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Kindergarten fines parents who are late in "fetching" kids

Read the whole letter. Waulau the England.

(via the SDP website)

My feelings for the whole weekend, summed up

RAIN, Y U NO STOP?!

I am sure some leader out there feels something similar.

Not an Electronic Sanitary Napkin

At first I thought this was some new high-tech lady's hygiene product but according to the papers, it is a "stick-on water-resistant heart monitor the size of a leaf is set to debut here next year".

MOE to groom Mai Tu Liao teachers

These new teachers are always-in-a-hurry type, issit?

Waiting…

Spent the morning with my dad at Hougang Polyclinic. He had an appointment and this being one of the most crowded polyclinics in Singapore, I decided to pass the time taking photos of those waiting with us.

There were those waiting to see the doctor:

Waiting to get their medication:

Waiting to get registered:

Waiting for new patients to step through the door:

Don't owe Singtel money or they will send really take out the big guns

When you owe THIS much money to our local telco, don't be surprised if they unleash the dogs on you.

(Seen on local forums from Xanthos, hat-tip to @Vulpix0r for sending me the link. Click to see larger image.)

How you know that the property prices in Singapore are getting out of hand

Don't complain about the price of your HDB pigeonhole any more.

(Taken in Kallang by Tom K. Thanks dude!)

Poly ad seen at an MRT station

Polytechnics: teaching young people to drive F1 cars without a helmet since the 1950s

Also, isn't that Formula One car a little small for the young lady?

Our eye specialist, Dr Pinocchio will see you now…

Not sure if this fella is an eye or nose specialist.

Please help the lift people, oh wait…

For a moment there, I thought there were people who live in elevators.

SM Goh motivational posters

I was so inspired by SM Goh's photo in my last post that I decided to make a few motivational posters with it. You can do it with the Motivator website. If you need the original photo, you can use my link.

I'll start with some choice sayings from the man.

On retrenchment…

On Happiness…

On Quitters…

On the disconnectedness of today's youth…

I also did a few random ones, just off the top of my head:

This one is my favourite:

Look like Anderson Cooper or not?

Me in a formal monkey suit. Rare thing, ok? But the PM was speaking at the St Regis, for CNN's 30th Anniversary, and my usual "Ironic T-shirt and Bermudas" dress code would probably have been a tad casual.

The view from our hotel…

Ryan and I are in KL today, after driving a MINI Cooper S from Singapore. The open road, the wind in our hair and the bugs on our windscreen, all a welcome change from driving in jammed Singapore. Of course, who can forget the bad NS Highway rest stop food too. Ahhh, memories.

Tomorrow, we will be heading to Sepang for a MINI driver training course, but for now, we are content to admire the view of the Petronas Towers from the Sky Lounge of our hotel.

Pat Law is with us too, and we are happy to have her on the trip with us. She drove a Cabrio which we threatened to throw rubbish and ciggie butts into when we smoked her with our Cooper S. Hehe.

I have to say, the Petronas Towers really look very pretty at night.

The truth about home ownership in Singapore

Reader sent me this poster. I thought Mah Bow Tan looked rather dashing in that red tie.

Video: Hitler Finds Out about his NS Recognition Award

Hitler Finds Out about his NS Recognition Award from mrbrown on Vimeo.

Update 2: It is now on Vimeo.

Update 1: the Youtube version was nuked by the Copyright Content-ID system so I am hosting it somewhere else. Please hang on and sorry for the inconvenience.

In the grand tradition of "Downfall" parodies, here is what happened when Hitler finds out about the status of his $9,000 NS Award (announced by PM Lee in the National Day Rally 2010).

Yes, I wrote this. My wife wanted me to watch Sex and the City 2 with her on video. I was trying to escape.

Just the legal disclaimer below the break.

NDP Rally 2010: Pink overload

I think the PM should ask his National Day Rally production folks to go easy on the pink. My eyes are now seeing everything with a pink hue now.

Manila cop pew-pew

Not sure if this has been photoshopped but this was allegedly a photo from the Manila Bus Hostage fiasco, where Rolando Mendoza hijacked a bus of Hong Kong tourists.

If indeed this was a real Manila cop with his "gun", then the Manila police were way more ill-equipped than we thought.

At the BBC: Ten things the Philippines bus siege police got wrong

Also floating around the Net, suggestions have begun to describe the Philippines SWAT team:

1. Sorry, We Aren't Trained

2. Special Window Assault Tactics

3. Seems We Are Timid

4. Sorry, We Are Takot (Tagalog for Afraid)

Also seen online, this photo of Manila's new tourist attraction:

Truly a *facepalm* moment.

Faces from the street

Warning: image heavy post ahead.

I thought it would be fun to share some of my photos taken of the folks who lined the streets, as the Olympic Torch made its way through Ang Mo Kio. These are faces of real people, many of whom just happened to be there when our noisy bus and convoy went by. I loved the ready smiles and waves we got from them.

I don't care how cynical or enthusiastic you are about the YOG. I just like taking pictures of happy faces.

If you see yourself here, say hi in the comments, won't you?

An easy way for Singapore to get new bicycle lanes

Dear Gahmen,

Soooooo, after YOG is over, can we cyclists have the "Give Way to YOG" lanes?

It will help us NOT die so much.

Just take away 3 Olympic rings, add a man, and voilà! Bike lane!

French-Indian cuisine?

This must be one of those fancy French-Indian vegetarian places I've heard of.

And I wonder what Impure Vegetarian food tastes like.