Geek's gadget and toys for the infantile

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Look at this catapult, trebuchet and ballista, infantile and totally worth collecting, this suddenly makes me want to click on the order button. I usually become very weak when tempted with such beautiful toys. (Link)

Other than this, also check out the USB Chiller, ST Phaser, Thinking Putty and more than a dozen geeky stuffs for your Christmas wishlist.

Youtube’s choir of complaints from Europe

Via Singapore blogger Charissa, there is Birmingham, then follow by Helsinki and Hambur, these groups of complainers vent their unhappiness through song and spread messages to the like minded, interesting! (Video)

Russia self made underwater vehicle

Via Make blog and English Russia, they call it personal submarine, another DIY vehicle that intrigues me. The Sub is leg paddle and battery powered, fascinating! (Link)

25 thousands gathered to receive Pope in Turkey

Over 90% of Turkey is Islam, which were very unhappy with remarks Pope Benedict had made regarding Muslim. Whatever it is, he has to face thousands of upset Turkish people, whom demand apologize. (Link)

Few thousand police men and armored car are dispatch to maintain order, or maybe to fire at the Pope?

Have you notice how the photo was taken to look more like a welcoming party?

China QGBS charity site by the beggar sect

The site have recently raise some controversial, some question whether the site is genuine, and some question the charity attribute of the site. Web master of the site claims that they are real. China Authority has not determined whether the site is legal or not. (Link)

Donate? Or else go listen to their nostalgic music.

Advertisement that violate all principle of advertisement

I spotted this behind Yishun MRT, the only part that is readable is a telephone number, which I refrain from calling. Let mystery remains a mystery.

Click on image to enlarge if you are interested.

Sunbath day - Unusual bright sun

This is the worst week I have this year. Why is he still shinning so brightly?

Reuters news on Singapore couples whom exchange sexual partners

They are known as swinger. I am a little surprise at this report, consider many conservative Singaporean wouldn’t even share ice-cream; it is hard to imagine such a club with thousand of members existed.

Excerpt from Reuters,

“In Sydney or Seattle nobody would bat an eyelid, but the couples are part of a thriving underground swinging scene that is an anomaly for a country where oral sex is illegal and Playboy magazine is banned.”

This is a piece of news that TCS, Straits Times, or other Singapore MSM wouldn’t want to propagate.

Read more (Link)

Riddle of the lamp 5 – A World without them

My Chinese word riddle, guess it and email to me.

A World without them

Member of SDP started fasting to protest against PAP

Member of Singapore Democratic Party Mr Yap Keng Ho, online blogger known as Uncle Yap, started a hunger strike last night while he was in jail. In his blog he also speculated SDP web site may have been hacked recently to achieve some political agenda. (Link)

State demolished homes of local minority faith group

The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan sends hundreds of riot police and tear down numerous home of Hare Krishna, minority faith of that region, as President Nazarbayev tries to gain support for his bids to chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. (Link)

Some locals also capture video footage of the event on Youtube.

1000 years old coin about Chirst on Ebay

I suppose someone can authenticate this. If this is genuine, the bids should go up to more than ten times. 10 US dollars is too cheap for a coin like this. (Link)

I will watch it for a while.