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Why I will not buy an iPhone
The other day, I was sleeping when my dad burst into my room asking me to help him. Apparently, he had slipped and fallen into the fishpond. His iPhone was in his pocket and while it was completely dead, it had short-circuited so the flash was on and it was starting to heat up ( Read more... ) -
A tale of two crime sprees: Malaysia vs Australia
Compare these two news articles [emphasis mine]:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_474880.html
Jan 8, 2010
Cartoon angers Aussie cops[…] Accounting graduate Nitin Garg, 21, originally from the state of Punjab in ( Read more... ) -
Beef Meatballs & Beer
We live in a multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-cultural city-state. In this tropical melting pot, it is very important to have some sense of sensitivity and tolerance for all races and religions, including their unique beliefs, practices, requirements, and taboos.
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Do people actually realise how dumb they are?
I don't look through STOMP unless I am given a link to a specific article, or if something really bizarre is listed on the STOMP panel on the ST website, but whenever I do, I am always engrossed by some of the articles-because they reaffirm my faith in the unlimited horizon of human stupidity.
One example is this article I saw the other day. Let ( Read more... ) -
Do Malaysians really have nothing better to do?
Reading the news, I often wonder why is it that Malaysians appear to have nothing better to do. First the whole idiotic 'this food we claim as ours' ruckus, then on the same page, this article caught my eye:http://www.straitstimes.com/ ( Read more... ) -
All Dogs Go To Heaven
Main Entry: god·par·ent
Pronunciation: \ˈgäd-ˌper-ənt also ˈgȯd-\
Function: noun
Date: 1865
: (in the Christian religion) a person who, at a baptism ceremony, promises to help a new member of the religion, usually a child, in religious and moral matters
In terms of relations, you have the blood kind, and the, er... other kind, which include ( Read more... ) -
The Changi Airport Race
I'm not sure how many of you have heard about the Changi Airport Race but over the weekend, there was this publicity stunt where a Porsche Carrera GT3 raced against a B747-200F down the runway (actually the Porsche chickened out and used a taxiway, but let's not be pedantic ( Read more... ) -
Public Service Announcement
Hey girls!
Next time, if you're outside and your hubby or bf can't tie his tie properly, you still cannot help him OK! If not can kena rape one you know!
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=72685
Stephanie Low ( Read more... ) -
It's amazing what some people can believe in
FAN DEATH
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFan death is a South Korean urban legend (also prevalent in Japan) which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death of those inside (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia). Fans manufactured and sold in Korea are equipped with a timer switch that ( Read more... ) -
"One of these kids is not like the others...."
A couple of days ago, LTA announced the approved names for 14 stations in the Circle and Downtown Lines. Check out the names and see if you can spot which one's the odd one out:Final name (working name)- Haw Par Villa (West Coast)
- Caldecott (Thomson)
- Telok Ayer (Cross Street)
- Downtown (Landmark)
- Bayfront (Bayfront)
- Rochor (Rochor)
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- Haw Par Villa (West Coast)