Fury Decade

I think I am losing it. I seem to be losing control of my temper many a times too often. It may be due to stress? I hate to be a disappointment and I fear that I disappoint.

I fear about losing things, but I lost a lot. I am shutting the doors on myself. I miss my old self. I miss it alot.

The day I became a hero, well close......

Many times as a kid, we have ambitions, Wanna grow up to be a lawyer, wanna grow up to be NASA space astronaut, wanna grow up to join the PAP.

Of course, not many of us are what currently we wanna be as a kid. I know I am not.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a lawyer, cause I liked to argue. I also wanted to be an actor, cause they get cute chicks if they are not gay. I also wanted to be a hero. Be it a policeman,fireman or Superman. I wanted to do good for the society.

I still do.

Well just this one day I had a chance to be a hero, well not exactly, close though.

Thanks to 24Seven. I was invited (well ok ok, I was shameless and begged Kris for me to tag along) to the Central Firestation. The one opposite Funan. The oldest firestation in Singapore.

Bet many of you dint know that the fire station was first built in 1908

Joining the rest of the bloggers (which again I shamelessly follow trying to be one of them.) LTA Foo of SCDF and DART Team member brought us on a exclusive tour of the Central fire station.

 

He explained to us how and what roles SCDF plays in Singapore and what are the equipments they carry around in that Fire engine.

For once instead of standing opposite at Funan looking at it from the outside, I get to see the view from the inside of the firestation.

I also got to see the many equipments that the Fire engine and ambulance carry.

And like my favourite Kamen Riders who goes around on a bike,

So do these guys,

of course if the bikes fail, they also have this,

I also got to wear the helmet which comes with a damn cool visor.

Looks ordinary right, but wait till you see it with the visor down.

It is so way cool, I look like one of the characters from Tomica Rescue Fire

Another close up of the helmet.

Anyway there was more, like seeing how the Fire man did the pole drop among others. If you are interested in visiting the fire station. They have an open house every Saturday morning from 9 -12pm, and we are talking about all the fire station in Singapore. So do go check it out.

I end of this post with like a obligatory babe shot. If only all fire fighters was like this...

Time to end here and go re watch Backdraft.

For more photos on that day visit the Flickr Set

What is a Peeing Tom?

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_496457.html

Straits Times online, please do tell, what is a peeing tom?

WE NEED SUPPORT FOR LOCAL MUSICIANS.....

Read on the new about some K group SHINee coming to Singapore. More than a thousand fans thronged a neighbourhood shopping centre causing some disturbance.

More than a thousand for a group that relies on looks? I mean seriously? It begs me to ask this question which probably would have been asked time and time again.

Why not the same type of support of local music?

I got +65 Indie Underground from Darkholme for X'mas 09. One of the best present I got.

It was a 2 CD album that contains songs from Singapore bands past and present. A must buy album I must say

+65 Indie Underground": a 3-CD set of recordings made in Singapore

Singapore music has indeed come a long way. How many of us would remember bands like Corporate Toil, fronted by Joe Ng (Yes that Joe Ng from Meepok Man) who later went on to front The Padres, Pagans, Opposition Party, Stomping Ground, Humback Oak, Concave Scream, The Crowd, The Oddfellows fronted by Patrick Chng who is another legend in Singapore Music. Also not forgetting the recent acts like West Grand Boulevard, Electrico and Ronin (no more already I know.)

 

The Padres (probably the first line-up)

How many of you know names like Ben Harrison, Suhaimi Subandi, Frightful Francis, Kevin Matthews on top of the fore mentioned Joe Ng and Patrick Chng. I do not know them personally, but I respect them in every way for their work done for the local music scene.

Of course there are the recent new acts like up and coming Amanda Tee, Ling Kai among others who were obviously shadowed by the Suns and Hos and Chuas.

Singapore music has been here for along time, so why are we not getting the support. Observations from trips like Thailand, Indonesia and Japan tells me that locals there strongly support their own music. Places like HMV, Tower Records and the big CD stores thrive on their local music scene. They dedicate one whole floor to selling their local products. In Singapore? I don't even see a corner.

Stereo Kinetic Spiral Dreams was the CD by The Pagans. I still have the Cd stored somewhere safe in my house.

Is there a reason there a reason behind this? I once read in a interview done with a fairly famous singer/songwriter in Singapore. He said something along the lines of Singapore music will never be popular if we keep calling it underground. I beg to differ, the reason why we still use the word underground is because of the lack of support.

