Future Singapore MRT Network Map hits Facebook

Here's the future Singapore MRT network map that has been making the rounds on Facebook. It is not known who is behind the map. LTA refuses to confirm if it is theirs. Take a closer look at it. The map is very detailed and very confusing with lots of stations and Lines that do not exist now. It even shows the Johore Line!

(Thanks Mr Big)

Japanese Pachimon Postcards from the 1970s

Check out this gallery of Japanese postcards showing various pachimon kaiju (imitation creatures based loosely on famous TV and movie monsters) at iconic locations around the world such as the Statue of Liberty, the Pyramids, the Taj Mahal and more. These postcards were published in the 1970s.

Chinese KTV Girls bring home 6-figure salaries

Chinese KTV girls get 400-800 RMB a night for drinking and singing with their male clients. They work 4 to 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. In one year, they can earn up to 96K to 192K RMB (approx S$38,300). No wonder more and more pretty girls in China are abandoning their education to become KTV girls instead. Easy money.

Vespa Seat is a must have for Vespa lovers

Bel&Bel, a studio based in Barcelona, is selling these beautiful Vespa Seats. Each rotating leather chair is made from original pieces of the legendary Piaggio Scooter. The back of the chair is made from the front part of the Vespa scooter.

(Thanks aLynx)

Nerf Barricade converted into Steampunk Big Daddy Gun

Dude adds lots of wood to the Nerf Barricade toy gun and made it into the Steampunk Big Daddy Gun: "I have constructed it from hand cut planks. The wood came from an old chair thats at least 75 years old. All the strapping has been hand cut from aluminium and hand riveted in place."

Lego Gears of War Lancer Assault Rifle shoots rubber bands

This life-size Lancer Assault Rifle from Gears of War is made from Lego. It is a rubber band gun with safe, semi and full auto modes. The rifle has a magazine release for storing all your rubber band bullets and comes complete with a motorized chain saw!

(Thanks GeekGod)

Time, Esquire, Vogue & Playboy Magazine Cover Pillowcases

Now you can be on the cover of Playboy magazine by just lying on your bed! Just put your pillow into one of these Time, Esquire, Vogue and Playboy magazine cover pillowcases, then put your head on your pillow and smile. That's it! You're on the cover of Playboy! Ok. Now go to sleep.

(Thanks Ricky)

Menstruation Machine lets you experience menstruation

Hiromi Ozaki writes about her Menstruation Machine: "I'm a female artist and the machine is not only for men, it can also be worn by women in future when menstruation might become something obsolete." It is fitted with a blood dispensing mechanism and lower-abdomen-stimulating electrodes and simulates the pain and bleeding of an average 5 day menstruation process.

Pangolin spotted while filming Singapore Haunted at Labrador Nature Reserve

While filming Singapore Haunted Episode 4 and 5 at Labrador Nature Reserve on 27 August 2011, the Singapore Haunted team gets an unexpected surprise... a pangolin! The anteater is classified as "critically endangered". Watch the video above.

The Sunda Pangolin is a species native to Singapore and other countries in South East Asia. The pangolins are hunted for their skin, meat and scales. Their skin is used as leather while the Chinese use their meat in their cuisine.

The pangolin is a protected animal in Singapore under the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act, which is enforced by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA). Please do not harm it, catch it or kill it if you spot one. More info about the pangolin here.

Stormtrooper performs at Guns N Roses Rock in Rio concert

This Stormtrooper is non other than Guns N Roses guitarist Ron Thal who amused everyone when he put on the helmet while playing the band's anthem Welcome To the Jungle at Rock in Rio 2011. You can watch the full Guns N Roses concert here. Guns played a mixture of old hits and new songs from their Chinese Democracy album.

Singapore to get iPhone 4S on 28 October

Apple will start selling its new iPhone 4S in the US on 14 October 2011. Other countries to get the iPhone 4S first are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. Singapore will only get the iPhone 4S on 28 October together with 21 other countries. In Singapore, iPhone 4S will be available from the Apple Singapore Online Store, Starhub, M1 and Singtel. Those in the US can pre-order the iPhone 4S from October 7 for delivery beginning October 14.

Previously:
No Siri for iPhone 4S users in Singapore
No iPhone 5 but new iPhone 4S is like iPhone 4 on steroids