milf and cookies anyone?

We HAve Moved......

2006-01-02T11:14:00.000+08:00

We Have MOVED to a new Site...

http://socialapathy.blogspot.com/

Wishing you guys a Happy New Year

2005-12-29T01:01:00.000+08:00

Wishing all my readder a fantastic year ahead and may 2006 be a fruitful as you intend it to be. Till then i will be on leave and should be back when the new year begin..My heart need abit of rest..Hope to see you guys back here again..

Warm Wishes

Krunchie Black

"Dont be queasieee cause i am Krunchiieee"

To be or not to be..

2005-12-26T22:17:00.000+08:00

When I was in the army, one of my good friend, Fuad was about to embark on a brand new relationship with the girl of his dream. All of us were delighted for him and for me personally, this couldn’t have happen to a more swell guy than he was.

A few months pass on and not too long, Fuad confronted me with a situation he had. He was getting suspicious over his new relationship. He had questions over his girlfriend’s loyalty towards it. I tried initially to talk him out of his suspicions and just to put it down to relationship’s jitters.
Not too long after that talk, he came back to me and told me that his suspicions are even stronger now than ever.

So we gathered a few more close friends and decided to lay down a plan to resolve Fuad’s suspicions. It was agreed that among us, one would pretend to be a stranger trying to seduce Fuad’s girlfriend. Initially everyone thought I were the best candidate for the role but I strongly disagree to the notion as I believe that Fuad’s girlfriend were of higher taste than to fall for my cheesy lines so we handed the task to even a more higher being, the real smoothie among us, Fauzi.

To most of our surprise, it really didn’t take much from Fauzi to seduce the girl in question. It just took a couple of phone calls, some cheesy lines to go with it and after a week or so, a date was set-up.
In the meantime, Fuad played his part and he knew by then that his girl was being unfaithful to him. Not only was she toying with our “Romeo”, we also found out from our network of friends, that she was dating 3 more guys simultaneously.
So we set up a plan to catch her red handed and which we did and still she insists on her innocence towards the accusations on her.

I could only looked away in amazement on how she trying to wiggle her way out from this unscrupulous act of betrayal towards a guy who got to be one of the nicest, gentlest and generous person that I know of.

At another point of my life, I was sharing an apartment with a couple of people and my girlfriend at that point used to stay over quite frequently and being the gregarious girl that she was, it was difficult for anyone to hate her and all my housemates took her in instantaneously. In time one of my housemate and the same girlfriend, ventured on an affair as well. Knowing about it, I wasn’t just distraught about it, but it broke me as a person. Not because I lost a loved one but more because the betrayal was done under the same roof that both of us were in. Not only did he show little disregard of me but totally no respect to my presence and being.

I have always believed in the goodness of men, no matter how evil and vengeful that person can be but as long as he knows to feel than there is always capacity in him to be good.

I can tell you this as much about myself that has been very consistent in my life. I have always surrounded myself with exceptionally beautiful girls and all of my girlfriends has been tops in that list as well as having brains to boot. So it is never a surprise to me that my girlfriends are the attraction of heterosexual males and the approached these girls get from guys are mere compliments to me on the aesthetic values of these girls.

I am never insecure about my manhood just because some guys try to tap my girlfriend’s ass and I can tell you this much, any guys are always welcomed to attempt.

I am not a man who has wealth, not much aesthetic in me nor do I possess much material comfort but everyday, every single day I set out to practice my own set of ethical values.

I can also tell you that I have yet to pursue a girl when I know for sure that she is with someone even if she says otherwise. Should I ever plan to do so, I would gamely enquire to her partner in question about her availability rather than leave everything to chance, fate or luck.

Sometimes when I look at all the fucked up guys around me who go relentlessly out of their way to pursue some pussy, I get so enraged that these people don’t practice some gentlemanly conduct. Sometimes I wish that the ideals of romanticism exist today, where chivalry and patriotisms exist. Where men acknowledge each other presence and roles.

Now all I see are guys who willingly ready to do anything and everything to tap some ass despite knowingly the presence of others to the equation.

Acts of betrayal are common among men but to betray the ones you loved are a greater sin than others.

In my lifetime I have seen my share of acts of betrayal and most times than not, I blamed the fairer sex for it. For only they allow such conditions to prevail instead of nipping it in the bud but my blame for the men for not having brain to see guise when confronted with one. I also blame men for not exercising class when they are born with it.

It seems that we are in such dire state that I have more class in my little pinkie finger than most men have in their scrotums. The reason why I have never coveted with an attached girls because I never want the same kind of situation happened where I will be short changed but despite exercising gentlemanly class and chivalry with my nemesis, time and time again I am confronted with such situations and the truth is, the hurt felt never seems to be less.

I really can’t blame anyone despite everything. My girls are always going to be beautiful, hot, sexy and fuckable and guys will forever lose their brains when tits are in sight.

So here I am pleading to dick twats out there. If you realize that the girl you are seducing or fucking with is a girlfriend of mine, all you need to do is ask….no no.. tell me nicely that you are having that particular ass for breakfast, lunch and dinner and trust me, with your testament, guilt will leave your heart and mind eventually.

I on the other hand will leave the both of you to each of your own devices.

I am a man.

Actually a man’s man.

I got a physique of a Roman’s god, lead an interesting life that most of you can only crave for, have more brain in me than you can ever comprehend and a dick that is the envy of a lot of men. So should a girl have the heart to betray my love and attention and a man has the courage to exercise the act of betrayal itself than clearly both of you do not know who I really am.

Just ask any of my ex-girlfriends.

This got to be one of the most ridiculous things ever...

2005-12-24T14:34:00.000+08:00

Letterman subject of restraining order

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- Lawyers for David Letterman want a judge to quash a restraining order granted to a Santa Fe woman who contends the CBS late-night host used code words to show he wanted to marry her and train her as his co-host.
A state judge granted a temporary restraining order to Colleen Nestler, who alleged in a request filed last Thursday that Letterman has forced her to go bankrupt and caused her "mental cruelty" and "sleep deprivation" since May 1994.

Nestler requested that Letterman, who tapes his show in New York, stay at least 3 yards away and not "think of me, and release me from his mental harassment and hammering."
Lawyers for Letterman, in a motion filed Tuesday, contend the order is without merit and asked state District Judge Daniel Sanchez to quash it.
"Celebrities deserve protection of their reputation and legal rights when the occasional fan becomes dangerous or deluded," Albuquerque lawyer Pat Rogers wrote in the motion.

Nestler told The Associated Press by telephone Wednesday that she had no comment pending her request for a permanent restraining order "and I pray to God I get it."
Sanchez set a Jan. 12 hearing on the permanent order.
Letterman's longtime Los Angeles lawyer, Jim Jackoway, said Nestler's claims were "obviously absurd and frivolous."
"This constitutes an unfortunate abuse of the judicial process," he said.

Nestler's application for a restraining order was accompanied by a six-page typed letter in which she said Letterman used code words, gestures and "eye expressions" to convey his desires for her.
She wrote that she began sending Letterman "thoughts of love" after his "Late Show" began in 1993, and that he responded in code words and gestures, asking her to come East.
She said he asked her to be his wife during a televised "teaser" for his show by saying, "Marry me, Oprah." Her letter said Oprah was the first of many code names for her and that the coded vocabulary increased and changed with time.

Her letter does not say why she recently sought a restraining order.
Rogers' motion to quash the order contends the court lacks jurisdiction over Letterman, that Nestler never served him with restraining order papers, and that she didn't meet other procedural requirements.

NKF SAGA

2005-12-24T11:38:00.000+08:00

The NKF Saga has stretched longer than it should but the good thing coming out from all of this, is the fact that i have learnt a very important lesson,

"A CLEVER Indian, is an Indian who knows WHAT to speak, WHEN to speak and to WHOM he should speak it too"

Well for those who are about to get married, read this..

Chronic Of Narnia..Mofos!!

2005-12-23T16:39:00.000+08:00

Illest Narnians Rhymes and Lullabyes

Serious Health Questions..

2005-12-23T16:29:00.000+08:00

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good !

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO ..... Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Its a Rich Men EPL World....

2005-12-23T12:28:00.000+08:00

Michael Essien is proving to be a versatile footballer; he’s added the forearm smash to his already impressive repertoire. He’s a 16/1 shot to see red, but beware; it looks like the only way he’ll ever be sent off is if he pulls out a machine gun.
Michael Owen returns to Liverpool with Newcastle, presumably to try and locate his wheel nuts. Liverpool’s trek to Japan and back can’t have done them any favours; the Geordies are definitely worth an interest at 4/1. Alan Shearer should be backed at 5/2 to score at any time in the match; he’s just short of Jackie Milburn’s goal scoring record. Michael Owen is a 13/8 shot to find the net; he’s just short.

Alan Curbishley was being tipped as the next England manager a few weeks ago, the way Charlton have collapsed in recent weeks, he’d be lucky to find a job cleaning up in McDonalds, a position normally associated with Lee Bowyer. The Gunners are going to beat up on somebody soon, Charlton are that somebody. Take a piece of the 4/7.

Quotes of the week:

“Birmingham have not won a trophy for err…I don’t think they’ve ever won a trophy.”
Alex ‘Rudolph’ Ferguson

“If you try and play football against Arsenal, they’ll beat you; we didn’t do that last week.”
Alan ‘Grumpy’ Shearer

“Paul Scholes is a fantastic midfielder, there’s not a weakness that he hasn’t got.”
Steve ‘Dopey’ Bruce

Charlton v Arsenal Monday 26th December 12.45 Live on Sky

Charlton 9/2
Draw 12/5
Arsenal 4/7

Get on: Arsenal
Arsenal murdered Charlton in both matches last season with Freddie scoring in both games. The Addicks have conceded 19 goals in their last 7 matches. The wounded Gunners will run riot.

Chelsea v Fulham Monday 26th December 13.00

Chelsea 1/5
Draw 4/1
Fulham 11/1

Get on: Chelsea
Fulham are winless away from home all season; Chelsea haven’t conceded a goal in 11 _ hours of football. A safe home win.

Tottenham v Birmingham Monday 26th December 13.00

Tottenham 2/5
Draw 11/4
Birmingham 13/2

Get on: Tottenham
The Spurs have scored three goals in their last three games. The way Birmingham are playing, a 3-0 defeat will be a respectable result.

Liverpool v Newcastle Monday 26th December 15.00 Live on Premiership Plus

Liverpool 8/13
Draw 12/5
Newcastle 4/1

Get on: Newcastle
The Toon army have only lost one match when Michael Owen has played this season. He’ll be up for this one.

Man Utd v West Brom Monday 26th December 15.00

Man Utd 1/5
Draw 4/1
West Brom 11/1

Get on: Man Utd
Man U are 6-1-0 in their last 7 league matches. The Albion have not won on the road all season. Home banker.

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Monday 26th December 15.00

Middlesbrough 10/11
Draw 9/4
Blackburn 5/2

Get on: Blackburn
Blackburn strolled to victory in last weeks Cup tie, a repeat is definitely on the cards.

Portsmouth v West Ham Monday 26th December 15.00

Portsmouth 5/4
Draw 9/4
West Ham 7/4

Get on: Portsmouth
Harry faces West Ham for the first time since he left the club four years ago; with the Hammers leaking goals recently, a home win gets the nod.

Sunderland v Bolton Monday 26th December 15.00

Sunderland 11/4
Draw 12/5
Bolton 4/5

Get on: Sunderland
The Mackems will win a home match this season…. possibly.

Wigan v Man City Monday 26th December 15.00

Wigan 11/8
Draw 11/5
Man City 13/8

Get on: Wigan
Both teams are capable of playing great football; it’s what the Yanks call a pick-em. City have lost four of their last five away from home, I’ll edge towards Wigan.

Aston Villa v Everton Monday 26th December 17.15 Live on Sky

Aston Villa Evs
Draw 2/1
Everton 5/2

Get on: Aston Villa
The good news: Steven Davis has signed a new contract at the Villa. The bad news: Van Der Meyde has been ruled out for Everton. The good news edges it.

Women seize power from lazy men

2005-12-23T12:25:00.000+08:00

Women seize power from lazy men

Women in a Croatian village have seized power from their lazy menfolk in local elections.After their success, the women of Lozisca on the island of Brac vowed "to let the men back into our beds, but never back into politics".They won all seven seats on the local council after deciding they were sick of seeing the village men doing nothing for the community.

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Bizarre Sex Laws

2005-12-23T12:18:00.000+08:00

Bizarre Sex Laws

1. Most Middle Eastern countries recognize the following Islamic law: "After having sexual relations with a lamb, it is a mortal sin to eat its flesh."

2. In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.

3. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.

4. Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.

5. The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.

6. There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time. Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.

7. In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)

8. In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens her mother must be in the room to witness the act.

9. In Santa Cruz, Bolivia it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.

10. In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for on the premises."

Sex Education Anyone???

2005-12-22T02:02:00.000+08:00

Thursday Reviews to view??

2005-12-22T01:50:00.000+08:00

The Family Stone (2005)

Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson play the parents of a freewheeling but loveable New England family who don't take so well to the eldest Stone son's new girlfriend (Sarah Jessica Parker) on her first visit. The Christmas-y film co-stars Claire Danes, Luke Wilson, and Dermot Mulroney.

"Writer-director Thomas Bezucha lays it on thick, but he knows the mad-dog anarchy of family life and gives the laughs a sharp comic edge."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

"Despite its flaws, The Family Stone sparkles bright with originality."
-- Stella Papamichael, BBC

"Hollywood is always making family comedies, but they are rarely about real families: relations who are as difficult as they are wonderful, people who both love and irritate the heck out of each other. Families like The Family Stone."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Moments of high hilarity and cringe-inducing honesty are scattered throughout The Family Stone."
-- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

"It plays almost like Terms of Endearment crossed with the feel-good yule romance Love Actually."
-- Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Rev Run: Distortion (RSMG 2005)

Without question, “Mind on the Road,” the first single from Rev. Run’s debut solo album, Distortion, will be remembered by music critics as one of the great singles of the first half of the decade. Coming about as close to the old-school glory of “Walk This Way” as he’s liable to get, the song is powered by a sample from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” as Run raps poetic about the touring lifestyle of the old days:

Always on the road ‘cause my record’s full blownLivin’ out my bag, but I’m never missin’ homePapa was a rocker, and I’m like a rollin’ stoneGot another call, “Yo, it’s time for the show!”Got my mind on the road, and, yo, it’s time to go!

Those days are over now, however, as is documented on a regular basis via the right Reverend’s reality show on MTV, entitled – what else? – “Run’s House.” In his interview with Bullz-Eye, he indicated that he had no intention of touring behind Distortion and wasn’t even willing to commit to the possibility that he’d make any live performances short of the occasional talk show to hype the record. But that’s probably for the best, at least for the time being; Run is still in the process of creating his new public persona, and, until that’s completely in place, people still think in terms of seeing him on stage with Jam Master Jay and DMC.

DMC doesn’t make an actual appearance on Distortion, but both he and Jay get name-checked in the lyrics of “Home Sweet Home,” Run’s tribute to his late comrade in rap, the good Jam Master. Over a sample from “Sweet Home Alabama,” Run declares that Jay was “the greatest, and he’s sharin’ everything that he earned / And you can count on Jam Master, I was never concerned.” In fact, Distortion is somewhat of a concept album, loosely held together by Rev. Run reminiscing about his career and past accomplishments, from opening track “I Used to Think I Was Run,” where he talks of getting caught up in an ego trip, to “Don’t Stop Ya’ll,” in which he refers to himself as “the first platinum status rap president.” There are also songs on which he re-utilizes samples that had been borrowed by Run-DMC in the past, like the Monkees’ “Mary, Mary,” which re-appears on “High and Mighty Joe,” and, on the aforementioned “Don’t Stop Ya’ll,” he samples Run-DMC themselves (“Rock Box” and “Hit It Run”).

Perhaps the most surprising thing about Distortion is that it’s only 23 minutes and 2 seconds long, which is, in the inarguable words of my lovely wife, “crazy short.” Still, as comebacks go, better to achieve brilliance via brevity than to, say, come roaring out of the gate with a sprawling 2-disc monstrosity in a misguided attempt to prove that he can compete with folks like Outkast or the Wu-Tang Clan. He can, of course; he just doesn’t need spoken-word bits or "sketches" propping up the space between songs to do so. There’s no filler on Distortion; it’s a tight, focused production which meets its established goal – to show that Run is back on the attack – and also whets the appetite for another helping.

~Will Harris

2 for the price of 1??

2005-12-22T01:30:00.000+08:00

School teacher marry student!!

2005-12-21T10:09:00.000+08:00

School Teacher marries Student!!!

Things you ought to know this Christmas..

2005-12-21T10:08:00.000+08:00

1.9 billion -- Number of Christmas cards sent to friends and loved ones every year, making Christmas the largest card-sending occasion in the United States. The second largest is Valentine's Day, with approximately 192 million cards being given.

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Signs she wanna sleep with you

2005-12-21T09:51:00.000+08:00

All women are different and one woman's flirty mannerisms might be another woman's normal pattern of behavior. So what's a guy to do? How can you tell if she's giving you the go-ahead when it comes to the horizontal tango?
Whether you're on a first date or a third date, most women give off signals that will give you the "I want you to ravish me" vibe or the "I think we can be really good friends" vibe. I'm only here to help you distinguish which vibes you might be getting.

Is that an invitation?
Before you begin analyzing every move she makes, be aware that all women are different, and while one might be behaving in a playful manner, another might be sending you overt buying signals. Keep your eyes open, your ears peeled and your erection down, boy.
First impressions can be deceiving, so before summing up that her arm brushing against your shoulder is a surefire sign that she wants you to play S to her M, make sure that such behavior is displayed only for you.

How to react if she says no?
If you decide that she was giving you those googly eyes and move in for the kill, so to speak, and she puts her hand up to your face and says, "Excuse me, but what is it that you think you're doing?" then it's time for you to gather a quick, witty response.
Don't say things like, "But you were giving me all the signs," or "come on, you want it, why don't you just admit it?" Instead, apologize and tell her that you wanted to know what it would feel like to have that connection with her.
You might not get to kiss her, and perhaps you'll never hear from her again, but at least you took a chance and went after what you wanted instead of sitting around like an unknowing spectator.

Signs she might want you
Remember that there are still women who expect men to make the first move when it comes to all matters of the heart (and body). Here are some signs that may indicate an open invitation to touch:

She touches you
Whether you're having an intimate conversation at a restaurant or dancing up a storm at a nightclub, she's constantly got her hands all over your body. She feels safe enough to invade your space and is letting you know that she's comfortable with you. Touching you is her way of investigating if there is indeed a magical spark between the two of you. When a lady touches you in a way that seems un-platonic, chances are, she's giving you a sneak preview of all the skin contact possible in this world. So watch out when she offers to read your palm, gives you a massage, tries to ruffle your hair or sit real close to you on that bus ride.
Note: If she touches everyone when she talks to them, then this does not indicate that she wants you.

She lets you touch her
Trust me on this one. If the lady has little feelings for you, she will not tolerate you playing with her hair too much, or patting her on the back. If you try to touch her and she withdraws or fends you off, then it's bye bye Danny boy.

She invites you in
After a night out, you drive her home and she invites you upstairs for "coffee." Although she may just be a polite person, chances are that if she's inviting you in at such a late hour, a little more than coffee will be brewing. If for some reason, she doesn't invite you in, it can only mean two things. One, she is embarrassed to show you her hide out because she really is a huge slob, which means that her underwear are lying around the room, dishes from a week ago are still in the sink and these are just anti-a-good-romp factors. Consequently, she might just be a polite person whose invitation for late-night coffee is simply a harmless gesture. So now you are in her home, eyes glossing over the details of her life. If she intends for some action that night, it is only reasonable that she spends a long time in her bathroom looking at her teeth, taking off that pasa malam girdle which so happens to hide her bulge and putting on sexy lingerie. So if for no other reasons than pooping, time her, because the longer she stays in the loo, the more hope you have to get that bed shaking.

She talks about sex
Whether it's about how bad her past boyfriend was in bed or the fact that she hasn't felt a man's skin in months, if she's talking about sex in a conversation between the two of you, it's because she has sex on the brain. Most girls aren't that daring with that topic, so if she starts talking about how sex is one of the needs of life amongst air, water and sunlight, do not, I repeat, DO NOT CHANGE THE TOPIC. Maintain eye contact, let her know you think she is da bomb and you are on your way to Kingdom Come.

She gives you sexual compliments
She doesn't mention your new shirt, but rather how great your chest looks. She doesn't talk about your new pants, but rather how round your butt looks in them. When she compliments your body parts rather than your clothes, perhaps that's because she wishes she were your garments.

Metaphors
The best indicators are not necessarily the direct ones. She may choose to utilize external objects (which are phallic) to turn the heat on, and they are by no means subtle! For example, be very happy, when she starts caressing the gear lever of your car, or when she orders banana split and savours it so slowly as if she is telling you "imagine if this is your dick". Another example would be when she licks her lollipop or ice-cream and makes sure you see how she moves her lips and tongue. There are so many metaphors a girl can use to express her desires.

She shares her food
If you're at a restaurant and she starts giving you forkfuls of her food and samples your entrée at will, it means she feels comfortable with you and has no qualms about revealing that side of herself.

