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Regards,
Mr Corn.

Top 10 ways to escape a marriage!

Why do people want to escape marriage? It maybe due to forced marriage but that isn't the case of this Japanese guy who stop wedding by setting the hotel on blaze.
Groom stop wedding with Blaze (link): A reluctant groom set fire to the hotel where he was due to get married to avoid having to go through with the wedding.

I also came across the article: Techie forges HIV+ve report to escape marriage (link)
As usual, ur happily married "love guru" came up with
CornLord's Top 10 ways to escape marriage for man:

1. Forge a HIV report.
2. Set the hotel on fire.
   
3. Admit that you are gay.
4. Say that you fall in love with your mum-in-law
5. Go for sex change
6. Shave ur head and be a monk in the monastery
7. Tell your wife-to-be you are actually advocate of Osama
8. Bitch everything about ur wife-to-be and send her friends ur blog link
9. Stage a kidnap of yourself during the ceremony.
10. Bribe the driver of the wedding car to ram the car into a police station on the wedding day

Disclaimer: Please do not try this during ur wedding day. If u do not wish to marry, simply tell her before marriage.

I personally do not think anyone will ever try my top 10 ways to escape marriage. But considering all the internet looneys out there..Better put the disclaimer to save my ass from any law suit. LoL

My "Too Fast Too Furious" Wedding

Marriage Preparation in Singapore with ROM usually take months to prepare. But less than 5 days is what my wife and I did to complete everything needed for a moderately simple wedding.

Standard Singapore wedding includes:

1. Choosing wedding package: normally couples will visit many bridal shops and view the wedding dress collection and viewing many diff photo shoots from different shops before deciding.(usually take 1 full day for fast decision maker to weeks for slow decision maker)
2. A full day of wedding shoot: Normally it is scheduled days, weeks or months from the initial selection wedding package.
3. Research and booking of restaurant for traditional Chinese wedding: Estimating number of guests, selecting restaurants and deciding on the wedding dinner package normally takes 2 man days to weeks.
4. Time also need to be spent for selecting and buying wedding bands. Normally, few hours.
5. ROM normally scheduled away from the planning to avoid hectic schedule.

All the above, My wife and I did with a bit of luck and sheer decisiveness. I must thank her for being a fussy-free, cheerful and supportive significant half.

Below is the short narration of my "Too fast too furious ROM"
*Remember my wife only here in SG for slightly more than 5 days*

• Day 0: During the day, my family and I booked the resturant and got the estimated tables for the traditional Chinese dinner next year. @ night 10 pm>> My wife and family arrived in Singapore.
  
  
• Day 1: We went straight for Citigems @ vivocity, choose a set of wedding bands and purchase from the shop with a budget in mind. Upon shopping and looking for a decent white function dress...we stumbled upon a bridal roadshow @ vivocity in the EVENING. Upon asking, we managed to get the package with lots of perks and also the next day for wedding shoot with the rest of the week tied up for the bridal shop. Lucky!
  
  
• Day 2: Went to ROM to sign confirmation of rom date. Rush to the bridal shop to get makeup for my wife. We had a whole day of photoshoot in the studio, botanic garden and sentosa. My wife and I keep cracking cold jokes, that the photographer almost wanted to throw her camera @ us... LoL
  
  
• Day 3: I slept for most of the day, with my sister helping me to bring my in law around to visit temples with my wife (being dragged to follow despite exhausted) . I met up with my in laws in the evening for dinner and then we went off to KTV. No wedding prep day.
  
  
• Day 4: Photo selection is scheduled on this day plus collection of the wedding bands which is re sized to fit our 4th fingers respectively.
  
  
• Warning: Corny Stuff below!
  Day 5: morning, my wife and I went to makeup plus dressing up for ROM.
  During the rom, my solemnizer is not fluent in mandarin but to respect my in-laws who are from China, i requested the vows to be taken in Mandarin. My wife had a hard time in listening to the instructions. There is a instance she strained to listen and then say "I do" in a frantic manner (She is nervous anyway). The Solemnizer instead of asking "I can't hear u can u please speak louder.." said "Are u willing to say "I DO" or not". My wife is stunned and say "Of Course, I DO" angrily. This cause a laughter in the room.
  
  Another funny point is that my wife and I supposed to hold hands before the vow taking. She is supposed to place her hands with palm down on my hands and we hold each other hands. Instead she place her palms up and then i try to signal her by doing a palm down action...she flipped her hands..phew...I flipped back to my position and she flipped again GOsh!! then she flipped back...Its like we playing some hands flipping game. Again the room roared in laughter.
  
  Funny point 3: My wife when asked to sign, she ask: "does it need to be clear?" I say "of course" She wrote her Chinese name very straight and clear...very different from the signature of the ROM confirmation which she had signed on day 2. then when i told her the 2 signatures supposed to be the same, she panic and look very blur. haha, then the solemnizer took out the previous copy say ok...u just need to counter sign again. The room burst into laughter again.
  
  The whole ROM look so cartoon, with me look stunned by my cute wife all this while.
  

• Day 6: early morning rushed my wife and in laws to airport and bid them goodbye!

Indeed time flies, and those memorial days with my wife just sped through. I am anxious for the Chinese traditional wedding and hope it is less "cartoon" and corny that day. haha, but with Mr and Mrs Corn around, what else do u expect?

I got a Fiancee and Many girl friends..WHOA!!!

My title caught your attention...LoL. Anyway if you follow my series of Love and Marriage, it is not difficult to realise this blog post is going to be filled with practical tips. Tips of what? Be patient and continue to read, young jedi...RoFL.

So everyone knows I got a fiancee But many girl friends??? If u read carefully, it says "girl friends" and not "girlfriends" (without space). I prefer not to call them girl friends but rather female buddies. Platonic (Deep and spiritual connection between two individuals where the sexual element does not enter.) relationship to some is just a myth while to others is especially true.

With men and women intermingling in various spheres of life that were gender-specific in the past (home, the workplace, sports, school), people of the opposite sex are discovering new common ground and more reasons to be friends. However, our media constantly showed in drama series and movies, that male/female friendship eventually evolved into romantic relationship. Romantic interest, physical attraction and jealousy of guys chasing your female friend can threaten to jeopardize a life long cross gender friendship. So how to draw boundaries and lines...

1. Determine your feelings and his/hers
Be honest with yourself, ask yourself
"Do u really treat him/her as a friend?"
" Are u jealous of people of opposite sex talking to him/her?"
"Do you truly believe this person is better suited to you as a friend than a romantic partner and Y?

Your answer to above question helps u determine, do u really want him/her to be platonic friends.

2.Define your relationship from the start.
After you decide with point 1, dealing with yourself, now u need to consider how he/she thinks.
Do not presume that he/she thinks the same, communicate to know how he/she feels
Discuss why you both want to be just friends, have a mutual understanding of each other views and postion that both of you decide whether you guys can really be platonic friends.


3. Talk to your significant half (your girl/boyfriend, spouse). Ask your friend to talk to theirs as well.
Settle any insecurities or trust issues within a relationship that might be magnified by cross gender friendship.

