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Hallo everybody, nothing to say except just wish to take this opportunity to wish all forummers a happy Holiday Season. I am not saying Merry Chritmas as some of you may not be Christians, and may even by anti-Christ, but don't let that stop you from dwinking, boozing, eating, puking and acting...

Why would just a word, or phrase be offensive? I can understand if a pig is considered unclean, and one is forbidden to eat it, but hearing a spoken word of it is offensive? How come? Where is the tolerance and openness to foreign ideas? Or even catchy words? Nobody is intending to shaft a...

http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/7726-happiest-and-saddest-workers-southeast-asia.html THE HAPPIEST AND SADDEST WORKERS IN SOUTHEAST Tue, 10/18/2016 - 18:09 Workers in Singapore are an unhappy and pessimistic lot. The Republic has ranked the lowest in job happiness, and...

Came across this article in the South China Morning Post earlier. Well, China's consistent claims into the South China Sea is bound to evoke some response from the Yanks the way she is pushing her weight around the region. Except the US is a far bigger player and will claim an area far bigger...

Its not the first time a city (or nation) is facing labour shortage.And we're looking at jobs that the highly-educated locals shun, so perhaps a solution is already at hand. Society just has to get used to working alongside robots. They don't fall sick, don't need smoke breaks, and may require...

To those god-fearing types, here's news for ya - we've taken his place. And our species is working to do what we need to for ourselves, the hell with all those religious inspired tales of obedience to God's laws and shit! We make the rules and laws, and the mistakes too, if that is what it take...

If you've seen bouncers at pubs and discos, you wouldn't mess with them. They'd kick your butt! But in this case here, its the bouncer who kena "whacked" by a guest - a transgender. Due to publicity, the bouncer decided to quit his job! So looks like the ah qua got the better of him here. Better...

For quite some time, I've been anticipating the death of the internal combustion engine, and was looking at the Toyota Prius as my next car. Things have been moving very slowly, especially here in Singapore. Elsewhere, blokes are getting excited over Electric cars (like Tesla) but here, there;s...

I never had a problem trying to pee. If I make it to a restroom, I'd pee in the urinals, if they are fully occupied, I'd pee in the sink. If I don't make it to a restroom, I'd just pee into a bush in the dark. There have been occasion when I'm out in the open broad daylight and I had to pee, so...

I have always felt that ketchup was a Chinese concoction - from the words kio chup (meaning tomato juice/sauce) but never had the official word, till now, that is if you take the following article as an official source, but to me, it is the most official as it could get. So, our ancestors came...

ASEAN is showing herself to be toothless again. Unable to stand together, this is an invitation to the US to come into the region and take charge! If I were a member-nation of ASEAN, I'd withdraw my association, what a bunch of cowards! Cheers...

I guess gender identity is becoming more and more common and is and reported frequently nowadays. And not just celebrities are having such issues, but regular blokes, including married peoples. Here is a case of a woman marrying and man who was actually a woman (apparently, they did not discover...

So, how many of you have tried to discover your other sexual orientation states? Given it a thought? Well, looks like you're safe in Singapore. There are some places in the world you'd get your butt kicked for being a gay, (or homosexual, queer, or faggot whatever you wish to call them. So while...

Not a brand-conscious person, a more economical choice normally sets the range for me when considering to purchase anything. Of late, Apples and Samsungs seem to dominate the cellphone market, not because they're cheap, they happen to be in high-demand. So now, India is launching a cell-phone in...

Yes! A hybrid race car impresses the crowd at world renowned Le Mans! A Toyota Hybrid does well. Good for Toyota. and also for hybrid engines. It looks good for greenies now that the hybrid engine has broken some ground in the world of motor-racing. Me favourite car has moved a notch up from...

Ever since I attended Uni in USA, I've admired their newspapers. But I also realised that some Americans were cynical about their news reporting. citing sensationalism in attracting readers. As there are numerous papers and dailies available, they all have to compete with each other for market...

It may be the women's team, but soccer is a religion in Brazil, and beating them in a game of soccer is a God-given honour and privilege. Doesn.t matter if it was the men's team or women's team. Soccer is Brazil's game, just as Ice-hockey is Canada's game. Must've been a glorious time for the...

As a non-muslim, fasting never occurred to me. If dieting ever crossed my mind, it is because of waist-line issues, not because of religious sacrifice. Then I stumble across this article below, and it occurred to me - the earth tilts a couple of degrees on its axis. And that causes differences...

One wouldn't normally expect beauty pageant contestants from the military to take part. But this year's Miss USA is a military officer. Wow! Wouldn't mind being in her platoon! USA is truly a world leader, not just in commerce and technology, but in social issues as well. Goes to prove that to...

Britain may be openly accepting of gay and lesbians, but what if a homo was discovered as a member of royalty? Well, that's a big issue isn't it? And YES!!! Photos of Prince Charles with his homo-lover has been published in local tabloids! Holy Hoo-hah alright! The prince is a homo! Well, at...