the winter of our discontent

Bad Mommas

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:56:12 GMT

I have a 27-year-old colleague who's pregnant.

And I'm really worried that she will inculcate her values into her kid.

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:57:36 GMT

In spite of the tragedy, I must say that Virginia Tech's University Relations has excellent PR. They have been giving updates through the university's website. What more could grieving parents need - credible information to make sense of this terrible act.

The best news I've heard all day

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:35:36 GMT

According to the Wall Street Journal, the studio is now searching for an actress to replace Katie Holmes in The Dark Knight (sequel to Batman Begins), the salary for which will likely be in the $1 million to $2 million range.

"Katie was offered [Dark Knight] but was unable to accept the role because of scheduling conflicts,” Julie Polkes, a spokeswoman for Holmes, tells the WSJ. “She was in the process of negotiating for another project. In addition, when she returns to work, she would like to tackle a new character."

I miss Taipei bubble tea

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:35:00 GMT

instant noodles, pocky assorted flavours [honey & milk, mousse, green tea, chocolate], pineapple cake, macha with milk, muah chee, green bean cake, kit kat assorted flavours [red bean, pumpkin, chestnut and milk], strawberry and green tea sweets.

Strawberry milk isn't a weird concoction

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:33:03 GMT

Tmrw, we head to the land of instant noodles, red bean kit kat, mango ice, bubble tea, karaoke, din tai fung, jumbo-size yakult, pork chop over rice, pine cream pocky, coconut chocolate pocky and pseudo Japanese/Korean paraphernalia!

Can't wait!

I'm dying in my office cubicle

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:58:27 GMT

I'm devoid of a personality while on the clock.

Need to discover someone to roll my eyes with at meetings...it's 5.57pm

Believe me, I've dealt with a Kazakh before

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:49:00 GMT

Can't wait to watch

Borat's Cultural Learnings of America for make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Let's all revel in an honest answer, for once

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:26:14 GMT

THE STRAITS TIMES
Oct 14, 2006
Singapore not ready for dual citizenship

I REFER to the letter by Mr Bertrand Teo Ming Shan, 'Can ICA be flexible in dual citizenship case?' (ST, Sept 27).

Dual citizenship is a policy that has to be considered carefully and thoroughly.

We have yet to reach the stage of nation-hood where a Singaporean with a second citizen-ship would still retain his identity and loyalty to Singapore as his homeland wherever he goes, with his second citizenship being only of secondary importance.

Lim Jing Jing (Ms)
Senior Public & Internal Communications Executive
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

Mori senpai loves Hani senpai

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:50:52 GMT

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:21:52 GMT

The Straits Times
7 Oct 2006

In Singapore, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is now providing hourly air quality updates to give a better idea of the changing situation, said NEA chief meteorological officer Yong Miow Koon.

But NEA head of pollution control Joseph Hui said the PSI reading is unlikely to pass 100 and enter unhealthy levels. It will probably drop by the middle of this month, when the inter-monsoon season hits Indonesia, he said.

This is bad PR. The PSI reading at 9am was 119.

Joseph Hui, explain yourself!

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:30:18 GMT

Do we really need a fucking degree to do what we are doing?

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:42:27 GMT

Did you know that Robertson Quay + UE Square + Mohammad Sultan is now Singapore's unofficial Little Japan? It's a short walk away from Liang Court but yet far enough from the touristy crowds that throng Clarke Quay and Riverside Point.

Less than a year ago, there was just Shunjuu, now the whole stretch has about seven different Japanese restaurants from Yoyogi which serves sashimi to Gyu-kaku, a Japanese bbq place that serves wagyu beef (has another outlet at Chjimes).

And I've spotted the next place to try: Rivercafe. It's an Australian restaurant that shares the same space as the Singapore Tyler Print Institute and can accommodate about 300 guests for a cocktail party. Very stylish, very posh but also very affordable. Main courses start from $21.

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:08:34 GMT

Hhhmm..interesting piece of news here.

Heath Ledger as The Joker in the upcoming installment of Batman.

It's been a while

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:05:31 GMT

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:18:29 GMT

Hazelnut milkshakes at Four Season's One-Ninety are yummy! It tastes like liquified Ferrero Rocher.

Pity no photos to show you guys.