Acknowledge any borderline feelings from the start and provide reason for friendship that outweighs those feelings:

"Yes, I think she is one Hot girl and i will be lying if I say i thought she is ugly. But we can only be
friends becoz we have been long time school mates and never involved romantic relationship besides I have you already" (becoz....and so on...above just an example)

"Maybe he and I could've been compatible as a couple, but no matter what I met you first and we are meant to be together. I am committed to work out relationship with you because we meant to be."

Also tell them the difference you have inside your head to differentiate romantic relationship from platonic.
E.gWhat they have to attract u your fren dun.

"I can share my views, philosophy and maybe team working with Jenny, but with you, we share dreams, hopes, regrets and most importantly a future"

4.) Involve your significant half You should make an honest attempt to befriend their significant other and include yours. Coordinate get-togethers that you all can enjoy as a group. Include your significant other in outings with your friend. Jealousy is much less likely to be an issue if your significant other can get to know your friend. It's going to take time, especially if they don't believe in platonic friendships. Likewise, even if you don't like their significant other, understand there might be a little doubt and jealousy over the friendship. Find out what they like to do and suggest an outing for just the two of you. By becoming a friend to the couple, the doubts and jealousy usually vanish in time.

5.) Minimize sexual tension.
Don't be "touchy feely" with your friend, even if you consider yourself to be a naturally affectionate person, and especially if either of you are in a romantic relationship with someone else. Sure, it's possible to make physical contact without inciting sexual attraction, but hormones can play tricks on us. Don't give those hormones a chance to confuse your status as friends. Limit hugs and physical contact to the same amount you share with a sibling or a co-worker, depending on what you feel is appropriate, and what you think your significant other (or theirs) would feel comfortable with. If you find the need to hug and touch them more, then maybe you're not just friends...DUH..french kissing and letting your hands wander around isn't too right for just friends only right...Read 1.) ...be honest to yourself!

6.) Prevent borderline situations.
Don't give people a reason to think you're more than just friends. Having a night out together is fine, but don't bring your friend into social scenarios where everyone else has a date. That is called dating, not friendship. You wouldn't ask your same sex friend to accompany you to your sister's wedding, so don't ask your opposite sex friend! If you are going somewhere that might appear romantic (e.g. a movie or a fancy restaurant) but you do not want it to appear that way, invite another friend of the same sex. Even then, people may insinuate that you are more than friends; be prepared for those suggestions, and think of how you can deny them gracefully.

7.) Reduce contact or end the friendship if the boundaries can't be clarified or upheld.
If your friend is attracted to you as more than a friend and can't seem to put that attraction aside, it's time to stop him/her. Keep contact casual, conversations short, and get-together s brief. If the friend continues to press for a romantic relationship when you've made it clear that you don't want one, if they constantly trash talk your significant other (without good reason), or if they let their own significant other demean you, then perhaps the friendship isn't worth keeping, and this person should just be an aquaintance...merely a "Hi and bye" friend.

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Personal Experiences
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My own experiences, sometimes it is natural to feel some attraction, but when you are honest with yourself and determine to be true to your significant half as well as to your friend...great friendship do blossom. I once chase after my secondary school friend (of coz i suck @ chasing girl that time) and over the time...I realize that we could be wonderful buddies for life...even though it seems peculiar to others and even due to the fact that i am romantically interested to her @ a point did not end this wonderful friendship we are having now.

I got a few more platonic gal friends notably one ex-colleague, my best buddy (nickname:Kuku Nathan) 's fiancee, one xiao mei mei from my old youth group...weird but seems like girls are least likely to link cross gender friendship with motives of "sexual intimacy" than guys.

Recently I know another girl through facebook due to common interests. She and me are so alike that I would nicknamed her CornMaiden...yea she is damn corny and I even feel that she is my long lost sister.. There are a few friends who know about it...ask me "din you have a fiancee?" I was like.. "Can't a guy have platonic female friends?"...anyway it's hard to explain...

To those who did not have any platonic female friends and criticize me on this issue..."You suck...coz you are of low EQ to handle relationship doesn't mean others are!" Do some research and reading and you will know that i speak the Truth... :) Feels good to write the last session of this blog..muahaha good night losers!

Puppy Love VS True Love

Well well well...I am thinking of some other girls while i am going to get married soon. I'm not thinking how i miss them but rather looking @ my emotions called "puppy love" back then. First, I must admit I got lots of "puppy loves" @ a certain stage of life. What is "puppy love" then?

Wikipedia describes it as an informal term for feelings of love, particularly between young people during adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy.Formal term: Infatuation.

How do you differentiate puppy love from real love then? Below is the List of Difference between Puppy Love Vs True Love
#1 Just a feeling VS Feeling + commitment
#2 Love of Emotion VS Love of Devotion
#3 Weaken by time and separation VS Strengthen by time and separation
#4 Interested in satisfying yourself and your feeling VS Interested in satisfying the needs of your partner
#5 Basically Selfish VS Basically Selfless
#6 Tend to magnify problems in relationship and lose interest VS Tend to seek solutions and improve on your own weakness.
#7 Possessive VS Wanting the best of others
#8 Attraction to physical or talents VS Attraction to Character ....etc the list goes on (Above are the major ones)

Some personal notes: #3 is so true for me and my fiancee...people who know us will know that we went through long distance relationship which strengthen over time.

Infatuation can grow into Love over time when you realize you would want to be a better person for him/her.

2008: Basic Security for Windows

Nowadays, Windows viruses, spywares and various malicious attempt @ computers are rampant.It seems as soon as you connect to your computer to the Internet, evil people is waiting to infiltrate your system and cause havoc. Setting up a basic security system for PC is now a must. I will guide you through with my own personal recommendation.

Step 1: Construct a perimeter of defense
Strong Firewall is the first line of defense against potential attackers on your computer. Forget about Microsoft windows firewall, it is just crap. The first line of defense against would-be attackers on your computer system is a strong firewall program. With a good software firewall you can monitor all of the transmissions sent or received by your computer.
Recommendation: Comodo Firewall Pro

Step 2: Search for Spies
You will never like spies retrieving your personal data and send it to some evil hackers or some companies. T o keep spyware from accessing your computer, you need to monitor your ranks (and files) thoroughly and often.
Recommendation: Ad-Aware SE Plus and SpyCatcher

Step 3: Beware of Plague
Evil Guys like bio warfare...They might send viruses/worms and infect your system. You got to have the technology to fight them.
Recommendation: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.17

Step 4: Employ Sentries
Having a sentry, is another layer of protection. It controls which apps or windows components are allowed to run on your windows. It works like a firewall (checks network packets) , it checks processes.
Recommendation:Online Armor
Thorough safety-check setup process and real-time protection is Online Armor strong points. During the initial setup for this program, you can select all the apps and components that are allowed to run on your computer. After a comprehensive scan, anyone who tries to gain access to your system will be allowed or disallow @ your very command. Like your firewall, once you've trained Online Armor to recognize your most-used programs, you'll only be notified when a new spy is trying to gain access.

