There was a great ruler of Macedon who liked eggs roasted in the fire. Every morning, as the emperor stretched his arms on awakening, the bedside guard would call to the hall guard: “All eggs under the grate!” The hall guard passed the words down the corridors and the call would echo to the waiting… Read More »
Below is a conversation I had a few years back with some media friends in Singapore. Friend A: This Wednesday, there’s this new food place called CentreStage – Victor’s Cafe, having its official opening at Marina Square. Free food, music and place to chill. Anyone interested to go? Friend B: Got [photo] shoot lah… Me:… Read More »
On a plumber’s truck: “We repair what your husband fixed.” On the trucks of a local plumbing company in NE Pennsylvania: “Don’t sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.” Pizza shop slogan: “7 days without pizza makes one weak.” Outside a muffler shop: “No appointment necessary. We hear you coming.” In a veterinarian’s waiting room:… Read More »
If you’re not bilingual, get someone to translate this for you.
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“Russia’s big and so is China.”– George W. Bush, G-8 summit, 17 July 2006 “And so, in my State of the — my State of the Union — or state — my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation — I asked Americans to give 4,000 years —… Read More »