Choose life. Choose a job. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?

More Boring Sunset Pictures

2008-06-10T22:53:00.004+08:00

Alright, enought of the stupid questions, now its time for a boring sunset photo!

Man.... Life is slow in Kota Kinabalu.... Zzzzzzz.....

P.S.: I'm pretty sure the sunset is Halal.

Question 2

2008-06-10T22:50:00.002+08:00

Is your answer to this question going to be 'no'?

Question

2008-06-10T22:43:00.001+08:00

Whats the best thing before sliced bread?

What's the Story, Evening Glory?

2008-06-04T21:03:00.003+08:00

Bored at work. Decided to take a few photos. And here's what I got, just only some stupid sunset at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

P.S.: Friggin' sun sets at 6pm here and rises before 6am in the morning. I feel like Al Pacino in Insomnia, just that I get sunsets still. o_0

Funerals and Death

2008-05-15T23:29:00.005+08:00

Hello my wonderful fans! Yep! All of 2 of you! =)

Ok, I think I have made you guys starve enough, here's short post to fill you up. What better why to re-start writing than a post about funerals!

Firstly, I'll like to announce, I don't do well at funerals, either that, or funerals don't do well with me. Yeah, funerals can't handle my inane sense of humour (or any humour for that matter).

Just the other day, I went to a funeral with my Little Princess. The grandmother of her friend have passed away. Knowing how sensitive people are during funerals and knowing how insensitive I am in general, my girlfriend was obviously afraid whenever I opened my mouth during the conversation with her friend. Well, she needn't have worried, I was in my best behavior (kind of).

Anyway, after the ~~wedding~~ funeral, I asked her,"Just now you were worried I would say something stupid right?"

"Yes," was her reply.

"Well, if you were worried, you can't imagine how worried I was. For every sentence that you thought I could come out with a crappy/insensitive/inane remark, there were actually 20 other sentences before that which I had something crappy/insensitive/inane to say. And I had to stuff it alllllllllll of that in."

Yep, I definitely don't do well at funerals. Can't be myself. Can't say stupid stuff without giving a shite. Tsk... Tsk...

If you ask me, people should loosen up during a funeral. Hell man, for those of you that are believers of the Father of Jesus Christ (Superstar), your recently departed relative/friend/pet chihuahua have just gone to a better place. He is with the Almighty one now. He's at a happier place. For those of you who are Muslim, your recently departed relative/friend/Siamese cat (Muslims can't have dogs) have just joined Allah. And depending on how he/she/it died, he/she/it could well have seven virgins with him/her/it now. And for those 80s (read: atheist) your recently departed relative/friend/fighting fish don't have to stand the sight of you again. Either way, its good for the deceased.

Speaking of death, just the other day, I was listening to BBC. They were interviewing this 90 years old plus woman. She may be old, but she certainly have loads of interesting thoughts. When question about whether she is afraid of death, her reply was simple, she isn't afraid of death but rather, she's afraid of dying slower. Nice, pretty much the same for me.

Secondly, this woman, she's an atheist (i.e. don't give two hoots about religion). So when the interviewer asked her, doesn't it scare her that after death, thats the end of it all, there is nothing to look forward to, etc. She gave another great response: She would be very much more afraid that if there is something after death. Imagine, all the things that you would have to do for eternity, all because there is something after death. Man.... She speaks the truth! Sheesh... I sure as ~~heaven~~ hell wish that it all ends after death, this life is long enough as it is!

And finally, I might have said this before, something I just don't get: Why do people keep saying: Life is short. Dammit, life is the longest thing you'll ever experience! So don't go out and play hard! Work hard instead! =)

Updating Blog

2008-04-22T10:26:00.002+08:00

Wee Y says I never update my blog for the whole of 2008. So here's an update: Wee Y is a slut.

Thengz is a Happy Boy!

2007-12-24T14:08:00.000+08:00

I'm so happy! I get to work the whole day on Christmas Day's Eve and New Year's Day's Eve! Haha! Even the Singapore Stock Exchange is closed in the afternoon for Christmas Day's Eve and New Year's Day's Eve. Now, now, there is no need to get jealous employees of MNCs, European/American companies and most local companies, I'm sure you'll have your day.

Don't mind me, I think I'm on a roll. I get to work on alternate Saturdays and you losers don't! Haha! Boy oh boy, am I glad I'm not in you loser's shoes!

Tis' the Season to be Receiving

2007-12-19T10:09:00.000+08:00

Seems like everyone is so engrossed about giving during this festive season. And no one seems bothered about receiving.

I guess I'll have to do the world a huge favour and be the one to receive all the stuff that you people are giving. So guys, you can give me all the gifts that you've bought, etc. Just don't give me your phone bills and credit card bills.

The world owes me one big time. Without me, I wonder who does merry Christians are going to give their presents to.

No need to thank me for this noble sacrifice. Its the least I could do for our Father who so self-lessly sacrificed his only son for our sins. I'm just following in his footsteps.

P.S. Ever noticed how 'our Father' sacrificed his only son and not himself? Hmmmm......

God Only Helps Those That Help Themselves

2007-12-13T23:57:00.000+08:00

Saw this quote on a T-Shirt the other day,

God only helps those that help themselves...

What the hell?!?! If people can help themselves, they wouldn't need God's help right? Duh... Its akin to saying,"Hey! Lets donate money to the rich!" And since the people that help themselves don't need God's help and God is unwilling to help people that don't help themselves, does that mean that there isn't much for God to do? If you ask me, someone's goofing off at work! (Not me! Honest!)

Sometimes I just can't comprehend all these Christian-ish, God-dy God-dy, I-am-the-Almighty-One sayings. They just don't make much sense to me. Thats about all the ranting I have for now. Allah Ackbar!

P.S. I certainly hope I don't come off as anti-Christianity in this post. It couldn't be further from the truth. I'm anti-religion. Yeah, I'm one of those 80s, whatever that means...

I have Big Bird.

2007-11-29T13:00:00.000+08:00

Which Sesame Street Character Are You?
	You are part Big Bird. You are something of an eccentric, and not everyone always gives you credit for your inventiveness and intelligence. You may not always know everything, but people turn to you for your sound, unique logic. Plus, you have a big heart. Really big.
	You are part Oscar the Grouch. You can be gruff and often have a chip on your shoulder. Despite your intelligence, manners (and cleanliness) are of little importance to you. At the same time, you have a few very close friends who you allow to see a softer, kinder side of you.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

3 Quizzes in a row! I must be really bored...

And there seems to be some conflict. Maybe I'm really Jessica (see previous post). I have a big heart and yet I'm Oscar the Grouch? Hahaha... Nutz...

I'm a bitch...

2007-11-29T12:55:00.000+08:00

Which Heroes Character Are You?
	You are part Jessica. You are a two-faced bitch most of the time. Friends are friends, and enemies don't want to be your enemies. No one messes with you.
	You are part Claire. You're naive and still getting used to your abilities. Some more experience and assertiveness would be good for you.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Somehow, I always knew I look better in skirts...

Dang Diddily Doo!

2007-11-29T12:11:00.000+08:00

Which Springfield Resident Are You?
	You are part Ned Flanders. You see yourself as morally superior to most everyone else, and the absurdity of others can drive you nuts! Despite your kindness and honesty, though, your do-good attitude can reach an annoying degree.
	You are part Duffman. You take life by the horns and the bottle by its neck. Your confidence and sense of fun, however, can occasionally get in the way of sensitivity for others.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

I'm part Ned Flanders? What the fark! Don't tell me I'm a closet Chris-lover! Arggghhhh!!!!!! Jiiiihhhhhhhaaaaaadddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like the part about Duffman though. I'm as sensitive as Borat on pain killers! o_O

Hobbits

2007-11-28T13:29:00.000+08:00

A thought just crossed my mind while I was watching the world go by today.

Do Hobbits wank with their feet very often? How else do you explain the hairy feet that Frodo and Samwise has? o_O

Abstract Orb

2007-11-22T23:59:00.001+08:00

Hola Amigos!

I'm back again. Sorry Wee Y, got to bore you with more of my photography shite! Check out my stab at abstract art!

Impressive shite eh? Well, with Photoshop and step by steps instructions from this link: http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=327144 , anyone can be an abstract photographer. Ha! Enjoy!

Inane Question of the Day #6413

2007-11-09T17:06:00.000+08:00

Why is it that, sometimes after we pee, we shiver abit? o_O

Be Gone You Blasted Lamp Post!

2007-10-25T21:49:00.000+08:00

Lamp post deleted, Thengz satisfied. Now the Singapore Flyer can hubba-hubba with the sky without the lamp post peeping at them!

