Cursing can numb your pain

Gawker sometimes throws up some intriguing bits of random information like the one about blowjobs giving you cancer *haha*.This time it says that scientists at Keele University have demonstrated through what obviously is empirical evidence (they had subjects sink their hands into ice water), that there seems to be a link between swearing and an increase in pain tolerance.

Most fascinating part of this study is that it is the prudes who felt the pain-numbing effects more than regular cursers (like yours truly). What a way to convince myself to reduce swearing like a sailor. No wonder no one believes I am a chick when I play COH.

Now I know why people curse their exes when they go through breakups. Because it numbs the pain.

Depression shows up in all shapes and sizes

While we were at 8Q, I saw some stamps, colors and colored pencils for the visitors to play with. I was looking at the people around me putting many colors and patterns all over theirs. As for me, I was just content to just keep pounding on the paper with the same red stamp. 

Eh, when I looked at the end result, it kind of made me sad.

This is why I get fined by the Library all the time

If you look at the top of the pile, you do realize that I am intending to switch to iPhone development.

Have you any idea what this is?

[Image Source: GoMetalDetecting.com]

Hoho... It's a condom case from the 1920s to 1930s. The 3 Merry Widows contained three condoms (I suppose one for each of the makers, namely Agnes, Mabel and Beckie) made from cement rubber (don't ask me, I have no idea either. GIYBF).

Apparently they were thicker...but reusable?! Too bad not reusable enough. I wasn't able to find any photo of ole Agnes, Mabel or even Beckie.

Boob jiggling --> Bigger Breasts??? Top Charming *hahahhahaha*

When we were in university, my former secondary school classmate confessed to us that her mother paid three figures for her to go to some dubious beauty centre to make her tits bigger. (now as I type this, I suddenly realise why she was so fucking mean to me about her wedding photos. This one definitely has a complex). I remember I was like wtf? as the other girls were. She said the beauty centre therapist would massage her breasts, using some special method that will help her grow her breasts. I told her I could do it for free...*winks*

When I read about this China product on Geekologie, I instantly thought of her. I would probably get this for her as a birthday present just to be a bitch, but she already has a husband to do the dastardly deed for free.

I cannot believe how incredibly stupid my fellow women can be to want to buy this shit.  Besides I know of at least one guy who loves small titties (my former intellectual whore). But then if there is no demand, there won't be such a thing on the market.

PS. I thought the girl at 1:35 is quite pretty.

Updated!!!
Someone left a comment on this entry asking me if my friend's boobs became bigger. Well, they didn't, and I deleted his/her comment because he/she chose to remain anonymous by using an alternate to OpenID. If you dare to play, you dare to say =D. And to that person, I dedicate this; the boob slapping beauty shop.

Does anyone still remember this?

It never rains but it pours... inside the bus

It was raining heavily outside and the slow swaying of the bus in the heavy traffic lulled me to sleep.

Suddenly I felt water dripping on my left arm where it rested next to the window. I looked up, there was so much water gathering at the top part... *sweats* I hurriedly nudged the girl sitting next to me to move away. The genius moved to the edge of the seat. Then all at once, the water came down, in my haste to avoid, I bumped the girl out of the seat. Hahahahahah.

Bad juju in the morning.

Luckily, I managed to get out in time because every seat along the window got wet. I wonder if it was a brilliant idea to convert those old non-aircon buses to air-coned ones? The seats always become wet when it rains because the replacement windows are not sealed tight and the installed air-con LEAKS.

Tipp - Ex : A Hunter and His Bear

Seeing is Believing. Click on the Youtube link and try!

Tales of Stupid - South Korea enforces game ratings?

I was sent an email recently by a company offering to help me rate the ever yucky Burger Stacko (I laugh whenever people give me a bad rating, because if they think it is boring, what about me who tested it over and over again? At least say something constructive that I can fix, instead of calling it shit in different languages.) for South Korea. All I had to do is to let them distribute the game.

I was like, wtf? My game is free.

Now I read old news that South Korea is making every game, even Indie games, go through an official rating and.... the developers must pay for it. Double WTF?

It is ok for Starcraft since they have so many loyal Korean fans and can earn it back, but what about sad apples like me? Weird. Talk about burning the creativity and enthusiasm of developers.

Earning $$ in US of A

I was reading the Mashable article on "Life after Microsoft: 15 startups founded by ex-employees" when I came across Glassdoor.com.

It's very useful for whenever you ever wanted to know how to get into your fav company, or know how well they treat their employees and pay them.

So IT does pay, just not in Singapore. I practically nosebled to death.

Just to prove I am right, Kopi Luwak (coffee from a cat's ass)

Well, while we were on our way to visit the art museum last week, I talked about the civet cat in Indonesia which consumes coffee beans and then passes it out, producing the most expensive, aromatic *haha* coffee in the world. Nobody believed me *sobs* (probably because on hindsight, the civet cat is a carnivorous kitty)

To prove I am somewhat right, here are some excerpts from the Internet:
"I had my doubts until I learned that University of Guelph food scientist Massimo Marcone actually trekked to Indonesia a few years back to collect samples of kopi luwak or "civet coffee" beans with his own two hands, supplying independent confirmation that this rare and exceedingly expensive varietal does exist." (about.com)

You can also read the Wiki copy. One interesting thing I do note is that technically it wasn't a civet cat, but the palm civet... which is apparently a closer relative to a mongoose than your house kitty.

