1 - You believe in Santa Claus.
2 - You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3 - You are Santa Claus.
4 - You look like Santa Claus.
Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts
Monday, December 28, 2009
The Four Stages of A Man's Life
The four stages of a man's life:
1 - You believe in Santa Claus.
2 - You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3 - You are Santa Claus.
4 - You look like Santa Claus.
1 - You believe in Santa Claus.
2 - You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3 - You are Santa Claus.
4 - You look like Santa Claus.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Wash Your Hands Too (parody of Wonder Girls’ Nobody)
This is a spoof of Wonder Girls’ Nobody by Mr Brown.
I dowan you to touch me baby
You go toilet never wash hand right?
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
You don’t want to get swine flu or someone pass to you
You better wash your body your body your body
H1N1 is confirm no fun
Be careful where you go, US or Mexico
If you have temperature that mean you got fever
Don’t just take honey, this flu is not funny
Maybe it’s time to wear a mask
Maybe you have forgotten SARS!
Whatever the weather, must bring thermometer
Stick it in your armpit or down there!!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
Though the level is yellow, don’t be dirty fellow
You better wash your body your body your body
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
Must wash after poo poo or germs will stick to you
Wash more than your body your body
I know you use finger, don’t let the smell linger
I know you dig gold, and wipe on some pole
You scratch your backside, and think you can hide
You play your below, take ice from my Milo
Maybe it’s time to be hygiene, maybe you should be quarantined
Don’t be a spreader, we stay clean together!
We’ll pick the kutus from each other’s hair!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
If you think you’re infected don’t blur go Orchard
Don’t pass to somebody somebody so mebody
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
Must wash after pang jio; the Wonder Girls damn chio
They dowan your body your body your body
Back in the days when we only took a bath monthly now…
Looking at you I feel, as sick Kim Jong III
Your breath smell like kimchi, you see
There’s no vaccine Eugene
Go wash your body your body your body
Wash your hands too!
I dowan you to touch me baby
You go toilet never wash hand right?
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
You don’t want to get swine flu or someone pass to you
You better wash your body your body your body
H1N1 is confirm no fun
Be careful where you go, US or Mexico
If you have temperature that mean you got fever
Don’t just take honey, this flu is not funny
Maybe it’s time to wear a mask
Maybe you have forgotten SARS!
Whatever the weather, must bring thermometer
Stick it in your armpit or down there!!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
Though the level is yellow, don’t be dirty fellow
You better wash your body your body your body
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
Must wash after poo poo or germs will stick to you
Wash more than your body your body
I know you use finger, don’t let the smell linger
I know you dig gold, and wipe on some pole
You scratch your backside, and think you can hide
You play your below, take ice from my Milo
Maybe it’s time to be hygiene, maybe you should be quarantined
Don’t be a spreader, we stay clean together!
We’ll pick the kutus from each other’s hair!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
If you think you’re infected don’t blur go Orchard
Don’t pass to somebody somebody so mebody
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
When you wash your body, wash your hands too!
Must wash after pang jio; the Wonder Girls damn chio
They dowan your body your body your body
Back in the days when we only took a bath monthly now…
Looking at you I feel, as sick Kim Jong III
Your breath smell like kimchi, you see
There’s no vaccine Eugene
Go wash your body your body your body
Wash your hands too!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
There is NO Santa Claus
There has long been a conspiracy in western societies to propagate to children that there is a Santa Claus. Address a letter to Santa Claus, North Pole, and you will get a reply from Santa himself. This will not happen anymore as one of the biggest party to this conspiracy, the US Postal Service, announced that it will be dropping the small Alaska town of North Pole from a popular national programme where volunteers respond to thousands of such letters. For the reason(s) behind this move and the full report, please go here.
Well sooner or later, these children will eventually find out that there is no Santa Claus no matter whether they have been naughty or nice.
Any one intelligent enough, or with a bit more of “santa searching” will eventually see the truth. Otherwise refer to the following inquiry report filed in January 1990.
