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Apr. 5th, 2009

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A day in the life of a supervillain

http://www.cracked.com/article_17129_7-badass-cartoon-villains-who-lost-retarded-heroes.html

Hi mum I got my ass kicked by the gummy bears today.

Sep. 8th, 2008

ackbar

Of podcasts

Watching the NBC Nightly News podcast, I observed that Brian Williams was wearing a very ugly tie. And then I realized that it looks exactly like the IB tie. Well, whaddayaknow.

Jun. 30th, 2008

obama

Tiramisuuuuu

I just had a nice big burp, and I could still taste John's tiramisu. It's damn good. I'm a happy panda now :)

Jun. 20th, 2008

obama

In which big brother might actually make a good point

Recently there were two young armed forces conscripts who died during training - one during jungle training and one during an orientation walk around the island the God forgot about.

These two incidents were almost entirely unrelated, and doubtlessly so - different circumstances, phases of training, vicinity - save for that they happened within a day of each other.

And because of the proximity of occasion the public decides to lap it up and go on a frenzy.

(OT: Radiohead's Fitter Happier has the cutest opener.)

This frenzy comes in the forms of what is likely the most idiotic responses ever. People are saying things like, oh is training too tough? Oh is training not tough actually, but are people too weak? Or worse yet - oh are the medical screening procedures incomplete?

As much as I dislike this particular armed forces and its pointless conscription as well as a large number of the inept and unintelligent people in it who take on positions of power, am I the only one who thinks these people are over-reacting?

Did a doorstop with Uncle Teo recently, in which he said (but of course in a fashion much more veiled) "Everything's a-ok. Y'know, two deaths. But yeah everything's a-ok." The interview came with the announcement that the organisation had decided to resume operations following a three-day shutdown, and he went on to explain what actually transpired during the review that was to have taken place during this shutdown.

And it went along the lines of "Um. Yeah, we know people died. But um. Nothing much we could've done. So we just reminded people to continue doing what they've been doing."

And you know what? I think he's right. What can this organisation do? There are two sides to this: make changes right away, implicitly accepting the burden of blame that pre-existing procedures were insufficient; or leave them as they are, earning the ire of idiots (who in all fairness would complain, whine and moan anyway). Obviously the latter.

The organisation's Media Watch Center does a daily digest of coverage in the local and international media regarding issues it feels are applicable to it.

Something in there caught my eye this week, and I followed the link only to find local responses from a website I believe runs under the auspices of the national newspaper (unsure if this is a right term, but considering their lack of journalistic freedom and the level of governmental censoring why not).

This website proposes to promote citizen journalism. You know - that new fangled bullshit where any idiot along the streets can take a photo of something and put it online, saying oh look news come and see. Then follows it up with "I R CLEVAR ZOMGZ I SEE MAN PARK BIKE ILLEGALLIEZ".

Citizen journalism is acceptable - laudable, even, but only if it serves a purpose doesn't it. What these clowns are doing, however, is turning this website into an avenue in which to air their grievances, complain, shame, and generally propagate an atmosphere of inane extraneous redundant tautology. (See what I did thur? Hohoho so clevar.)

Mar. 18th, 2008

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Hai keedz

But I'm not a kid. I'm an alumnus. I'm twenty this year :(

Hahaha Jin alerted me to some underground rumblings and tbh I'm rather surprised actually because it really goes to show how in this connected world you really can find anything you want so easily. 

Don't want to comment about anything except it all is rather amusing I was laughing hard in the office. I think though that Ralph Waldo Emerson said it very cleverly when he advised to "Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change."

Went for Theatre Idols with CC and Kirpal last night. I actually really enjoyed the first play - Catching Adam Cheng by Jacke Chye - very plot driven, but characterization wasn't neglected, beautifully done and sensitively crafted. In fact I enjoyed it much more than Christine Sim's Numb which while containing a very clever storyline was executed more clumsily and without the finesse of Chye's play.

Fun to be around all these arty farty types again, especially since following the pain that was CAP 2007 I don't foresee myself going back for CAP this year.

Has anyone caught Meet the Spartans?

Arts Night tomorrow night - am considerably excited because music at Arts Nights tend to be rather something. Hope the children don't muck it up.


I <3 Juno so much.

Mar. 13th, 2008

redman

Teenagers!

So Jin and I adjudicated ACJC History Symposium yesterday. And out of sheer boredom today I decided to google it and see if any of the participants had said anything. And they have. Here, here and here.

Quite interesting to see what they said actually. I thought IJTP and ACSI performed very well, IJTP being superbly realistically dodgy about answering the rest of the nations' questions in typical Myanmar junta fashion. Thng's debate kid was in the ACSI team, and he kept saying "lays and gentlemen". Then of course there was also Our Lord from ACSI, the kid who drawled like a British aristocrat. On the IJTP team there was the girl who presented as if in a theater production.