Me, Rinko, Manaka and Nene

Love Plus otakus who love Nene, Rink and Manaka and want to further develop their relationships can now go to Atami, to holiday with their fav girlfriend.

Atami resort town is one of the places in Japan where lovelorn otakus can now go around scanning and detecting 2D images of their preferred girlfriends, images that are not available in the game now.

I just saw YOG 2010 torch bearer run past

So annoyed. After looking through the shots, I realised the stupid girl was looking back in my one and only close-up photo. And this after I stood in the rain for half an hour...

Saw someone playing this at work. Definitely a NSFW moment =D

He was very kind to share the link with me. Haha.




Play here.

Paul the British Expat in Germany predicts German World Cup results

[source: scienceblog.com]

Apparently there is a British-born Octopus living in Oberhausen's Sea Life public aquarium, which can (so far) predict accurately the outcomes of Germany's games. Sensationally it even got the Serbia win over Germany correct. Where was the octopus when I needed it?

If Germany doesn't not win against England as predicted by this seafood, I know of at least 8 recipes that uses Tako, e.g. Korean's raw Octopus, Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki...1 for each of liar Paul's legs.

Updated!!!
Turns out Paul was right. What are its thoughts on the upcoming German-Argentina match?

What Happens when you google "World Cup"?

Once Upon a Time, there were some very bad fruit that smelled and smelled

AFRIKAANS : eens op 'n tyd was daar' n baie slegte vrugte wat ruik en ruik
Back to ENGLISH : once upon a time there was a very bad smell and fruit that smells
ALBANIAN : një herë e një kohë ka pasur një erë shumë e keqe dhe fruta që erë
Back to ENGLISH : once upon a time there was a very bad smell and fruit flavor
ARABIC : ذات مرة كان هناك رائحة سيئة للغاية ونكهة الفواكه
Back to ENGLISH : Once there was a very bad smell and flavor of fruit
BELARUSIAN : Калісьці быў вельмі непрыемны пах і смак садавіны
Back to ENGLISH : Once upon a time was a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
BULGARIAN : Имало едно време беше много неприятна миризма и вкус на плодове
Back to ENGLISH : Once upon a time was very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
CATALAN : Hi havia una vegada va ser molt desagradable olor i el sabor de la fruita
Back to ENGLISH : Once upon a time was very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
CHINESE : 很久很久以前是非常不愉快的气味和滋味的水果
Back to ENGLISH : A long time ago is a very unpleasant odor and taste of fruit
CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED : 很久很久以前是一个非常不愉快的气味和滋味的水果
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long time ago is a very unpleasant odor and taste of fruit
CHINESE_TRADITIONAL : 很久很久以前是一個非常不愉快的氣味和味道的水果
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long time ago is a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
CROATIAN : Long, davno je vrlo neugodan miris i okus plodova
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
CZECH : Dávno,, velmi nepříjemný zápach a chuť ovoce
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant odor and taste of fruit
DANISH : Længe, længe siden, en meget ubehagelig lugt og smag af frugt
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
DUTCH : Lang, lang geleden, een zeer onaangename geur en smaak van fruit
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
ESTONIAN : Pikk, väga ammu, väga ebameeldiv lõhn ja maitse puu
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
FILIPINO : Long, matagal na ang nakalipas, ang isang tunay hindi kalugud-lugod amoy at lasa ng prutas
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
FINNISH : Kauan, kauan sitten, erittäin epämiellyttävä haju ja maku hedelmistä
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long time ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste the fruits
FRENCH : Long, il ya longtemps, une odeur très désagréable et le goût des fruits
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
GALICIAN : Moi, moi tempo atrás, un cheiro moi desagradable e sabor de froitas
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
GERMAN : Vor langer, langer, ein sehr unangenehmer Geruch und Geschmack von Obst
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
GREEK : Μακριά, πολύ καιρό πριν, μια πολύ δυσάρεστη οσμή και η γεύση των φρούτων
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
HEBREW : לונג, מזמן, ריח מאוד לא נעים וגם טעמו של הפרי
Back to ENGLISH : Long, long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
HINDI : बहुत समय पहले, एक बहुत अप्रिय गंध और फल का स्वाद
Back to ENGLISH : A long time ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
HUNGARIAN : Réges-régen, egy nagyon kellemetlen illatú és ízű gyümölcs
Back to ENGLISH : Long ago, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruit
ICELANDIC : Fyrir löngu, mjög óþægilegt lykt og bragð af ávöxtum
Back to ENGLISH : Long, very unpleasant smell and taste of fruits
