Thursday 13 November 2008

Funny Spoof Ad on Ra-fa

I will like to share this video about a funny spoof ad on the pronunciation of Rafa Nadal.

I can't post it here, but here's the link however
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/video?id=3695015

Enjoy!

Tuesday 11 November 2008

Trying too hard is sometimes a turn off

Things are nice and good when they are sufficient and in the right amount. However if you over-supply a certain quantity of something, it starts to get annoying and a rather turn off. I'm referring to Singapore.

First, we look at the country down under with their landmark icon - The Sydney Opera House, and decide that Singapore has to have a landmark building. The Esplanade was built, a building also known as the Durians.

Then Singapore looks at their ex-colonial masters and saw a beautiful thing known as The Eye - a gigantic ferris-wheel. So we built one far larger and call it The Flyer. Now we've outdone them!

Then we look over the causeway at our neighbour who sells us our water and notice that they are doing well with their one casino - Genting Resorts. We shall have TWO! That's when the Marina Bay and the Sentosa Integrated Resorts begin their construction. Yes, we win the battle of the Casino.

Oh wait a minute, they have a Sepang circuit for the F1 Grand Prix! That is way too hot in the heat of the day. Let's have a night circuit in Singapore. Oh space constraint. Let's make it a street circuit and put it in the city. That will definitely attract the crowd! And we can cordon off all the streets and make it difficult for Singaporeans to travel into this area. If all else fails, there is the ERP. Beep! That will be $2 deducted from the cashcard in Hamilton's car. Yes that was an international success.

The F1 did well, now let's get the MotoGP into Singapore as well. That will certainly put us head and shoulders above our neighbours!

Wait a minute, F1 and MotoGP is not enough, how about introducing the World Rally Championship here as well. Now the fans can't complain we are not "Fun" enough.

For goodness sake....sometimes, more is less. Please do not try so hard.

Saturday 8 November 2008

My Christmas Wishlist

It's already the 7th of November, and Christmas is just around the corner! Well a couple of corners actually, but we'll get there, soon.

I present to you here my Top 5 Wishes for Christmas for the year 2008:

5. Barack Obama as President of the United States of America! (Oops, just realised it has already been realised.)


Okay a new no. 5.

5. A new high-paying high-flying job

4. An Ipod touch


3. The global economic recession comes to an end

2. Winner of $500k in the gameshow "Don't Forget The Lyrics"


And...............*drumrolls*

Numero Uno.....

1. A new right leg

Friday 7 November 2008

Super Bo Liao Stuff

When you are bored and looking for a laugh, one of the best sites around is stomp.com.sg
And I can tell you why. Because most of the contents that people post up on it are so bo liao (boring, rubbishy, nonsensical) that you feel like laughing through your gritted teeth. Well there is a small fraction of the stuff on it which are really funny though.

First I come across this really popular post about some guy who refuses to give up his seat for a pregnant lady on board the train. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=41059
Is it necessary to take a photo of him and post it online?

And then there was this other one about the neon lights blowing off, leaving the original words "Hougang Plaza" becoming "Gang Plaza". http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=41175
Come on, this is So Super Duper Bo Liao...

Tons of other bo liao stuff in there, ONLY check out when you have nothing better to do. I just happened to pass by, I have tons of better stuff to do. lol.

Monday 3 November 2008

Sports around the world

Have been catching up a lot on sports recently since I started having the Sports Channel as an addition to my cable tv channels. It's expensive to subscribe to the Sports Channel, but given a big sports fan like me, it's definitely worth it (except for the Golf Channel)!


First, on motor racing. In the F1 motor championship, Lewis Hamilton has become the youngest champion in history, albeit barely. He cruised home in 5th position in the Brazilian GP at Interlagos, just what he need to beat closest rival, Brazilian Felipe Massa, by a single point. Hamilton became the first Briton to win the title since Damon Hill in 1996.
Ferrari won their 8th constructor's championship in 10 years, garnering 172 points, ahead of their rivals McLaren which managed 151.


In tennis, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga claimed his 1st masters series title at the BNP Paribas Paris Masters with a 6-3 4-6 6-4 victory over David Nalbandian. Buoyed by the 15000 home crowd, he played a tight game against the Argentine, who is the defending champion for the title when he beat Rafael Nadal last year at the final. The win gave JW Tsonga a place at the prestigious Masters Cup Final at Shanghai.


In the Rugby League World Cup, a faceoff between Australia and England turned into a pummeling for the English as the Kangaroos thumped them 54-4. It was an awe-inspiring display by the Roos, with Greg Inglis and man-of-the-match, Billy Slater, claiming 3 tries each. It is a really embarassing result for England. Australia is hot favourite for the title after the win, following their 30-6 win over neighbours New Zealand in the previous match.

In football, there were numerous shocking upsets by the small clubs over the big boys in the English Premier League over the weekend. We saw the bottom club, Tottenham overcome the top team, Liverpool 2-1. It was the first loss in the league for Liverpool this season, and only the second win for Tottenham. Credit to Harry Redknapp for the miraculous turnaround.
Then Stoke beat Arsenal 2-1 to set alight "crisis talks" at Arsenal, following their 4-4 draw to Tottenham previously.
Hull City fought bravely but still succumbed to Manchester United 4-3.
At Bolton lifted themselves off the bottom of the table as they defeated the latest nouveau riche club, Manchester City 2-0.

These are the latest sports which I've been catching up on, and although I did catch parts of the Iskandar Open (golf) which took place over the weekend in Johor which was won by Retief Goosen, I am not so passionate about the game.

Signing off, from Doni Sports Centre.