Is there something we lack? We still have lots of bands out there who play good music comparable to your Kings of Leon or Paramore. The bottomline is we have got what it takes, we just lack the support of our own country.

So the next time you see a local video on youtube whiile surfing or album at any local stores, take sometime to take a listen to them. 

Meanwhile check out this documentary done in Singapore titled "Radio Station Forgot to Play My Favourite Song" The titled is derived from a song from The Padres.

Part 1

Part 2 

Part 3

Also dont forget to purchase the +65 Indie Underground 3 Cd set. You can get it from here and all good music stores.

I hereby leave you with a classic song from the Padres, November'91

might as well leave you with another.. This is Still from Concave Scream.

Disclaimer : Pictures do not belong to me. They were taken off the +65 Indie Underground facebook group. 

Special thanks to Patrick Chng for the photos uploaded there.

For more information on Singapore music. visit:

http://www.walkonmusic.net

This Picture Cannot be Explained

This picture cannot be explained.. you can try . I can't.

Singapore - The Lion City, 1957, A Video Archive.

Then Singapore was already described as unique. See how much has changed then and now..

See how fast check out was at Changi Airport before the whole terrorist hoo hah.

It was a city founded by Sir Stamford Raffles (See modern Singapore was founded by a FT.)

No Tolerance for Stupid People

I may be anal, but I have absolute zero tolerance for stupid people. Its not really that hard to fall into that category of stupid people.

I am not that smart, so if you were to fall into my category of stupid people, you probably ought to feel really really bad.

Things like, since you already asked someone else, ask me for what? How hard is it to go find out for yourself? Don't ask me what to do when you go, Go find out for yourself ass-hat. Your jokes are so lame it makes Jack Neo look like David Letterman (Which reminds me ever noticed how un-funny people always talk the loudest? (Un-funny, is there even such a word? well there should be)). Heck I am not that funny, so if I don't find you funny, your jokes must be really lame.

Or at least make some sense when you talk and not just blabber out from your mouth...

or brag, oh my god, I swear bragging should be a crime.

I totally shut off from people like that. Waste of my time and effort, and really its not hard to see that I don't like you, unless you are blind (then of course if you are blind, I can forgive you.), you can see it from the way I talk to you and expression.

Sooooo bottomline, if you come talk to me and see that I behave as though you are gonna give me herpes or crabs or anything horrible, leave.

Have a good weekend y'all...

Why Yakult is cooler than Vitagen

There are many reasons why Yakult is cooler than Vitagen. Other than the taste, and the cool sounding L Casei Shirota.

It looks cooler when served in a glass with ice.

They got Ken Watanabe to endorse Yakult.

After a hard days work of shooting with a Canon, Ken Watanabe chills with a bottle of Yakult.

Now this is to me way cooler than this stupid one which we see in Singapore.

Who wants Felicia Chin when we got Ken Watanabe.

If Ken Watanabe needs more sugar, then WE need more sugar.

PS : Yes I have utter distaste for her and any ads that try to pass off as sexy.

I am a man of many hats....

Not too long ago, like last year, 24Seven had a Hat-py party at the SAM museum. It was to quote Eevon

" a congregation of bloggers" who wore hats.

This was what I wore.

Yeap thats me, the fatty with the durian hat.

Needless to say I did not win the Best Hat of the Night contest, for reasons I still do not understand and ask myself everyday.

Infact it was so bad I had to see a psychiatrist for it. It got so bad that even Lucy gave up on me.

Now the damage has been done I went on a quest to find the best hat so that I can show the organisers, they made the wrong choice.

I found even more hats and started trying them on....

Possibly the gayest thing evar put on my head

 

Oh lookie here, I fit in just nice with the monsters from Monsters Inc.

 The fiercest pirate ever... I think besides Johnny Depp, 

I am the best candidate for Pirates of the Carribbean 4. 

I tried to steal his hat, but yes I am afraid of the big bad wolf. 

 

Tried stealing it from this pig, but turns out he was fiercer than the big bad wolf

 

 Aliens on my head.

Marty, We are going BACK TO THE FUTURE..(Cue music soundtrack) 

This is one of my fav... I always wanted to be a Fireman when I was a kid.

Minutes after this photo was taken I was arrested for injuring a fireman and trying to pose as him.

They ran out of jail cell and put me in a dog pound. This was the only cell that could fit me.

During my quest for the perfect hats.. I came across this lady whom I hail as the Queen of Hats.

Medusa is nothing compared to her.