INDONESIAN : Long, bau yang sangat tidak menyenangkan dan rasa buah-buahan
Back to ENGLISH : Long, a very unpleasant smell and taste of fruits
IRISH : Long, boladh an-míthaitneamhach agus blas ar na torthaí
Back to ENGLISH : Long, very unpleasant smell and taste the results
ITALIAN : Lungo, molto sgradevole odore e il sapore dei risultati
Back to ENGLISH : Long, very unpleasant smell and taste the results
JAPANESE : ロング、非常に不快な匂いと味の結果は
Back to ENGLISH : Long, the result of a very unpleasant smell and taste
KOREAN : 오래, 아주 불쾌한 냄새와 맛이의 결과
Back to ENGLISH : Long, very unpleasant smell and taste the results of
LATVIAN : Ilgi, ļoti nepatīkama smarža un garša rezultāti
Back to ENGLISH : Long, very unpleasant smell and taste the results
LITHUANIAN : Ilgas, labai nemalonus kvapas ir skonis rezultatai
Back to ENGLISH : A long, very unpleasant smell and taste the results
MACEDONIAN : А долго, многу непријатен мирис и вкус на резултатите
Back to ENGLISH : A long, very unpleasant smell and taste the results
MALAY : A, panjang bau yang sangat tidak menyenangkan dan rasa keputusan
Back to ENGLISH : A, the length of a very unpleasant smell and taste the results
MALTESE : A, it-tul ta 'riħa u togħma spjaċevoli ħafna r-riżultati
Back to ENGLISH : A, the length of smell and taste very unpleasant results
NORWEGIAN : A, lengden på lukt og smak svært ubehagelige resultater
Back to ENGLISH : A, the length of the smell and taste very unpleasant results
PERSIAN : ، طول بو و طعم های خاص نتایج بسیار ناخوشایند
Back to ENGLISH : , During a special smell and taste very unpleasant results
POLISH : , Podczas specjalnego zapach i smak bardzo nieprzyjemne wyników
Back to ENGLISH : , During a special smell and taste very unpleasant results
PORTUGUESE : , Durante um cheiro especial e gosto muito desagradável resultados
Back to ENGLISH : , During a special smell and taste very unpleasant results
ROMANIAN : , Timpul un miros si un gust special de rezultate foarte neplăcut
Back to ENGLISH : , During a special smell and taste very unpleasant results
RUSSIAN : , Во время специальной запах и вкус очень неприятные результаты
Back to ENGLISH : , During a special smell and taste very unpleasant results
SERBIAN : , Током посебан мирис и укус врло непријатно резултате
Back to ENGLISH : , During a special smell and taste very unpleasant results
SLOVAK : Počas špecifickú vôňu a chuť veľmi nepríjemné výsledky
Back to ENGLISH : During a specific odor and taste very unpleasant results
SLOVENIAN : Med posebne vonj in okus zelo neprijetna rezultate
Back to ENGLISH : Among the special smell and taste very unpleasant results
SPANISH : Entre el olor y el sabor especial de resultados muy desagradables
Back to ENGLISH : Between the smell and taste very unpleasant results special
SWAHILI : Kati ya harufu na ladha matokeo unpleasant sana maalum
Back to ENGLISH : Between the smell and taste very unpleasant outcomes specified
SWEDISH : Mellan luktar och smakar mycket obehagliga anges resultat
Back to ENGLISH : Between the smell and taste very unpleasant results indicated
TAGALOG : Sa pagitan ng amoy at lasa tunay hindi kasiya-siya resulta na ipinahiwatig
Back to ENGLISH : Between smell and taste very unpleasant results indicated
THAI : ระหว่างกลิ่นและรสผลพอใจมากระบุ
Back to ENGLISH : Between the smell and taste are very specific.
TURKISH : Koku ve tat alma arasında çok özeldir.
Back to ENGLISH : Between odor and taste is very special.
UKRAINIAN : Тим запах і смак має особливе значення.
Back to ENGLISH : That smell and taste is of particular importance.
VIETNAMESE : Đó là mùi và hương vị đặc biệt quan trọng.
Back to ENGLISH : That smell and taste is especially important.
WELSH : Mae hynny'n arogl a blas yn arbennig o bwysig.
Back to ENGLISH : That smell and taste is especially important.
YIDDISH : אַז ריח און געשמאַק איז ספּעציעל וויכטיק.
Back to ENGLISH : That smell and taste is especially important.

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This is Not JB

This is the sunset view from City Square... Mall's Sky Park.

There is a free shuttle bus to and from Toa Payoh and Novena as well as Lavender MRT stations.

Latest Susan Boyle Sensation - Lin Yu Chun

Btw... he is a boy.

Theme of this mind-boggling shot - "Pointless"

If I were one of those ants, I would have flung myself off the shoelace and committed glorious suicide. Do not even begin to ask me why was a shoelace stuck to a bus stop sign. I can't even imagine how it got there in the first place, though I am fairly intrigued.

Disclaimer: I keep flipping through my camera's images. I do a lot of loner stuff (I have long concluded that if it weren't for the other third of the BB team, this BB will probably die alone, just like how my favourite characters in The Big Bang Theory often predicted their own miserable end) it seems, and not much gets uploaded, because I rapidly lose interest or deem said stuff as too stupid to be of interest. In other cases, I don't even recall whether I have uploaded them before *haha*. If you see repeated entries or images, please inform me. Much appreciated.