Slobs of Gaming list their 11 most scorching-hot female cosplayers ever. I'm not a big fan of cosplay but this chick who gives us an absolutely stunning version of Mai Shiranui, is very much welcomed to turn me into one anytime man.
No cutting. No pasting. Easy to assemble! Toy paper models produced by Fawcett Publications back in the 1940s, from an eBay auction that just ended recently.
The folks at Robot-Models use old car and motorcycle spare parts to make this wonderful sculpture of Optimus Prime. They can also make other Transformers such as Bumblebee, Blackout, Megatron, Jazz, Ironhide and Blackout too.
Stephen Wiltshire who was diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old, uses his incredible photographic memory to draw amazingly accurate huge drawings of cities like Rome (above) and Hong Kong after just one helicopter ride.
(Thanks prissy)
I'm about halfway through browsing this beautiful Flickr photoset of old paper stuff - ads and illustrations from old Spanish papers, magazines and books. There are 360 pictures in the collection!
Dude sent away a briefcase with a GPS device to DHL with instructions to where it should go to around the world. The GPS then recorded the briefcase's journey and its paths were used to create his self portrait on the world map!
(via Mefi)
1) Expect bigger bargains at this year's Great Singapore Sale
2) Singapore economy grows slower on weak demand
3) Singapore bans two sex video websites in symbolic move
4) Work, live and play at Paya Lebar Central and Kallang Riverside
5) New initiatives launched to promote green building movement
6) Petrol nears $2.40 a litre with second rise in a week
7) Pay rises for Singapore workers unlikely
8) HDB targets frivolous applicants
9) CashCard glitch: One-stop relief from next week
10) Singapore is 29th most peaceful country
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
The folks at New Tork Times now allow anyone to browse through their past issues from Volume 1, Number 1 on September 18, 1851, through December 30, 1922. Amazing! They call it their TimesMachine. Now, if only our Straits Times will do something like this instead of charging people for old news.
Dude built the world's lowest street legal car inspired by the Batmobile and it's even jet powered! The jet engine is fitted behind the internal combustion engine at the very rear of the car. It is a home built gas turbine jet engine. Man, I have to get one of these beauties.
The Incredible Edible Anus is a new line of chocolates by Bisous. These chocolates are created with one thing on their mind: to produce a combination of taste and touch that takes you to "chocolate anus heaven". What will they think of next?
You are in an enclosed area roughly the size of a basketball court. There are no weapons or foreign objects. You are not allowed kicks to the groin. The children are merciless and will show no fear. If a child is knocked unconscious, he is "out." The same goes for you. So how many 5 year olds can you take in a fight? Me: 26! Bring them on!
MIT Free Culture, a student organization at MIT creates YouTomb, a site that tracks videos taken down from YouTube for alleged copyright violation. From YouTomb:
YouTomb continually monitors the most popular videos on YouTube for copyright-related takedowns. Any information available in the metadata is retained, including who issued the complaint and how long the video was up before takedown. The goal of the project is to identify how YouTube recognizes potential copyright violations as well as to aggregate mistakes made by the algorithm...
When a user-submitted video is suspected to infringe copyright, the rights holder is contacted and given the option to take down the video in question. In addition, rights holders can submit DMCA takedown notifications at any time that cause YouTube to immediately remove alleged infringing content.
MIT Free Culture became especially interested in the issue after YouTube announced that it would begin using filtering technology to scan users' video and audio for near-matches with copyrighted material. While automating the takedown process may make enforcement easier, it also means that content falling under fair-use exceptions and even totally innocuous videos may receive some of the collateral damage.
As YouTube is not very transparent with the details surrounding this process and the software used, YouTomb was conceived to shed light on YouTube's practices, to educate the general public on the relevant copyright issues, and to provide helpful resources to users who have had their videos wrongfully taken down.
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Last night, Star Movies held an exclusive preview screening of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull at Lido in Orchard. Ok before I write further, I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of the Indiana Jones. I don't know why. I love George Lucas and I've watched all his Star Wars films - religiously, I must add - but I never could find the same the love with his past Indiana Jones movies but oh boy, did I love this latest one alright.
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull features Indiana Jones who not surprisingly has aged quite a bit, against the bloody Russians for a crystal skull. I have to say that Harrison Ford is amazing once again in this latest Indiana Jones. Only in Hollywood can you get an old man do all the jumping, fighting, running without breaking any bones. The movie has a surprising alien theme to it. Yup you read that right. Aliens! And spaceship. It's like watching an episode from The X-Files!
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is one hell of an entertaining movie from the start to finish and it may just be able to give the aging Indiana Jones some more new fans. The casting of Shia LaBeouf as Indiana Jones' son is a masterstroke by both Lucas and director Spielberg because Shia is like the next big thing and he can definitely carry the mantle of Indiana Jones for years to come. I also think Shia LaBeouf is the luckiest young dude on the planet now man. He got to play with big farking robots and now this. Also having George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as his friends has got to be really cool. Damn I'm jealous.
(Thanks WH/Star Movies)
1) Great Singapore Sale kicks off on Friday
2) Singapore aims to be self-sufficient in water
3) Only 10 per cent of Singapore firms hit by corruption
4) Leisure Plan drawn up to enhance recreational options
5) Trash and burn: Singapore's waste problem
6) HDB refines flat application process
7) Political film on freedom in Singapore under probe
8) Government to spend S$30m on Punggol Waterfront town
9) Haze may hit in 2 weeks - it all depends on the wind
10 Sexually active women in Singapore advised to use the Pill
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Congratulations to my boy David Cook for winning American Idol. The result was announced this morning (Singapore time) live on Ch 5 in a two hour American Idol Season Finale. Some would say that David Cook winning the competition is a shocker but I wasn't surprised at all.
