欢迎你来到我居住的地方

如果你见到百货市场外有一位中年妇女在向购完物后的人们讨优惠券，那你可以同情她一下，把身上所有的钱都给她。她好可怜，带着一条挺大的金链，和几只金戒子，却仍然觉得不够，还要向人伸手讨优惠券，来减低购物的费用。金子是不能填饱肚子的，真是可怜的人。

以脚踏车代步的朋友，你们来到我的地方是有福的。每个地铁站，都有新加坡快捷交通有限公司所特设脚踏车站。车站可以停上百多辆，不，稍稍靠拢一下，一千辆我看也不成问题。

退了休的朋友。等一下，应该是，到达退休年龄的朋友。你们应该有新加坡快捷交通有限公司的特惠卡吧？特惠卡有种魔法，就是在繁忙时间使用时，它会使您变年青。也就是说，没有优待咯，您必需偿付年青人的车费。真是一张非常有用的公共交通魔法优待卡。不过，您也不要投诉了，新加坡地铁除了提供一流的服务外，您在路上不也有享受了那些耗资巨大的彩色广告栏吗？

来到这里要找同乡的朋友，让我在新加坡认识很久的朋友为你介绍这里的百国相吧。欧美的多在荷兰村一带，这很多人都知道，不必说了。盛名本地的小印度，就算不提，你只要一经过，立刻就会晓得。新加坡也有唐人街，不过最近好像搬到芽笼去了，你若有机会到那一带走走，就明白了。喜欢泰国风情的人，不仿到美芝路黄金大厦一游，那里的‘奶’吧，根据朋友的说法，与真的不遑多让哦。除此之外，菲律宾团能在乌节找到，而越南帮则在如切。

你若有新发现，欢迎指教。

Maxi-Cash, when Singapore middle class goes to pawnshop

This ads is make me want to remove my Rolex and exchange it for a X-box 360. Seriously. But alas, I dun have such an pricey watch, nor any chain made of gold. I pawned them away 10 years ago.

Pawnshop nowadays high class liao. My mind still has pictures of woman who tries to cover her face with a scarf(scarf is cheap then), and a over sized sun-glass. Looking left-right to ensure nobody is following them. Even coming near to any pawnshop is sia-shui, mum told me.

Never mind what the older generation believes, to sell gold and jewelery during 'good' time is a proper trade. It proves that as a man, you can pick-it-up, lay-it-down. And provides your family the best is more important than yourself looking your best.

So, now you can visit the pawnshop with your family. Tell your kids that this is not a shameful thing to do. Tell them it's ok to trade that expensive jade bracelet for a PS3.

Introduce Cantonese song - Wall-E Hong Kong, 七百年后, Eason Chan

 I Love the lyric. One of the best I came across. Check out 林若宁.

七百年后

作曲：柳重言 作词：林若宁
编曲：柳重言 监制：柳重言/DavyChan/CY/陈奕迅

你那太空舱 能够发出金色的光
我废置一方 抬头便会为你守望
一天天催迫生活在现代化
缤纷星空抛低我寄存繁荣垃圾岗
多得你原谅我肮脏

送你破黑胶 廉价发出歌声依稀
送你破灯泡 便宜地照亮你天地
一箱卡式带一直没落仍能回味
那套旧文艺戏
生生不息的凄美爱情逾越物质跨过世纪

文明能压碎 情怀不衰
无论枯乾山水
旧时年月投入垃圾里
你我一起同居
仍然能送你 儿时玩具
老地方抱著一起安睡
七百年 潮流里
瞬息过去 / 建筑统统破碎

弃置那棵花 容我带它的根归家
送你这棵花 来怀念已逝去初夏
漆黑的星体花叶树木无从留下
你会在流泪吗
花开的沙丘滋养我们贫穷地方优美似画

天天进化热潮已记不起
用霓虹去建设欢喜
虽则你我被每粒星唾弃
我们贫乏却去到今昔

文明能压碎 情怀不衰
无论枯乾山水
旧时年月投入垃圾里
你我一起同居
仍然能送你 儿时玩具
老地方抱著一起安睡
七百年 随年岁
记忆老去
仍然有你的忠心~爱侣

Ghost of Michael Jackson on Ice Cliff

A remarkable coincidence of nature craft into a sad face pouring icy tears into our cold world. Is that not an apparition of Michael Jackson greeting us?

Pictured: Haunting face crying a river of tears as glacier melts into the sea.

