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Monday, 28 February 2005
Friday, 25 February 2005
Cartoon Blogs
Not sure when these started, but these cartoon blogs are rather quaint and in my opinion, are a truly individualistic form of self-expression.
Natalie Dee: Huffing It Up, Every Weekday
Toothpaste for Dinner
Natalie Dee: Huffing It Up, Every Weekday
Toothpaste for Dinner
Monday, 21 February 2005
Wednesday, 16 February 2005
Earth Movement
It was 4.46am in the morning. As usual, i was half awake thanks to a very active mind. i was half dreaming of *censored*.
Then, the room shook. The first thing i thought about is not to run, but Jared's waterbed post. I felt like sleeping on a slab of jelly. 19 people reportedly got lightly injured in Tokyo area. Some apparently fell out of bed. hmm. but they had magnitude 5 out of 7. so can't blame them.
It wasn't violent. My Gundam Seed figurine still stood up, but my BB gun almost dropped to the floor. a mild 3 out of a scale of 7. They use a different scale called the "shindo", which is what people feel at that particular location, as compared to the richter scale.
Then i thought. Dang. If it was a big one, i would have to survive on 2 litres of coke, a few packets of caramel popcorn and lots of chocolates. (in the cupboard..heh) Oh. My Kueh Bankit and pineapple tarts are on the table. But i do have to hide UNDER the table, which housed 2 litre bottles of walster sauce, 1 litre bottle of soy sauce, a dustbin and a keyboard. So much for survival. I think its about time to re-org my little bomb shelter.
Anyway, went back to my dream since no one (the japanese) bothered to run.
The next aftershock today was in the office. The 2nd-in-charge looked at me and i looked at him. No sparks or chemistry flew between us. Thank goodness. A small one.
Well, i finally felt it. After 3 months of "missing out". But that is enough for me for this Japan trip.
Then, the room shook. The first thing i thought about is not to run, but Jared's waterbed post. I felt like sleeping on a slab of jelly. 19 people reportedly got lightly injured in Tokyo area. Some apparently fell out of bed. hmm. but they had magnitude 5 out of 7. so can't blame them.
It wasn't violent. My Gundam Seed figurine still stood up, but my BB gun almost dropped to the floor. a mild 3 out of a scale of 7. They use a different scale called the "shindo", which is what people feel at that particular location, as compared to the richter scale.
Then i thought. Dang. If it was a big one, i would have to survive on 2 litres of coke, a few packets of caramel popcorn and lots of chocolates. (in the cupboard..heh) Oh. My Kueh Bankit and pineapple tarts are on the table. But i do have to hide UNDER the table, which housed 2 litre bottles of walster sauce, 1 litre bottle of soy sauce, a dustbin and a keyboard. So much for survival. I think its about time to re-org my little bomb shelter.
Anyway, went back to my dream since no one (the japanese) bothered to run.
The next aftershock today was in the office. The 2nd-in-charge looked at me and i looked at him. No sparks or chemistry flew between us. Thank goodness. A small one.
Well, i finally felt it. After 3 months of "missing out". But that is enough for me for this Japan trip.
Monday, 14 February 2005
It pays to be an IBM customer!
Here I am, enjoying M&Ms from the minibar when I really shouldn't be eating chocolates at all, and am having a capucino from the drinks machine too. All for free!
Woot!!!
Well, actually I had to drive myself all the way over here to Changi, so might as well enjoy as many complimentary food stuff as I can =P
If anybody's interested, I'm flying off tomorrow....
Woot!!!
Well, actually I had to drive myself all the way over here to Changi, so might as well enjoy as many complimentary food stuff as I can =P
If anybody's interested, I'm flying off tomorrow....
Saturday, 12 February 2005
Rooster, Meet H5N1
So much for ushering in the Year of the Rooster - read ST: Vaccine alone won't do.
BTW some renowned geomancy expert recommended carrying 88 grains of rice around this entire lunar year because the year of the rooster is not auspicious or something.
Thursday, 10 February 2005
恭喜发财 - Happy Chinese New Year!
Hi Guys! How your new year?? I want my ang paoz!
