Well, time realli flies!
It has been 3 years since I had this blog.
Being a creature of impulsiveness and irregular habits, it is a miracle that I have continuously write and blog over the past 3 years.
Dun mind the quality and the superfluous nature of my blog entries at times.
God knows that I have not been regularly writing my diary though.
Forgive me.
Anyway, new medium really brings about a twist to old concept like diaries.
For me, writing diaries is old fashion but if you want to succeed in mastering languages it is a must.
Furthermore, u can write ur darkest secret there and lock it up.
But with new medium, u have to censor your writing and sometimes things gets too personal that you dun want others to know.
You hide it but the scar is not forgotten or forgiven.
Writting them down make it easier for you to forget and let go.
Blog gave me strength to tell my friends what I had not been able to tell them in person.
It gave me strength to heal up when I met with crisis every now and then.
It is my personal complaint center.
Of coz, I feel easier typing than writing.
God knows how many people actually detests my handwriting.
Alas too bad you have to read and use it anyway.
hahaha.......
I hope I will continue to improve the quality of my blog.
And do something useful.
on it
Thanks for the support friends and family.
You guys are the best!
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
Relief Hell
Just in case you guys thought where I had been disappearing since I havent been online for a long time, I am currently doing some relief teaching to "relieve" my bank account from being dry up.
I always thought that relief teaching has been a piece of cake for me. I have done that and kids just stand up in respect.
But not this bunch of kids.
As I have observed, kids generally get smarter and cheekier generations after generations.
I have really kicked the wall this time as I have finally met the legendary monsters.
I shout to keep their noise level down. They shouted in encouragement as counteracting move. Even louder than me.
I tried to bang the table but their create even more noise after that.
They had no respect for teachers especially relief teachers.
Relief teachers is known as the fresh meat.
They relish in delight the moment they see you coming in.
Geez...Like hawks...
Some even ran out of the classroom like nobody's business withoug permission.
Geez...how can i control them?
They are even worse than the worst class in other better schools.
My ears are ringing after the day ended.
When they saw me on the bus, they even snickered behind my back.
Geez....they did this on purpose.
What kind of monsters are they?
How can I control them?
Geez.......my head is spinning.
I wonder if it is worthwhile relieve my bank account?
I guess it must be pretty worthy for the school teachers that I relieved them for their time and day from the students' torture.
And you know what?
The school admin is another creature of its kind.
They called at 7am and expected you to turn up at 735am.
that include time for washing up and eating breakfast.
Geez.....
And you cannot sign out until the school finish at 2pm.
What kind of logic is that?
I had finished the classes for the day.
They even expect you to get letter of appointment on daily basis whenever you are there.
Geez.....
so stupid and wasting trees.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
..
..
.
..
.
.
.
God, Help ME!!!!!!
I always thought that relief teaching has been a piece of cake for me. I have done that and kids just stand up in respect.
But not this bunch of kids.
As I have observed, kids generally get smarter and cheekier generations after generations.
I have really kicked the wall this time as I have finally met the legendary monsters.
I shout to keep their noise level down. They shouted in encouragement as counteracting move. Even louder than me.
I tried to bang the table but their create even more noise after that.
They had no respect for teachers especially relief teachers.
Relief teachers is known as the fresh meat.
They relish in delight the moment they see you coming in.
Geez...Like hawks...
Some even ran out of the classroom like nobody's business withoug permission.
Geez...how can i control them?
They are even worse than the worst class in other better schools.
My ears are ringing after the day ended.
When they saw me on the bus, they even snickered behind my back.
Geez....they did this on purpose.
What kind of monsters are they?
How can I control them?
Geez.......my head is spinning.
I wonder if it is worthwhile relieve my bank account?
I guess it must be pretty worthy for the school teachers that I relieved them for their time and day from the students' torture.
And you know what?
The school admin is another creature of its kind.
They called at 7am and expected you to turn up at 735am.
that include time for washing up and eating breakfast.
Geez.....
And you cannot sign out until the school finish at 2pm.
What kind of logic is that?
I had finished the classes for the day.
They even expect you to get letter of appointment on daily basis whenever you are there.
Geez.....
so stupid and wasting trees.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
..
..
.
..
.
.
.
God, Help ME!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Men: LA vs UK
Dating game in London and LA January 01, 2007
HIT movie The Holiday follows the experiences of two women – one from LA and one from London – who trade places after despairing of the dating scene in their own countries.
Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz find their dream guys – Jack Black and Jude Law. But just how different are the men on either side of the Pond?
Here, British-born writer TIFFANY ROSE, who lives in both London and LA, gives her take on dating and fellas in the States and closer to home.
AMERICAN MEN
ON a recent date in LA, I went to the loo and read this graffiti: “These restrooms are like most men I’ve met — engaged, dysfunctional or full of s***.”
After living in the Hollywood Hills for more than a decade as a showbiz journalist and dating LA guys, I recognised some truth in it.
Dating in such a glam city is not always all it seems. It is a complex game — one the single woman needs to learn quickly.
For a start, there’s this huge grey area of “seeing other people”.
In LA it’s perfectly acceptable for men (and women) to date as many girls (or boys) as they like until they decide which is The One.
The rules are simple. You can go out together at any time — but asking what your partner was doing last night is a definite no-no.
You may date for up to three months, on a non-exclusive basis, before having the “couple talk”.
There is another critical difference between LA and the UK.
As many LA men are aspiring actors/directors/film makers, and no one really has a nine-to-five office job, a date can be arranged at any time — it doesn’t have to be a Thursday or Friday evening.
A lunch rendezvous is favourable, as this would indicate he wants to get to know you first and could be looking for something more serious.
And it’s decidedly better than a night-cap date, which basically translates as a booty call.
An LA guy also has a full agenda. There’s the gym commitments and waxing appointments.
Yes, boys, we’re not just talking chests here — it is the norm for boys in LA to groom downstairs.
That’s without mentioning yoga sessions (very common) or, of course, auditions and Pilates.
Blame it on the eternal sunshine or the way the palm trees hang, but LA men take pride in their appearance. They rarely smoke, rarely drink until they can’t stand (it would throw their early morning jog and wheatgrass shot off kilter).
One time, I met a guy called Sam for dinner, but he cancelled at the last minute due to an earlier laser hair removal appointment.
I discovered he was enduring monthly sessions to zap his chest hair (he was a stockbroker by day — and I suspect a drag queen by night). He said he didn’t want to be all “red and blotchy” for our date and could we take a rain check?
Needless to say, I deleted his mobile number from my phone.
BRITISH MEN
DATING is wonderfully straightforward in the UK: Boy meets girl, girl grows fond of boy after a few martinis, boy likes girl after some Olympics between the sheets and they become an item.
Simple as that. No debate. No board meeting. No diagrams. Just plain boyfriend and girlfriend doing fun stuff together. My impression of straight British men is that they don’t stand in front of a magnified mirror for hours plucking their eyebrows or trimming nose hairs.
So, exactly what qualities do British blokes have that Americans don’t? I road-tested a British chap to find out.
First, they’re not so brash. On a trip to a London bookshop it took ages of weaving in and out of shelves before dishy Lee Lovejoy plucked up the courage to introduce himself and ask me out to dinner.
