This is my last post of the year. How time flies aye. I would like to wish all my friends, readers, fellow bloggers and everyone a Happy New Year and to those who are going out to celebrate the start of the new year later tonight, remember to party hard (video above, hehehe)! See you people in 2008. Cheers!
The folks at MIT Dance Theater Ensemble recently did a live anime show called Madness at Mokuba. This original theatrical production features giant robots, a Japanese schoolgirl, a lovelorn otaku, a masterless samurai, a female gamer, evil media magnates and a vengeful deathgod. Watch it here (in four parts).
Wanna get a tan but the beach or the swimming pool is too far away for you? Why not just head to your nearest HDB carpark like what this crazy guy did. Hopefully this doesn't become a trend in Singapore or the authorities have to start putting up "No Sun Tanning" sign at all carparks.
(Thanks Mr Big)
1. Get 37 days off with 8 days of leave
2. S'pore student selling her worn-cum-unwashed lingerie online
3. Singapore celebrities are not paid to party
4. Parties galore in Singapore to usher in 2008
5. Record number of litter-bugs nabbed in Singapore
6. Park-goers are still feeding monkeys
7. MOH to publicise dental fees online
8. Motorsports Carnival goes to the heartlands in Punggol
9. PrimaDeli outlets to open on 1 January
10. Cartoonist draws 952 caricatures in 24 hours for charity
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Boy takes a photo of himself playing his Nintendo Game Boy at famous places around the world. Brilliant photoset, I must say but shouldn't he be admiring those beautiful places instead of playing Game Boy? Ha! I think we should invite him to Singapore and ask him to pose in front of the Merlion.
The beautiful Claudine Hellmuth creates cute mixed media collages that incorporate paper, paint, fabric, pen and photocopies. Besides using her own photos for her collages, she also makes her own photo heads by combining 3 or 4 photo images together. And at a price, she can create a personalized, original artwork exclusively for you using photos of your favorite friends, family members, etc. Here's her blog.
I think fans of Street Fighter III will love this cool website. It has animations of all the various moves of the characters in the game. I really love the interface of the site. It's like playing Street Fighter. Just select the character and then you can click on all the "non-attacks" and "attacks" and see how the character moves.
Dude is building a blazing-fast, modern computer into antique fine cabinetry. It is so retro beautiful! He plans on eventually releasing a line of fully themed, matching office suites which would include keyboard, mice, monitors, PC cases, scanners, printers and perhaps even custom office furniture to house them.
God no! Hello Kitty will soon be appearing on products targeting young men. From Yahoo News:
"We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design statement in fashion," he (Sanrio company spokesman) said.Young men? Hmm. I think he meant to say ONLY young crazy Japanese men.
The feline for-men products will go on sale in Japan next month, and will be sold soon in the U.S. and other Asian nations, according to Sanrio.
The usual bubble-headed shape of Hello Kitty was slightly changed for a more rugged, cool look to appeal to men in their teens and early 20s.
..."Young men these days grew up with character goods," said Tohmatsu. "That generation feels no embarrassment about wearing Hello Kitty."
Collection of 12,000 advertisements covering 150 years of advertising in the Netherlands. Includes posters, advertisements, leaflets, brochures, show cards, booklets, price lists, radio and television commercials, enamel signs, cinema slides, packagings and board games.
(via BibliOdyssey)
This is for all you X-philes (I know there's still a lot of you out there)! FlynetOnline has an exclusive video on the set of the new X-Files movie that is currently being shot in Vancouver. The clip shows David Duchovny as Agent Fox Mulder doing a scene with Amanda Peet who plays one of the FBI agents, I think. Gosh, I can't wait for X-Files 2!
WarcraftMovies.com is a site that collects movies made by fans of the World Of Warcraft computer games. Here's how you can make a movie like the one above.
1. 4 new sports academies to identify, develop talents from primary school
2. 287,000 workers to get $146m in Workfare Income Supplements
3. Singapore girl found on YouTube gets a role in Hollywood
4. Don't post your sex videos online
5. Half say 'yes' to routine HIV test
6. A peek into a School of the Future
7. Let Singaporeans read your favourite book
8. Singapore "shocked, horrified" over Bhutto killing
9. Girl's leg caught in MRT platform gap
10. SMRT launches Tunnel TV in Singapore
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
According to Gerrie Lim, the author of Invisible Trade, a book about high class sex for sale in Singapore, "people generally have this perception that Singapore is a squeaky clean, prim and proper kind of place so they tend to be very surprised when they find out that there is a thriving escort industry here."
So I flipped the Yellow Pages recently and surprise, surprise, found lots of huge colourful ads by escort agencies here. I took some pics and here they are. Oh boy, the industry is thriving alright.
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I couldn't help but wonder after looking at these ads. Do these companies use the same illustrator to draw the girls? LOL.
Tiny Buildings is a blog written by Sharon about her collection of tiny buildings crafted from business cards, packaging and other nice paper material. It all started in the 70s when she and her husband first started making these tiny buildings as Christmas decorations.
I love this Pac-Man Maze hoodie. The maze is imprinted all over the hoodie with Pac-Man and ghosts too. Has front zip closure and pouch pockets. I want one!