Steamboat Reunion Dinner Japanese-style with Tsu Tsen and gang.
Yusheng ..er..Japanese Style...Secret ingredients added...only can be found in Japan..the green thingy...guess wat it is..hehehe
Ah..no time to write more...i want to do my report liaoz...working on the first and second day of CNY...boo.
Steamboat Reunion Dinner Japanese-style with Tsu Tsen and gang.
Yusheng ..er..Japanese Style...Secret ingredients added...only can be found in Japan..the green thingy...guess wat it is..hehehe
Ah..no time to write more...i want to do my report liaoz...working on the first and second day of CNY...boo.
Tuesday, 8 February 2005
Earthquake Alert
11.29am GMT +900 Japan time.
A small earthquake struck somewhere called 茨城県南部 richter scale 4.
Tremours could be felt at Kawasaki Solid Square and surrounding buildings.
"did you feel the earthquake? it was like shaking a little here and there."
- co-worker 1
"yea i did, a little bit like last time, when there was an earthquake at Niigata" - co-worker 2
"Huh? Got meh?" - me, coming back from the toilet cubicle.
Source KNS.
A small earthquake struck somewhere called 茨城県南部 richter scale 4.
Tremours could be felt at Kawasaki Solid Square and surrounding buildings.
"did you feel the earthquake? it was like shaking a little here and there."
- co-worker 1
"yea i did, a little bit like last time, when there was an earthquake at Niigata" - co-worker 2
"Huh? Got meh?" - me, coming back from the toilet cubicle.
Source KNS.
Wednesday, 2 February 2005
Confessions of a Speed Demonn
I am, unfortunately, one of those victims mentioned by Ed.
Well.... actually not me, but my dad.
I believe that in the UK, people have sucessfully petitioned for visible warnings signs to be put up where speed traps have been deployed, and I do strongly feel that it should be the same case here. Yes, including the petitioning part...
The fine has not only scared my dad into driving at the antagonizing speed limit, but it's also made him extremely paranoid when he sees a flash, spots any suspicious persons standing at the sides of the road, or passes any white parked car along the expressways. The allevated level of stress of constantly glancing down at the speedometer is also definately not healthy for his heart.
I keep telling him it was an isolated year-end/Christmas TP blitz, but he refuses to heed my advice since infringing on the precious laws of our state would cost him a hefty fine, something that the family can certainly do without.
He also contests the fine itself, since he sees himself as a safe driver and could not believe he was going 84km/h along alexandra rd. There seems however, no avenues for people in his situation or seeing some kinda proof or viewing the picure that was snapped.
In Australia, it has already been proven that the speed cameras are inaccurate, flawed and thus unreliable! Could that be the case in Singapore too?
Without a way of retriving any form of irrefutable proof, one can never know.
A very good article on the pros and cons of using speed cameras can be found at http://www.debatabase.org/details_print.asp?topicID=252
Is this the transparency that our gahmen has been harping about? Vapourware I say...
Well.... actually not me, but my dad.
I believe that in the UK, people have sucessfully petitioned for visible warnings signs to be put up where speed traps have been deployed, and I do strongly feel that it should be the same case here. Yes, including the petitioning part...
All cameras (whether fixed or mobile) must be highly visible. This includes painting camera housings yellow and ensuring they are not hidden behind trees, signs or bushes. Mobile camera operators must wear reflective clothing and use specially marked vehicles. In all cases, signs must be placed before the site and signs may only be placed in areas where cameras are present. The precise locations of all speed cameras will be published.
The fine has not only scared my dad into driving at the antagonizing speed limit, but it's also made him extremely paranoid when he sees a flash, spots any suspicious persons standing at the sides of the road, or passes any white parked car along the expressways. The allevated level of stress of constantly glancing down at the speedometer is also definately not healthy for his heart.
I keep telling him it was an isolated year-end/Christmas TP blitz, but he refuses to heed my advice since infringing on the precious laws of our state would cost him a hefty fine, something that the family can certainly do without.
He also contests the fine itself, since he sees himself as a safe driver and could not believe he was going 84km/h along alexandra rd. There seems however, no avenues for people in his situation or seeing some kinda proof or viewing the picure that was snapped.