Gift Cards

2007-10-25T19:54:00.000+08:00

Was at a gift shop yesterday, and browsing the gift cards section. There's the 21st Birthday Card, there's the Wedding Card, there's the Get Well Card, there's even a Retirement Card.

And then it dawned on me. There isn't any Funeral Card. Wonder why isn't there a Funeral Card? A funeral is an event right?

Guess the only problem is, if there is a Funeral Card, you wouldn't know how to send it to the recipient.

"Have a Greeeeaaaaattttt Funeral! We'll miss ya!"

P.S.: Yep, Thengz is as sensitive as Borat on pain killers.

Pokey Flower

2007-10-23T22:08:00.001+08:00

A picture speaks a thousand words. Wonder what this one says...

"I'm a flower! Red flower! Black and White background! Red! Black! Red! Black! Red! Black! White! Red again!"

Apparently this picture speaks gibberish....

P.S. Somehow the flower seems alot redder on Photoshop. After saving it as JPEG it looks kinda orangy.

P.P.S. Boy, do I sound nerdy. I think I should comb curry pok hair parting tomorrow. Think the fashion now is 80 by 20.

Singapore Eye

2007-10-22T23:32:00.000+08:00

My blog have been kinda in the backburner after I started concentrating on photography. And nope, it isn't going to get any better with this blog. Here's a picture of the Singapore ~~Flyer~~ ~~Ferris Wheel~~ ~~Turn Turn Stuff~~ Eye! Shot by my little princess but cropped and photoshopped by me. The lamp post in the foreground is, erm, for lack of a better phrase, being a lamp post.

P.S.: The only shopping I like is Photoshopping....

Solitude

2007-10-17T23:37:00.001+08:00

Here's my attempt at abstract pictures. Think it looks kinda eerie. o_O

P.S. Think its time I got my Flickr account going again.

Photography Necrophilia

2007-10-05T20:21:00.000+08:00

I have just done the photography equivalent to an act of necrophilia. Check out the dead fly!

Thengz is a sick sick man....

Inane Letter of the Day

2007-10-05T11:59:00.000+08:00

Dear Aunt Aggie,

Of late, I notice that I am starting to have hairy palms. A little bit like those of an Orang Utan. Any idea what's going on?

Besides this, I think my vision is getting poorer. I suspect that I might be going blind. What is going on? And what do you advice?

Yours Truely,

W**ker

Massa VS Kubica

2007-10-01T14:17:00.000+08:00

Now, this is what I call racing. Last lap of the race, in the rain, and wheel to wheel. Pity its only for 6th position.

Altogether now: Fernando Who? O_o

Thengz Needs to Rant...

2007-09-26T10:50:00.000+08:00

My office receptionist just made an announcement.

"Attention all concern members, please proceed to the boardroom for meeting."

Concern members.... My god... What if I don't give a shit? What if I don't give a damn? What if I'm not a concern member and I'm a fark-it-all member? Sheesh...

The best part is, when I want to share the joke created from the grammatical error with my colleagues, I realised that, probably none of them will even get it, let alone find it funny.

I live in a sad sad world....

Spider Pig, Spider Pig...

2007-09-16T22:32:00.001+08:00

More macro photos! Yes, yes, yes... I'm a bloody show off, yadda, yadda...

And another one up close! Colours not as nice though. Used flash for this shot...

Next in the series: Insects Porn!

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

2007-09-14T22:28:00.001+08:00

Tatooine, Mos Eisley Cantina....

Greedo: Oota-goota, Solo? (Going somewhere, Solo?)

Han Solo: Yes, Greedo. As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba that I've got his money.

Greedo: Soampeeta-lay. Eemal-aitrantee-tachk-ma gee-ghkeet'na. (It's too late. You should have paid him when you had the chance.)

Greedo: Jabbawa-neen-chichko-ka soanoo-eeshah-neetrai-tran-a-ee wan-warooska. (Jabba's put a price on your head so large every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. Heh heh heh...)

Greedo: Chaskinyawich-yootzoo. (I'm lucky I found you first.)

Han: Yeah, but this time I got the money.

Greedo: Elchai-yachkoolkain-tai cool-a-coo-soo-a. (If you give it to me, I might forget I found you.)

Han: I don't have it with me. Tell Jabba...

Greedo: Tsee-na hai chee-kee! (Jabba's through with you!)

Greedo: So chkool ROOL ya pool ya-ya ool-ra si pachki chka coo-shoo-koo poo-yoo-wa twee-pee. (He has no use for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser.)

Han: Even I get boarded sometimes. Do you think I had a choice?

Greedo: KTRA! Jabba POO pacoom-PAKni ACHKat AN-pa! (You can tell that to Jabba; he may only take your ship!)

Han: Over my dead body.

Greedo: Oochlayyoo-ma... (That's the idea...)

Greedo: Chess bookoo-tootachkeest-CHKREN-ko, ya ol-chka. (I've been looking forward to this for a long time.)

Han: Yes, I'll bet you have.

Han's Blaster: BLAM!

Han: Sorry about the mess...

P.S. I love my macro lens very very much... o_O

Hey Bugger!

2007-09-13T22:35:00.000+08:00

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. I wonder what does this picture say? o_O

P.S. I love my new second hand Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di lens. I sound so geeky. My parents would be proud.

Shit's Present

2007-09-01T14:55:00.000+08:00

My dear friend Mr Shit's birthday is this Sunday. Being a good friend that I am, I bought him some nice presents. Here's some pictures of the present, all wrapped up and ready to be given to him.

Lets just say that Mr Shit wouldn't have problems with Fatimah and the rest of her URA employed friends!

Nice Pretty Flowers from Australia!

2007-08-17T16:44:00.000+08:00

Here comes part 2 of Australia. Nice Pretty Flowers!

Sample Flowers A: Nice and pretty flowers!

Sample Flowers B: Nice and pretty flowers!

Sample Flowers C: Nice and pretty flowers!

Sample Flowers D: Nice and pretty flowers!

Sample Flowers E: Nice and pretty interesting Ladies Handbags Flowers!

Sample Flower F: Nice and pretty flower!

Sample Flower G: Not a nice and pretty flower!

Back by Popular Demand

2007-08-15T10:53:00.000+08:00

Wee Y wants me to update my blog. So here is 5 seconds worth of update. Picture of nice trees from Australia!

Sample Tree A: Nice and intriguing tree!

Sample Tree B: Nice and intriguing tree!

Sample Tree C: Nice and intriguing trees!

Sample Tree D: Not a tree!

Stay tuned for nice flowers from Australia!

Please Don't Vote! Really!

2007-07-31T09:03:00.000+08:00

Post-It@Youth.SG: Is This Art?

2007-07-29T23:10:00.000+08:00

Metallic Ball at the entrance of the UN Building, New York

At first sight, it may look just like a badly damaged bearing from a World War II German ball bearings factory. Hell, it looks like one of those robots from Transformer in the midst of its transformation. Some of you might even quote a young ill-informed Jedi with a bad 70s hairdo and say 'what a piece of junk' this useless piece of art is, but to me, this Great Ball of Metal speaks volume.

Yep, its like the Earth screaming. "Stop the pollution! Can't you see that I'm dying? My core is rusting! A hole is tearing across my surface! I love Al Gore!" Ok, maybe not the 'I love Al Gore' bit.

In a bid not to sound too preachy or Green Peacey, I'll end here.

P.S. Don't use plastic bags! Don't use styro-foam! Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! ~~Reproduce!~~

Inner Mongolia Imminent, Mixed feelings from Thengz

2007-07-17T15:08:00.000+08:00

For the next week and a half, I can literally tell people I work in Inner Mongolia. This is like one of those life lessons. Don't sprout nonsense for may become true!

Gone are the days where Inner Mongolia meant Tuas and Siberia meant Woodlands.

Yipee Kai Ya, I'm going to the real Inner Mongolia. I don't know whether to be happy or to be sad. O_o

I'll keep you posted and you will be the first to know when I ~~hump a goat~~ ~~die in a sand storm~~ have a great Mongolian buffet feast.

Thengz the Vandal

2007-07-05T20:46:00.000+08:00

Vandalising public property is a good de-stressing therapy. Now I understand why Michael Fay did it.

For the longest time, I have been unable to sleep late during weekends, no thanks to a bloody neighbour that has been renovating his/her/its house for the better part of 2 years. When I drove past the house in question today, there was a sign that says the expected date of completion was '2006'. Well, half of 2007 have already passed, so I figured, someone has to update the sign. Who better to do it than his/her/its neighbour? After all, thats what good all neighbours do right?