(Thanks Eric)
Artist Jen Stark makes beautiful paper sculptures by cleverly cutting intricate designs out of stacks of coloured paper. I think her work is amazing.
Dude has been collecting Star Wars model kits for years. Here's a complete list of every single Star Wars model kit he owns. Includes pics of the kits and write-ups of all his personal experiences working with the kits.
1. CommunicAsia, HD content among 2007's IT highlights
2. Singapore Red Cross stops tsunami funding programme
3. Consumers not cutting back on buying household items
4. End of free Net access to spell 1m dip in user figures
5. Man loses part of leg after being hit by MRT train at Marsiling
6. Coach operators to battle budget carriers for travellers
7. More drivers making the switch to GAS
8. Electricity bills to go up by an average 5.94% from 2008
9. S'pore residential market world's hottest
10. Singapore's services sector tops list of job vacancies
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Last week, I blogged about Zouk's flyer making a good Christmas gift wrapper. This week's Zouk mailer comes with a do-it-yourself mistletoe!
The envelope with the words "Your Disco Loves You" on the front and the instructions to assemble the mistletoe at the back.
Inside the envelope are the Parts A and B die-cut pieces that you have to detach and then assemble both parts with the strings provided.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Here's the mistletoe after assembly.
Ain't it pretty? Merry Kissmas!
My favourite girls from Morning Musume went back to 1964 to perform a Christmas medley (in English!) for The Ed Sullivan Show complete with a faux Ed Sullivan as host. They are so cute! Ahem.
Also read:
Morning Musume's Mikan
Morning Musume visits Taiwan. Taiwanese go crazy!
I dreamt of Morning Musume
Mexican boys imitating Morning Musume
Interesting gallery of toy modelling kits found in Japan. The site is in Japanese so just enjoy the pics when you click on the links.
(Thanks T. Ikeda)
This is just so wrong. Plastic replica of an 11-12 week old fetus holding a rifle and carrying an army bag, encased in a translucent plastic ornament, with a patriotic yellow ribbon on top.
Plushie is a brilliant interactive system made by Japanese students Yuki Mori and Takeo Igarashi, that allows non professional users to design their own original plush toys. Just sketch your design using strokes and the software will automatically render the 3D model and 2D patterns that you can then use to sew your plush toy.
Dude puts on a costume and lives his everyday life as Elmo from Sesame Street. Elmo is a cute character but I think a giant Elmo looks a little too scary for my liking.
(Thanks oli)
1. Orchard Road's blockheads creating festive jams
2. Sharity Gift Box falls short of annual target, appeals for more donations
3. Consumer finds 2.5cm nail in Carrefour loaf
4. Why Hady won Asian Idol
5. Singapore Spent S$5 Billion On R&D Last Year
6. Rush for land to sweep away last Singapore village
7. 2008 to be a busy year for sports in Singapore
8. Singapore to spend 1.4 billion US dollars to expand port
9. Singapore receives year's 10 millionth foreign tourist
10. Life's a Bentley for ultra-rich in Singapore hotel
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
On Thursday night, the lovely people from LG delivered to me their new 42 inch LCD HD TV as part of their Blogger Review Program. This is my second time doing a blogging assignment for LG. The first was for the beautiful LG Shine mobile phone. That's my new baby (pic above) in its box. I expected it to be big but never thought it would be this big. It's a giant alright. Yesterday evening, one of their guys finally showed up to set it up and briefed me about its features, etc. My first impression: WOW! Will post more pics, videos and reviews later.
Also read:
The LG Shine review
Enter the Dragon: First pics of the new HP Dragon
HP Dragon Video
HP Dragon: Setting up its integrated HDTV tuner
More iPaq porn!
Using the iPaq rw6828: Photo taking and Printing
Get your free downloadable graphic Christmas tree here. The file is in PDF. Print it out on a 8.5 x 11 piece of paper, cut around the pattern and fold where indicated. Makes a good decoration for your dinner table this Christmas.
I think this is a great gift for any Trekkie - a Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator, based on the Communicator used in the original series. From eBay:
This Comm will pair with any cell phone that is Bluetooth capable! Once paired you can stick your cell in your pocket then send, receive and make calls using your Comm just like Kirk and the boys! Imagine the response you'll get pulling this bad boy out at the next convention! It even accepts voice commands!
This is a highly modified STTE Comm and is very similar to the Master Replicas, it is nearly identical and is made in China, probably at the same plant the MRs were, with the same molds. In fact, you can interchange most parts between them. The STTE Comms are physically identical to the MR but basically were still just a toy So, Working with a Bluetooth electronics company in China, I got some custom electronics that with some serious mods, I make fit inside and operate with all the Comms original lights and buttons!
Ladies, bring your menstrual joy to this festive season. Tampon Crafts teaches you how to make Christmas tree decorations such as angels, snowflakes and bells using tampons. Yes, tampons.
There are probably hundreds of localised and licensed Monopoly versions out in the market. Here is 25 of the most awesome Monopoly boards. Included in the list are my favourites, Star Wars Monopoly and Transformers Monopoly.
