Digital Nomad
At 3.30 pay attention, this made me and the missus piss ourselves with amusement. You’ll see why.
Also worth looking at from this guy – Meat Loaf’s I would do anything (Literal Video Version) and The Monkees’ Daydream Believer (Literal Video Version).
Making the rounds in Singapore is a video of a boyfriend being scolded by his girlfriend as they have an argument outside their car. The woman is unleashing all fury at the guy and eventually attacks the guy’s groin. Here is the video showing the woman attacking her man.
Now, I’m one to find amusement in just about anything given that I just spent 120 mins looking at Sacha Baron Cohen running around, posing as homo provocateur, Bruno. Like that film, I’m smelling something not quite right with its authenticity and I can’t help but think that it is fake. Here are five reasons to think that:
So perhaps it might be a truthful video but me gut feel tells me that something more is at play and two folks have just got their five minutes of fame on an unsuspecting public.
Neo: I know Kung Fu!
Morpheus: Then hit me… if you can.
MSNBC has compiled the best of 10 years of The Week in Pictures.
As those of you know, I love the New Paper as it seems to be the only paper that isn’t in puppet mode and its headlines are somewhat entertaining. Of course, what amuses me is that Singapore goes through the efforts of building not one but two casinos, and then spends an equal amount of time, money, and energy in making sure that everyone knows an activity it is encouraging (the income generated is to benefit of its citizens naturally), is actually quite evil. The Electric New Paper kindly informs us that Singapore Problem Gambling Conference 2009 is kicking off today with a helpful article on gambling. And bless the New Paper, as they’ve kindly provided us with a foolproof list of tips to identify the innocent victims with all this readily available monetized risk.
SOME SIGNS OF A PROBLEM YOUTH GAMBLER:
Odd hoursIf your child returns home very late or sleeps at odd hours.
If he’s always locked in his room and you hear computer sounds, he could be tracking soccer results online.Needs and splurges
Sudden need for large sums of money or a sudden splurge on expensive items or treats.
Falling grades , secret calls
What kind of friends call him? Does he talk openly or in secret? Is he avoiding calls because of his creditors?
Emotions and behaviour
Signs of depression, loss of interest, isolation, changes in mood or behaviour. Or even a loss of valuables or cash from the home.
I’m far from an expert on gambling but this curiously sounds like the profile of an average household teenager. To be fair, it is a fairly fail safe method to identify a gambler hidden amongst you. No, I’m serious. For the uneducated minds amongst you, these are the habits of gamblers and there are subtle distinctions from other forms of addictive behaviour.
SOME SIGNS OF A PROBLEM YOUTH GAMBLER:
Odd hoursIf your child returns home very late or sleeps at odd hours. (A druggie probably wouldn’t return home.)
If he’s always locked in his room and you hear computer sounds, he could be tracking soccer results online. (A World of Warcraft addict, addicted to another potential evil, would probably be muttering sweet nothings to his in-game bride).Needs and splurges
Sudden need for large sums of money or a sudden splurge on expensive items or treats. (Druggies will not splurge on expensive items. Bonuses come but in only two times of year folks!)
Falling grades , secret calls
What kind of friends call him? Does he talk openly or in secret? Is he avoiding calls because of his creditors? (Talking in secret is bad. Do note that the druggie will probably be quite happy to talk to his other druggie friends on the phone in code to score his fix.)
Emotions and behaviour
Signs of depression, loss of interest, isolation, changes in mood or behaviour. Or even a loss of valuables or cash from the home. (Yes, emotions are also bad. Best keep an eye out for them. We all know that a drug addict can’t be depressed – it’s sort of the permanent high they are on being druggies.)
Of course, you can always rely on a gambling addict to come clean on it. Everyone knows you can’t trust a druggie.
You have to be kidding me right? Singapore is launching its first official association of bloggers under the guise of The Association of Bloggers (Singapore) or, cleverly shortened as everything is here, to AB(S). Oh how witty. It doesn’t surprise me that then that it has been set up by a 43 year old woman.
Really, do I need to post on the ridiculousness of such an “official” association? Well, I don’t need to do anything which is sort of the point of blogging. It’s a personal tool for personal expression.
Eshin Direct used to be involved in Hong Kong’s blogging infancy at the periphery and has enough experience to know that blogging politics or regulation of how people express themselves is pointless.
Singapore presents a unique conundrum in that it actually makes celebrities out of its bloggers and we’re inundated with “star” blogs. One does wonder if the whole Dawn vs. whatever her name is attracted more viewers than Singapore or even American idol.
Just exactly who is qualified to set up a blogging association anyway? That’s like saying you’ll set up an association to regulate freedom of expression. And that, as we all know, is the government’s job thank you.