And so....

Thengz is a happy boy.

P.S.: Thengz does not condone the act of vandalism, but if it helps make you feel better, then go ahead!

Random Thoughts #513

2007-07-05T13:29:00.000+08:00

With all the 80's children's TV programme being made into movies, I wonder when Hollywood is going to make a movie of Aksi Mat Yoyo...

I totally dig Aksi Mat Yoyo....

Wrongly Constructed Phrases that Irritate the Hell out of Me #1422

2007-07-04T13:42:00.001+08:00

"I don't think so its like this."

What the fark. Its either 'I don't think so,' or 'I don't think its like this.' Why the hell must the 'so' be in the middle of the sentence? My boss has been using this phrase during his phone conversation for the entire morning. I feel like shoving the bloody phone up his bloody arse.

Note to readers: Thengz have low tolerance for the butchering of the English language. That isn't to say he is not guilty of butchering the English language himself. Yes, I don't think so Thengz is not guilty of butchering the English language.

Imbalance in the Music World

2007-07-02T11:41:00.000+08:00

The Spice Girls have re-united. Their re-unification have only been slightly balanced by the re-union of The Verve.

So there is still imbalance in the Forces of the Music World. We need at least Audioslave to re-unite to tilt the Force to the good side. Either that, or we need Britney Shite to die.

Transformer: More Than Meets The Eye

2007-07-01T11:55:00.000+08:00

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." - Optimus Prime

Ah, that explains slavery!

Random Denny Crane Quotes

2007-06-29T15:19:00.000+08:00

I had a sudden need for quotes from Denny Crane at the offie today. Thank goodness for this website then. Kobo would understand.

''I have an erection. That's a good sign. I'm ready to go to trial. Lock and load.'' - Denny Crane

Lousy Store...

2007-06-22T22:16:00.000+08:00

"Hey, do you have any feelings for me?"

"I'm sorry, we're out of stock. Haven't got any feelings for you."

"How about a heart? Do you have a heart?"

"Oh, terribly sorry, the previous girl took the last one that we had in stock."

"Sheesh... What kind of store is this? No feelings and no heart. Tsk... Tsk..."

Amazing Race: London

2007-06-18T17:50:00.000+08:00

And so it goes, Thengz misses his connecting flight back to Singapore and was stranded (some won't use the word stranded, but sounds more dramatic, so I'll go with it) in London for a night.

Due to the rain in London, the flight from Cyprus to London was delayed by 2 hours. Just enough time for us to miss the connecting flight. The situation now is: stuck in London for the night. Its 10:30 p.m. at night, and the next flight out is noon. With 14 hours to kill and no place to sleep. However, being the ever 'resourceful' one, I managed to find a cheap hotel with the help of a friend (Plene) and her cousin in London. Obstacle one removed!

Now, its 6 a.m. in the morning. Colleague can't sleep, so colleague and I decided to troop to Central London. Woohoo... And we got to be back at the airport by 10 a.m. So we hopped on to a cab, paid freaking 45 pounds (135 SGD) for a ride to the city, which was way too steep. Thats when we decided to cut the losses and take the Underground instead. 6.70 pounds per person for a day ticket. Much much cheaper. Anyway, here are the photos of London. The Big Ben, the London Eye, Trafalger Square, London Underground, Paddington Station. We also drove pass Buckingham Palace, but they were going to have some kind of parade that day, so we didn't stop to take photos.

All these places visited in 3 hours! And there was still time to get chocolates from Plene in Heathrow Terminal 4 and return back to Terminal 3 to check in our own flight. I should really consider taking part in the Amazing Race. o_O

Larnaka, Cyprus

2007-06-15T23:34:00.000+08:00

After an arduous 20 hours plus journey from Singapore via London, I have finally reached Cyprus. To think that in another few hours time, I would be making the same long journey back to Singapore is mind boggling. All this effort just to attend some stupid meeting for half a day. The worst part is, the meeting didn't go too well for us. Not that I care too much about it though.

Anyway, back to the topic of Cyprus. I touched down at something like 5 am in the morning and was thus lucky enough to share the Cyprus sunrise with my colleague. What a romantic moment. Only problem is, the colleague is a guy. Haha... Took a picture of the sunrise. Doesn't look as nice on photos as I was experiencing it though. There's something about the cool crisp morning air that makes the experience better than the photo. And the fact that the photo is taken in a car park doesn't really help.

Next up, while having breakfast, I was amazed to see the view that the hotel have. Its facing the Mediterranean Sea. Yeah farkers, I've seen the Mediterranean Sea. Hoho... Notice how the sea and the sky seem to blend into one? Cool man....

Its just a pity that I didn't bring my DSLR Camera with me. Not that I know how to use it. Here's another picture of the sea. The sand actually doesn't look too great, so I took one picture without any sand in it.

The sea is actually very calm. No waves crashing sound. Almost lake-like. Darn, wish I could be on holiday here and not on work assignment! Ah well, sure beats not being here at all.

Alright, now I can check Cyprus off my list of countries I haven't been. I just have to visit another 150 more and I should have seen every country in the world. O_o

Amazing Race: Larnaca

2007-06-14T01:16:00.001+08:00

I'm going to take part in a 3 countries Amazing Race for the next 4 days.

The starting point would be at Singapore's Changi Airport. Next, the contestants will take the 12:30 p.m. flight out of Changi. They will land in London's Heathrow Airport 13 and a half hours later. After a 3 hours transit time, they will each take a 4 and a half hour flight down to Larnaca, Cyprus, touching down on Cypriot soil at the ungodly hour of 4 a.m. in the morning.

After spending 36 hours on Cyprus, the contestants will began the daunting return journey. From Larnaca International Airport, they will take a 4 hours flight to Heathrow. A 3 hours transit is followed by yet another 13 and a half hours back to Singapore.

Total travelling time including transit: 41 hours. Number of hours in Cyprus: 36 hours. Experience gained: Timeless. For everything else, there is Master Card.

P.S. You know that a company is doing pretty OK when it can send a half-wit half world round the world to attend a half day meeting.

Kim Jong Ill: I'm So Ronery

2007-06-11T21:26:00.000+08:00

I'm so ronery... *Sob*

What a touching song this is.... Hahahaha...

Thengz Practices Shopping Therapy, Bankruptcy Imminent.

2007-06-10T23:43:00.000+08:00

Alright, maybe not bankruptcy. But I've noticed, I've spent quite a tidy sum for the past month.

Items bought of significant value lately:

A pair of Oakley sunglasses, worth a little more than 500 bucks.
A pair of Ted Baker normal glasses, worth a little more than 400 bucks.
A Hugo Boss wallet, worth 250 bucks of which 60 bucks was offset by credit card voucher.

And the list of items above doesn't include the DSLR camera that I bought earlier this year. Damn, I better start watching my expenditure. I'm fast mutating into the fairer sex. Buying things for the heck of it. And deriving the temporary pleasure of being able to buy the stuff. Yep, happiness for all of 25 nano-seconds. Sheesh...

Now I know why people subscribe to shopping therapy, it's to fill up the void in them!

E Nomine

2007-05-25T16:12:00.000+08:00

Finally back from Bangkok. Long anticipated return. Although it was only a 2 week trip, it seemed like ages. Partly because my package from Amazon.com has arrived at home and is waiting for me to rip it apart. American Psycho and E Nomine awaits me!

E what? E Nomine of Mitternacht (Midnight in German) fame. I'm probably still confusing the majority of you. I was first introduced to E Nomine's Mitternacht by my bro. Gothic, techno songs sang in German, what could possibly go wrong right? Hehe... And Mitternacht didn't fail to disappoint.

But for a long while my knowledge of E Nomine was just restricted to Mitternacht. Until one fine day, when I was really bored at work, and did a search for E Nomine on Youtube. And wow, their songs are all mind blowing. That was how I decided to order my E Nomine CD from Amazon.com. Can't seem to find it in any good/bad/mediocre/pathetic record stores in Singapore.

Currently playing on my blog now is Wolfen (Das Tier in Mir), absolutely love the boy soprano bit. Enjoy it while you can!

Argggghhhhh!!!!!!!

2007-05-22T01:32:00.000+08:00

Youtube is blocked by the Thai gah-men!!!! This is scandalous!

Thank goodness for the tons of cheap pirated DVDs then. How ironic eh?

Familiar Faces in Unfamiliar Places

2007-05-19T01:28:00.000+08:00

Once again, Thengz have a few random thoughts.