Step 5: Send out your Scouts
A major threat to most systems is that they do know the potential threats of the website they are visiting. SiteAdvisor, a helpful browser add-on for Internet Explorer or Firefox that gives you inside information on sites even before you visit them. Using a color-coded system, a visual alert informs you whether a site is safe (green), requires caution (yellow), or is potentially dangerous (red). You need someone to warn you, don't u?
#SiteAdvisor for I.E: link
#SiteAdvisor for FireFox:link

There is no 100% foolproof system. What I recommend is the bare necessity of securing your home PC. It is a tedious process but definitely rewarding one.

Marriage: A grave or a fairy tale?

Divorces are getting more and more common. So why do you get married? Below are some of the reasons:

(1) Peer pressure from your partner when you are not ready.
(2) "Accidents" resulting in creation of human life.
(3) Family pressure to get married
(4) "I dun want to be left on the shelf and only he/she wants me"
(5) Getting a "Dad" or "Mum" for your child.
(6) Duh!!! Simply Because "I Love You and You Love Me"

Reason (6) results in 90% of marriages ...duh!! People married because of that reason must be living happily ever after in the magical world of love...? Please slap yourself and wake up...Marriage is not so simple. "So problem is solved if I find someone who is cute, handsome/pretty and rich". If u agree with the previous statement, then i am almost 101% sure, you have only used 0.00001% of your brain (plain naive).

Below are the issues in marriage.
A. Marriage expectations-----B. Personality issues-----C. Communication
D. Conflict resolution-----E. Financial management-----F. Leisure activities
G. Sexual expectations-----H. Children and parenting-----I. Family and friends
J. Role relationship-----K. Spiritual beliefs-----L. Couple closeness
M. Family closeness-----N. Couple flexibility-----O. Family flexibility

So how to be sure if you are ready for marriage? Ans: Pre-marriage counselling
Pre-marriage counseling sessions create an awareness of marital issues and problems that might occur in marital relationship. Pre-marriage counseling also assists people in determining if they are fully ready for marriage.

A Pre-Marriage Counselling Personality Assessment also consists of
§ Assertiveness – the ability to express feelings to your partner and to be able to ask for what you would like
§ Self Confidence – focuses on how individuals feel about themselves and their ability to control things in their lives
§ Avoidance – the tendency to minimise issues and the reluctance to deal with issues directly
§ Partner Dominance – considers how much a person feels their partner tries to control and dominate their life

Most couples did not consider issues in marriage and when they faced with the issues, they are often frustrated with themselves or their spouse making the relationship unhealthy. My advice is "do go for marriage counselling, you get to discover yourself, your potential spouse to forge a more blissful marriage ahead.

Funny commercial #2

Something to watch and laugh to ease the mid week blues...

Man's guide to save $$$ in Singapore

Credit Crunch is here...Inflation is still going to stay...Housing is still going to be expensive in the long run despite the economic recession we are facing.
Doom and Gloom especially if u just started work and wanted to have some savings.

There are massive money management notes and blogs out there. Even those that ask u to grow your own vegetables. Quite Duh right for Urban Singaporeans like you and me. I will cut the crap and drive straight to the point. It ain't hard to save if you are willing to change your lifestyle.

Tip #1: Reduce "Dispensable expenses". It refers to those items we buy on impulse or think it is worthwhile to get but doesn't make a big difference in our life. E.g A Professional camera @ sale where u ain't really taking professional photos. I had a friend with a Professional camera @ 2K plus snipping shots of himself and friends photos only..how professional it is.

Tip #2: Do not own a car just for yourself. Funny statement...you buy car of course for ur convenient sake...duh... Wait a minute....Here i am saying about "Just". Having a family car instead of a personal one, with ur siblings or parents sharing the financial burdens of this expensive "wife" is definitely utilising it. If U want to show off to pretty hot dumb bimbos that u own a car, don't save money...Simply close this page....you won't be needing this page @ all.


***If u already decide not to own a family car, skip to Tip #3****
Tip #2A Following the above tip 2... I remember reading from somewhere....If u really want to own a family car. This is due to heavier cars achieve fewer miles to the gallon and are more expensive to run as a result. But filling too less will waste your efforts as u need to go for more petrol runs. Follow the recommended 1/2 to 3/4 range.

Tip #2B: Travel in off peak hours. The "stop, accelerate" cycle during peak is burning and wasting your fuel. Ouch! Even if you have finished your work in office, probably staying longer to relax surf net read news, read interesting articles, close ur eyes and rest in your armchair...is worth the time and effort plus saving your $ travelling in off peak.
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Tip# 3: Reduce your booze and partying activities. Booze and saving $$$ dun go well together....sad to say they are never good friends and never will be. Maybe a few cans of them in your fridge is still better than overpriced booze in clubs and pubs...Say goodbye to your flirtatious activities. Yea party lovers...exit here.

Tip #4: It is the best time to say Tip #4....Avoid having debts, reduce the number of credit cards to @ most 2. Y not one? One is the best to have. I currently have 2 one is a Citibank SMRT card and another is merely for some travel discounts credit card. Merely to say one is for daily expenses and another is for once in a while travel uses. Pay off your credit on time and never owe the bank money.

Tip #5: plan your purchase. E.g NTUC card owners, advice is to make your purchases during tuesday when you have additional discounts. Buy Wat u need now...and not wat u might need.

Tip #6: Have a separate account for your expenses, have a plan and monitor it. U can separate ur accounts into savings, expenses and investment. This help u to have a clear mental picture of how your expenses is going monthly. Wat plan? Practical example: besides 500 (posb required @ least 500 b4 deduction) , every month u transfer the amount u predict u going to spend in the coming month. This is to prevent you from overspending, but if u do , u will be able to keep track your transaction history of " Y ur expense account fall below 500 " thus forcing you to top up to 500 and feel the pain of overspending. It is some kind of psychological warfare against myself rather.

Tip #7: Reduce your fine dining...oh man u are a gourmet. There are plenty of cheap and good hawker foods out there... If u are a professional gourmet, u should not be here in the first place.
I remember a $20 bucks 2 scoop with lousy (in my own opinion) piece of waffle taste nothing above ordinary. It serves as a good lesson to me ever since.

WARNING...Next tip might be offending to some WAGs.

Tip #8: Do not over pamper your WAGS. Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS) are the most wonderful things given to men @ times (U can agree to disagree) that is when u make sure she loves you and not loving just your wallet. Over pampering in my own opinion is to take her FREQUENTLY to expensive dining and FREQUENTLY buying branded stuff for her. It's good and definitely healthy to make her feel special once in a while. But too much special stuff makes u eSPECIALLY poor....U are special now...haha.