In Australia, it has already been proven that the speed cameras are inaccurate, flawed and thus unreliable! Could that be the case in Singapore too?
MICK BUNWORTH: Vanessa Bridges was one of the first to challenge the accuracy of fixed speed cameras on Melbourne's Western Ring Road six months ago.
Vanessa's car was clocked at 158km/h by a fixed camera - a speed she knew was well beyond the 4-cylinder Datsun 120Y which has been putting along for close to 30 years.
After unsuccessfully querying the fine, Vanessa faced a mandatory loss of licence, but rather than trusting the technology she sought another opinion.
VANESSA BRIDGES: We got the car tested not only for the maximum speed it could go, which we found out it could only be 117km/h, but we also did a test on the actual speedometer and we found that when the needle was on 100 the car was actually only doing 90.
Without a way of retriving any form of irrefutable proof, one can never know.
A very good article on the pros and cons of using speed cameras can be found at http://www.debatabase.org/details_print.asp?topicID=252
Is this the transparency that our gahmen has been harping about? Vapourware I say...
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
Speeding in Singapore
Among the recent bout of complaints about the Traffic Police's hidden speed traps, two common ones are that the hidden speed traps are sneaky and they put undue stress on drivers who now have to adhere to speed limits not knowing where the speed traps are. One man even wrote in to the ST Forum to complain that after 2 incidents, now he drives slowly - so slow that other drivers freely express their irritation at him. Not too smart eh?
A friend of mine asked me to help vet a letter intended to be submitted to the One Motoring forum and I was surprised at the gripes listed. While the loaded language was uncalled for, my friend did have some questions that appear valid, such as publicly warning drivers about speed cameras and why this method of punitive deterrence is being utilized over others. Accordingly, the number of traffic offences has risen drastically in the past few years, but without any contextual information, it's difficult to ascertain the real cause.
My friend went so far as to suggest that hidden speed traps are the practices of authoritarian states, but we know that the police in America uses these along highways. Besides, Singapore's political climate is another topic, altogether.
So I pondered long and hard before deciding that the main issue is that these drivers are disgruntled because they want to be at liberty to speed at certain locations, such as a straight road, or times of day, such as early morning or late night. A certain degree of enforcement is tolerable as long as the methods are respectable, i.e. publicly known.
When drivers complain about hidden speed traps, aren't they actually contesting the speed limit? After all, legally offenders are fined only because they've exceeded the speed limit which was determined by the traffic police to be a safe speed. Are they questioning the rationalization behind?
A discussion with a colleague made me realized that visible speed cameras with warning signs may actually be hazardous. Some drivers blissfully speed along the highway till they realize a speed camera's ahead and slow down unexpectedly or unreasonably. Worse still, kan cheong drivers nearing junctions with traffic lights slam the brakes without first checking for vehicles behind.
At the end of day, I remember that I haven't received any tickets for speeding. This is probably because my car's only 1000cc and I'm a safe driver :) Officially the speed limit along main roads is 60-70kmh, I've definitely gone up to 80kmh but still no ticket. What does this say?
A friend of mine asked me to help vet a letter intended to be submitted to the One Motoring forum and I was surprised at the gripes listed. While the loaded language was uncalled for, my friend did have some questions that appear valid, such as publicly warning drivers about speed cameras and why this method of punitive deterrence is being utilized over others. Accordingly, the number of traffic offences has risen drastically in the past few years, but without any contextual information, it's difficult to ascertain the real cause.
My friend went so far as to suggest that hidden speed traps are the practices of authoritarian states, but we know that the police in America uses these along highways. Besides, Singapore's political climate is another topic, altogether.
So I pondered long and hard before deciding that the main issue is that these drivers are disgruntled because they want to be at liberty to speed at certain locations, such as a straight road, or times of day, such as early morning or late night. A certain degree of enforcement is tolerable as long as the methods are respectable, i.e. publicly known.
When drivers complain about hidden speed traps, aren't they actually contesting the speed limit? After all, legally offenders are fined only because they've exceeded the speed limit which was determined by the traffic police to be a safe speed. Are they questioning the rationalization behind?