1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified; and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not completely rule out flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen.
2) There are two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. BUT since Santa doesn't appear to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total, which is about 378 million according to Population Reference Bureau. At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 108 million homes. One presumes there is at least one good child in each home.
3) Thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, and assuming Santa travels east to west (which seems logical), he has 31 hours of Christmas to work with. This works out to 967.7 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has 1/1000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house. Assuming that each of these 108 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are now talking about 0.78 miles per household, a total trip of 75-1/2 million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us must do at least once every 31 hours, plus feeding and etc. This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest manmade vehicle on earth, the Ulysses Space Probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second - a conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles per hour.
4) The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized lego set (2 pounds), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that "flying reindeer" (see point #1) could pull TEN TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even nine. We need 214,200 reindeers. This increases the payload - not even counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. Again, for comparison - this is five times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (the cruise ship, not the Queen).
5) 353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance. This will heat the reindeers up in the same fashion as spacecrafts re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeers will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeers behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporised within 4.26 thousandths of a second. Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force.
In conclusion, if Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.
Well sooner or later, these children will eventually find out that there is no Santa Claus no matter whether they have been naughty or nice.
Any one intelligent enough, or with a bit more of “santa searching” will eventually see the truth. Otherwise refer to the following inquiry report filed in January 1990.
1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified; and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not completely rule out flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen.
2) There are two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. BUT since Santa doesn't appear to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total, which is about 378 million according to Population Reference Bureau. At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 108 million homes. One presumes there is at least one good child in each home.
3) Thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, and assuming Santa travels east to west (which seems logical), he has 31 hours of Christmas to work with. This works out to 967.7 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has 1/1000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house. Assuming that each of these 108 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are now talking about 0.78 miles per household, a total trip of 75-1/2 million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us must do at least once every 31 hours, plus feeding and etc. This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest manmade vehicle on earth, the Ulysses Space Probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second - a conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles per hour.
4) The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized lego set (2 pounds), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that "flying reindeer" (see point #1) could pull TEN TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even nine. We need 214,200 reindeers. This increases the payload - not even counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. Again, for comparison - this is five times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (the cruise ship, not the Queen).
5) 353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance. This will heat the reindeers up in the same fashion as spacecrafts re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeers will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeers behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporised within 4.26 thousandths of a second. Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force.
In conclusion, if Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Patients’ Records – What’s that again?
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
The patient refused an autopsy.
The patient has no past history of suicides.
Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
Patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.
Since she can't get pregnant with her husband, I thought you might like to work her up.
She is numb from her toes down.
The skin was moist and dry.
Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
Patient was alert and unresponsive.
Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.
I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
The pelvic examination will be done later on the floor.
Patient was seen in consultation by Dr Blank, who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree.
Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
The left leg became numb at times and she walked it off.
Father died in his 90s of female trouble in his prostate and kidneys.
Both the patient and the nurse herself reported passing flatus.
Skin: Somewhat pale but present.
On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it had completely disappeared.
Patient stated that if she would lie down, within two or three minutes something would come across her abdomen and knock her up.
By the time she was admitted to the hospital her rapid heart had stopped and she was feeling much better.
Patient has bilateral varicosities below the legs.
If he squeezes the back of his neck for four or five years it comes and goes.
Speculum was inserted between the eyes.
Dr. Blank is watching his prostate.
At the time of onset of pregnancy the mother was undergoing bronchoscopy.
She was treated with Mycostatin oral suppositories.
The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.
She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce.
The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.
The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day school three times a week.
Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.
Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot.
While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a stockbroker instead.
Coming from Detroit, this man has no children.
Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress.
When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.
She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
The patient refused an autopsy.
The patient has no past history of suicides.
Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
Patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.
Since she can't get pregnant with her husband, I thought you might like to work her up.
She is numb from her toes down.
The skin was moist and dry.
Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
Patient was alert and unresponsive.
Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.
I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
The pelvic examination will be done later on the floor.
