Perceptions are the truth

Not very sure what you guys make out of the following...

Shell posts US$2.8b loss in fourth quarter
Posted: 29 January 2009 1638 hrs / CNA

Petrol prices up between 5 and 7 cents, diesel down 4 cents
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 29 January 2009 1729 hrs

Oh well.. Good things never last forever.

Regards
At your Mercy..

For all the bad things that i have done...
Im finally 'reaping my rewards' now.

Some white car just 'bum' my car while parking. And he/she ran away.
Darn.. i seriously think i am going to have good luck for the rest of the year...now that i have paid my dues.

Regards
Ex-Sinner.

They say that during times of trouble, you would be able to see your true friends... Since im special, i was able to see my true friends during this festive period.

All names has been changed to protect my friends real identities.

On the first day of CNY.

Me : John, wat time can Max and i visit your house??

2 hours later..

John : Im at temple leh..

Me : Okie, we wait for you to return home..

24 hours later

Me : John, are you still at temple?

1 hour later

John : Haha... Im at my in laws place..

Me : Whats your in law's address?? Can we go your in law's place instead then??

2 hours later

John : XXXXXX address but we are leaving at 1 plus..

Me : Would you be returning home??

Im still waiting for john's reply.
Best part is... Max is complaining on MSN that i fly his aeroplane.
Max, if you are reading this, its really not my fault. For all we know, John hates you too.

Regards
John's classmate.

Been bumming around over the past few days due to this extended holiday break... which is a good thing. I definately feel like taking time off work... or rather off things i dont like to do and have been surfing the forums alot.

Let me just get this off my chest once and for all...

1) Im amaze how much people are willing to pay for crappy wedding photos.

2) And im amuse at how much someone with a DSLR would charge his potential clients and subsequently seek advise in forums asking for comments on his shots.

Theres definately money to be made in this industry given the number of willing unsuspecting clients.

Oh well, if theres one thing i learned over the past 29 years of my life... that would be
'What goes around, comes around.'

Regards
Goody 2 shoes from now on

In a couple of minutes, we will usher in the Year of the Cow... Mooo...

Preparation for the new year started days ago.. I actually got time off from work to help mama with new year preparation.



Incidentally, this big pot of meat cost $70 thats daylight robbery. And i consider it money well spent because it going to be used for Nao heing.. <--however you spend it. Mama makes once every year. Its also one of the things i look forward to because it goes really well with chinese sweet sauce.

All wrapped up. I deviated from Mama's usual Nao heing by including Nao Heing of different lengths. Hahaha....



My freezer compartment...



My fridge.. all packed with 'expensive' food. HAhahaha... Its amazing how prices can sky rocket during this period of the year. Pity my dearest Malay and Indian friends.. they have to put up with expensive food and its not even their fault.



Along the way, i got myself new bedsheets...



And went for a car wash...
Note that the blur pic is because of a very dirty windscreen. I can remember exactly when i last washed my car... 13th Sept. Kind of washed it in preparation for PKH's wedding...



Oh yes, CNY affects the prices of everything...



Not that anyone mind...look at the que. I was in the que for 20 mins!!!



Before...



After...
For the record... only the outside of my car is dirty. I clean my interior every week. =)



They say singaporeans are cutting back on spending... i seriously doubt so.



Woke up this morning to see Mama brewing a big pot of soup.



By afternoon, it has changed color..



By evening.. I was ready to get fat.



My brother obviously was more excited than me...

Oh well, the things that we go through every year. Not that i mind though.

HUAT AH!

Regards
Chinese.

I just woke up from my nap and was running through the news headlines and i found out that budget is ongoing from the numerous headlines.

I got excited for about 2 heartbeats and then realise that its Singapore that i live in...

I wonder what the small population of poor people living in 1&2 rooms will get for this budget.

Regards
The forgotten sandwiched class.


Note
There is most prob a larger population of poor people living in larger flats
and
There is most prob a larger population of rich people living in the same 1&2 room flats

Using HDB as a gauge for your financial wealth is stupid!

Was talking to a friend on MSN and he mentioned he absolutely love this song.
This originate from the Li Nanxing / Zhen Hui Yue Gambling show in the 90s...

Nanxing was this talented gambler who lost and got out played time and time again by evil friends and fellow gamblers.
It got so bad that he had to stay in some canal to hide from his killers. That kind of got me asking why he didnt go gamble to win some money and migrate to europe or something. I would have done that...