She watches your lips
In most cases, when people engage in conversation, they look in each other's eyes when they speak. If she constantly stares at your mouth, however, it's very possible that she's longing for a little something something from that area of your face. Note: If you're in a loud environment, she may only be looking at your lips in order to make out what you're saying.

Act, don't ask
When you receive strong signals indicating that she wants you in an intimate way, don't, I repeat don't ask for permission to kiss her. Take control of the situation and make your move. If she pulls away, then that's her way of saying no.

Many women have made it very clear that they don't appreciate it when a man asks for permission to hug or kiss her. So keep that in mind the next time you're in such a situation.
If you're at a nightclub and she's amid her friends, ask what she's doing afterwards. If she wants to be with you, she'll make it clear with her answer. If not, you'll know.

If you're on a date, don't make a sexual move in a public environment, do it in private only. And remember; if you make her feel safe, she won't have any hesitations about kissing you or doing anything else.

The last thing you want to end up doing is going home and pondering on what was said and what you should've done. Get up, get out, meet some women, and make your move gentlemen, we're waiting.

Why Manchester United is doing so WELL!!!

2005-12-20T13:09:00.000+08:00

Strange getting stranger

2005-12-20T10:43:00.000+08:00

Best Friends

The ONLY good thing America did to Iraq

And many other weird Stories

Bert and Ernie togethe, gether...

2005-12-19T23:19:00.000+08:00

As part of the ever growing Krunchie Family, I will be expanding to another blog where we would be reviewing places of attraction as well as events anywhere in the region especially in Singapore.
I would be sending our reporters to these places to give you, the readers the insight scoop of places to be seen, do and heard.

Meet our reporters...

Bobby Bert

Ernie EverClear

Starfish Patlik

Big Eyes Bob Pants

Bunny Tooth Sandy

For the first assignment, I have sent out Ernie EverClear to go to Zouk KL over the weekend to check out the hype behind the scene down in Kuala Lumpur. It is sad to say that instead of seeing the bottom of the dance floor, Ernie decided to check out the bottom of the bottle instead.

Click here to read about his exploits...

For Snoopy Fans..

2005-12-19T23:12:00.000+08:00

Hey there Charlie Brown...

THE PERFECT DAY - Men vs Women

2005-12-19T22:48:00.000+08:00

THE PERFECT DAY - FOR HER

8.15 Wake up to hugs and kisses.
8.30 Weigh in 2kg lighter than yesterday.
8.45 Breakfast in bed, freshly squeezed orange juice and croissants. Open presents – expensive jewelry chosen by thoughtful partner.
9.15 Soothing hot bath with frangipani bath oil.
10.00 Light work out at club with handsome funny personal trainer.
10.30 Facial, manicure, shampoo, condition, blow dry.
12.00 Lunch with best friend at fashionable outdoor café.
12.45 Catch sight of husband/boyfriend’s ex and notices she has gained 17kg.
1.00 Shopping with friends, unlimited credit.
3.00 Nap.4.00 Three dozen roses delivered by florist, card is from secret admirer.
4.15 Light work out at club, followed by massage from strong but gentle hunk, who says he rarely gets to work on such a perfect body.
5.30 Choose outfit from expensive designer wardrobe, parade before full length mirror.
7.30 Candle lit dinner for two followed by dancing, with compliments received from other diners/dancers
10.00 Hot shower (alone).
10.50 Carried to bed…(freshly ironed, crisp, new, white linen).
11.00 Pillow talk, light touching and cuddling.
11.15 Fall asleep in his big strong arms.

THE PERFECT DAY – FOR HIM

6.00 Alarm.
6.15 Blow job.
6.30 Massive satisfying dump while reading the sports section.
7.00 Breakfast: rump steak and eggs, coffee and toast, all cooked by naked buxom wench who bends over a lot showing her growler.
7.30 Limo arrives.
7.45 Several beers en-route to airport.
9.15 Flight in personal Lear Jet
9.30 Limo to Mirage Resort Golf Club (blow job en-route).
9.45 Play front nine – 2 under.
11.45 Lunch – Pie, chips and gravy, 3 lagers and a bottle of Dom Perignon.
12.15 Blow job.
12.30 Play the back nine – 4 under.
2.15 Limo back to the airport ( Several Bourbons).
2.30 Fly to Cairns.
3.30 Late afternoon fishing excursion with all female crew, all nude who also bend over a lot displaying growlers.
4.30 Land world record Marlin (1234 lbs) – on light tackle.
5.00 Fly home, massage and hand job by naked Elle McPherson ( bending over….naturally).
6.45 Shit, Shower and Shave.
7.00 Watch news: Michael Jackson assassinated; cannabis legalized.
7.30 Dinner: lobster appetizers, Dom Perignon (1953) , big juicy fillet steak followed by ice-cream served on a big pair of tits.
9.00 Napoleon Brandy and Habanos cigar in front of wall-size TV as you watch match of the day; Liverpool beating Man United by 3 own goals from Van Horsehead.
9.30 Sex with three women ( all with lesbian tendencies….some bending over).
11.00 Massage and Jacuzzi with tasty pizza snacks and a cleansing ale.
11.30 A night cap blow job.
11.45 In bed alone.
11.50 A 22 second fart which changes note 4 times and forces the dog to leave the room.

Things i learnt over the weekend..

2005-12-19T22:11:00.000+08:00

I was over in Kuala Lumpur for a GlobaL peace Forum and here are the things i learnt over the weekend..

If we could shrink the world population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following...

There would be

57 Asians, 21 Europeans
14, from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 would be Africans
52 would be female, 48 male
30 woud be white, 70 would be non-white
70 would be non-Christian, 30 Christian
89 would be hetrosexual, 11 homosexual
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all six would be from USA
80 would live in a substandard housing
70 would be unable to read, 50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth
ONLY 1 would have a college education
ONLY 1 would own a computer
I'm suffering from Arthiritis

Your Discerning Guide to Wasting your time and money

2005-12-15T01:27:00.000+08:00

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis' timeless adventure THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings -- Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter -- in World War II England who enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of 'hide-and-seek' in the rural country home of an elderly professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs and giants that has become a world cursed to eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan, the children fight to overcome the White Witch's powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from Jadis' icy spell forever.

The film marks the first live-action directorial effort for New Zealander Andrew Adamson (the Oscar®-winning "Shrek," "Shrek 2"), who also co-wrote the screenplay adaptation with Emmy Award-winner Ann Peacock (HBO's "A Lesson Before Dying") and scribes Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. The film is produced by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Mark Johnson and Philip Steuer.To bring his dazzling vision to the screen, Adamson has secured the talents of Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Donald M. McAlpine, ASC, ACS, Oscar®-nominated production designer Roger Ford, seasoned costume designer Isis Mussenden, film editors Sim Evan-Jones and Jim May and composer Harry Gregson-Williams. -- © Buena Vista Pictures

"There's no hideous beast or CGI landscape rendered here that can compare with what lurks in the mind of even the dullest, least imaginative child."--
Chris Barsant
FILMCRITIC.COM

"It's a sturdy adaptation, and if The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe doesn't capture the magic of C.S. Lewis' books, it comes a fair sight close to catching it."--
Amy Biancolli
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by summoning C.S. Lewis' spirit, creates a different kind of spectacle -- a starry-eyed crusade."--
Owen Gleiberman
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"By the end of Narnia, I felt like I was retaught a lesson I had long since learned instead of living the dream of a new discovery. Suitable in that there are clearly no small metaphors, only small movies about those metaphors."--
Erik Childress

"The spectacle is worth seeing on the big screen and the story is timeless."-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
THEMOVIECHICKS.COM

Earth, Wind & Fire

Illumination

Earth, Wind and Fire recorded some of the greatest funky jazz soul of the Seventies, but they lost their way as record-makers long after entering "Boogie Wonderland" in 1979. Their twenty-third album, Illumination, taps into Santana's now-familiar Supernatural formula: Give a veteran great a hip replacement by surrounding it with lots of gifted youngbloods. On Illumination, the formula works well largely because the parties involved -- including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Raphael Saadiq and Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am -- seem to sincerely treasure the EWF sound. High points include two Jam and Lewis tracks, "Love's Dance" and the characteristically dreamy "Pure Gold"; also the sexy "Show Me the Way," featuring Saadiq; and even a cover of OutKast's "The Way You Move," which could go down as the funkiest song in guest saxophonist Kenny G.'s catalog.
DAVID WILD

Under Wear Issues

2005-12-15T01:23:00.000+08:00

Court pardons smitten bra burglar

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man who repeatedly broke into the home of a neighbor he secretly loved, at one point sneaking out with a bra and some photos, has been let off the hook by a Chinese court, Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.The man confessed to breaking into the woman's home five times, including once while she was sleeping, though he had fled as soon as she woke up, Xinhua said.

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Letting it all out..

2005-12-15T01:13:00.000+08:00

Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that if Germany and Austria feel responsible for massacring Jews during World War II, a state of Israel should be established on their soil!

“Now that you believe the Jews were oppressed, why should the Palestinian Muslims have to pay the price?” the hardline president asked in an interview with Iran’s Arabic-language satellite channel, Al-Alam.

“Why did you come to give a piece of Islamic land and the territory of the Palestinian people to them?

“You oppressed them, so give a part of Europe to the Zionist regime so they can establish any government they want. We would support it,” he said, according to a transcript of his original Farsi-language comments given to AFP.

“So, Germany and Austria, come and give one, two or any number of your provinces to the Zionist regime so they can create a country there which all of Europe will support and the problem will be solved at its root,” he said.

“Why do they insist on imposing themselves on other powers and creating a tumor so there is always tension and conflict?” Via Middle-East Online

So he first called to wipe the country of the map, and now this.. Njad must be the most straight talking politician I’ve seen on this issue; the guy does not differentiate Jews from Zionists, evidently not a great believer in the holocausts -another source here -and just has to guts to come out and lay it plainly out there, straight and simple!

What I really don’t understand here is the issue of “Palestine” being an “Islamic Land”, the only Islam that land saw was imposed there by the power of the sword! Jerusalem is the heartland of Christianity; I still can’t tell how everybody fails to notice that.

Other than that, I really hope this guy knows what he’s doing, the last thing we need is more instability in the area, and his persistent lunacy displayed on the background of uncompromising moves should serve as a clear justification for striking Iran’s nuclear installations now. The losers? The Mullahs and the so called “moderates” who live on the hope to retake their country at some point.

For now, I’ll personally lay back and enjoy watching the chain reactions (which started already)

iPod Generation bulge worries in bestseller

2005-12-14T10:52:00.000+08:00

iPod Generation Hearing Sounds Of Silence Sooner

BOSTON -- Rock music helped define the Baby Boomer generation, but years of loud concerts have also caused many Boomers to lose their hearing at an early age.Boston television station WCVB reported that some experts say the iPod generation may be hearing the sounds of silence even earlier than their parents.When the members of the Lexington, Mass., band Tracy Strangelove aren't rocking out on their instruments, they're listening to rock music on their digital music players."I listen to it on the bus ride home, when I'm walking around, sometimes between classes," band member Lucas Levy said.

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The Forbes Fictional 15

2005-12-14T02:14:00.000+08:00

Collectively, we are fascinated by the super-rich. We devour their biographies. We hang on their advice. Maybe we even hope for their downfall. But in our attempts to explain the ultra-rich--and their super-inflated bank accounts--we are often guilty of reducing real people to mere caricatures. There is the monopolist. The oracle. The genius. The thief.

With the Forbes Fictional 15, we have taken the opposite approach--fiction’s caricatures are elevated to the status of real people.

The Fictional 15
No.1
Claus, Santa
∞
1,651
North Pole
Toys, Candy

No.2
Warbucks, Oliver "Daddy"
$27.3 billion
52
New York, N.Y.
Defense Industries

No.3
Rich, Richie
$17 billion
10
Richville, U.S.A.
Inheritance, Conglomerates

No.4
Luthor, Lex
$10.1 billion
36
Metropolis, U.S.A.
Defense, Software, Real Estate

No.5
Burns, Charles Montgomery
$8.4 billion
104
Springfield, U.S.A.
Energy

No.6
McDuck, Scrooge
$8.2 billion
80
Duckburg, U.S.A.
Mining

No.7
Clampett, Jed
$6.6 billion
51
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Oil & Gas, Banking

No.8
Wayne, Bruce
$6.5 billion
32
Gotham City, U.S.A
Inheritance; Defense

No.9
Howell, Thurston III
$5.7 billion
60
Private Island, Pacific Ocean
Howell Industries

No.10
Wonka, Willy
$2.3 billion
57
Kent, England
Candy

No.11
Bach, Arthur
$2 billion
50
New York, N.Y.
Inheritance

No.12
Scrooge, Ebenezer
$1.7 billion
63
London, England
Banking, Investments

No.13
Croft, Lara
$1 billion
37
Wimbledon, England
Inheritance, Antiques

No.14
De Vil, Cruella
$1 billion
65
London, England
Inheritance

No.15
Malfoy, Lucius
$900 million
51
Wiltshire, England
Inheritance

BUSH NOW KNOWS THE “Voice Of God” WAS CHENEY ON THE INTERCOM

2005-12-14T01:33:00.000+08:00

WASHINGTON, DC—Telephone logs recorded by the National Security Agency and obtained by Congress as part of an ongoing investigation suggest that the vice president may have used the Oval Office intercom system to address President Bush at crucial moments, giving categorical directives in a voice the president believed to be that of God.
While journalists and presidential historians had long noted Bush’s deep faith and Cheney’s powerful influence in the White House, few had drawn a direct correlation between the two until Tuesday, when transcripts of meetings that took place in March and April of 2002 became available.

In a transcript of an intercom exchange recorded in March 2002, a voice positively identified as the vice president’s identifies himself as “the Lord thy God” and promotes the invasion of Iraq, as well as the use of torture in prisoner interrogations.
A close examination of Bush’s public statements and Secret Service time logs tracking the vice president reveals a consistent pattern, one which links Bush’s belief that he had received word from God with Cheney’s use of the White House’s telephone-based intercom system.
Officials privately acknowledged that there is reason to believe that the vice president, as God, urged Bush to sign legislation benefiting oil companies in 2005.
“There’s a lot of religious zeal in the West Wing,” said a former White House staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “It’s possible that the vice president has taken advantage of that to fast-track certain administration objectives.”

An ex-Treasury Department official and longtime friend of Cheney was asked to comment on the vice president’s possible subterfuge. “I don’t know. I certainly don’t think it’s something [Cheney] planned,” he said. “I do know that Mr. Bush was unfamiliar with a phone-based intercom, and I suppose it is possible that Dick took advantage of that.”
A highly placed NSA official who has reviewed the information released Tuesday said Cheney masked his clipped monotone, employing a deeper, booming voice.
Said the NSA source: “It sounded as though the speaker, who identified himself as God, stood away from the intercom to create an echo effect.”

On Capitol Hill, sources are expressing surprise that Cheney, a vice president with more influence than any other in U.S. history, would have resorted to such deception.
“The vice president has a lot of sway in this administration,” said a former White House aide. “But perhaps when President Bush was particularly resolute and resistant to mortal persuasion, the vice president chose to quickly resolve disputes in his favor with a half-decent God impression.”

For many, the revelation explains Bush’s confusion in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
“I was very surprised by the president’s slow response in New Orleans,” political commentator Bill Kristol said. “The president told me that he was praying every day in his office, but had received no reply. I had no idea what he meant, but of course, it all makes sense now.”
At the time of Katrina, Cheney was on a fly-fishing trip, from which he returned on Sept. 1.
According to highly placed White House sources, Bush’s senior advisers are trying to shield the president from the news. Aides are concerned that too harsh an awakening might shake Bush’s faith, which has been a central part of his life for nearly 20 years.
“It’s hard to tell the leader of the free world that he has been the butt of an elaborate and long-term ruse,” a former staffer said. “Maybe it would be easier to take if it came from Cheney’s God voice.”

Awoken Dreams

2005-12-13T23:51:00.000+08:00

An adaptation from the lyrics of 'Dian Yulaiha', a dikir barat piece made popular almost 10 years ago.

Time to get in touch with the minah in you.

Tasik Mimpi

Renungan matamu
setajam panah Arjuna
menembusi hatiku
terluka dan berdarah.
Sebuah cinta seindah merak ratu rimba
Dari insan semegah pahlawan negara,
menyelimutiku dari sambaran nanlara.
Nyatakan mengapa kamu disumpah
keanggunan sedemikian rupa.
Sekiranya ku diberi kuasa sakti,
Akan ku bawamu ke hujung pelangi
mencapai cinta yang membara,
menari di tasik mimpi
seperti lilin di sanubari hati
sentiasa menyala penuh sinarnya
menjalini hubungan infiniti.

ok, if your Malay is as rusty as most of the people i know, this rough translation might be useful albeit less lyrical...

Lake of Dreams

Your gaze
is as sharp as an arrow
piercing my heart
wounding me, it is bleeding.
A love, as beautiful as a peacock
From a man, as proud as a warrior,
protecting me from impending loneliness.
Tell me why you are cursed
with grace as such.
If i had magical prowess,
I'd bring you to the end of the rainbow
to claim that burning desire
dancing on a lake of dreams.
Like a candle burning in my bosom,
forever lit, and shedding light
in an relationship, infinite.

Increasingly I've noticed, that such dramatism erode as we grow older, wiser, more skeptical and perhaps more jaded.

Remember the days when love was the be all and end all, and that your stead(y) was the most important and exciting part of your day?

It's as if the age bug had bitten me too.

It has been far too long since I've envisoned someone close enough to the metaphorical "pahlawan negara" (national warrior/hero), or even set off on a quest to find one, much less have the insane desire to want to cross rivers and climb mountains to prove that love.

A friend of mine just lamented the other day that he has to increasingly date girls that are much younger, because girls his age are angry with love, bitter with relationships and wary of men. Consequently, they ask for too much, and give too little.

I wonder if all this education and rational thought as well as realism have proven to be too damaging to the idealistic notions that we entertained at one point of time in our lives.

Its a good thing then, that chances are, all of us has that special someone that had left a mark in our lives, even if the edges are fuzzy with the human tendency to romanticise that particular memory during reminiscence, sometimes remembering it as being better than it actually was.

A father lost, a former best friend, a lost love, the-one-that-got-away, relationships that didn't work out, the few people that you loved fiercely and unconditionally only to let you down, one way or another.

But you can't break a bond that lasts forever. That person has left his/her mark, and the wound has healed in time, leaving behind the white scar the you feel more than you see. And sometimes, if you're lucky, (or unlucky depending on your stand) they come back, and you make the most of what you have left.

However, it keeps us sane in the thought that we were once young, and that we have lived, and loved like we were never going to let go, even if it was crazily and illogically and head-over-heels uncharacteristically un-you. And now that we had mellowed, and settled down, we try to convice ourselves that its actually a good thing and that in the end, its for the best.

Grown-ups. That's you and me - sensible rational beings that love conditionally depending on what benefit we reap from a relationship that promises to be stable and safe.

Amazing.

22 Things I Hate About Dating And Relationships...

2005-12-13T16:56:00.000+08:00

22 Things I Hate About Dating And Relationships...

1. The stage of a relationship where you and your companion don't feel comfortable not having sex.

2. When neither of you is attracted to the other, yet you continue removing each other's clothing.

3. When you break up with someone and their reaction makes you wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

4. When your wife admits in marriage counseling that the mole on the back of your neck has revolted her for 19 years.

5. Lunatics whose lunacy is only visible after you've married them.

6. Wondering if your ex, whom you're still obsessing over, has forgotten you as quickly as you've forgotten all of your exes.

7. When your spouse tells two of the same three stories whenever you go out to eat with another couple.

8. People who figure that getting married will reduce the sting of their partner's aggravating habits.

9. When you first started dating, you find it cute that he enjoys hunting elk and you prefer creating mosaic title designs, but now it's not so funny that you have little in common with your husband.

10. Men who automatically associate any kind of physical affection with sex.

11. Wondering if your boyfriend's pattern of ordering the second-cheapest bottle of wine is coincidental.

12. When even a passing stranger can look at the two of you and tell that your relationship is failing.

14. When your girlfriend, who is sitting on your lap, asks you if she's crushing your legs, and she is.

15. Realizing that "I'm sure I'll see you around" really means "I'll make no effort to meet you, but perhaps we'll run into each other by accident."

16. When seeing men who are less attractive than you dating women who are more attractive than the women you date doesn't give you hope, but instead leads you to wonder what's wrong with your personality.

17. That men reach their sexual prime at 19, and women reach their sexual prime at 33 - but it's far more common to see a 33-year-old man with a 19-year-old woman.

18. Being unable to forget someone you spent three minutes with 11 years ago.

19. The tiny percentage of times a song dedication played on the radio is actually heard by the person it's being dedicated to.

20. Having to preface the majority of what you say with "I can't recall if I've mentioned this to you before, but..." because you can't remember what you've told to which of the two people you're dating.

21. That your requirements in a mate become stricter as you grow older, and your good looks wane, making it harder to attract even the mediocre people you no longer find acceptable.

22. When your partner want to make love on top of a hot stove

Isn't It Annoying...

2005-12-12T22:53:00.000+08:00

Isn't It Annoying...

