OK, this is so not “completely useless”, I hear you say. Especially since the
Either no one told suspected Iraqi insurgent Haider al-Bahadli that Halloween was over, or he was gunning for the World’s Worst Disguise Award. He and his “groom” were picked up at a security checkpoint who suspected something was amiss with the “wedding convoy”, because the convoy carrying the “wedding party” were all men, bar al-Bahadli, …
November 27, 2007 – 3:52 pm
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We visited a newish mall called The Central, not to be confused with Central Mall, a couple of days ago, because unbeknownst to us, Liang Court was being renovated when we went there to take dinner. It’s absolutely ok if that was the clunkiest sentence you’ve ever read, because at The Central Not To Be …
November 24, 2007 – 3:26 pm
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The Ask The Librarian service emailed me with his team’s findings, and found the most likely site of Tan Seng Poh’s mansion: You might find this useful. Excerpt from: Title: One hundred years’ history of the Chinese in Singapore / Song Ong Siang ; introduction by Edwin Lee. Author: Song, Ong Siang, Sir, 1871–1941. Publisher: …
When I was in the Army, someone gave me a gift which was supposed to be the China Army version of the Swiss Army knife. We know the latter to be chock full of useful tools which you might need, like a foldaway magnifying glass to look for the tiny screw which you’ve struggled to …
If anything the latter half of this year has been remarkable for, it’s been the “open debate” we’ve heard about but rarely experienced. There’s been more “open letters” lately than I care to remember. Even the doyenne of Singapore Lit has set up a website for such a purpose. Sure, prices are going up, and …
I don’t keep my car well. I don’t like washing it, and it’s not a good thing that it’s a black car, because it’s usually so dusty it’s more like a shade of dark grey. I’ve had people finger paint on my car the usual epithets — “wash me”, “dirty fellow”, and “www.washme.com”. But a couple …
Christmas is nigh, and if you’re wondering what to get your loved ones for Christmas, keep thinking. There are too many things to buy, and very little money to go around. The iPhone’s been launched in Europe, but because the rest of Asia’s the backwater of the world, it’s not here yet. It’s the very latest …
November 18, 2007 – 11:45 pm
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Tagged ad, Apple, Christmas, cop punching, funny, iPhone, meth, presents, SNL, Toys
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