Back in LA, a guy wouldn’t have wasted a millisecond traipsing around a store, but would have marched up to blurt out some cheesy pick-up line like: “I’m a movie producer and you must be a model/actress. You’d be perfect for this part . . . can I take your digits?”
Brits seem to have more class and are less sure of themselves, which can be quite appealing, if a little frustrating at times.
Three nights later I met Lee, a City analyst, at a Butler’s Wharf restaurant. He was not only waiting outside for me, but took my coat and let me choose the table.
Conversation with Lee flowed like the Thames. He was witty, knowledgeable and had more amusing anecdotes than my gran. Most of the LA men I’ve encountered begin every sentence with the word “I”.
I (that’s me in this instance) would know more about their CV and the role with Pitt they almost nailed, than about Macca’s marriage breakdown by the end of a date.
Maybe the LA smog affected their brain cells or something?
Ask a guy from the Golden State who the Prime Minister of Britain is and you’ll get a blank stare.
Request a private rendition of De Niro’s monologue from Raging Bull and he’ll recite it word for word as if he studied it that morning.
Once the bill arrived, I offered to pay my share (half hoping Lee would have none of that), and without a blink of an eye he threw down his Black Amex.
There are some men in LA who expect you to go Dutch first time around. I suspect for a couple of reasons: Their dance card is so full that there’s no dosh left in the kitty when it comes to you — or they want to show they strongly support your views on equality.
VERDICT
SO, who exactly comes out top in the Brits versus the Yanks as the most desirable date? Well, at the end of the night, whichever side of the Pond you’re from, all men look the same in the dark.
HIT movie The Holiday follows the experiences of two women – one from LA and one from London – who trade places after despairing of the dating scene in their own countries.
Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz find their dream guys – Jack Black and Jude Law. But just how different are the men on either side of the Pond?
Here, British-born writer TIFFANY ROSE, who lives in both London and LA, gives her take on dating and fellas in the States and closer to home.
AMERICAN MEN
ON a recent date in LA, I went to the loo and read this graffiti: “These restrooms are like most men I’ve met — engaged, dysfunctional or full of s***.”
After living in the Hollywood Hills for more than a decade as a showbiz journalist and dating LA guys, I recognised some truth in it.
Dating in such a glam city is not always all it seems. It is a complex game — one the single woman needs to learn quickly.
For a start, there’s this huge grey area of “seeing other people”.
In LA it’s perfectly acceptable for men (and women) to date as many girls (or boys) as they like until they decide which is The One.
The rules are simple. You can go out together at any time — but asking what your partner was doing last night is a definite no-no.
You may date for up to three months, on a non-exclusive basis, before having the “couple talk”.
There is another critical difference between LA and the UK.
As many LA men are aspiring actors/directors/film makers, and no one really has a nine-to-five office job, a date can be arranged at any time — it doesn’t have to be a Thursday or Friday evening.
A lunch rendezvous is favourable, as this would indicate he wants to get to know you first and could be looking for something more serious.
And it’s decidedly better than a night-cap date, which basically translates as a booty call.
An LA guy also has a full agenda. There’s the gym commitments and waxing appointments.
Yes, boys, we’re not just talking chests here — it is the norm for boys in LA to groom downstairs.
That’s without mentioning yoga sessions (very common) or, of course, auditions and Pilates.
Blame it on the eternal sunshine or the way the palm trees hang, but LA men take pride in their appearance. They rarely smoke, rarely drink until they can’t stand (it would throw their early morning jog and wheatgrass shot off kilter).
One time, I met a guy called Sam for dinner, but he cancelled at the last minute due to an earlier laser hair removal appointment.
I discovered he was enduring monthly sessions to zap his chest hair (he was a stockbroker by day — and I suspect a drag queen by night). He said he didn’t want to be all “red and blotchy” for our date and could we take a rain check?
Needless to say, I deleted his mobile number from my phone.
BRITISH MEN
DATING is wonderfully straightforward in the UK: Boy meets girl, girl grows fond of boy after a few martinis, boy likes girl after some Olympics between the sheets and they become an item.
Simple as that. No debate. No board meeting. No diagrams. Just plain boyfriend and girlfriend doing fun stuff together. My impression of straight British men is that they don’t stand in front of a magnified mirror for hours plucking their eyebrows or trimming nose hairs.
So, exactly what qualities do British blokes have that Americans don’t? I road-tested a British chap to find out.
First, they’re not so brash. On a trip to a London bookshop it took ages of weaving in and out of shelves before dishy Lee Lovejoy plucked up the courage to introduce himself and ask me out to dinner.
Back in LA, a guy wouldn’t have wasted a millisecond traipsing around a store, but would have marched up to blurt out some cheesy pick-up line like: “I’m a movie producer and you must be a model/actress. You’d be perfect for this part . . . can I take your digits?”
Brits seem to have more class and are less sure of themselves, which can be quite appealing, if a little frustrating at times.
Three nights later I met Lee, a City analyst, at a Butler’s Wharf restaurant. He was not only waiting outside for me, but took my coat and let me choose the table.
Conversation with Lee flowed like the Thames. He was witty, knowledgeable and had more amusing anecdotes than my gran. Most of the LA men I’ve encountered begin every sentence with the word “I”.
I (that’s me in this instance) would know more about their CV and the role with Pitt they almost nailed, than about Macca’s marriage breakdown by the end of a date.
Maybe the LA smog affected their brain cells or something?
Ask a guy from the Golden State who the Prime Minister of Britain is and you’ll get a blank stare.
Request a private rendition of De Niro’s monologue from Raging Bull and he’ll recite it word for word as if he studied it that morning.
Once the bill arrived, I offered to pay my share (half hoping Lee would have none of that), and without a blink of an eye he threw down his Black Amex.
There are some men in LA who expect you to go Dutch first time around. I suspect for a couple of reasons: Their dance card is so full that there’s no dosh left in the kitty when it comes to you — or they want to show they strongly support your views on equality.
VERDICT
SO, who exactly comes out top in the Brits versus the Yanks as the most desirable date? Well, at the end of the night, whichever side of the Pond you’re from, all men look the same in the dark.
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year
Well, it is a Brand New Year.
1. Let's hope everything is better for everyone.
2. Everyone is healthy.
3. Peace everywhere.
4. Internet connection is back to normal.
5. If the prices of everything is going to be high, then people's salaries must be even higher.
6. I hope things will be right.
Yup...that's all..
All i can say morosely.
Life has to go on.
Better plans ahead.
1. Let's hope everything is better for everyone.
2. Everyone is healthy.
3. Peace everywhere.
4. Internet connection is back to normal.
5. If the prices of everything is going to be high, then people's salaries must be even higher.
6. I hope things will be right.
Yup...that's all..
All i can say morosely.
Life has to go on.
Better plans ahead.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Where is the internet?
Geez...the rainy days got me quite sleepy and literally lock me inside my house. For that I dun mind coz as long as I am not stepping out of the house, I wun mind. It is not me who will get wet. Anyway, I like cold days more than hot days, coz i wouldnt get rashes..haha....
I get to display my winter gear too. Sweats and 小可爱!!! hehe....
But too much heavy rain result in flooding. Yeah u got it right, flooding in Singapore. That's a rare sight! Yeah..but poor people living in the area have to move house.
Right, dad is quite worried about grandmother who live near Segamat. Not to mention his cute friends living around the flooded river. So pray that they are well too.
