My poor ah boy. We found that he has some fluid inside his left ear, so have to bring him to the vet today. Turns out to be a blood clot and need to drain it out and have it bandage. Like human, old dog got a lot of problems. Feel so sad for him. Nowadays he look so moody all the time, sleeps the whole day. Furthermore, he is becoming a bit senile and blind. Feel so sad for him.

Melissa Theuriau

Lucky French. I believe the men there dun mind watching the news all day as long as it's reported by her.

Taipei Again

Been back from Taipei for almost a week. Yeh, I know... Went there last year. This trip is some short of a make-up trip for all the things that I did not visit the last time, namely 九份. Although I did visit the place as well as the Lover's Bridge in 淡水 this time round, I still failed to visit other places like Miramir Ferris Wheel, Taipei 小巨蛋, 庙口老街 @ 基窿 and the Toilet(马桶) Restaurant (more like can't find the place for this one). Nevertheless, it is an enjoyable trip, a break away from the depressing Singapore life. We even met up with my ex-colleague and friend, Alan, who is working in Taipei, giving us a very good insight of the life and culture in Taipei.

It could have ended badly. Weather reports shows that it will be raining during the days while we were there. On the day of departure, both my father and father-in-law came to send us off. We chatted and overlook the time, almost missing our flight. We have to dash to the departure gate when I realise that the gate is closing. :p And when we arrived, the journey from the airport to the hotel is jam all the way. The traffic jam is bad that Angie started to have a very bad headache. And if it wasn't bad enough, when we reach the hotel, the receptionist told us that we are at the wrong hotel. Can you believe that, same name but different location. Both are named 万事达旅店 but one is call Wonstar while the other is Onestar. -_-" Luckily the hotel is not too far away. So the both of us have to drag our luggage in the drizzle, searching our way to the hotel. When we finally arrive at our hotel and got into our room, we realise that it does not have a bathtub. Just a shower room. :( All in all, it was a turbulance day one for us. However, we are not angry or even flare up. We did not let any of these incidents affect us. And the entire ended up on a happy note. All in all, it was a wonderful trip. This is the 3rd year in a row I visited Taipei. Angie says this will be the last time we will not come here for some time. I am planning Macau next. ^_^

Real Life Bat-Man

Unbelievable. Although he lost his sight since young, this boy still can do things as per normal. What's amazing is that he uses echoes to help him find his way around n identify things around him. He is really a human bat. A proof of the triumph of the human spirit. By the way, there is a documentary on him on Arts Central this coming Monday (24 Sept).

A Near Death Experience

I was almost killed in an accident just now. I was on my way home, crossing a zebra crossing. The street is clear before I made my way across. As I was halfway across, a speeding motorcycle came out of nowhere and heading right towards me. I can see the surprise on the face on the rider. At that moment, I was totally stunned and tried to step back to avoid the oncoming vehicle. It got so close that at that point, I thought to myself, "This is it..." Before I knew it, the rider sped past me and sped away. I tried to take down his vehicle number but it was speeding so fast that I was only able to take down the first few numbers, FT 96XX. I was totally left stunned standing there. What really piss me off is that the rider don’t even bother to stop or look back to see if I am ok. Bastard m$*&%f#&ker.

I have a number of similar experiences where I saw drivers do not slow down as they approach a turn where there is a zebra crossing, assuming no one will be there. Most of the time, they will emergency brake when they see the pedestrians at the last minute. But this is the closest I experienced. If it was any closer, I won't be here posting this. This is really a very reckless and inconsiderate behavior from the drivers. They knew there is a zebra crossing there but they just dun bother to slow down. Damn all these reckless drivers.

Apple New iPods

So much for the iPhone. I guess many people who bought the Apple iPhone, not so much for its phone function, but rather its multimedia and WIFI capabilities, will feel cheated after Steve Jobs announce the new iPod yesterday. The new iPod have a striking resemblance to the iPhone. Other than lacking a phone function, all the other functions on the iPhone can be found on the new iPod Touch (seems like starting to run out of i-Names). Other than adding in WIFI and video playback on a larger screen, it still does not have FM radio or voice recording. Furthermore, a check on the local Apple website shows that the new iPod Touch cost a whopping $498 for 8GB! The biggest memory size they got is 16GB. How much stuff you can put it there? And for that price, I rather get the Meizu M6 which by the way is much cheaper, have better sound quality and at least have a FM radio or something that has a bigger memory size. Some may argue that if you want a bigger memory size, you should get the iPod Classic instead. Then why come out with the iPod Touch then? Why made 3 products that lack of something the other two have? Apple sure knows how to con the dough out of people. Anyway, as Apple fans will say, it is a lifestyle as they are paying for.

Oh, Apple also reveals a new iPod Nano and it looks horrible. The Apple design team fails big time for this one. Already people are nicknaming it as FatPod or iFat, according to Mr Brown. Bring back the old slim and slick iPod Nano please.

Real Life Dumb Blonde

Recorded from a Miss Teen USA contest. After listening to her answer to the judge question, i go "HUH???" A true blue dumb blonde. Oh by the way, she is named the 2nd runner-up. Proof that you dun need brains to be a beauty queen. World peace anyone?

Paper Munching Dog.

I bet most of us have read about the news of the “cardboard buns” story. Luckily the news turns out to be made up by the relevant news agency reporter to generate sales and ratings. Well even if the story turns out to be true, I think nobody will be hurt. Best proof is my mischievous dog, Mickey. Every time when he is left alone at home, he will go round biting newspapers, magazines and anything made of paper. We still unable to explain why he likes to chew cardboard so much (maybe it’s the taste?). The most amazing thing is after swallowing so much paper and cardboards, the little bugger show no signs of pain. All the undigested papers end up in his poo. So there you have it, if you happen to eat some cardboard, don’t worry. My dog has proven that you will be fine. Ok, maybe a bit of indigestion. ^_^