I've been complaining to friends and as many people as I can, about the cruelty of the Japanese whale hunts. Japan has been killing whales in the name of science (ya right!) and this year it will kill 1,000 whales including for the first time the humpback whales, but it has surprisingly announced that it will spare the humpbacks. From BBC:
Nobutaka Machimura said the humpback hunt would not go ahead - although the fleet will still hunt about 1,000 other whales in the area.Now if only they stop hunting all types of whales. The killing of endangered intelligent whales is barbaric and inhumane and it must stop.
The BBC's Chris Hogg, in Tokyo, says Japan is now unlikely to chase the humpbacks for at least a year.
The move comes after pressure from the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Japan is regularly condemned for its annual whaling missions.
But this year's Antarctic expedition was particularly controversial because, in addition to 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales, the fleet intended to kill up to 50 humpbacks.
It was the first time Japan had targeted the humpbacks since a moratorium was introduced in the mid-1960s - when the species had been hunted almost to extinction.
Hardcore trekkies will enjoy this one. This Flickr photoset contains pictures of galactically hot women (fully clothed, of course) that appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series. It's a work in progress so expect to see more babes in the set soon.
This made in China Riot Police Super Power toy is an obvious LEGO knock-off. Most of the contents in the box are almost direct copies of Lego pieces. Also comes with a selection of firearms for the riot police to use.
Make your own paper AK-47 (aka Kalashnikov) assault rifle with this amazing 1:1 paper model construction set. If you're gonna play with guns, then use paper ones instead aye.
Stay green this Christmas with the Eco Christmas Tree. Its designers say that the plywood flat-packed tree is 80% more environmentally friendly than the traditional Christmas tree.
(Thanks finatiq)
These awesome Battlestar Galactica propaganda posters by Quantum Mechanix are a must have for any Battlestar Galactica fan. There are 5 posters in this special set. This poster on the left is Mechanics: "Your skills are needed! (Being a Viper pilot might be glamorous, but if wasn't for the proud men and women keeping those birds running, our aces could never get off the flight deck!)." I want all of them.
(Thanks Marcel)
For the past two years, DJ Riko Merry Mixmas has been an essential listening for me during the Christmas holidays. The 2007 mix is available for download now. Yay! Tracklist includes mixes of "Hey Mister Santa", "Jingle Bells" and "Merry Christmas, Neighbor". There are 25 tracks in all. Go download. Go.
This comic shows how you can avoid being caught smoking pot. 1st tip is to keep the smell away from your front door. Ha! Pretty obvious isn't it? Remember kids. Smoking pot is not allowed in Singapore. Don't smoke pot ok.
(Thanks Sir Thomas)
Adam Sporka designed this clever Thumb Calender. To use it, find the month you want to read and then use your thumb/s to cover the numbers that are not directly below the month header.
Here's something really bizarre found on YouTube. 911Bio-med has posted several video clips of staged emergency medical resuscitation scenes. 911Bio-med started over 3 years ago as a website displaying pictures and videos of medical personnel trying to revive patients in emergency situations and thanks to their popularity, they decided to start mixing their material into an online web series they called PALE.
1. 5,000 apply for 316 new HDB flats
2. Competition commission clears Nets of anti-competitive practice
3. More tertiary options in 2008 and beyond
4. Maths books from S'pore endorsed for use in Californian schools
5. More donors pitching in for the needy this Christmas
6. Watch out for floods during Christmas period
7. Thousands of sheep and goats arrive in Singapore for sacrifice
8. Australian food chain’s Singapore surprise
9. S$25m education fund launched in Singapore
10. Singapore's Tiger order 20 Airbus A320s
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Old dude who dresses up as Santa Claus in a shopping mall in Edinburgh refuses to wear a pillow under his suit because he believes it promotes child obesity. Yay! Santa 1 Obesity 0. From BBC:
"The parents and kids have been asking why I'm so thin and I say 'Santa's been on a diet' and everyone is in agreement that it is a good idea.
"I have always eaten healthily and have run a healthy eating course in the past. I gave up cola years ago when I saw what it did to a penny.
"I hope other Santas across the country follow suit so that parents start taking responsibility for their children's diets."
One of my favourite blogs, Lifehacker has posted its 2007 guide to free software and web apps available online. Go get busy downloading! From Lifehacker:
Throughout Lifehacker's archive of over 14,000 posts, we've mentioned hundreds of free web and desktop apps that help you get things done—but which are the best? As we wrap up the year 2007, it's the perfect time to put together an authoritative guide to our favorite pieces of free software and web services for common computing tasks on every platform.
For the last 30 years, Lucasfilm has created special holiday greeting cards for its employees and business partners. View some of the cards here. This one on the left is a 1979 card featuring C3PO dressed as Santa and R2-D2 dressed as Rudolph. Damn. Next year, I must try to get into their Christmas card list.
The Laptop Club was started by a bunch of 7 to 9 year olds in an after-school program in North Carolina last year. The children make drawings of laptops with keyboards that have buttons dedicated to their friends, family, pets, different ways to shop and pop-culture icons. The drawings say a lot about how children think about computers these days and their early adoption of pop-culture.
I don't read French but I'm bloody damn sure that this French made USB Wine is a fake. To use it, plug it into your computer, go to the USB Wine website to choose the wine you want to buy, wait for the "download" to finish, then turn on the tap and wala... wine! Check out the video.