You know you have done too much travelling when every country you go, you start seeing familiar faces on total strangers.

And I seem to enjoy this un-noticed observer thing. I just sit around and watch. Not that I have alot of time to sit around and watch during the week. And not that I'm an un-noticed observer. I probably stick out like an albino penguin (wonder how that looks like).

Anyway, did you know that a Thai engineer probably earns only S$500 a month? Farking 'ell. Who the hell lives on S$500 a month! The world is just so unfair! Boy, am I glad I'm the one benefitting from this unfair world! Champagnes all round!

Blogger Gone Thai!

2007-05-14T18:39:00.000+08:00

Just checked into the hotel in Thailand, logged into blogger, and realised that its all in Thai! Its a good thing I can remember where all the buttons are cause I know nuts about Thai.

Anyway, meeting Scruffy Ruffy for dinner later, wonder if he is any good with his Thai. Haha... Going to get some Thai food near some train station, sounds omnimous. Hope I don't get Bangkok Belly or Thai Tummy. o_O

Persistence

2007-05-14T00:49:00.000+08:00

"What does not kill you just delays the inevitable..."

Footie Joke

2007-05-12T10:39:00.000+08:00

Ok, this might be a little late and some of you might already have heard this from me.

Have you heard? There's going to be a 3rd and 4th Play-offs for the Champions League this season. Its going to be held at Wembley. For some reasons, they are calling it the FA Cup Finals.

P.S. This joke is solely for footie fans. If you don't understand it, its ok.

P.P.S If you're a ManUre or Chelski fan, all I can say is HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Classic case of Schadenfreude...

Schadenfreude

2007-05-11T15:04:00.000+08:00

The arrogant prick in class flunks his exams. The ex who said that you won't amount to anything slides down a slippery path in life. The team that always boast about their victories fail miserably in the hands of your favourite team. The high-flying company that turned down your job application goes bankrupt. All these incidents require only emotion: Schadenfreude.

Recently, I seem to have an obsession with Schadenfreude. I can't help but feel happy when certain people suffer. Man, I'm turning into an evil person.

But someone once said, To feel envy is human, to enjoy Schadenfreude is devilish. And boy, do I feel like the Devil now. Devil Tarot Card, and now Schadenfreude

Which Tarot Card are You?

2007-05-10T10:27:00.001+08:00

I've got a way cool Tarot Card man... I'm the Devil...

You are The Devil

Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession

The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.

Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild - or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

But something just isn't right. 'As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist.'

Erotic power, aggressive, persuasive, powerful man and hard to resist? Liar, liar, pants on fire. Maybe its just my state of mind when I did this quiz...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Welcome to Singapore

2007-05-09T14:00:00.000+08:00

Here's something to kick start the Pirates-mania... Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, staring Minister Mentos as Captain Sao Feng.

Picture courtesy of safeye.

Brother in Distress!

2007-05-07T23:44:00.000+08:00

Hello, my wonderful, handsome/gorgeous, intelligent, witty readers! Help needed! My brother is taking part in a blogging contest and he needs your votes.

Vote for B19! If you don't, I'll castrate you/give you pimples for life. Nah, I'm kidding, I'll just skin you alive. For more details, go to http://www.youth.sg/blog/.

Alone with Everybody

2007-05-03T23:35:00.000+08:00

Been feeling like an empty shell lately. Seems like I'm going through the motions for everything. Nothing to look ahead to, and everything to look back on. Ok, maybe not nothing to look ahead to, but just nothing interesting to look forward to. Thats not to say that there are only interesting to look back on. Man... I'm going in loops here.

Must be the cause of listening too much iPod on the rides home. Makes me feel like I'm alone with everybody. Yeah, go ahead and sue me Richard Ashcroft. But you know what I mean, the spaced out in a crowd look that we are all familiar with. All alone in a sea of people. How ironic.

Advertisment: Travelling Companions Wanted!

2007-04-27T13:27:00.000+08:00

27 years old Singaporean Chinese Male seeking travelling companions for his coming holiday to Sydney from the 16th to 24th of June.

Applicants should fulfill the following criteria:

Have a brain.
Is not irritating
Not afraid of the sun.
Not afraid of the shade.
Able to hold a proper conversation.
Able to hold his/her piss.
Ability to hold his/her liquor is optional.

Depending on the number of successful applicants, free lodging may be provided.

Interested parties please contact Thengz by the usual means. If you do not know how to contact Thengz, chances are, you have read this advertisment by mistake. If you really think that you did not read this advertisment by mistake, drop a comment. We regret to inform that only successful applicants will be contacted. Retards and Monsters need not apply.

Story of the Day

2007-04-26T17:14:00.000+08:00

Thengz is about to bitch.

Here's how it goes, an exchange between Colleague X and Thengz on Skype

Colleague X: Do you have the PO for the switches you ordered the other time?

Thengz: Nope, I passed it to Colleague Y already.

(After a considerable pause, which means he definitely saw my initial reply) Colleague X: Can pass it to me?

Thengz: I passed it to Colleague Y already. Passed = Past tense.

Farking retards. And the last laugh is probably on him, he probably didn't even catch my sarcasm. Thengz does not mix well with retards.

Going Audioslave Ga Ga...

2007-04-17T19:53:00.000+08:00

Current Song in Head: What You Are, Audioslave

I'm going Audioslave Ga Ga. Been watching Audioslave clips on YouTube last night. Here's something I found. Remember the Wide Awake song I was talking about? Well somebody actually editted clips on Hurricane Katrina with Wide Awake playing in the background.

And here's another one with Audioslave doing a cover of the White Stripe's Seven Nation Army. Great band playing a great song. Check out Chris Cornell's bod man, something to die for...

Alright thats enough Audioslave for now.

Music Question of the Week.

2007-04-14T11:53:00.000+08:00

Here's a music related question of the week. Was chatting with the Vegetarian Girl when this came up.

How many singers have had more successful solo careers after they broke up/off from their band?

I could think of 6.

1. Sting (The Police)

2. Phil Collins (Genesis)

3. Robbie Williams (Take That)

4. Ricky Martin (Menudo)

5. Cher (Sonny and Cher)

6. George Michael (Wham!)

Any other contributions? I'm expecting answers from Kobacabana, do not disappoint. Haha...

Salary Comparision

2007-04-14T09:56:00.000+08:00

Just read an article on the tax and salary of a certain George W. Bush. Apparently the President of World Police League is paid only US$400,000 (S$600,000) a year. Thats about 5 times lesser than what the Prime Minister of the Little Red Dot is paid.

But still I have no complains. At least the Little Red Dot isn't saddled with a national debt that has more digits than my calculator can handle. At least the Little Red Dot isn't sending their soldiers to die by friendly fire in a foreign land. At least the Little Red Dot does not have a crime rate that would make make Vito Corleone blush.

Yep, I'm just thankful that we're not like our neighbours. Here are some wise words from an old fart.

"Denmark, Switzerland and Finland are part of Europe. you can fail and you're still caught in the European situation. if you fail here, you go back to a Southeast Asian situation. just look around you."

- Minister Mentos

He's da man, man... You mess with my family, you mess with me...

Stop Griping, Singaporeans...

2007-04-10T22:50:00.000+08:00

I can sense another wave of complains coming from us, Singaporeans. Before you fellas start complaining about the increase in taxes, raise in civil servants' pay, raise in ministers' pay, etc. Do take a moment and think about how the rest of the world is suffering. Found this gem of a video on Kobacabana's site. Please bear with the first 4 minutes of talking. Its worth it.

Aren't Singaporeans a lucky bunch? You can give me over paid ministers with a stable government over a trigger happy, molotov cocktail wielding neighbour any day.

So please, please, enjoy what you have. You wouldn't want to wake up one day, to find that your house has been razed to the ground. Your family has been massacred and all you're left with is the clothes on your back and an empty, growling stomach.

P.S. Somehow I couldn't get the video in Flash to work on my site. You could go to Kobacabana's site for the Flash video which shows much clearer images.

Wide Awake

2007-04-08T20:51:00.000+08:00

Current Song in Head: Wide Awake, Audioslave

Dear Blog, I have a confession to make. After years of supporting Coldplay, I think I finally have a change of heart. I think my favourite band now is Audioslave. Tsk. Tsk. Pity that they have just broken up then.

Anyway, this post might have came a little too late, but 'Wide Awake' is most definitely a song targetted at the Doofus Ignornamous running the US of A. Katrina, Iraq, its all in it. I especially like the line,'While you're somewhere trading lives for oil, as if the whole world were blind.' Sweet. Can't get anything more direct than that.

