If the recent Fernvale Ridge and Sembawang Ridgelodge launch is an indication of anything to come, then the future doesn’t look too bright for me when my time comes to apply for a flat myself. FERNVALE RIDGE # Five-roomers: 1,341 applications for 126 flats # Four-roomers: 1,671 applications for 216 flats # Three-roomers: 491 applications
Hahaha, remember a time when Baggy Pants was the rage in Singapore. Are kids still doing it nowadays? Well the video below very much reminds me of my youth. I reckon most of us did it, as the next kid was doing it too. We were impressionable once. New York Lawmaker Sen. Eric Adams has
Arrghh why am I not loaded with money, and always full of responsibilities … if not I could get my hands on the iPad! It’s launching this Saturday in the States. Apple says iPad Wi-Fi and 3G models will be available in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland in late April
Finally I’ve completed the latest challenge on Anak Melayu Boleh blog, watching “30 Chick Flicks in 30 Days”. It’s no joke when you’ve to find time, at least an hour plus daily, for 30 straight days. The films I saw had lengths between three hours, to under 80 minutes, I reckon I spent something like
We can only envy eh. Sure there’s self-made Billionaire but most of the profiles of these stinking-rich people comes from managing their old family money well. Prokhorov is currently the richest man in Russia and the 40th richest man in the world according to the 2009 Forbes list with an estimated fortune of $9.5 billion.
I like totally missed Earth Hour Singapore yesterday, damnit! It just slipped my mind. But I did indirectly help to the cause, as I was zzZZzzZ, so the lights and computer was off. Hahaha … How was your Earth Hour Singapore experience eh? Link: earthhour.wwf.sg
Oh my I’m in love … with a CAR! Look at the sleek design of the Enzo Ferrari. Powered by a V10 [insert Tim Allen grunt here], it has a freaking 600 hp. Check out the video by Top Gear below, Jeremy Clarkson was just too excited driving the F60. I would too if I
For me I blog for personal reason, but out on cyberspace there are many reasons why other bloggers blog in their respective niches, such as this odd one, Couch Blog! Hahahaha, yes … it’s a blog about abandoned couches. Unfortunately the blog is restricted in the States, California to be specific. So you can’t haul
Georgia Rule (2007) Synopsis The rebel, reckless and spoiled teenager Rachel Wilcox travels from San Francisco to the conservative Mormon Hull, Idaho, with her alcoholic mother Lily to spend the summer with her grandmother Georgia. Rachel and Lily have a troubled relationship and Georgia follows severe rules at her home. While with Georgia, Rachel reveals
Indeed, home is where the heart is. But … haiz by the looks of things, by the time I’m eligible for buying a house locally, I would think I have to really pay a premium to get a place that I really like. Reading the local news can be so discouraging, as resale home prices
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) Synopsis A romantic comedy about Rosie, a mother who falls for Adam, a younger man, and her daughter Izzie who falls in love for the first time. An acerbic Mother Nature meddles in their fates. What Uncle Sha learned I’ve no expectation of this movie, but I came
There’s an upcoming Ben Stiller’s movie, Greenberg, releasing 15th April locally, which is a drama cum comedy that got my interest. Looking at the trailer, the story kinda appeals to me, as I can exactly know how it feels to be a professional bum! Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is at a crossroads in his life. Out
If you want to stay in Singapore, you’ve to come to grips with your salary staying stagnant or given little increment, and it’s not in tandem with the rising cost of living that our oh so wonderful gahmen are implementing, and they’re literally smiling all the way to the bank. A recent surge is the
Here’s what we can expect of a 4G Phone via the below video, that will likely be brought in by the end of the year locally I heard. HTC EVO 4G launched in the states recently offers one of the most robust multimedia experience on a wireless phone today. It features the Android Platform with
Evening (2007) Synopsis A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann
Call me sexist, pigs or whatever, but I still think women are terrible drivers. Based on my experience and a passenger beside a woman driving, none so far has given me assurance that they’re competent on the road. Below is an example video. If that ain’t suffice, the term “Women Bad Drivers” conjures 19 million
Cairo Time (2009) Synopsis Juliette (Patricia Clarkson), a fashion magazine editor in her 50s, travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), a UN official working in Gaza, for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig), who had been his security officer for many
Fatherhood beckons, and I do want to adopt this little girl in the video below. We have something in common, we hate Miley Cyrus! Bon Jovi rocks man … by SuperDaddy352 My one year old daughter can’t stand Miley Cyrus. She screams and cries about it. She will only listen to 80s and 90s songs.