Of coz please do not use Tip #8 and says "GURU CornLord teaches me how to save money. Therefore let's go dutch." Please show that u are a gentleman. Life is about balance...It's not all about saving $$$ but how to save $$$ gracefully. Misers...pls dun quote my #Tip 8

Tip #8A: It's an additional thought rather when i typing tip #8. But u may say: "how to save $$ gracefully if u got a girlfriend who always unhappy when u "dun buy this, dun buy that" for her.
or those type which always blackmail u saying "If u are not buying such stuff for me, You dun love me" Some girls are expert of blackmailing (i seen guys too ...another story a disgrace to guys) . Then u might need to think if the relationship is healthy in the first place....Relationship not only about..."You love me, I love you, Love here love there Love urself". True love is about considering for the other half...My advice is having a spendthrift wife will never make u rich. u get my hint. :)

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A Tribute to my fiancee, a wonderful wise lady, whom always considers my financial situation and being supportive to me in whatever i am embarking on.. She unwittingly taught me some money sense too. Hail to this rare wise lady!
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Serves you right if you are lamenting on Lehman Brothers' Minibonds

The Financial Tsunami crashes down devouring Lehman Brothers,. Many citizens of the world who bought mini bonds from Lehman Brothers got their hands burnt.

In their frustration, they play the blame game on banks and sales people who "con" them into buying mini bonds. I am kind of sick of hearing these blaming. Y am i not sympathetic? Yes, I am not at all. To understand why, please continue reading.

(Reading my blog when u cannot take constructive advice might cause you disturbance...exit now if u need to)

Golden rule of mine in Investment : "Without due diligence, Everything else is a Gamble."

First of all, how many of those investors understand how mini-bonds work? Many grieving uncles and aunties around the world are lamenting "They only tell me it's safe and u get good returns, Who knows banks will cheat us?"

If you ask them: "What are mini bonds? How do mini bonds works? Why are banks and investment entities selling mini bonds? What role does mini bonds play in the financial market?"

Do you THINK they can give you a good answer? Absolutely NO!
If you have bought the mini-bonds, are you able to answer them? If your answer is "YES", you know the risk and reason why you are losing money. You know there is no one to blame but yourself.
If your answer is "NO", U are worse than gambling. Gamblers knows their odds and know the possibility of worst outcome even though they might be sore losers. You do not even know your odds of worst possible outcome to accept it.

Stop putting the tag "Investor" on your GAMBLER" tag, claiming you are a investor. You are NOT!.

Many people also like to play "ride on success" with friends who are investors. What do i mean? E.g Friend A tells Friend B: "I have some cash and B ...U are good in investment. Can I put some $$$ with you to help me earn $$ following watever stocks u buy?"
No due diligence is done here, you do not know the risk of investments or even what is the investments your friend is going to do. Money is a touchy issue, and in investments we bound to have fair share of losses and wins...only money management helps to make ur wins profitable over your losses.

Whoever reading this remember my golden rule and you will never again be a self denial Gambler. Ask the "Why, What, How, Why", Read news do research and know your risks and worst possible outcome, be willing to accept your losses. Be Diligent, Be an Investor not act like one.

Lawsuit Against God Almighty

LINCOLN, Neb. - A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served, because of his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God.

He said God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents in Omaha, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Chambers has said he filed the lawsuit to make the point that everyone should have access to the courts regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

On Tuesday, however, Douglas County District Court Judge Marlon Polk ruled that under state law a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a lawsuit to move forward.

"Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice," Polk wrote.

Above extract is from Associated Press 2008: Lawsuit Against God Almighty

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Omg...Then base on everyone personal opinions, God is going to be sued for Mischief, Threats, Late delivery of promises, unanswered prayers...etc...That might take an eternity for Him to clear the charges...

How dumb can the court be to allowed such filing of lawsuit?

I am amazed @ stupidity of humanity.

"There are 2 things that are infinite: Universe and Human Stupidity. I not sure about the first one but very sure on the latter."

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Albert Einstein.

Crisis brings opportunitities: Learning to catch fishes in troubled waters

The financial tsunami reaching into Asian market and it may be bad news for most. Singapore is officially declared in recession.

Many of the stocks reminds me of the overpriced sw*s*n ice cream i had in Orchard road. Suddenly sold like ice cream being paddled by the uncles on ice cream motorbikes selling @ $1 per scoop per cone. (sidetrack)

Think this way. ..if you are home maker, or someone looking forward to long term investment. My foresight is property market in SG. SG is diff from U".S simply because we lack of land and govt have plans to further increase the poplualtion. Pro-family policies including baby bonuses not long ago remember?

Through previous down periods of Singapore banks, we see mergers (DBS-POSB, (keppel bank)). This is not likely to happen as the last merger have consolidated the strs of the major banks now. If the tsunami threatens to destroy MAJOR SG banks like DBS, UOB etc, do you think our govt will sit there and watch the show. Knowing the mentality of our government is another important point. "What goes up will come down" A rubber ball that thrown into the air will come down to the ground and then bounce... (U get the hint?)

This is only a handful of opportunities i see..there are specific ones...but i will not reveal too much for it is better to put things into action than to say a million "do wat"s.

My 2 cents about the financial turbulance.
Last advise : "The hastier u are eager to make quick bucks, the quicker u are likely to lose"

Practical tip to Speed up your Internet on Firefox.

Hi SG Guys and gals,

Do you know that for our normal singtel and starhub Internet users, we do not need IPv6 protocol as the protocol is not used for home consumers?

What is IPv6? U can read from the link below"
Definition and info of IPv6

What this means is that by default IPv6 whenever u surf your net, protocol check and some redundant check on IPv6 will take place (eating up abit of bandwidth). Therefore by disabling IPv6 is a wise and smart move to speed up your internet.

Instruction on Disabling IPv6 for Firefox users:

1. In the Location bar, type about:config, and press EnterReturn.
   • The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
2. In the displayed list, type network.dns.disableIPv6 in the Filter textbox.
3. Find the entry for network.dns.disableIPv6.
4. If the value is false, double-click on it, to change the value to true.
   • If the value is already true, IPv6 is already disabled, so it isn't causing your problem.
5. Close Firefox, start it again, and try to reach a web site.

If disabling IPv6 doesn't resolve the problem, re-enable IPv6 by setting the preference back to false.

*XP SP 2 I.E Users have IPv6 disabled by default.

Hope u enjoy the tips.

Molested by China Chick

One of the usual guys' past time is to look at eye candies. This is particularly true in the case of my old NS friend who invites me to Geylang for food as well a walk down the alleys to catch some eye candies.

As it has been years since i last seen him and I do not mind seeing some eye candies. (I am honest here :) ) as long as he do not go for some "Extra curricular exercise" and make me wait for him at some coffee shop.

After a sumptuous meal at Geylang, we walked down to the lorongs (alleys), chit chatting and start viewing "arts". I need to admit, temptation is real but a mixture of fear of STD, beliefs and commitment to my fiancee helps suppress it. (Best way to resist is to avoid yourself in those places rather). Temptation however seems to catch my friend when we saw a certain chio PRC lady with her friends nearby. He start to approach *chio PRC babe and asking for cost of services. (you know what).