Ok Enough of the weather... the main topic is internet.
Due to the earthquake in Tainan, Pindong , Taiwan area, the telecommunications virtually collapsed.
Why?
Coz initially the telecom people very clever mah.
Since water cover 70% of earth so place the cable under the waters lah.
so besides the coral and marine lives, u see cables on the sea bed.
Dun to the earthquake, the plates shake and move the cables being fixed on the floor got kanna as well.
Well wat does it has to do with me?
Well, I can access the US websites as well as the Taiwanese ones.
I want to do online shopping also cannot.
The downtime and uptime also slow down to halt.
Worse still, I tot my god-damn modem is down too.
Been fixing my modem so miss the NCIS.
Geez.....
Quite nice episode yesterday.
haiz.....
Anyway, here u go, bad weather, poor internet connection, i am practically stuck here.
wat to do????
I get to display my winter gear too. Sweats and 小可爱!!! hehe....
But too much heavy rain result in flooding. Yeah u got it right, flooding in Singapore. That's a rare sight! Yeah..but poor people living in the area have to move house.
Right, dad is quite worried about grandmother who live near Segamat. Not to mention his cute friends living around the flooded river. So pray that they are well too.
Ok Enough of the weather... the main topic is internet.
Due to the earthquake in Tainan, Pindong , Taiwan area, the telecommunications virtually collapsed.
Why?
Coz initially the telecom people very clever mah.
Since water cover 70% of earth so place the cable under the waters lah.
so besides the coral and marine lives, u see cables on the sea bed.
Dun to the earthquake, the plates shake and move the cables being fixed on the floor got kanna as well.
Well wat does it has to do with me?
Well, I can access the US websites as well as the Taiwanese ones.
I want to do online shopping also cannot.
The downtime and uptime also slow down to halt.
Worse still, I tot my god-damn modem is down too.
Been fixing my modem so miss the NCIS.
Geez.....
Quite nice episode yesterday.
haiz.....
Anyway, here u go, bad weather, poor internet connection, i am practically stuck here.
wat to do????
Monday, December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas!!
Hehe...as you probably would have realise that I am clearing stock for my blog entries.hehe.....
so that I can step into the new year with grace.
hehe....
Well, MARRY XMAS!!!
OPPS typo, MERRY CHRISTMASS!!!!!!
And a happy new new year ahead!!!!
so that I can step into the new year with grace.
hehe....
Well, MARRY XMAS!!!
OPPS typo, MERRY CHRISTMASS!!!!!!
And a happy new new year ahead!!!!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
A never made known letter to Dr Shim
Dear Dr Shim,
I just found out that you are gone from the university. It is a pity that we never say our goodbyes to you.
You have been there for the 4 years of my entire university life.
Your lecture is one of the determining module that I used to gauge and decide which one is going to be my major.
Your depth of knowledge and the creativity teaching make the module very very exciting and full of challenges.
I remember having to labour through the group project on a foreign film that I have never seen before or know the language.
From there, I learn to appreciate the so called art house films which I never liked it and prefer the commercial counterparts. My life as a dog, Modern Times and Cinema Paradiso are good films but I only manage to get Modern Times in cd format.
From there, in the same class under the same project, I found another 2 good friends whom I still keep in contact even though we have graduated and move along in our lives. You divided us into groups so that's why we had the chance to meet and befriend each other. In one of the gatherings, one of them actually commented that it is a miracle that we still meet up regularly like twice a year. After all, we only did 1 project together.
You are very very kind when we went to consult on the lessons. You are very sharp at pointing out where I have diverted. I am still amazed at the depth of knowledge that you had and wonder how do you accumulate those knowledge. Your numerous articles speak volumes of that. I admired you for that.
I appreciated the fact that you bought us coffee for our lesson at 9am. You know it is very early for us.
I did not know that you wish for that kind of interaction between students and tutors. But as you have noted, teachers are revered in the class and seldom do we went to find them coz it means u are in trouble. Generation gap is another thing. It is quite hard to adjust from JC after we have inculcated for so many years. Nonetheless I still appreciate the creative elements in your teaching and find them refreshing and different from other classes.
Your classes are not the ones that I wish to sleep in.
Your notes and your explanations are very very clear. This is what I appreciate as well. It takes time to do so and I still remember the failed experiment of having TA making lecture slides for you.
I hope you have not left in disappointment and there are people who really appreciate your teaching.
You really make a great impact in my life and the interests that I had in the course.
Best wishes to you, where ever you are.
Warmest Regards,
Paige
I just found out that you are gone from the university. It is a pity that we never say our goodbyes to you.
You have been there for the 4 years of my entire university life.
Your lecture is one of the determining module that I used to gauge and decide which one is going to be my major.
Your depth of knowledge and the creativity teaching make the module very very exciting and full of challenges.
I remember having to labour through the group project on a foreign film that I have never seen before or know the language.
From there, I learn to appreciate the so called art house films which I never liked it and prefer the commercial counterparts. My life as a dog, Modern Times and Cinema Paradiso are good films but I only manage to get Modern Times in cd format.
From there, in the same class under the same project, I found another 2 good friends whom I still keep in contact even though we have graduated and move along in our lives. You divided us into groups so that's why we had the chance to meet and befriend each other. In one of the gatherings, one of them actually commented that it is a miracle that we still meet up regularly like twice a year. After all, we only did 1 project together.
You are very very kind when we went to consult on the lessons. You are very sharp at pointing out where I have diverted. I am still amazed at the depth of knowledge that you had and wonder how do you accumulate those knowledge. Your numerous articles speak volumes of that. I admired you for that.
I appreciated the fact that you bought us coffee for our lesson at 9am. You know it is very early for us.
I did not know that you wish for that kind of interaction between students and tutors. But as you have noted, teachers are revered in the class and seldom do we went to find them coz it means u are in trouble. Generation gap is another thing. It is quite hard to adjust from JC after we have inculcated for so many years. Nonetheless I still appreciate the creative elements in your teaching and find them refreshing and different from other classes.
Your classes are not the ones that I wish to sleep in.
Your notes and your explanations are very very clear. This is what I appreciate as well. It takes time to do so and I still remember the failed experiment of having TA making lecture slides for you.
I hope you have not left in disappointment and there are people who really appreciate your teaching.
You really make a great impact in my life and the interests that I had in the course.
Best wishes to you, where ever you are.
Warmest Regards,
Paige
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Men
Recently I met quite a few men.
Well let's not say met, but rather, hear or talk to them on MSN.
They are a group of unpredictable creatures.
I realli duno how to talk to them like I use to do it.
Group number 1 is Scary men
They will ask u for sex the moment they talk to u.
Worse still they like SM lor.
They will describe what they will do to u and u can gag over at the other end.
Group 2 is Hunks.
On yeah, they are very nice and gentle.
U think they are shallow. but sometimes they are not.
Some of them hold the dangerous job u can ever imagine.
They got the body that girls will scream and die for.
Geez.....
But sometimes they are thick headed.
Duno why dun ask me.
Group 3 is the narcissitic men.
This group can be old and young.
Geez...hell of a group.
They think they are very shuai which in fact is the quite the opposite.
They expect u to applaud them for their effort in flirting with u which make u want to do the opposite: Puke.
