Headlines.......

and no, I'm not talking about corduroy pillows either! Just thinking out loud of headlines that I might or might not want to see...... actually, I was trying to think of a good title for this post and wondering what to write about. Lol

Anyways, here they are, in no particular order:
Wee are Singapore
Leathal Wee-pon
Apocolypse Now, Wee!
Wee are Unforgettable (recall other famous father daughter pair)
Wee are family (recall famous song)
A wee bug's life (a pichar (lobang) production)
Incredulous (another pichar production starring a family with elite powers)
I know what Wee did last summer
Wee are the champions
Wee not-so-free Men (see Terry Pratchett)

alternative titles

Ok, i know it might not be appropriate given the gravity of the situation, but i just cannot help it after reading this article on bbc, i just had to come up with alternative headlines and bylines:

"Japan welcomes Rice"
"China unsure about Rice"
"Special offer: Rice"
"Rice is nice"
"Rice on the side"


and then of course there's my favourite joke:

Soon after the announcement that the Communist Party had chosen Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao as its new general secretary, playwright James Sherman wrote the following skit based on the Abbott and Costello's Who's on First classic. (We take you now to the Oval Office where George W. is meeting with Condoleezza Rice)
George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That's what I want to know.
Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.
George: I mean the fellow's name.
Condi: Hu.
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The Chinaman!
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya' asking me for?
Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That's the man's name.
George: That's who's name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yasser? Yasser Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.
Condi: That's correct.
George: Then who is in China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yasser is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yasser?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. Get me the secretary-general of the U.N. on the phone.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don't want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yasser! The guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi?
George: Milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi: And call who?
George: Who is the guy at the U.N.?
Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
George: Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi.
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.
(Condi picks up the phone)
Condi: Rice, here.
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the Middle East?

haze

Man the haze has been really bad these days, with people falling ill all over the place, including yours truly. One thing i've noticed though, is that the National Environmental Agency (NEA) website (nea.gov.sg) seems to be down. Is there any other way to get an update on the haze online?

Out with sedition (in NZ)

Interesting.

I just read this article and it says that
"Maori mystic Rua Kenana and colourful MPs Peter Fraser and Bob Semple were the best-known New Zealanders snared by sedition laws the Law Commission now wants wiped out.
In a consultation document released today the commission recommended seditious offences in the Crimes Act be repealed and not replaced.
A sedition charge was last used against Timothy Selwyn, 32, who in July was jailed for two months, after mounting an axe attack on the Auckland office of Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Ironically, sedition was used to jail Labour Party founding fathers Mr Fraser and Mr Semple in 1916, when they were seen as dangerous trade unionists undermining the state.
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My 10 seconds of fame came once for this post i wrote when Mr Miyagi referred to it in his article in Today (when he was with Today of course), so is the charge of sedition a throw-back from the past? What if, and i say loudly again for all those with a hard-of-hearing problem, hypothetically, the founding fathers of our land were charged with this by our then colonial masters? I daresay that we would have the same level of respect for them now, if not more. Ironic that Mr Selwyn and the two bloggers were charged with this then, since the whole incident will never remembered in a positive light. Perhaps it is time for us to re-examine this law or least review how we use it?

ps i know some of the links in my previous post have died, unfortunately i am not trained in internet cpr so no article. (but if you ask nicely wibblewamble might have a scanned copy of the today article somewhere)

Law-Media debate results

It has been a great debate and the the judges are currently discussing. All the speakers had us in stiches, trading barbs, snide comments and hilarious insults at various parties, and when they got bored, they would turn on their opponents. LOL

The results? Hardly a contest with Law being proclaimed the winner. :) "because we dun want to see lawyers in the media. 
Best speaker: Adrian Tan
Motion: Lawyers-Better off in the media

Great time tonight!

Quote of the night

As part of the proceedings, the last minute of every speaker was subject to conditions set out by the chairman mr brown, and Adrian Tan had to give his segment in falsetto. During his last minute, he lapsed into normal voice, and the media made squeezing motions to remind him, he exclaimed "FAR BETTER MEN HAVE SQUEEZED THESE BALLS!"

Brilliant

Law-media debate 'live'

Am here at the above event and just found out that the chairman for the debate is none other than mr brown (note lower case)!!

He is just giving his welcome speech now and it's damn hilarious.
"Eh the lobby is like a scene from Matrix" says the wife, and whatdayaknow, she triggered the metal detector.

More later!

Rules and rulers

Saw yet another person eating on the mrt the other day, which made me wonder about our society.  We have many rules but these are only as good as actual enforcement, for it seems society is always one step away from anarchy (absence of rules causes this? Debatable) and maybe in our case, that step is more like a leap but it is still there.

I must admit my initial instinct was to want to chastise the person for flouting the "no eating on trains" rule, since he/she might dirty the train. But what if everybody did it? Then the rule wouldn't be worth the paper it is written on. And if we extend this line of thought to other aspects of life, the potential chaos is just astounding! Maybe that is why so many people speed on the expressways, 'cos everyone is doing it!

Bus

Took a bus to get around town today for a meeting and managed to catch up with a schoolmate for lunch (rare chance).  Coincidentally, after lunch, the bus that I caught in the opposite direction was the same one that brought me there! Hard to forget the number plate of 2800 (must buy 4-D ah!)(Incidentally, I found a Mac widget that displays our 4-D results. Mac addicts also like to buy some hope, lol)

The interesting about the bus rides were the drivers, or bus captains, who were different in every aspect. One was considerate enough to stop right in front of the passenger who flagged him down, and he would wait for an elderly person to find a seat first before moving off, in a very smooth ride. While the other one drove like a taxi driver, with two left feet, mismatched hands and missing a wheel (or two). Complete opposite, and it was the same bus!
Well, that's me rant for the day.