Pinhole glasses

Sold in Guardian - Singapore, these glasses claim to improve vision over time, citing the application of Bates method.








JW: The Bates method has little scientific proof of its successes and some principles are perhaps harmful, IMO.
The Pinhole glasses works one of the two principles, depending on who you believe:
1. by reducing the light, forcing you to squint your eyes, thereby improving the image.  The belief is that long time usage will strengthen the ciliary muscles which will improve vision in the long term.
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-truth-about-pinhole-glasses-1253113.html
2. the beams of lights reduces the circles of confusions and improve the depth of field.  This is optical principle.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_glasses

The molest video

I finally watched it.

The girl in the video was trying to get away.  So much for her enjoying it, huh?
And why are all the pple standing around, video-taping the incident with glee?  Too afraid to act, huh?

link: http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/41872.html

Spineless coward

I understand we might never be able to punish the lying, irresponsible driver overseas but I want an admission of guilt at least.  Spineless coward.

Workaholic JW

Why do people think that people who OT have a choice? Do they think we enjoy hitting 60 hrs work-weeks?

Have some trust, please

Without trust, who can you bond with?

“Ahpunehneh” is not a proper word

A frustrated SG Indian rant about the attitudes of locals.
http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?t=17396

Yummy saturday

23 Jan 2010, Saturday.

[Lunch]
Just had lunch at Suju Japanese Restaurnt @ Mandarin Gallery. They were having a soft lunch so the options were limited to 2 sets, 2 bentos and 2 desserts. I ordered the most expensive item - a premium set $68. It consisted of 4 appetisers, a sashimi set, a teriyaki sauce grilled black cod, rice, miso soup and a dessert.
I liked one of the appetisers - medium rare beef with mashed potato, served cold. The sashimi had pretty good tasting tuna. The scallop had a soft texture but was too tasted too "fishy" for me. The cod fish and rice were decently good and enjoyable. The dessert was a tiny slice of ice cream cake coated with toasted caramel on top, accompanied with strawberry, mango and pineapple.
Overall a nice surprise though I wondered if I'll get the same quality if I ordered a "normal set". As other netizens pointed out, the current standards can largely be due to the Japanese chefs they currently have on board. I hope they can retain it in time to come.

[Dinner]
Dinner was at T.G.I.Friday @ Heren. I ordered a black-Angus New York Strip at $39.90 while ST ordered a Chicken Fajitas. Food was pretty slow in arriving, about 30 minutes or so. Upon arrival, the staff asked me to cut my steak into half; I verified that the done-ness was on the mark. The wild mushroom sauce, combined with the fats from the steak made a good sinful combination. The meat was soft was tasty and I made a note to ask for medium-rare in future.
ST's chicken was tastefully grilled. However, the wraps provided tasted like over-thick cooked flour. That's as unflattering as I could go as they certainly killed any enjoyment by sticking to the roof of my mouth. If you're eating Fajitas, please go for Cafe Iguana.
I lost the toss to ST, so she paid for dinner. Thanks dear. =)

Congratulations to Yuna

Congratulations on your safe delivery =]

Getting a bf/gf

Thought I should save this down since I spent 20 minutes composing my answer.

Facebook status.
Eula asks... which would u choose, a life with gf/bf, and not get to do all the things u want to do or buy, or no gf/bf, and be able to do or buy almost everything u want?

Comments.
Raca depends on individual's needs & wants in life.

for me, i'll choose a life with bf yet cant do everything i want. (of coz mostly are those things one SHOULDN'T do when he/she is taken).
having to meet the love of my life and having my own family is one of those dreams that will complete my life.
so i definitely wont choose to have no bf and do everything i want. kinda meaningless in life, in a way.

JW a gf shouldn't be seen as a shackle to your freedom and a drain on your finances. you should be together with one, because of the way she makes you feel.

for every door that was close; another one opens. some things you do alone. some things you do together with friends. some things can only be done as a couple.

if you feel that the benefits are not worth the sacrifices, then don't get attached. There's no right or wrong here. people can be happy, as long they have their loved ones with them. be it a guy, a girl, family, a pet, faith, or perhaps money.... See More

If you do find someone, simply ask yourself, "Is she more important than anything else?" If you answer yes, then we'll give u a virtual beer here on facebook, a pat on the back and a knowing smirk on our faces.

Congratulations to Gnel

Congrats.  Finally =)
It was also good to finally meet some ex colleagues too.

After the wedding, we had to run off.  More on that later.