Comes in other flavours too: strawberry, Valhorna chocolate, Sicilian pistachio, rum and raisin and tiramisu with kahlua liqueur.

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:45:23 GMT

I've finally found a review on Nightwatch that made sense.

Mainstream losing street cred?

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:28:30 GMT

Tan Tarn How, my former sup, reminds us once again of the rationale behind the Govt's policy on the media:

1) Concentrate the attack on centres of power and influence.
2) Guard the mainstream, but tolerate the fringe.
3) Politics must be treated seriously, and politicians must be respected like one respects one’s uncle (this was how it has been put before by the government itself).

Those few points have been taken off his blog.

Personally, item 3 troubles me the most. Tarn How says that "Satire uses the tactic of laughter to further its strategy of contempt. Cynicism is the black ice on which all attempts at serious discussion slip and fall." So how do you draw the line between satire and cynicism? Mr Brown was lauded for bak chor mee which was satirical but now suspended because of his cynical columns. Doesn't every satire start off with cynicism?

Bottomline is, if you want to blog about politics, go under the radar. Be a Parker Posey. I wouldn't be surprised if one day, Cherian George or Tan Tarn How get called up for tea when the number of hits on their blogs reach a daily viewership of 50,000. Also, another word of caution, don't get quoted in the mainstream media too often. Watch out Cenite.

Speaking of censorship, is STOMP really citizen journalism, as claimed by ST? Well if citizen journalism to you is about the community tipping the mainstream media off about fires, abused kittens, or graffiti (gasp!) on the walls of the CTE exit at Clemenceau Road, then alright, STOMP has served its purpose.

But come on, how can you speak of citizen journalism when the content is decided by the local editors? That said, will we ever have a stand-alone site for citizen journalism where the community can publish local news articles?

Methinks a certain generation has to die out first.

The ubercool father's day gift

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:36:52 GMT

Transparent Canoe Kayak from Hammacher Schlemmer

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:55:58 GMT

Anybody needs a venue for a birthday party/corporate event at night?

LOOK OUT at Hangout@Emily is a great place! Accomos 60 pax.

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:35:32 GMT

This epitomises everything right now.

Lelaina:: I just don’t understand why things just can’t go back to normal at the end of the half hour like on the Brady Bunch or something.

Troy:: Well, 'cause Mr. Brady died of AIDS. Things don’t turn out like that.

Lelaina:: I was really gonna be something by the age of 23.

Troy:: Honey, the only thing you have to be by the age of 23 is yourself.

Lelaina:: I don’t know who that is anymore.

Damn I'm tired

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:35:38 GMT

Didn't realise how fair I was 'til I saw myself on TV today. Damn those camera lights.

Anyway, quote of the day:

“SOMEONE’S gotta tell this chick that sometimes when you go to a foreign country, it’s OK just to bring home a T-shirt” - Bill Maher on Angelina Jolie adopting children from Cambodia and Ethiopia.

Also, check out JJ Abram's leading lady Keri Russell in Mission Impossible 3, she's HOT.

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:49:22 GMT

Hello, I'm back.

The two-day rock fest was awesome!

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:11:05 GMT

Oh come on, I know he's the It boy now but Gyllenhaal in a Chris Nolan Batman movie? WTH??!!

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BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN star JAKE GYLLENHAAL is being touted as Gotham City district attorney HARVEY DENT in the next BATMAN sequel, along with PAUL BETTANY, who may play the JOKER.

Gyllenhaal would play Gotham City's good-guy lawyer, who mutates into his alter-ego, TWO-FACE, in the third film.

In the sequel, BATMAN would team with Harvey Dent to destroy the Joker, according to moviehole.net.

TOMMY LEE JONES formerly played Dent/Two-Face on the big screen in BATMAN + ROBIN.

Director CHRIS NOLAN is set to return, along with CHRISTIAN BALE, KATIE HOLMES, GARY OLDMAN and MICHAEL CAINE.

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:53:35 GMT

Good morning, look what I found among my plants.

Only two ways to tease a mantis in this house:
1. "Throw it into that bucket we have full of live crabs" - jo
2. "We used to poke a stick through its anus" - jo-dad

This is going to be a good new year.

This ice cream ain't no Ben & Jerry's

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:33:16 GMT

Thanks for coming!