Everyone is abuzz with the world cup in less than two weeks. We all know who’s going to Germany, and there’s the usual talk about who’ll be the star of the World Cup (Messi? Deco?), who’s going to be the topscorer (Adriano? Tevez? Henry?) who’ll be the first to score an own goal, etc… But here are some of the big names in football that WON’T be appearing in Germany this summer, for a variety of reasons… Ryan Giggs – At his prime, Giggs was one of the most gifted wingers in the world. But unfortunately, none of his Welsh countrymen of his generation were quite up there with him,…

I just found out that some friends of mine, a just married couple, are expecting already. And last month, another couple friend of mine also found out that they were pregnant. They were also recently married. Hmmm…I’m beginning to see a trend here. (Sidenote: This month alone, three of my colleagues have delivered. Next month, there’s going to be another two. And this is a small office with less than twenty people. There’s another trend forming. End of sidenote) This year seems to be a good year to have a kid. I dunno, maybe it isn’t. Some years ago, in 2000, they said it was a good year – year…

Okay, this is the last posting on my Singapore pictures. Remembering back, it was and excellent trip, and I really enjoyed posting my pics up here. Too bad photoblogs are a little unpopular these days, and I’m really a photo buff. Anyways, regular programming to resume after this… Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 1 Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 2 Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 3 Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 4 Below: I spied this somewhere in Jurong, on the way back from some famous [tag]Singapore[/tag] tourist destination. If they ever offer free finger food and cordial drinks in between classes, stay away from the…

Well, it’s over, [tag]Soul Patrol[/tag] beat out the [tag]McPheever[/tag] to become the fifth [tag]American Idol[/tag]. Not unexpected, though, a lot of people were predicting it to happen. Actually, for me the highlight of the show was them getting that Rhonetta back on air again… Top Five Reasons Why [tag]Taylor Hicks[/tag] Won the American Idol Finale Americans are very politically correct voters. They want to give equal opportunity to the old and graying elderly generation. Some people mistook him for George Clooney with a bad case of mumps. Some of Katherine’s fans were temporarily blinded by the flashy, hideous purple jacket Taylor wore for the first song and keyed in Taylor’s…

Today’s the finale for the [tag]American Idol [/tag]Season 5. First off, I couldn’t care less about Taylor Hick-boy or Katherine “I’m too cute it makes me barf”. Sorry, I’m still annoyed about them kicking out Chris and Paris. Okay, if I were to pick between the two, I’d go for the lesser of two evils i.e. [tag]Taylor Hicks[/tag]. He’s okay, so long as he doesn’t do that jerky knee dance. He thinks its cool, Paula thinks its cute (look, [tag]Paula Abdul[/tag] thinks everything under the sun is already a star and has touched her heart), but I find it embarrassing. Other than that, he’s quite okay. He’s got that George…

[tag]World Cup[/tag] is less than a month away. I don’t it’s too early to put up my wishlist for the month-long footie fiesta, so here it is. Please don’t get [tag]Shebby Singh[/tag] to be the guest pundit. Get Paul Masefield or Jamie Reeves. Heck, get Hasbullah Awang, I don’t care. I can’t stand that Shebby Singh. Stop spamming us throughout the whole World Cup month with all those advertisements of SMS goal alerts, 3G live matches, SMS chats, man-of-the-match contests… Look I know some of these companies sponsor the telecasts, but there is something as overdose or overexposure until the viewers are sick of it. I just hope there won’t…

A guy friend of mine (let’s call him Andrew) married this girl who came from a big family. This big family, has 3 girls and a few boys. Nice happy family, they happy big gathering dinners on the weekends, where everyone turns up with their kids and maids and small yapping carpet dogs. I really hate those annoying creatures (the dogs, not the maids). But the thing is this – according to my friend Andrew, the other two sons-in-law in the family are super-competitive. They’re all older than him, and one is a manager in a big public listed firm, while another runs his own successful business. So during the…

This is an ongoing series of photos i took on last trip to [tag]Singapore[/tag]. The first two parts can be seen via the following links: Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 1 Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 2 Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 3 Below: As you probably can tell, this photo wast taken in Chinatown. You’ve heard of that famous Broadway musical ‘[tag]Miss Saigon[/tag]’? Well, this is the male version… Which reminds me of a joke. Did you hear about the this other Broadway musical about a small aircraft that missed a Vietnamese airport runway and crashed into the sea? It’s called ‘Missed Saigon’. Bwahaha. Sometimes i…

(Caution: Rare footie posting ahead. My humble apologies to all my non-footie inclined readers, since it’s a momentous occasion, I just have to blog about here. Regular programming to resume tomorrow…actually also depending on the outcome of the match.) It’s the big European Champion’s League Final tomorrow morning. As excited as I am, it’s going to be difficult for Arsenal to beat Barcelona. Difficult, but not impossible. Nothing is impossible in football. When the 2nd round draws were announced at the end of last year, Arsenal were set to meet Real Madrid. When the draw was made, I was confident Arsenal would beat Real. Even in the weeks leading up…

In a few weeks, the [tag]Da Vinci Code[/tag] hype machine is going to take over the whole world with the movie launch. The paparazzi with the book and the lawsuit was bad enough, the movie will probably make it reach Harry Potter meets Star Wars level. Soon enough well probably see the copycat movies, or at least spoofs like these… ‘Da’ Vinci Code – Aw, man, this is da bomb. Movie ‘bout a black brother named Vinci who finds, like hidden messages in [tag]Tupac[/tag]’s lyrics. So this brother, he’s like a total Tupac fan, you know what I’m saying? So he sets on a quest to analyze all of the…