1. Singapore's pilot voluntary HIV-testing scheme starts
2. Singapore's cruise industry bolstered
3. One-size-fits-all health messages miss the mark
4. Passengers still having hard time getting cabs in CBD areas
5. Drop in call bookings as higher taxi fares kick in
6. The rise and rise of Hady Mirza
7. Singapore to scan US-bound cargo for hazardous material
8. Pink bikini gets Singapore serviceman into trouble
9. No shortage of taxis at city fringe stands
10. PrimaDeli to stay shut as AVA conducts lab tests
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
This Super Nintendo is made of custom-built wooden case, has speakers, a modified PSOne display and a headphone jack. And the best thing is it is portable. Sweet.
A Homer Simpson parody of Noah's famous photo time lapse video. Check out Homer's hair!
(Thanks GeekGod)
Previously: Dude photographs himself everyday since 2000
I love Kit Kat! This Flickr photoset has pictures of Kit Kats found in Japan and other parts of the world. Lots of interesting and never before seen Kit Kat varieties. I wanna try them all!
Previously: Kit Kat from Japan
Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings by Craig Yoe collects for the first time, scores of rare, previously suppressed, underground, kinky and sexy sketches by 69 mainstream cartoonists famous for their creations of Mickey Mouse, Superman, Beetle Bailey, Wonder Woman, Batman and more. I'm adding it to the list of books I want to buy.
The Zaky Infant Pillow is an ergonomic infant pillow that can help calm your baby and help your baby sleep better through the night. It is designed to mimic the size, weight, touch, and feel of a mother's hand and forearm to help the baby with comfort, support, protection, and development. I think those hands look scary.
1. Cycling wardens keep footpaths safe in Tampines
2. What goes on behind kitchen doors
3. PrimaDeli food poisoning saga claims another victim
4. A flying start for SIA's new A380
5. Singapore sovereign fund 'less threatening': analysts
6. SEA Games: Singapore did well with 43 gold medals
7. President's Scholar chose career in teaching
8. Memorial for S'pore dragon boat paddlers
9. The best in Chinese TV drama honoured at Star Awards 2007
10. Singapore's Hady Mirza wins first Asian Idol contest
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Scans of Ralph McQuarrie's concept paintings and drawings done for the original Star Wars trilogy. A must see if you're a Star Wars fan. It's interesting how different Luke, C3P0 and some of the other characters looked like in the early days.
(Thanks J Cowan)
My favourite actress Jun Ji Hyun will be starring in a new Korean film called A Man Once A Superman (teaser clip above). It is about a man who believes he is Superman (heh, who doesnt?) and goes around helping people in need. I love Jun Ji Hyun and I watched all her movies and I'm sure this one will be a blast. A Man Once A Superman will be out in January next year, I think. Yay!
Dude has been collection rare and vintage board games like this 1966 Lost In Space 3D Action Fun Game by Remco over the years and now he is selling them on his site. I can't believe they made all these cool board games back in the 50s and 60s. I thought people only play Monopoly back then.
Nene is 16 (yup only 16!) and makes amazing illustrations using paint markers. I can't wait to see what he can do when he grows older. Hmmm. What was I drawing when I was 16? Nevermind.
The National Cigar Box Guitar Museum has probably the largest collection of primitive cigar box instruments in the world. This Flickr photoset has pictures of the museum's entire cigar box guitar collection. Some of these date back to the 1880s!
What do you get when you have girls starting a p0rn website that caters to girls? P0rn For Girls By Girls, a funny parody site! You can't click on anything and it is work safe. Boring. I can hear you girls saying "gimme some real p0rn now!"
1. Cab firms must do more than up fares
2. PrimaDeli bakery outlets remain closed
3. New IDA code of practice to regulate mobile phone firms
4. 31 retailers caught selling thawed pork as chilled pork
5. S'pore media censors video rejected by YouTube fans
6. S'pore assures IOC that it’s ready for Youth Olympic Games
7. Singapore Airlines Named Best Airline in the World
8. SMRT joins ComfortDelGro in taxi fare hike
9. Nuclear power not for Singapore
10. EU allows air passengers to carry duty-free liquids from Singapore
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
In this episode of Potter Puppet Pals, Harry Potter discovers a list of words that was banned in Hogwarts known as Wizard Swears. Potter than influenced his friends to say some of those swear words. Rated PG.
This is really silly. A teacher in the U.S. who apparently has never listened to the Guns N' Roses classic rock song Welcome To The Jungle, thought that it was a death threat when she heard someone sang it over the school's PA system. She decided to call the police and then locked herself in the classroom. From Blabbermouth:
She was working after hours and thought no one else was in the building. Then she heard someone say over the loudspeaker that she was going to die.I'm just wondering. Was it the"You're in the jungle baby" or "You're gonna die" part that made her scared enough to call the police? I just can't stop laughing. And it's 6.20am. Time to get back to bed.
Six troopers and three police dogs showed up and found three teenagers, one of them a custodian at the school, who had been playing with the public address system.
Police say one of them sang "Welcome to the Jungle" into the microphone. The song contains the lyrics "You're in the jungle baby; you're gonna die."
