4 chords

As proven by Axis of Awesome, you just need 4 chords to write any hit song.

Oh and 1 more thing, I was tickle by Wu Bai who sang this song last night. He is one renowned Chinese rocker and the only reason I could see him writing and singing this song is to embrace the retro era he grew up in..... (伍佰-你是我的花朵)

eyebrows dance

Cadbury makes the funnies ads.

Long exposure

I have plenty of friends out there who enjoy photography and enjoy capturing the ideal shot.

You might want to try long exposure, if you have the time.

(yes I know that I am sooo funny)

no more ants

After setting up to poison the ants, I realise I was fighting a losing battle. There are simply too many of them. You kill one, they bring send two more to replace that guy.

Also the poison only works if I place it outside the ants nest. Which is a mystery to me as the I scan high and low and cant find it.

And then I turn to google for remedy. I was initially looking for those natural remedies like cinnamon powder which puts off most insects. But a forum I visit commented that the simplest way is to use some liquid soap and rub a little on the affected areas.

I took some and thinly coated the sides of my desk. There were still ants on my table when I started this and I notice they avoid these areas. The very next day, I notice my ants problems are gone. Simple and easy indeed.

You shld try too

Who is the Stig

Sadly its not me..... and guess what there are actually 4 of them.

Not really a surprise if you ask me

T-Mobile ads

You probably remember the prank where hundred of people stood motionless at a train station for a few minutes. It got the commuter wondering and brought about much curiosity.

You probably also remember the dude that perform the evolution of Dance. Where is he cheer upon each dance move he performs

well now there is an ad that combines them both

And you know what, I love it

Poverty Circle

There are those who are born rich. Not a worry in the world. And there are those who are not as fortunate. Who find surviving in this modern society to be a daily challenge.

I had this theory and perhaps its already written by some great socialist or some MBA business guru. This theory, I shall call it the Poverty Circle.

In a poor family, a kid was born. He grew up with little to be provided for him. There is barely any books to read, toys to play and allowance to spend. As he grows up to his teens, he would wonder why is there a need to study. Looking at his family, they are never educate well. Looking at his group of friends, family and neighbors, his surrounding even, they give an image that poverty is a norm. Without a doubt this became his yardstick.

And as such, he forsake his education. Stopped studying and began work young. The hundred and perhaps first thousand of dollars became his motivation. He began to assume that it was a wise choice to quit school. Sadly as the years goes back, this became a mistake on his part.

He was soon overtaken by others. Others that hold a paper qualification that the modern society values, while he has been standing still all this while. Lack of awareness has led to a lack of ambition. He knows he is poor but doesnt know what he can do about it. He doesnt blame himself nor his family. He merely get used to the idea that this is his life.

As time waits for no man, he became older and reckon its time to form a family. He might meet someone, who would accept his ways of life. Merely because she herself has already believe that life is such as well. Romance, Marriage, Kids....

And the cycle repeats.

I am writing this as I thought of a close friend of mine. He is trapped in this, and I am attempting to help him break free of it. For the past couple of years, I been giving him handouts to get by with the small obstacles he has. But I couldnt possibly do this forever. I need him to be strong enough to carry on, on his own. I need him to be financially stable. I need him to leave that circle.

And I hope he do someday.

Durex

Palm Pre

The Current line up of SE phones has nothing to tempt me. Sad to say, cos I am not too thrill with Amber.

Perhaps its time to look into another maker and in this case, another OS too. Palm has release the Palm Pre and it looks to be the real iPhone killer. Unlike the WinMobile upstart, the Pre appears to be promising.

I adore the Palm OS for years now. Its maybe time for a good switch.

pumping iron

Just last year, I came to realise that I was pretty unfit. Back in 2007, I managed to pass my IPPT on my 2nd attempt, but last year I simply couldnt. After 4 tries, I was resigned to the fate that I had to do my RT. However with a stroke of luck and the wondrous loop hole of the IPPT system, I managed to take my IPPT once more after my birthday, in my camp, and gotten Silver for it.

(That simply overrides the last failed attempt and in fact, I wont have to take my IPPT till 2010.)

However instead of taking a 2 years break till my IPPT window opens again, I decided that its time for some changes. After the Std Chart run in Dec 08, I know that I had to retain my fitness level and perhaps improve on it.

Just last week, I re-start my gym membership at SAFRA. Its no high class gym and doesnt offered as much services as Gayish California, but I am happy that I can simply walked to it. And the best part, its clean and never too pack.

I have signed up for a 6 month period and would review it at the end of it. At the moment, I need to condition myself. So it would be just light workouts and short runs. Perhaps in Feb, would I start to push myself. Would be getting heavier weights and setting faster speeds on the treadmill. Well that just the initial plan.

The best part of working out, is the relaxation after it. A nice 10 mins in the steam room, another 10 mins in the Jacuzzi and round off with a nice warm bath. I would be delighted to repeat the rigorous training routine.

The last village

Singapore's Last village

You probably din know it exist.

And now you are wondering where to find it.

In other news, I was not allowed to donate blood today as I kinda forgotten I donate sometime in Oct 08 and its not yet the 12 weeks period. damn

ants attack

For a week or more perhaps. My desk have little tiny ants crawling around. They are exploring and looking for food.

The funny thing is that I do not eat on my desk and neither does it have any food stuffs. SOOOOO why the hell does this little scavengers want to check out my area.

Nevertheless, I would go get those ants killer and poison them all.

Evolution of technology

One cool Ad, despite not knowing what it says

Blood donation on sunday

This coming sunday (11 Jan), I would be donating blood along with fuzk whom I believe is giving for the first time.

If you are free, we probably be meeting after lunch at Toa Payoh Safra. Say ya! if you are keen and perhaps we could all meet up for lunch first before our pumping session.

Shortening the mozzie life

Some scientist have found that if they could shorten the life of a mosquitoes, it would make them less likely to carry deadly disease and infect us humans. I guess what they probably mean was that there would be less adult mosquitoes ard to bite us all.

Interestingly, they did this "life changing experience" by introducing a parasite that would shorten a typical 40 days lifespan to just 15 days.

Now I was just thinking out loud that wont this parasite mozzie be biting us within their 15 days and in turn, we gotten their life changing experiences. These scientists probably din count on that to happen.

The apple keynotes

From 1998 to 2008, the great Steve Jobs (one of the few American I do respect) stood on the stage that is the Macworld and thrill audiences all over.

Was it his showmanship, his charisma or just his presence that makes each and every keynote a memorable event?

For me its all of the above.

Here are a walk through of them all. Enjoy the interesting product he releases along the way. Including the silly iMac mouse.