Rather fascinating to see what young people these days think of. Room we were in was more realistic I think. At the Hub the kids were all conciliatory and willing to make concessions to Myanmar. At LT3 the kids were all so abrasive! Which makes for entertaining viewing. Made more entertaining by the amusing faux pas throughout the morning. Like Barker's "Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi".

I remember being in J1 and having to go for History Symposium at LT4. Nobody really wanted to be there because it was right smack in the middle of the holidays. But in retrospect, the presentation topics were quite entertaining. Of course ACSI found an excuse to turn it into a video showcasing gunfights and guns and oh did I mention more guns.

Going back made me miss old times a bit, like inhabiting the Hub and all that.

Fun-O-Rama's coming up soon. An entire Fun-O-Rama after the one we did TWO years ago omg. I haven't bought my tickets yet.

Feb. 6th, 2008

ackbar

Celebrity Apprentice

Have been watching the Celebrity Apprentice and I think I can safely say now that Stephen Baldwin is likely the most annoying human being in existence.

After Omarossa of course.

Feb. 5th, 2008

ackbar

M'sian customs officers wrong to seize Bibles: govt official

KUALA LUMPUR - A MALAYSIAN government official said on Tuesday that customs officers were wrong to seize 32 Bibles from a Christian traveller, after church groups alleged that it was another sign of religious intolerance in this Muslim-majority country.

Ms Juliana Nicholas, a Malaysian national from whom the Bibles were taken on Jan 28, has been told she can collect the Bibles back, said a senior official from the Internal Security Ministry's publications control unit. He declined to be named, citing protocol.

Ms Nicholas was stopped by Royal Malaysian Customs officials at an airport in Kuala Lumpur when she returned from the Philippines. The Bibles were subsequently passed to the Internal Security Ministry.

The ministry official indicated the confiscation was arbitrary and wrong.

The customs officers 'shouldn't have detained them. You shouldn't do anything with these religious books,' the official said. 'They didn't countercheck with us. They just passed the buck to us.'

By acknowledging its mistake, the government is apparently hoping to placate Christian groups and other minorities who have become increasingly worried that their constitutionally guaranteed right to worship is being gradually eroded in Malaysia.

They cite a string of cases including demolition of Hindu temples, a recent ban on the word Allah from Malay-language Christian literature, and court judgments favoring Muslims in disputes with non-Muslims.

About 60 per cent of Malaysia's 27 million people are Muslim Malays. The remaining 40 per cent are mainly Christians, Buddhists and Hindus from the minority Chinese, Indian and other communities.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has been criticised for not doing enough to stem the rise of Islamic tendencies in the country, which many blame on overzealous Muslims in positions of authority.

Ms Nicholas, a 44-year-old missionary, confirmed that she had been told she could pick up the Bibles. She said she is willing to forget about the matter.

'I just don't want it to happen again. It's like you've done a criminal offence when they take you (into the customs office at the airport) and everyone is looking at you,' she said.

The Customs Department said on Monday that the Bibles were seized to check if they were being imported for commercial purposes.

But Ms Nicholas said the customs officers disregarded a letter by her parish priest stating the Bibles were not for sale but church use.

She said she had brought Bibles from Philippines before because they were cheaper there, and had never been stopped.

'Now they are more fanatic,' she said. -- AP


I think it's disgusting that Malaysia is getting more and more fundamentalist. The rise of blatant uncontrolled extreme Islam there is most symptomatic of their steady deterioration.

Feb. 4th, 2008

kim

Superbowl XLII

New York Giants have upset the favourites for the Superbowl win, the New England Patriots. The Patriots, on an 18-game winning streak, were struck down by Eli Manning and his band of merry men.

Pre-game predictions gravitated towards the Patriots, who, had they won this game, would have had a historic straight 19 wins. Forecasts predicated upon an unstoppable Patriot offense were turned around as quickly as they were made by the strong Giant defense. Their ability to subdue Tom Brady every time proved pretty damn valuable.

It's easy to see why Eli Manning commands the price tag he does. Great passes for the Giants decimated the Patriots for an early score. 3-0. Patriots caught up, leaving the score at 3-7 to them in the second quarter.

Ok then long pause, Tom Petty does Free Fallin', and the world continues to turn.

No new scores in the third quarter, and I leave the office for lunch. Seems the fourth quarter is where most of the action is at. Eli Manning brings Giants up to 10-7. Coming to the end of the game, Randy Moss pulls the Patriots up to what looks like a game-making 10-14.

Right at the last minute Giants score. Dad's pretty psyched right about now I'm sure. Can't wait to go home to watch this. Score 17-14 to the Giants.

