You only have 10 minutes to buy a ticket on the SISTIC website. Did you know this? As in, you only have 10 minutes from the moment the computer system allocates you a seat till the moment your entire purchase process is completed. Which means that if you don’t complete your order process within 10 [...]
Archive for February, 2009
The “10-Minute Rule”
Friday, 27 February, 2009
Finger In Too Many Pies
Monday, 23 February, 2009
For some reason, 2009 has been kinda like a whirlwind which sucked me in the moment I stepped into it. I’ve just come off an incredibly busy three week period. I don’t recall ever being so busy for an entire three week period. Was so tied down with a whole array of things, I didn’t [...]
Compliment or Complement? Angelina or Angeline?
Thursday, 19 February, 2009
More English conundrums: Do you say a person’s voice compliments his style, or complements his style? Which is it? And also…is she Angelina Jolie or Angeline Jolie? Should be “Angelina” right? How come I still see news articles using “Angeline”?
What A (True) Story
Wednesday, 18 February, 2009
Oh dear, this reads like some kind of dramatic-comedy movie script! Problem is that it happened for real. Check out this recent CNA article (here). The story goes like this: This tycoon from China, hit by the economic crisis, decided to “lay off” four his five mistresses and keep only one via some kind of [...]
World Heritage Site In Singapore? Nah.
Tuesday, 17 February, 2009
There was an article written by Tan Dawn Wei in the latest Sunday Times which pondered on why Singapore does not have a single Unesco World Heritage site to boast of. The article can be read (here). Apparently, the only other countries in South East Asia who do NOT have a Unesco World Heritage site [...]
Rudy Fernandez Got Robbed
Monday, 16 February, 2009
Anyone who’s followed Slam Dunk contests over the years would know that Rudy Fernandez’s first dunk was DEFINITELY worth more than the meagre 42 points the judges awarded him. (And the commentators had the cheek to say “Yeah, that’s about a 42.” Are you kidding me?!?) Anyway, there was absolutely no way that Dwight Howard’s [...]
Who Are The 10 Most Famous Athletes In The World?
Friday, 13 February, 2009
I was just reading the latest Bill Simmon’s column (here) and came across a paragraph describing Lebron James which I really liked: “At age 24, he’s a cross between ABA Dr. J (unstoppable in the open court, breathtaking in traffic, has the rare ability to galvanize teammates and crowds with one “Wow” play, even handles [...]
Bad Run For Sports
Friday, 13 February, 2009
What’s happening to sports these few weeks? Phelps gets suspended for 3 months, A-Rod admits to using performance-enhancing drugs, Federer loses in the Aussie Open final and cries uncontrollably, Margarito gets his boxing license revoked for one year (for using illegal hand wraps), Brett Favre announces his retirement (yet again) and nobody really buys what [...]
Celebrate Love! Only $238+++!
Wednesday, 11 February, 2009
Have you noticed that the main people who are evangelising the goodness & beauty of Valentine’s Day are the people who have something to sell? I mean, just take a look at the papers or listen to the radio these few days and you’d know what I mean. As Valentine’s Day is slowly approaching, retailers [...]
Someone Needs To Invent This…
Tuesday, 10 February, 2009
I’ve been reading about the new Kindle 2 and how digital e-readers might one day take the place of traditional printed books and stuff…and I suddenly thought of something: Someone really needs to invent an e-reader for music scores. Cos one of the biggest problems for musicians is to have to manually flip the pages [...]
