Every year people come out with thousands of new or novelty items for sale. Some are genuinely new and great ideas, some are repackaged old products, others are just plain dumb. Some products sell like hot cakes and take the world by storm (although it may be quite difficult to see why), and then there are those that fail miserably in the market even after heavy promotion in the media. Generally how can you tell if a product is selling well? You see plenty of imitation versions in pasar malams. But after a few months you’ll see them littered in your room broken or unused. I can think of a…

Top Ten Surprises in the New Star Wars Movie by Simon: Wookies are actually Ewoks on growth steroids. Not all stormtroopers are dumb clones; some have PhDs, enjoy classical music and lead meaningful lives. One of the X-wing pilots is Buzz Lightyear. Some retired Jedi masters sell off their old lightsabres on eBay. George Lucas himself makes a cameo in the movie, as alien no. #342 (partially obscured) in Naboo crowd scene. Paris Hilton actually turned down the opportunity to play role of Queen Amidala’s best friend. Yoda is actually Kermit the Frog’s brother. McDonald’s opens fly-thru’ concept restaurant on the newly-constructed Death Star. Tattoine desert scenes were not shot…

Yep, its gonna be the season finale tomorrow. We’re down to the final three teams: in the blue corner, the egomaniacal Rob and Amber, in the red corner, Ron and Kelly the bickering pair and in the green corner, darkhorses Uchenna and Joyce. It was only exactly 3 months ago that we watched the ‘live’ season finale of AR6, where models Freddie & Kendra beat Kris/Jon and Adam/Rebecca. Last year we had this annoying show-off called Jonathan who could not stop screaming / harassing / bullying his Playmate wife Victoria. I thought there could not be anyone worse than him until Rob and Amber came along. I suppose the only…

As you know, Perodua has launched their latest model Myvi. Yeah, that’s right, that’s the model name. I’m thinking it’s pronounced “Mai-vee” as in “may-be”. I’m not sure it’s a great name, but I think they could have done a lot worse. I’m always curious about how they come up with names for car models. Here are probably some suggested names for the new model that got rejected by the managers at Perodua:Perodua Empat-rodaA bit too obvious for a name. Perodua Kambing / Kelawar / Kelip-kelipKeeping with the trend of naming cars after animals starting with ‘K’ (kancil kenari, kelisa, etc)Perodua MyBabySounds cuter than Myvi, no? Perodua Evolution IIII’ll admit…

Looks like things at the top of the EPL are pretty much settled, but at the foot of the table, there is a bitter dogfight going on. Four teams are fighting for premiership survival. Not surprisingly, 3 of them are the newly-promoted freshies – Norwich, Crystal Palace and West Brom – together with the aptly named Southampton. Portsmouth is at 16th place with 39 points, safe from relegation. I thought at least two of the relegation spots would have been decided last weekend, but with 2 points separating the 4 teams now, it looks like it will only be decided on the last day of the league – this coming…

Yesterday morning our YWA (Young Working Adults Group) group had a sports day called ‘Fit-4-Fun’ at PJ EFC. About 60 girls and guys turned for new-rules-style basketball and captainball. Its was fun. Here are some photos managed to upload last night…(the blogger may or may not be featured in the photos…)Briefing and grouping before the tip-off… Yao Ming attempts to dribble pass Shaq there… Fast-paced action by some former SEA Games medallists… One last group shot after prize-giving ceremony. It was all sweat, sweat, sweat… All in all, it was tremendous fun, congrats to Danny, Teck and the others for a job well done. And oh yeah, my team swept…

I’ve tried to avoid blogging about the recent American Idol 4, but since it rained in the morning, and the stars are not quite in alignment last night, I’m talking about it anyway. Scott is out. Finally. I thought he would be first of the 12 to be kicked out, but through some sheer stroke of luck, he has managed to stay to the last 5. I really don’t know what he has going for him. He has a so-so voice, the personality of a club bouncer, and looks like Rikishi. OK, the last bit was unfair, but let’s face it, the audience votes for good looks. I don’t have…

Top Ten Perks of Working at McDonalds: Who needs Appeton? With the free meals here, you can gain 10 pounds is 2 weeks! Free buttons and badges for all your fashion needs. Bragging rights over your pals who work for Ramly Burger. That Ronald McDonald guy is SUCH a stud. Valuable on-the-job training can prepare you for future career in…. Burger King. Latest research shows that smelling kitchen smoke and grease reduces chances of colon blockage and herpes. Scrubbing toilets twice a day gives you inner peace and happiness. Red and white stripes go with just anything. Your collection of Happy Meal toys can provide hours and hours of endless…

When petrol prices go up,Everybody go pump at Shell,But they spend 10 minutes queuing up,Engine running and air con on as well. The taxi driver in complaining,His housewife also not happy,My neighbour also cursing and swearing,While driving his brand new camry. ‘Why the Gomen so greedy?’Ask the lorry driver at the coffeshop,‘They go and reduce the subsidy,’Said his friend who drives a SUV. ‘Wahh, like that how can I tahan?!’Said the boss who has 4 cars already,‘RM1.52 a litre is way too much,Some more my wife wants another CRV.‘ Long time ago when I was in school,I remember from my geography class.Petrol is drilled from underground,It’s all rotting dinosaurs, plants…

The Hundred Years’ War – Europe 1336 to 1565. (it was actually more than 100 years, but don’t ask me why the name is so…) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (still saving money to buy this book…) Yahoo 10 Years, 100 Moments of the Web (came out a few months ago, good for a few clicks) The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan (read it some years back. Not a particularly good book) Anyway, it’s my 100th post for this blog. In just over 3 months. It’s been fun. Here to a few hundred more, eh, Pat?Back to main page.