Jan. 22nd, 2008

obama

Pee standing up

Ever wondered what we mean by "aim your pee"? Ever had to calibrate midstream? Ever felt like you were watering a frighteningly thirsty plant?

Well LADIES! This is just the thing for you. Pee standing up! A simple funnel does the trick!

Now you too can feel like a man.
http://www.whizbiz.com.au/

PS. Leave the toilet seat cover up.
sarcasm

Goth-Style Webcam is So Hideous You Wouldn't Want to Film Your Expression

http://gizmodo.com/347097/goth+style-webcam-is-so-hideous-you-wouldnt-want-to-film-your-expression says it all, really. I love the way they say it though.

Also, kudos to Chiam See Tong, who very astutely noticed something in parliament.

" Millions of dollars have been spent, but Potong Pasir has not benefited

even one cent from these funds spent on upgrading public flats.

Are Potong Pasir residents not Singapore citizens?

Don't they pay income tax? Don't their sons do national service? "

Jan. 21st, 2008

obama

OWNED

Letter 1:  Paying for SingTel Mio service complainant could not use

I RECEIVED my SingTel Mio package on Jan 7.

As I was having issues with the setup, I gave SingTel a call. I was told it was a line problem and that SingTel would send someone to service the line.

It was several days before someone from SingTel called me and offered to come to my house immediately.

As I was out, I asked for another appointment. No one called me to arrange for another appointment. I again gave SingTel a call on Jan 16 to check on the status of my request and an appointment was arranged that very afternoon from 4pm to 6pm.

I took half a day's leave and when the linesman did not show up at 6pm I gave SingTel a call and was told that the linesman would not be coming. No explanation was given except that the earliest appointment would be two days later, again from 4pm to 6pm. I tried to explain to the manager that I would not be able to take another half a day's leave at such a short notice, but to no avail.

I have been paying since Jan 7 for a service I could not use. Can SingTel kindly advise me what has been done since Jan 7 till Jan 16 with regard to my request?

Lee Meng Liang

Reply 1:
I think you are fooling around. You are telling lies. You want to put the blame on a big organization as Singtel. I am sure they would have accommodated you. Be honest. Come out with all facts. (I can track the entire background of your case).

Posted by: uneowlke at Sat Jan 19 15:50:12 SGT 2008

Reply 2:

Dear sir, if you can truly track my case, there can be only 3 ways about it.

1. You are accessing my details from Singtel side? Either you are an employee of Singtel, See 2. If you are not an employee, then you are a hacker. This means you can get into trouble. Hackers go to court/ jail.

2. If you are an employee of Singtel. Then 2 questions:

Ist: Are you authorised to do so(track my case)and is this an official reply from Singtel?

Second: If so, does your boss approve of it? Your claims can get you into big trouble if you are really an employee of Singtel. Please excerise care and not lose your job.

3. You are fooling around and have nothing better to do. Then your claims of you been able to track my case might be false. But once again, your claims might get you into situation 1.

For your sake, please be very careful when you do reply. Youngsters nowadays don't know how dangerous their claims can be. If I for some reasons suspect that my private information with Singtel has been leaked, or someone changes my password and I am unable to log in for example, the possibilites are endless you see, you can expect me to submit your post to the police for further investigations. Do take note of that.
Posted by: thomasleeml at Sat Jan 19 16:29:15 SGT 2008

I personally wouldn't bother with Singtel's mio service. Too many complaints of it not working and customer service not being up to scratch. Wouldn't trade the security of Starhub's cable tv for something that may or may not work, and that, in the case of the latter, would not offer any plausible solutions.

Jan. 17th, 2008

ackbar

Kenneth Lim's AC Band Dictionary - Spicks Wells, Plays Wells

Found this somewhere in old-old-old-very-old archives. Roflcopter.

1) Guuush - noun

An expression used to relay joy, shock, disappointment or other extreme emotions. Originated from ancient times, by Emperor Lee of the Tien Dynasty.

EG: "Hey did you know that the AC Band got Gold wit Honours in the SYF?" "Really?! Guuush!"

2) Some - conjunction

A conjunction employed to enhance a sentence or phrase. See example for origin. Used to emphasize thoughts or feelings. May be interchangable with the word VERY.

EG: " Hi can I have some whopper please?" "How many?" "SOME!"
or, " Guuush! This passage of the piece is some difficults!"

3) Confeedents - noun

Term describing immense self belief. A localized(malay) misspelling of the common word confidence. Synonymns include : self esteems, some faiths and self assurance.

Eg: "Guuush you're phishing alone at some band fests?Some Confeedents!"