1. You are camping with someone who is high maintenance.

2. People who clip their nails in public.

3. Bending to pick up the subscription cards that fell out of the magazine you're holding.

4. When White-Out leaves a bumpy layer that is difficult to write over.

5. Receiving a present you already own.

6. Watching the same three bags cycle through the baggage claim area.

7. Fonts in which capital I's and lowercase l's look identical.

8. Coffee chains that expect you to call a small cup of coffee "tall."

9. When your called ID reads PRIVATE or OUT OF AREA, causing you to weigh the risk of answering versus the frustration of not knowing who wanted to talk to you.

10. When your shoelace rips far from home.

1. People who hold a door open for you when you're 20 feet away, causing you to walk faster.

12. After waiting half an hour to see your doctor, a nurse brings you to a room where you wait another half an hour.

13. Realizing after several attempts that you've been trying to insert a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet.

14. Late fees for a video that you didn't have time to watch

15. Finding an old "To Do" list, most which remains undone.

16. When a friend says "I have good news for you!" and it concerns her.

Man, 33, seeks puberty

2005-12-12T22:52:00.000+08:00

Man, 33, seeks puberty

Lawrence Koomson is a doctor living and working in London. On the face of it, he seems no different from any other young man but Lawrence has a secret.At 33, he has never been through puberty. He's never had a spot. He's never had an erection. And he's trapped in the body of a 12-year-old boy.But this all changed in April 2005, when he began treatment to bring on puberty."I feel an outsider, different to everyone else," he said before the treatment. "People take going through puberty for granted; it's just something that happens. For me it has just never happened."

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secret

2005-12-12T08:55:00.000+08:00

www.postsecret.blogspot.com

Old, Bold and Gold

2005-12-12T08:41:00.000+08:00

Late last night, I was awoken by the sound of heart-wrenching sobs coming from my grandma. Earlier that day, she had tried to get out of bed, but the excruciating pain from moving her legs left her immobile. The doctor diagnosed her as having arthritis, unsurprising given her age.

She was crying for herself, upon finding herself in the plight that she was in, and being unable to do anything about it. It had snowballed, and winter had lasted far too long.

The fear of sickness and disease. The fear of living for too long. The fear of being a burden to the family. The fear of a degenerating mind. The fear of a degenerating body. The fear of death and the afterlife. The fear of God.

The fear of being unloved. The fear of being alone.

The plight of being an old woman that increasingly feels the pressure of having to prove her worth and to lessen the sense of liability she feels she is to the family.

We see children as our future, but we bear no thought for those that has lived beyond our years, subconsciously believing that they have outlived their time. We invalidate the tales that they recount far too many times, we discount the fact that they were once like us, we delegate them the task of being a grandmother, and we condemn them to die.

In Alaska a long time ago, the old voluntarily leave their community after a certain age, having felt that they have outlived their usefulness, never to be seen again, and never to be asked about by the very family they left behind. The find a spot, and lie down to die. They burden no one, but they die alone.

One day we too will grow old. And we will feel the way they feel, and we will wonder if we deserved the mistreatment that we get from the children that we had raised, whether body pains was a penance for the pleasures we had taken when young, wondering how long we will live, and fearing how we would die.

Empathy – lets try it. Because the shoes are not too big to fill, they just might be a little uncomfortable. Our next charity might just be for the aged. Look out for it, in Krunchie.Aid

Murder and Fuckers..

2005-12-11T19:43:00.000+08:00

December didn’t start as good as I wanted it to be. On World Aids Day, my computer which virtually contracted the HIV virus, died. It was truly a sad and frustrating period for me as most of my work, my files, pictures and important documents were in it and it is now virtually next to impossible to extract them out.
Not only did I lose all my precious content, but the untimely demise of my beloved computer poses another situation for me. What next?

The sad truth is like all death, the living need to move on and moved on I did. With no money to call my own, I bought a brand new laptop to compensate the old. It cost me over $2000 and it does come with the updated features in a laptop in a rapidly changing pace of computer technology. So with much sadness and hesitation, I am writing this post in my brand new Toshiba Satellite Laptop.

December is a month, full of dead people anniversary and one of the most notable one has to be the death of John Lennon. A lot has already been written about his life and eventual death and I am for one was privilege to witnessed one of the rarest documentary portraying John.

What John did for the 70s was exactly what Kurt Cobain did for the 90s. They both died. And in their death, most of us celebrate the work they did and we regard their idiosyncrasies as a masterpiece and symbols of a genius. Whatever pieces of scrap that was unraveled during their living is considered a piece of history that epitomizes who they were.

John found his salvation from his music and he would go out of his way and get rid of any obstacles to be sure that what he had to say, they way he wanted it to be, will be heard and will be thought of. He had no qualms about him, as a person. It was the 70s. Any signs of decadents and debauchery were seen as an act of truth and revelation and going against society norms. He wanted to be a setter. He wanted to be seen as a messiah of what truth was and how things were suppose to be.

It was unfortunate that the freedom he preached for was undermined by the control he was under. Looking at his life, reading about him, I can’t help but to feel that the real John never did escape the walls he has built for himself and Ono. It was a choice he made and one way or the other, I am sure at one point he wanted out but the wall was to great and to overwhelming for him to climb out for.

Never had I met and read about a guy who was so selfish in his life and yet still being revered by the public that he was preaching to.

A lot of people seem to die around me of late. In Singapore itself, this year has been an unusually high number of murder cases where the latest was a case of a wife that was beaten by the husband to her eventual death.

It is unfortunate that such occurrence have to happen.
It was understood that an argument broke out, husband beat wife to a pulp, nephew tried to stop the beating, the police and ambulance eventually came and wife died in the hospital. No motives or reasons have been reported yet but one can gauge that the husband has to be either totally angry or mad at the point of incident. It’s no surprising still that this happened to a Malay family.

Another Malay sad story that was reported by a newspaper involved a Malay family that was living in between a staircase landing. The family were forced to move out from their rented apartment and since they had no where to go they decided to leave off from the staircase landing of their former apartment. The family had a small daughter in tow and the wife was pregnant and was about to give birth anytime soon. Which she eventually did and fortunately alert and civic conscious neighbor acted by calling in an ambulance.

Both of these stories above despite happening to two different families have a lot of similarity.
Both of these incidents happened to families that fall into low income earners.
One or more of their family members were individuals who have criminal convictions before.
Both families were “trying” desperately to break out from the vicious circle of poverty. Both families have members only managed to finish basic education.

This is the sad and sorry state of the Malay’s family demographics. Not all of them but a high number of Malay families belong to the above description and run risk of NEVER EVER breaking out of the poverty due to the very fact that most of them failed or were blatantly ignorant in regarding the very fundamental fact that education and not money is that only and true salvation (other than god of course).

These families are the breeding ground for our future inmates in our jails, drug rehabilitation centers, fodder of our criminals’ news, sad stories for us to realize of the unfortunates ones among us. I have written of my exasperation of the Malay community in Singapore and truth to be told it get even worse just across the border.

One of the most prevailing factors on why the Malay society here has failed in its rehabilitation of its own community because we are too stuck up to work the ground and work them efficiently. We believe that just by giving money alone, would atone us from our civic, moral, ethical and spiritual responsibilities.

Those among us who are qualified to lead and to advocate the right values are too preoccupied from our high moral and financial threshold to even realize that these affected families need more than financial aid, needs more than just realizing that they are pity cases.
They need to be told that sex isn’t everything; they need to know that pussy and dicks are not assortments to heavenly emotions. They need to be told that they are their own salvation. Just like what both John and Kurt felt of themselves and I believe many among us too. All we need to do as the ones who are able is just to offer them a hand to aid them in their journey from their own redemption.

We need to move forward not hesitate in our tracks and intent.

For an example, the only mainstream Malay paper decided to use the news of the World Cup Grouping as the main front page news. Do we really need to know what group England was or who was Italy going to play in the qualifications round?

That is a real joke mind you. We relished the very news on our soccer expertise so much that we made it into front page news.
How about the excellence in global affairs, the political tyranny of any current authority?
Or maybe the significant of social changes and the climates that we are in and who that is going to affect us?

On a lighter side though since we are talking about soccer and all, this weekend, I made a sizeable of 42% profit through my soccer expertise. Thank you, Liverpool!!!!

So before the year ends, there still a couple of more days for most of you guys to give some money from that sizeable bonus of yours to charity.

Be the miracle that you are...

You Know You're Getting Old When...

2005-12-10T12:46:00.000+08:00

You're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.

You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.

You can live without sex, but not without glasses.

Your back goes out more than you do.

You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

You buy a compass for the dash of your car.

You are proud of your lawn mower.

Your best friend is dating someone half their age... And isn't breaking any laws.

Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper.

You sing along with the elevator music.

You would rather go to work than stay home sick.

You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.

You consider coffee one of the most important things in life.

You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

People call at 9 pm. And ask, "Did I wake you?"

You answer a question with "Because I said so!"

You send money to PBS.

The end of your tie doesn't come anywhere near the top of your pants.

You take a metal detector to the beach.

You wear black socks with sandals.

You know what the word equity means.

You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.

Your ears are hairier than your head.

You talk about "good grass" and you're referring to someone's lawn.

You get into a heated argument about pension plans.

You got cable for the weather channel.

You can go bowling without drinking.

You love watching pranks rather than devising them

Mr and Mrs become Mrs and Mrs

2005-12-10T12:44:00.000+08:00

Mr and Mrs become Mrs and Mrs

A husband and wife have 'remarried' as a gay couple - 14 years after the groom had a sex swap operation.Bernard and Joyce Rogers wed in 1967 but have lived "like sisters" since 1991, when Bernadette, as she's now known, underwent gender surgery.
The retired physicist is now legally recognised as a woman thanks to the Gender Recognition Bill which became law last year.And that meant she was able to have a civil partnership ceremony with Joyce.

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Fifty meets Freddy

2005-12-09T23:16:00.000+08:00

You Know When You're Living In 2005 When...

2005-12-09T23:14:00.000+08:00

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting yourcoffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

The quotes Bush left out of his war speech

2005-12-09T23:07:00.000+08:00

By
JOHN CARLSON,REGISTER COLUMNIST

President Bush was delivering what was called "a major speech on Iraq" on Wednesday when he mentioned a very familiar name and spoke a few somewhat familiar words.The president was discussing the training of Iraqi security forces and, to demonstrate the success of the effort, quoted Lt. Col. Todd Wood, an Indianola native who commands the Army's 2-7 Infantry Battalion based in Tikrit.

Bush said: "Our troops in Iraq see the gains that Iraqis are making. Lt. Col. Todd Wood of Richmond Hill, Ga., is training Iraqi forces in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. (Wood) says this about the Iraqi units he is working with:
" 'They're pretty much ready to go it on their own. . . . What they're doing now would have been impossible a year ago. . . . These guys are patriots, willing to go out knowing the insurgents would like nothing better than to kill them and their families. . . . They're getting better, and they'll keep getting better.' "

Every word was spoken by Wood. I know this because Wood said them to me in Tikrit and I put them in The Des Moines Register in late October.The thing is, the official White House transcript of the speech included ellipses, those little dots that show the reader something was left out of what was being quoted. Problem is, there are no ellipses in an oral presentation.

So, to set the record straight, we'll provide a bit of context. It's important because Bush singled out Wood as an example of how the Iraqi army and police are improving, and ultimate success will mean Iraqi forces can defend and stabilize the country and American troops can come home.

Bush's speech plucked Wood's quotes from four different places in the article and made it appear to be one statement.

The quotes accurately represent Wood's view of the Iraqi soldiers that his battalion has spent the better part of a year training. It's just that Bush's speechwriters carefully avoided the chief frustration faced by the American soldiers — at least the ones in Tikrit.The Oct. 23 article in the Register details a serious obstacle for one Iraqi army battalion's effort to operate independently of American forces - the fact that it is not adequately equipped.

Indeed, Wood said, "They're pretty much ready to go it on their own." Continuing his thought that day in October, Wood went on to say, "But until they are properly equipped, they'll need our help." Bush left out that second part.

Wood addressed the same problem later in the same article.
"When we came here, the (Iraqi) army battalion of 1,000 men had equipment for 500. They'd work their five-day shift and hand off their weapon and (helmet) and ammo pouch to the guy who was coming on duty. That meant 1,000 people were functioning as a 500-man army. That's been resolved, but they need armored vehicles for use in the desert. They need artillery and mortars and air cover. I wish I could say when that's going to happen."

The lack of armored vehicles is costing lives, and it's frustrating to Iraqis and Americans.

Iraqi army Pvt. Haythem Ajeel told of an attack that killed three of his friends the previous day."An American Army Humvee was in front of us," said Ajeel, who was in an unarmored Iraqi army truck hauling soldiers near Bayji. "We were in an open truck. A Humvee was behind us. They let the Hummer pass. They blew us up. They wanted to get us."

The Iraqis were an easy target for a bomber looking for a maximum kill.Wood's other quotes used by Bush were in context. The battalion commander is impressed by the Iraqis that the soldiers in his unit have been training. Their intelligence-gathering capabilities are excellent, the Americans say. They plan and execute missions, often entirely on their own.But Wood will be among the first to tell you that U.S. forces will be in Iraq until that country's army has the equipment it needs.

An Iraqi army officer probably said it best."I need everything, because I don't have enough of anything," Capt. Ismail Salih, a company commander in Tikrit, told me. "I need heavy trucks, not these civilian trucks painted army colors. The Ministry of Defense is not supplying us properly. Army (units) in Baghdad have what they need but are still not having the success we are. We welcome the fight. When we have the proper equipment, the bad guys will fear
us."

It would be nice if somebody in the White House or the Pentagon heard that part of the message.

The Lying, the Hitch and the Gnawed Lobe

2005-12-08T23:25:00.000+08:00

Often in the past, I’ve been accused of being over careful with money. I refute this allegation, only last week I forked out more than a fiver on the wife’s Christmas present. But why should I spend a fortune taking the little ones to see the new movie ‘Narnia’, when for no cost I can share ‘The chronicles of Harry Redknapp’, an epic fantasy adventure.
It’s a tale so ridiculous, any movie executive worth his white powder would have laughed out loud before binning the script. Harry managed Portsmouth, walked out, joined their fierce rivals, then marched the Saints out of the Premiership. A few mistruths, a snag or two and a word in the ear from Frank Lampard Senior later, and Harry is Frattonising with Pompey once again. You couldn’t make it up.

Every team in the country would fancy their chances against the Portsmouth circus this weekend, the computer has generously handed Spurs the three points. Tottenham at 4/9 are the weekend nap.

Some credit the form of Stevie Gerrard for Liverpool’s excellent recent run of results; others believe Peter Crouch’s battle against adversity has inspired his team-mates to greater heights. Personally, i put it down to Harry Kewell elbowing his Mrs to the other side of the World.Liverpool’s improved form can be directly linked to Harry’s other half being 10,000 miles away in a rat infested hell-hole; Australia.

Kewell never saw eye to eye with antipodean compatriot Mark Viduka when both played for Leeds, possibly because of Harry’s pro-podean beliefs. Harry’s 5/2 to outscore Viduka on Saturday, a decent looking bet considering Liverpool’s water-tight defence.
May I be one of the first to congratulate Peter Crouch on opening his goal scoring account for the Reds. Crouch’s strike was welcomed by thousands of punters across the land, but it’s not all good news, it means we’re in for another three months of winter. Crouchy can be backed at 11/8 to score at any time against Boro, as the 8/15 Pool take all three points

Newcastle were outplayed by an average Villa team last weekend; imagine what an on song Arsenal could do. The Gunners are a great bet at Even money, they’re literally a re-mortgage job if Michael Owen is ruled out. Graeme Souness is fighting for his life as the manager of the Toon; the fat lady is clearing her throat.
Birmingham City are going to absurd lengths to try to record their first home win of the season, Emile Heskey even tried a Diego Maradona impression against the Hammers last week, or ‘The hand of God-awful’ as it should be christened. Fulham are the latest visitors to St Andrews who are guaranteed at least a point; back the draw at 11/5.

Liverpool v Middlesbrough Saturday 10th December 12.45 Live on Sky

Liverpool 8/15
Draw 12/5
Middlesbrough 5/1

Get on: Liverpool
Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in their last nine matches in all competitions. The Boro haven’t won at Anfield for nigh on 30 years, it’s not rocket science.

Birmingham v Fulham Saturday 10th December 15.00

Birmingham 6/5
Draw 11/5
Fulham 15/8

Get on: Draw
Fulham have a great record at St Andrew’s, three wins and three draws from their last six visits. Blues can’t win at home, Fulham can’t win away. Draw.

Blackburn v West Ham Saturday 10th December 15.00

Blackburn 10/11
Draw 9/4
West Ham 5/2

Get on: Draw
Blackburn go goal crazy at home to the Hammers, they’ve scored 25 goals in the last 7 meetings. West Ham are playing well away from home, score draw.

Bolton v Aston Villa Saturday 10th December 15.00

Bolton 4/5
Draw 9/4
Aston Villa 3/1

Get on: Bolton
Bolton are practically ensured a goal start due to a Ridgewell handball, it’s a home win.

Charlton v Sunderland Saturday 10th December 15.00

Charlton 4/7
Draw 12/5
Sunderland 9/2

Get on: Sunderland
It’s six defeats on the bounce for Charlton and they haven’t kept a clean sheet for 13 matches. Sunderland have never lost at the Valley in the Premiership; 9/2 should tempt.

Chelsea v Wigan Saturday 10th December 15.00

Chelsea 1/5
Draw 4/1
Wigan 11/1

Get on: Chelsea
Chelsea were extremely lucky to beat Wigan on the opening day, you can take fortune out of the equation here. Home banker.

West Brom v Man City Saturday 10th December 15.00

West Brom 7/4
Draw 9/4
Man City 5/4

Get on: Man City
The Baggies are unbeaten in three in the league, but City’s demolition of Charlton makes them worthy favourites.

Newcastle v Arsenal Saturday 10th December 17.15 Live on Premiership Plus

Newcastle 9/4
Draw 9/4
Arsenal Evs

Get on: Arsenal
Newcastle haven’t scored against the Gunners in 6 hours and 20 minutes of football. It’ll be all over Soun.

Man Utd v Everton Sunday 11th December 16.00 Live on Sky

Man Utd 2/7
Draw 7/2
Everton 8/1

Get on: Draw
Everton took four points from Man U last season and can be confident of nicking another. It’s four wins out of five for the Moyes Boys, United have a European hangover and Van Nistelrooy misses the match through suspension. A coupon buster is on the cards.

Tottenham v Portsmouth Monday 12th December 20.00 Live on Sky

Tottenham 4/9
Draw 13/5
Portsmouth 6/1

Get on: Tottenham
Pompey have lost their last four without finding the net and they concede 3.5 goals a game when they travel to the Lane in the Premiership. Robbie Keane is the hottest striker in the Premiership, as Edgar Davids discovered last week. Home win.

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2005-12-08T19:31:00.000+08:00

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

The classic tale of love and misunderstanding unfolds in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. The five Bennet sisters – Elizabeth, or Lizzie (Keira Knightley), Jane (Rosamund Pike), Lydia (Jena Malone), Mary (Talulah Riley), and Kitty (Carey Mulligan) – have been raised well aware of their mother’s (two-time Academy Award nominee Brenda Blethyn) fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth, however, strives to live her life with a broader perspective, as encouraged by her doting father (two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland).When wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley (Simon Woods) takes up residence in a nearby mansion, the Bennets are abuzz. Amongst the man’s sophisticated circle of London friends and the influx of young militia officers, surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters.

Eldest daughter Jane, serene and beautiful, seems poised to win Mr. Bingley’s heart. For her part, Lizzie meets with the handsome and – it would seem – snobbish Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), and the battle of the sexes is joined.Their encounters are frequent and spirited yet far from encouraging. Lizzie finds herself even less inclined to accept a marriage proposal from a distant cousin, Mr. Collins (Tom Hollander), and – supported by her father – stuns her mother and Mr. Collins by declining. When the heretofore good-natured Mr. Bingley abruptly departs for London, devastating Jane, Lizzie holds Mr. Darcy culpable for contributing to the heartbreak. But a crisis involving youngest sister Lydia soon opens Lizzie’s eyes to the true nature of her relationship with Mr. Darcy.

The ensuing rush of feelings leaves no one unchanged, and inspires the Bennets and everyone around them to reaffirm what is most important in life.Focus Features presents in association with StudioCanal a Working Title production. Pride & Prejudice. Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, and Judi Dench. Casting by Jina Jay. Music Supervisor, Nick Angel. Music by Dario Marianelli. Hair and Make-Up Designer, Fae Hammond. Costume Designer, Jacqueline Durran. Editor, Paul Tothill. Production Designer, Sarah Greenwood. Director of Photography, Roman Osin. Co-Producer, Jane Frazer. Executive Producers, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Screenplay by Deborah Moggach. Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster. Directed by Joe Wright. A Focus Features Release. -- © Focus Features

"Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice is the best Jane Austen adaptation ever to hit the big screen, a thrilling piece of cinema that announces both the arrival of a filmmaker (this is Wright's first feature) and an actress (Keira Knightley)."--
Glenn Whipp, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

"Even the most rabid Janeites must allow that director Joe Wright, 33, has given Austen's novel a beguilingly youthful spin without compromising the novel's late-eighteenth-century manners."--
Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

"Wright's movie is a wide-screen spectacle, and the director uses the space smartly, filling it with details that illustrate important sociological information about its central family, the Bennets."--
Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS

"I think the Bollywood version has ruined me for all other versions. Maybe Keira should have worn a purple sari. "--
Willie Waffle, WAFFLEMOVIES.COM

Juelz Santana
What The Game's Been Missing!