I went and tapped his shoulder signalling that i am leaving soon. But the friend of the *Chio PRC babe (not too bad looking but i will not call her *chio). I was looking at my friend feelingannoyed when i feel a hand stroking my thigh then to my butt and a voice from the lady saying "Shuai Ge...lai ma...wo hui ran ni hen shu fu de~" (translated: Handsome, come on, I will make u feel very comfortable~).

Feeling disgusted rather than "high", OMG "I am being molested. I signaled to my friend i am leaving that place. and quickly moved off. Going after me and grinning at the same time, he exclaimed "Too bad I am not handsome enough." I felt like punching his face.

From this incident, I learnt few valuable lesson:
1. Never stop walking if you are there for viewing only.
2. If your friend has intention of engaging the services, move off and drop him a call or sms.
3. Stay at least 2 arm lengths from the girls so that you have time to react.
4. Best option is never go with a horny friend.

I still can't help to feel disgusted.

How to date a girl in China

Recently, there is someone ask me "Mr Corn how do u date your China girl last time?"

Ummmm...secret to share: "I managed to date my china Fiancee after watching this video!!"



Haha, gotcha...It's kind of funny and informative for those who wish to learn more about Chinese and respect Chinese girls. Cheers and enjoy.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

It seems strange that I particularly liked movies with humanity values that I have never watched "Tears of The Sun" (lead actor: Bruce Willis, lead actress: Monica Bellucci) until now. In the show, Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees.

At the end of the show, before credits rolls...The quote:

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke.

Adolf Hitler, the world renown dictator broke a series of treaties and the league of nations did nothing until he declares war.

Upon research, i found this blog about children in Africa. It seems like good men are doing nothing and evil prevails.

Many crimes would have been stopped in their tracks just because we all thought someone would call the police and catch the bad guys without getting ourselves into trouble.
Bullying in school would have stopped, if someone is brave enough to report and stop it.

I am wondering if I am going to meet a situation where saving others might mean a risk in my life just like Lt Waters in the movie, would I make a clear decision to save. 80% chance i would if i am single and probably 10% chance if i have a family of my own.

I am not trying to say that all should do something to help others at the expense of his/her own interest. We are all selfish creatures seeking to protect ourselves first. But do salute and pat the back of those who do something to help the weak at the expense of their own interest or even their own lives.

Response to "So are you their Mr Right?" NewPaper

Have u read the New Paper article on "So are you their Mr Right?" Click on the link to find out.

Generally, I do not like the way New paper Puts it...

"Singaporean men are a turn-off because..."

The featured ladies may be the handful unfortunate ladies to meet up some of the worst Sg guys. When I am studying overseas, Singapore guys are hot properties by Japanese, China, HK and other girls. In fact, we are viewed as more gentlemanly. Y are we so detestable in eyes of sg girls? The overseas girls btw are all uni grads and not some uneducated village girls who are submissive.

In response to Miss Candy Soh, we are all being gossipy each day. Look @ the availability of news in the net. Bloggers are gossipy also. Its not just guys, girls or Singapore guys, in fact everyone in the world are getting gossipier each day. But being a paparazzi type i do agree its too much...but again...i know some guys and girls who are in that category not restricted to guys. U are plain unlucky. I got this girl who she is not my gf ask just too much of me. In the end, i had to give one word answer to show i am not exactly pleased without hurting her feelings. BTW, by accepting to be interviewed by a gossipy new paper make u less gossipy than others huh?

In response to Miss Celia Lim, try to look out for intelligent male bloggers like me or Relax. We do research on topics, written essays on social topics and like to involve in intelligent conversation. You have met the wrong type of guys in Sg, but it doesn't means all sg guys looking for fun and intimacy. Guys in nature regardless like to look at beautiful things..i do not deny i like to look @ beautiful ladies. But when comes to treating our female friends, my circle of guys and me treat them with respect and confortable no matter how sexy they dress. We do not see it as a sexual invitation though it provides eye candy.

In Response to Miss Jenifer Yeo, btw "Go Dutch" as the phrase suggest comes from Dutch themselves. "English guys are misers" a general comment from an irish lady friend of my sister. In fact most if not all my guys friends and I offer to pay for first date. But frequently to some posh resturants which will chalked a huge expenses, we need to take care of our financials right ? Especially most of us ain't rich. If you are talking about rich singapore guys who can afford u ur luxury, i will have no problem with that.
Come on...In all courtship, both parties (not just guys) always tried to show their best behaviours. But over the time, it's the character that counts in relationship. It applies for girls as well.

My views: There are "MR Wrongs" as well as "Miss Wrongs" around everywhere in the world. Just taking views of 3 successful single young ladies' views to generalize SG guys is just so narrow. I speak for all the Victimized SG guys. I do agree there are black sheep around. Maybe the guys on the other side of the fence look more gentlemanly and hunkier. LOL. My 2 cents.

Funny Commercials #01

Hi Guys,

It's commercial time! Enjoy!



(P.S I Love the Lion part and the last commercial...haha)

SG won silver medal but lost the gold hearts of many.

We finally clinched an Olympic Silver... But any intellectuals will tell u, This will not encourage local sports development ... The caption in many local and foreigners' heart is "invest in young overseas talents".

Familiar with English Premier League (soccer/football)? They are facing the same problem in developing local soccer talents. The difference is they are clubs only looking forward to bring glory and $$$ in. Ours is a Country, we need to do more than that, we need to make our people feel the sense of belonging.

The sense of belonging was almost gone from my heart the day, the revered Singapore Flag was drag on the ground. The little bit left was almost consumed with the important NDP Rally postponed for a possible Gold medal. Where is the emphasis in the country? Country affairs or merely recreational sports. Even though poorer response might be expected, but that will at least earn respect and hearts of true Singaporeans.

We do not mind foreign talents come to Sg to work, nor do we mind them take up citizenship and hold our flag. Your forgotten sons and daughters only wish their hard earned money into better use, more respect for our revered flag and symbol ( do not tell me u guys never advise her of the importance of the flag in such a big event) finally show u place more importance in your own rally.

Congrats, We won the silver Medal and lost the "Gold" heart of ourselves. so did we win or did we lose?
"Winning is not everything, but Losing urself is everything lost."

How to earn $$$ with Emails?

Hi all,

$$$ I do not have in order to give you. But what i am giving u in the following is something call intelligence.

Ever received emails like forward this advertising emails and you will earn $$$ from Microsoft, Google or ____ (insert any rich , big business entity here)? The email are also SEEM to have testimony like "I thought it's ain't true until i received $___ (some random numbers to make it look real) in my bank account".

Sorry to burst your bubble here. No emails that advertise by volumes of forwarding will earn you anything. The person who started the spam mail probably is laughing is ass off.
Reason:

Emails are spread vastly over emails servers all over the world. In order to track it, it would not only required a system(relatively expensive to build) to track how many recipients which each individuals sent, they also had to have permissions of the hosts/owners of the email servers in order to retrieve their logs and mine the information out.

$$$ and time (resources) is one thing, they also have to handle privacy issues or else one day they will have lawyers to sue the pants off their ass. Unless you think that those business entities have nothing better to do, else they would rather focus their resources in more meaningful projects

How about google ads? when someone click on the ads on ur website, it actually forward u to a google website b4 redirecting u to that is advertise. Thus they have no legal issues of infringing privacy plus with the host owner had to register and agree on the terms and conditions to the advertising. This would give them a mechanism to track and also from their own server.