This made in China, steampunk inspired webcam is very stylish and pretty. It is USB powered, has a bendable design, a 1.3 m image sensor and adjustable brightness light lamp. I want one! Someone please buy this in bulk and sell one to me.
(via Brass Goggles)
The TwoDaLoo is the world's first toilet that two people can use at the exact same time. It not only attempts to bring couples closer together but it also conserves water with just one flush. Great. Just what the world needs - a supertoilet that can save rocky marriages and the planet. You can even upgrade to a version that includes a seven inch LCD television and iPod docking station.
(Thanks Rickie)
Tired of your cat's same old boring look? Kitty Wigs offer four different wigs (pink, blonde, blue and silver) for your cat. For example, the pink Kitty Wig will make your cat feel elegant, modern and quintessentially feline.
1. Several changes to CPF scheme kick in from Jan 1
2. Telcos woo customers ahead of big shake-up
3. CGH offers HIV testing to all adult patients
4. Few Singaporeans dream of retiring young: survey
5. New passes provide unlimited rides for Singapore tourists
6. PUB steps up progress of flood alleviation projects
7. Singapore Airlines wins first class prize
8. Top public sector officers to get 4% to 21% pay rise in January
9. Settlement in Singapore Over Failed University
10. Singapore confirms start time for F1 race
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
We all know that the Chinese are good at cloning mobile phones. As for the Uzbeks? They are good at cloning the Nokia 1100 into edible goodies. No, you can't call home with one of these.
"MediaCorp Radio stations continue to dominate..."
I think this news headline by Channel NewsAsia is definitely a favourite for the year's most obvious headline award.
Duh! MediaCorp basically owns the airwaves over Singapore. Out of the 19 radio stations operating in Singapore, 13 of them belong to MediaCorp! It doesn't take a genius to come to the conclusion that they dominate the market here.
Matthias Inks visualises how Star Wars would appear if the characters, etc were drawn using the baroque style - art that is depicted with excessive ornamentation and/or complexity of line. I am so in love with his version of Darth Vader and Storm Trooper.
(via Drawn)
Archibald, like the rest of his giant squid friends needs a home. He stands 15 feet tall from head to toe and is completely hand made by Cassandra Nguyen using bright red super soft suede and stuffed with even softer polyester fill. He enjoys cricket and dabbles in philantrophy and loves nothing more than a good Alfred Hitchcock marathon. Nice. Adopt him now.
A is for Ackbar. B is for Bantha. Illustrator Michael Fleming created these cute ABC illustrations based on Star Wars characters. So far, he has uploaded A to T to his Flickr photoset. I think he should get George Lucas to authorise a Star Wars alphabet book using his illustrations. I will definitely buy it!
w000t!!! Online dictionary Merriam-Webster has chosen its Word of the Year for 2007:
w00t: expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"The top ten words are: w00t, facebook, conundrum, quixotic, blamestorm, sardoodledom, apathetic, Pecksniffian, hypocrite and charlatan. I'm speechless.
... this year's winning word first became popular in competitive online gaming forums as part of what is known as l33t ("leet," or "elite") speak—an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters. Although the double "o" in the word is usually represented by double zeroes, the exclamation is also known to be an acronym for "we owned the other team"—again stemming from the gaming community.
Michelle Bradshaw of Pixiwillow makes amazing life-like miniature sculptures and art dolls of fairies, pixies, mermaids and other creatures made famous by literature and folk tales. Each one is individually sculpted by hand from artist grade polymer clay.
Roadkill has finally launched its first toy - Twitch the Raccoon: "He lies in a pool of blood and guts. Organs, cracked ribs, intestines, blood- all of them are stuffed. And we’ve used a new type of stuffing that squidges out when you squeeze it. We think it gives a more realistic effect. On his underbelly there is an embroidered blood splat, and sunny-side up there’s a tyre print." Comes with a body bag and a personalised toe tag. My kind of toy!
For those of you who ask "does Fann Wong really have boobs?", here's your answer: she has! Well, at least that's what these pictures of her at the recent Golden Horse Awards show. Yup, thats our Fann Wong in a dress specially made to show off her assets. She looked pretty happy and confident showing them off alright. I may not be a boobs expert but I bet those are surgically enhanced. What do you people think? Real? Fake?
Update: Here's a clip of Fann with boobs and Gurmit Singh with wife on the red carpet.
(Thanks Mr Big, Bengster)
1. Buyers snap up new flats from HDB
2. Singapore plans second cruise ship terminal
3. Singapore group urges rights commission
4. Singapore eatery offers takeaway tiffins in green bid
5. World's leading schools set up campuses in Singapore
6. Singapore investment arm to sink billions into UBS
7. Party drugs a hit with wealthy in Singapore
8. Singaporeans prefer social stability to freedom of press
9. Taxis cruising empty waste $73m in fuel every year
10. Cab surcharge raised to meet demand in the city
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
There are a lot of domino toppling efforts out there that are always amazing to watch. This one is up there with the best. Domino toppling done on four pool tables! The guy shoots a pool ball and then the dominoes begin to fall one by one and thus pushing the other balls into the various holes of the table. And after the dominoes on one table have all fallen, a ball will then travel on a cue to another table to start a similar chain reaction.