Here's the lyrics of the song for you guys.

Wide Awake

You can a look a hurricane right in the eye

1200 people dead or left to die

Follow the leaders were it an eye for an eye we'll all be blind

Deaf or murder, of this I'm sure, in this uncertain time

So come pull the sheet over my eyes

So I can sleep tonight

Despite what I've seen today

I find you guilty of a crime, of sleeping at a time

When you should have been wide awake

Down on the road the world is floating by

The poor and undefended left behind

While you're somewhere trading lives for oil

As if the whole world were blind

So come pull the sheet over my eyes

So I can sleep tonight

Despite what I've seen today

I find you guilty of a crime of sleeping at a time

When you should have been wide awake

Come pull the sheet over my eyes

So I can sleep tonight

Despite what I've seen today

I find you guilty of a crime of sleeping at a time

When you should have been wide awake

Wide awake! Wide awake! Wide awake! Wide awake!

Good People

2007-04-06T12:19:00.000+08:00

Current Song in Head: Good People, Jack Johnson

Ever wonder why there are some people that always seem to be pissed with others. And on the other spectrum of the equation, there are those people that are never ever pissed with anyone? Personally, I think I belong more to the latter group, although there are times when I'm pissed with somebody, but it would blow over after awhile and everything would be fine and peachy again.

Anyway, the reason I'm writing this post is because of 2 recent incidents that happened to me or friends around me. Won't specifically go into the details of these incidents, but I'm just wondering, how come there are people that can hold a grudge for 2-3 years and why is it that there are people that who can find the energy to be pissed/angry with someone. Man... I find being angry absolutely energy sapping.

You know what they say, it takes 43 muscles to frown but only 17 muscles to smile. So people should be smiling and be happy more. But then again, it takes exactly 0 muscles to not do anything at all. So I'm going to be nonchalant from now on.

Unveiling the Rebel

2007-04-02T20:28:00.000+08:00

Yeah man... I've got the Rebel in me. Canon Digital Rebel XTi that is. Thats the name of my camera in the States. In Singapore its just called the Canon EOS 400D. Sounds crap, so I'll stick to the Rebel.

Here are some of the pictures I have taken so far. First up, we have the impressive robots from my bro's model collection.

Check out the difference in focus man... Nice. Simple but very satisfying effect to create.

Next up, we have some flowers...

Oh my friggin' God right? Amazing colours! Makes me look like a pro! But the fact is, any retard could take this photo with the Rebel.

And here's my stab at an arty farty picture. Looks like something right out of the Ikea catalogue.

And finally, whats a photo collection without photos of sunset, right? So here are some pictures of sunsets taken at Upper Selatar Reservoir.

I'm not so please with the outcome of the sunset photos though, except for the last one. Still can't figure out the white balance, colour contrast, exposure, (insert your own photography jargon). Anyway, all in all, it has been very satisfying. Now all I need to do is get one of those photographer's jacket and try and convince some dumb blond that I'm a professional 'artistic' photographer. O_o

Question of the Day

2007-03-20T22:18:00.000+08:00

Financial Advisor: Are you a Christian?

Thengz: Nope, I'm a cynic...

Score: Religion 0 Thengz 2

Random Rant

2007-03-20T11:18:00.000+08:00

Met the Little Boy, his girlfriend and Mr Sim for dinner yesterday. And the first thing that the Little Boy's girlfriend said to Mr Sim when she saw him, was to congratulate him.

I didn't understand why she's congratulating him out of the blue and I asked. Well, I shouldn't have asked. She's congratulating him because he has turned to Christ or rather, became Christian.

All I can say to this is Allah Ackbar and religion is over-rated. If not for religion, I think the world would have 90% less wars and suffering. Funny how people turn to religion for peace then. Hahaha.

Once again, Allah Ackbar... Peace Out

Life Is No Longer Boring...

2007-03-09T22:18:00.000+08:00

Boston Legal Season 2 DVD is finally out in Singapore. Life is no longer boring... Worth every cent of the 100 bucks. I get the feeling I'm probably the first person that bought it in HMV Singapore, the HMV assistant seemed a little confused when I asked him if there was an undamaged copy of the DVD Series.

P.S. I don't understand how people can sit at home and watch mindless Korean dramas from morning to night. Such obsession... Tsk... Tsk... Its not as if they show interesting court cases set in Boston which involve interesting characters and witty dialogues. "Denny Crane. Pop goes the weasel. Denny Crane. Still cuckoo for Coco Puffs? Who's your daddy? Denny Crane."

Fly With K2 Airline

2007-03-07T22:13:00.000+08:00

I flew today. It lasted all of 1 second. To say that the landing was rough would be an understatement. I'm never going to try flying with rollerblades again (not that I can help myself).

Krishna, Lord of Destruction, you're not doing enough to protect your worshippers. Why, o why did you put that stone there?

P.S. Kinda miss the stinging sensation of a fresh wound.

P.P.S. I'm not a sado masochist. But these cuts really feel good.

P.P.P.S. Honest, I'm not into pain.

I Want to Work Hard Now.

2007-03-07T15:35:00.000+08:00

Yep, you heard me right. I want to work hard now, so that I can enjoy my life when I'm old, balding, have rheumatism, weak joints, a poor eye sight, damaged urinal tract, non-existent taste buds, no teeth, kids that do not know me (if I have kids), no friends and a big empty house where the only voice I hear is my echo.

Yep... I so want to work hard now.

P.S. And yep, I'm in a cynical mood today.

Passion...

2007-03-04T00:44:00.000+08:00

Or to be precise, the lack of passion, has long been the bane of my life. The lack of interest in most things and activities have kind of haunted me since young.

Never liked studying, never will, but somehow I've managed to scrape through University.

Don't enjoy the job I'm in now, and I'm hard-pressed to think of a job which I can enjoy to a certain degree and is 'acceptable' by others. Maybe I'll just try scraping through 30 years of work life. O_o. Either that or I should just find the highest paying job on the market, since I don't enjoy doing any kind of work at all. In other words, stop working for a crap pay in a crap engineering job.

Can't think of many activities I enjoy either. Blading could count as one, but then again, it really depends on my mood. Playing computer games can't really be counted as a passion, more of an obsession. Hahaha... Damn... Life seems pretty pathetic if you look at it this way.

I need a sign, something to turn me in the right direction...

No, Krishna, Lord of Destruction, this isn't what I meant....

I'm Back....

2007-02-27T20:38:00.000+08:00

Current Song in Head: Deportation/Iguazu, Gustavo Santaolalla, From the Soundtrack of Babel

After a 2 months long disappearance, Thengz is finally back! I've got enough complains from some of you guys who are sick of seeing the same old poem. Yep, the Irish Airman may have forseen his death, but I haven't seen mine yet! At least not in the next hour or 2.

Quite alot has happened in the past few months, so I won't bore you fellas with the details. The gist of it is, I'm kinda sick of engineering and am looking for a change. Looking at 3 options currently: get a Masters overseas, try to find work in the finance sector or try my hands at pharmaceutical sales.

OK, I'll be honest, the main reason for the last option is cause I'll then have an excuse to buy a car. To be precise, the Suzuki SX4.

Nice car eh? Went and test drive it for fun last weekend, pretty good handling, only pity was that its boot space is a tad small. Other than that, it looks pretty good. Smooth ride and looks good.

Also test drove a few other cars, namely the Honda Jazz and the Subaru Impreza. The Honda Jazz was a real disappointment. Pathetic looking interior coupled with a poor suspension makes it an unenjoyable ride.

The Subaru Impreza on the other hand is real impressive, superb handling, even better than the SX4 and a very smooth ride. Pretty ok pick up if you take into account that its a 1.6 litre. Too bad I'm more into hatchbacks now.

Not that I'm buying any cars soon. Will probably test drive a few more cars for fun this week. Next up, Mitsubishi Colt and Lancer, maybe the Mazda 3 and my personal favourite, the VW Golf GTI. Now I'll just wait for the top prize in the 10 million dollars ang bao draw.

Thengz in a mood for Poetry

2006-12-18T12:16:00.000+08:00

An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

I know that I shall meet my fate

Somewhere among the clouds above;

Those that I fight I do not hate,

Those that I guard I do not love;

My country is Kiltartan Cross.

My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,

No likely end could bring them loss

Or leave them happier than before.

No law nor duty bade me fight,

No public men, nor cheering crowds,

A lonely impulse of delight

Drove to this tumult in the clouds;

I balanced all, brought all to mind,

The years to come seemed waste of breath,

A waste of breath the years behind

In balance with this life, this death.

