Old days comics kind of supporting all supporting characters

Comics it seems will be cashing in on major selling characters. Remember the old days where everywhere are selling Superman and Batman comics and in all kind of stories? As compare with today's stories, the old days those stories are kind of lame. Perhaps during those time the style of storyline are the in thing. No one dies. And all those supporting characters will be there as well, support the story. At least now in today's comics, you don't see the same supporting character all the time. They have many more others before the character get stale. Still, if there is enough demand from readers, you will get Jimmy Olsen in all the Superman books. That will be kind of stale but it was kind of retro style if it do happens.

why at expo?

Missed the Popular book fair. How come? Because it is at Expo. The farthest ever location in my opnion for some exhibition. Sure there is the MRT but not when I am out of time and unable to go there. Time can be a killer to travel that far. I have been to most popular book fair except this one. Hopefully they move back to Suntec next time.

rsaf open house jam

the rsaf have open house at weekend. went there on second day. the first sign of displeased is the bus queue. the rsaf should know of the number of visitors. the bus queue was so long and not moving. the show was ok except no enough free stuff for everyone. next is the bus queue again. this one was worst. it is moving so slow and stuffy where the heck are all the buses? not enough buses then they should activate the tunnels! this open house is worst I have been to.

Mac attack begins

It seems the day is here. Hackers usually goes for the PC are now taking notice of the Mac platform. Most Macs are unprotected due to the understanding, that most hackers and malwares are PC based. Now it will be like resistance is futile. According to the article from PCmag.com, most users are just users. They won't know what to do or how to remove the malwares if their mac got hit. I am sure such users are also there for PC too. These people will need to buck up. Sure you are only a user but imagine, the PC or Mac is your home you will need to do maintenance too. Can't fix a faulty cabling or need plumbing? Same as the computer.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385898,00.asp

2016 space mission? sound like an excuse

NASA announced a new missions for planetary missions. It is always good news for man to be exploring out into space to nearby planets rather than to stuck around within Earth's orbit. However when I read that the mission will occur at 2016, I wonder why the heck they want to put it so far away. At least a 2012 sound reasonable. 2016, in between they will have delays and even aborted. They should take the missions seriously. Obviously man is lacking in speed in the planet science and to move in even more slowly just doesn't make sense. Seems like another excuse to the fans of exploring out into space.

http://www.space.com/11786-nasa-planetary-science-mission-announcement.html

New doomsday from the same guy that gave fake dates....

Doomsday is not over. The dude who cried doomsday since 1994 and then May 21 this year, which did not happened is now announcing a new date. The new date is 5 months later. So how many more people will follow him? It would probably be another fake date. How many people will jump in with him? He did not offer explanations on how he get that date. This is one leopard that will try again and again as long as the place is still in one piece...

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/radio-host-says-worlds-end-actually-coming-oct-035849791.html

Windows 8 coming 2012

PCMag reports that Windows 8 is coming out in 2012. Not surprisingly I saw people giving out their negative bits in the comments section. I would too if I would post. I just change my system to Windows 7. It isn't a simple task to change from a XP system. You have all your settings as well some older programs that doesn't work anymore on Windows 7. Now they want to announce a Windows 8. Is that how they make money? Rushing out OS every one or 2 years doesn't make much sense. Rush job will produce bloated crapwares such as Windows Vista. Windows XP manages to last for 10 years so why would one need to upgrade OS again?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385795,00.asp

My Genting Trip (pt 3)

All the while everyone told me that in Genting there is no shopping. Wonder why all these bs about nothing to shop? There are shops there. Perhaps there is nothing for you to buy but there are shops. I managed to bought some DVDs from a DVD shop. There are others such as a shop for local snacks. I bought a pack of pork floss. So Genting is like a big mini town. Yes there are like 3 to 4 buildings and within them the amusment park that links them. Within them the shops and hotels. Of course for those with extra time to spare then can always go downhill to the nearby town for shopping.

Another fake doomsday prediction

It is strange that some people tries to say that doomsday is today, 21st may 2001. Well it seems nothing happened. Not even some minor minor stuff. Such proclaimations from "fanatics" happened before. These groups even did a mass sucides, sad to say for them the world is still here. Perhaps it there are predictions, it should be logical since men evolved into educated minds that goes for reasons and truths, at least as truthful as best. There is still the Dec 2011 based on the Mayan calender as well as some other calculations from other religions. This one created the most attention and it maybe one of those false alarms as usual. Everyone knows all good thinsg will end someday. We will never know as from the bible there is this text: "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." Scientists however conclude that Earth will ultimately be destroyed when the Sun engulfed the solar system. That, it will be beyond generations to be able to witness.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/149521/20110521/may-21st-doomsday-bah-humbug-here-s-why-the-world-won-t-end-may-21st-may-21-doomsday-new-zealand-ear.htm

Ants attacks if you snack in bed!

Amazingly, this news article inform that if you snack in bed, you could endanger yourself. At least in this case, ants made themselves home in the ear of this girl who always snack in bed. Probably lazy or bad luck. One should always, after snack, clear off the crumbs. I don't think the ants would march over after a snack. So cleaniness is what matters.

http://news.omy.sg/News/World%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201105201510-246624.html

My Genting trip (pt 2)

One thing no one ever seems to mention is that Genting is a theme park. It is a small theme park as compare to what I saw in Korea and probably smaller than those asian Disney worlds. It is, I think much bigger than whatever theme park in Singapore. And of cause the rides are much better and thriller. I tried the Pirate ship and well, you can get the thrill feel much the same when on the swing. I didn't try the rocket launcher. Think I am way over the ahe for that level of thrill. There is another ride that you lay down on the stomach and hold on to a pole while it slide up and down a track. That certainly makes you scream not because of the joy but seem more like cursing when you feel you are about to lose grip. It would worth a second ride although I don't want to try it again then.