Patient was seen in consultation by Dr Blank, who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree.
Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
The left leg became numb at times and she walked it off.
Father died in his 90s of female trouble in his prostate and kidneys.
Both the patient and the nurse herself reported passing flatus.
Skin: Somewhat pale but present.
On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it had completely disappeared.
Patient stated that if she would lie down, within two or three minutes something would come across her abdomen and knock her up.
By the time she was admitted to the hospital her rapid heart had stopped and she was feeling much better.
Patient has bilateral varicosities below the legs.
If he squeezes the back of his neck for four or five years it comes and goes.
Speculum was inserted between the eyes.
Dr. Blank is watching his prostate.
At the time of onset of pregnancy the mother was undergoing bronchoscopy.
She was treated with Mycostatin oral suppositories.
The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.
She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce.
The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.
The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day school three times a week.
Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.
Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot.
While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a stockbroker instead.
Coming from Detroit, this man has no children.
Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress.
When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Singapore English
The English did invent the English Language, but they cannot use it as effectively when communicating their intentions compared to Singaporeans. Ours is simple, short, concise, straight-to-the-point and effective.
WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Britons: "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you."
Singaporeans: "No stock!"
RETURNING A CALL
Britons: "Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone call for me a few moments ago?"
Singaporeans: "Hello, who call huh?"
ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY
Britons: "Excuse me, I would like to get by. Would you please make way?"
Singaporeans: "S-kew me..."
WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Britons: "Hey! Put your wallet away, this drink is on me."
Singaporeans: "No need lah."
WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Britons: "Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?"
Singaporeans: (pointing at the door) "Can or not?"
WHEN ENTERTAINING
Britons: "Please make yourself right at home."
Singaporeans: "No need shy one lah!"
WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Britons: "I don't recall you giving me the money."
Singaporeans: "Where got?"
WHEN DECIDING ON A PLAN OF ACTION
Britons: "What do you propose we do now that the movie's sold out and all the restaurants are closed?"
Singaporeans: "So how?"
WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Britons: "I would prefer not to do that, if you don't mind."
Singaporeans: "Don't want lah."
IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Britons: "Err...Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue."
Singaporeans: "You mad ah?"
WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE
Britons: "Excuse me, but could you please lower your voice? I'm trying to concentrate over here."
Singaporeans: "Shaddap lah!"
WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU
Britons: "Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for sometime. Do I know you?"
Singaporeans: "See what, see what?"
WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION
Britons: "We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment."
Singaporeans: "Die lah!!"
WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Britons: "Will someone tell me what has just happened?"
Singaporeans: "What happened ah? Why like that one lah?"
WHEN SOMEONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Britons: "This isn't the way to do it. Here, let me show you."
Singaporeans: "Like that also don't know how to do!"
WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Britons: "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you."
Singaporeans: "No stock!"
RETURNING A CALL
Britons: "Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone call for me a few moments ago?"
Singaporeans: "Hello, who call huh?"
ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY
Britons: "Excuse me, I would like to get by. Would you please make way?"
Singaporeans: "S-kew me..."
WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Britons: "Hey! Put your wallet away, this drink is on me."
Singaporeans: "No need lah."
WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Britons: "Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?"
Singaporeans: (pointing at the door) "Can or not?"
WHEN ENTERTAINING
Britons: "Please make yourself right at home."
Singaporeans: "No need shy one lah!"
WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Britons: "I don't recall you giving me the money."
Singaporeans: "Where got?"
WHEN DECIDING ON A PLAN OF ACTION
Britons: "What do you propose we do now that the movie's sold out and all the restaurants are closed?"
Singaporeans: "So how?"
WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Britons: "I would prefer not to do that, if you don't mind."
Singaporeans: "Don't want lah."
IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Britons: "Err...Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue."
Singaporeans: "You mad ah?"
WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE
Britons: "Excuse me, but could you please lower your voice? I'm trying to concentrate over here."
Singaporeans: "Shaddap lah!"
WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU
Britons: "Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for sometime. Do I know you?"
