mrbrown: L'infantile terrible of Singapore

Forum: Singapore girls got "no neh neh, low sex drive and dead fish in bed"

In a forum thread that runs for 129 pages, about how a friend's husband was seduced by a China girl, one poster, named "genius" said:

When young, SG girls are slim, pretty, sophisticated and intelligent so kena tempted to marry. Then find out after unwrapping that got no neh neh, low sex drive and dead fish in bed. Somemore don't know how to cook and do housework.

Five years into the marriage, not so slim and pretty anymore, sophisticated and intelligent become nagging and grouchy. This is when the men are about
32-38, and realise tio pian, BIG TIME.

His rant continues for quite a bit. That's some brutal candour. But then he is anonymous in a forum.

I just made some virtual fireworks go off, I think

Just for fun, I sent a tweetwave by tweeting with the hashtag #yogwave and fireworks went off at the virtual stadium at http://bit.ly/yogwave!!! And just I did that, the other open browser window on my iMac was showing the live feed of the Closing Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games, and yes, the fireworks went off there too.

Timing very good ah? Hahaha!

Join the fun and tweet #yogwave too!

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.

Do the WAVE for the Singapore Cubs online!

Now you can do the Tweetwave for the Singapore Cubs playing their match against Montenegro for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) football bronze medal.

Just tweet with the hashtag #yogwave and your Twitter avatar will appear in the virtual stadium at http://bit.ly/yogwave.

Woohoo! Kallang WAAAAAAAAAVE!

Is the YOG glass half empty or half full for you?

A well-written post by Litford entitled: Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games: Singapore, What Do You Want?

Excerpt:

I think there are many things to find inconvenient or uncomfortable about the Youth Olympic Games. It inconveniences us, our students are being forced to volunteer, crap food gets served, the budget blew itself by three times, we have to give way to the transport buses, there is little International coverage about the games, there is the unbalanced reporting done by our own mainstream press. Yes, these are all facts reported by alternative media in Singapore, and it really shows that the games are not as perfect as you might believe (but then again, nothing is), and definitely reasons for any concerned citizen to voice out. I myself as a contributing member of society, and the public, will of course hold the relevant parties to task by asking questions, but for the next 12 days, maybe I will just cool off.

I’m going to at least try to make this about the athletes who have come to Singapore to compete, who have been given the opportunity as one of the best in their sports back home, to come out here and compete with the best from other countries. To me, there’s something special about seeing so many different cultures in one venue. To learn, to compete, to know what it means to fight, do your best, and also make friends. (cont'd)

Wah, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan left a comment too.

Friday the 13th book plug: Blood of the Moon

Friday the 13th and what's more fun than reading some horror!

Check out "Blood On The Moon: The Daywalker Chronicles, Volume 1" by my friend Samantha, if you like urban horror.

You can read chapters from the book at the site: www.daywalkerchronicles.com

There is an August promotion going on for local orders from the website: buy the book before August 31st and it will come gift-wrapped and signed by the author. Go and order at this link.

Youth Olympic Games: Meals fit for a king

According to this Yahoo report, YOG athletes and officials can expect a giant buffet with up to 42 dishes available for their meals.

In contrast, some YOG volunteers were getting meals from YOG caterer Singapore Food Industries that looked like this:

Six whole long beans! Wow. Do you think the volunteer might get spoiled by such rich food? What if they get sleepy from eating all that luxurious gourmet dosh and cannot work hard?

Update 1: The online outrage finally made it to the papers and the caterer promised to look into it.

Update 2: More photos from Facebook. Looks like some of the YOG volunteers got upgraded rations!

Apparently, a world renowned financial pundit lives in AMK

I was browsing the Ang Mo Kio town Wikipedia page and spotted this entry under the Famous Residents section:

Ok. Who the heck is this "world renowned financial pundit" Michael fellow?

I tried googling this allegedly world renowned person and his fame does not extend beyond this entry.

I think it's more than just "citation needed". Someone please delete this nonsense from the poor AMK page.

We Like...

Spotted this cool little site called welike.sg, where you get to put stuff you like about Singapore. I am told this is not some gahmen project, so it is kinda cool to see some funny ones like:

"We like to makan and talk cock in kopitiams and hawker centres."

"We like complaining for the sake of complaining."

And my favourite one:

"We like mr brown."

Thanks, whoever you are that submitted that one. Hahaha!

Think Family's new video: A Girl's Hope

I thought this tvc, by MCYS and the Think Family folks, fairly clever and touching. If only they didn't try to force fit NDP and Youth Olympic Games themes into it, whether wittingly or unwittingly.

As my friend Lucian put it, "Good attempt, but storyline kena hijacked by committee."

It's almost as if someone from an NDP committee piped in, "Hey! Throw in our 'Live Our Dreams' line in there leh!"

And then a YOG committee person may have said, "Make the little girl talk about our sports event too!"

Wah, bao ka liao, can save Gahmen lots of money by trying to hit so many birds with one stone. And almost hitting none. Thank goodness the commercial is saved by having a lot of heart.

What happened to this STOMPer's Big Walk post?

An alert Sammyboy forummer spotted a post missing from the SPH-owned STOMP site.

The STOMPer tanwk posted photos and a report entitled "Hundreds left waiting for goodie bags as Big Walk turns into big mess".

The post was about how participants of The New Paper Big Walk (also SPH organized) were allegedly "still queuing for their goodie bags at 7.55am even though the flag-off was at 7.30am".

This is the dead link where the post used to be: Dead STOMP link.

This is the Google Cache: Cached link.

Why the missing post? Was the report by the "citizen journalist" not good enough for the site? Was it a technical glitch? Has the post URL changed?

