touch & go

Yesterday was having lunch with my site colleagues and 1 of them shared about her new flat purchase.

We were quite amazed at the price she paid for a 4 room flat near Sembawang MRT. Cheap + low COV.

Reason for low COV: Divorce case.

The couple is young (late 20s). Have a family of their own.

These 2 reasons are good enough to keep our jaws opened for a good 10s.

Self-thinking process: marriage nowadays becomes worthless? 1 wrong made all the rights void?

My next to-watch-movie: Food, Inc. - Hungry For Change? - About the Issues

Official Food, Inc. Movie Site - Hungry For Change? - About the Issues

Have you wonder how far your food travel from the farmers' hands to the supermarket to your house? Or from the farm to the market to the food stall and finally to your stomach?

I remember seeing movie reviews about Food Inc on the papers. Perhaps the reviews doesn't impact me as much until i was reading a green living blog feed. I

I went to the movie's official website.

I was blown away.

The site's main page has a very beautiful blue sky and a delicious looking fatty cow that reminds me of the succulent tender thinly sliced shabu shabu beef that i crave for once in a while.

As i do a quick browse thru the site, issues on our food journey is scary.

In context to Singapore's lack of natural resources and land, how NEAR can we go to get our food?

I read a newspaper article a few weeks back on the fishes that we are eating. The sources of fishes that we are eating might be fully exploited or over-fished. Hey, fishes do run out.

Found on the WWF web, a consumer guide to Sustainable Seafood.

Where to pick up a copy of the Singapore Seafood Guide:

• National Geographic Store
• Sentosa Nature Discovery
• Sinema
• Singapore Botanic Gardens
• SuperNature
• Wisma Atria
• WWF Singapore

So try to meat-out your meals as often as you can. I'm doing so too.

Random idea...Fan at ATM

So far the vote for which dress colour to get is:

2 blue
2 black
1 white

shall wait till next week then decide.

As for the random idea: Was withdrawing some cash for my dental appointment. The weather was hot. Singapore weather is ALWAYS hot.

Was thinking that ATMs should install fan tat blows at ur face when u stand infront of it. Perhaps the fan will be on when u r pressing on the buttons.

*press 1 *wind blow *0*wind blow * 0*wind blow *0*wind blow

and when the cash is rolling out, the fan speed is higher..... Imagine e wind in ur hair when u withdraw $$$$$.

*add on to wad i found online today. The Star Wars Imperial March song makes the video hilarious.

Another long awaited post. *wall of text ahead*

Oh man... i'm so lazy to blog! argh. So disappointed with myself. A forwarded email from my poly classmate triggered this post and i shall not make my readers bored!!!! YES!!! YOU ARE NOT BORED ANYMORE!!!

Ok. i better stop going bonkers and let u read this long 'poem' about relationship between man and woman and marriage. Kinda true for most of the parts. Shall leave my comments at the end of this lengthy chinese text.

以前提到结婚，想到「天长地久」；
现在提到结婚，想到「能撑多久」。
当初会结婚，说是「看上眼」；
后来会离婚，说是「看走眼」。
婚前，爱情是神话；
婚后，爱情是笑话。
男人花钱，是为了让女人高兴；
女人花钱，是因为男人让她不高兴。
嫁入「豪门」，要懂得理财；
嫁入「寒门」，要懂得生财。
以前的人，视婚姻生活为「一辈子」；
现代的人，视婚姻生活为「一阵子」。
婚前，男人在餐厅等女人；
婚后，女人在客厅等男人。
婚前，男人经常找女人「讨论」；
婚后，男人只告诉女人「结论」。
婚前，男人对她悄悄讲话；
婚后，男人对她大声讲话。
恋爱时，情话绵绵；
结婚后，谎话连连。
恋爱时的男人，喜欢「毛手毛脚」；
结婚后的男人，变成「没手没脚」。
婚前，情侣做什么都是「浪漫」；
婚后，夫妻做什么都是「浪费」。
想结婚，是自己已能独立；
想离婚，是子女已独立。
婚前的男人，大都很幽默；
婚后的男人，大都很沉默。
女人的记性，吵架时最好；
男人的耐性，结婚后最差。
恋爱时，一见面就「亲嘴」；
结婚后，一见面就「斗嘴」。
婚前，男人常给女人「空白支票」；
婚后，男人常给女人「空头支票」。
恋爱时，生活「妙不可言」；
结婚后，日子「苦不堪言」。
婚前，男人天天盯着女人；
婚后，女人天天盯着男人。
热恋时，总相许下辈子再结良缘；
结婚后，怀疑上辈子造作孽缘。
大男人，会「作威作福」；
好男人，会「作牛作马」。
婚前，「谎话」都是「情话」；
婚后，「情话」都是「废话」。
婚前，靠近一点；
婚后，闪开一点。
婚前，没话找话说；
婚后，有话也不说。
「成功」？对男人的定义是指能赚很多的钱，
对女人的定义是指能花很多的钱。
男人有钱就变坏，
女人变坏就有钱。
男人没有女人，耳根清净；
女人没有男人，居家干净。
男人「入错行」，上班会很痛苦；
女人「嫁错郎」，下班会很痛苦。
好女人，养坏男人的胃口；
坏女人，吊足男人的胃口??
婚前，男人像传令兵；
婚后，男人像指挥官。
失恋不见得是世界末日：
你的心也许会「泣血」，
你的荷包却可以不再「失血」。


