Archive for February, 2006
February 26th, 2006 by Eshin
FHM has published The Girls of FHM Asia. Can’t say I’m particularly impressed with some of the candidates and, as usual, it’s a very Western-centric representation of the “hottest” gals in Asia. Well, it was published by FHM UK.
As quoted from FHM themselves:
“Singapore’s men decreed there were at least 100 women fitter than Steph (Song).”
Sort of sums it up.
Here are the candidates:
Kelly Hu
Margaret Lee
Asia Agcaoili
Sunisa Jongsawat
Alannys
Maureene Larrazabal
Josephine Tan
Jackie
Ase Wang
Bianca King
Mika Tan
Shatina Chen
Aliya Park
Rachel Lee
Diana Zubiri
Odette Jacqmin
Maui Taylor
Tiara Lestari
Fiona Chong
Aubrey Miles
Patcharapa Chaichua
Maureen Inductivo
Steph Song
Cassandra Ponti
Caroline Cheong
Phoemela Baranda
Bai Ling
No, I can’t be bothered to post pics up. Google it if you want.
February 20th, 2006 by Eshin
Sometimes I’m proud to be Dutch, sometimes less so.
A visit to the Dutch Consulate in Hong Kong irked me no end. The consulate shuts itself over lunch from 1300 to 1400, along with everyone else in Central. How practical is that? Unhelpful desk jockeys, and a blockhead fatboy controller made applying for my proof of Dutch citizenship a wonderful experience.
This week I was called into my director’s office to read an email that looked like it was written in Dutch. It was Dutch, just the wording was a little funny. I realised it must be Belgian because, although my grammar isn’t that great, I was a little unfamiliar with the expression the guy was using. Calling the guy up was worse since I ended up talking with a guy with a heavy Belgian accent. I understood about 90% of what he was saying thankfully. Well, hopefully I get some commission from the guy.
Being Dutch might actually have some use.
February 15th, 2006 by Eshin
People should be celebrating in the streets.
ATV World looks like they’ve fired the English voiceover talent. The guy was atrocious. Straining to sound serious, overemphasis on all the wrong words, and generally annoying copy. When Dongguan Hotels hired the guy for the voiceover in their TVC’s, you almost wonder the sorry state of affairs when someone thinks that this “talent” from a leading network in Hong Kong thinks that he will add a sense of prestige to their marketing.
Thankfully, a ATV in-house TVC for an upcoming run called Miyasaki’s Fantasies completely omits the voiceover, using instead using original composed music. And a voiceover for The Closer actually sounds like a real newsreport on a serial killer. Well, it’s a step in the right direction.
February 14th, 2006 by Eshin
Apparently Trader Eyal doesn’t read my blog (my poor blog is absent on his “Blogs I Read” list).
Must have been another Eyal who posts his comments up here from time to time.
Okay, so I omitted him from my own lists. But that’s been rectified and in my humble defence, he did want to keep the site anonymous. The secret’s out now…
Anyway, if you’re interested in faffing around with trading, he’s got quite a following amongst the trading folk and he’s also known to post up the occasional texas hold’em poker post (Eshin braces himself for slew of spam engines targeting the term).
February 5th, 2006 by Eshin
Regular reader and long-time friend, Dave, is launching Tomcars in Australia and asked me to post up something on the damned things. In blatant violation of my non-commercial policy (unless its for me), I’ve agreed on the basis of getting a free tomcar.
What are these tomcars you speak of?
The Tomcar was designed to bring the adventure of off-roading to everyone. Because the delights of going off-road are not just the private domain of the rich or the specially trained, we created a unique car that can take anyone anywhere, bringing them back safely without going to great expense or acquiring lengthy training.
The Tomcar is the product of 33 years spent building high-performance vehicles for both military and commercial clients who demanded affordability, reliability and above all, safety. We looked closely at everything we’d learned about automotive technology and the physics of driving. Then “civilized” it, by wrapping it in an easy-to-drive package with many safety features.
The result is a vehicle that is lightweight, with high ground clearance, a low center of gravity and a very forgiving design. So it’s ready for military and industrial duty or a weekend in the dirt. It gets into, and out of places its SUV counterparts are unable to, regardless of the drivers’ skill level. And it’s been designed so that all parts can be accessed and repaired, or replaced, in the field.
Learn more about them on their website - Tomcar Australia. And if you are in Oz, then go buy yourself a new present (and remind David that he owes me a tomcar now).