I go nuts with anything He-Man. So I guess it's not surprising that I went bonkers when I see this awesome collection of vintage Masters Of The Universe figures for sale on eBay. According to the seller, it is the largest mint carded collection containing 71 figures including my favourites He-Man, Prince Adam and Skeletor. From eBay:
To think that I once had all these figures when I was a kid but my parents had to give them away to their friend's kid because they think I was too old to be playing with toys. Damn that kid! Damn him! Now I have to cough up US$7.5k to buy this collection. Thanks a lot mum, dad.
Here we go.. up for auction is probably the largest mint on card Masters Of The Universe Collection ever!!! To the best of my knowledge this is a complete set of figures that were released in the United States. Included in this auction are a Spanish carded 8 back Mer-Man, a flat and round back Two-Bad and a blue and red winged Stratos.
Christopher Locke used scissors confiscated by the authorities at airport security checkpoints, cut them up, bent them, and welded them back together into creepy looking spiders. Here's how he made them.
If you love crafting 3D objects out of paper then you should check out Papercraft World, a blog that hunts down the best paper models and papercraft goods available online. I've added it to my favourites. There are lots of goodies found on the blog including a link to these cute anime girl paper models.
1. More Singaporean youths detected with sexually transmitted infections
2. Article on dogs in public areas: Pet owners bite back
3. China workers' lack of English is putting off some customers
4. Govt efforts to tackle climate change advancing with at least two key initiatives
5. How S'pore stays at the top of the game
6. China artistes taking Mando clubs by storm
7. Elections in S'pore: Survey shows reality
8. No more Maling products on shop shelves
9. New allocation system for select state-owned homes
10. PrimaDeli factory must comply with hygiene requirements before reopening
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
I love receiving Zouk flyers in my mailbox. I've kept most of them. This week's Zouk flyer has a touch of Christmas spirit.
Inside the envelope is this huge (poster size) colourful flyer.
The flyer looks like a Christmas gift wrapper! Turn it around and it lists the upcoming events at Zouk. I thought I give it a try to see if I can use it as a gift wrapper. So I decided to wrap a Batman Of The Future VCD with it.
Tada! The end result...
Nice!
Omar’s Mother is a short film by Puppet Heap, a company that makes amazing puppets for the likes of Jim Henson, Walt Disney and Sesame Workshop. It is a story of a boy, his mother and the worm that brings them "closer" together.
I love these greeting cards by Loaded Blanks. Each card features an original, full-color comic art by a rising indie comic artist. Just fill up the empty text bubble with your own words and you can bring the card's story (and the occasion) to life. They are great for people like me who hate traditional boring greeting cards.
UK product design firm Boex designed this award winning, quirky bench to incorporate an everyday office object, the pencil, into a piece of furniture. The pencil bench is made up of 1600 pencils which are individually sprung. You can even remove each pencil and then stick it back into the bench after using it.
The owner of this car in Singapore has got to be one hell of a Super Mario fan. The exterior and interior of his car is fully kitted out with Super Mario paint job, stickers and toys. There are also two PSPs (with Super Mario game, I think) installed for the back passengers!
(Thanks Mr Big)
1. Crackdown on taxi drivers continue
2. Singapore to allow Jetstar, Tiger to fly KL route
3. Singapore economists raise 2007 growth forecast
4. SEA Games: Team Singapore targeting 35 to 45 gold medals
5. PrimaDeli hazelnut paste, chocolate cream test positive for bacteria
6. Heart surgery mortality rates in S'pore comparable to developed countries
7. Singapore releases 12 new land sites for property
8. Singapore’s ZoukOut Festival is Back!
9. iPhone sale illegal but just visit Lucky Plaza
10. S'pore shops remove illegal iPhones after Apple threat
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Come sing along to the 12 Days of Microsoft Christmas! I bet they are not singing this at Microsoft HQ. But then again. From Tech Source From Bohol:
On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Windows Vista for my PC
On the 2nd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 7th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 7 files missin', 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 8th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 8 Megs overflowin', 7 files missin', 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 9th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 9 apps a crashin', 8 Megs overflowin', 7 files missin', 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 10 modes not supported, 9 apps a crashin', 8 Megs overflowin', 7 files missin', 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows vista for my PC
On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 11 instructions faulty, 10 modes not supported, 9 apps a crashin', 8 Megs overflowin', 7 files missin', 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC
On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 12 sound cards silent, 11 instructions faulty, 10 modes not supported, 9 apps a crashin', 8 Megs overflowin', 7 files missin', 6 ints conflictin', 5 eighty six, 4 sectors bad, 3 ports not responding, 2 GPFs, and Windows Vista for my PC!
Aussie Colin Thompson created these wonderful steampunk artwork for Gelaskins, a company that makes very thin protective covers. You can buy the Steampunk skin for your laptop (PC and Mac too!), iPhone and iPod.
The wonderful things you can do with money. They call it Moneygami. It's origami with dollar notes. Pity there are no instructions or else I would fold one myself. Oh what the heck. Let me try and see if I can do something with Yusof Ishak.