The old ones try to prove that their libido is still ever omnipotent.
while in fact i am sure declined with age to become monopotent.
geez....
cant imagine the mature sex where the old weathery leathery tree bark skin touches ur young and milky skin.
Sounds like incest......
Well well, so much for chatting experience online.
May be it is all in my imagination.
well, it certainly make me puke....
Well let's not say met, but rather, hear or talk to them on MSN.
They are a group of unpredictable creatures.
I realli duno how to talk to them like I use to do it.
Group number 1 is Scary men
They will ask u for sex the moment they talk to u.
Worse still they like SM lor.
They will describe what they will do to u and u can gag over at the other end.
Group 2 is Hunks.
On yeah, they are very nice and gentle.
U think they are shallow. but sometimes they are not.
Some of them hold the dangerous job u can ever imagine.
They got the body that girls will scream and die for.
Geez.....
But sometimes they are thick headed.
Duno why dun ask me.
Group 3 is the narcissitic men.
This group can be old and young.
Geez...hell of a group.
They think they are very shuai which in fact is the quite the opposite.
They expect u to applaud them for their effort in flirting with u which make u want to do the opposite: Puke.
The old ones try to prove that their libido is still ever omnipotent.
while in fact i am sure declined with age to become monopotent.
geez....
cant imagine the mature sex where the old weathery leathery tree bark skin touches ur young and milky skin.
Sounds like incest......
Well well, so much for chatting experience online.
May be it is all in my imagination.
well, it certainly make me puke....
Thursday, November 23, 2006
废人 and failure
废人 and failure they rhyme well.
Just realise this when u are at the pit bottom of your life.
Cant do anything well, cant even get on with ur life.
Forever money not enough.
Dun have a job and dun have a place in society.
Everything just hang there.
Like it stops for you but u know the earth and world still revolves.
Things are not stagnant but you just cannot get out of it.
oh yeah, forever suck into the bottomless pit like the black hole
Just realise this when u are at the pit bottom of your life.
Cant do anything well, cant even get on with ur life.
Forever money not enough.
Dun have a job and dun have a place in society.
Everything just hang there.
Like it stops for you but u know the earth and world still revolves.
Things are not stagnant but you just cannot get out of it.
oh yeah, forever suck into the bottomless pit like the black hole
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
水清则无鱼?
最近真的是太无聊了,所以拼命去想一些奇怪的问题。连以前古人的名言也重新思考一番。或许是头脑空置太久了，得运动运动。
最近刚刚啃完一本关于双边警方如何运用孙子兵法来破案并提高效率。
看完后，感触良多。
琢磨着两个礼拜后，终于被雷击中，得出另一种体会。
古人总有句名言，“水清则无鱼。”
按照以前的意思是，不管那一个朝代，当时贪官污吏太多，清廉着便进言皇上，必须来个大扫荡，杀一儆百，如此一来，便没有贪赃枉法，徇私舞弊等罪案，堪称水清 （朝廷）则无鱼（罪案）。
但是，水清真的无鱼吗？
按照今时今日的社会，这大概是不可能吧。
或许你会认为我是 杞人忧天，但是我是防范于未然主义者。
我并不认为水清则无鱼。相反的我认为水清则有鱼。
为什么呢？
扫荡也只是一时之间警惕他人。日子久了，人的戒心也散了，恐惧也不再犹如于耳，当然还是会挺而走险以贪一己之私。
当然，当初提出扫荡者或许还认为杀一儆百仍然奏效，便变的安逸了，当然不会再留神。
我却认为污墙刷白了一次，并不代表其不受污垢，甚至黄斑的侵袭。之后，还是一道污墙。
所以，水清还是有鱼。
我还记得电脑系的教授曾说过，consistent maintainence is more important. 一味的做 renovation 是治标不治本的，而且花费之巨，足以令人咋舌。
所以，我加上了自己的5个字。对仗不工整还请海涵。
水清则无鱼，后续则安余。
我同妈妈说了，她倍感惊讶于我的观点。原因就是日前，某位议员曾发表过类似言论。
我发誓我不曾见过那篇报道，纯属个人的灵机一动，被雷劈到而已。
如有类同，纯属巧合。本人概不负责。哈哈。
最近刚刚啃完一本关于双边警方如何运用孙子兵法来破案并提高效率。
看完后，感触良多。
琢磨着两个礼拜后，终于被雷击中，得出另一种体会。
古人总有句名言，“水清则无鱼。”
按照以前的意思是，不管那一个朝代，当时贪官污吏太多，清廉着便进言皇上，必须来个大扫荡，杀一儆百，如此一来，便没有贪赃枉法，徇私舞弊等罪案，堪称水清 （朝廷）则无鱼（罪案）。
但是，水清真的无鱼吗？
按照今时今日的社会，这大概是不可能吧。
或许你会认为我是 杞人忧天，但是我是防范于未然主义者。
我并不认为水清则无鱼。相反的我认为水清则有鱼。
为什么呢？
扫荡也只是一时之间警惕他人。日子久了，人的戒心也散了，恐惧也不再犹如于耳，当然还是会挺而走险以贪一己之私。
当然，当初提出扫荡者或许还认为杀一儆百仍然奏效，便变的安逸了，当然不会再留神。
我却认为污墙刷白了一次，并不代表其不受污垢，甚至黄斑的侵袭。之后，还是一道污墙。
所以，水清还是有鱼。
我还记得电脑系的教授曾说过，consistent maintainence is more important. 一味的做 renovation 是治标不治本的，而且花费之巨，足以令人咋舌。
所以，我加上了自己的5个字。对仗不工整还请海涵。
水清则无鱼，后续则安余。
我同妈妈说了，她倍感惊讶于我的观点。原因就是日前，某位议员曾发表过类似言论。
我发誓我不曾见过那篇报道，纯属个人的灵机一动，被雷劈到而已。
如有类同，纯属巧合。本人概不负责。哈哈。
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Penguin booksale
I was dragging myself to go to this booksale located at Expo.
Raining somemore.
Then luckily I got on the bus as soon as I arrived.
But at the third stop, I realised, shit I forgot my wallet. So I quickly get off the bus and called Val. Then I called Dad.
I had to walk back to the original bus stop to get it from dad.
haha....so lugi.
Anyway, I meet up with Val only to board a very crowded 858. Geez...we were standing all the way.
Finally when we reached the Expo, we found our paradise.
Why?
Becoz....
lotsa nora roberts!!!!!!
Haha.....so Heng, that I overspend.
Yeah Again!!
But I realised they dun accept the nets at counter. Luckily Val has extra cash.Otherwise the ATM incident (Read my previous blog entry) will occur again.
On the way back, we meet this ang moh on the shuttletrain
He was very polite and let us in the shuttletrain. He was standing opposite of us.
While on the train, we take our chance to check him out. Quite tall, very nice features.
Hehe.......
As you know, even though there are a lot of ang mohs in and out of Changi Airport every year, there are not much cool angmohs to watch.
Let alone so polite and gentlemanly one.
hehe...worth the trip..
Quote Mavis Freestone, This is totally MAG!!!
Raining somemore.
Then luckily I got on the bus as soon as I arrived.
But at the third stop, I realised, shit I forgot my wallet. So I quickly get off the bus and called Val. Then I called Dad.