Anyway, i digress. Heres the lyrics to this fantastic song...

沉默的羔羊

当别人误解我的时候
我总是沉默
沉默对我来说其实是一种反驳

当世界遗忘我的时候
我一个人过
幸福对我来说其实是一种传说

当敌人越来越多
朋友都离开我

当爱情变成一种负担却无法解脱

我不是沉默的羔羊
我有话要讲
给我一点酒
让我有勇气
向你吐露我的悲伤

我不是沉默的羔羊
我也有梦想

当明天太阳升起
照在我的脸上
我一样能散发光芒

羔羊也会怒吼
沉默是一种力量
你是不是和我一样
在现实中学会坚强

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沉默是一种力量
I really need to learn to keep quiet..

Regards
Yan Fei Wannabe.

This sudden thought just came to my mind...

How much angpao do you think a Justice of Peace get for 15 mins of work??

Regards
Very Money Minded.

Updated

The reason why i wrote what i wrote this morning was because of something that i read on a friend's blog..

I think i will just go charm more aunties and uncles. Yes, thats really what im good at doing.

"Consoling myself.....
I'm not lousy at my job, just that I'm doing something that I'm not good at.......
(HAIZ....................)"

Im not lousy at my job... im just not a scholar, and i also dont wear a skirt, and i dont like to pretend that i like anyone that i dont..

On the bright side... luckily, im talking about my overpaid part time job.

Regards
Auntie & Uncle Killer

I just spent the weekend in office working. Am i glad that its over... =)

Tomorrow, i would have to wake up early again. Not to work...but to help a friend for wedding. I am seriously praying that he would give me a big angpao for all my hardwork.

And PKH would be back from his baby making cruise... i hope he brought me something from penang where he made a stopover.

Regards
Ang Paos Lover

I was talking to a friend of mine about gays...

And he suddenly commented 'Through hardships, only then would you see true friends..'

Im a little puzzled how it all adds up but gays aside, i just want to comment on what he said.

It is not only true friends that you find during hard times, you will only find lots of other characters too during those times when you are down.

In my previous blog entry, i discussed how another friend tried to measure friendship using the amount of money i would be able to lend him during times of need.. these are but some benchmarks that you would be able to count upon to gauge your true friends.

Anyway, the discussion got me thinking if i were even be able to find a handful of friends (~5) to count on during times of needs..

I seriously doubt so. Everyone loves a winner these days.

Regards
Watched Gay Porn Yesterday

Haven been posting pics for awhile..Was working on some pics just now and decided to be arty farty again.
I know of people who are very into art farty pics.

Too many of these images would give you a headache.....





Come on guys...its just a wedding. Im not sure why people like photoshop-ed pics.

Regards
PnS Shooter

Im deeply disturbed...after reading CNA's website.

"Police arrest suspect over attack on MP
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 11 January 2009 2103 hrs "

The Member of Parliament (MP) in question is Mr Seng Han Thong.

I just wanna check why is it always him? He was the same MP who got punched the other time???
Now he gets burned?
Hmmmm............

Ex-triad leader Tan Chor Jin cremated
By Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 11 January 2009 1906 hrs

So the talk around town is that Mr Tan donated his kidney to Mr Tang and that the reason behind this was because Mr Tan specified who the kidney should go to..

I just wanna check..
Didnt our dearest indon friends specifically want Mr Tang to have their kidneys too?

Im not very sure but i seriously think theres something fishy happening in Singapore everyday.. we just have to peel our eyes and look out for it.

On the bright side..
Just went to BOW 09 and didnt spend a single cent. Hahahah... Thats good news because Joyce and i have finally started looking at wedding packages. Despite our very slow start, im sure things will fall in place eventually. =)

On the not so bright side...
My middle finger hurts again. Sigh...

Regards
The Other Perspective.

I would like to clarify certain things..

1) I did not back date my Post no 575.

2) I do not have friends inside SPH.

3) I do not know if anyone in SPH reads my blog.

I seriously think i can see the future...
Thats a good thing until you realise i have raised many controversial issues in my blog.

Welcome to the MATRIX. and im Neo...out to save the world (after he attends a ROM and visit BOW 09 this afternoon.)