~Irish Poet, W.B. Yeats

Tis' the Season to be creepy...

2006-12-08T23:24:00.000+08:00

After complaining to various people about the lack of Christmas spirit in Vietnam, I heard my first few Christmas Carols during lunch today - in Vietnamese. Yep... Same tune, different language. Anyway, there's nothing scary about this.

So anyway, now the tunes of various Christmas Carols are stuck in my head and it suddenly dawned on me that Santa is a serial stalker. Know the lyrics to 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'? There is one part of the song which goes,"He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake." Jeez... If that isn't the traits of a serial stalker, I don't know what is. That could well be the movie tagline for Chucky 9 or I Know What You Did Last Summer 7 for all I know.

And not only this if you unscramble Santa's name, you can spell Natas, Tanas, Anast, Astan and Satan. Yep, Satan. Coincidence? I think not.

Tis' the season to be creepy...

Funny Ad

2006-12-01T18:20:00.000+08:00

I was checking out Carl's Jr on Wikipedia (yes, hardcore fans do that), and I read something about their advertisment and the spoof of that ad. Check this out...

Here's the original...

And here's the spoof...

Thengz is a Sad Fark...

2006-11-11T09:09:00.000+08:00

Only 2 groups of people work on Saturdays, the Workaholic and the Sad Fark. I belong to the latter.

Boy, do I hate work on Saturdays. Its like songs by Britney Speares: utterly pointless... Zzzzzzzz.....

Oral and Anal Sex Legal: Singaporeans Elated...

2006-11-08T23:03:00.000+08:00

I was driving in the car this evening and listening to the radio and I'm glad to announce that oral sex and anal sex is going to be legal in Singapore. Now you guys don't have to worry when you're doing the dirty. No need to check your back~~sides~~ for cops spying on you, checking the legality of your intercourse etiquette. Here's the link to the report.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/240179/1/.html

Upon hearing the 'breaking' news, I couldn't help laughing. Makes you wonder how the news reader kept a straight face when she said, "Oral and anal sex in private between a consenting adult heterosexual couple, aged 16 years and above is legal." Hahahahahaha.... Boy, oh boy, has Singapore progressed. Now we just need them to make ownership of whips and handcuffs for personal recreation legal...

Long Time No Post

2006-09-20T22:16:00.000+08:00

Been awhile since I posted anything. Here's a quick update for the fistful of readers.

OK, firstly, I've spent more than a month in Hong Kong for this trip, and there are several things that I've noticed.

The most important news in HK of late is the 'exposure' of one of the Twin's twin peaks. Who gives a damn about Lebanon or Thailand for that matter?
In Hong Kong, the weather changes is damn sudden. It can be friggin' hot for one day, and the next day, its raining cats, dogs, kangaroos, giraffes and donkeys.
Korean Series DVDs are very cheap in HK, anybody wants Korean Drama tell me. And by cheap, I mean less than 10 Singapore dollars for the entire series.
Too much work makes Thengz a dull boy. His brain is totally empty now and can't even think of crap to blog about.

Hmmm... This blogging style doesn't seem to work too well. How about I try something else. I think of a random item and post my personal thoughts about it. That sounds more interesting.

Steve 'Croc Hunter' Irwin's Death - Can't say that it isn't expected, just that I always thought it would be a croc that sinks him. And it could well happen to me. A quiz I did told me that I will probably meet my maker by being eaten alive. o_0

Military Coup in Thailand - Don't really know much about it, but it certainly isn't started by me! Glad to know that it is rather peaceful though. First thought that comes to my mind is, the Thai Beverage share prices sure drop one! Second thought is, Scruffy Ruffy is there right? But he's says that its pretty calm, so I guess no problems there.

Liverpool losing to Chelski and Arsenal winning ManUre - Mostly bitter, but at least Arse halted ManUre's charge, for that I'm happy.

Italian Mafia - Just watched the first 2 parts of the Godfather trilogy, as well as the Donnie Brasco movie that Nic the Dick recommended a long time ago, I've also read the Donnie Brasco autobiography. I must say, the Mafia is damn cool. I probably sound like a 15 year old. Oh yes, just a side note, Hollywood movies and the books there are based on are so different, Donnie Brasco the movie does not do justice to Donnie Brasco the book.

Darn... Seems like this post isn't doing too well. I guess I'm really mentally drained to blog. Thats all for now.

All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us!

2006-08-21T09:23:00.000+08:00

Alright, here's a little background information before I screen the video. For those of you who think you know what I'm getting at, you can check out the video I found on youtube at the end of this post.

To begin, there was this craze called 'All You Base Are Belong To Us' some years ago. Basically, someone took an old Japanese Nintendo game and used the terrible command of English on the game dialogue and made it into a crappy but hilarious MTV video. Here's the video clip I found...

And recently, with the opening of the B-flick movie 'Snakes on the Plane' (make a guess what the show is about), some wisecrack created a new version of the old cult favourite, and thats how we get 'All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us', yet another, corny and crappy MTV clip.

Oh yes, if you think you recognise the baddie in this clip, you must have seen the Masks cartoons of the 80s. Thats the leader of Venom! All Your Base Are Belong To Us! Make Your Time! Hahahaha!

More Crap From Israel

2006-08-09T19:49:00.000+08:00

Those of you who follow European Football as well as the Israel-Lebanon 'conflict' might be familiar with this. For the Champions' League and UEFA Cup qualifiers, for the sake of the players' safety, UEFA have decided that all matches that were suppose to be played in Israel shall now be played at a neutral venue instead of in Tel Aviv or any other Israel city.

And the Israelis are in an uproar about this. To quote the president of the Israel Football Players' Association, Avi Cohen,"The people who are not living in Israel do not understand Tel Aviv is out of the war. You do everything - you lie on the beach and go to discotheques. It is like living in London. It is very disappointing not to get Liverpool in Tel Aviv and (have) very big celebrations."

Jesus H. Christ! I have plenty of bones to pick with what is said. Firstly, apparently, it seems rather safe to play football in Tel Aviv, eh? One of the main reason why Israel invaded/bombarded/massacred Lebanon is because Hezbollah's rockets are threatening the safety of Israel's cities, wasn't it? So which is it? Is Tel Aviv safe from rockets or not? Or I suppose footballers do not die from rocket blasts right? Thats the only reason I can think as to why the footballers should still play in a country under 'threat' from hostile missiles and rockets.

Secondly, aren't we at war here? And yet the Israelis are still lying on the beach and going to discos. I certainly don't remember the British partying like there's no tomorrow during the Second World War or the North Vietnamese lying on the beach during the Vietnam War (dead Vietnamese lying on the beach don't count).

Thirdly, probably very much like the previous point. Did I see that the Israelis want to have a big celebration? So what are they going to celebrate? The 1000th Lebanon civilian killed? What a load of bull...

How will human beings become extinct?

2006-08-05T21:55:00.000+08:00

Recently Dr Stephen Hawking asked the people of Yahoo! Answers "How can the human race survive the next hundred years?" Answers range from the absurd to the hopeful and to the simple reply of humans not being able to survive the next hundred years. Dr Hawking himself said he has no answer to the question. Even the great Dr Hawking has no answer to that, I guess human beings are screwed then.

With that being the case, I'll assume that the human race will be extinct in a century's time, hence my question "How will human beings become extinct?" After some thought, I've narrowed down to the choices below.

A nuclear war begins, countries nuke each other. The lucky ones are killed by the initial nuclear blasts, the not so lucky ones die eventually of radiation exposure.

A stray meteorite hits Earth. Once again, the lucky ones are killed by the initial impact, the ones that never kena Toto freeze to death because excessive dust in the atmosphere blocks the sun's ray causing a climate change that humans cannot control. Bruce Willis does not save the world by detonating the meteor.

Global warming becomes uncontrollable (might already have happened), the earth becomes hotter and hotter, eventually humans can't cope with the temperature and start dropping like flies. The Arabs out live the rest of the world but still die eventually. David Blaine survives the heat but dies of old age.

An epidemic spreads like wild fire. With all the world's funds put into developing weapons of destruction and rewarding people who provide information on Al Qeada's latest number 2 in command, no cure can be found. Human race dies a slow and painful death eventually.

The Vogons zap Earth into oblivion in order to build an inter-galactical highway. Just like in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All life-forms on Earth are wiped away in an instant. The leaders of the world were still trying to agree on a ceasefire for the 100 year old Israel-Lebanon invasion.

We all die of George Bush's stupidity.

My heart tells me its option 6 but my brain tells me its option 3. What do you think? And are there any other possible answers?

Computer Technology...