I had to walk back to the original bus stop to get it from dad.
haha....so lugi.
Anyway, I meet up with Val only to board a very crowded 858. Geez...we were standing all the way.
Finally when we reached the Expo, we found our paradise.
Why?
Becoz....
lotsa nora roberts!!!!!!
Haha.....so Heng, that I overspend.
Yeah Again!!
But I realised they dun accept the nets at counter. Luckily Val has extra cash.Otherwise the ATM incident (Read my previous blog entry) will occur again.
On the way back, we meet this ang moh on the shuttletrain
He was very polite and let us in the shuttletrain. He was standing opposite of us.
While on the train, we take our chance to check him out. Quite tall, very nice features.
Hehe.......
As you know, even though there are a lot of ang mohs in and out of Changi Airport every year, there are not much cool angmohs to watch.
Let alone so polite and gentlemanly one.
hehe...worth the trip..
Quote Mavis Freestone, This is totally MAG!!!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Canteen canned
Arts canteen gonna demolished.
I get the news from ST. Geez..I feel so heartbroken.
It is a place that holds many memories for me.
I remember the first time I went there was during JC to attend a seminar.
It was as crowded as ever but I liked the atmosphere.
The second time I went in Shame.
I was a private candidate then and was visiting my ex-friend who got in at her first try.
I remember the awkwardness of not able to mix in and feel like an intruder to a sacred place that I never got in.
I sat at the "Hell"'s level, staring at the winding path leading to the Biz faculty. Practically I was in hell.
Then the 3rd time I went in as a freshman.
I finally got in.
From then on, countless of times were spent there at various parts of the day.
Morning classes I would head straight to the soybean milk store to get my 1st cup of lifesaver at 745am or 830am. Otherwise you would have found me in the coffee store with coffee takeaway.
When I am hot and thirsty, it is dessert store for Ching Teng or Strawberry juice.
Geez... It is a place where we chanced upon Lecturers and staff.
Right!
Ranging from the gangster political science lecturer with his ever present banana papaya milkshake, to Korean lecturers who will wave at you and tap u surprisely on ur shoulder. haha.....
Geez...it is also the place where u get to see the clicks of various groups of friends and your cohorts.
It is also a place to spot couples like my TA and his gf.
hehe....
lotsa memory....
The famous Japanese Curry from jap food stall,
the forever in demand bak chor mee,
the ever ready smile from the coffee uncle,
the forever mixed veggie stall uncle saying, u are 1.50 again,
the forever spicy and so ever full szechuan dan dan noodles,
the auntie at the hor fun stall who forgive me when I take away my fish hor fun without paying only to come back later and then told me I was expecting u to come back..
Geez.....
So many wonderful memories
and a place to meet and strengthen friendship over food.
the old old nostalgia that many generations of art student pass thru...
the old feeling of studious kids passing on....
haha......
quite a place.....
To have it canned and make way for the new just sucks.
it does....
I get the news from ST. Geez..I feel so heartbroken.
It is a place that holds many memories for me.
I remember the first time I went there was during JC to attend a seminar.
It was as crowded as ever but I liked the atmosphere.
The second time I went in Shame.
I was a private candidate then and was visiting my ex-friend who got in at her first try.
I remember the awkwardness of not able to mix in and feel like an intruder to a sacred place that I never got in.
I sat at the "Hell"'s level, staring at the winding path leading to the Biz faculty. Practically I was in hell.
Then the 3rd time I went in as a freshman.
I finally got in.
From then on, countless of times were spent there at various parts of the day.
Morning classes I would head straight to the soybean milk store to get my 1st cup of lifesaver at 745am or 830am. Otherwise you would have found me in the coffee store with coffee takeaway.
When I am hot and thirsty, it is dessert store for Ching Teng or Strawberry juice.
Geez... It is a place where we chanced upon Lecturers and staff.
Right!
Ranging from the gangster political science lecturer with his ever present banana papaya milkshake, to Korean lecturers who will wave at you and tap u surprisely on ur shoulder. haha.....
Geez...it is also the place where u get to see the clicks of various groups of friends and your cohorts.
It is also a place to spot couples like my TA and his gf.
hehe....
lotsa memory....
The famous Japanese Curry from jap food stall,
the forever in demand bak chor mee,
the ever ready smile from the coffee uncle,
the forever mixed veggie stall uncle saying, u are 1.50 again,
the forever spicy and so ever full szechuan dan dan noodles,
the auntie at the hor fun stall who forgive me when I take away my fish hor fun without paying only to come back later and then told me I was expecting u to come back..
Geez.....
So many wonderful memories
and a place to meet and strengthen friendship over food.
the old old nostalgia that many generations of art student pass thru...
the old feeling of studious kids passing on....
haha......
quite a place.....
To have it canned and make way for the new just sucks.
it does....
Sunday, November 12, 2006
ditch ur whistle ladies!
No-Contact Jacket: Clothing as Weapon
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Now the lovely ladies can fend off those miscreants, or even their favorite misogynistic Gizmodo editor with the No-Contact Jacket, part of a line of clothing-as-weapons for women.
A mere 9-volt battery keeps those creeps at bay with 80,000 volts of Taser-like electricity. Hit the switch and teach that Neanderthal to keep his hands off the merchandise. There's an insulated rubber layer between you and the hot juice, but if you scratch your head while pushing the button, well, you'll be in for a shocking experience.
This is great stuff. Just the fact that such a jacket exists will fend off would-be attackers. Bravo. Maybe there will be one for guys, too. – Charlie White
Haha....this is a good way to ward of evil and to keep warm dun u think.
But those ladies who wish to flunk ur hair and make some suggestive moves with ur hair should be careful.
haha.....
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Now the lovely ladies can fend off those miscreants, or even their favorite misogynistic Gizmodo editor with the No-Contact Jacket, part of a line of clothing-as-weapons for women.
A mere 9-volt battery keeps those creeps at bay with 80,000 volts of Taser-like electricity. Hit the switch and teach that Neanderthal to keep his hands off the merchandise. There's an insulated rubber layer between you and the hot juice, but if you scratch your head while pushing the button, well, you'll be in for a shocking experience.
This is great stuff. Just the fact that such a jacket exists will fend off would-be attackers. Bravo. Maybe there will be one for guys, too. – Charlie White
Haha....this is a good way to ward of evil and to keep warm dun u think.
But those ladies who wish to flunk ur hair and make some suggestive moves with ur hair should be careful.
haha.....
Monday, November 06, 2006
Shit in the hands
Poop Soap
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Fun for both kids and the demented, this soap may be shaped like poo, but unlike real poo, it cleans your hands instead of dirtying them. It took me eight years of my life to learn this concept. And it wasn't even the first eight years!
"Nope It's Soap" is coffee scented and can even be used as a exfoliator. Each dookie is hand-made and unique, giving it that extra bit of realness. Great for your kids, or husband, who never seem to want to wash their hands. – Jason Chen
Haha...this seems like the perfect prank trick presents for ur friends, buddies or loved ones. Give them a scare and let them know that well shit can smell good too...as compare to the aroma of cuppucino..haha......
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Fun for both kids and the demented, this soap may be shaped like poo, but unlike real poo, it cleans your hands instead of dirtying them. It took me eight years of my life to learn this concept. And it wasn't even the first eight years!