4) Phish , Phishing - noun, verb

Noun used to describe a desirable person or object, usually a member of the fairer sex. Verb, the act of getting to know that desirable entity, by whatever means.

Eg: " Hey where would Hafiz go to phish?" " Anniewhere."*hahah*


5) Aiieeesh - Expression; slang

Form of Onomatopaeia, used to express deep hurt, grief or just emptiness brought about the lack of companionship, sanity or phishes.

Eg: "Today marks the end of band camp. So empty. Aiieeesh!!"


6) Whek - expression

Term to describe a form of elation, success and other random happy or mischievous emotions. Originated from M Hafiz Hanafia, aka Mhafizh. True meaning unknown.

Eg: " Hey guys Dr.Lee just struck 4Ds and he's treating us to Crystals Jades!" "WHEK!"


7) S -

An imperative part of basic and advanced AC Band communication. Linking words, phrases and sentences together, it is the defining characteristic of AC Band Spicks. May be used together with other vocabulary words or by itself. Usually put at the end of each word to create familarity and camraderie.

Eg: " Heys. I some loves the AC bands. Aiiesssh! Donts wannas leaves. Guuushes! I'll misses everyones."


Credits :

Writer : - ken.
Honourary members of the AC Band Vocabulary Committee :

Some Kian Hwee
Some Yuen Soo
Some Hanafia
Some Meng Mew
Some Cheng Suan
Some Jit Pew
Some See Kong
Some Emperor Lees.

SOME THANKS!

Jan. 16th, 2008

kim

Pharoah Sexyface

Did I just hear the Egyptian guy on American Idol talk about NIPPLES and say that women think he has a SEXYFACE?! Hahahahaha. Talking about the hahahas, James Lewis just came on TV. The Low Voice man - he's damn funny. I used to wonder why Michael loved American Idol so much but I think I'm beginning to understand.

Simon Cowell: I'm sorry (about Paula and Randy laughing).
James Lewis: Would you like me to sing again?
Simon, with great urgency: No, thanks.
James, as if oblivious: (continues mooing)

After he got sent out he says next year he'll come back again and not sing old Christian songs. I swear I could NOT tell that he was singing Christian songs. Honestly. He should be on his own special TV show. Or he should be an American Idol just because he sings like a cow.

Clearing up my old files today I came across my folder of old secondary school work and random stuff. In there I found three recordings of my old chem teacher going on and on in lesson about how we shouldn't listen to Tan Yin Toon because we haven't seen or heard him yet. Looking back on chem lessons now I'm rather surprised I actually stayed awake/attentive enough to actually get an A for it for my O's.

My chem teacher. That's another person who should have her own TV show. Maybe she could duet with James Lewis?
ackbar

SPARTAAA!

There's a facebook group that focuses on the movie 300. Can't remember it's exact name but basically it says that 'My Response to Every Question is "NO, THIS IS SPARTAAA!"'. Sounds retarded, but works pretty well as a response to some of the inane questions that people face daily. But what happens when you do it at a gameshow?

Jan. 15th, 2008

ackbar

Bushie Bushie Lend Me A Dollar

myheritage.com has this feature in which you can upload a photo of yourself, and it runs a face recognition software, comparing your face to celebrities.

I ran


and got a fucking 57% match with George W. Bush. OF ALL PEOPLE.

/wrist kthnxbai

Jan. 9th, 2008

ackbar

(no subject)

For you John "Tzutzu"

Jan. 8th, 2008

ackbar

(no subject)

I just saw blogtv on Channelnewsasia. Maia Lee and some randoms talking about local issues in a manner that can only be described as pseudo-intellectual posturing kthnx, blaming "society" (!) - seems that every pseudo-intellectual nowadays feels society is the big bad huh. Always OHNOES society is too (x) or society is too (y).

And when did Maia Lee get her accent?

Jan. 7th, 2008

ackbar

Moo


                            o        o             (__)    ^
\ / (oo) /
\ / _____\/___/
(__) \__/ / /\ / /
(oo) _______(oo) ^ / * /
/---------\/ /| ___ \/ / ___/
/ | x=a(b)|| / | { }|| *----/\
* ||------|| * ||{___}|| / \
^^ ^^ ||-----|| / /
^^ ^^ ^ ^

Mathematical Television This cow does Disco
Cow Cow (That's what comes of
(developer of (Cow-thode snorting cow-caine)
cow-culus) Ray Tube)

Jan. 6th, 2008

sarcasm

WHERE

Ever since I was a child I've not been able to find Waldo (in the US and Canada - did you know he's Wally in Britain?) anywhere.

Sneaky bastard.



Bet you can't find him too. I hate Waldo.



That's me in school. Ting (I think) took it in school while she THOUGHT I was studying. Actually I was just unable to find Waldo.

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