My Life in Ruins (2009) Synopsis From Nia Vardalos, writer and star of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, comes the hilarious comedy MY LIFE IN RUINS. Georgia (Nia Vardalos) has lost her kefi (Greek for “mojo”). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide, leading a rag-tag group of
Wahahaha, my Red Devils tamed The Reds … We’re the best! Sir Alex Ferguson Watch Sir Alex Ferguson’s post-match interview after United beat Liverpool 2-1. The win now puts United on top of the league with 7 games to go. Ji-sung Park Watch Ji-sung Park’s post-match interview after United beat Liverpool 2-1. The win now
Labor Pains (2009) Synopsis A young woman pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for nine months What Uncle Sha learned Here’s a crazy movie about a girl, Thea, played
I’ve always been a fan of Predator series, from its movie and games. And a 2010 movie is slated this July 7th, woohoo! Below is the trailer, it’s freakingly awesome man. See the world premiere trailer for Predators- a reinvention of the classic sci-fi franchise. Get ready for a hunt like no other. Predators is
Bright Star (2009) Synopsis Based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25. What Uncle Sha learned I wouldn’t say Star Bright is for everyone, it has a slow pace to it, and the old English figuritive language can
Recall the PKMS fight at the Malay political party headquarters last year in September which involved 21 arrest, and four had to be treated at the hospital. Well recently out of the 21 arrested, 12 men has been charged in court, most of them charged with rioting. This is so memalukan (shameful) considering they’re our
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) Synopsis Two unhappy people’s lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who’s trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn
I was reading this self-help book (Ben Sherwood’s The Survivor Club) about people who beats the odds when facing adversity. Well the book comes with an online questionnaire, and I took it. It seems I’m under the Survivor category. The questionnaire outcome says: Md, you are a FIGHTER. After analyzing all of your answers and
Sex and the City (2008) Synopsis Mr. Big and Carrie buy a magnificent penthouse in Manhattan and they decide to get married. Enid Frick invites Carrie to take pictures for a special edition of Vogue about marriage of women of forty and something years. During the preparation, Carrie raises the guest list from seventy-five to
Everyone is on broadband nowadays in Singapore, but are you satisfied with your current Internet connection? I was a Pacific Internet, then StarHub user before finally jumping to SingTel ADSL. For my case, the previous two broadband service was giving me frequent disconnection lines, and slow crawling speed, thus the change. Albeit my ADSL connection
Advertorial A few days ago I shared with you an online lifestyle website in2it.sg. Have you guys signed up yet? Well you should by now! Don’t forget about in2it.sg When March Gets in2it! NS contest as part of their first anniversary, with $6,000 worth of prizes to be won. 1. Well first log-on to in2it.sg’s
The Notebook (2004) Synopsis The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie’s parents who disapprove of Noah’s unwealthy
Want to win a Samsung Netbook? How? … Well I kinda entered this blog competition, and your job as a reader is to guess who will be the winner for the competition, just by posting your choice at the FaceBook page. Easy right! The Contest Page, browse the bloggers list: SingaporeSports.sg This My Blog Entry:
Hahaha this is hilarious! None other than on Letterman of course. I’ve this on-off relationship with Twitter. I’m only on it if I’ve the mood and time. Do add @melayuboleh. “Top Ten Signs You Spend Too Much Time On Twitter&#
Volver (2006) Synopsis Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her husband Paco, who is always drunk. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. The two sisters lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha, their birth village, years ago. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in
I think I’m an odd fella when its comes to go about living life. For one I march to the beat of my own drum. Secondly I’m a professional-bum unwillingly to get a job, wear a suit and tie, and rot in the office. Thirdly I prefer to ‘stay off the grid’ so to say,
Something’s Gotta Give (2003) Synopsis Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with
Studies have been shown that with the advances in medicine and technology, for every day goes by, our life expectancy will increase by five hours. It all adds up if you count it all, as compared to those in the previous turn of the century who has a life expectancy that is 25 years lesser
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) Synopsis Nicole broke up with Matt months ago and is now engaged to someone else. He’s very good-looking and has no trouble finding other lovers, but that doesn’t help because he’s still obsessed with wanting her back. Then he gets the inspiration that swearing off sex for Lent (all