For email, there is no such mechanism. Conclusion: Spam emails do not help in generating revenues (Unless Bill Gates or any of the CEOs Gone Bonkers) .

Spam emails also do not help to raise donation for some poor cancer stricken child (Unless Charity oragnisation decide to spend $$ and time to develop the system instead of helping the needy). Emails also do not give blessing (Unless God keep track of Emails servers) nor will they help to curse you if u do not send them out(Unless Devils, demon are all PHD in Computer Science).

Last word,
Email spammers: Sorry to burst your fun here.
Email forwarders: Your intelligence have increased (+20) after you read my blog. Congrats.

Faithfully Yours,
CornLord

Funny American Streaker Love Story on News

Hi all,

Nice Weekend to all. This Youtube video has been around for sometime. Got this from email by friend recently. It's quite hilarious to me. (Rated M16+ Parental guidance is strictly advised.)

Disgrace and Disrespect to Our Singapore Flag in Beijing Olympics

Li Jia wei Dragging the Singapore Flag on the ground.







Second Pic (left) showed her with grumpy look with no pride @ all





YouTube Video Showing her dragging the flag across the ground:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GNxnF1rB0




Armenia Flag bearer looking proud and happy even though they are a small country.







Flag bearer from Barbados proud to represent country in Beijing Olympics.





Proud Pettie Japanese Sportwoman holding Japan Flag with pride and smiles.

Comments: Li Jiawei is of a larger built than this pettie japanese sportswoman and see how upright she holds the flag. No excuse, if you should be ashamed of yourself, Li Jia wei.

If Flag touches the ground in national service, we would have burnt many weekends doing guard duties. Yea, favour the talented and not the patroitic? Is the government trying to bring this msg to us? Let's ponder.

I couldn't say I am a patriotic Singaporean. In fact, I never was. But when I saw how my country flag is treated, I am disgusted. It swept on the ground of the "bird nest" Stadium in Beijing in front of Billions watching in the world.

If Li Jiawei (Singapore Flag bearer) the ground occasionally by accident, it can be forgiven. But our flag was dragged across the whole track to the holding area. By the way, Li Jiawei is a "Made in China" foreign talent in Singapore. However, please show some respect to our nation as 9th August is our national day. "AND U Dragged our Flag on the ground a day before our national DAY??!!!"

The most guilty party of all in this incident is the Singapore Sports Association (Council) or whoever you are. In the first place, why can't you choose a born in Singapore and bred in Singapore Athlete to hold the flag? I bet they will at least show pride and respect to the flag. Look @ Li Jiawei, she looked grumpy at times holding our Flag. Compare the pictures above.

Search for Olympics Spirit and got whooped by Beach Volleyball girls

Hi guys,

I came across this funny video about 2 Americans who went Beijing to search for Olympics Spirit. A very well edited video introducing Beijing as well as footage of Olympics beach volleyball girls.



Reports and news say its the best time to visit Beijing now with so much attraction and lesser pollution. Oh man, I am at the wrong place now... I should be in Beijing. :(

Do enjoy the video...It's really well taken.

Oversea Documentry - SG Vietnamese Bride Agencies

Hi all,

Another video regarding Singapore guys with overseas brides (buying brides....LoL)



Enjoy!.

Nice Guys must go China..Coz China girls loves U.

Below is an interesting clip about an American suffering agony of dating in America coz "He is a nice guy" and finally found love in China.

Listen to it...



LOL... I am a nice SG guy and my fiancee is from China coincidentally...

Canadian beheaded sparkled racist comments.

BBC news: Beheaded Canada bus man 'named'
Summary:
A young man beheaded in a savage knife attack on a Canadian cross-country bus by a 40 year old Chinese.

Oh Well, just days ago, there was a 17-year old British girl brutally murdered and cut up into pieces by her Brazilian boyfriend.
BBC news: Man 'admits Brazil girl murder'

Here is the comments aftermath of the murders: Yahoo comments

Cold, Chilling murders sent shivering down our spines. What the world is coming to? What is more troubling is the comments.

There are people who attribute the cause of the murders due to the blacks, non-whites "invading (migration)" into the whites' society. Racism in countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain against blacks or non-whites still exist.

Read about inyabarm 's comments in particular... He probably never travelled out of his countries before to witness successful multi-cultural society such as Australia, New Zealand and definitely Singapore.

Here's a sledgehammer for those who "worship" the whites especially the SPG, and those who think that "White country" is better. Asian hating sentiments still exist and rooted in their society. I still remember on my first day in Australia, a car full of Aussies Youths shouted at me
"F**k U, d*ckhead Asian!". Of course, there are aussies who are friendly to me. What i wanted to prove the point here is "White" countries are no Utopia and whites aren't superior or cooler (just becoz they have Hollywood) than any other race.

What annoyed me is the "white" media is pinpointing mistakes of china and other Asia countries. U.S people once thought Singaporean to be barbaric in using caning as punishment (human rights). I have seen people in Singapore simply 'worship' the whites and despised his/her own kind (Asian). They seemingly forget they are of Asian Roots. I remember once I was looking for a jersey of my size. I couldn't find it on the racks for some time. I waved to the sales lady and she came over unwillingly. Asking if there is any Jersey of my size, she exclaimed "Cannot find urself meh! If dun have means dun have la." shit attitude. What pissed me off more is that, A 25+ year old Caucasian came over and ask her a similar question for size of a nike polo-tee just beside me which he couldn't seem to find. She reply " Well Sir, Let me check for you in the store." OMG..What the!!! Aren't we cheapening ourselves when we are idolizing some group of people who do not think much of us.

Back to the murders and comments, people like inyabarm simply irks me. He did not answer about KKK killing blacks in the name of Chirstianity and Early Americans make the negroes slavery (most of time worst than deaths) and some negroes work to death or died to whipping by their hard masters. Face it, evil exist in all races and everyone of us have a psychopathic side of us. Education, self control and culture all played a part in suppressing that side of us. Immense society pressure, work, family pressures might all played a part in releasing the psychopath of that brutal Chinese killer on bus.

Though we may not have freedom to own guns to shoot someone else, may get sued if we say some wrong political comments, but end of the day, we got a sound government who did excellently in keeping order in this chaotic world better than any in this world. Freedom comes with a price. Well Done, PAP

Our Proud, Materialistic Generation-Part 2

From my personal experience, most of the kids i encountered, when asked about places they would like to visit. They will say Japan, Korea, Western European countries such as Italy, Spain, England etc.

I would usually pop up the question "y not countries like China, Vietnam, or Eastern european countries? ". "EEEeeee dirty toilets and backward countries" followed by some disgust. It hits me hard , "Kids locally are developing sense of Superiority just like in the old days of Colonialism where the whites regarded themselves far more superior than other races".

