ted Mosby (voiced by Bob Saget) gathers his daughter and son to tell them the story of how he met their mother.
The story begins in 2005 with Ted (Josh Radnor) as a single, 27-year-old architect living with his two best friends from Wesleyan University, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), a law student, and Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), a kindergarten teacher, who have been dating for almost nine years when Marshall proposes. Their engagement causes Ted to think about marriage and finding his soul mate, much to the disgust of his friend Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), a womanizer with an unnamed corporate job. Ted begins his search for his perfect mate. He is introduced to the ambitious young reporter Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), when Barney plays the game he invented to introduce Ted to women: "Hi, have you met Ted?" Ted quickly falls for Robin, though she doesn't feel the same as he does.
As the series progresses, Ted begins dating a baker, Victoria, whom he meets at a wedding, causing Robin to become jealous and realize she does have feelings for him. When Victoria moves to Germany for a fellowship, Ted almost cheats on her with Robin. The two then break up, and after a rough patch, he begins to date Robin at last. Meanwhile, Lily begins to wonder if she's missed any opportunities because of her relationship with Marshall, and decides to pursue an art fellowship in San Francisco, breaking up with Marshall in the process.

[edit] Season Two
Ted and Robin are finally a couple. The heartbroken Marshall must now go on and try to continue his life without Lily, and begins dating other people. Realizing she is not an artist, Lily returns to New York. She's reunited with Marshall, and the season culminates in their marriage. Barney loses a "slap bet", which permits Marshall to slap him in the face five times at any given time in the future, whenever Marshall chooses, which he has done two times through the course of this season. Ted and Robin decide to just be friends when they realize that they both want different things. It is revealed that Barney has a gay, black brother. They eventually find out that Robin was a Canadian teen pop star in the early 90's.

[edit] Season Three
Robin returns from a trip to Argentina, and Ted must adjust to life as just her friend. Marshall and Lily decide to move out on their own, falling in love with a place they can't afford. Marshall learns of Lily's bad credit rating due to her compulsive shopping. They are able to finally score their dream apartment despite this, only to discover the neighborhood is next to a sewage treatment plant. Coming to terms with this, they later also realize that the apartment is crooked. Barney is slapped for the third time on Thanksgiving, which Marshall dubs "Slapsgiving."
Ted attempts to woo Stella (Sarah Chalke), a dermatologist he sees to remove an embarrassing tattoo. This culminates in a memorable "two-minute date," which incorporates small talk, dinner, a movie, coffee, and a goodnight kiss, all within two minutes. Meanwhile, an unknown woman begins to sabotage Barney's attempts to hook up. Robin sleeps with Barney after he comforts her following a break-up, which is followed by Ted's disapproval due to the breaking of the "Bro Code." After that, Ted decides not to be friends with Barney anymore. Barney's saboteur is revealed to be Abby (Britney Spears), Stella's receptionist, with a vengeance against Barney for not calling her after they had sex. She still wields a pseudo-psychotic fixation on Ted and does all she can to pursue him with the help of Barney who also still holds a grudge against Ted. In the last episode, "Miracles", Ted and Barney renew their friendship after both Ted and Barney are involved in accidents (Ted being in a cab accident and coming out of it without a scratch, and Barney is run over by a bus while rushing to find out if Ted's all right). At the end of the episode, Ted proposed to Stella. It has not been revealed whether Stella is the woman Ted marries. However, in the Episode '10 sessions', Stella reveals that she attended and left a party on St. Patrick's Day, which may have been the same one Ted attended. It is also heavily implied that Barney has feelings for Robin.
In the episode "The Goat", we find out that, in the following year (when Ted turns 31), Robin will be living in Ted's apartment.

okok chunks of lines , dont read those
to watch online go
www.youku.com
search for
老爸老妈浪漫史(How I Met Your Mother)第一季第05集
etc for first epi juz change the umber to 01 and so forth
its a good comedy show and i strongly recon it :)
cheers

LKY saying underclass = loser

2008-06-20T09:05:00.003+08:00

UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave's interview with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore Feb. 2, 2008Arnaud de Borchgrave : So how do you see the future of capitalism?Lee Kuan Yew : As chairman of the equivalent of our Sovereign Wealth Fund, we examine and decide where to invest our money, in equities or bonds or what have you. Our fund managers are paid five times what I get. Why? Because they have had good track records in growing our fund and we know what they could command in the private sector. They are dealing with billions of dollars every day and must be compensated accordingly.Unbridled capitalism, winner takes all like in America, does not work unless you can cope with an underclass. So here we also stay with the losers, make sure they have enough to live on, with healthcare, equal education opportunities for their children whose parents can no longer afford it. It's very important they not feel abandoned. So we have workfare and ingenuous ways to keep them working as we don't want layabouts doing nothing. We also subsidize homes which they would not be able to buy. A society can only survive if there is a sense of equity and fair play.

full story at : http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/An_Interview_With_Lee_Kuan_Yew_2008_999.html

Epic

2008-06-18T23:30:00.001+08:00

What i want during my office work hour
seriously, this guys are good
maninthebox
runawaybox
3 cheers for u

& Something for gamers

2008-06-17T21:53:00.000+08:00

My Life Today

2008-06-17T21:24:00.003+08:00

Wake up 8 am , wake up call

Eat breakfast , change etc

Called (RE) recruit express to confirm location and time, ( too early i think no one )

Reached BV Mrt station , sat down call again..