Blog advertising does pay, and from my arduous money making experience, so far it has been positive with Nuffnang Pte Ltd after switching to them late last year. Here’s my recent check below, the third from them. Enlarge: Nuffnang Check Nuffnang But … yes there’s a but, despite the encouraging sum, Nuffnang screwed up royally
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Synopsis Melanie Carmichael, an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for since she was little. She has a great career and the JFK-like husband of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn’t forget about her family back down South
Indeed the truth is men are pig, and the worst kind are the adulterous one. But then of course there’s a different kind of men who are pigs. They might be seem crude and hopeless, but they’ve the capacity to learn and love. I’ve come from a long line of old-school men who are pigs,
Emma (1996) Synopsis Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend, Harriet, and so causes her to come to grief. Through the sharp words of Mr. Knightley, and the example of the opinionated Mrs. Elton, someone not unlike herself, Emma’s attitudes
I’m heading over to the IT Show 2010 at Suntec for some hard drives. Well here’s the IT Show 2010 Price List I’ve found online: Bootstrike OCWorkbench HDD Price List Laptop Price List For me, such events are great for finding cheaper than usual HDD! Hmm another 2TB should suffice, say bye bye oh my
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) Synopsis Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive competing with two female co-workers for a major campaign for a diamond merchant. He cuts a deal with his competitors that the account is his if he can make a woman of their choice fall in love with him
Here’s the latest development of the jack neo scandal, with a 5 minute press conference in Scorpio East Building on Paya Lebar Road, with no Q&A earlier this morning. Jack Neo looks remorseful, and his wife, Irene Kng even worse. It’s in Mandarin, below is the translation. Jack Neo: “Dear friends of the media, thanks
Another celebrity bites the dust. This time it’s Corey Haim. Not surprising to a drug overdose apparently. Corey who you might ask? Hahaha, with that I guess you can tell I’m from a totally different generation. 1980s actor Corey Haim was found dead, police say the 38-year-old’s death appears accidental. Well we 70′s kids grew
Let’s hear it now … “Glory glory Man United! Glory glory Man United! And the reds goes marching on.“ In your face people! The Red Devils put final nail in Milan’s coffin with a romping four goals, two from Rooney! To top it off, Lyon beat the most expensive soccer team ever ensemble, Real Madrid.
There couple of things guys love … girls, sex, gaming and CARS! [Insert Tim Allen grunt START] Grrrr, uurghh, oouuhh, ooooo [/Tim Allen grunt END] Check out this beauty of a car below, a V10 R8 Spyder by Audi. I can see myself driving it in-fact, just give me a few more years. Audi DTM
The Princess Diaries (2001) Synopsis A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between
Advertorial I somewhat missed my National Service days, not that I want to do it again, but perhaps to share and tell my stories from my armchair here. Typical lazy Singaporean right. So I searched around for platform to connect with such similar minds and perhaps meeting an old NS buddy, who knows. Lo and
With the above title, that’s a good question right. I believe co-habitation is the next step before marriage. CBS Harry Smith spoke with Author Hannah Seligson “A Little Bit Married“, and real-life couples about whether moving in together is the right thing to do before marriage. Personally my idea for the various phases in a
I just can’t help it myself lah, but I’ve been following Jack Neo scandal. It’s unavoidable also, it’s printed EVERYWHERE in print or web. Anyway I just can’t believe it. Jack Neo is really one horny skirt-chaser and cradle-snatcher. According to Shin Min Daily News and TNP, now some 12 women has come forward to
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) Synopsis An anthology of five loosely connected stories dealing with a variety of very different women in dealing with their own life problems. The first story “This is Dr. Keener” features Glenn Close as a doctor looking after her invalid mother who comes to realize
Finally Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress! She beat and whopped the asses of the other Oscar nominees in her category such as Dame Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe and Meryl Streep. Impressive list right. I’ve always liked Sandra since her “Love Potion No. 9” days. This is my idea of an
Oooh this is getting so ala Tiger Woods. Now another girl, Foyce Le Xuan, has come forward regarding Jack Neo’s transgression. Why do people are so interested in other people’s demise eh, well for one, we’re kaypoh Singaporean, and secondly we’re just wired that way. Still I reckon I’m not going overboard as some of