Would you create a scene for unfair treatment?

When some things are not going your way, would you be raising your voice? Saw a scene where a man was at a counter raising his voice. Overheard him saying he is there to get some justice. Since he raises his voice I could heard him. There were two security men there. In situations where you feel unfairly treated, would creating a scene by raising your voice would accomplish your objective? I would never do that. By having all the eyes on me would kind of made things worse. Life is never fair in all cases so to obtain fairness by creating a scene just would show a certain degree of maturity. And the place that owes you the justice, if it is a big company, it might kind of unmovable with loud noise. For justice to be serve takes time and proper procedures.

My Genting trip (pt 1)

Whenever Genting was mentioned, everyone would think of casino. During the weekend I finally get to walk into that place for the first time. The First World hotel lobby reminds me of some eastern european theme. After a while I get to visit the casino. Nothing impressive, as I have been to Macau and entered one of the casino there. Compared with this one, the Genting casino is smaller. Very much smaller. Everything got electronic. The jackpot just doesn't let you pull levers anymore. All pressing button and you will be at the mercy of the computer program. The good thing I like it is the free drink. For the drink I made an effort to enter the casino for two more times. :D

Most unlucky to drink contaminated water.... not just any contaminated water

Heard from the news, a murder commited and the corpse got dumped into the water tank. Looks like the victims are all the residents who uses the water. You never know the water being used to washed up or cooking were being soaked with the corpse. That would be super duper bad luck.

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4845984

Company trip

It is trip time! Will be going on a trip with company. Hopefully it is not as bad since I don't know most people. Heck I survived Friday 13th and all other bad fridays and weekdays I should be able to survive the weekend. Right now my tummy seems to disagree. Better settle the disagreement before moving off. :D

hightest watched programme? not expected.

Read on TODAY newspaper that the programme on the election has the highest viewer on 5 of their channels. There is only one TV station and with all the 5 channels showing the same programme it would of course be the highest. Why do they even need to put up an article on that? Everyone knows it when that the remaining channels doesn't show any proper shows. Basically there is nothing to watch unless you have cable TV. People watch it because that is the only place to get on track on election. Once all the results are out people off their sets even when the mumbo jumbo talks still going on. It was 3am so who needs to hear more when it is already result final?

Mumble grumble after election

Election is over but the aftermath grumbles are still on going. Most are disappointed why many of the almost losing wards managed to avoid defeat by the slight percentage of votes. Many feel that they should lose to the oppositions as the current MPs, usually the heavyweight ministers is to be blamed. Also most would think that the GRC should go. GRC will always be interpreted as a fortress to protect a newbie within some veteran MPs or even ministers. The lost of one GRC this time kind of signal GRC is not working, when the people within it are doing everything wrong. However, until more GRC topples over to the oppositions, they will be here to stay and to maintain the bigger number of seats in parliment.

election ended with a bang

The Singapore politics scene ends with a bang for everyone with the election ended. The usual PAP won. Everyone expect them to still be the government but perhaps a weakened one since the oppositions brought in many serious issues which was created by the PAP. While the GRC system was intended by the PAP to have teams of MPs which included minority race, many viewed it as a protecting system against opposition contest. All these changed when the Worker's Party with its 'A' team won a GRC. However the unexpected, in a sense expected the opposition stronghold lost. Potong Pasir was lost to PAP by a close hundred votes. It was Mr Chiam's mistake to put his wife in charge, in my opnion. And I would expect half the voters there wanted the PAP carrot and long for the return of abalone porridge. While most hard fought area all lost by the oppositions, the PAP votes all went down. Most PAP voters probably still wanted the PAP carrots despite whatever candidates being fielded. From the results, PAP now have a chance to buck up or they will fail more for the next election.

HMV selling Ending on a High Note

Found the A-Ha Ending on a High Note disc selling at HMV. It is good that they are selling it but they still not selling their Foot of the Mountain album. Guess I will have to buy from Internet.

rallies are loud

Election rally have been kind of like festive. The parties set up booth to sell their stuff, like key chain and flags. Most are affordable. Unlike what you see on photos of the good old days of rallies, the rallies of today are bright and loud. The spot lights shines onto the stage while the gigantic speakers blast at the surroundings. Knowing that loud is power, the speakers even raise their voices. Somehow it is a national issue but I feel grouchy, knowing that my area do not need to vote. Hopefully it would be different next round.

Superman do not need citizenship

Superman renounce his US citizenship? Using his citizenship to boost sales will not be a great as a battle to death. If you have Captain America renounce his citizenship then it would be hot topic. Superman is after all an alien from Krypton. If you put it as Clark Kent renounce his citizenship then it would sound different. Superman have all the while battle evil all over the world as well in outer space. That is what the Justice League does. So how is this news? After a few months he would take back his citizenship again. As usual these comic people just can't get better ideas.

http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/34563

money is everything for SETI

Money isn't everything, money is everything... sometimes. At least the SETI people are needing to money as their funds are used up and they have to shut down their equipments. SETI tries to look for possible alien signals and with all these tools down, any potiential signals will be missed. Hopefully someone get to provide the much needed funds and get the stuff going eles all these hard works will be for nothing.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110426/sc_space/etholdpleasesetihaltsaliensearchduetocutbacks

crunches doesn't gives you a flat tummy!

Doing crunches doesn't gives you a flat tummy as this yahoo article says. Most of us grew up with the impression that crunches or even sit ups will flatten you tummy, or even gives you six packs! Now the article mentions that it will harm your spine! Woah! So if you have been doing that it is time to do something else. The best way to flatten a tummy is to eat less, run more. At least it will control.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/want-flat-abs-4-reasons-to-stop-doing-crunches-2478751/