生命密码

我最近发现了自己的一个小缺点。

我不能开倒车，也不能向后步行。我不能一手握住架驶盘，然后头往后转，一面看着后面的路，一面往后的架车。我更不能在看不到后面的路的时候，倒退着走。既使我最相信的人，在我背后看风，我还是不能倒退着走。我记得有一个死亡游戏，就是在两个人背后的十～二十步之间，插上一把刀，刃朝上，柄埋在土里。然后两个人一起往后退，在不能偷看的情况下，走到刀插在地上处，一起往后躺下。半途放弃、太远躺下的都算输，比尔罗斯轮盘，还要来得刺激。这个游戏，我非输不可。因为我半步也走不了。

不能开倒车的毛病，我起先以为每个正常人都是这样的。我以为那不是一种毛病，而是一种人的特点。

我研究了一段时间，发现了人有许多特点。有看得到，有些看不到。有些每个人都有，有些只有一部份人有。有些会遗传，有些只在一代出现。有些会令人感到烦恼，有些反而会让人觉得是一种天赋。更有些是我到现在还不大敢相信的，民族所拥有的。

我尝试举几个我所知到的例子。

你知道人几时开始走路、说话、长牙齿，还有长头发都是跟父母一样的吗？赞不赞成口技、手技能由爸爸和妈妈那边遗传下来呢？比如说妈妈在怀孕时就是一个很会画面的，孩子出生后就对画面特别有心得。妈妈能弹琴，孩子也学得快。爸爸卷舌，儿子也能。我对这一类生命密码最感觉到奇妙了。

我的左脚近踝处在十多岁时长了一块不硬不软的骨，伸直脚时，明显的凸出，用手指按上去会颇为有趣。我起初蛮在意的，以为那是缺席，曾经用了不少方式想把它消除。后来因为它不痛不痒，就由它去了。不久后，在无意间发现妈妈也在同样的地方，长了同样的一块骨。弟弟也有。现在我的大儿子左脚近踝处也隐隐有块状凸处，令我颇为称奇。

刚刚结婚时，我们想养一条狗，熟悉养狗的朋友对我们谈到选择人类最好的朋友时，应该留意观察它们的父母，如果不甚满意，就不要选它们生下的小狗。小狗会跟它们的爸爸或妈妈，几乎是一样的。曾经为此翻阅了不少资料，想要推翻朋友这一套‘狗’的优生学。图劳不在话下。

龙生龙，凤生风，老鼠生的孩子会打洞。

我想你也知道，父母卷发，孩子就会卷发。其他的我们以后再讲。

A Collection of Chinese Antithetical Couplet which Describe Human Rest Room

This is for those who enjoy higher Chinese poem, idiom etc like me.

上:天下英雄豪杰到此俯首称臣。
下：世间贞烈女子进来宽衣解裙
横批：天地正气


上:脚踏黄河两岸手拿机密文件
下:前面机枪扫射后面炮火连天
横批:爽


上：大开方便之门
下：解决后股之忧
横批：众屎之地


上：有小便，宜
下：得大解，脱
横批：鞠躬尽瘁


上：畅通上下
下：雅集东西
横批：新陈代谢


上：来前百步紧
下：出后一身松
横批：愉悦身心


上：静坐觅诗句
下：放松听清泉
横批：清静世界


上：最适低吟浅唱
下：不宜滥炸狂轰
横批：讲究卫生


上：小坐片刻，便会放松意念
下：清闲一会，即成造化神仙
横批：此即桃源

Source

What is Chinese Antithetical Couplet? - link

Stunning spray painting created by Scott Mercer

Scott Mercer is a street artist who specializes in spray painting. Watching his seemingly chaotic spray action transform into a stunning art piece is intriguing. You just refuse to stop guessing what he will creates and take your eyes off his work.

Another one - link

A Chart of Nuclear Explosions since 1945

A self explanatory chart of nuclear explosion around the World since 1945. Color annotated nation, circumference annotated the magnitude of the explosion.

Nuclear Explosion since 1945 Click on the link for a larger version.

Map Caption of Religious distribution in the World

Although I am a bit skeptic about this map, but here you are, this is the most detail one I came across. If you have a better one, please point me to it in the comment.

Modern Distribution of World Religions

Flickr detail diagram of D-day over Normandy

This is a diagram of D-day over Normandy. It includes code name of every deployment; how many ships, troops, and planes were deployed; and how many bunkers were guarding the beach of Normandy. This sure helps when you are watching Band of Brothers.

Flickr picture of D-day over Normandy. Click for clearly look.

The best person to get married to is money

Taro Aso(麻生太郎), Prime Minister of Japan suggested to his country men and women not to get married if they are poor. Although he didn't said what constitute poor, but his advise is sound. There are also tons of reason that you might consider not to get married, like

 - You want to destroy humanity in a 100 years
 - You dislike your gahmen and foresee that they will not change in the near future
 - Your career is unstable
 - Your parent is poor(means they have to work at old age and cannot help to take care your children)
 - You are not very well education. Gene is very important, we got to breed elite

Other than the above reason, you might also consider staying single if, your workplace is too far from home; your work is stressful; you want to save your money for yourself. Etc, etc.

I think you can find more excuses reason not to get married than I can tell you

Maps of 7 deadly sins in US

Here is a map which shows one of the 7 deadly sins - Envy in US, and click for the maps of all 7 deadly sins. Reported by Wired. Interestingly, Only 2 of the deadly sins become crime. The rest, we just let them grow.

Maps of 7 deadly sins - Scienceblogs