Yesterday, I already knew who's the likely winner thanks to the folks at DialIdol who once again correctly predicted the winner of American Idol. If you look at the data collected by DialIdol throughout the season, you can see that David Cook got most of the votes every week. There's no doubt. David Cook is the deserving American Idol.
Many thanks David for bringing us your own version of hits like Always Be My Baby and Billy Jean, and for turning me into a big fan of yours. I'm so happy that you won and I'll be looking forward to your album man. Rock on!
What's scarier than having toy monsters in your room at night? Have them glow of course! Here is a gallery of Glow In The Dark Classic Monster Movie Kits. Aurora Plastics made these monsters back in 1975 to capitalise on the monster craze back then.
Flickr photoset of Spanish science fiction novels from the '50s. Interesting. Too bad they are not in English. I think a couple of them are worth reading thanks to their eye catching covers.
(Thanks Dave Rivers)
According to Taoists, the semen contains the most "jing" and without jing, one will die so some Taoist men practice having sex without ejaculation in order to conserve their life essence. From Wikipedia:
Many Taoist practitioners link the loss of ejaculatory fluids to the loss of vital life force: where excessive fluid loss results in premature aging, disease, and general fatigue. While some Daoists contend that one should never ejaculate, others provide a specific formula to determine the maximum amount of regular ejaculations in order to maintain health. The general idea is to limit the loss of fluids as much as possible to the level of your desired practice. As these sexual practices were passed down over the centuries, some practitioners have given less importance to the limiting of ejaculation. Nevertheless, the "retention of the semen" is one of the foundational tenets of Daoist sexual practice.Note to self: Must ... Conserve... My... Valuable... Jing.
The Japanese Nipple Dance involves female dancers rotating their "breasts" and beaming bright lights from their "nipples". Warning: It can be very hypnotic so don't watch too close aye.
(Thanks xXx)
Italian comic artist Donald Soffritti imagines how Batman, Robin and our other favourite superheroes would look like when they grow old. Push Robin, push!
(Thanks damelyn)
Amazing photos taken at Wolong nature reserve in China where hundreds of giant pandas were rescued during the recent quake. Awww those poor pandas.
(Thanks Johnny Q)
1) Expert sees bright future for solar research in Singapore
2) Payment holiday for credit card is not worth taking
3) Quake aid scam exploit Singaporeans' generosity
4) Buddhism is the fastest-growing religion in Singapore
5) Robertson Quay restaurants claim stench from river affecting business
6) Getting food delivered to your home? It'll cost you more
7) Singaporeans waste 558,900 tonnes of food last year
8) Crackdown on those who do not pay TV licence under way
9) Jurong dogged by strays: Cat & dog lovers at odds
10) Starhub cuts BitTorrent connections of half of its subscribers
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Oh no! Japan has gone bonkers. It has appointed Hello Kitty as its ambassador to welcome tourists from China and Hong Kong. From AP:
The tourism ministry on Monday named Hello Kitty as its choice to represent the country in China and Hong Kong, two places where she is wildly popular among kids and young women.(Thanks Guy Kawasaki)
Officials hope that tapping into that fan base will lead to a bigger flow of tourists into Japan, and closer toward their goal of attracting 10 million overseas visitors every year under the "Visit Japan" campaign...
At a press conference, Sanrio Co. President Shintaro Tsuji called Hello Kitty's new appointment "an honor" and pledged to "work hard to attract many visitors."
Forget plastic surgery, the Japanese girl in the video above has an ingenious way for anyone to get a double eyelid using just a glue and a pointy stick. More Japanese fashion and style tips here.
(via Japan Sugoi)
Download your Stormtrooper, Mr Stay Puft, Rocketeer, Batman and other cool papercraft toy characters at Cubeecraft. Each toy features interlocking tabs for construction - eliminating the need for tape, glue or other messy adhesives.
(via MeFi)
A student gets creative with his answer to a question in his biology paper: Draw the human body and locate the various parts such as Pituitary Gland, Adrenal Gland, etc. Check out his answer. If that's an art paper, he'll get full marks for creativity.
Here's a living proof that overworking yourself may help accelerate the process of aging. These photos taken from 2004 to 2007 show a Japanese newscaster turned from a handsome young man with black hair into a man that looks very frail with hair all becoming gray. Scary!
Fans of Pac-Man will love these Pac-Man Ghost lamps created by Brazilian product designer Anderson Horta. You can also check out other interesting designs by Anderson on his blog here.
(Thanks grafixal)
Kids draw the craziest things, you say? But for Korean photographer Yeondoo Jung, their drawings actually provide him with the artistic inspiration for a series of amazing photos he took. He recreates scenes found in children’s drawings like this wizard on a broom stick. I love his work!
(via Ectoplasmosis)
It's amazing how popular my post, Watch Intro Clips of 1980s Cartoons is. I posted it back in November 2006 and to date, it has been linked by dozens of sites, blogs and forums and read thousands of times. I spent this morning watching all those clips I've linked to in that post again. I've also updated some of the YouTube links that aren't working. Go watch them aye. Enjoy.