This 60-by-60-inch cotton Galaga quilt is a beauty! Galaga is a popular fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1981. Over the years, the game has been ported to several systems like Nintendo Entertainment System and Atari 7800. You can play an online version of Galaga here.
(via Conner Flynn Robotics)
Instructions found in an army camp toilet. Abuse it and off you go to the Stupid People Toilet. More stupid bathroom placards here.
If HG Wells was alive, I think he would never have approved the 1965 movie, Village Of The Giants, which is based loosely on his book, The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth. Village Of The Giants is a cult classic about a bunch of teenagers terrorising a town after they became giants thanks to a substance called Goo which they ate. Watch the trailer above. A must watch movie if you love giant boobies and good old 60's special effects.
(Thanks Sir Thomas)
The Paparazzi Play Set has nine 2-1/2" to 4" tall paparazzi figurines that will provide those of you who longed for the spotlight with a true red carpet experience. Also comes with a cardboard "velvet rope" to keep the throngs at bay.
Flickr users can now edit their uploaded pics on Flickr itself, thanks to a collaboration with Picnik. It's about time! From Flickr Blog:
Picnik’s awesome photo editing tools are now only a click away. If you’ve ever wanted to deal with the dreaded red eye or crop a photo just so, click on the new “edit photo” icon located above one of your photos and get started.(Thanks Greg)
We’re thrilled to announce a unique, new partnership with Picnik.
Picnik has been providing online photo editing for a while now. As soon as we saw it, we knew that there was huge potential for us to join together. Rather than Flickr diverting from our speciality to enter a realm we had no (particular) expertise in, the thought of a partnership seemed much more sensible.
Joe Kral has some sick obsession with magazines. He spends way too much money on them. He has scanned 469 of his magazine covers so far and you can view his collection on his Flickr photoset. Pretty impressive!
1. Insurance firms plan to get tough with repeat drink driving offenders
2. New money settles in Singapore
3. Recycling bins take on fancier shapes
4. All 39 Prima Deli franchises islandwide will be closed from today
5. Singapore property developers association expects positive 2008
6. Singapore Showcases Eco- Friendly Technology in new “Green Office"
7. ComfortDelGro to increase taxi fares
8. More and more Vietnamese people travel to Singapore
9. Malaysia, Singapore should harness synergies and work together
10. Singapore women asking for sex during hen parties
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Starbucks is giving away free coffee tomorrow (Thursday) as part of its Christmas Open House. Just head down to any Starbucks stores tomorrow from 5pm to 7pm and get your free tall-sized beverage (one per customer). Oh and don't forget to make your donation too.
(via Decay on Net)
A mathematician in the UK has come up with a formula for the perfect method of gift-wrapping without wasting wrapping paper. From AlphaGalileo:
Bluewater, the UKs leading shopping centre, discovered that Brits continually overestimate the amount of paper they need to wrap their Christmas presents. Following this new revelation, Bluewater today reveals the mathematical solution which will hopefully put an end to unnecessary paper wastage: A1 = 2(ab+ac+bc+c2)**
In laymans’ terms, the length of the wrapping paper should be as long as the perimeter of the side of the gift, with no more than 2cm allowed for an overlap. The width should be just a little over the sum of the width and the depth of the gift.
Those who need to wrap an unusual shaped gift, such as a cylinder, can compare its radius with its height using the formula h/(p-2)***. The equation will help consumers decide whether they should roll the paper around the gift or wrap the paper over the top of it to ensure they reduce their gift-wrapping footprint.
They overcharge, speed, drive recklessly, give poor service and now they are calling for a fare hike. And if we let some of them have their way, they would even increase the flag down fare from the current $2.50 to up to $10! Yup. They are the bloody taxi drivers. From AsiaOne:
Some quarters have called for fares to rise substantially to manage demand, so that commuters who need a cab will find it easier to get one.$6 to $10 just to flag down a cab in Singapore? Are these cabbies mad? Oh wait, maybe they are. Crikey! That's why I don't pity taxi drivers. They are just horrible creatures.
Cabby Chew Lian Sheng, 37, said that is the 'only way to manage demand', since taxi companies are unable to put more taxis on the road because there are not enough drivers around.
Mr Chew said the flag-down fare should be between $7 and $10. 'There'd be a public outcry. But cabbies can earn a living with fewer trips.'
Mr Chew is also of the view that surcharges must be removed or at least, simplified, as they 'create an artificial market'.
Cabby Manjeet Singh, 62, said the flag-down fare should be $6 or $7. 'It's pathetic now,' he said. 'We should also abolish the surcharges - they are very confusing.'
When god made heaven and earth, he did not bother to tell us about his best friend, Spider-Man. Thankfully this comic does - Spider-Man's Greatest Bible Stories! Bless you Spider-Man.
I can see this toilet head support system (it's only a patent, for now) being installed in toilets in Zouk and other clubs. I'm sure it will come in handy for guys who are so drunk that they may need to steady their heads when they pee.
This was taken inside Emily Hill on Sunday when it hosted an exhibition by the Singapore Design Festival 2007. Yes. As you can see from pic, I love to take photos with naked guys.
The real reason I was at Emily Hill was to spend my Sunday evening at Wild Oats Bar - one of my favourite chill out places!