Regards
Neo Wannabe

P/S: Why is Mr Tang next in line for a kidney? NKF only got one patient on its waiting list?

Tang Wee Sung gets a transplant
By Teo Xuanwei, TODAY Posted: 10 January 2009 1035 hrs

Overheard
Mr Tang's Kidney was donated by One Eye Dragon.

"A family spokesperson told Weekend TODAY that 56-year-old Mr Tang's operation at the National University Hospital (NUH), which started in the "early morning" and took "about three hours", was successful"

"SINGAPORE: The man dubbed "one-eyed dragon" was hanged at Changi Prison on Friday morning."

In addition,

Under the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA), a living donor has to appear before a Transplant Ethics Committee (TEC) before a transplant can proceed. Among other things, the TEC has to determine that donor and recipient share a strong emotional relationship, if not blood ties, before granting authorisation.

Oh yes, they met in jail last year.

No disrespect to either parties but we really need some newsworthy articles instead of tabloids like these.

Regards
Conspiracy Theorist

MVC (Monthly Variable Component) - Miracle component.

In good times...it will reflect the good performance of the company.

In bad times, companies would be able to cut back on this variable to allow more leeway to stay afloat and thus negating retrenchment.

Boss : Ah Seng, im sorry... the company has decided to let you go. Heres the severance package of 10 months pay for your 10 years in our company.

Ah Seng : Thanks Boss.... errmm...Boss, how come only 10K?? I earn 1.5K per month so shouldnt i get 15K??

Boss : The MVC ius a variable component, we cannot include it inside your severance package.

Ah Seng : ....

Regards
Another Lie.

Its one blow after another..

Was talking to a friend on MSN and he mentioned that his parents thinks that im a cockroach. =(

Im totally hurt.

Regards
Cheap Cockroach.

Im totally insulted.
She said im so cheap. &*@^!

Regards
Cheap Photographer

路... 一直都在 - 陈奕迅

穿过人潮双眼灯火栏栅
没有想过回头
一段又一段走不完的旅程
什么时候能走完
噢　我的　梦代表什么
又是什么让我们不安

That’s just life
寻找梦里的未来
That’s just life
少点现实的无奈
不论风吹的时候
不再傍徨的时候
永远向前　路一直都在

穿过一块里面一片黑暗
没有想过回头　
一段又一段走不完的旅程
什么时候能习惯
噢　我的　梦代表什么
又是什么让我们期盼

That’s just life
寻找梦里的未来
That’s just life
少点现实的无奈
不论风吹的时候
不在傍徨的时候
永远向前　路一直都在

看不清的路又算什么
看不清的梦又算什么
就算走到尽头又能算什么
能算 什么

That’s just life
寻找梦里的未来
That’s just life
少点现实的无奈
不论风吹的时候
不再傍徨的时候
永远向前　路一直都在

That’s just life
徘徊到不再徘徊
That’s just life
从来都不怕重来
没有选择的时候
无论选择的时候
永远向前　路一直都在

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That’s just life
少点现实的无奈
不论风吹的时候
不在傍徨的时候
永远向前　路一直都在

That’s just life
从来都不怕重来
没有选择的时候
无论选择的时候
永远向前　路一直都在

Thats just life. =)

You can easily bring a man to his knees all the time but its not everyday that you can break a man's spirit.

Regards
Lucas

Once bitten Twice shy...



Since we cant confront them...for fear that they come up with funny reasons to fine us, some good citizens of singapore decide to stomp about it.

Very smart...

Not the stomping. but to photoshop the handicap signage behind the Police Car!

Regards
Full time SPF supporter.

The thing about newly weds (who are virgins) is that they dont know anything at all... I feel so in control.

Hahahah....

My day just got off to an easy start. 1130 hrs and im already home. I hope to be home by 2330hrs this evening. =)

Regards
Lukas

Looking at your friend's wedding album is not a good thing.

1) Your wife-to-be can rave and rant about how good your friend's album is and insist on getting the same photographer. Its fine until you realise that the photographer commands $160 per hour...

2) Your wife can end up quarreling with you because your wedding album pales in comparison to what your friend's photographer offered.

3) You realise that you need new equipments/toys to get the same effect..

Damn..

Regards
Lukas

Dear readers,

HAPPY 2009 YEAR!!!

Regards
Looking Forward to the good years!