Cam'ron protege Juelz Santana, the charismatic junior member of Harlem's Diplomat Set crew, follows up Killa Cam's 2004 oddball classic, Purple Haze, with an excellent disc of club-bangers and street parables. While overlong at twenty-one tracks -- almost all of them about hustlin', grindin' and, well, hustlin' -- Santana keeps the energy up with a gruff delivery, zany flow and weird observations ("I don't know a lot about the Internet/I just know how much I'm into sex"). Dipset's in-house producers Heatmakerz provide beats for five tracks, including the blazing "Oh Yes," which chops up the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman," and "Daddy," which loops Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" like it was an old soul sample. The first two singles -- the Jeep shakers "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" and "Mic Check" -- are full of Santana's trademark brags, like "I blow smoke to the heavens/ I'm so close to perfection/ Rap's one big casino/I'm plottin' Ocean's Eleven." By the end of What the Game's Been Missing, you don't doubt that Santana can pull it off.
JONATHAN RINGEN

"I am A Skank" saID Lindsay

2005-12-08T13:47:00.000+08:00

See her here!!!

Infant dies after mom allegedly puts him in dryer

2005-12-08T13:46:00.000+08:00

Infant dies after mom allegedly puts him in dryer

BOGALUSA, La. - A mother was booked on a charge of first-degree murder for allegedly placing her 3-month-old son in a clothes dryer and turning it on.The infant had third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body and suffered blunt force trauma to the head, the St. Tammany Parish coroner said.

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Sushi Mania

2005-12-07T13:22:00.000+08:00

Idiots Guide to Sushi

Love hurts? So does a wounded marriage

2005-12-07T13:18:00.000+08:00

Love hurts? So does a wounded marriage

There is even more proof that an unhappy marriage is bad for your health, researchers reported on Monday.
The stress that comes from discord appears to slow the initial production of a blood protein that is key to healing wounds, the report from Ohio State University said.

Quarreling couples studied in a laboratory setting had a slower wound healing process than when they were not arguing, as measured by how rapidly blisters healed. The blisters were deliberately inflicted on the test subjects by using a vacuum pump on the arm.
"Couples who demonstrated consistently higher levels of hostile behaviors ... healed at 60 percent of the rate of low-hostile couples," said the report published in the December issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
The authors said there is already a sizable body of research showing that marital disagreement causes adverse health impacts ranging from high blood pressure and depression to the ability to cope with heart disease and heart failure.

"Although loss of a spouse can provoke adverse mental and physical health changes, the simple presence of a spouse is not necessarily protective. A troubled marriage is itself a prime source of stress," the study said.
The Ohio State study involved 42 married couples, aged 22 to 77. They were tested twice -- first in a social setting and then again when they were told to get into disagreements.
The authors said stress appears to slow the local, wound-site production of proinflammatory cytokines -- protein molecules produced by white blood cells that play a key role in the early stages of healing.

But the study also found that couples with high degrees of conflict had higher levels of the same cytokines generally in the bloodstream the morning after an argument, compared to those who were not in as much disagreement.
While greater early production at wound sites is beneficial, the authors said, a higher systemic level is harmful.
"Elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age-related disease, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis ... certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline," the study said. "Moreover, inflammatory activation can enhance development of depressive symptoms."

Pakistan orders Bush poem deleted from school book

2005-12-07T13:16:00.000+08:00

Pakistan orders Bush poem deleted from school book

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan has ordered that a poem in which the first letters of each line spell out the name "President George W. Bush' be deleted from a school textbook.The Education Ministry said the poem "The Leader" was unacceptable as it had been downloaded from the Internet and was anonymous.A ministry statement seen on Tuesday accused those responsible for compiling the English textbook of "oversight" and "negligence" and warned them to be more careful in future.

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Ode to a love lost

2005-12-07T00:10:00.000+08:00

1992 was coming to an end. It was Christmas Eve and I was invited to a party later in the night. As I was rushing out from the house, the phone rang...

I was hesitant in picking up the call but decided to do so in case it was a real emergency. Those were the days when mobile phones were mere luxuries than necessities we made it to be.
It was from a friend who loudly accuses me of disturbing one of her girlfriends which weren’t true at all. I had no idea that I even had her number to call and harassed on the first place and after much badgering, slandering and placating, this friend were only half convinced that I were truly innocent.

I knew the friend that she was referring to, way back in June the same year. When all of them went out on a double date with some friends of mine, though my company that day wasn’t required.

Everyone were talking about her after the date and me, being the curios person that I am, were intrigued to know the person in question even more but alas, she had a boyfriend back then and no one wanted to give me her number…

Now being Christmas eve and all, it was also a time when magical things seems to happen and since she was back in the equation, I had nothing to lose but to ask my friend for this girl number once more.

She hesitated and told me that she had to ask the person first before anything. I waited for a good five minutes with my shoes in the house and the phone eventually rang again for the second time.

I was then instructed to “page’ here instead.

Those were the days when pagers where the style of substance.

Paged her I did and for the next ten minutes or so, much deliberation clouded me. Here I was waiting for a girl whom I have no or very little knowledge of and whose physical existence was verified by people whom I wouldn’t even trust with my wallet and yet at the same time I was nervous.

The phone rang again for the third time and it was her.

Whatever I had learnt for the past eleven years was put to task on that single night alone. It had to be the best hour of my life to date and both of us were anxious to meet so we decided to meet the next day. I was too elated to even go anywhere after that night that I just stayed at home smiling. It felt good.

We promised to meet at 1pm the next day over at Dhoby Ghaut Mrt Station. She was late and after 10 minutes I left, thinking
a) She stood me up,
b) I was too ugly and she left, running as fast as she could
c)She stood me up, running as fast as she could when she saw how ugly I were

Went home, slept the whole day as I didn’t manage to catch any winks previously and in the midst of a disappointed slumber, the phone rang and it was her.
She sounded sad and apologetic, which is always a good sign. She then explained that she was 15 minutes late and was scurrying around the station to find me and even went out her way to call anyone that knows of my existence to describe the way I look but alas after 60 minutes of waiting for me at the station, she too left disappointed.

In a way I was glad that she felt the same way that I did. It made me feel that I wasn’t on it alone. So without much thinking and persuasion, we promised to meet once again and this time we vouched to wait for each other, no matter how late or early we were.

The locale were changed to Bugis Mrt Station. It was still at 1pm and as usual I was early.
I wore a white Polo Ralph top with jeans and she said that she be wearing a white singlet top with jeans and as I stood by the doorway at the entrance of the station, my eyes peered out for her and my heart would skipped a beat for each woman who passes me with that description.

She eventually came and my heart stopped for a quick second, she saw me and my heart stopped for another second and then she smiled, heart stopped.

We went on to watch a movie over at Prince at Beach Road and as she snuggled next to me ever so comfortably, everything felt good and in place.
Like for every other things and mistakes I have done so far, was meant to be, for me to be here, at this moment at this place.

The next 6 days were ever so magical. We went out everyday. We saw each other, we talked even though there aint a thing to talk about.

On the sixth day, leaning by the side of a pillar at Capitol Building next to the bus stop, I asked her to be mine and with no doubt she said yes and as we embraced, everything around me stops, even my heart.

Both of us then took upon ourselves a great adventure that lasted more than six years. Many marriages don’t even last six years but two teenage kids with much determination and will decided that it be so.
To say that we have struggled and triumphed over expectations would be both an understatement and an insult.

The very first time she said, “I love you”, I slept smiling all the way.
Something I couldn’t do ever since but alas, we parted way for things she felt were better and left me broken.

She moved on almost immediately.

I was a shell of my old self for the longest of time. I had her and she left, then I am left with no one. Its true and I am not even trying to be dramatic.
It took me ages to get over her and my eventual migration to other parts of the world did aid the healing process as everywhere and anywhere in Singapore reminded me of her.

There was a point of time when I came back and took up a position here in Singapore feeling that I had moved on. I felt good but deep down; I knew I was still missing her.

Fate brought us back together again albeit for a very short time. She by then was already working for a very large MNC in town and was seeing another guy. Her life seems to be so vibrant and exiting compared to the times when we were together.
I felt sincerely happy for her though it made me sick that I weren’t the one that shared her life. Our friendship lasted only for a few weeks as she felt that whatever bond left between us, should be totally wiped away and she trampled on the pieces of my broken heart.

It was the final straw. She moved and I haven’t and it was time for me to follow suit.

It almost ten years now since we broke up and I have gone on to do many marvelous things in life.
Achieved much and failed even more but each moment of living I have savored with much anticipation and pride but from time to time, I do think of her and her well being.
To say I have lost my love for the person that she was, would be a plain lie.

Six years of pain, sadness and disappointment that we shared with each other can never ever be replaced, not even by time.

I saw her again a few days back and like all things, the past just flooded my consciousness. It felt good for a quick second and my heart wanted to skip a beat for a quick second, but I persevered. She pretended not to saw me and it was fine.
She was flanked by her sister and husband and she, herself was carrying a child. It was one of the most wonderful sights, life can offer.

A woman carrying her child in her own womb.

If there was a time that I want to breakdown and cry, that would have been it. For no matter how significant and successful my life was, it was nothing compared to hers.
She had achieved what I have been dreaming of for the past twenty years, having your own family to love and care for.
Maybe she did the right move by severing all ties with me. All she wanted was more and better in life and maybe, just maybe that what she had achieved.

“I aint saying she’s a gold digger,
But she aint messing with no broke nigger”

Eastern Philosphy

2005-12-06T16:30:00.000+08:00

26 important rules of life to live by.

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much just leave me alone.
2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
3. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal your neighbour’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
4. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
5. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.
6. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
7. Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else.
8. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
9. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
10. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them you’re a mile away and you have their shoes.
11. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
13. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
14. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
15. Some days you’re the bug; some days you’re the windshield.
16. Don’t worry; it only seems kinky the first time.
17. Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
18. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
19. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
20. Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
21. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
22. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your lips are moving.
23. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
24. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
25. There is a fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”
26. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

Why We Are So Frustrated

2005-12-06T16:20:00.000+08:00

Why We Are So Frustrated

According to some medical theories, our bodies are engineered to live for at least 120 years. Even with the disease fighting advances in medicine, I doubt that most of us will ever be able to live that long. The reason is basically that life is just too mentally trying, and we are slowly killing or mutating our cells with our minds because of our everyday challenges.

Most people are addicted to something. Alcohol, smoking, drugs, gambling, sex are some common addictions. Most of us probably know why we need these addictions. The more corporate our society becomes, the more frustrated we become. Forty years ago you can buy a car in few minutes with some money and a hand-shake. Last time I bought a car it took four hours to complete the paperwork and that was fast according to the dealer. To get even a menial job now requires a resume, filling out a complicated application form, getting a drug test, getting a security check, and in some cases even getting a credit check. At work, there probably are a lot of forms that you need to fill out during the course of the day. You may have to sit through some boring and probably useless weekly meetings. Most people acquired some form of debt, and those bill paying days are exceptionally draining. Then, of course, there are all those tax forms that need to be worked on prior to April 15th.

Someone is always trying to warn us about something. Even when we try to watch television, there comes a "Click it or ticket" commercial telling us to buckle our seat belts or else. When we buy a DVD we get the famous FBI anti-piracy warning. When we sign our income tax form they warn us that if we were not truthful, we could be charged with perjury. Before installing a computer program, we must accept some legal document that we never read nor would we understand its legalese if we ever did read it.

In the fifties, large computers were beginning to gain acceptance. Experts said that computers, because they would be able to do so many menial tasks, would give us more leisure. The computer is actually a very good machine to manage details. If computers were left to perform the tasks of the 50s, we would indeed be living an easy going existence. But as computers got more sophisticated, corporate aliens invented new tasks for them, so that presently we actually live much more hectic lives than our parents or grandparents did in the fifties.

I think the problem is that working people do not feel they have control of their lives. In the past, if we did what we were supposed to, we were rewarded with a stable life and a happy retirement. Now governments and corporations are constantly lying to us. Our leaders are all seeking wealth and power at the expense of the working class. We can't believe their promises any more. Once society begins to recognize the worth of the individual, liquor stores and drug dealers will start going out of business. Since corporations are getting larger, the worth of the individual is slowly dying. Booze and drugs are here to stay.

George Lunt

Twin lovers tie the knot!!!

2005-12-06T15:53:00.000+08:00

Associated Press
kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5, 2005

It was twice as much fun at a Malaysian wedding at which two pairs of identical twins tied the knot. Make that knots.But guests could be pardoned for thinking they were seeing multiple doubles: the best men also were twins, as were the bridesmaids and the flower girls, The Star newspaper reported on Monday.

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Bigger Nipples for U

2005-12-05T13:38:00.000+08:00

Nipple Enlargements: Now More Common

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) --Breast implants are one thing, but some folks are so unsatisfied with the size of their nipples that they're having them surgically enhanced. It sounds like "nip-picking," but according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 501 women and 40 men had "breast nipple enlargement" surgery last year.

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How to make $1,000,000.00 from blogging...

2005-12-01T07:57:00.000+08:00

A new month beckoned. New challenges, new demands, new wants and needs. If you are a student, in most highest probability, you are having your holidays right now and if you were my students, some of you would have realised that you got an “F” on your exams papers courtesy of me but fret not my dear students, if you have been concentrating on the task at hand, instead of criticizing my flair of the English Language or trying to figure out what clothes to wear to be a “Pseudo -FIFTY cents“, then in most highest probability, you would have been given a much higher grade.

I realised one thing about writing in this blog that all of the sudden everyone is an English Critique. Its like all of the sudden everyone who read this blog became Harold Pinter whose mastery of the Queen English just astound me. This probably is a signal to several things. Maybe my English is so atrocious that a kid in nursery school can fare better or maybe I just need a new word processor whose grammar and spelling programming language surpasses my current one.

I be the first to admit, in fact I believed that I have already admitted that my English sucks, hell even my Malay sucks too so is my French and my Japanese but that doesn’t mean that all of you were “lost in translation” during the course of me writing here….
hell most of you understood what I was writing on the first place and out of spite decided to chide me for my structure rather than content...
But I thank thee for your kind and gracious attention and attempt, for not because of you guys out there, I wouldn’t be where I am in the blogospehere universe.

Despite the very poor standard of English here, I am very delighted to report that both blogs are doing extremely well.

Politicalapathy.Blogspot managed to post a 12% increase of visitors traffic for the month of November despite a contraction of 9% of regular visitors to the site.

Krunchieattack.Blogspot on the other hand made an astounding growth of 168% for visitors traffic and 17% increase in unique visitors.

Holistically both sites posted encouraging growth of 21% for the month of November while regular visitors posted growth of 3.5%.

Its true that none of my blogs, post a hit of 10,000 a day and unless I decided to post naked pictures as well as porn videos or maybe tell my fancied life of sex, drugs and Rock & Roll, I will in the highest probability ever reach such figures but truth is, it’s a figure that I personally hope to achieve one day. Why stop at 10,000 I say, when the world has 6 Billion people and about 35% of them are regular Internet users.

Also to rectify the problem of my very low and poor standard of English, I have decided to call upon people who actually are frequent bloggers whom I met during my trail and tribulations of establishing my own blog to write any topic of their interest and to become a regular contributor to the Krunchie Family.

Not only that, soon enough the Krunchie family will be expanding to even more blogs tackling niche subjects that will be pertaining to even more things in life like music, sports, travels and etc. All you need to do is just scroll down to the side bar and click on any of the links to go to other Krunchie sites.

I also hope that for all of you who have read this post up to this point will come out and support our charity project, Krunchie.Aid

So again, many thanks for the support (intended or not) and hope you guys will stay on for many more months to come…

“Don’t be queasiee cause I am Krunchieeeeee”

How to make $1,000,000.00 from blogging!!!

Boy Charged For Sex With Dummy

2005-11-30T14:25:00.000+08:00

That's Bizarre:
A teenager could be registered as a sex offender - after trying to get intimate with a mannequin.The 18-year-old was caught with his trousers and underwear around his ankles, rolling on the floor with the dummy from a display at an arts centre.

Read More About it...

And Peter's Trip to the Doctor..

My boss and My FunnY cats

2005-11-29T13:25:00.000+08:00

Unfairness At Work

When I take a long time... I am slow.
When my boss takes a long time... he is thorough.

When I don't do it... I am lazy.
When my boss doesn't do it... he is too busy.

When I do something without being told... I am over-stepping my boundaries.
When my boss does the same thing... that is initiative.

When I take a stand... I am stubborn.
When my boss does it... he is being firm.

When I overlook a rule of etiquette... I am rude.
When my boss slips a few rules... he is being original.

When I please my boss... I am apple polishing.
When my boss pleases his boss... he is co-operating.

When I get ahead... I am lucky.
When my boss gets ahead... that's hard work.

And My Funny CAts

McDonalds Stole from Wendy..

2005-11-29T13:23:00.000+08:00

MANCHESTER, N.H. Nov 28, 2005 —
You'd think that just working at a Wendy's restaurant would be difficult for Ronald MacDonald. Now, the 22-year-old MacDonald no relation to Ronald McDonald, the clown has been charged with stealing money from a safe at the Wendy's.

Read more weird tales..

"Genius lasts longer than Beauty" - Oscar Wilde

2005-11-29T00:59:00.000+08:00

Think what you may of SPGs, but I have come to conclude that they have a good system going on. SPG’s roam in packs, not very different from the salivating wolves we see on Animal Planet. But beautiful packs nevertheless, even if you doubt blondied hair and burnt skin connotes beauty.

Three words: Association, networking, kinship. Then getting invites to all the right parties ensue.

While the rest of us dabble with ill-concealed envy via the forced nonchalance and the moral high horse that we ride when we find ourselves in their company, could it just be that this dire need to set their silk scarves on fire (if not their false lashes), is because this system eludes us all?

How could it not since we spend less than half the time they do to find the perfect outfit, the perfect shade of blusher, and even less time at the gym toning our tushes.

Yet we have the audacity to turn up our noses to women that know what they want and go out there and get it. Irregardless whether what they perceive as right, concurs with your sense of morality.

So essentially, its not SPGs that is the focal point of this piece. Im actually commenting on the state of the world and the wavering determination of people to get what they want. Worse, no one knows what they want anymore. And half of them, don’t really care.

We are a contented lot. We see no need for self-improvement, education, broadening our horizons. In fact, someone just commented offhandedly that there are not enough people worth being acquainted with these days. In layman terms, it just means that he feels that he is being surrounded by idiots. SPGs included.

Tsk tsk. Elitist I hear you say.

I say shame on you to think that to improve oneself means having to be privileged.

SPGs aren’t born beautiful, they made themselves so in any way they know how. Businessmen aren’t born rich, they worked their ass off to earn that trust and prestige. Ministers aren’t born intelligent, they educated themselves to be people whose opinions should be reckoned with.

How about you?

If only this system that allowed SPGs to network could be duplicated, as BeautifulPeople.net has attempted to do, should we limit entry to geniuses, or waif-like beauties? Or should the list of invitee comprise of people that were beautiful beyond superficiality, and geniuses only in their thirst for knowledge. Confident, wholesome, great individuals that would lean on each other’s expertise to rise the ranks of society.

Would you want in?

Or would you rather stay out in the comfort of blissful ignorance where the world is not any bigger than yourself, your romantic partner, your tv, and your monthly paycheck till the day you die.

Funnny Pics..

2005-11-28T18:49:00.000+08:00

Funniiess Piccsss

800 million reasons to say, "what the Fuck"

2005-11-28T18:26:00.000+08:00

Now it is for certain that the Election will be call soon. For this very simple reason. The government will be spending over $800 million dollars on estate improvement as well as waiving Conservancy Charges. Now when ask whether this was a political ploy to entice the voters to vote for the current government, it seems that no one actually have the balls to admit so.
Their official reply was that, everyone can speculate on anything (just do not defame the Lees) but what the government is doing now is, keeping to their promises that they have made over during the last Election.

Well it is just a case of great timing that such promises is being kept nearing to an election date. Why there was even a big celebration over at a nightspot the other day to celebrate the anniversary of Young PAP. Where Vivian basking in the atmosphere proudly proclaimed that the eventuality of how the members of Young PAP will in time be standing for election themselves.

I really love the fact that the government is spending hard earned tax payer money to upgrade housing estates in the name of fulfilling their promises to their respective voters. I really love to endure months and months of noise, dust, inconveniences and extra cost for the sake of other people promises. I love to see the new coat of paint, and lifts that stop at every level, rooftop walkways, brand new street and corridor lamps and etc.

I love to see all of those but I would even love to see the fact that the government is not only upgrading what is “outside” of the home but the “inside” of it as well. Though not much can be said about the internal upgrading you see.

Its alright to be living in a nice, beautiful and safe housing estate but once you step into your own house, where life’s daily drudgery take a toll on you, how important is it to have a lift that stop at every storey of the block?
Or how important is it to have covered walkways?

So before all of you decide that the government is really keeping its promises to its people, understand the very notion that these “rewards” are not for them to giveaway.

These are your money.

These are our money for us to decide what best to spend it on. These money comes from the fact that each of us buy things from the money that we work so hard for. Its not the government money to say, “Ok, we approve spending $800 million dollars for upgrading works!”.
It is our money for us to tell the government of our choice, what to do with it. .

Now the only thing to do is for us to choose, if “they” let us choose of course.

Moronics News of the Day..