Singaporeans: "See what, see what?"
WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION
Britons: "We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment."
Singaporeans: "Die lah!!"
WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Britons: "Will someone tell me what has just happened?"
Singaporeans: "What happened ah? Why like that one lah?"
WHEN SOMEONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Britons: "This isn't the way to do it. Here, let me show you."
Singaporeans: "Like that also don't know how to do!"
Sunday, November 8, 2009
English Paradox
Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth? One goose, two geese. So one moose, two meese? One index, two indices?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend, that you comb through annals of history but not a single annal? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If vegetarians eat vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? If you wrote a letter, perhaps you bote your tongue?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposite, while quite a few and quite a lot are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the other day.
Have you noticed that we talk about certain things only when they are absent? Have you ever seen a horseful carriage or a strapful gown? Met a sung hero or experienced requited love? Have you ever run into someone who was combobulated, gruntled, ruly or piccable? And where are all those people who ARE spring chickens or who would ACTUALLY hurt a fly?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which of course, isn't a race at all). That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it.
The above was circulated in an email to me in 2001.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth? One goose, two geese. So one moose, two meese? One index, two indices?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend, that you comb through annals of history but not a single annal? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If vegetarians eat vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? If you wrote a letter, perhaps you bote your tongue?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposite, while quite a few and quite a lot are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the other day.
Have you noticed that we talk about certain things only when they are absent? Have you ever seen a horseful carriage or a strapful gown? Met a sung hero or experienced requited love? Have you ever run into someone who was combobulated, gruntled, ruly or piccable? And where are all those people who ARE spring chickens or who would ACTUALLY hurt a fly?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which of course, isn't a race at all). That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it.
The above was circulated in an email to me in 2001.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Cockpit?
What goes on inside the cockpit, most will not know. It is well secured.
Whenever a pilot wants to use the toilet, a senior flight attendant has to secure one, and then signal to the pilot to come out. Out he comes quickly and the cockpit door is immediately closed. In he goes inside the toilet swiftly and promptly, as if he has been holding for a long time, whilst the flight attendant stands guard outside his cubicle and the cockpit. When he is done, he swiftly and promptly goes back into the cockpit. Almost the same procedures apply when meals are served to the pilots in the cockpit.
Before it became a rule not to open the cockpit door to non-crew members, decades ago, and well before 911, there were instances when the pilots might invite a person or two to go inside the cockpit to have a look.
And here is a true, albeit funny, encounter by my friend’s sister; yes, two decades ago.
She was waiting for her flight at the airport and a pilot walked by. He made a pass at her and asked her whether she wanted to go to the cockpit. Whilst she was pleased she was also wary as she wondered why the pilot wanted her to go to the Cockpit Hotel.
Side note: The Cockpit Hotel, in Penang Road, was completed in 1972 but razed down in 2002 to make way for a commercial cum residential project.
Talking about air travel always reminds of this encounter by a former SIA stewardess (not the one in Perth now).
She was going about to clear the food trays. She asked the passenger, “Sir, are you finished?” The passenger responded, “No, I am British.”
Pilots have the lives of the crew and passengers in their hands literally. If they goofed up not only those on board are in danger, those in the vicinity of where the plane might hit or land are also in danger. As such, no sympathy for pilots whose licences are revoked because of safety violation.
Whenever a pilot wants to use the toilet, a senior flight attendant has to secure one, and then signal to the pilot to come out. Out he comes quickly and the cockpit door is immediately closed. In he goes inside the toilet swiftly and promptly, as if he has been holding for a long time, whilst the flight attendant stands guard outside his cubicle and the cockpit. When he is done, he swiftly and promptly goes back into the cockpit. Almost the same procedures apply when meals are served to the pilots in the cockpit.
Before it became a rule not to open the cockpit door to non-crew members, decades ago, and well before 911, there were instances when the pilots might invite a person or two to go inside the cockpit to have a look.
And here is a true, albeit funny, encounter by my friend’s sister; yes, two decades ago.
