Malaysia has announced that some of its recipes have been hijacked and is now claiming certain dishes (food) as theirs. Dishes such as Chilli Crab, Hainanese Chicken Rice and Nasi Lemak are all Malaysian dishes.
To me, this is just rather childish and they're really just targetting Singapore because many (even Malaysians) have called Singapore - "Food Haven".
To M'sian Tourism Min. Ng Yen Ye:
Hi, how are you? I just want to say that whatever you're doing won't change a thing. Italians have their Pasta, but the Japanese made it their own as well - Waraku's Japanese Pasta. And they're all available here. Tourists won't change their minds and go to Malaysia instead of Singapore because they think "Oh, wait a minute, it's Malaysia that came up with Nasi Lemak! I should travel there instead!" In my opinion, with the variety and quality of food we have here in Singapore, claiming certain recipes as yours won't really change a thing.
Please use your efforts, time and money in a more rewarding way.
Don't waste your time.
That's a lot of cash for one man.
Yahoo! Singapore posted this picture of Ng Teng Fong today for an article on Singapore's wealthiest people. He happens to be ranked up there on the number 1 spot with a chunk of cash that's enough to buy 56 billion Japanese Rice Crackers worth S$1 each. Yes that's a very long way of saying he has S$56 billion.
But this picture truly shows that money is not everything. Richest man in Singapore looks to me like he's rather poor on happiness. And I checked some of his other pictures online and he seemed the same or, in some, forcing a smile.
So guys, don't let money be the goal in life. (I'm not saying that that's his goal in life)
Get something Joyful, something Eternal, something Special, something Unshakeable, something Sovereign.
Ps. I had a great birthday outing with Wendy. We tried mini-golf and it was surprisingly fun thrashing those little kids. We had a lovely dinner and the talk was just wonderful as usual. We headed to the arcade and challenged each other on the Xbox 360. We then went undercover and spied on some people (not in a bad way), then we had soya beancurd for supper and again had a nice chat. In my previous post I was wondering what good would fall into my lap... I should've noticed the geat gift that was already with me. Let the cash continue to go to people like Ng Teng Fong, let rust continue to invade the LP640 and let Robert Pattison continue with his acting... I've got Wendy.
09/09/09
That's today's date. 090909. Cool. And it's way cooler because it happens to be my birthday.
Those born on 08/08/08, you had your day, today's mine. I wonder what good things will happen today. Will a huge load of money fall into my lap? Will someone driving a Lamborghini LP640 hand me his keys? Will Robert Pattinson quit acting?
Well, I'll just wait and see and keep you guys updated.
Till then, Happy Birthday to me.
Can't Put a Finger on it.
You get your month's pay.
You take a percentage of it out.
You place that into a system.
Your palms sweat.
You don't know what you'll get in return.
No sign of a guarantee.
It's too soon to know what lands back into your hands.
You do it again.
Another month.
And another.
Still your heart races.
Your returns are a blur.
You continue doing it.
You're now 68 and have just retired.
It's time to see your returns.
..... what are they?
No, i'm not writing about betting on horses, the lottery or the stock market. It's called CPF. A scheme we have in Singapore that pretty much works like how I've described above.
It is compulsary for working Singaporeans to give 20% of their salary each month to this scheme.
Is this TAX? nope, it's called CPF not TAX. We do have our own income tax as well. That one does contain the letters T, A and X.
Is this an investment scheme? er... I don't know of any compulsary investment schemes around.
Is this a savings plan? Maybe... but you don't know how much you'll get at the end of the day. And you can't decide to take your money out. So maybe not as well.
Is this a gamble? No. Because gambling does seem to provide better odds. (but do not gamble)
Is this protection money? No. Our government does not operate like loan sharks. And furthermore, there isn't much protection from the scheme.
Well, I don't have an answer for this now but I'll continue to find out how to best describe this scheme to all you who are not Singaporeans.
Schumacher is back!
This is just fantastic.
Schumacher is coming back to F1 to stand in for the injured Felipe Massa. Which means he's coming to Singapore. His first ever night race, and his last. It's like "one time only, the 7 times world champion shall demonstrate his ability..."
And you know what? I've got seats so good, I can probably see his pits sweat.
Now that's fantastic.
On another note, Lewis Hamilton is a loser.
Have a great day.
Muscles
I realised that men who go to the gym or rather, men who are beefy and muscular, have just two types of clothing - either something from their baby brother's closet or something that's just way too baggy to be hung on a hanger at a clothing store.
Sometimes its a mixture of both in one outing. An aero-dynamic t shirt from OshKosh B'gosh and a baggy MC Hammer bottom or they may even just cut a hole in a curtain and wear it around their neck as a top with shorts so tight that their own skin's jealous.
I believe it's a dress code. It's probably how the guys at the counter know who to approach for gym packages and other gimmicks. It's a wink and a smile for those dressed for hammer time, but for those in a normal Gap top and bermudas... a registration form is coming your way.
Words of advice for the beef boys: You don't look nice and you're probably going to be asked to help out in moving furniture by a skinny dude.
A Letter
This letter is for the cockroaches living in my car right now.
Hello immigrants,
How are you? Good I believe, since I saw some of you little ones running happily on my carpet. I would just like to inform you that dooms day is coming. And it's coming soon.
Yes, Mr. Killyouall is going to be knocking on your door pretty soon. You probably won't even know it's time. You'll be busy foraging for little bits of food and BAM! you're dead. You can't run from your destiny. You can try, but you're all going to be thrown into a no-mercy war zone soon and unfortunately for you, you're on the losing side. Don't even bother packing your bags and leaving, I'll get you even if you infest my neighbour's car. Passing your cookie-crumb inheritance to your young ones is a bad idea too. They'd be faced up alongside your entire clan.
Thank you for your time spent in my car. I hope you have a pleasant night's rest.
Regards,
Your worst nightmare.