2005-11-28T17:38:00.000+08:00

LONDON -
A British man was convicted Wednesday of murdering a prostitute after he dumped her torso into a canal in a suitcase but forgot to take off a label bearing his brother’s name and address.Daniel Archer, a 55-year-old crack addict, killed Nasra Ismail, 27, in his brother’s North London apartment after paying her 20 pounds ($34.40) for sex, prosecutors told London’s Old Bailey Central Criminal Court.He fled to the north of England but returned three weeks later to cut up her body. He put her torso into a suitcase and threw it into Regent’s Canal, where it failed to sink.

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You got to watch This

2005-11-27T21:41:00.000+08:00

Sleep and Smile

Peter meets Sharon

2005-11-26T22:20:00.000+08:00

Peter met Sharon in a nightclub.
They enjoyed each other's company very much and at the end of the evening Sharon invited Peter to herplace, where they quickly got involved in a very passionate and energetic session in bed together.
Finally, tired and satisfied, they both lay back in the bed and snuggled up close to each other.After a short while, Sharon began tenderly stroking Peter's manhood.Surprised but appreciative, Peter comments, "Surely you can't be ready for more already?"Sharon replies, "No, but every now and then I get a bit nostalgic, and I miss the days when I had mine."

10 Rules For Dating My Daughter

2005-11-26T22:00:00.000+08:00

Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.

Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilising a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.

Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."

Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.

Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?

Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.

Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a pot-bellied, balding, middle-aged, dim-witted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.

Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.

Ian & Ian

2005-11-25T23:23:00.000+08:00

Ian says:
did you watch the Betis match?

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
ya i did

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
its a pity for peter for not being able to score

Ian says:
Yeah, he deserved a goal, he worked so hard

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
tat he did

Ian says:
At least we're through to the last 16 anyway

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
yea

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
wondering who we will meet though

Ian says:
I'll be there, so im hoping we face someone like Real Madrid. There's no point being scared of anyone, as we know how good we are over two legs

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
i agree with ur thought

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
the last 16 everyone is the same

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
there no more lesser teams involves

Ian says:
Would be good to get lyon aswell! Nice to see Houllier back at Anfield

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
yea

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
tat be a treat

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
and lyon has been playing quite well

Ian says:
Yeah they've been great. Did you see John Carew's equaliser against Madrid? lovely goal

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
cheeky and lovely i must add

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
i think Real isnt performing up to par

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
Zidane has really been off these couples of games especially the one with Barcelona

Ian says:
Yeah absolutely - although that day, no-one could have got close to Barcelona, they were just stunning

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
its a bad sign when ur own keeper threw his arm in despiar

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
lol

Ian says:
Lol yep! Nothing you can do though. If 4 defenders can't make Ronaldinho break his stride, then what hope does Casillas have

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
hahaha

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
yea

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
so wat do u reckoned will happen tomorrow?

Ian says:
I can see us winning again - although gonna be a tough game to win, Man City are looking good under Stuart Pearce. What about you?

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
well definitely be rooting for a win..but we really need to be solid in the middle of the park to contained both cole and vassel

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
both are looking to have a fantastic partnership

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
we look normal in midfield against BEtis

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
especially when you put 2 defensive midfielders together

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
so i really hope that alonso will be fine to play tomorrow

Ian says:
Doesn't look like he'll be fit unfortunately

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
tat bad

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
its seems that when u put both didi and sissoko together, we have difficulty in moving forward effectively u see

Ian says:
Yeah, I do prefer to see Alonso playing, but having Hamann as back-up is fantastic

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
its true

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
he is like gary mcallister

Ian says:
Yeah, wonder if he'll be getting a new contract at the end of the season. Depends if he's happy to sign a new one year deal i suppose

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
tat true

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
but we do need cover for central defender badly

Ian says:
Yeah absolutely. Interesting to see what happens if Carra or Hyypia gets injured, now that Whitbread has gone to Millwall on loan. Probably just shift either Traore or Josemi into the center, but im not convinced they can do the job

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
especially josemi

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
he is not goin to be able to adapt to the English game

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
he is like a step slower most times

Ian says:
Yeah, im not a fan. Started off extremely well, but then he got that injury and since he's come back it looks like the Premierships taking one step forward and he's taken one step back

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
lol

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
its true..

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
though i also think tat both zenden and kewell need to be upping their games a tad bit more

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
i really had high hopes for zenden beginning of the season

Ian says:
He's improving. Last few games he's been showing some promising form. I'm still backing Kewell aswell, I know he can be a star at the club if he wants to be

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
tat the keyword here, "if he wants to be"

Ian says:
Yeah he's just being showing signs of complacency, but it's not helping when fans are jumping on his back. My dad is one that constantly criticises him, and it annoys me. With a bit of support, im sure he'd improve

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
tat its true

Ian says:
As soon as he plays one blinder for us, and scores 2 or 3 im sure that'll be the turning point and then we'll see the real Kewell

Ian says:
Hopefully against Man City tomorrow

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
he has everything to be a legend in the Kop

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
i beleive it too

Ian says:
Rafa would have shown him the door in the summer if he didn't believe that. He isnt afraid of letting people go if he doesnt consider them to be good enough.

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
but letting baros go was to me a bad choice

Ian says:
I trust Rafa! Baros obviously didn't fit into his plans, so fair enough I say

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
lol

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
arent u a big fan of rafa

Ian says:
We're back where we belong, as champions of Europe! As far as im aware, Rafa is a genius. To do that with the squad we had is a great achievement

Ian says:
During the group stages we didn't have Baros for a long time, Cisse was out for the season, Morientes cup-tied, and yet, Rafa managed to get something out of the likes of Mellor and Pongolle! I couldn't see Houllier doing that

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
yea tat true

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
he did wat he had

Ian says:
Intrigued to see what he does in January though! Defnitely need a few new players

http://politicalapathy.blogspot.com/ says:
yea

Cheating hubby exposed by parrot

2005-11-25T22:19:00.000+08:00

Cheating hubby exposed by parrot

A cheating husband was exposed after his wife's parrot mimicked his voice calling out another woman's name.Frank Ficker, 50, has now been kicked out of the family home by wife Petra, also 50, after she heard their 12-year-old parrot Hugo impersonating him on the phone to another woman.

Read more about it as well as some other stories..

Weekend Socko Reviews

2005-11-25T12:03:00.000+08:00

Arsenal meet Blackburn for the first time since last seasons FA Cup semi-final, where Robin Van Persie and Andy Todd’s elbow were so close, they’re now exchanging Christmas presents. Blackburn attempted to kick Arsenal off the pitch that day, another tasty encounter could be on the cards. You can back a player to be sent off at 3/1.Thierry Henry is in a rich vein of form at Highbury, the majestic Frenchman has netted 15 goals in his last 10 games. He’s 12/1 to net a hat-trick against Blackburn, and that’s not the worst punt in the World; Portsmouth to beat Chelsea is.

Chelsea’s mini blip was over before it really began; Pompey haven’t won at home this season and Chelsea have never lost a league match outside Manchester under Mourinho. Chelsea are a great bet to hack up, it’s as easy as 1/3.

You can question the goal scoring ability of Liverpool’s Peter Crouch, but he’s undeniably a true gentleman. Even football commentators address him as Mr. Crouch; although they often use his pseudonyms, Mr. Penalty and Mr. Nother-Sitter. Liverpool have won their last three league matches, scoring 10 goals without reply. The ‘Pool are 6/4 to beat Man City; meet the weekend nap.

Arsenal v Blackburn Saturday 26th November 15.00
Arsenal 1/4
Draw 7/2
Blackburn 10/1

Get on: Arsenal
Arsenal have won every match they’ve played at Highbury this season and they’ve won their last five matches against Blackburn without conceding a goal. ‘Nailed on’ springs to mind.

Aston Villa v Charlton Saturday 26th November 15.00
Aston Villa 11/8
Draw 11/5
Charlton 13/8

Get on: Aston Villa
Villa’s win at the Stadium of Light could well kick-start their season, Phillips and Baros are warm; home win.

Man City v Liverpool Saturday 26th November 15.00
Man City 6/4
Draw 11/5
Liverpool 6/4

Get on: Liverpool
Liverpool head to Manchester full of confidence, they’ve finally found their scoring touch and they’re incredibly tight at the back. 6/4? Yes please.

Sunderland v Birmingham Saturday 26th November 15.00
Sunderland 6/4
Draw 11/5
Birmingham 6/4

Get on: Birmingham
The Mackems have conceded three or more goals in their last six matches; with a defence that leaky, even the goal-shy Blues should take advantage. Sunderland have never scored against Birmingham in the Premiership; away win.

Wigan v Tottenham Saturday 26th November 15.00
Wigan 7/4
Draw 9/4
Tottenham 5/4

Get on: Wigan
Wigan should score, only Chelsea have kept a clean sheet against the Latics this season. Defoe was dropped like a hot potato last week, Spurs may draw a blank.

Portsmouth v Chelsea Saturday 26th November 17.15 Live on Premiership Plus
Portsmouth 13/2
Draw 10/3
Chelsea 1/3

Get on: Chelsea
Chelsea have thrashed Pompey recently, winning by two or more goals in their last four meetings. Portsmouth need a miracle.

Everton v Newcastle Sunday 27th November 13.30 Live on Sky
Everton 6/4
Draw 11/5
Newcastle 6/4

Get on: Draw
This one should be tight. Everton have scored against Newcastle in their last 11 meetings; with Owen and Shearer back, the Geordies should also find the back of the net. 11 of Everton’s last 12 league matches have produced 2 goals or less. 1-1 it is then.

Fulham v Bolton Sunday 27th November 14.00
Fulham 6/4
Draw 11/5
Bolton 6/4

Get on: Fulham
Every tine Bolton have travelled to the Cottage in the Premiership, they’ve took a beating. Malbranque and Diop are looking sharp; home win.

Middlesbrough v West Brom Sunday 27th November 15.00
Middlesbrough 8/11
Draw 9/4
West Brom 10/3

Get on: Middlesbrough
West Brom have only scored one league goal away from home this season. Historically, they’ve not won in Middlesbrough since 1952 and they’ve conceded 16 goals on their last six trips. A shoeing awaits.

West Ham v Man Utd Sunday 27th November 16.00 Live on Sky
West Ham 4/1
Draw 12/5
Man Utd 8/13

Get on: Man Utd
Man U have scored goals for fun against West Ham in recent seasons, 35 goals in 11 games. United are the top goal scorers away from home in the Premiership; away win.

Chicken Little, System of a Down & Beastie Boyzzz

2005-11-24T14:20:00.000+08:00

Chicken Little (2005)

Disney's first venture into the realm of CGI animation (without Pixar) tells the tale of all-animal town Oakey Oaks's most infamous resident, Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff), who causes town-wide panic when he claims the sky is falling. A year later he's still shunned by everyone, including his dad (Gary Marshall), a single rooster with an incredibly wide tie. Determined to end his losing streak, the bespectacled Little joins the baseball team, even though he can barely lift the bat. Luckily his three equally outcast friends have faith in him: a pig with a yen for '70s disco (Steve Zahn); a Harpo Marx-esque goldfish in a diving helmet; and Abby, a buck-toothed female duckling (Joan Cusak). According to her sources in magazines such as Modern Mallard, Abby is sure Chicken Little merely needs "closure" with dad over the sky incident. But when the sky really does start falling due to a full-on alien invasion, and only Chicken Little knows why, dad still doesn't want to believe him.

Kids are sure to understand Chick's frustration in this matter, and parents will dig the sly riffs on films like VERTIGO (1958), THE BLOB (1959), INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996), and WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), as well as Disney's own back catalog. In place of the usual musical numbers, CHICKEN LITTLE includes montages set to Barenaked Ladies songs and reinterpreted pop favorites (the old Art Garfunkel gut-wrencher, "All I Know," is a standout), while celebrity voiceovers come from Harry Shearer, Wallace Shawn, Patrick Stewart, Adam West, and Don Knotts, with Amy Sedaris as the obnoxious "Foxy Loxy."

No matter how technically proficient a movie's visual effects, they mean nothing without wit, cunning and soul."--
Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY

"Boy oh boy, does Disney need Pixar!"--
Steve Rhodes, INTERNET REVIEWS

"What Chicken Little does have going for it first and foremost are some fun, inviting characters fresh enough to sustain the film’s other shortcomings."--
Brent Simon, FILMSTEW.COM

"Given Disney's marketing muscle, most kids will probably se Chicken Little whether they want to or not."--
Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS

"This digitally animated feature is not quite as funny as we may have hoped. But it does have a peculiar, goofy sweetness to it, and the sheer inventiveness of the whole thing makes it pretty enjoyable."--
Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY

System of a Down
Hypnotize

There is no getting around it: System of a Down nearly made the no-contest hard-rock album of 2005. Instead, they have released a double album, Mezmerize/Hypnotize, in six-month chunks -- two separate records that each fall shy of pulverizing perfection and appear to be conceptually bound by little more than speed, fuzz and nonstop bile.
No one needs another seventy-nine-minute CD with thirty-nine minutes of filler. But the twenty-three tracks split between Mezmerize, which came in May, and Hypnotize -- all recorded at the same sessions and produced by Rick Rubin and System's main songwriter, singer-guitarist Daron Malakian -- would have fit on a single CD. Even that would have benefited from editing. "Cigaro" and "Radio/Video," on Mezmerize, basically a couple of songs about dicks and dickheads, were at best coarsely amusing. And that is the sound of spinning wheels you hear near the end of Hypnotize, in the gibberish and repetition of "Victim of Obscenity" and "She's Like Heroin," while the connecting effect of "Soldier Side" (the "Intro" on Mezmerize, the full-length terror that closes Hypnotize) would have been more obvious and persuasive on the same disc

Still, there is much to be said for the way Malakian, singer Serj Tankian, bassist Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolmayan reopen for business here with "Attack." Hell immediately runneth over in Malakian's scoured-staccato guitars and Dolmayan's furious hammering. (If you've ever wondered how Metallica would sound channeling the Minutemen, now you know.) That hell, it's clear, is here to stay. "Candles cry towards the sky," Tankian sings in a mocking bark, a reminder of the vigils and memorial services that are now a grim fact of daily life. Later, during a break in the riff bombardment of "Tentative," Malakian bluntly asks, "Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?" as guitars jangle like pieces of glass from blown-out windows. It is, of course, a trick question: Bombs are going off everywhere.
But this is fight-to-the-finish music, sometimes deliciously so. In "U-Fig," Malakian and Tankian suggest that one way to deal with evildoers is to simply devour them: "You and me/Should go outside and beat 'em beat 'em beat 'em beat 'em beat 'em beat 'em/All pathetic flag-waving ignorant geeks/And we'll eat 'em eat 'em eat 'em eat 'em eat 'em eat 'em." Hardly an adult solution, but it's fun to sing along. More important, System hit the hairpin turns -- pneumatic riffing, gypsy-dance thrash -- with a light-speed concentration that doesn't seem human or possible in real time.

And they do it all over this album, in the surprise-attack twists compressed into songs such as "Dreaming" and "Stealing Society." That exhilarating directness gives Hypnotize a distinct edge over the more mannered theater of Mezmerize, while the stark, mostly reverb- free production here highlights the dogfighting vocal interplay, rare in punk and metal, where it's usually one lead singer Yber alles. The constant shift in role and temper between Tankian's warrior-of-the-steppes bravado and Malakian's cleaner dark-angel tenor actually reminds me a lot of the heated counterpoint and weaving harmonies of Jefferson Airplane and X. It is not easy to tell, in the way Tankian and Malakian feint and collide, who is on the march or on the run. Maybe that's the point: There are no clear-cut victors in these songs, only brutes, victims and rebels. Tankian and Malakian play them all.
Two tracks deserve special mention. At 5:28, "Holy Mountain" is System's idea of going long. But the band members are all Armenian-Americans, and they bring a personal vocal grief and punishing crunch to this monument to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 and 1923. (The river Aras, mentioned in the song, runs from Turkey, on the border between Armenia and Iran, to the Caspian Sea.)

Then there is "Kill Rock 'n Roll," 2:27 of chugging guitars and monk-ish harmonies, with the funniest line on the record: "Mow down the sexy people." I don't get the song's hook line, though: "So I felt like the biggest asshole/When I killed your rock & roll." If Hypnotize is supposed to be the death of rock & roll, gimme more. And next time, don't spread it around. Bring it on all at once.
DAVID FRICKE

Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits (Capitol 2005)

It’s funny to think about now, but from the summer of 1987 to the summer of 1989, the general consensus was that the Beastie Boys were finished. They had scored a massive left field hit with 1986’s Licensed to Ill, the first rap record to hit #1 on the pop charts. Almost instantly, they were running into label trouble with Def Jam. Finally, they found a home for the sophomore effort (Capitol, their home to this day), but its release was delayed time and again. The buzz was loud and strong: the Boys were a novelty, nothing more. Then, on July 25, 1989, the Boys finally dropped Paul’s Boutique, the long awaited second album that everyone thought would completely suck. The response was unanimous:

Ho, ly, shit. This record kicks ass.

No one has said anything bad about the Beastie Boys since, even though there have been moments where they frankly deserved it. (Hello Nasty had some killer singles, but if you’re anything like us, you haven’t played the album start to finish in at least two years). The band’s newest hits collection, simply titled Solid Gold Hits, lacks the diversity that their 1999 two-disc compilation, The Sounds of Science, offers, but for the casual Beasties fan (our apologies; the promo sheet that came with this album insists that if we must abbreviate, we say B Boys, not Beasties), Solid Gold Hits is the collection you’ve been waiting for.

Now here’s the really cool part about the album that on the surface will not appear like a really cool part: the tracks are not in chronological order, but instead have been pasted together in party mix fashion. One might think that this would create some sonic train wrecks, but in fact it does just the opposite; it brings to the forefront the themes that have existed in their songs that were not always apparent. The final two songs, “Sabotage” and “Fight for Your Right,” exemplify this better than anything. How was anyone shocked by the band’s decision to play their own instruments and make a straight up hardcore rock song on “Sabotage”? As “Fight for Your Right” clearly illustrates, they had already explored this territory before. You thought the riffs they lifted from Zeppelin back in the day were just a joke. They weren’t.

If there is a rough patch on the album, it’s in the first four songs, which is odd since individually, they are four great songs. “So What’cha Want” (or as Beck likes to call it, “E-Pro”) spills into “Brass Monkey,” and if there are two songs on this disc that do not complement each other, it’s these two. “Ch-Check It Out” follows, with “No Sleep ‘til Brooklyn” afterwards. You get the sense that they wanted to get the Licensed to Ill numbers out of the way, since the majority of the disc’s remainder is less raunchy and more funky. And, in retrospect, it’s a smart call; “Root Down” to “Shake Your Rump” to “Intergalactic” to “Sure Shot” to “Body Movin’” (an edit of the superb Fatboy Slim remix) to “Triple Double” to “Sabotage” is as badass as it gets. For some bands, singles compilations consist solely of the only good songs they ever wrote. For the Beasties (upheld middle finger to the writers of the press sheet, because that’s what the band would want us to do), it’s more a matter of assembling some blindingly brilliant moments amongst a body of work that is downright peerless.

Solid Gold Hits is as money as a Beastie Boys compilation can expect to be. Are there great songs from the band that are not present here? Sure. But name a singles collection that doesn’t have that problem. The only real concern with the album is that, coming hot on the heels of 2004’s To the Five Boroughs, does that mean that this is merely a contractually obligated stopgap record to kill time before they reassemble and make another album for yet another label in another five years? An irrelevant question for those who are most likely to buy this album, we suppose. To hell with the future, they would say; give us a single-disc capsule of the Beastie Boys at the top of their game. Ask, and ye shall receive.

~David Medsker

FrendSter Ads

2005-11-24T13:58:00.000+08:00

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40 Funny Reasons Why It's Wonderful To Be A Woman

2005-11-24T13:49:00.000+08:00

1. When a ship sinks, women (and children) get off first.

2. A woman can hug her best friend without worrying she'll think she's gay.

3. Women can talk to attractive members of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.

4. A woman can never be blamed if it's wet on the floor around the toilet bowl.

5. If a woman cheats on her spouse everyone will assume it's because she was being emotionally neglected.

6. Women are capable of doing at least two different things to a passable standard at the same time.

7. Women live longer than men.

8. Women know how to cover up spots and other facial blemishes.

9. If a woman inexplicably disappears for two weeks, one of her friends will notice.

10. Women mature earlier than men (some men never mature at all).

11. There are times when chocolate is really the answer to all woman's problems.

12. Women don't feel uncomfortable with gay waiters or hairdressers.

13. A woman can fully assess a person just by looking at their shoes.

14. Women know the truth about whether size matters...

15. A woman can take a drive without trying to beat her best time.

16. If a woman forgets to shave, no-one has to know.

17. Women are capable of going longer than five minutes without thinking about either sex or football.

18. Women never lust after a cartoon character or the central figure in a computer game.

19. Women can be groupies. Male groupies are stalkers.

20. Women can cry and get off a speeding ticket.

21. A woman can get a whole new lease on life just by changing her lipstick.

22. A woman can congratulate her team-mate without ever touching her rear.

23. Women don't have to worry about catching anything important in their zipper.

24. If a woman says something stupid, most men will just think she's cute.

25. Women can admit to others when they've made a mistake

26. If a woman cries, she's sensitive; if a man cries, he's a wimp.

27. Women know who their children are without having a DNA test.

28. It's cool to be a daddy's girl. It's sad to be a mummy's boy.

29. Women can wear platforms - which is why there is no such thing as a short woman's complex.

30. Women can watch one TV channel at a time without getting bored.

31. Women have total control over their eyebrows.

32. Women can get drunk quicker and cheaper than men.

33. A woman's friend won't try to persuade her to get a tattoo while she's drunk.

34. A woman won't drive to Hell and back before she asks for directions.

35. Women aren't covered with hair like shag carpeting.

36. Woman don't feel threatened if their partner earns more than they do.

37. For women, a new season means a whole new wardrobe.

38. Women know exactly what buttons to push to get exactly what they want.

39. Women don't think reading the manual is a betrayal of all their species stands for.

40. Women can keep pot plants alive for more than a week.

Indian actress battered to death for having sex!!