A discussion with a colleague made me realized that visible speed cameras with warning signs may actually be hazardous. Some drivers blissfully speed along the highway till they realize a speed camera's ahead and slow down unexpectedly or unreasonably. Worse still, kan cheong drivers nearing junctions with traffic lights slam the brakes without first checking for vehicles behind.
At the end of day, I remember that I haven't received any tickets for speeding. This is probably because my car's only 1000cc and I'm a safe driver :) Officially the speed limit along main roads is 60-70kmh, I've definitely gone up to 80kmh but still no ticket. What does this say?
Speeding in Singapore
Among the recent bout of complaints about the Traffic Police's hidden speed traps, two common ones are that the hidden speed traps are sneaky and they put undue stress on drivers who now have to adhere to speed limits not knowing where the speed traps are. One man even wrote in to the ST Forum to complain that after 2 incidents, now he drives slowly - so slow that other drivers freely express their irritation at him. Not too smart eh?
A friend of mine asked me to help vet a letter intended to be submitted to the One Motoring forum and I was surprised at the gripes listed. While the loaded language was uncalled for, my friend did have some questions that appear valid, such as publicly warning drivers about speed cameras and why this method of punitive deterrence is being utilized over others. Accordingly, the number of traffic offences has risen drastically in the past few years, but without any contextual information, it's difficult to ascertain the real cause.
My friend went so far as to suggest that hidden speed traps are the practices of authoritarian states, but we know that the police in America uses these along highways. Besides, Singapore's political climate is another topic, altogether.
So I pondered long and hard before deciding that the main issue is that these drivers are disgruntled because they want to be at liberty to speed at certain locations, such as a straight road, or times of day, such as early morning or late night. A certain degree of enforcement is tolerable as long as the methods are respectable, i.e. publicly known.
When drivers complain about hidden speed traps, aren't they actually contesting the speed limit? After all, legally offenders are fined only because they've exceeded the speed limit which was determined by the traffic police to be a safe speed. Are they questioning the rationalization behind?
A discussion with a colleague made me realized that visible speed cameras with warning signs may actually be hazardous. Some drivers blissfully speed along the highway till they realize a speed camera's ahead and slow down unexpectedly or unreasonably. Worse still, kan cheong drivers nearing junctions with traffic lights slam the brakes without first checking for vehicles behind.
At the end of day, I remember that I haven't received any tickets for speeding. This is probably because my car's only 1000cc and I'm a safe driver :) Officially the speed limit along main roads is 60-70kmh, I've definitely gone up to 80kmh but still no ticket. What does this say?
A friend of mine asked me to help vet a letter intended to be submitted to the One Motoring forum and I was surprised at the gripes listed. While the loaded language was uncalled for, my friend did have some questions that appear valid, such as publicly warning drivers about speed cameras and why this method of punitive deterrence is being utilized over others. Accordingly, the number of traffic offences has risen drastically in the past few years, but without any contextual information, it's difficult to ascertain the real cause.
My friend went so far as to suggest that hidden speed traps are the practices of authoritarian states, but we know that the police in America uses these along highways. Besides, Singapore's political climate is another topic, altogether.
So I pondered long and hard before deciding that the main issue is that these drivers are disgruntled because they want to be at liberty to speed at certain locations, such as a straight road, or times of day, such as early morning or late night. A certain degree of enforcement is tolerable as long as the methods are respectable, i.e. publicly known.
When drivers complain about hidden speed traps, aren't they actually contesting the speed limit? After all, legally offenders are fined only because they've exceeded the speed limit which was determined by the traffic police to be a safe speed. Are they questioning the rationalization behind?
A discussion with a colleague made me realized that visible speed cameras with warning signs may actually be hazardous. Some drivers blissfully speed along the highway till they realize a speed camera's ahead and slow down unexpectedly or unreasonably. Worse still, kan cheong drivers nearing junctions with traffic lights slam the brakes without first checking for vehicles behind.
At the end of day, I remember that I haven't received any tickets for speeding. This is probably because my car's only 1000cc and I'm a safe driver :) Officially the speed limit along main roads is 60-70kmh, I've definitely gone up to 80kmh but still no ticket. What does this say?
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