Ain't the place beautiful? Pic from the Wild Oats Bar website.
I love this Batman and Robin sign!
And here's me and a distant relative. You can see the resemblance.
I had a great time at Wild Oats Bar. Lovely music, nice drinks, great company and to cap the evening, this beautiful beam of light from the setting sun that penetrated the clouds. Lovely! I wish all my Sundays are like this.
1. More firms swop goods online to save money
2. Panel suggests more funding for social enterprises
3. S'pore, M'sia to forge stronger links in education
4. Al-Jazeera to air in Singapore
5. New check-in system at Changi Airport to be ready by end-March
6. S'pore's taxi fares likely to go up soon
7. V8s look to piggy-back on Singapore F1 race
8. Thomson sets up digital cinema hub in S'pore
9. Prima Deli chocolate cakes likely cause of food poisoning
10. Defence Ministry to help businesses affected by red dye
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
According to a new book Teach Yourself: Training Your Brain, eating dark chocolate, cheating in school and having plenty of sex will help to make your brain faster, fitter and more productive. From Guardian:
The book details the most up-to-date thinking in science about how diet, the environment, stress and other aspects of modern life affect our mental capacity and distils them in the form of chunks of advice as well as exercises.Ahh. Now I know why my brain hasn't been up to speed. Note to self: Need more *ahem* to boost brain power.
It also points out that of the seven different chemical reactions that the brain undergoes in the sexual process, from contemplating intercourse to achieving orgasm, four help the thinking process. The ensuing increase in levels of the 'trust' hormone, oxytocin, for example, increases readiness to think of novel or risky solutions.
Similarly, the post-coital rise in serotonin levels aids both creative thinking and calm, logical decision-making.
Doll Face is an amazing animated short film made by Andy Huang. It's about a machine with a doll face who struggles to construct its own identity. The machine tries to mimic the images shown on a TV screen and unfortunately it self destructs when it isn't satisfied with its final visage. I thought it's a very sad film that mirrors real life where people are often locked in the endless and fruitless pursuit of desire.
Dude gets really, really, really bored at work. Heh! Who doesn't? So he spends his time doing projects like a small wind-up car to more complicated ones like a single compressed air engine using tools and materials found in the office. You can too. Just make sure your boss ain't looking aye.
I love these beautiful hand made wooden watch-clocks that resemble wrist watches. The watch-clocks are made from the finest hardwood by Wooden Touch, a company that specialises in hand crafted wooden gifts. You can hang them on the wall or fold them up to sit on a desk.
(Thanks Kibby)
Interesting fashion ads from the 1970 - 76 issues of Ebony Magazine! I'm so glad we don't have to wear these clothings nowadays. Somehow I don't think I can pull off the nine-inch dog ear collars, the 2 piece jump suit and the colourful pants. Thank god for 21st century fashion!
The folks at Polanoid are building the biggest Polaroid picture collection of the planet to celebrate the magic of instant photography. More than 115,500 polaroids have been uploaded to the site!
1. Foreign surgeons compete to train at prestigious SGH department
2. Taxi driver commended 200 times in 12 years
3. Prices unlikely to rise after destruction of contaminated vegetables
4. Singapore's death penalty stand at UN leaves many angered
5. S'pore sets up S-E Asia's 1st nanotech measurement centre
6. Singaporeans living longer but sick for more years
7. Singapore's newest hospital to be ready by 2015
8. More money for needy to cope with rising costs
9. Cabbies feel pinch, seek fare hike
10. Singapore-France digital entertainment tie-up
Read them all at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.
Ok I admit. I'm a closet Survivor fan. Last night's episode of Survivor China was one of the best this season. James, the overwhelming favourite to win this year, was surprisingly voted off!
Before the tribal council, the contestants hatched a plan to blind-sight James into thinking that they are going to vote off Peih-Gee. James had in his possession not one but two immunity idols that would, if he plays them during tribal council, ensure his safety and ultimately a good chance in winning the competition. Well he did not. Call it overconfidence on his part or his inability to figure out that his mates were out to secretly vote him off. He sat there, confident that he would be safe. Oh boy was he wrong.
When the votes were tallied, Jeff called out James' name as the 10th Survivor to be voted off. The contestants including those in the jury were all smiling. I was shouting: Yes!!! James had shock written all over his face. It was unbelievable. What a classic! I'm just loving Survivor every week.
5 Rangers has got to be the funniest thing ever to come out from Japan. It's a series of comedy sketches made for a Japanese TV show that makes fun of the Power Rangers. Each episode revolves around a group of 5 Rangers and their inability to get their costumes right. 5 Rangers is so damn funny that I think I may have burst an artery laughing so hard. Watch all the episodes here.
Dude is obsessed with monsters. His collection of monster merchandise (toys, posters, books, etc) fills his entire house! Here's the photoset of his awesome Monster Museum in one room.
The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks looks at bad punctuation like this one found on a fireworks sign: Fireworks "you can trust" sold here. Hmm. Don't forget to ask for money back guarantee aye and make sure you're covered with good insurance.
Cooking with Poo... err I mean Pooh, is Disney's cookbook for kids. I'm sure it's a good book and so is the title. Yummy!
(Thanks noel)
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