2005-11-24T13:46:00.000+08:00

Actress in hot water over pre-marital sex

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -
A popular south Indian actress has been pelted with sandals, tomatoes and rotten eggs and hauled before court for telling Indian men not to expect their brides to be virgins anymore.Khushboo, a 35-year-old star of Tamil language movies, told a magazine in September there was nothing wrong with premarital sex -- as long as it was protected sex.She is now out on $100 bail (58 pounds), and banned from making any more public comments or giving interviews.

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You all want to see GIRLS FIGHT?????

2005-11-24T13:03:00.000+08:00

Girl Fight!!

A new Beginning!!

2005-11-23T21:09:00.000+08:00

I have always been preaching about how apathy is a social disease where everyone of us should take a part in eradicating. I also have been preaching about how all of us, collectively and individually can make a difference out there in our lives so I was thinking of a project where all of us can participate and make a DIFFERENCE.

So introducing to all of you, Krunchie.Aid

Krunchie.Aid is where I will be adopting a charity where for that whole month I be begging everyone I know as well as to YOU, my dear readers to donate a small amount of your money to the charity that I have adopted. I guess after the NKF’s saga, everyone is abit hesitant in donating your hard earned money to pay for someone else’s first class ticket to New York which is understandable. But we also need to realise that society, is a fulcrum of all living and where we stand in our compassionate ways, will eventually reflect on us as a civilisation.

So to adhere all manner of transparencies, all the donations that will be forwarded to me will be updated at ,

http://krunchieaid.blogspot.com/

Not only that, at the end of each month, I will be presenting a cheque for all our donation to the adopted charity where I will gladly take a photos of the proceedings as well as scanned a copy of the receipt as well and post it to the blog.

This project is not about ME, nor is it about YOU. It is about US, where each and everyone of us can make a difference in someone else’s life other than paying for a First Class Air Ticket to New York. If you wish to pledge, all you have to do is to email me at politicalapathy@gmail.com and I will tell you the most convenient and transparent way on how your kind donation will reach the right people.

So for the month of December/January 2006, I have chosen

Children Society (http://www.childrensociety.org.sg),
as well as
Club Rainbow (http://www.clubrainbow.org/)

I think it is fundamental for us to realise that children are our best hope in whatever future that lies ahead and aiding to the development as well as care for these unfortunate children, we are not just donating monies to them but we are also investing to the very nature of our future.

I do sincerely hope that all of you guys will give charitably as well as generously to make such a movement not just a one of success but a noble aspiration of everyone.

Defined By Gender

2005-11-23T14:13:00.000+08:00

Defined By Gender

THINGY (thing-ee) n.
Female: Any part under a car's hood.
Male: The strap fastener on a woman's bra.

VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj.
Female: Fully opening up one's self emotionally to another.
Male: Playing football without a helmet.

COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n.
Female: The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner.
Male: Scratching out a note before suddenly taking off for a weekend with the boys.

BUTT (but) n.
Female: The body part that every item of clothing manufactured makes "look bigger."
Male: What you slap when someone's scored a touchdown, homerun, or goal. Also good for mooning.

COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment) n.
Female: A desire to get married and raise a family.
Male: Not trying to pick up other women while out with one's girlfriend.

ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.
Female: A good movie, concert, play or book.
Male: Anything that can be done while drinking.

FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens) n.
Female: An embarrassing by-product of digestion.
Male: An endless source of entertainment, self-expression and male bonding.

MAKING LOVE (may-king luv) n.
Female: The greatest expression of intimacy a couple can achieve.
Male: Call it whatever you want just as long as we end up in bed.

REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.
Female: A device for changing from one TV channel to another.
Male: A device for scanning through all 75 channels every 2 minutes.

This is the World Club Championship

2005-11-23T13:10:00.000+08:00

This is the World Club Championship

Football’s global club competition, the FIFA World Club Championship, has not enjoyed an easy time in seeking to become the world’s most prestigious club tournament. It was Real Madrid president Jamie Bernard who first proposed the idea for the event during the 1950s. This was unsurprising, as the Spaniards had won the European title on five consecutive occasions from its inception, and doubtless wanted to propel their status still further, turning continental domination into catholic supremacy. Indeed the inter-continental competition that began soon after was erected under the preface that the winners could unequivocally claim to be the best side in the world.

In reality however, the competition has had difficulty in developing and maintaining such lofty status. The enhancement of this lagging reputation has been impeded in no small part by the Europeans, who have in the past viewed the competition more as a practical inconvenience than a yardstick for prestige. During the 1970s football’s home continent decided against even sending a representative team. Then in 1978, when Liverpool decided against participating, the competition was cancelled. A wise course of action to take, one based on a logical thought process you might say: ‘If the Scousers aren’t coming what’s the point’, I can only assume must have been the official explanation.

Now forget all this modern hype about most English fans despising Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal. When I was growing up in South Liverpool during the 1980s it was Nottingham Forest who were considered the enemy. And when the Toyota Cup was introduced following the demise and ultimate cancellation of the World Club Championship, it was Clough’s side who were the cheeky enough to put themselves in the reckoning for the event. One league title, that’s the sum total of their domestic achievements – one. And although their European record is more impressive - they are the only team to have won the European Cup more times than their own domestic league - the Nottinghamshire minnows still got the chance to conquer the world. As painful as it is to admit, it was Forest, having defeated the cream of Europe, who went on to face opposition from further field in the opening edition of the newly erected Toyota Cup. Needless to say, they failed, falling at the hands of Uruguay’s Nacional. Cue smug grin and enforced replay of the 5-0 drubbing of Forest at Anfield one memorable April evening in 1988.

The current format no longer involves a one-off contest between the Kings of South America and Europe, as was previously the case. And rightly so, for surely a true world club tournament requires representatives from the whole world. So this year’s event will incorporate a clash of the continental kings, involving Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica, Australia’s Sydney FC, Sao Paulo from Brazil, Al Ahly of Egypt, Al Ittihad from Saudi Arabia, and of course Liverpool of Liverpool. The six teams will come together for a week-long event in December; a competition that FIFA are hoping will prove a huge success and subsequently see its profile propelled on the world football stage. Of course, if you want to increase the popularity of something it’s always wise to remarket it and then maybe give it a memorable name. FIFA have clearly adopted this ethos, with the competition currently known as the ‘World Club Championship Toyota Cup’. Mmm, catchy.

Joel

Irrespective of its lengthy title, its inconsistent past and somewhat clouded current status however, the event will certainly prove a success in 2005. Why? Simply because it will boast some of the finest footballing talent on the planet. Millions will surely flock to television screens to see the likes of Traore, Josemi and Crouch in action - sporting icons and good looking lads to boot. It’s a marketers dream.

In terms of competition structure, the champions of Asia, Oceania, Africa and North America will play first, which is only fair I suppose. Liverpool and Sao Paulo will have to wait until the semi-final stage before meeting the respective winners of the opening two encounters. So then, prepare yourself for an intercontinental feast of club football, where the kings of each of the globe’s six sub-sections will commence battle in Toyota, Tokyo and Yokohama for the title of ‘the greatest team in the world’,. …as soon as I can get my doctor to sign my sick note to get me out of work for a week, I’ll be on a plane to the Far East to watch the show unfold.

Boys will be Boys

2005-11-23T13:06:00.000+08:00

In the spirit of comraderie, the things boys do to be "together"..

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APPLE JUST MADE A NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

2005-11-22T19:48:00.000+08:00

Apple just made a new annoucement of the iPod Invisa that can hold 8 millions songs.
In his official statement, all iPod Nano and Video are deemded obsolete. To view the interview that was given by him to the press, click on the link below..

Steve Job's Media Briefing

DICTIONARY FOR WOMEN'S PERSONAL ADS

2005-11-22T13:33:00.000+08:00

40-ish.............................................49
Adventurous.......................Slept with everyone
Athletic......................................No tits
Average looking..................................Ugly
Beautiful...........................Pathological liar
Contagious Smile..................Does a lot of pills
Emotionally secure......................On medication
Feminist..........................................Fat
Free spirit....................................Junkie
Friendship first..........................Former slut
Fun.........................................Annoying
New-Age.................Body hair in the wrong places
Open-minded.................................Desperate
Outgoing........................Loud and Embarrassing
Passionate...............................Sloppy drunk Professional....................................Bitch
Voluptuous...................................Very Fat
Large frame................................Hugely Fat
Wants Soul mate...............................Stalker

DICTIONARY OF WOMEN'S ENGLISH:
1. Yes = No
2. No = Yes
3. Maybe = No
4. We need = I want...
5. I am sorry = you'll be sorry
6. We need to talk = you're in trouble
7. Sure, go ahead = you better not
8. Do what you want = you will pay for this later
9. I am not upset = Of course I am upset, you moron!
10. You're certainly attentive tonight = is sex all you ever think about?

DICTIONARY OF MEN'S ENGLISH:
1. I am hungry = I am hungry
2. I am sleepy = I am sleepy
3. I am tired = I am tired
4. Nice dress = Nice cleavage!
5. I love you = let's have sex now
6. I am bored = Do you want to have sex?
7. May I have this dance? = I'd like to have sex with you
8. Can I call you sometime? = I'd like to have sex with you
9. Do you want to go to a movie? = I'd like to have sex with you
10. Can I take you out to dinner? = I'd like to have sex with you
11. I don't think those shoes go with that outfit = I'm gay

Kid Cries Over a Car..(This is not a Re-Anactment)

2005-11-22T13:23:00.000+08:00

Kid Cries over a Damn Car!!

The 20 Differences Between Men And Women

2005-11-22T13:21:00.000+08:00

The 20 Differences Between Men And Women

Yes we have different parts - but the differences between the sexes has more to do with what we do and what we think, than what we have.As long as man and womanhave been on this planet, we have seen the world in a different way. That's why thought it was important to lay out the 20 differences I as a great observer of the world have found between man and woman.

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Babe of the Week

2005-11-21T17:17:00.000+08:00

Well i do get alot of angst up mails complaining to the lacking of my "Babe of the Week" Segment..
Apologies cause in truth is, i want out and about in finding anyone but not this week. Instead of just bringing you guys just one babe..I have brought to you imagery pleasures, several babes..Hopefully that can last you for a good year or so..

And how the hell did i manage to get several BABES at one go?????? Well easy, recently i had a party at my new apartment and it was a party alot of us didnt want to end. So just click on the link below to see my "Babes of the Week"

Babes of the Week's Pictures

Thank you..and yes i mean you!

2005-11-21T17:11:00.000+08:00

Its really hard to be a blogger and what more a good blogger where visitors to your site cant have enough of your wit and perspective of things around you.
Its been about five months since I started to blog and I must admit it that it has been a hell of a journey.
Initially all I wanted out of my blog was an outlet where I can voice out things which I cant do in my public life. I guess all of us who blog or at least most of us who blogged, initially had that intent in mind then I realise that my blogsite can, not only be use to express my personal dissatisfaction of life but I can also provide my readers a glimpse into a world where few imagined, much less ventured but often though of.

The blog universe is a very large one and within this five months, I found out that it has no physical boundaries to it. So once I already set up my blog, it came to me the fact that no one was reading it. So my next task in mind was, how to get people to my site.
Do I really want people to read what I wrote?
Do I really want the anonymity or the notoriety?

Fortunately for me I have a very efficient social circle. Small but very efficient and within the next five months or so, this blog have managed to attract more than five thousands visitors. That roughly translates to an average of one thousand visitor a month. Which is a pretty good number if I must say so. Of course, the reality is, there is a lot of blogsite out there who fared better in “hits” compared to mine but alas I am not a hot girl who revealed my silly lifestyle quirks as well as my sexcapades to the larger audience.

This site main intent and focused despite the little changes that were made to it, was to rid of people’s apathy and that is the fundamental reasons why it was called “politicalapathy”.
So why dabble in politics where I am living in a country where politics is revered as a more taboo subject compared to having anal sex with a pregnant woman?

For the very reason that life is politics.

I believe that everything we do, or have intent to do relates to politics because in a micro way, politics is deemed as a relationship forged and the manner of how the relationship is maintained to benefit us. The old ideology of politics, “For the People, By the People” define the very nature of what politics all about. Its about us, people and how we go about deciding on how we should or shouldn’t live our life the way that it should be. It is never just about all the Bushes, Blairs‘, And Lees’ there are in the world. It is about you and me.

Recently I was invited to be a contributor to a very famous political blogsite which I deemed as a good accomplishment for my work done at my own site and finally I am given a platform where my audience were like minded political rabid-dogs.
Let just say that my virginal attempt at presenting a hypothesis on world politics were ridiculed and berated by the masses. I felt like Sigmund Freud presenting a paper on human sexuality. I felt that maybe with my dire English and my inability to “cut and paste” articles to the abovementioned blogsite was something I sorely lack and thus made me rethink of my role to be a contributor to such site so without much hesitation I withdrew my participation from it.

I be the first to admit that I like blogging. I like to write things to readers who came here with intent other than being diverted from any porn links. I like seeing the number of readership and visitors rise every day, every week, every months. I like to know for a fact that, politicalapathy.blogspot.com is NUMERO UNO in all the 3 Search Engines. I like the blog to be seen not only as a place where serious consideration can be made but also a place where ALL of us can have a few laughs now and then with whatever quirkiness life can offer.

Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring

Incumbent Won't Challenge Teen Mayor's Win

2005-11-21T16:14:00.000+08:00

HILLSDALE, Mich. -

The mayor who lost his re-election bid to a high school senior by two votes said Saturday he won't seek a recount, clearing the way for 18-year-old Michael Sessions to take the oath of office on Monday.

Mayor Doug Ingles, 51, had earlier filed for a recount, and it was scheduled for Dec. 5.
But during a special City Council meeting called to decide whether Sessions should be sworn in with a recount pending, Ingles said he would withdraw his request.

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The Wife Translations Guide

2005-11-18T23:15:00.000+08:00

The Wife Translations Guide

The wife says: We need
The wife means: I want

The wife says: It's your decision
The wife means: The correct decision should be obvious

The wife says: Do what you want
The wife means: You'll pay for this later

The wife says: We need to talk
The wife means: I need to complain

The wife says: Sure... go ahead
The wife means: I don't want you to

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YAHHHOOOOO!!!GOOOGGGLLLLEEE!!!! 5000th Visitors, FINALLY!!!!

2005-11-18T23:03:00.000+08:00

WOW!!!!
Finally my 5000th Visitors to the site, Its been a hell of a journey but its all worth it. Thanks a lot to everyone who made it possible especially those who have given me constructive feedbacks about the blogsite. Well now looking forward to the next 5000 more.

To my 5000th visitor, your details are as below and wish I could have given you a Ford Mustang as well free tickets to Harry Potty for being my 5000th visitor but Google don’t pay me enough. Anyway thanks for dropping by and to all of you, many thanks again. Your support are nothing short but priceless.

My 5000th Visitor,

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Misc Stuffs

2005-11-18T11:58:00.000+08:00

Pick-Up Lines???

Didn't anyone tell you that you wanted to sleep with me?!?! I thought you knew...
Do you know the difference between my penis and a chicken leg? No??? Well, let's go on a picnic and find out!
Do you sleep on your stomach? [any answer] Can I?
Do you take it up the ass?
Excuse me, but would you like an orally stimulated orgasm?
Excuse me, have I fucked you yet?
Fancy a fuck?
Forget that! Playing doctor is for kids! Let's play gynaecologist.
Fuck me if I am wrong, but haven't we met before?
Fuck me if I am wrong, but you want to screw me, don't you?
Fuck me if I'm wrong, but don't you want to kiss me?
Fuck me if I'm wrong, but isn't your name Laura?

Jokes

A guy walking down the street sees a woman with perfect breasts.He says to her, "Hey miss, would you let me bite your breasts for £100?"
"Are you nuts ? !!" she replies, and keeps walking away.

He turns around, runs around the block and gets to the corner before she does."Would you let me bite your breasts for £1,000?" he asks again.
"Listen you; I'm not that kind of woman ! Got it ?"
So the guy runs around the next block and faces her again."Would you let me bite your breasts just once for £10,000?"
She thinks about it for a while and says, "Hmmm, £10,000, eh ?
OK, just once, but not here. Let's go to that dark alley over there."
So they go into the alley, where she takes off her blouse to reveal the most perfect breasts in the world.
As soon as he sees them, he grabs them and startscaressing them, fondling them slowly, kissing them, licking them, burying his face in them, but not biting them.

The woman finally gets annoyed and asks, "Well ? Are you gonna bite them or not ?"

"Nah", he replies. "Costs too much..............."

Two lawyers have been stranded on an island for several months.

The only thing on the island is a single palm tree.

Each day the lawyers take turns climbing the tree looking for ships to rescue them.

One day the lawyer in the tree says, "My God! You're not going to believe what I see!"

"A ship?" the other lawyer asks.

"No. There's a woman floating in the water and she's drifting toward our island."

"Oh, you're hallucinating," the lawyer on the ground says.
"The heat has gotten to you."

"I swear", the first one says. She's floating face up and appears to be naked."

So they both walk down to the beach and, sure as heck, a blond floats up onto the shore.

She's beautiful, blond, totally naked, unconscious but alive.

The one lawyer says to the other, "You know? It's been several months since either one of us has even seen a woman. Do you think we should...Youknow...Screw her?"

The other lawyer looks at the naked woman and replies, "Out of what?"

A radio station in Australia ran a phone in competition to find the most embarrassing moment in listeners lives . The final four were:

4th
PlaceWhile in line at the bank one afternoon my toddler decided to release some pent up energy and started to run amok. I was able to grab hold of her arm after receiving looks of disgust from other patrons. I told her that if she didn't start behaving herself, right now, she would be punished. To my horror she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell grandma that I saw you kissing daddy's willy last night. After thisenlightening exchange, the silence was deafening. Even the tellers stopped doing what they were doing. I mustered the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow.

The last thing that I heard as the doors closed behind me were screams of laughter.

3rd Place
It was the day before my 18th birthday. I was living at home, but my parents had gone out for the evening so I invited my girlfriend over for a romantic night alone. As we lay down in bed after making love, we heard the telephone ring downstairs. I suggested to my girlfriend that I give her a piggy back ride down to the phone. Since we didn't want to miss a call we didn't have time to get dressed. When we got to the bottom of the stairs the lights suddenly came on as a whole crowd of people yelled SURPRISE.

My entire family - parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins as well as my friends, were standing there. My girlfriend and I were frozen in a state of shock and embarrassment for what seemed an eternity. Since then no one in my family has planned any surprise parties!

2nd
PlaceA lady picked up several items at a discount store. When she finally got to the checkout she learned that one of the items had no price tag or bar code. The checkout girl got on the public address system which boomed out across the store for everyone to hear, "Price check for Tampax super size". But it got worse. Someone at the rear of the store apparently misunderstood the word 'Tampax' for 'thumbtacks' and replied in a businesslike tone, his voice booming over the same public address system: "Do you want the kind that you push in with your thumb or the kind that you belt in with a hammer

And the winner is......

This happened at a major Australian University during a biology lecture.

A professor was discussing the high glucose levels found in semen. A young woman raised her hand and asked "If I understand you correctly, you are saying that there is as much glucose in male semen as in sugar?" The professor responded yes adding some statistical data. Raising her hand again the girl asked "Then why doesn't it taste sweet?". After a stunned silence the whole class burst out laughing. The poor girl turned bright red and as she realised exactly what she had inadvertently said, she pick up her books and without another word walked out of the class.

However as she was heading for the door the professors reply was a classic.Totally straight faced, he answered her question. "It doesn't taste sweet because the taste buds for sweetness are on the tip of your tongue and not at the back of your throat."

Understanding Engineers - Take One
Two engineering students were walking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."

The second engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fitted you anyway."

Understanding Engineers - Take Two
To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Understanding Engineers - Take Three
A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers.The engineer fumed, "What's with those blokes?
We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!"The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!"The priest said, "Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."
He said, "Hello, George! what's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?"The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."The group fell silent for a moment.
The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them."The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"

Understanding Engineers - Take Four
What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?
Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets.

Understanding Engineers - Take Five
The graduate with a science degree asks, "Why does it work?"
The graduate with an engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
The graduate with an accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The graduate with an arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"

Understanding Engineers - Take Six
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body.One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer.
The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer.Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area ?"

Understanding Engineers - Take Seven
Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

They Found Osama Bin LAden!!

2005-11-17T20:52:00.000+08:00

Osama Found!!!

