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Remember, the next time you feel like visiting a (Singapore) park, make sure to first brush up on your Park Legislation 101:

Sleeping on a park bench was not among the ‘Don’ts’, though there is a disclaimer which said the list was ‘not exhaustive or intended to be a complete list of the prohibitions or regulations governing our parks’.

It also stated that ‘any omission does not constitute a waiver of any offence’.

Park visitors can refer to the Parks and Trees Act 2005 and the Parks and Trees Regulations 2005, the website said.

Gary :: Oct.15.2008 :: A thousand words :: No Comments »

Oh my god. How much for one of those??? I’ll take two.

Gary :: Oct.14.2008 :: 1337, Tech, w00t! :: No Comments »

the life

Gary :: Oct.13.2008 :: General :: No Comments »

Not to be a sniggering bastard, but quotable quote is quotable.

“My parents had jumped into the swimming pool thinking that the water would only come up to their feet. Now, it seems like there is a black hole in the swimming pool that is sucking everyone in and drowning them.”

The universally-understood (astronomically not-so-understood) metaphor of the black hole, coupled with the absurd image of a swimming pool with water which only comes up to one’s feet makes for Sensational Literary Device! Furthermore, the allusion to suffocation highlights the helplessness and desperation of the victims, drawing on the basic human fear of being sucked in and drowned simultaneously!

Can it be Hugo Award time nao?

Gary :: Oct.13.2008 :: Bitchin', A thousand words, All the news that's fit to print, WTF, Sad :: No Comments »

In the news today: one Singaporean who feels that fellow Singaporeans don’t use their blains enough.

FTA:

He feels the root issue lies with the education system, which does not encourage students to question their teachers. The young grow up to be adults who do not question the way things are and will simply accept the status quo.

‘People are over-reliant on the Government.

‘They think ‘Government is so smart, they have scholars from Oxford, Cambridge to solve problems - why should we think? We’re not paid to think,’ said Mr Chee, who runs a business management and consultancy firm.

This man must never be allowed near an Army camp, for his own safety.

/head asplode.

Gary :: Oct.08.2008 :: General, All the news that's fit to print :: No Comments »

Brilliant concept. I hope they take it further through black art, multiple performers, or a more polished video.

Gary :: Oct.07.2008 :: A thousand words, 1337 :: No Comments »

Western Spaghetti

Gary :: Oct.07.2008 :: 1337 :: No Comments »

Over on TheeCakeScraps (via BoingBoing), this guy gives us the rundown on how much profit is likely turned by a single laptop auction on swoopo.com. Going through the mechanics of the site, I can’t help but draw parallels with local baby tatarah.com - only difference being that here “single highest bid” wins over “highest bid” - which is the case on Swoopo.

An auction for a laptop that says on the auction page, and I quote, “Worth up to $1,399.99″ The winning bidder, as stated on the site, placed 2020 bids. That is $2,020!! And the auction page proclaims “Savings: 0%” when it really should read negative! So Swoopo made like $600. BUT WAIT! The auction started at $0.00 and finished at $3,353.85. Now read that again. They were already up $600 from the winners bids alone. The winner sucker still had to pay $3,353.85 because that was the price of the auction. Okay, so Swoopo walks away with a cool $4,000 pure profit. (Like a bad TV commercial) BUT WITH THERE’S MORE! Remember that bids are placed in 15 cent increments. That means that if the auction finished for $3,353.85 you take that divided by $0.15 which equals $22,359 in bids!!!! That brings total profit to $22,359 (bids) + $3,353.85 (auction) -$1,399.99 (retail cost of laptop, probably not their cost) = $24,312.86

You feel lucky today?

Gary :: Oct.06.2008 :: General, All the news that's fit to print, Good readin' :: No Comments »

I was in line at a food court stall just earlier. It was dinner hour, and I was part of a long queue which had formed at the storefront, running parallel to the counter. After a good 10 minutes of waiting in line, I reached the front of the queue, with just one lady in front of me. When her order arrived, she decided that some fried bawang would go very well with her dish, and proceeded to request said bawang from the stallholder through a complex game of charades. She pointed at something vague, and got an extra bowl. Not being what she wanted, she returned the thing and tried again. And again.

While largely entertaining under other circumstances, holding up the only service person (and by extension, the entire line) with a cute game of guess-what-I-have-in-mind does not run well with me, nor I suspect, anyone else in the queue.

Here’s a protip for you, lady. The next time miming doesn’t work, how about you open your fucking mouth?

Gary :: Oct.06.2008 :: Bitchin' :: 1 Comment »