"Nope It's Soap" is coffee scented and can even be used as a exfoliator. Each dookie is hand-made and unique, giving it that extra bit of realness. Great for your kids, or husband, who never seem to want to wash their hands. – Jason Chen
Haha...this seems like the perfect prank trick presents for ur friends, buddies or loved ones. Give them a scare and let them know that well shit can smell good too...as compare to the aroma of cuppucino..haha......
Saturday, November 04, 2006
colourful halos
Credit & Copyright: Gil Esquerdo (Whipple Observatory)
Explanation: As a bright November Moon lit up the night sky last week, Gil Esquerdo spotted this lovely Moon halo overhead at the Whipple Observatory on Mt. Hopkins, Arizona. In the foreground, the structure and individual component mirrors of Whipple's 10 meter gamma-ray telescope actually block direct light from the lunar disk, emphasizing the halo in this dramatic view. The halo was caused by ice crystals in the thin high clouds above the observatory - crystals that are hexagonal in shape and produce the characteristic ring of light with a 22 degree radius. In fact, the ice crystal shapes are much like the flat, hexagonal mirrors of the specialized telescope in the picture. Used together the mirrors can collect brief flashes of optical light caused by high-energy gamma-rays impacting Earth's atmosphere.
Courtesy of APOD, NASA
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Relaxation Heaven
Cosmo Hydromassage Whirlpool Bathtub With 8.5-inch LCD
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Although I've taken fewer baths than I have fingers, this Cosmo Hydromassage Whirlpool Bathtub may make me a believer in the benefits of lying down and splashing in my own filth.
The tub not only has adjustable air massage jets for the ladies (and men), there's also an 8.5-inch LCD with remote control. Besides the 7 jets, 9 bubble jets, and 6 massage jets, it has underwater lights, a super-bass connection, padded headrest, and cable inputs so you can watch DVDs, Cable, or your closed circuit feed to the nanny's bedroom.
Geez...this one certainly tempted me to buy.
Gosh...so posh and cool with the LCD and remote somemore. The massage jets looks cool and good for unisex....
too bad I dun have space to put leh...
any1 buying let me know..I will crash into ur house.hahaa...
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Although I've taken fewer baths than I have fingers, this Cosmo Hydromassage Whirlpool Bathtub may make me a believer in the benefits of lying down and splashing in my own filth.
The tub not only has adjustable air massage jets for the ladies (and men), there's also an 8.5-inch LCD with remote control. Besides the 7 jets, 9 bubble jets, and 6 massage jets, it has underwater lights, a super-bass connection, padded headrest, and cable inputs so you can watch DVDs, Cable, or your closed circuit feed to the nanny's bedroom.
Geez...this one certainly tempted me to buy.
Gosh...so posh and cool with the LCD and remote somemore. The massage jets looks cool and good for unisex....
too bad I dun have space to put leh...
any1 buying let me know..I will crash into ur house.hahaa...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Hanging babe
Babykeeper Holds Baby As You Poop
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Not a gadget in terms of being powered by electricity, this Babykeeper harness keeps your baby safe while you use the facilities at ball games, strip clubs, and crack houses. Hold on Tommy, daddy's gotta drop a deuce! Who's a good little boy, who's a good *uuuuuughn* little boy!
Presumably the baby faces inside the stall and not out, which would make for quite a strange greeting as fellow dump-ateers enter the facilities. Of course you could save a few bucks and just hang your baby from that coat-rack thing like John Biggs does, but his wife banned him from ever leaving the house again.
Bonus caption contest: tell us what each of those babies are thinking.
Geez..At first I tought this is a hanging device for kids to do erm..u know..that free falling off the bridge sort of things. I tot this is the safer version of it.
But upon closer look, geez...thye babes definitely look pathetic. Though it will help the adult when they are shopping alone with kids and needed the loo.
Hanging them on the wall of a toilet cubicle sort of make the babes look like mounted pieces of animals like those deer heads and tiger heads.
Geez....
Bet they are having this conversation with each other.
G: Hello, how come u are here? Did you do something wrong?
B: Hey! Nice to meet you! yoho!!! This is so fun!!! Who say I did something wrong?
G: Then how come you are doing detention with me?
B: Yippee!!!!! To-oin! Twang! Huh? Detention? I dun get it. I am doing sky diving now.
G: wah Lau! Detention also duno. See the way we got hang, my thighs and butt are numb. Not detention then wat is this called. That dumbass is still having fun, for god's sake! (Rolling her eyes)
Haha..................my own imagined scenario.haha........
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Not a gadget in terms of being powered by electricity, this Babykeeper harness keeps your baby safe while you use the facilities at ball games, strip clubs, and crack houses. Hold on Tommy, daddy's gotta drop a deuce! Who's a good little boy, who's a good *uuuuuughn* little boy!
Presumably the baby faces inside the stall and not out, which would make for quite a strange greeting as fellow dump-ateers enter the facilities. Of course you could save a few bucks and just hang your baby from that coat-rack thing like John Biggs does, but his wife banned him from ever leaving the house again.
Bonus caption contest: tell us what each of those babies are thinking.
Geez..At first I tought this is a hanging device for kids to do erm..u know..that free falling off the bridge sort of things. I tot this is the safer version of it.
But upon closer look, geez...thye babes definitely look pathetic. Though it will help the adult when they are shopping alone with kids and needed the loo.
Hanging them on the wall of a toilet cubicle sort of make the babes look like mounted pieces of animals like those deer heads and tiger heads.
Geez....
Bet they are having this conversation with each other.
G: Hello, how come u are here? Did you do something wrong?
B: Hey! Nice to meet you! yoho!!! This is so fun!!! Who say I did something wrong?
G: Then how come you are doing detention with me?
B: Yippee!!!!! To-oin! Twang! Huh? Detention? I dun get it. I am doing sky diving now.
G: wah Lau! Detention also duno. See the way we got hang, my thighs and butt are numb. Not detention then wat is this called. That dumbass is still having fun, for god's sake! (Rolling her eyes)
Haha..................my own imagined scenario.haha........
Friday, October 27, 2006
Free newspapers
This morning I saw my father bring out the free copy of summarised news.
What are their intentions?
- Attract brand loyalty to the parent newspaper.
- Update the working population who has no time to read newspapers except when they are travelling to work?
- Compete with rival newspaper agencies to gain entrance to the publishing arena?
- try to bring about or cultivate the traditions of japanese where they would leave newspapers they have bought and read on the seats of public vehicles for others to pick up and read?
Does this work? Or amount to littering? People like dad still takes home or throw to dustbin after finished reading.
I did research on the aims of those papers from sph and mediacorp.
Here is the one from SPH on "Wo Bao"
MY PAPER aims to present up-to-date insights into urban life-trends, inspiration, entertainment, lifestyle, work trends, news and issues close to the heartbeat of the young and busy working adults in Singapore that is snappy and easy to read. Certain news snippets, terms and names may be in English. This caters to readers who are bilingual and allows them to stay in touch with the Chinese language in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
A paper for readers by readers, my paper's uniqueness lies in its capacity to encourage and embrace readers' involvement in shaping the product. Readers can participate in the creation of news content for a mainstream newspaper. Readers can contribute short articles, join reporters in conducting interviews, share their opinions and vote for their favourite stories every week. The paper's tagline "M Life, My Thoughts, My Say" encapsulates the editorial philosophy of reader empowerment and participation.