She was waiting for her flight at the airport and a pilot walked by. He made a pass at her and asked her whether she wanted to go to the cockpit. Whilst she was pleased she was also wary as she wondered why the pilot wanted her to go to the Cockpit Hotel.
Side note: The Cockpit Hotel, in Penang Road, was completed in 1972 but razed down in 2002 to make way for a commercial cum residential project.
Talking about air travel always reminds of this encounter by a former SIA stewardess (not the one in Perth now).
She was going about to clear the food trays. She asked the passenger, “Sir, are you finished?” The passenger responded, “No, I am British.”
Pilots have the lives of the crew and passengers in their hands literally. If they goofed up not only those on board are in danger, those in the vicinity of where the plane might hit or land are also in danger. As such, no sympathy for pilots whose licences are revoked because of safety violation.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Some Chinese Words of Wisdom
一山不能容二虎，除非一公和一母。
我和超人的唯一區別是：我把內褲穿在褲子裡面。
一個人並不孤單，想一個人時才孤單。
騎白馬的不一定是王子，可能是唐僧。
帶翅膀的不一定是天使，也可能是'鳥人'。
錢不是問題，問題是我沒有錢。
對流血一週仍然不死的動物千萬不能大意。
避孕的效果：不成功，便成人。
男人的謊言可以騙女人一夜，女人的謊言可以騙男人一生!
寧願相信世間有鬼，也不能相信男人的那張嘴!
生，容易。活，容易。生活不容易。
我不是隨便的人，但隨便起來就不是人。
流氓不可怕，就怕流氓有文化。
水能載舟，亦能煮粥！
聰明的女人對付男人，而笨女人對付女人。
我和超人的唯一區別是：我把內褲穿在褲子裡面。
一個人並不孤單，想一個人時才孤單。
騎白馬的不一定是王子，可能是唐僧。
帶翅膀的不一定是天使，也可能是'鳥人'。
錢不是問題，問題是我沒有錢。
對流血一週仍然不死的動物千萬不能大意。
避孕的效果：不成功，便成人。
男人的謊言可以騙女人一夜，女人的謊言可以騙男人一生!
寧願相信世間有鬼，也不能相信男人的那張嘴!
生，容易。活，容易。生活不容易。
我不是隨便的人，但隨便起來就不是人。
流氓不可怕，就怕流氓有文化。
水能載舟，亦能煮粥！
聰明的女人對付男人，而笨女人對付女人。
Some Words of Wisdom
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead.
Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow.
Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow.
In fact, just piss off and leave me alone.
Sex is like air. It's not that important unless you aren't getting any.
No one is listening until you fart.
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.
Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably well worth it.
Some days you are the bug; some days you are the windshield.
Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time.
Good judgment comes from bad experience ... and most of that comes from bad judgment.
There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Neither one works.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
Your sole purpose in life may be to simply serve as a warning to others.
People will accept your idea more readily, if you tell them some famous people said it first.
Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.
Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut.
Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you respond to it.
He who scratches his ass shouldn’t bite his fingernails.
People who live in glass houses should wear clothes.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans.
Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to McDonald’s makes you a hamburger.
If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.
Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow.
Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow.
In fact, just piss off and leave me alone.
Sex is like air. It's not that important unless you aren't getting any.
No one is listening until you fart.
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.
Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably well worth it.
Some days you are the bug; some days you are the windshield.
Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time.
Good judgment comes from bad experience ... and most of that comes from bad judgment.
There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Neither one works.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
Your sole purpose in life may be to simply serve as a warning to others.
People will accept your idea more readily, if you tell them some famous people said it first.
Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.
Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut.
Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you respond to it.
He who scratches his ass shouldn’t bite his fingernails.
People who live in glass houses should wear clothes.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans.
Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to McDonald’s makes you a hamburger.