2005-11-17T20:26:00.000+08:00

Jose has recently engaged in verbal sparring with Arsene Wenger; daily ‘tit for tat’ remarks were exchanged, with Wenger playing the role of the ‘Tat’. Mourinho then turned his attention to Sir Alex, offering this gem, “If I lost three games on the trot, I’d expect to be sacked.” As Chelsea have now lost two consecutive games, there’s every chance that Roman Abramovich may have one hand on the P45.

Chelsea are leaking goals, Drogba is suspended and Crespo is out of favour while he works on his singing career. Newcastle have won their last four matches; back the Toon Army to win or draw at 2/1.

If you look up ‘value’ in the dictionary, you’ll find it just before Wigan. The Latics are sitting 2nd in the league, they’re on top of the recent form table and they’ve won their last five matches in all competitions without conceding a goal. Arsenal may be breathtaking on their day, but it’s not been their day away from home all season. Wigan are available at 10/3 to collect all three points; merry Christmas.

I was shocked to hear of the Old Trafford bugging controversy. Carlos Queiroz was allegedly heard to say, “Rooney, get on the left wing, 4-5-1, 4-5-1”. That rumour is probably untrue, this is a fact; Wayne Rooney ran the show for England against Argentina, he’ll be a decent player when he fills out. United are the real deal, get on at 4/6.

David O’Leary has been the master of the excuse this term, “The boys gave me everything out there” has been used. The obligatory, “The ref cost us the game” has also had an airing, the Villa are one defeat away from the return of, “You can’t expect too much from them, they’re just babies.” Sunderland can gain revenge for the Villa nicking their three best players, back the Mackems at 11/8.

Birmingham City are very much like the wife, they’ve done nothing at home for six months. City’s inability to perform in front of their own fans stems from a lack of firepower up front. Forssell hasn’t scored a league goal all season and Heskey hasn’t put the onion in the bag since August. As every experienced chef knows, you can’t make an omelette, with two puddings.

Wigan v Arsenal Saturday 19th November 12.45 Live on Sky
Wigan 10/3
Draw 9/4
Arsenal 8/11

Get on: Wigan
Wigan are on a roll, Arsenal are poor on their travels. It all points to the Latics.

Charlton v Man Utd Saturday 19th November 15.00
Charlton 7/2
Draw 12/5
Man Utd 4/6

Get on: Man Utd
Man U have beaten Charlton in their last four meetings by two goals or more. The Addicks have lost their last two matches, easy pickings fur United.

Chelsea v Newcastle Saturday 19th November 15.00
Chelsea 1/3
Draw 10/3
Newcastle 13/2

Get on: Draw
Chelsea have conceded goals in their last five matches; the Geordies are on fire.

Liverpool v Portsmouth Saturday 19th November 15.00
Liverpool 2/5
Draw 11/4
Portsmouth 13/2

Get on: Liverpool
Liverpool have won their last three matches ‘to nil’. It’s been 54 years since Pompey won at Anfield; a real no-brainer.

Man City v Blackburn Saturday 19th November 15.00
Man City 5/6
Draw 9/4
Blackburn 11/4

Get on: Draw
The last three meetings between City and Rovers have ended in a draw, both teams are in great nick, another tight match awaits.

Sunderland v Aston Villa Saturday 19th November 15.00
Sunderland 11/8
Draw 2/1
Aston Villa 7/4

Get on: Sunderland
Sunderland and Villa have met 10 times in the Premiership, the away team has never won. Aston Villa have conceded the most goals away from home in the league this season, it all points to a home win.

West Brom v Everton Saturday 19th November 17.15 Live on Premiership Plus
West Brom 11/8
Draw 2/1
Everton 7/4

Get on: Everton
West Brom have lost their last three matches without scoring. Everton have won their last two matches 1-0. It’s all too easy.

Tottenham v West Ham Sunday 20th November 13.00
Tottenham 8/11
Draw 9/4
West Ham 10/3

Get on: Draw
West Ham were forced to sell Jermain Defoe and Michael Carrick to Spurs when they were relegated; the Hammers got their own back though, they also sold them Freddie Kanoute. It’s three without a win for Spurs, make that four.

Middlesbrough v Fulham Sunday 20th November 16.00 Live on Sky
Middlesbrough 8/11
Draw 9/4
Fulham 10/3

Get on: Draw
The stats say that Boro can’t get motivated for the visit of lesser teams, their only wins at home have came against Arsenal and Man Utd. Fulham haven’t won on the road this season; goalless draw.

Birmingham v Bolton Monday 21st November 20.00 Live on Sky
Birmingham 8/5
Draw 11/5
Bolton 7/5

Get on: Bolton
Bolton have won their last four matches 1-0. I’ve spotted a pattern.

What The New Job-Lingo Means

2005-11-17T11:28:00.000+08:00

"JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY"
We have no time to train you.

"CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE"
We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up; well, a couple of the real daring guys wear earrings.

"MUST BE DEADLINE ORIENTED"
You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day.

"SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED"
Some time each night and some time each weekend.

"DUTIES WILL VARY"
Anyone in the office can boss you around.

"MUST HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL"
We have no quality control.

"CAREER-MINDED"
Female applicants must be childless (and remain that way).

"NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE"
We've filled the job; our call for resumes is just a legal formality.

"SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE"
You'll need it to replace three people who just left.

"PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST"
You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos.

"REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS"
You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.

"GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS"
Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.

2005-11-17T01:52:00.000+08:00

HArry Potter

Fire of Goblet The And Potter Harry

2005-11-17T01:43:00.000+08:00

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Difficult times lie ahead for Harry Potter. Beset by nightmares that leave his scar hurting more than usual, Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) is all too happy to escape his disturbing dreams by attending the Quidditch World Cup with his friends Ron (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione (EMMA WATSON). But something sinister ignites the skies at the Quidditch campsite - the Dark Mark, the sign of the evil Lord Voldemort. It's conjured by his followers, the Death Eaters, who haven't dared to appear in public since Voldemort (RALPH FIENNES) was last seen thirteen years ago - the night he murdered Harry's parents.

Harry longs to get back inside the safe walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Professor Dumbledore (MICHAEL GAMBON) can protect him. But things are going to be a little different this year.

Dumbledore announces that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament, one of the most exciting and dangerous of the wizarding community's magical competitions. One champion will be selected from each of the three largest and most prestigious wizarding schools to compete in a series of life-threatening tasks in pursuit of winning the coveted Triwizard Cup. The Hogwarts students watch in awe as the elegant girls of the Beauxbatons Academy and the dark and brooding boys of Durmstrang Institute fill the Great Hall, breathlessly awaiting the selection of their champions.

Ministry of Magic official Barty Crouch (ROGER LLOYD PACK) and Professor Dumbledore preside over a candlelit ceremony fraught with anticipation as the enchanted Goblet of Fire selects one student from each school to compete. Amidst a hail of sparks and flames, the cup names Durmstrang's Quidditch superstar Victor Krum (STANISLAV IANEVSKI), followed by Beauxbatons' exquisite Fleur Delacour (CLÉMENCE POÉSY) and finally, Hogwarts' popular all-around golden boy Cedric Diggory (ROBERT PATTINSON). But then, inexplicably, the Goblet spits out one final name: Harry Potter.

At just 14 years old, Harry is three years too young to enter the grueling competition. He insists that he didn't put his name in the Goblet and that he really doesn't want to compete. But the Goblet's decision is binding, and compete he must.Suspicion and jealousy abound as muckraking journalist Rita Skeeter (MIRANDA RICHARDSON) fans the flames of the Harry Potter backlash with her outrageous gossip columns. Even Ron begins to believe his "fame seeking" friend somehow tricked the cup into selecting him.

Suspecting that whoever did enter Harry's name in the Tournament deliberately wants to put him in grave danger, Dumbledore asks Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (BRENDAN GLEESON), the eccentric new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, to keep his highly perceptive and magical eye trained on the teenage wizard.Harry prepares for the challenging Triwizard tasks - evading a fire-breathing dragon, diving into the depths of a great lake and navigating a maze with a life of its own. But nothing is more daunting than the most terrifying challenge of them all - finding a date for the Yule Ball.

For Harry, dealing with dragons, merpeople and grindylows is a walk in the park compared to asking the lovely Cho Chang (KATIE LEUNG) to the Yule Ball. And if Ron weren't so distracted, perhaps he would acknowledge a change in his feelings for Hermione. Events take an ominous turn when someone is murdered on Hogwarts grounds. Scared and still haunted by dreams of Voldemort, Harry turns to Dumbledore. But even the venerable Headmaster admits that there are no longer any easy answers.

As Harry and the other champions battle through their last task and the advancing tendrils of the ominous maze, someone or something is keeping a watchful eye. Victory is in sight, but as they edge closer to the Triwizard Cup, all is not as it seems - and Harry soon finds himself hurtling head-first toward an inevitable encounter with true evil...

"It seems like only yesterday the three wizardy sprigs were battling giant spiders and cracking conspiracies in the girls' toilets. That knowing comedy keeps this episode sharp."--
James Christopher, TIMES OF LONDON

"Harry isn't worried so much about learning how to use his wand to cast spells but how to use his wand against the biggest mystery of all, girls."--
Stefan Halley, HERO REALM

"Welcome to Potter in PG-13... hip, heroic, humorous and... dare I say it? Harry's a hottie!"-- David Foucher, EDGE BOSTON

"The filmmakers keep the narrative screws fastened tight, which gives The Goblet of Fire an intensity that rarely flags."--
Todd McCarthy, VARIETY

"What's amazing about the Harry Potter franchise is that the films get better and better! Or, as Harry puts it, 'I love magic!'"--
Susan Granger, MODAMAG.COM

The Difference Between America And Europe

2005-11-17T01:17:00.000+08:00

The Difference Between America and Europe

Bluth No More

2005-11-16T19:29:00.000+08:00

Its no big secret that i am a fan of "Arrested Development". The funniest thing tat hit on TV for quite sometime now and it is devastating to know that people at FOX will be cancelling the show only after 3 seasons. So yeah this called for a worldwide boycott on FOX!!! The TV Channel, NOT the Animal..

Which Bluth Am i???

2005-11-16T19:28:00.000+08:00

You are Michael. You've always said that family is
the most important thing. You carry the world
on your shoulders. You're a good man and a
great role model.

Arrested Development: Which Bluth Are You?
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Big buzz over iPod sex toy

2005-11-16T12:42:00.000+08:00

Big buzz over iPod sex toy

Boffins have invented a sex toy that connects up to an iPod and vibrates in time to the music.

The vibrations get faster as the music gets louder on the £25 iBuzz, reports the Sun Online.
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Genius at Work

2005-11-16T12:35:00.000+08:00

Wow, Genius At Work

Sock'Em

2005-11-15T14:34:00.000+08:00

Sock'Em

My Sense N' my Repercussions

2005-11-15T02:53:00.000+08:00

I am not a pious man but I understand the logic of the greater power that governs everything and anything. A power that is way beyond mortal comprehension but yet in its invisibility and unrealness, many of us believe in it, not only just believe but put our faith on this greater power.

A few days back, I wrote an article that I felt were under prepared but it was an article which I felt genuinely about and believe strongly in. My intent was a naïve one. I only wanted to put out an alternative standpoint regarding terrorism and what dynamics it can encompass as well as the kind of resolutions that might be available. In doing so not only did I put my integrity on the line but I too, put my credibility and pride in it as well.

Unfortunately for me, unlike myself, my English didn’t go to college and this showed in my written piece and I duly apologise to those who have read my article and “cringe with embarrassment for the author” . Not only did people cringe but a lot of people felt strongly for the article and lambasted me for its content and demanded that I defend what had been written and I should even consider of withdrawing it.

I have no qualms in withdrawing my article. It’s as easy as a click of button away but before I do that, let me defend to the antagonists who have deemed that my thoughts are unworthy for serious consideration. It seems that suddenly everyone forgot the sufferings of innocent people when other countries decided to do what were best for them.Remember Korea, remember Vietnam, remember Cuba, remember Afghanistan, remember Palestine, remember Iraq, remember Sierra Leone, remember Somalia and maybe other numerous countries whose fates were affected but never reported in the atrocities that some of us called “in the pursuit of freedom”

So let me defend against the atrocities that were done to my thoughts, which I strongly feel didn’t contain “reeks of Islamic extremism”.If there is one thing I am guilty of for writing what I did, I was guilty in believing of the existence of better rationale and open mindedness of men to options, no matter how faults-inclined they were. If it reeks of Islamic extremism which I am accused of, I would have written ”in the name of God, let us kill ALL the infidels” but not only did I NOT ask anyone to be killed but I clearly and strongly point out that the piece was meant for us to maybe, just maybe, hold on to our rigid definitions and open up to other solutions so that the process of eliminating fear can take precedent even more, Eliminating FEAR, not people.

Clyde responded to my article,

Clyde said...
"Al-Qaeda, as a group need to come to the table with all the representatives of the Arab States as well as the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Countries) to talk about their struggles and demands of what they see as an ideal situation. This is because, where can there be struggles when there have been compromises." There's no doubt about Bush and his administration having exploited the Middle East. But I highly doubt Al-Qaeda will ever gain credibility as a legitimate organisation representative of Muslims. Negotiation and talks of 'compromise' go out the window when you fly 2 planes full of civilians into one of their major cities. And you can never justify such an atrocity.

Al-Qaeda and its derivatives are viewed as global criminals and will be hunted down like criminals. Second, it is America's policy not to negotiate with terrorists. Remember that terrorists are not reasonable people. Their actions can never be logical or lie in the true spirit of Islam.

"There is one thing that is always common to any sort of terrorist action, wherever it happens and whoever performs it. It aims at death, not the death of anyone in particular, just death. It does not matter to the killers if their victims are Christian or Muslim, Hindu or Humanist; what matters is that they show that they can kill where they please." - Archbishop of Canterbury (England), Dr Rowan Williams.

What I meant when I wrote that section of the article was that. Instead of us hunting down Al-Qaeda like criminals as most of us would like to believe. Why don’t we engage them in a manner that will be more productive to conclusive peaceful solutions? Al-Qaeda is a movement or an organisation that will take ages if not forever to be dismantled. Yeah sure, Al-Qaeda as a group of criminals can be dismantled but what about the people who shared in the same belief as the organisation but are Not part of it? How can we be so sure that once Al-Qaeda is dismantled, there wont be another terrorist group that wish to terrorize?

So instead of in probability, be a catalyst towards a cloned Al-Qaeda movement, why don’t we bring these groups of people in a manner that would be more productive? I specifically said that only the Muslims countries should engage with them, not the world because the fact is that Al-Qaeda would only listen to arguments, impositions, demands from an Islamic standpoint, not a global one. The fact does remain that Al-Qaeda fundamentally believes that their actions are acts of revenge against the oppression against Islam and its agents.

The common word here is “Islam”. It is an Islamic world problem and only the Islamic community of the world must come together collectively and only they can and be able to come out with a resolution to tackle Al-Qaeda holistically. Just look at the other terrorist organizations especially HAMAS, whose acts of terrors have been accredited towards Israel’s reactions in killing Palestinian in the name of security towards their own people. It is a problem and the world did try their best to “dismantle” the organization through several ways but still HAMAS, exists.

Clyde also mentioned that “terrorists weren’t reasonable people” and their actions weren’t in true spirit of Islam. I definitely agree with Clyde that their actions of killing and bombing aren’t what Islam teaches to its followers. Islam didn’t ask to kill and hurt people. Islam is an act of surrender to god and nurturing and contributing towards everything that is good in man. But I really would like everyone to stand still for awhile and just imagined that we were on the other side, that we were the “terrorists”. With the little “know hows” we have acquired, the dogmatic approach towards religion that we have cultivated, with the little choices that are available, the mortal struggles we have not only with the environment but also with the people around us, how then would we act? What are our priorities in life? To call this group of people are without reason, seems to be quite wrong. For a person not to have reason, then he has no brain to think, no heart to feel, no spirit to hold on to.

However I would like to thank Clyde, for giving me the opportunity to rephrase my thoughts, explained myself even more and providing me with an optional standpoint.

Another remark that was lambasted at my direction was from Strom,

strom said...

"A couple of days ago, one of Asia wanted man, Azahari Husin, the so-called mastermind of several bomb attacks in this region allegedly blow himself up to pieces when he was caught in a crossfire with the local police in Indonesia. This somewhat prompted a lot of media to bravely announce that global terrorism took a heavy blow from his death and with Azahari demise, the local JI’s network will now be easier to be targeted and destroyed."

You seem to have a lot of sympathies toward this man. So you don't agree that JI's network "will now be easier to be targeted and destroyed?" Why would you think that? You didn't explain anything... but you went on to say:

"Personally I have a lot of views that I want to share regarding global terrorism. First and foremost, I never regarded this movement as a terrorist movement but more a revolutionary. First and foremost, I never regarded this movement as a terrorist movement but more a revolutionary."

So have you considered the implications of your preferred definition? Revolution against what? Against the Americans who your self-styled 'revolutionaries' flew two planes right into the WTCs? But what was it the Americans did that prompted those acts? Can you tell me?

But this is exactly the problem with terrorists and their mindsets, isn't it? It's all a revolution to them too. And suicide-bombing is just another weapon in the Revolution.

"For example, if your girlfriend was harassed by another person of influence, what would you do? Would you go all the way to report the act or just ignore it since it was done once and it might never happen again? If you were to report it, you have to go through the hassle of wasting your time, where your integrity and pride will be put on question, where your act of righteousness is seen as a hassle, bothersome, troublesome by others or you could just live with it, knowing that you might have just saved yourself from a lot of unnecessary problems."

So I suppose... you could also just kill the guy who harassed your girlfriend? Or bomb him to bits? You didn't explain anything here. Who's the protagonist and antagonist in your analogy Or are you implying that the US and the its allies should not have done anything after 9/11, and "just ignore it since it was done once and it might never happen again?"

"All these major conflicts in the world produce deaths, misery, hatred, vengeance, rages and anger but at the end of it all, the victor of each battles will always take precedent in creating a new world and this started because someone had an idea on how he see the world, and how he felt wronged living in a world where he has no say of. What then is the difference of the battles we now faces as a global community in our fight against these so called terrorist?"

The difference is, if the Muslim extremists and terrorists ever win these 'battles'... [enter your own conclusions, people]

"Al-Qaeda, as a group need to come to the table with all the representatives of the Arab States as well as the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Countries) to talk about their struggles and demands of what they see as an ideal situation. This is because, where can there be struggles when there have been compromises."

Oh, you want some keeshas and pizzas to go along with the roundtable talks? You don't think Al-Qaeda should be exterminated, do you? Get this: Al-Qaeda ain't just a group. They are a global terrorist organization!

While I agree with some of your talking points regarding S'pore, this post of yours, as a whole, is hopelessly inconsistent and reeks of Islamic extremism. It's just a bully pulpit to preach your jihadist mindset. You're not fooling anyone. Instead of condemning the acts of the terrorists and disseminating the peace of Islam, you are actually condoning their actions! What's wrong with you?! It's people like you that gives Islam such a bad name.

Your title in bold - Thoughts of an ignorant, peaceful, naive and simple man. Ignorance, Naive and Simple, yes; Peaceful, no; and APATHY - you got the worst case.

I went on to check my dictionary for the conclusive meaning of the word terrorism and revolution and my findings are as below,

revolution
a : a sudden, radical, or complete change b : a fundamental change in political organization; especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed c : activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation d : a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something : a change of paradigm

Terrorism :
the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion

A thought came to me, that in a lot of revolutions especially those that involves force, means of terror was used. Terrors were used to extract fear from your oppositions. I bet a lot of us can think of many ways on how we can extract fear from our opponents, just ask your friendly neighbourhood bully but the difference in that of a bully is that his acts weren’t done to change a fundamental approach to politics or forms of governance.

In the recorded annals of history there were,
the American Revolution -- (1774-1783),
French Revolution -- (1789),
English Revolution -- (1642-1653),
Russian Revolution of 1905 -- (1905),
Mexican Revolution -- (1910),
Xinhai Revolution -- (1911) and many others.
Each and everyone of those revolutions, innocent lives were lost and let us ponder on this thought, don’t you think the government at present during those times would consider their oppressors as terrorists? Because if we were to follow closely to the definitions of terrorism, then these so called “oppressors” did apply “use of terror especially as a means of coercion” but history also did teach us that for each and every revolution, it brought about fundamental changes in its society. The question left is how good or bad were those changes.

I have used the term revolutionary to describe the battles that all of us is facing against Al-Qaeda and its agents simply because; I want to highlight the possibility that for every story, there is always a flipside to it. You either see the glass half full or half empty.

I do not reserve any sympathy towards the demise of Azahari Husin. If he was guilty for his alleged crimes, then he has to bear the just repercussions. I know by saying “alleged” in the previous sentence alone, can be used against me strongly again but have we forgotten the very principle of justice, “innocent till proven guilty”? Personally I feel that even with his demise, JI as a whole wont be dismantled easily because the very fact that JI is based in Indonesia where the majority of its people are Muslims and among that section of the population we cant ignore the possibility that they (JI) have managed to recruit more members, convinced more believers of their brand of theology. One man’s demise can be easily replaced and like a large network with several cores, one missing link, isn’t too much of a significance. Azahari was either played as a link or one of the cores, it’s basically up to us by what we were informed to either believe, which role was he in.

