Sorry for the long post
It's been so long since I last wrote.
You know this whole IMF thing we have in Singapore now? All I can say is that it's totally fucked up. I *attempted* to go to Suntec City via Citilink over the weekend, but gave up trying because they said I had to walk through BEACH ROAD. Beach-fucking-road. The whole Suntec City area was walled up like a fucking US DMZ. If I was an alien and I suddenly materialized at Suntec City, I'd think I was in a city under siege. From what? I dunno. CSJ and his *army* maybe.
Speaking of CSJ, you guys should take a look at these photos. They're a real riot. We have ADULT POLICEMEN (and policewomen) holding hands and forming human circles around CSJ And his sister. You'd think they were playing Ring around the Posie or something. It's so fucking ridiculous that I'm hoping that more international news agencies pick up on this so that the rest of the world can get more evidence on just how embarrassing our country is.
You know Eric Cantona? Michael Schumacher? Pete Sampras? Know what they have in common? They retired from their field at their peak. They will always be remembered as legends. So the lesson is: RETIRE AT YOUR PEAK. *YOUR* peak was more than 15 years ago. People who try to hold on to past glories for too long end up sad losers like Jacques Villeneuve.
By the way in the event of a "freak election result", I'd REALLY like to see if our army will "step in". I'm still trying to figure out if its a joke, insinuating that our army, made up almost entirely of guys FORCED to waste 2 years of their life, would actually help the people who put them in that situation.
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Yes I'm slow, I've only *just* jumped onto the Sopranos bandwagon, but WOW what an excellent show it is. Which makes me wonder how Singapore actually managed to show some of it last time. What was each episode 15 minutes long or something?
I think Marvel has really struck gold with their latest mega crossover event "Civil War". The premise is that a superhero stunt goes wrong killing over 600 civilians, including many children. The US government then passes a Superhero Registration Act that requires all superheroes to register with the government and be official federal agents. This, of course, splits all the heroes in the middle, with Iron Man leading the pro-government forces and *SURPRISE SURPRISE* Captain America leading the anti-registration heroes. The writing and art has been absolutely top notch. To me at least, this storyline is way better than DCs heroes vs villains (*yawn*) crossovers.
I recently got a good deal on a 26" Samsung R7 LCD tv and finally replaced the 4 year old 21" CRT clunker in my room. After hooking up my Xbox360 to it and playing games in 720p, I can safely say that I might not be touching my PS2 for quite sometime. Now where are my HDTV programmes?
I can't stress this enough: if you're a pedestrian, on a bicycle or on a motorcycle, please remember that I am in a car, and if we collide, you WILL almost certainly die. And I will have no remorse. Because you're truly a dumb fucker for weaving/dashing across the road/crossing when the little man is red. And while my penalty is probably a fine and a suspension, I have to remind you that death is pretty much irreversible.
You know this whole IMF thing we have in Singapore now? All I can say is that it's totally fucked up. I *attempted* to go to Suntec City via Citilink over the weekend, but gave up trying because they said I had to walk through BEACH ROAD. Beach-fucking-road. The whole Suntec City area was walled up like a fucking US DMZ. If I was an alien and I suddenly materialized at Suntec City, I'd think I was in a city under siege. From what? I dunno. CSJ and his *army* maybe.
Speaking of CSJ, you guys should take a look at these photos. They're a real riot. We have ADULT POLICEMEN (and policewomen) holding hands and forming human circles around CSJ And his sister. You'd think they were playing Ring around the Posie or something. It's so fucking ridiculous that I'm hoping that more international news agencies pick up on this so that the rest of the world can get more evidence on just how embarrassing our country is.
You know Eric Cantona? Michael Schumacher? Pete Sampras? Know what they have in common? They retired from their field at their peak. They will always be remembered as legends. So the lesson is: RETIRE AT YOUR PEAK. *YOUR* peak was more than 15 years ago. People who try to hold on to past glories for too long end up sad losers like Jacques Villeneuve.
By the way in the event of a "freak election result", I'd REALLY like to see if our army will "step in". I'm still trying to figure out if its a joke, insinuating that our army, made up almost entirely of guys FORCED to waste 2 years of their life, would actually help the people who put them in that situation.
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Yes I'm slow, I've only *just* jumped onto the Sopranos bandwagon, but WOW what an excellent show it is. Which makes me wonder how Singapore actually managed to show some of it last time. What was each episode 15 minutes long or something?
I think Marvel has really struck gold with their latest mega crossover event "Civil War". The premise is that a superhero stunt goes wrong killing over 600 civilians, including many children. The US government then passes a Superhero Registration Act that requires all superheroes to register with the government and be official federal agents. This, of course, splits all the heroes in the middle, with Iron Man leading the pro-government forces and *SURPRISE SURPRISE* Captain America leading the anti-registration heroes. The writing and art has been absolutely top notch. To me at least, this storyline is way better than DCs heroes vs villains (*yawn*) crossovers.
I recently got a good deal on a 26" Samsung R7 LCD tv and finally replaced the 4 year old 21" CRT clunker in my room. After hooking up my Xbox360 to it and playing games in 720p, I can safely say that I might not be touching my PS2 for quite sometime. Now where are my HDTV programmes?
I can't stress this enough: if you're a pedestrian, on a bicycle or on a motorcycle, please remember that I am in a car, and if we collide, you WILL almost certainly die. And I will have no remorse. Because you're truly a dumb fucker for weaving/dashing across the road/crossing when the little man is red. And while my penalty is probably a fine and a suspension, I have to remind you that death is pretty much irreversible.