Was told its a phone interview and need go ngee ang city at 3 pm O_O

went home,

watch anime

go out, eat lunch, walk around here and there

went orchard

called them again to confirm doubts i dont know

i walked to tower A le, then ask one of the crew WHERE IS TOWER A? since i cock eye never see behind him got one glass said tower A, but... HE POINT WEST and say JUZ WALK STRAIGHT
-_- by then i already saw the sign behind him...
O_O

in order not to embrass him and myself i walk one big round and walk by the back door and enter the lift

after that
sign some form for registration and talked to the employee
they say will call me and ask me to talk more etc be more confident etc

after that walk out
not long after a person called
not an interview i said
juz asked whether i mind to let ppl scold me -_- i replied , i dont mind. willing to try

ta da got the job already by saying YES to getting scolded by ppl

then called darling to ask her whether she need a hug
=X she dont want
sigh/..~~
then head back home depressed * guess is myself that needed the hug *

then home , play a game, watch an anime, go out jog, come back bath , dinnner, watch tv , and here i am
waiting to call darling ...
phone dead
thus
writing this post
and thats it
end of day

( note ) intersting happening today

was about to jog , when mum was in the lift when i was going downstairs
+_+ she looks unhappi
cos sister nag her again ( or scold in her opinion ) <-- her temper not good so is half half
those nag in angry tone LOL

about bias and unfairness
cos my mum keep worried about me on monday when i go out roaming for jobs
then cos sis think she never worried for her or other family member , then felt that shes bias then start nagging say cannot be bias etc
for me i say she shows a bit of favourtism towards me
but afterall u cant push ur idealogy and beliefs to someone
especially someone whos older and more experienced than u
even if u feel that things isnt right and wanna it be right
dont force it and her temper arh... must change
thats all

and also

good night

death again

2008-06-13T11:06:00.001+08:00

SAF stops all physical, endurance training for 3 days after deaths of 2 trainees

THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday ordered a halt to all physical and endurance training activities for three days following the deaths of two young servicemen.

The 'time-out' from Thursday to Saturday will allow SAF to carry out a comprehensive system check and review its physical and endurance training programmes.

A 20-year-old trainee pilot with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) collapsed during jungle orientation training in Brunei and died on Wednesday, a day after an army recruit, also 20, fainted and died on Pulau Tekong on Tuesday, barely five days into his national service.

In Wednesday's incident, regular serviceman, Officer Cadet (OCT) Clifton Lam Jia Hao collapsed at about 5.45 pm and was given immediate first aid treatment by a doctor and a senior medic, said a Ministry of Defence statement on Thursday.

He was sent by helicopter at 6.32pm to Ripas Hospital and arrived 10 minutes later. The doctor and senior medic continued to resuscitate OCT Lam en route to the hospital, said Mindef. He was pronounced dead at 7.20pm in the hospital.

On Tuesday, Mr Andrew Cheah Wei Siong was doing a 2 km training walk at the Basic Military Training Centre on the island, as part of an enhanced 15-week basic military training (BMT) meant for mildly obese recruits, when he fainted at the 1.2km mark at 8.35 am.

He was sent to the Singapore General Hospital by helicopter and was pronounced dead at 10.50 am.

Minister sends condolences to servicemen's families

Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean on Thursday extended his condolences to the families of Mr Cheah and OCT Lam.

'I am saddened by the loss of two young and precious sons of Singapore,' he said in a statement.

'I support the decision of the SAF to take a time-out on physical and endurance training for three days. This will allow the SAF to review and refocus on such activities to ensure that proper procedures are in place and being followed, before such training resumes.'

'While the SAF needs to carry out realistic training, this will be done without compromise to safety.'

cant bear to drink this

2008-06-13T10:38:00.003+08:00

more at latteart.nl

Spoof

2008-06-12T14:13:00.001+08:00

http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2008/02/04/the-mrbrown-show-2-many-2-count-erp-drift/

CD PRO SERIES

2008-06-12T13:29:00.000+08:00

http://15k3.com/?i=4 EPIC STORY OF WU JIAN DAO

NS recruit die , FROM NYP

2008-06-11T10:22:00.002+08:00

NS recruit dies after fainting during training activityPosted: 10 June 2008 1757 hrs

SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old national serviceman died in hospital, nearly two hours after he fainted during training on Pulau Tekong on Tuesday morning. Recruit Andrew Cheah Wei Siong from the Basic Military Training Centre fainted at 8.35am while he was taking part in a 2km walk training activity on the island. He was rushed to the medical centre and arrived within five minutes. He was given immediate medical attention by the doctors. At 9.24am, Mr Cheah was evacuated by helicopter to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). The medical team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) continued to resuscitate him en route. But, they failed to revive him and he was pronounced dead at 10.50am at SGH. MINDEF and the SAF extend their deepest condolences to his family. MINDEF says it will help the family in their time of grief and is investigating the incident. Mr Cheah is the second national serviceman to die suddenly this year. In January, 41-year-old Major Tan Yit Guan collapsed and died after a run with colleagues. Before those two cases, 25-year-old Captain Ho Si Qiu died after completing the 21km Singapore Bay Run in August last year. Heart specialist Michael Lim says there are two leading causes of sudden death in young adults. The first is an inherited condition that leads to thickening of the heart muscle which affects the heart's ability to pump blood. The second is myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by an infection. Dr Lim says these conditions can be detected easily with an electrocardiogram or ECG. MINDEF says ECGs are carried out on all servicemen during the medical screening before they are enlisted. Although Andrew Cheah was slightly obese and had had asthma as a child, MINDEF says he passed the medical screening and was given a clean bill of health. - CNA/ir

this is his frendster profile
http://profiles.friendster.com/3612926

1 min of slience for him from me

Ok.. i was enthu about army
.... and now this
and 2nd death this year
thats a lot already
and
may u rest in peace andrew

Fictional?

2008-06-11T10:19:00.001+08:00

Truth ? well its an intersting read for those who seek about UFO , Religious truth etc
aliens . armageddon and stuff take a look at this ten part of vid