2006-08-04T20:52:00.000+08:00

Saw this printed on a T-Shirt while I was in Hong Kong. Pretty much gives an explanation to the workings of my favourite hardware.

Why the World needs more than one Superpower and more countries that own nuclear weapons.

2006-08-03T17:30:00.000+08:00

Weird title, I'll agree. But there really is a need for more than one Superpower in the world, and more countries with nuclear weapons.

First of, I shall touch on the less controversial of the 2. Why should there be more than one Superpower in the world? Remember the good old Iron Curtain days? USA and USSR were in constant struggle to be the mightier of 2 Superpowers. Weapons were made, missiles were launched, men were put into space, etc. People died, but most were soldiers/spies/double-agents/Afghans/Vietnamese, so they were prepared to die anyway. But basically, other than a few hot-spots in the world, where out and out fighting was present, there wasn't much suffering in the rest of the world (except Africa, but thats another story for another day).

And why is this so? Because everyone was either on the American's side or the Ruskies' side. If you fark with me, my big brother will get you. Case in point, Cuban Missile Crisis. Good ole' Fidel Castro pointed a few missiles at the big US of A. Did the Americans start a pre-emptive strike and knock the crap out of Fidel's toys? Nope. They didn't dare, cause they know the consequence if they do. The Red Army will be down on them and a Third World War would ensue. Or at the very least, the US of A would have a 'Vietnam' in their own backyard. So they did the only logical thing, which is to coax the Ruskies to talk their little brother out of aiming their missiles at America.

Speaking of Vietnam, thats an example where big brothers (USSR and China) helped his little brother (North Vietnam). In doing so, the Vietcongs were able to repel the American forces, thus ensuring that the little guy can defeat the big bully with the backing of a Superpower.

And in a tit-for-tat reply, during the Soviet-Afghan War of the 80s, the Americans, playing the big brother role this time, secretly supplied mountain weapons and 1 Rambo to the Afghan insurgents in their war against the Soviets, making life difficult for them, which resulted in the Soviet's eventual withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A present day example where a second balancing 'Superpower' coming it useful and preventing a war would be the North Korea missile test issue. If North Korea wasn't on such buddy terms with China, the closest country to a second Superpower in the world currently, would the US just stood there and demand 'sanctions' on North Korea only? Will they bollocks? They would probably have knocked the living daylights out of North Korea even before the North Koreans 'tested' those missiles. The only reason why the Americans didn't do so is because they are afraid to piss the Chinese off.

Therefore, I conclude, more than one Superpower is required in the world so that they can 'police' each other and ensure that the other does not bully little countries.

Now the more controversial issue, more countries that own nuclear weapons. Controversial, but very easily explained. Lets say a country have a single nuclear missile, would you dare shoot missiles into it? Or invade it? Hell no. You either shoot a nuclear missile into it and get it over and done with, and in doing so, start a nuclear war, or you just don't do anything. Would Israel have invaded Lebanon if they know that Lebanon has nuclear missiles? I don't think so. This is probably a very dim view of things, but I don't see countries with nuclear capabilities being invaded so far. No invasion, no war. No war, no deaths. World Peace. Haha. I rest my case.

Oh yes, and Iraq doesn't count, unless we're talking about invisible nuclear missiles.

Droning Air-Con

2006-08-02T15:41:00.000+08:00

Its 3:37p.m. I'm at my office. I'm staring at the laptop monitor. I'm listening to the droning air-con. I'm bored. I need a life...

Droooonnnnneeeee......droooonnnnnneeeee.....droooonnnneeeeee.....

War F**king Crime...

2006-07-31T20:55:00.000+08:00

The Israel-Lebanon conflict is becoming a bloody joke. What good is a cease fire when bombing are still continued?

A day after the Qana massacre, and the darn Israelis go back to shelling south Lebanon. Whatever support or sympathy the Israelis might have before all these senseless bombing began must have been eroded away after the Qana incident. And they still continue with their so called 'war'.

If the Nazi's massacre of innocent Jews is a war crime, the killing of innocent children during the Qana comes pretty close to it. And don't give me the crap about civilian casulties should be expected during war. 27 out of the 55 killed are children. I'm sure there are alot of 2 year old children that carry rocket launchers and fire into Israel, but these children were sleeping might I add. I wonder how the hell the Israeli 'Generals' are going to live with this...

First they hit a UN outpost, and claim that they identified the wrong target. Now this. Don't tell me with all they're high-tech gizmos, the Israelis can't identify the correct target? Bet they used the same equipment that the Americans used to 'discover' nuclear weapons in Iraq. Crap...

All this load of bull, kind of makes you wonder what these Israeli 'Generals' say when they return home to their family.

"Honey, I'm home! Destroyed a few buildings with innocent children today."

"Wow! Then you must really have had a good day at the office! We should really celebrate with our kids tonight! Lets bring them out to the movies or something."

There better be a War Crime Trial after all this blow over. Those Israeli 'Generals' should be hanged for this. Strong words, but its only fair. Don't tell me that just because you're an ally with the big US of A, you can get away with killing innocent children.

For the sake of these Israeli 'Generals', I sure as hell hope that their god is the war-loving, children killing type, cause thats the only way they are going score brownie points for their after-life...

Hong Kong in a Different Light

2006-07-20T21:01:00.000+08:00

Had a short walk around my Hong Kong estate today and managed to take some interesting photos.

Sign at the Pier

Fishing Boat

Evening Walk

Fishing Village

Setting Sun

Girl Playing at the Water Fountain

A Humane Thing to Do...

2006-07-20T15:15:00.000+08:00

Was talking to my colleague just now. It was 3p.m. in the afternoon. He mentioned that he has forgotten to eat and has a stomachache. Too busy with work, not much appetite, and don't really like the food in Hong Kong anyway.

If I ever forget to eat despite a persisting stomachache and yet still have no appetite to eat, just put a bullet in my skull and put me out of my misery. Its the humane thing to do.

Coldplay Concert, Hong Kong

2006-07-14T19:54:00.000+08:00

The name may be Coldplay, but the playing was anything but cold Damn that was a friggin' corny sentence, but I'm using it anyway. Anyway, I was at the Asia Expo Arena at 7pm, an hour before the starting time. Met a couple of my NUS orientation camp friends there, and sat down for a drink. Hmmmm... Totally forgot to take a picture with them. Darn...

Anyway, after the drink, we took out our tickets and I realised that, my ticket was missing! D'oh! Worst nightmare situation. OK, wasn't much of a nightmare, I ended going to the box office, told them about my missing tickets and they replaced my ticket after verifying my handphone number. Minor hiccup, but I'm not missing my Coldplay concert.

I bought the most expensive tickets, while Shichao and Sharon bought the slightly cheaper ones, so I was alone for the concert. Being the kiasu Singaporean, we headed into the concert hall before 8pm even though we know that concerts never start on time. As expected, the hall was still pretty empty. One interesting to note, there is a very high percentage of ang mohs at the concert. Kinda figures, Coldplay doesn't sing in Cantonese, so I guess not as many locals will be interested. Besides, S.H.E. are having a concert on the same day at a different venue. S.H. who? Ya, exactly, I've never heard of them either.

Before the concert began, I made some small talk with the ang moh beside me. He also came to the concert alone, works for the regional office, travels to China and Taiwan for business, has a relatively large apartment at Discovery Bay facing the mountains, comes from a town between London and Oxford, feels that the current Hong Kong weather is hotter than the Singapore weather. And in reply I told him I'm also at the concert alone, colleagues more into the chinese music scene, got sent to HK by Singapore company to build baggage handling system, travelled to Panama recently for work, shares a pathetically small apartment with 3 colleagues at Tung Chung, comes from Singapore, feels that London's weather is bad most of the time (I was being polite).

Thats quite an amount of talk we had there, and apparently he was told by somebody that Coldplay won't be on till 9pm. And I told him that I have half the mind to charge to the stage the moment the lights went off. He probably thought I was kidding. I was not.

Anyway, the moment the lights went out, sure enough, everyone rushed towards the stage. And like a man possessed, I stepped over the chairs in front of me, ran towards the barrier that separated me from the first block of seats and the stage (I was on the second block), and leapt over the barrier. I was home free! Or so I thought. I felt a hand grab me by the back of my shoulder and shoving me through a gap in the barrier and wham, I'm back in the second block. Damn. So near yet so far, literally.

And so Coldplay began their set, here's some of the pictures I took. Well at least I was close enough to the stage, better off than some of the people at the back of the concert hall. To quote Chris Martin,"How's the people doing back there? This must be the first time I played a concert in 2 different time zones."

