Many foreign businessmen and commentators have observed that the word for crisis in Chinese consists of the characters for danger (危) as well as opportunity (机). Their point is that, unlike pessimistic Westerners, the Chinese sees crises as opportunities for improvement. However, the etymology of 危机 does not support this popular wisdom. In most context,… Read More »
Since every Tan, Tan & Tan jostling for power these days seems to be fighting for photo-op riding MRT/bus or saving damsel/enfant terrible in distress, I presume the rest of the minions in Singapore should be concerned about being taken for a ride. So here’s a video dedicated to the privilege few who are the… Read More »
Girl: Honey, can you bring me my orchid purse, it’s on my bed. Guy: Which purse again? Girl: The orchid one, it matches my lavender shirt. Guy: …. Related stuff: 男女之间 Man & Woman, geographically speaking How men and women shower differently
The district councillor in my area sends updates of her work to residents on a regular basis. Below are the sample pages from the 2010-11 Work Report that I received through snail mail today. This kind of report should be mandatory for all MPs in Singapore, otherwise Singaporeans will never know if their MPs are… Read More »
A man flying in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. Reducing altitude, he spotted a man on the ground and descended to shouting range. “Excuse me,” he shouted. “Can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him a half hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The man… Read More »
Do you realise that many of the icons for iPhone apps are in blue, shades of blue or with blue as the dominant colour scheme? Examples: App Store Dropbox Mail Safari MyObservatory EasyTalk Skype PS Express Adobe Ideas Google Citibank HK Discovery RTM Dictionary HSW (How Stuff Works) LinkedIn Plaxo Facebook Twitter Battery Go! Stocks… Read More »