After her dismal showing in the opening round of the US Women’s Open in California where she carded an 11-over-par 82, Michelle Wie was quoted as saying: “It’s just a very fine line between shooting 69 and shooting what I shot. It’s a couple strokes here, a couple of strokes there.” Wow… a very fine… Read More »
Went to view the last round of fireworks display tonight. As usual, the traffic around the Esplanade was mind boggling. Even the taxi driver refused to go any further than the PNB Financial Center along Macapagal Boulevard. Two teams – from UAE and the host country – showcased their fireworks. The former was another random… Read More »
Went to SM Malls of Asia to watch the World Pyro Olympics this evening. Actually wanted to have dinner at the “mall” but didn’t realise it was still under construction. Had to queue for food at Jollibee on wheels from 6.30pm to 8pm. Frustrating wait. Fortunately, the first fireworks display (by the team from People’s… Read More »
Someone left a message in the forum not too long ago that I should “focus on commenting on more substantive topics like Alpa-S bootlicking of SM in latest twist to SIA saga”. As much as I would like to comment on more substantive topics, you must remember I have very little incentive to do so… Read More »
There are more precise definitions of propaganda around, but I think the above just about sums up the purpose of it. So how can information be managed to your advantage?Take the recent case of the Iranian twins. Before the operation, the “event” was hyped until epic proportions. You could hear news about it almost every… Read More »