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Synopsis When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability
Hahaha, this cartoon is hilarious and indeed has some truth to it. We Singaporean sweat, toiled and worked our ass off to help it become what it is today. And now, we’re being treated like second-class citizen, as our gahmen ushers in their “foreign talents” policy. What do you think? Cartoon via Vote PAP out
I’m sure you heard of the extra marital affairs of the “family man” Jack Neo, and his 22-year-old mistress Wendy Chong that has been hogging local cyberspace and headlines. It is reported that Jack Neo wants to break-off his secret relationship with Wendy Chong, who is a model, and hell hath no fury a woman
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) Synopsis After Michael tells his best friend, Julianne that he is getting married in four days, she goes straight to Chicago to help him get through. But she has every intention to stop the wedding and steal the groom from Kimberly. Over the next three days, she tries everything to
gutter uncensensored singapore is just one of the keyword search terms that users used on search-engines, and found their way to my blog. And you know what, I was surprised by some of the other keywords for which I gathered from my Nuffnang account referral logs, well most of them are rather XXX, haha. I’ve
Well it seems Wednesday it’s the most depressing day for most people. As for me, maybe because I’ve my own business, every day is the same to me, as I work EVERY DAY! Move over Monday blues, a new study says that Wednesday is the most depressing day of the week. CBS Chris Wragge, Erica
Never Been Kissed (1999) Synopsis A copy editor in her early 20s gets her chance to become a reporter at a Chicago daily. She’s sent to do a feature on what cool high schoolers are doing. To really find out, she goes undercover as a student. Back at school, she gets to repair her own
You know what, I find that Blackberry users have a worse attention span than a 5-year-old kid. I’m not trying to be mean here, but you literally can’t hold a conversation with them, as they’re busy twiddling with their Blackberry, haha. Watch the below stand-up by Jerry Seinfeld, as he rants about his wife’s obsession
Ever After (1998) Synopsis With the sudden death of her loving father, Danielle is made a servant by her new stepmother. She also has two new stepsisters, one quite kind but the other one really horrid. Still, Danielle grows up to be a happy and strong-willed young lady, and one day her path crosses that
I just love to hear talks of successful people sharing their life-story, how they got started and such. James Cameron’s big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create an unreal world all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic — from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving — and how
Pride and Prejudice (2005) Synopsis This tale of love and values unfolds in the class-conscious England of the late 18th century. The five Bennet sisters – including strong-willed Elizabeth and young Lydia – have been raised by their mother with one purpose in life: finding a husband. When a wealthy bachelor takes up residence in
They should have this in Singapore. Makes break-up easier eh! Real-life couple Sara Benincasa and John DeVore and Judge Michele Lowrance explained the dating pre-nuptial agreement which outlines what happens when a couple breaks up
As Good As It Gets (1997) Synopsis The trials and tribulations of a compulsive writer, Melvin Udall. After his homosexual neighbor is brutally beaten, he is entrusted to the care of the neighbor’s dog, with a difficult relationship with a waitress to add on top of that. What develops is a weekend trip/triangle between these
Want to vote in the coming election, well check your particulars first with the Registers of Electors. I voted in the last round of GE, but then again, does it really matters. We know it will still be the same old story and people. Elections Department The registers of electors have been revised and are
Made of Honor (2008) Synopsis For Tom (Patrick Dempsey), life is good: he’s sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and the one constant in his life. It’s the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week
I haz them. Online, people can be anyone just by changing their screen name or using no name at all. Katie Couric comments on the anonymous atom bombs of animosity in comment sections on the internet
13 Going on 30 (2004) Synopsis Jenna Rink has two wishes – to become one of the school cool girls, and to be thirty – rather than be coming up to thirteen and hanging around with uncool Matt. After her disastrous birthday party an accidental sprinkling of magic dust makes both wishes come true and
What more can I say … we are good, we are the Champion. I’m rubbing it all in for those who are non-Man Utd supporters, haha. Do I hear another treble. Is this the start of another medal winning season for us Red Devils. Glory glory man united, ole! Manchester United Carling Cup Presentation &