Thick headed

There are some people who refused to believe that climate warming is a fact.

There are some people who refused to believe that itis a problem to get a flat in this country.

Dream on 10 Jan 2009

Had a series of unrelated dreams in the morning of 10 Jan 2009. One particular one was memorable because it woke me up at 7am.

[dream]
My maternal grandmother was alive and my dream self did not know she had passed away. She gave me a kiss. Then something happened and she had difficulty breathing and the extended family was gathered away her and giving her a kiss. I took my turn.

The crowd disappeared and I was alone with her. Told her I was going to marry ST. She in her kid like moment, gave me a kiss.

Scene suddenly switched and I was in some video game competition with 2 other teammates. A nagging thought was that I should return quickly.

Went back and I found.. -[scene deleted for private reasons]-. Mother walked in and casually told me she's dead. She also said the body doesn't matter anymore. Dream self gave a horrible wail.
[/dream]

Woke. Did my parents hear me? They were already up and awake in the kitchen. My face was dry.

This was a dream most grounded in reality and therefore saddening. 13 months. I guess late is better than never.

Intolerance

Recently, some alleged molestation sparked off little wars in blogs and forums.  Most called for banning for a certain ethnic group from future public events.  Few pointed fingers at those who took delight in video-taping the incident.
Not far away, a court of law decreed that one of the names of God could be used by other faiths. The next day, there were attacks on places of worships of these other faiths.
These events showed how scary such bigotry can be.  Scary because someone who is polite, gentle and mild-tempered could be one.  They frighten us with their intolerance.  To oppose them is to show intolerance.  Such events are hugely divisive.
Yet how can we stop them?  By nipping them in the bud, they'll only fester in the hatred.  We had 40 years of nation building and what we had to show will be classic lines like this. (taken from Gaga's blog)

Status update:
[Dneirf]
can’t believe his luck is so down that he had to be stuck in a transit flight chock full of blackie peasants, wailing black babies and an incredibly fat black guy who kept eating on one side and another grumpy gramps sitting on the other! NO MORE COLOMBO FLIGHTS FOR ME EVER AGAIN! :(

Comment:
[tano]
I can fully understand yr plight! It’s like putting u in e same train cabin packed wif no one else but all e stinky banglas! Hopefully u’ll nv experience it ever again! Cheer up!

[agag]
omigod … cannot be so racist la! how come all my friends becoming so intolerant.

[agag]
btw tano.., those ’stinky banglas’ probably sweated so much building the house you are living in or laying that cable so you can surf your FB. have some gratitude.

[tano]
I guess some ppl just can’t seemed to relate to e analogy I’m creating! Being tolerant is one thing, putting urself in an uncomfortable situation is another! I guess I’m tolerant, otherwise I’ll be kicking their ass whenever I see one! Unless some people enjoy being in e comfort of being uncomfortable, then all e best! And I wouldn’t mind admitting being racist against them for all e good reasons n bad influence they have brought along to Singapore when ur so call their contribution to our society! I would rather they keep those values to themselves n not start polluting my area either with physical rubbish or mental torture!


-(taken from Gaga's blog)

Crows...

are visible along Geylang again.

Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2009

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/12/15/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2009/2/

Adjusting; Stress management

Got over the emo period but the workload is still as heavy.  Stress management talks?  Bah!  They advocate prioritisation, which is just a nicer way of saying do-the-most-important-stuffs-first.  The doesn't mean the less important stuffs don't need doing.  All tasks grow in importance.  They'll explode in your face when you least expect them.
Ops and CRs take out 70% of my time during daylight hours.  TL expects me to spend 70% of my time on CRs only.  MGR expects me to spend 70% of my time on my project.  What can a poor IT Worker do?   Put on blinders and charge ahead!  :p

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
  Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
  Rode the six hundred.

-the charge of the light brigade

Night Cycling #2

Had an enjoyable night cycling trip on 2 Jan. The event was organised by Ian, one of ST's "gang".
We started from Tampinese, through the park connecters, along Chagni Airport, back via ECP-Macdonalds, Bedok and back to Tampinese.
Thanks for the experience, everyone.

Lame bombings

It seems that there's a bombing every other day and someone gets killed.  The favourite toy of those who see themselves as underdogs.  Since ancient times, men had learnt the concept of Total War.  Yet when used on bystanders of other countries, sometimes on humanitarian missions, what grounds do you have?

New Year's countdown

Why does an event need to be in the crowd?
What matters is who is there with you.