Who taught our kids those old colonialism "white" superiority ideas? we all know the ans. It's us. Yes, us. We grumbled at the slightest dissatisfaction of any services or environment without being sensitive to other people's feelings. Kids picked the sense of superiority from us. Pride is slowly engulfing our next generation thanks to us, proud adults. Is there any classes on Humility in SG? Do inform me, next time when i have children, i will enrolled them in one.

My Difficult Mother-In-Law To be

Friend A: Mr Corn, aren't u getting married?
Mr Corn: Yes, I am.
Friend A: So when is ur big day?
Mr Corn: I dunno.
Friend A: What do u mean by u dunno...its u who is getting married!
Mr Corn: .....

*Clap clap* The above conversation has been repeating itself months and months again. Many would have thought that this lucky-go-happy Mr Corn isn't serious about marriage.

Well, when u have a mother-in-law to be who is all about traditions (regardless they make common sense or not) and thinks that planning marriage is easy in Sg as in China. U got a whole load of problems and uncertainties @ hand.

My parents actually wanted the big wedding day to be of liking to my mother-in-law to be, so they suggest her to decide. But, she answered "the guy side suppose to take care of it, Must be some auspicious date". With my mum a Christian and my dad an atheist, it is not in their belief. However, my mum being computer-illiterate was unable to find " 通书" the so-called great book that contains all the "u should do this and u shouldn't on which dates".

Anyway, it doesn't matter to me much which date the big day should be. I just need to find a date which is so called "auspicious"...finally "Mr Google" show me 2 " 通书"s @ sina Web (China website) as well as one local Singapore one. Checking the contents of both, they are almost the same. Any " 通书" should be the same throughout, isn't it? Getting my mum to access the information and read the " 通书", she decided June will be a good time for my Dad to attend and then selected careful the date that reads auspicious for wedding. Finally solved the hassle of finding a big day right?

Not so fast, a reply from my mother-in-law to be says she is unable to check coz the printed version/calendar isn't out. I took pains to explain Sina Web (china own leading website) got 通书 and i have checked. She just brush off my explanations saying "she will check to see if the date is suitable for she hope that everything is well for us" Fair enough, I offered even to print out the 通书 from SINA website and then send to her. She asked me not to worry. But when would i know? Ans she gave is when i need to know... ZzzzZZZZz

Any couple who tried to arrange for a traditional wedding dinner knows that, In Sg we need to reserve the restaurant months before the actual day. Finding make up artist, photographers, wedding car, decor, checking on procedures on ROM and application of PR for my wife to be, flats application, i have to do it all by myself. Can't my mother-in-law to be make any things simpler? With my wife to be and her mother who can only stay in SG for no longer than a week and my wife to be cannot be in sg for any other reason like sight seeing, finding jobs OR accustoming to lifestyle of SG. (Note the word: "OR" chinese means "huo ze"). To pile up my misery, i do not even know when they are coming to Sg for me to plan for ROM.

I decided to break my silence and call my mother-in-law and painfully managed to get her to say "Go ahead to do with ROM stuff and let her know when the date was". Do not get me wrong to say that mother-in-law is a bad person. She is a kind person who is just bent on her own ideas and bound by stupid traditions of Chinese. Isn't alot of traditions in 封建时代 which enslaves million of Chinese women to their ideas. If following the tradition, if my wife did not give birth to a son that carry the family name in future,does it I can look to other women to help carry on the family's name? This is plain stupid. By the way, men in the region of Fujian can dun lift a finger to help with household chores. Rules are dead but humans aren't.

As a total opposite to my character who do not like to bound to traditions, logical in thinking and being broad thinker in many ways...It is extremely hard for me.
Being marriage across countries, we all have to give and take. But somehow i find myself in position of giving in, giving in and giving in. Surely Misery loves company. Any difficult parents-in-law out there? Please let me know to make me feel better.

Lastly, in the name of love for the wonderful lady i am about to married to, understanding the background culture of the place (which i extremely detest their thinking patterns and thoughts Not the people), I have to endure, endure and endure.
I will write someday about "traditions and its stupidity" both in religion views (bible Pharisees and how this so called men of God use traditions to enslave many minds of jews that time). need some time to research. It isn't just Chinese enslaving themselves with traditions!

Our Proud, Materialistic Generation-Part 1

Singapore, the seemingly Utopia of the world, the small red dot sheltered from natural disasters enjoyed political stability. Yet we faced a different enemy no less destructive and yet more subtle. The enemy has many names such as " Arrogance, Identity Crisis (I do not see myself as Singaporean forever), Materialistic.

All comments are a generalized description of kids from middle to high income.
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For Illustration
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70s-80s: kids wear panda and swan brands
80s-90s: wear a mixtures like swan brand, some sports brand like Adidas
90s-now: branded goods
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I am no caveman or some old guy who frown upon "dun waste money buy branded goods la" that type.

What i am illustrating is that because of the improving financial power of the kids/youths, they are not to be blamed to be materialistic. They are merely products of our education system and society.

"With greater power comes greater responsibility". Any of the parents have took great pains to to teach financial management, showing them how to use their money responsibly. Mine did, but i guess not many nowadays do. Many just showered them with $$$ in compensation of lack of family time and love.

Latest handphones, newest branded handbags, shoes, clothes watches gadgets etc soon became the identity of the youths who want to be seen as hip. Without a handphone in school for a secondary school kid will make him feel out of place. We are setting mindset of our generations into striving for good life described in material form chasing the pleasure of the world.

When financial storms come, the hollow pockets of the generation will be rocked and crumbled. Their identity no longer formed by the good social values of the society but rather represented by the material wealth they owned which can be eaten by dust and moths.

My mind: The powerful tool to ward of road bullies.

Trying to quieten my handsome, mischievous nephew is never an easy affair. He bounced up and down on the car seat singing on top of his voice some random nursery songs after we fetched him from nursery. My dad seemed a little distracted but to ensure safety drived at a slower than normal pace.

The driver behind us obviously wasn't pleased and definitely unforgivng. He suddenly sped, cut abruptly into our lane and suddenly stepped on brakes. My dad being a careful driver reacted well to the situation by braking in time. The driver continued irritating act of accelerate then brake follwed by accelerate again and again. This happen awhile on the whole stretch of the road b4 we reached the next red traffic lights.

"Birdman!" said the 2 years plus old kid beside me. ("Birdman" Translated to chinese) This is something my nephew who picked up from me. Anyway, the guy is an absolute jerk but i have my ways to stop him from bullying a 60+ years old driver. Calmly taking out my camera phone, without switching to video mode (coz i too lazy and also predicted such drivers have no "balls" to continue his childish act) and i pointed the phone @ his car holding it high up to enough for him to see hfrom his rear mirror. I told my dad "well let's see if he continues his childish acts."

When the traffic lights turned green, he moved off changing lane and sped off immediately. yes run..u coward..!!! Just a small trick made him piss in his pants. This isn't a new trick, years ago i used a non camera phone and frighten off a car who cut in and out of the lane of my friend's car. Definitely, If the scum continues to do that in front of my dad's car, i'll switch to video mode and send a copy to traffic police.