Strom asked of what American’s action that prompted two civilians plane to be crashed into WTC in New York. Do I really need to tell you that? Have you been blind to some of America’s Foreign Policies? Its engagement with several countries both as a democratic country as well as a fundamental entity in the Security Council of the United Nation?

These people whom most of us gladly called terrorists acted in a violent way, in a way against the fundamental teaching of Islam because they felt utter injustice. I am not trying to be Anti-American here but I am not blind either. I am a person with sense and rationality. I can decipher what is justice and what is inequality, and even if it were by people whom I loved and care for, a fact still remained as a fact. Did what America do justified the act of crashing two civilians plane? Of course not but go and tell the people who lost lives, loves and limbs because a country that is so ever powerful failed to act in a manner that is just.

So it’s a fact that Strom cant lived in a world that is controlled by Muslims extremist, hell so cant I but when I said, “What then is the difference of the battles we now faces as a global community in our fight against these so called terrorist?" it was more in referring in parallels towards the past battles and wars that History has so ever delightfully taught us. Why don’t you now imagine a world that is controlled by Communist? Or a world that is controlled by Leftist or a Racists. Fact is, we only have to imagine because we have already fought our battles with elements that we see as a threat and unfavourable and we won decisively.And I doubt by using stereotypical sarcasms such as “keeshas and pizzas “ reeks of maturity either. We, Muslims do eat other stuffs too. I don’t have a Jihadist mindset. I never wailed a battle cry to kill all non-Muslims for the glory of god, heck I never even ask any of you to kill nor did I justified the actions of killing another person.

Another point which I would like to make about the analogy I’ve made. Well there are other solutions to solve the issue but Strom conveniently decided to use kill and bomb as suggestive acts to decipher the content of the analogy. Neither was I implying that America has no ground to retaliate when they were attacked. Just look at the amount of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) they found in Iraq.

All I wanted to imply on that analogy was the fact that a lot of us aren’t pro-active enough to put forward our views and our definitions in the local political realm. Local means Singapore because we fear that our views and suggestions might be seen as too extremist, too leftist, too pro-terrorist, too ‘reeks of Islamic extremist and having Jihadist mentality”, which I found out soon enough. It wasn’t an implication onto the justification of America and its allies. All I wanted was for us to be able to see out all the differences and embrace each other without fear or prejudice and I was called, “It's people like you that gives Islam such a bad name.”

Apologies again, for people who “cringe with embarrassment for the author”. If it was for my English, then yeah definitely you have grounds but if it was for something that you cant agree upon due to my “ignorance” of political issues, then I cant say much can I without running the risk of slander.

Another reader remarked,

Anonymous said...
i fully agree with Strom. Ian, i wont jump to conclusions, for I believe talks like these are needed so as to understand and learn the inaccuracies in life. Rather then labeling and comparing the WEST, we should find similarities amongst each other.

As for the PAP govt, this is solely another issue. I for one do not blame the govt. for the people's shortcomings, i blame the people. Practically all s'poreans are contented with what the govt. did, do and will do. Through its educational system - we have been programmed into believing that the PAP govt is and will be the best thing that ever happened on this little island that originally belongs to Indonesia. The people have to stand up for themselves and simply 'do the right thing' be it from a religious or humane point of view, but the question of 'by whose judgment' will be another issue. There is no such thing as a CORRECT system, but we shouldn’t give up on the hope of sanity and peace

Thank you for not being mean and sounding reasonable to me. I really appreciate that. I understand the need to educate and correct any inaccuracies that might have been transpired within the article and I am but truly appreciative should there be any inaccuracies in my arguments and all of you guys are willing to correct me. I am but ready to take on and understand new ideas and thoughts.

Thank you for not being mean and sounding reasonable to me. I really appreciate that. I understand the need to educate and correct any inaccuracies that might have been transpired within the article and I am but truly appreciative should there be any inaccuracies in my arguments and all of you guys are willing to correct me. I am but ready to take on and understand new ideas and thoughts.
We have to stand up for what is right and I believe that peace is right and that is the only way for us to come together and realise common grounds. Its just unfortunate that we are in an environment that are not susceptible to that cause.

Another reader left this remark,

shianux said...
what a load of bullshit. you make it sound like suicide bombers have an excuse because they feel that their 'brothers' are oppressed. Do you know that majority of those who suffer from the attacks of suicide bombers in Iraq are Muslims themselves? Do you know that the suicide bombers specifically target Muslims in Iraq who wish to have a secular government? I agree with you on one thing though. There is no such thing as 'moderate Muslims'. There are only Muslims and crazy people. Those who choose to kill, maim and harm in the name of Islam are not Muslims. They are murderous nutjobs.

Let me say this as a libertarian. You cannot have peace if you do not have the means, the will and the power to protect that peace. These terrorists are not 'so-called' terrorists. They ARE. They wish to kill and destroy us because we do not live according to their dictates, and we do not wish to. For all those lefty-wingers, do not for a moment doubt that the terrorists wish to take away what those in the West can take for granted: women's rights, GLBT rights, the right to free speech etc.
I have no respect for someone who tries to whitewash the evil acts of these terrorists by trying to say that 'evil is a matter of perspective', or that 'its ok because they have an excuse'. 2 wrongs don't make a right, and your trying to make them sound like martyrs make it worse.”

When I wrote this piece, did I really want it to be called, “load of bullshit”? nor did I want it to be called a political masterpiece but I wrote it because like Shianux, I thought I was a libertarian as well, though it was hard to swallow for someone whom believe in free speech, doesn’t appreciate the fact that I spoke freely in a way that is free for me to define, no matter how right or wrong it were.

I really didn’t try to justify all the wrong doings in the world especially when innocent lives are at stake but seriously is there any wars that no innocent lives are killed and again the term “innocent” here are so diversified that it can resemble a lot of significant.

I know the crimes that were done to the civilians in Iraq from both sides of the war. Let it be from the terrorist movement or the Americans but fact is I am not just referring to these places alone. What I want to highlight was more towards a holistic approach. I am not trying to whitewash what is wrong or what is evil. I am merely trying to remind myself and people who cared enough to what is really happening and what are the causes to it.

It’s true that there have always been wars between the Sunnis Sect and the Shiite Sect in the Muslim World because both of them cant agree to each dogmatic definitions to Islam but is it right for a foreign power, to come in and decides to favour on one side and proclaimed secularity on the side it is in? I say, let the people decide without fear and prejudice on what is freedom, what is secular, what is the life I want to lead.

Seriously, do you really think the bullets or bombs from anyone are so technologically advanced that they can differentiate what is a “innocent lives” what is a “innocent Muslim” or what is a “bad person”? I do agree with Shianux and time and time again I have said, Islam does NOT ask you to kill anyone for its glory. It NEVER has and it NEVER will. Those who have done it, are misled in believing something which is wrong but what some of us can do is but to call them, “nutjobs”.

Shianux also mentioned that these terrorists without a doubt will rob all of us of our freedom. Whatever brand of freedom we believe in. This is as good as an assumption one can get. Why, even I, believe of such a predicament. Two wrongs didn’t make a right as well. Which is another correct and good moral/ethical statement and a statement which I have faith in as well. But you don’t need a terrorist to take away your human rights, such as women's rights, GLBT rights, the right to free speech etc. All you need is a screwed up government and maybe a Legal Act that authorise your detention without trail at the accordance of an authority.

Its ok that Shianux have no respect for me, I have enough respect for myself that can last a lifetime. I am NO leftist, nor extremist, or someone who is contemplating to be a Muslim terrorist. All I ask for, is that all of us take a time out and maybe, just maybe, for a tiny second acknowledge that there is a flipside to everything and just maybe, we can be a little more patient in our demands to the exterminations of Islamic terrorists. We CANNOT and WILL NOT adopt a mob mentality.

All I want to is to embrace all without me having to fear and bear prejudice for never once I have failed in my faith to believe in the goodness of man.And since there are called from my withdrawal from this site, a site where I have loved and come to believe in its purpose and ideals, I will duly obliged for my integrity and credibility will never again, be put out on trial.

26 more things about men

2005-11-14T14:59:00.000+08:00

1. Men like to barbecue. Men will cook if danger is involved.
2. Men who have pierced ears are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewellery.
3. Marrying a divorced man is ecologically responsible. In a world where there are more women than men, it pays to recycle.
4. Men are very confident people. Guys are so confident that when they watch sports on television, they think that if they concentrate they can help their team.
5. Men like phones with lots of buttons. It makes them feel important.
6. Men love to be the first to read the newspaper in the morning. Not being the first is upsetting to their psyches.
7. All men are afraid of eyelash curlers. I sleep with one under my pillow, instead of a gun.
8. A good place to meet a man is at the dry cleaner. These men usually have jobs and bathe.
9. All men hate to hear "We need to talk about our relationship." These seven words strike fear in the heart of even General Schwarzkopf.
10. Men are sensitive in strange ways. If a man has built a fire and the last log does not burn, he will take it personally.
11. Men have an easier time buying bathing suits. Women have two types: depressing and more depressing. Men have two types: nerdy and not nerdy.
12. Men have higher body temperatures than women. If your heating goes out in winter, I recommend sleeping next to a man. Men are like portable heaters that snore.
13. Women take clothing much more seriously than men. I've never seen a man walk into a party and say "Oh, my God, I'm so embarrassed; get me out of here. There's another man wearing a black tuxedo."
14. Most men hate to shop. That's why the men's department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
15. If a man prepares dinner for you and the salad contains three or more types of lettuce, he is serious.
16. Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles.
17. No man is charming all of the time. Even Cary Grant is on record saying he wished he could be Cary Grant.
18. When four or more men get together, they talk about sports.
19. When four or more women get together, they talk about men.
20. Men are less sentimental than women. No man has ever seen the movie THE WAY WE WERE twice, voluntarily.
21. Most women are introspective: "Am I in love? Am I emotionally and creatively fulfilled?" Most men are outrospective: "Did my team win? How's my car?"
22. If a man says, "I'll call you," and he doesn't, he didn't forget... he didn't lose your number... he didn't die. He just didn't want to call you.
23. Getting rid of a man without hurting his masculinity is a problem. "Get out" and "I never want to see you again" might sound like a challenge. If you want to get rid of a man, I suggest saying, "I love you... I want to marry you... I want to have your children." Sometimes they leave skid marks.
24. Men are self-confident because they grow up identifying with super-heroes. Women have bad self-images because they grow up identifying with Barbie.
25. Men forget everything; women remember everything.
26. That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened.

Arabs = Extremists??

2005-11-11T22:40:00.000+08:00

Al-Qaeda a name that is synonymous to global terrorism. A name that is associated to every bombs, every deaths, every mishaps that happened in this world after 9-11. A name that will forever bears the hard-line mentality of every Muslim in this world.
After 9-11, the world was suddenly awaken to a new global threat that till this very day, resembles a disease that has no apparent cure. In fact as time goes by, this disease seems to be able to effectively defy any remedies that might be prescribe.

Never in recorded history of the world, have we lived in a time where chaos, resentment, oppression and anger was more apparent to the common man. Prior to now, all our insecurities towards an “evil force” was so far away that our daily life were never seem to be affected by it but alas no longer do we have such luxury.
Every battle, every fight is taken by the common man.
No more by men who are in need to be in a uniform.
No more by men who intention is by pure greed of power.
No more by men who wishes to balance the status quo.

Singapore in its very small way, took part in a brave attempt of global cleansing when it in itself was threatened by the folks from Jemaah Islamiah aka JI (a local branch of the Al-Qaeda) in an attempt to bomb several military posts and Israel embassy in Singapore.
From then onwards, Singapore went on a maximum overdrive in identifying, capturing and interrogating all members, almost members and any of their family members whom are a suspect in this particular plot or any other that might have been planned. The government didn’t just stop at just that, some of the suspects were detained indefinitely without a trail and spent their time rehabilitating their so called “wayward” understanding of Islam as well as co-operating with the authorities in every aspect of these group network.

The authorities took step to further enhance security all-around the island where a lot of its securities policies were either revamped or outdated as well as the creation of several new agencies to tackle the problems of global terrorism. Lately one of the measures was to make sure that all pre-paid mobile cards were registered to an owner so that these facility cant be abuse by terrorists in their deceitful activities.

A couple of days ago, one of Asia wanted man, Azahari Husin, the so-called mastermind of several bomb attacks in this region allegedly blow himself up to pieces when he was caught in a crossfire with the local police in Indonesia. This somewhat prompted a lot of media to bravely announce that global terrorism took a heavy blow from his death and with Azahari demise, the local JI’s network will now be easier to be targeted and destroyed.

Personally I have a lot of views that I want to share regarding global terrorism. First and foremost, I never regarded this movement as a terrorist movement but more a revolutionary.

Why?

Simply because, history has taught us that, when a common man found himself stuck in a corner being oppressed by a force that is unbecoming of the nature of his living, he has no choice but to violently push the force away and do his utmost to make sure that the very same force, no longer exist and change is just a natural way of progression.
We REALLY need to remind ourselves this, GOOD and EVIL is a matter of opinion. There is no such things as the Evil Axis or the Good Axis of power. Both in their own entity believe in what they are doing as a good thing and it a global yet cosmic way, it is natural for both entity to exist as they create a natural order of life.

No revolution in the recorded history of the world has there no blood that bled.
Where mother will lost their child, children will lose their parents.
Friends will lose their friends and lovers will lose their lifes.

How many revolution are there that made evidently natural changes in the world, not just politically but in its civilised fate?

Remember the American Revolution where the American drove away their British oppressor so they can dictate their own fate. How about the Civil War in America, where changes was evidently required and changes can only be made through bloodshed.
How about the Cuban Revolution or the Communist Revolution or the Revolution that changes Japan from a monarch state to a democratic country.
Here in Singapore itself, we have fought against the Japanese, Communist, British and that only modern history. What about the times we fought against, the Majapahit Empire, The Siamese’s Army.

All these major conflicts in the world produce deaths, misery, hatred, vengeance, rages and anger but at the end of it all, the victor of each battles will always take precedent in creating a new world and this started because someone had an idea on how he see the world, and how he felt wronged living in a world where he has no say of.

What is the difference then in the battles we now faces as a global community in our fight against these so called terrorist?

All of us need to take time and really think, what makes these terrorist act the way they do and what are their demands actually. Largely the media have portrayed each act of terrorism as an act between Islam and the rest of the world. Of course they would coyly say that these factions of Islam are very different that the conventional and moderates Muslims but the truth is, in religion, there is only one Islam.
Should one Muslim brother done wronged, then its almost natural that all Muslims have but to share the same amount of blame of his acts.

If one thing this religion has taught me is that of unity and pride. Unity to hold the arms of your brothers in sickness and in health and no to forego him in his time of need. Pride in the believe that we as not just a religion but as a civilisation bear testaments of our contribution to the world in the fields of mathematics, medicines, philosophy, the arts, politics and diplomacy, trade and many others.
So how can we as Muslims not felt hurt and wronged that these war against so called terrorism are not directed to Islam as a whole.

To me, this “war” is not and never will be a war between Islam and the rest of the world. It is a war, a battle against the world’s indignation, sloth, greed, manipulation and rape of the Islamic world. These terrorist see America and its allies as a force that has unjustly abuse their authorities and influence in aligning their political needs and demands in the Middle East especially the treachery that was done in Palestine.

How many of us know exactly what is happening in Palestine other than the random news reports we hear or read. The atrocities that was done to the Palestinian people and the rape of its land by Israel was evidently clear and yet very little was done till of late to help (with the pull out of the Jewish Settlers) and aid the people of Palestine of their rightful land and freedom but what we all made to believe was that the militant group, HAMAS, was an evil force that was hell bent in destroying Israel.
Very few people in this world was willing to help the cries of suffering and despair of Palestine. Most just stood there and did virtually nothing but talk and talk, discuss and discuss.

Fundamentally this indignity that was felt by the Palestinians, is the root of the problem that is facing us now. The brewing resentment by the people whose cries of help fell into deaf ears but yet the very same people who have the ability to help only helped themselves to the riches of the Arab Land. The defiling of its land, its people and its resources.

In Afghanistan especially where the Talibans was driven out of power by the American forces but yet the war there still rages on. Iraq too has become a victim of America’s growing pride and their definition of human rights and freedom. Kuwait are indebted to them for freeing their country from the evil clutches of Saddam while Saudi Arabia, the only nation I felt whom should take a stronger role in defining this war, has to much commercially at stake to rile up the Americans or its allies. Turkey unfortunately is caught in between European ideals and Islamic’s Fundamentals. While the rest of the Middle East are too much caught up in modernization to really be seen as an effective leader to the Islamic world or they are too much in poverty to really make a difference.

How then can one really wipe out the threat of global terrorism?

Truth is, there none till everyone go back to their respective corners and start figuring out their personal priorities.

America MUST show humility and decide on its own what is best for its people. Does interfering in other countries process of democracy and freedom is way to stamp American’s dominance in the global stage is a good way or maybe it should decide to act fair in its due process in providing aid for countries who are really in need of it.
If so, America should assist the countries in Africa who are affected by famine, civil wars, corrupt government, poverty, human rights abuse but yet their called for aids are often rebuked by the same very people who readily help the oil-rich nations in the Gulf State in the Security Council of the United Nations.

America’s allies too need to reassess the roles they are willing to take in being an equal yet pro-active partner in making this world a better place for EVERYONE, not just for themselves. They need to realise whether it is good for them to be seen as an American lackey especially Australia where once the former Prime Minister of Malaysia accuses them for trying to be “deputy sheriff” of the world.

The European Union MUST reassess their involvement and the level of participation they should have with the Americans as they need to be seen politically as well as globally, as an independent and influential organisation of European countries, NOT a spokesperson to the American regime.

The Arab states too need to think of their own priorities and in a way remember what Islam has taught them in the dealings of the world. Violence was NEVER encouraged in any aspects of living and our acts when we are mortals are ONLY for god and the betterment of the human race. If we go on and killing people especially innocent lives, how then can we face the god that we love, cherished and fear with the clearest of conscience, as we have failed to do what is ask of us.

Al-Qaeda, as a group need to come to the table with all the representatives of the Arab States as well as the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Countries) to talk about their struggles and demands of what they see as an ideal situation. This is because, where can there be struggles when there have been compromises.
A win-win situation can be worked out for what is common in all parties is the glory of god, no matter how different they define it.
Only when we are able to engage the Al-Qaeda as a legitimate and diplomatic entity, then the rest of the sub-groups of the Al-Qaeda that might have splintered away, clearly are without proper cause for a revolution and from then the sentiments of the global community towards this problem will change dramatically.

In Asia too, we need to realise that our over reliance towards the Western world need to stop. We are a proud civilisation right here in the East and through sheer hard work and ingenuity we have managed to define our values and success. Let face it, till the day men have no greed, that will be the day when there are no wars, no deaths of fighting, no hurt and no disappointment.
We really need to shift our liberties in facing this global phenomena. We need to act in a manner where define Asia collectively and not be afraid in dealing with our own insecurities as a unit.

Singapore on its hands need to stop thinking that is it like the Jewish State of the East. True it is surrounded by countries where collectively have Muslims as a majority but in friendship and love, there’s NO lines that differentiate what god you pray to.
If our security is undermined by that philosophy that clearly we havent matured enough as we think we have.

In this region alone, Singapore spent more than $2 billion dollars on defence (if I can remember correctly) and other than education that is the highest amount the government are willing to spend on its annual budget. This is an amount that is really hard to match by a lot of countries and in all honesty I personally think that we do have the best defence forces here in this region. Man per man, we are no match to any countries maybe with the exception of East Timor but through our advanced technological capabilities, we are definitely up there among the big boys.
So the need to shed our apparent fear of the rest and to step up in our involvement in assisting and aiding countries in need in a humble and respectful manner without propagandising every good deeds we took upon ourselves.

Singapore must be seen as an entity that is pro-freedom. Not a staunch nation who only believes that if the PAP say its right, then whatever the rest has to say that doesn’t fit in their ways, are wrong.
My daily dealing with people, I always get the sense that a lot of us are ready to take a proactive actions in bettering our lifes but yet when it comes to the people in power, we just shudder the thought of it and do what we think is best not necessarily right.

For example, if your girlfriend was harassed by another person of influence, what would you do? Would you go all the way to report the act or just ignore it since it was done once and it might never happen again?
If you were to report it, you have to go through the hassle of wasting your time, where your integrity and pride will be put on question, where your act of righteousness is seen as a hassle, bothersome, troublesome by others or you could just live with it, knowing that you might have just saved yourself from a lot of unnecessary problems.

That what we are doing to ourselves. Ignorant is a social condition but APATHY is a dangerous social disease. If we have the ability to know but we refuse to be informed and learn about something, then what need are there for a brain. With apathy, we are only poking our eyes and stabbing our ears so that we cant see nor listen. If were to be able to solve the so called problem of global terrorism, we, the people need to be proactive in our political decision. Realise that we as the people are in charge of our own freedom. Singapore isn’t a welfare state and never will it be one but politically, we are ever so dependant on the government for answers?? How can that be?

Singapore and in this I mean us, the people must be together combating apathy first before we decide to take on the “Axis of Evil”. No I didn’t ask for a bloody political revolution. As much as I feel the need for change in our political climate, I definitely have much respect and admiration of what the government has already done for its people. The good times and even the bad times but a need for new solutions, the definitions, new realisation of our place, our roles our destiny requires, new people and I hope all of us will eventually lead our bloodless battles in determining who we are, where we are and what should be done.

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