As part of the publication's commitment to encourage interactivity, readers are invited to correspond with the editorial team via the newspaper's website at www.mypaper.sg. In this website, readers can also access the blogs of MY PAPER's editorial team, which is made up of a group of vibrant and dynamic journalists with an average age of 30 years.
(Courtesy of SPH website)
The daily circulation is 120,000. Quite significant for a small publishing material like this.
Another free newspapers "Today" which was released under Mediacorp.
It has an online edition as well as an weekend edition.
Here is an excerpt on what Mediacorp has to say on the newspapers.
MediaCorp Press, the publishing business unit of the MediaCorp Group, represents the Group's official foray into newspaper publishing. With this new venture, TODAY and Weekend TODAY hit the newsstand, reaching out to busy professionals constantly on the move with little time to plough through the papers.
TODAY is a compact newspaper with quality content that is distributed free in Singapore, Mondays to Saturdays. Launched in November 2000, TODAY has established a reputation for sharply angled news reports and thought-provoking analyses and commentaries, living up to its slogan "We set you thinking". The paper's news comment columns - written by staff and a wide range of contributors and covering both local and global issues - are a particular strength.
TODAY's daily readership is around 550,000, with more than half its readers being professionals, managers, executives, and business people. The paper is distributed to selected homes, and it is also available at MRT stations, bus interchanges, selected food and beverage outlets, shopping malls and other public areas.
Weekend TODAY, developed as a longer and leisurely read for the weekends, is distributed to more than 150,000 homes and available free-of-charge at the usual distribution outlets.
TODAY online TODAY online (www.todayonline.com) targets over 300,000 broadband and 500,000 dial-up users in Singapore for the latest news in Singapore and around the world.
(Courtesy of Mediacorp)
As it can be seen, the publishing world of newspapers, though it is the oldest media in Singapore, still incurs competition from various media players in a small country like us.
No matter how old the media may be, it is still one that is the most influential and widest circulation that's worthwhile fighting for.
They aim at the different needs of the same audience so formatting in both papers are significantly different.
I have seen commuters grabbing 2 newspapers at the same time. Seen like commuters are the ones who are benefitting from this tug-of-war.
May be the market is just nice for small scale war like this while the monopoly of mainstream newspapers still lies in the hands of SPH. This is a refreshing phenonmena for a change here.
As I recalled tabloid newspapers are also a hit with the people in other countries.
May be we may have enter a new age with this.
I had another angle of viewing this phenonmena. In the past, we used to hear how the rich to show off their wealth and philanthrophy, set up newspapers for their countrymen, informing and updating them of their hometowns. I wonder how this may have set in for both companies who gave out free newspapers.
A show of philanthrophy?
Closing the gap of rich and poor? Illiterate and literate?
OR encourage a act of sharing with others?
Hmm....worthwhile doing some research on how people feel about it though.
A possible research topic? Or done till death??
I am not sure.
Worthwhile taking a look.
What are their intentions?
- Attract brand loyalty to the parent newspaper.
- Update the working population who has no time to read newspapers except when they are travelling to work?
- Compete with rival newspaper agencies to gain entrance to the publishing arena?
- try to bring about or cultivate the traditions of japanese where they would leave newspapers they have bought and read on the seats of public vehicles for others to pick up and read?
Does this work? Or amount to littering? People like dad still takes home or throw to dustbin after finished reading.
I did research on the aims of those papers from sph and mediacorp.
Here is the one from SPH on "Wo Bao"
MY PAPER aims to present up-to-date insights into urban life-trends, inspiration, entertainment, lifestyle, work trends, news and issues close to the heartbeat of the young and busy working adults in Singapore that is snappy and easy to read. Certain news snippets, terms and names may be in English. This caters to readers who are bilingual and allows them to stay in touch with the Chinese language in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
A paper for readers by readers, my paper's uniqueness lies in its capacity to encourage and embrace readers' involvement in shaping the product. Readers can participate in the creation of news content for a mainstream newspaper. Readers can contribute short articles, join reporters in conducting interviews, share their opinions and vote for their favourite stories every week. The paper's tagline "M Life, My Thoughts, My Say" encapsulates the editorial philosophy of reader empowerment and participation.
As part of the publication's commitment to encourage interactivity, readers are invited to correspond with the editorial team via the newspaper's website at www.mypaper.sg. In this website, readers can also access the blogs of MY PAPER's editorial team, which is made up of a group of vibrant and dynamic journalists with an average age of 30 years.
(Courtesy of SPH website)
The daily circulation is 120,000. Quite significant for a small publishing material like this.
Another free newspapers "Today" which was released under Mediacorp.
It has an online edition as well as an weekend edition.
Here is an excerpt on what Mediacorp has to say on the newspapers.
MediaCorp Press, the publishing business unit of the MediaCorp Group, represents the Group's official foray into newspaper publishing. With this new venture, TODAY and Weekend TODAY hit the newsstand, reaching out to busy professionals constantly on the move with little time to plough through the papers.
TODAY is a compact newspaper with quality content that is distributed free in Singapore, Mondays to Saturdays. Launched in November 2000, TODAY has established a reputation for sharply angled news reports and thought-provoking analyses and commentaries, living up to its slogan "We set you thinking". The paper's news comment columns - written by staff and a wide range of contributors and covering both local and global issues - are a particular strength.
TODAY's daily readership is around 550,000, with more than half its readers being professionals, managers, executives, and business people. The paper is distributed to selected homes, and it is also available at MRT stations, bus interchanges, selected food and beverage outlets, shopping malls and other public areas.
Weekend TODAY, developed as a longer and leisurely read for the weekends, is distributed to more than 150,000 homes and available free-of-charge at the usual distribution outlets.
TODAY online TODAY online (www.todayonline.com) targets over 300,000 broadband and 500,000 dial-up users in Singapore for the latest news in Singapore and around the world.
(Courtesy of Mediacorp)
As it can be seen, the publishing world of newspapers, though it is the oldest media in Singapore, still incurs competition from various media players in a small country like us.
No matter how old the media may be, it is still one that is the most influential and widest circulation that's worthwhile fighting for.
They aim at the different needs of the same audience so formatting in both papers are significantly different.
I have seen commuters grabbing 2 newspapers at the same time. Seen like commuters are the ones who are benefitting from this tug-of-war.
May be the market is just nice for small scale war like this while the monopoly of mainstream newspapers still lies in the hands of SPH. This is a refreshing phenonmena for a change here.
As I recalled tabloid newspapers are also a hit with the people in other countries.
May be we may have enter a new age with this.
I had another angle of viewing this phenonmena. In the past, we used to hear how the rich to show off their wealth and philanthrophy, set up newspapers for their countrymen, informing and updating them of their hometowns. I wonder how this may have set in for both companies who gave out free newspapers.
A show of philanthrophy?
Closing the gap of rich and poor? Illiterate and literate?
OR encourage a act of sharing with others?
Hmm....worthwhile doing some research on how people feel about it though.
A possible research topic? Or done till death??
I am not sure.
Worthwhile taking a look.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
ADs in different countries
With the advent of technology, I am able to watch different TV channels from around the world. It is so AMazing and it is like a nice toy for me to play with.