If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Merger of Facebook, Twitter and Youtube
Heard on the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this morning:
YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge into
one super-time-wasting website called
You Twit Face
It's just a joke.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Shortest Essay
An university creative writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing the following four elements:
1) Religion
2) Royalty
3) Sex
4) Mystery
The prizewinner wrote:
"My God," said the queen, "I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?"
1) Religion
2) Royalty
3) Sex
4) Mystery
The prizewinner wrote:
"My God," said the queen, "I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?"
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Internet Addiction
You know you have internet addiction when…
1. You wake up at 4 o'clock in the morning to go to the bathroom and stop to check your email on the way back to bed.
2. You turn off your computer and get an awful empty feeling, as if you just pulled the plug on a loved one.
3. You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free internet access.
4. You laugh at people with 56.6 modems.
5. You think a person's social status is directly linked to the speed of their modem. (It's not?)
6. You buy your mother-in-law a modem so you can flame her.
7. You start using smileys :-) in your snail mail.
8. You laugh hysterically every time you see your mailman.
9. You don't understand why God doesn't have an email address.
10. You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor.com
11. You put your web site URL on all your Christmas cards.
12. You can't correspond with your mother because she doesn't have a computer.
13. When your email box shows "no new messages" and you feel really depressed.
14. You are anxiously waiting for Solitaire to become an Olympic sport.
15. You don't know the gender of your three closest friends because they have nondescript screen name and you never bothered to ask.
16. You refer to your house as your homepage.
17. You move into a new house and you decide to netscape before you landscape.
18. In real life conversations, you don't laugh, you just say, "LOL, LOL."
19. Your family always knows where you are.
20. Your kids complain about the phone bill you're racking up.
21. Your sex life consists of a lot of downloading.
22. You rename your dog "Fido" and ask him to do more than fetch the paper.
23. You spend half a plane trip with your laptop in your lap and your child in the overhead compartment.
24. You refer going to the bathroom as downloading.
25. You start tilting your head sidewyas to smile. :)
26. You have called out someone's screen name while making love to your significant other.
27. Your spouse now complains of you moving your fingers in your sleep instead of talking.
28. When looking at signs, you wonder why they are always "yelling" at you.
29. You get a tattoo that reads, "This body best viewed with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher."
30. Immediately after reading this list, you email the URL to someone! (please do)
Well if you suspect yourself or someone who might be addicted, you can do some self-tests at the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery website.
1. You wake up at 4 o'clock in the morning to go to the bathroom and stop to check your email on the way back to bed.
2. You turn off your computer and get an awful empty feeling, as if you just pulled the plug on a loved one.
3. You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free internet access.
4. You laugh at people with 56.6 modems.
5. You think a person's social status is directly linked to the speed of their modem. (It's not?)
6. You buy your mother-in-law a modem so you can flame her.
7. You start using smileys :-) in your snail mail.
8. You laugh hysterically every time you see your mailman.
9. You don't understand why God doesn't have an email address.
10. You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor.com
11. You put your web site URL on all your Christmas cards.
12. You can't correspond with your mother because she doesn't have a computer.
13. When your email box shows "no new messages" and you feel really depressed.
14. You are anxiously waiting for Solitaire to become an Olympic sport.
15. You don't know the gender of your three closest friends because they have nondescript screen name and you never bothered to ask.
16. You refer to your house as your homepage.
17. You move into a new house and you decide to netscape before you landscape.
18. In real life conversations, you don't laugh, you just say, "LOL, LOL."
19. Your family always knows where you are.
20. Your kids complain about the phone bill you're racking up.
21. Your sex life consists of a lot of downloading.
22. You rename your dog "Fido" and ask him to do more than fetch the paper.
23. You spend half a plane trip with your laptop in your lap and your child in the overhead compartment.
24. You refer going to the bathroom as downloading.
25. You start tilting your head sidewyas to smile. :)
26. You have called out someone's screen name while making love to your significant other.
27. Your spouse now complains of you moving your fingers in your sleep instead of talking.
28. When looking at signs, you wonder why they are always "yelling" at you.
29. You get a tattoo that reads, "This body best viewed with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher."
30. Immediately after reading this list, you email the URL to someone! (please do)
Well if you suspect yourself or someone who might be addicted, you can do some self-tests at the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery website.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Peppermint Park / Total Eclipse Of The Heart
OK, why bring this up? One, because of the recent total eclipse of the sun thus remaining me of this song, and two, this was an extremely popular song by Bonnie Tyler’s in 1983, which was the same year Peppermint Park in Parkway Parade opened its doors.