Batman: The Dark Knight Movie Review

*Clap Clap Clap* I couldn't help to exclaim that is a masterpiece for me. However, I could not deny it is hard for people who likes movies that have cool special effects, brainless and ever righteous themes of "The Hero saved the Day" , "They lived happily ever after".

Batman: The Dark Knight is not just a movie. It's a literature, an art, a piece of political and physchological image of our world. To people who called it confusing and rubbish, come on, your puny brains just cannot take it to appreciate it.

Literature: clever use of words, twisting them to bring out the irony choice of words we used.
Evidence: e.g. Joker with Rachael hanging near the edge of the building. Batman exclaim "Let her go!" Joker: "That is a bad choice of words". *release Rachael to fall down from the building*.

e.g 2. Joker: "What doesn't kill you makes you stranger."
Original "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger".
If you think just puny enough of the 2 sentences, both are true. I have seen people emerged stronger from a major struggle in life and yet I feel they are stranger @ times.

Political value of the movie:

"And now, a short one year later, we have the governor of Chicago calling for national guardsmen to be used to suppress violence and crime in the windy city."
(Taken from Dark Knight Blog )

America cities are having an escalating murder rates. Read Article here

If u do an extensive search on this topics, you will see the list goes on. I shall stop here. The world is self degenerating...and Joker brings out the hypocrisy of the self righteous ones. Talking about self righteous people : "Ming Yv Fa shi" The NKF Monk (that's what i called him). Joker is an angel compared to him, coz Joker is never hypocrite simply irony. Kind face do not means kind heart. Smiley face on joker in fact ironically protrays his sadness as being abused in Family.

Truth of the sad world:
The word "trust" is misplaced in the movie. Are government or your friends trustable? In some cases, even your family members aren't trustable. Only the moment of "boiling point", when your interest and their interests conflicts, their characters will be shown. They might do something seemingly harmless to betray u and then cause u great grief and pain. (watch the 2-Faced Harvey scene in the dark knight).

No one is infallible and without weakness. People, police personnels all applauded Harvey as the Hero. But Harvey encountered great stress, opposition and even betrayal from them. Encouragement and practical support (given by Batman and Rachael only) seemingly lacking when he need it the most. He fell from grace to become someone who is capable of terrible things. Please give your local hero not just flattery but rather practical help.

However, hope is not lost. There is still humanity and kind side of people during the game Joker play with the people in the 2 ships to make them kill each other.

Thanks for your patience with me, there is lots of insights and teachings in the movie...It might be long, but worth the thought process. Oh man, its being a long time since a movie makes me think so much about life.Truly a classic in its own. If u are lazy to think, oblivious to truths of the sad world, part of the hypocritical system of the world, self denial or simply just someone aren't intelligent enough, give this movie a miss.

Reviewed by The CornLord
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Trivials:
One scene where Joker planned to get caught and then allows the mob to get a hold of Harvey and Rachael.
Extremely intelligent: making use of other plans to execute his own. (Plan of the police to imprison him in the high profile criminal cells and plan of the mob)

(If u are not a gamer or non-dota player, skip this, you won't appreciate it)
My application in gaming:
In Dota, during one team battle..with an enemy Vengeful Spirit (VS), where i am Centaur Warchief. What i did was, when my team was retreatin, enemy heroes rushed in with VS looking for prey to swap.
I purposely moved the slowest to allowed being caught (when i move i had a finger on the shortcut stomp). When VS swapped me into the centre of the team, I hit "Stomp" (aoe stun) and stun all 5 heroes. My whole team upon seeing that rushed in and we slaughtered everyone of them there. If VS haven't done that, we would have a 50-50 percent battle. The PREY (me) turned PREDATOR.

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First Trial of Marrying a PRC lady for a Singapore Guy.

More and more Singaporean guys are marrying foreign ladies. Old news..Newspapers has articles reported about Vietnam, PRC bride agencies. Not shortly after,Newspapers reported that many PRC girls dubbed as "Little Dragon Ladies" marry local SG guys for SG PR status and not for Love.

Forums, news, coffee Shops discussions has been stating while local guys who find foreign wives are normally inferior in some way.
1. Inferior complexity: cannot stand wife earning a higher salary or with better qualification.
2. Social inadequacies: not being able to be socially intriguing enough to court any female locals.

The above "Complexity and Social Inadequacies" theory is flawed. Let me illustrate why. Firstly there are increasing no. of white collar sg males marrying foreign wife. Due to Globalisation, in many developed countries, chances of meeting foreigners @ work or in schools has increased over the years. Therefore there is higher chances of love blossoming.

In My university in Australia, in fact more than half of the Singaporeans i know of(including myself) had a foreigner lady as our other half. While a proportion of sg females bitching lack of good singapore guys, singapore guys are more wussy compared to the Ang mohs, less handsome than the koreans/japanese. A fact slap hard on their face: Singaporean guys are far more appreciated by foreign ladies.

Some statistics:
15 out of 29 girlfriends/wives(inclusive of me) of Singaporean Guys (uni grads) are foreigners.
Breakdown by countries (out of 15): China-5, Japan-3,Taiwan-2, Korean-2,UAE-1, Aus-1, HK-1
Some of my japanese female friends commented: "SG guys are more mature and gentlemanly than JP guys." Those comments even though make me feel flattered as a Singporean guys, I feel that those are very general views of Japanese Girls.
My Fiancee now has absolutely no need to be a Singaporean and could have stay on to be Aussie. She do not depend on me financially and has obtained Her Bachelors. So are the rest of the PRC ladies of my friends. They are of an inferior than SG girls?

Reasons for bringing up the old issue:
I am going to marry a wonderful PRC lady who i met during my studies in Australia.
Recently, I got church aunties telling me this: "Ah boy ya, U are a Master holder and a white collar professional. Why not find a local girl or some girl in church?"

One of my friend's mother told me: "Be careful, your PRC wife-to-be might be after your money and SG PR status. Only guys who are blue collared ones, or socially Cannot-Make-It ones then find China girls or order brides. Y u like that?" The last question lead me to think if I am some Sg elite cheapening myself by getting a PRC wife.

Being very polite to elders or showing my friends' face, I did not tell them off in a face. But that i find is indeed revolting and discriminating against PRC girls. I got a few friends tell me it is better to get a local girls, i do understand their point of views as in marriage procedures, registration for HDB flats and getting bank loans will be much easier.

I read one blog bitching about Sg guys and ask them go marry PRC brides or order Vietnam bride (taken down quite some time ago). Not being wussy, but i never like to post back scolding people "@#$@$%@#%" which i find pointless to be angry with people who anyhow insult others without brains. I am a high EQ guy to start with. (I normally ignore low EQ folks).

Man, I am getting worried for my wife-to-be and must prepare her for this type of insults which i predicted she will encounter one day. The last pondering thought I have is "Am telling her our SG society is ungraceful, proud and insensitive ?"