Anyway, I like US channels and China ones coz I am more focused and did my research on these two countries.
It is amazing that u can actually see the culture and the lives of the people in that country through their TV productions and the types of ads they have.
Ads itself will show several things like the kind of culture they have, their humour level and type of humour, kind of appeal that the people over there appreciate and make them consume the products. It is so different from what we have here.
Let me do a simple comparison and show you wat I mean.
In the US, well, being the democratic and a consumerist society as it is, the ads colourfully reflected on those two aspects.
I have seen the elections ads for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his opponent Mr Angelini. They range from projecting and highlighting their good images to telling reasons why the other is unworthy of the post. Teachers, nurses and even policemen are shown coming forward to verify the shortcoming like the budget usage and so on. It is a colourful political life out there.
Other than that, the ads also lobbied for and against legislations like Proposition 86 and 87 which are affecting the tabacco companies and the renewable energy companies. But of course the affected companies' interests were indirectly projected through the ads by saying how the money obtained were not use for proper means and how renewable energy can save the earth.
The voices behind these ads are forceful and emphasis are given on every key words so as to sort of drill the message into the audience's heads. They are repeatedly done over the ads time.
Another thing unusual is the drugs ads. Drugs ranging from pills for cancer, asthma, impotency drugs and insomina to diabetes and cold pills. The common thing is that after stating how effective and done with putting the persuasive message, the voice over actually quicken their pace and list out all the side effects and the precautions.
Just like the ads for Mattel toys. The last thing u hear them say quickly is " Each sold separately. Batteries are not included."
I think there are regulations put up by FDA that ads must state all the side effects and precautions.
The scene and models used are like daily citizens around us doing either the things they can do after they consume the pill or in the middle of suffering symptoms. We do not have that in the drugs ads here.
There are of coz other ads like shopping sales from big boutiques like Macy and Bloomingdale and other more common ones like computer virus scans and stuff.
There is this particular ad that I liked. It is an ad on cellphone. On screen u saw the facial expression of the mother and daughter arguing over the cellphone but the dialogue is so lovey and endearing. It provides a sharp contrast to the expressions. That is so good and of coz hilarious.
China's ads are also very colourful. There are a lot of emphasis on the localness of the country. A lot of colours were involved and there werent a plain moment. Ads run from announcing the upcoming commercial events in the affecting the entire industry to drug ads.
I am surprise that ads are used to create awareness of the commercial events but nonetheless unique.
The drug ads range from internal applications to external applications with an emphasis on local companies. a lot of the drugs are locally produced. I seldom or do not see any foreign products. The ads has more variety than the US ones. They are more witty and humourous with things like play of words or sematics. There is a strong emphasis on the name of the drug manufacturer as the voiceover will emphasise at the end of the ad.
One thing in common is that the voiceover speak very fast. Geez..sometimes if you are not careful you may miss the details.
Singapore is different from them. It does not have the political ads. Strict regulations are placed there and there is hardly a need for it. But it has campaign ads to create awareness like quit gambling association or to motivate people to learn chinese. It seems quite successful though.
It has the store sales ads like John Little.
It has more of the food aspects like chocolate, ice-cream, package wantons and so on.
There are not much drugs ads.
More of the cosmetic ones like Loreal, Kanebo, Maybeline and hair product series like Pantene.
Ads there are more based on image creation and slow voiceover. So the atmosphere and image will stay in the minds of audiences.
Yup, these are some of the observations that I made so far.
I am not sure if all these ads are found in the peak period of the day, it is just a casual observation sharing my view that ads certainly suit the local culture and needs of the audience.
Lastly, I did not mean to single out the company names but it happens that they are the ones that linger in my memories so it means ur ads are successful.
Anyway, I like US channels and China ones coz I am more focused and did my research on these two countries.
It is amazing that u can actually see the culture and the lives of the people in that country through their TV productions and the types of ads they have.
Ads itself will show several things like the kind of culture they have, their humour level and type of humour, kind of appeal that the people over there appreciate and make them consume the products. It is so different from what we have here.
Let me do a simple comparison and show you wat I mean.
In the US, well, being the democratic and a consumerist society as it is, the ads colourfully reflected on those two aspects.
I have seen the elections ads for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his opponent Mr Angelini. They range from projecting and highlighting their good images to telling reasons why the other is unworthy of the post. Teachers, nurses and even policemen are shown coming forward to verify the shortcoming like the budget usage and so on. It is a colourful political life out there.
Other than that, the ads also lobbied for and against legislations like Proposition 86 and 87 which are affecting the tabacco companies and the renewable energy companies. But of course the affected companies' interests were indirectly projected through the ads by saying how the money obtained were not use for proper means and how renewable energy can save the earth.
The voices behind these ads are forceful and emphasis are given on every key words so as to sort of drill the message into the audience's heads. They are repeatedly done over the ads time.
Another thing unusual is the drugs ads. Drugs ranging from pills for cancer, asthma, impotency drugs and insomina to diabetes and cold pills. The common thing is that after stating how effective and done with putting the persuasive message, the voice over actually quicken their pace and list out all the side effects and the precautions.
Just like the ads for Mattel toys. The last thing u hear them say quickly is " Each sold separately. Batteries are not included."
I think there are regulations put up by FDA that ads must state all the side effects and precautions.
The scene and models used are like daily citizens around us doing either the things they can do after they consume the pill or in the middle of suffering symptoms. We do not have that in the drugs ads here.
There are of coz other ads like shopping sales from big boutiques like Macy and Bloomingdale and other more common ones like computer virus scans and stuff.
There is this particular ad that I liked. It is an ad on cellphone. On screen u saw the facial expression of the mother and daughter arguing over the cellphone but the dialogue is so lovey and endearing. It provides a sharp contrast to the expressions. That is so good and of coz hilarious.
China's ads are also very colourful. There are a lot of emphasis on the localness of the country. A lot of colours were involved and there werent a plain moment. Ads run from announcing the upcoming commercial events in the affecting the entire industry to drug ads.
I am surprise that ads are used to create awareness of the commercial events but nonetheless unique.
The drug ads range from internal applications to external applications with an emphasis on local companies. a lot of the drugs are locally produced. I seldom or do not see any foreign products. The ads has more variety than the US ones. They are more witty and humourous with things like play of words or sematics. There is a strong emphasis on the name of the drug manufacturer as the voiceover will emphasise at the end of the ad.
One thing in common is that the voiceover speak very fast. Geez..sometimes if you are not careful you may miss the details.
Singapore is different from them. It does not have the political ads. Strict regulations are placed there and there is hardly a need for it. But it has campaign ads to create awareness like quit gambling association or to motivate people to learn chinese. It seems quite successful though.
It has the store sales ads like John Little.
It has more of the food aspects like chocolate, ice-cream, package wantons and so on.
There are not much drugs ads.
More of the cosmetic ones like Loreal, Kanebo, Maybeline and hair product series like Pantene.
Ads there are more based on image creation and slow voiceover. So the atmosphere and image will stay in the minds of audiences.
Yup, these are some of the observations that I made so far.
I am not sure if all these ads are found in the peak period of the day, it is just a casual observation sharing my view that ads certainly suit the local culture and needs of the audience.
Lastly, I did not mean to single out the company names but it happens that they are the ones that linger in my memories so it means ur ads are successful.