Countdown clock at the beginning of 'Square One' song.

Yellow Balloons during the first hit single, erm, 'Yellow'.

Chris Martin being amused with himself on the giant screen.

Obawe Owasume, the goon that shoved me back into block 2 and away from the stage.

Fireworks on the stage. Digital Fireworks, not the real thing.

Explosion of white lights.

Sea of People. Note the ang moh count.

Kids enjoying the day out with their dads, Obawe Owasume looking goon-like for the crowd.

Band of Four

The End.

Certainly had a hell of a good time at the concert. After 5 years, alot have changed, there are more glitzy lights and even a digital screen, but the band is still pretty much the same. But I must say, I prefer their first 2 albums more than the 3rd one. Think Coldplay is one of the few things that can make me go amok. Haha... I feel like a freaking 16 year old girl who just saw NoWestlife now.

P.S. There are more photos on my flikr album if you're interested.

Ronaldin-who?

2006-07-13T13:31:00.000+08:00

Shit... I wouldn't want to be her boyfriend. The pressure must be immense... o_0

Tickets for Coldplay in Hong Kong

2006-07-13T13:00:00.000+08:00

This could well be the highlight of my stay in HK. The Coldplay Concert. 780 Hong Kong dollars, whopping 160 Singapore dollars. Damn, I already feel guilty saying this. This is even more expensive than those JBL Creature Speakers. But hey, its Coldplay. All will be forgiven in due time. Haha...

Here's My Inspiration.

2006-07-12T20:15:00.000+08:00

OK, at least my inspiration for the forseeable future. Travel round the world. Damn. I probably have to do this before I'm 30. By the time you're 30, its probably too late to enjoy anything. Adults always don't seem to enjoy their life. Well, thats true at least for the adults I know.

I've made a rough calculation, I will probably need S$23,561.43 to make this possible. Anyone wants to fulfill my life long dream can send an e-mail to me or drop a comment for the address to send their cheque to. Many thanks in advance.

P.S. I'm not kidding. E-mail me. Hehehe...

Rocky Balboa is Back!

2006-07-11T14:56:00.000+08:00

What next? Superman? Oh wait a minute....

Absolutely Hilarious...

2006-07-05T16:10:00.000+08:00

I was busy compiling a User Manual in my Hong Kong apartment. And suddenly there is call on the mobile. Its a local (Hong Kong) number, expecting it to be a colleague calling from the Airport, I picked it up.

Before I even had a chance to say 'hello', the lady on the other end began chattering none stop in Cantonese, presumably trying to sell a product. I let this go on for about 30 seconds before I interrupted her, "Sorry, I don't know Cantonese."

Immediately, she bade her farewell in Cantonese and hung up. Hahahaha! Now I know how to handle sales call back in Singapore. The next time somebody calls me to push a sale, I shall reply with a thick German/Spanish/Italian accent and say that I don't speak Mandarin/English/Malay/Tamil. Haha!

Eat or be Eaten

2006-07-05T13:44:00.000+08:00

They always tell me: eat or be eaten. I guess in my case, its to be eaten...

You scored as Eaten. Your death will be death by wild animals. You will probably get eaten by a bear or shark something because you don't know the natural safety precautions and are ignorant.

Eaten

87%

Natural Causes

80%

Stabbed

60%

Bomb

47%

Posion

47%

Disease

40%

Suffocated

40%

Cut Throat

40%

Gunshot

33%

Suicide

33%

Disappear

33%

Accident

33%

Drowning

27%

How Will You Die??
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Hongkie Tongkie

2006-07-05T11:12:00.000+08:00

Been slightly more than a week since I landed in Hong Kong and from what I've seen so far, Hong Kong is very much like Singapore in many ways. Public transport is as efficient, maybe even more efficient. People are always walking briskly. Slight difference in the escalator system here in Hong Kong though, the slow pokes keep to the right and those in a hurry breeze past on the left.

If anyone is into branded goods, Hong Kong is the place to shop in. There is practically a branded boutique round every corner in the city. Prada, Gucci, LV, you name they have it. The tai tais of Hong Kong must be so lucky. Haha... Talking about branded stuff, do you know that the 'brand' Goldlion actually have a restaurant, bar and hair saloon? Yep, crazy stuff... Evidence as shown below.

The lighting is a little bad, so if you do go to HK, drop by their 'Mohd Sultan', Lan Kwai Fong and see it for yourself. Here's a picture of Lan Kwai Fong, looks rather typically HK, bright billboards and all.

And guess who I saw at Lan Kwai Fong?

I have no idea who he is either. Haha... If he is famous, somebody please tell me but there certainly alot of cameras around him. Could be a model, could be an actor, looks a little like Aaron 'Use-to-have-centre-parting' Kwok but I'm certain its not him. Oh yes, the convertable beamer he's in doesn't look too bad either.

I seem to have this thing about the colours of the sky ever since the flight to Panama. The Hong Kong sky line is no difference. Pinkish/purplish hue in the evening sky. Nice...

Alrighty, thats all for now. I have some other photos in my camera but am a little lazy to upload them. Will get to that when i'm in the mood again. Thats all folks!

P.S. Anybody coming to HK in the coming weeks? Drop me a message!

Something for the Crazy Star Wars/Gnarls Barkley Fans out there

2006-06-30T10:33:00.000+08:00

If there are any fans in the above category, here's something for you. Gnarls Barkley as Darth Vadar, keyboardists as Obi-wan Kenobi and Jango Fett, backup singers as Rebel 'Scum' Pilots, violin players as Imperial Star Destroyers Commanders, bass and lead guitarist as Storm Troopers and the drummer as Chewbecca! What a class act!

Hot, Woozy, Nauseous Feeling in Hong Kong

2006-06-27T21:29:00.000+08:00

It has only been slightly more than a day spent in Hong Kong and I already start feeling hot, woozy and nauseous. I suspect that Hong Kong has made me pregnant. I had a very sleepless first night. Freaking air-con is way too noisy and if I turn the air-con off, it is too stuffy. You know all the apartments you see in Hong Kong drama series? Well, my apartment is even smaller than those.

Talking about Hong Kong drama series, after touching down in Hong Kong yesterday, I felt as if I have walked into a Cantonese drama series, everyone was speaking Cantonese. I was even half expecting Chow Yun Fatt to pop out from the corner and start shooting at the baddies behind me. Haha...

Been a little lazy to take photos, so that have to wait. Feel like vomiting now... Ciao for now...

Inane Thought of the Day

2006-06-22T16:23:00.000+08:00

"If I have spoilt life so far, can I go back to God with my warranty and ask him for a new life?"

- Bored Employee of a Sectorized company

A Piece of Singapore History

2006-06-19T18:41:00.000+08:00

I've struck gold this time. Or maybe i should say, I've struck a dime this time. I was looking at some of my coins just now and look what I found...

Ok, its just a pathetic 10 cents coin right? Wrong! Take a closer look. Its a Singapore 10 cents coin minted way back in 1968! Which means that it is a whopping 9 and a half World Cups old! It has seen Neil Armstrong walk on the moon! It was around when Hotel New World collapsed! It was around for both Woodstock! Hell, it was around when the Beatles mop hairstyle was cool, when bell bottoms are the way to go. It was around when the 80s shoulder pad thing was in vogue. Jeez... The list could go on forever.

And now, anyone of you can own a part of history. I'm willing to part with my find for a paltry sum of 300 bucks. Any takers? 300 bucks for a dime? Thats one hell of a bargain!

Alrighty, now its time for me to start looking for that elusive 1964 Singapore minted coin....

Philosophical Mood

2006-06-13T19:31:00.000+08:00

Thengz is in a philosophical mood.

Those of you who know me would agree that I like to poke fun at people's differences. Some of you might even call that discrimination, maybe even racism in some cases. I beg to differ. I'm actually no different from you. Especially those of you who go to the zoo and have a cracking time looking at the chimpanzees dig their noses or the hippos sniff each other's butts.

You see, the logic is actually very simple. Most people go to the zoo, they see animals, they get amused. Animals have hair all over their body. Animals walk on their four limbs. Animals have long necks, long noses, long arms, long ~~dicks~~. Basically, we get amused by animals because they are different.

Its the same for me. I get amused by the Mat sitting in the void deck playing his guitar. I get amused by the Ah Beng who can't pronounce his L's and R's. I get amused by the fat lady who is grumpy all the time. Heck, I'm even amused by the banana who speaks with an American accent. I get amused because they are different from me.

So you see, we're actually not very different. But certainly different enough for me to be amused by you.

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