Back then, I like to frequent Peppermint Park. Peppermint Park was one of the first, if not the very first,lounge/pub in Singapore to offer live band music and songs. All the bands they engaged were from the Philippines and they were very slick with their music and sung very well.
Sitting inside Peppermint Park made you think you were in a park as the ceiling was constructed to resemble that of a night sky filled with twinkling stars with accompanying sounds of crickets. The twinkling stars could be “switched off” and you could have lightning and thunder effects. Real cool at that time. I loved the place so much that when I couldn’t get friends to go along with me, I went alone!
I also liked the idea that they gave you the option for them to hold on to your credit card and pay for everything when you wanted to leave and not every time you ordered something. But I doubt I would do this now given the various ways one can skim the details off your credit cards.
Anyway, there was one night where four of us guys went there and “unfortunately” we sat right in front. One of the band members on stage asked why the four of us were there and my friend said he was just dumped by his girlfriend and everyone in the lounge went “aw….” So this popular song then was sung and dedicated to him. Though this song is a bit long, the music arrangement was well done. Managed to track down the original mv, which maybe a bit cryptic. Here it is:
After watching the original mv, you have to watch this spoof. It’s quite funny.
If you want the lyrics of this song, here they are:
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming around
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround, every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Back then, I like to frequent Peppermint Park. Peppermint Park was one of the first, if not the very first,lounge/pub in Singapore to offer live band music and songs. All the bands they engaged were from the Philippines and they were very slick with their music and sung very well.
Sitting inside Peppermint Park made you think you were in a park as the ceiling was constructed to resemble that of a night sky filled with twinkling stars with accompanying sounds of crickets. The twinkling stars could be “switched off” and you could have lightning and thunder effects. Real cool at that time. I loved the place so much that when I couldn’t get friends to go along with me, I went alone!
I also liked the idea that they gave you the option for them to hold on to your credit card and pay for everything when you wanted to leave and not every time you ordered something. But I doubt I would do this now given the various ways one can skim the details off your credit cards.
Anyway, there was one night where four of us guys went there and “unfortunately” we sat right in front. One of the band members on stage asked why the four of us were there and my friend said he was just dumped by his girlfriend and everyone in the lounge went “aw….” So this popular song then was sung and dedicated to him. Though this song is a bit long, the music arrangement was well done. Managed to track down the original mv, which maybe a bit cryptic. Here it is:
After watching the original mv, you have to watch this spoof. It’s quite funny.
If you want the lyrics of this song, here they are:
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming around
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround, every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Sunday, July 19, 2009
The Weakest Link (Quotes)
The Weakest Link, which started in UK in 2000 and is still ongoing, is an internationally popular quiz game show where nine contestants take turns answering a series of general knowledge questions. The object of each round is to answer a chain of consecutive correct answers to earn an increasing amount (£20, £50, £100, £200, £300, £450, £600, £800, £1,000) of pool money within a certain time limit. At the end of each round, one of the contestants will be voted out as the “weakest link” till two are left to fight for the final prize money.
Anne Robinson, the host of the UK series, had earned herself the title “Queen of Mean”, as she dishes out the most caustic remarks about the contestants lack of knowledge or intelligence.
Here are some of them:
Who has left his brain at home?
Who forgot to wind up their brain this morning?
Whose IQ is the same as his age?
Who can get lost in a lift?
Who can’t find a needle in a needle stack?
Who should have spent their money on a brain implant?
Whose silicon is sadly leaking into their head?
Who has the brain of a brussels sprout?