世界好友周-人的一辈子

出生一张纸，开始一辈子；
毕业一张纸，奋斗一辈子； Graduate 1 paper, fight for 1 lifetime
婚姻一张纸，折磨一辈子；Marriage 1 paper, torture for 1 lifetime
做官一张纸, 斗争一辈子；
金钱一张纸，辛苦一辈子；Money 1 paper, hardship for 1 lifetime
荣誉一张纸，虚名一辈子；
看病一张纸，痛苦一辈子；
悼词一张纸，了结一辈子；
淡化这些纸，明白一辈子；Dissolve all these papers, understand one's life
忘了这些纸，快乐一辈子! Forget all these papers, happy for life!

The ending of the poem talks about some matters in life that affect us for a life time. I shall translate the best i can out of my O'Level B3 chinese.

The person who wrote this poem either believe badly in marriage and have no hope in life. Although it seems kinda funny to read it, i prayed that the author will find love one day. The ending of the poem somehow show his way of forgetting/ getting over problems. Maybe the easy way out. What do you think about it? ^^

After exams, i've been playing this Restaurant City game on Facebook. Found some funny and cool restaurant layouts shown in this website. Enjoy.

Some interesting reads i found online while searching for images of some landscaping plants and these people are true-blue local talents. If you like nature, do check out Lazy Lizard tales. A very informative site on local floral and fauna, natural heritage.

This NUS student/graduate's writeup on lost islands of Singapore caught my attention too. A-student leh.... ^^

Dug out a photo i took last/last last year at Bugis. Albert Street considered a 'lost' street too?

Do check out some of the links i posted at the site of my blog. Really interesting and inspiring websites for bored people who got nothing to do. No kidding.

Furthermore(in a thick skin mode), please check out the nuffnag or advertlet advertisements on the top right column of my blog. I'm hoping to earn a bit of pocket money from blog traffic and I'm doing my best to entertain my dear readers. お願いします！

it's over!!!! 終わりました！

woo hoo!!!! year 3 submission is over!!!

reward yourself by watching 日本語の映画　Handsome Suit <ハンサム★スーツ>.

Now showing in all cinemas, it has chinese and english sub titles.

anyway, year 5 submission is due coming friday. From what i observe, i must start recruiting and forming my architecture elves.

哈哈 哈哈哈！！！

New wallpaper...

tada! A chance shot. If you wan to have the wallpaper with the text changed(of course la... unless you are called Ashley too), msg me and i'll edit and send 1 for you.



oh oh! PLUS....NEW hASHbrown tune! Open arms by The Journey. I just love the voice of Steve Perry! Thanks to my messy classmate-who-sat-next-to-me.

Well written & shall b a reminder

Was surfing around my usual forums and came across this quote.

"Originally Posted by voldisinarta
Hiding something is the first step of unfaithfullness."

If it come out of my bf or husband's mouth, i'll be damn proud of him. Eh... must mean his words lah. Anyway, this applies to females too.