How mysterious.

Goes to show yer, though, the internet doesn't forget easily.

S is for Sky

It was a lovely day for making a few photos but all I had was my iPhone 3GS. Didn't turn out too badly eh? Haha!

These fellows below went one step further and did a whole fashion photo shoot with the iPhone 3GS. A fun 10-minute video to watch, even if you are not into gadgets or photography.

The iPhone Fashion Shoot - Lee Morris Shoots With The 3GS Fstoppers

(via Gizmodo)

The right way to hold your iPhone 4

(image via macgasm.net)

iPhone 4 has been reported as dropping calls and losing signal strength if you hold it a certain way. Steve Jobs says it is a non-issue. "Just don't hold it that way," says the Wise One.

Even Nokia has chimed in with a little poke at this iPhone 4 "feature".

Here is one possible fix:

But that is not as effective as the method this lady discovered. Scientists have confirmed that the right way to hold your iPhone 4 that will not only prevent signal loss, it will BOOST your signal.
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PUB caught off guard everywhere today

The Minister of Freak Floods may be very busy today. Hold all appointments please. Please don't blame PUB, the poor things. Like last time, they must have been caught off guard by these floods today too.

(via @blackawfee)

(via @mooteh)

(via @keithpng)

(via @victorllc)

Someone call the Minister of Freak Incidents! Orchard Road flooding!

Update: Got VIDEOS!

Apparently, in 1999, a TNP writer said that "Orchard Road will never flood" because a Ministry of Environment (ENV) spokesman said we have a solid flow capacity there.

Well, someone better call Minister of Environment, Water Resources and Freak Floods Dr Yaacob Ibrahim and tell him that Orchard Road is now Orchard River.

You gotta love Twitter and the speed at which we can share images like these:

(via @peiwenl)

(via @Winnilicious whose friend @lunlun_ MMSed here the photo)

(via @pegpegs)

(via @rememberlove)

via @beverlytan)

(via @elimchew)

Ride of Silence 2010: a video

A touching video done by Singapore Bulldog Cyclists, for this year's Ride of Silence, a silent slow-paced ride in honour of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.

Some of our fallen comrades we remember this year: Ben Mok and Evelyn Toh.

The Ride of Silence

"Tonight we number many but ride as one
In honor of those not with us, friends, mothers, fathers, sisters, sons
With helmets on tight and heads down low,
We ride in silence, cautious and slow
The wheels start spinning in the lead pack
But tonight we ride and no one attacks
The dark sunglasses cover our tears
Remembering those we held so dear
Tonight’s ride is to make others aware
The road is there for all to share
To those not with us or by our side,
May God be your partner on your final ride"

- Mugai

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Graduation Fail

Update 2: New copy uploaded by someone else. I linked to this new one!

Update 1: The video has been removed, it seems. I wonder if there is another copy out there...


Epic suay, man, the emcee.

Comment of the week: "This wouldn't have happened if you appointed someone who isn't an Ah Beng to emcee for this event."

Coolest cleaner at Changi Airport

Those are pretty slick moves, no?

Some sweet Dads for Life contest entries

Update: This entry by Bella of Northlight School was also very touching. Read her mother's reply in the comments section too.

I thought it would be nice to draw your attention to some touching entries written by kids about their fathers in the Dads for Life contest running now. The entries are dreadfully and refreshingly honest and candid.

Go check out the entries and vote for your favourite entries.

This more is from Izzy from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary):

Dad you are my Dad for Life and i’m really happy when you joke and laugh with me. I love it when we are playing computer or cycling with the family in the park together. You help me learn a lot of information when i find a shell, plant or animal i don’t know about by telling me what it is and some information about it.

You always help me with my emotional troubles. When i am feeling bad because things are not going well in school or with my friends i would tell you and you would always come up with an explanation or a solution to my problems.

You always work so hard to give us a good life and usually stay at work until twelve or one o’clock, but you don’t complain and still try to find time to bring me out. If you snap at me sometimes i understand because you are working so hard and sometimes you cannot always smile... (read more from Izzy)

This one is from Yani from Northlight School:

You’re my Dad for life and I’m happiest when you are here for me.

When I was a child, you always carried me. When i’m sick, cry or even laught you would always carry me. I’m the youngest child the most pampered one of all. You are the best dad in the world. You are funny, helpful and handsome too… you love me and sister very much. Even at times when we were a little bit playful, you won’t scold or beat us, you would just talk nicely. you were a loving husband and caring dad

Until one day, you went missing. Since I was the youngest, I was not told anything... (read more from Yani)

I am on the BBC World Service BBC Radio 4 program, Word of Mouth

Update: Ok! Salah! Rewind! I have just been informed that I was not on the World Service but BBC Radio 4! I should have known from the giant "4" at the top left-hand corner of their website! No wonder I did not hear anything the whole day I waited by the radio at 88.9FM!

Sorry ah, BBC Radio 4 folks! Did not mean to create international incident within the BBC! Please accept my apologies for this mistake. Actually, I think Radio 4 is the COOLER part of the BBC anyway. Those World Service folk think they are so international and everything.

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Chris Ledgard. host of Word of Mouth on the BBC World Service BBC Radio 4, spoke to me from Bristol about Singlish and English in Singapore.

No, that is not me in the photo. That is Chris, lah.

Go and listen at their site. Click the Listen Now button (duh).

My bit is after the 18 min 30 sec mark.

Hurry, the England pipples is very ngeow one. Only can listen for seven days after broadcast. Maybe they scared others steal their shows and start a new radio station called The Rest of the World Service BBC Radio 4.125.