Who has problem counting his legs?
Who makes a duck looked intelligent?
Who has the intellect of a flea?
Who is as thick as a club sandwich?
Which of you was a plank of wood in a previous life?
Who would get splinters if they scratched their head?
Who’s got varicose brains?
Whose brainstorm is merely a light shower?
Who is as much use as a toothless vampire?
Who has one eye missing and thinks they have double vision?
Which of you goes to the opticians with a broken toe?
Who’s the bottom among bodily parts?
Who’s as quick as a tortoise on Prozac?
Who’s had “idiot” written all over their face?
Who has merely sipped from the Fountain of Knowledge?
Who believes in bungee jumping without the rope?
Who’s the dummy who should go home to Mummy?
Who’s more Frankenstein than Einstein?
Whose intelligence is their best kept secret?
If brains were taxed, who would get a refund?
Who has gone into hibernation?
If ignorance is bliss – you here must be very happy.
Don’t smile. You might confuse yourself.
When God gave out brain cells, you must have been at the back of the queue
I have enjoyed watching the Hong Kong series (一筆OUT消), which was hosted by Carol Cheng in Cantonese, very much. As per franchise licensing agreement, besides wearing all black, she had to be as cold and sarcastic as Anne Robinson. But apparently such “mean behaviour” did not go well with the audience because of their Chinese culture of “giving face”. Subsequently, Carol Cheng was allowed to soften her approach towards the contestants and the series was well received.
Though I have also watched the Singapore series I cannot remember much of it, probably because it was a very short series, other than it was hosted by model & VJ Asha Gill.
You can catch The Weakest Link on BBC Entertainment on Starhub TV Channel 76 every weekday at 6.00 pm.
“You ARE the Weakest Link. Goodbye.”
Anne Robinson, the host of the UK series, had earned herself the title “Queen of Mean”, as she dishes out the most caustic remarks about the contestants lack of knowledge or intelligence.
Here are some of them:
Who has left his brain at home?
Who forgot to wind up their brain this morning?
Whose IQ is the same as his age?
Who can get lost in a lift?
Who can’t find a needle in a needle stack?
Who should have spent their money on a brain implant?
Whose silicon is sadly leaking into their head?
Who has the brain of a brussels sprout?
Who has problem counting his legs?
Who makes a duck looked intelligent?
Who has the intellect of a flea?
Who is as thick as a club sandwich?
Which of you was a plank of wood in a previous life?
Who would get splinters if they scratched their head?
Who’s got varicose brains?
Whose brainstorm is merely a light shower?
Who is as much use as a toothless vampire?
Who has one eye missing and thinks they have double vision?
Which of you goes to the opticians with a broken toe?
Who’s the bottom among bodily parts?
Who’s as quick as a tortoise on Prozac?
Who’s had “idiot” written all over their face?
Who has merely sipped from the Fountain of Knowledge?
Who believes in bungee jumping without the rope?
Who’s the dummy who should go home to Mummy?
Who’s more Frankenstein than Einstein?
Whose intelligence is their best kept secret?
If brains were taxed, who would get a refund?
Who has gone into hibernation?
If ignorance is bliss – you here must be very happy.
Don’t smile. You might confuse yourself.
When God gave out brain cells, you must have been at the back of the queue
I have enjoyed watching the Hong Kong series (一筆OUT消), which was hosted by Carol Cheng in Cantonese, very much. As per franchise licensing agreement, besides wearing all black, she had to be as cold and sarcastic as Anne Robinson. But apparently such “mean behaviour” did not go well with the audience because of their Chinese culture of “giving face”. Subsequently, Carol Cheng was allowed to soften her approach towards the contestants and the series was well received.
Though I have also watched the Singapore series I cannot remember much of it, probably because it was a very short series, other than it was hosted by model & VJ Asha Gill.
You can catch The Weakest Link on BBC Entertainment on Starhub TV Channel 76 every weekday at 6.00 pm.
“You ARE the Weakest Link. Goodbye.”
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