Club 30's "Kill The Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 40th Edition
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anway, that phone I got in USA....went kaput on me again.
So no choice, I will have to junk it.
I checked with the mobile phone shop, and they tell me I can simply donate it and see how others can salvage it for charity.
I dont mind doing that, but todays library was closed and thus I cannot access their donation bin.
anyway, bought it home, going to put it into the box along with the unused ear piece and donate it. i only bought it on april 1.
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what phone did you buy ? .... no warranty ?
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talking about nursery rhymes.. some have a very supposed dark origin...
ring a ring of roses
a pocket full of posies
atish'oo atish'oo
we all fall down
was supposedly about the Black Plague but really isn't...
however..
Mary Mary quite contrary
how does your garden grow?
with silver bells
and cockle shells
and pretty maids all in a row
Mary Mary.. Bloody Mary Tudor.. and her garden grew with the graves of protestant martyrs...
silver bells and cockle shells were instruments of torture... and maids were actually 'maidens' which was the name of an instrument to behead people... -
but then, alot of elders tell me that i am lucky in an unfortunate way, because accounting got a better job prospect than mass comm.Originally posted by av98m:WTF
*presses laugh button*
but damn, i had always dreamt of being a MTV VJ but not good looking enough.
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Japanese cabinet minster hangs himself
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/278816/1/.html
I really wish some of our ministers, mps, and yes, durai, will follow his example.
The commiting suicide part, I mean. -
warranty dont cover the phone going thru a cycle in the washing machine.Originally posted by Fatum:what phone did you buy ? .... no warranty ? 
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the dude was in the midst of a scandal..
here, the asswipes legitimised paying themselves, literally bribing themselves so that they will 'not be corrupt'.. you think there'll ever be a scandal?
*durai excepted*Originally posted by av98m:Japanese cabinet minster hangs himself
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/278816/1/.html
I really wish some of our ministers, mps, and yes, durai, will follow his example.
The commiting suicide part, I mean. -
I know there was something sinister.....so i never tell them to my neice.Originally posted by the Bear:talking about nursery rhymes.. some have a very supposed dark origin...
ring a ring of roses
a pocket full of posies
atish'oo atish'oo
we all fall down
was supposedly about the Black Plague but really isn't...
however..
Mary Mary quite contrary
how does your garden grow?
with silver bells
and cockle shells
and pretty maids all in a row
Mary Mary.. Bloody Mary Tudor.. and her garden grew with the graves of protestant martyrs...
silver bells and cockle shells were instruments of torture... and maids were actually 'maidens' which was the name of an instrument to behead people...
best i can do was: hickory dickory clock with her. I need more work on memorising nursery rhymes though. -
grades are not everything laaaaa.Originally posted by stellazio:i don't mean those that are so smart academically but lack in common sense.
but soemtimes i think that its better that u struggle during ur childhood years till 20+, do reasonably well in ur studies, and get that cert that will enable u to live comfortably for the rest of ur life.
cause i have quite a few friends from pri sch that had too much freedom that they neglected their studies, and i think they might find the going tough in the future.
i think in the parents view that is more impt. actually i share the same view also. just that i'm too lazy to study hard.
i know soooo many pple who got good grades in sch, got nice decent job. when u ask them 'how r things?' their reply 'i dun know what i wan'. they are not happy. -
sad but true, the PAP is above the law in Singapore.Originally posted by the Bear:the dude was in the midst of a scandal..
here, the asswipes legitimised paying themselves, literally bribing themselves so that they will 'not be corrupt'.. you think there'll ever be a scandal?
*durai excepted* -
earlier on i read the article on auditors finding major discrepancies in our ministries.
i think its another durai in the making. -
i tried reading that.. apart from 'major discrepencies', there was a lot of nothing to say in the article!Originally posted by stellazio:earlier on i read the article on auditors finding major discrepancies in our ministries.
i think its another durai in the making. -
alright.. noob question..Originally posted by the Bear:talking about nursery rhymes.. some have a very supposed dark origin...
ring a ring of roses
a pocket full of posies
atish'oo atish'oo
we all fall down
was supposedly about the Black Plague but really isn't...
however..
Mary Mary quite contrary
how does your garden grow?
with silver bells
and cockle shells
and pretty maids all in a row
Mary Mary.. Bloody Mary Tudor.. and her garden grew with the graves of protestant martyrs...
silver bells and cockle shells were instruments of torture... and maids were actually 'maidens' which was the name of an instrument to behead people...
how did u guys know which nursery rhymes are those with dark origins and which are not? -
I'm still amazed that I can beat the crap out of someone in public and that the police will have no power to arrest me (unless of course I kill or decapitate the bugger)
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We all have different levels of competitiveness in different areas. For some, it's in sports; for others like me who can't run to save our lives, it could be our studies! I was too lazy to be excellent in my studies though so I would just select a few subjects and tell myself to do as well as I can in those, and that's it. I can, for instance, score Distinction in the subject I've set my sights on, and then score a 'D' for my weaker subjects!
All said, grades really aren't the be-all and end-all. See, I take it as a game. I can't compete in sports, so I compete in one or two subjects. Doesn't make me intelligent just cause I scored Distinctions - just means I've spotted the right exam questions! -
I just want to know how much money EDB lost in the UNSW ventureOriginally posted by the Bear:i tried reading that.. apart from 'major discrepencies', there was a lot of nothing to say in the article! -
me? part of my brain full of immaterial and useless information
how i know about it, i've forgotten
Originally posted by the_don:alright.. noob question..
how did u guys know which nursery rhymes are those with dark origins and which are not? -
[quote]Originally posted by av98m:
Japanese cabinet minster hangs himself
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/278816/1/.html
I really wish some of our ministers, mps, and yes, durai, will follow his example.
The commiting suicide part, I mean. [/quote
at least they got guts unlike our elites and elites charity key holders who sell all their assets b4 declaring bankrupcy -
Oh... that incident as reported in The New Paper? Yeah, I was thinking WT...!!!Originally posted by av98m:I'm still amazed that I can beat the crap out of someone in public and that the police will have no power to arrest me (unless of course I kill or decapitate the bugger) 
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Bear is quite smart and has an unsheltered lifestyle to boot!Originally posted by the_don:alright.. noob question..
how did u guys know which nursery rhymes are those with dark origins and which are not? -
somemore this is not the first caseOriginally posted by Rhonda:Oh... that incident as reported in The New Paper? Yeah, I was thinking WT...!!!
Come to Singapore! You can assault people in public freely!!!The police will do nothing! Even if you push someone onto the railway track you get only 1 year if the person does not die!!!
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nah....probably just a tip of an iceberg. if you really audit all the organisation, we will "lose" more "talents" due to aboveOriginally posted by av98m:I just want to know how much money EDB lost in the UNSW venture -
ahem.. not the UNSW fiasco, but just as bad..
Today – 26 May 2007, p18
EDB lapses revealed
Government audit finds it allocated $105 million without board's approval
IT was the first time that the Economic Development Board (EDB) came under the scrutiny of the Auditor-General — and it did not pass with flying colours.
A report by the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee revealed that the EDB — the Republic's powerful economic agency — had shown lapses in its governance structure and financial operations.
In particular, a sum of $105 million allocated in the EDB's 2005/06 budget was not submitted to the EDB's board for approval, according to the report released on Friday.
The EDB's board had also allowed staff to grant loans and to borrow without reporting back to the board, it charged.
"These matters were of particular concern because this was the first audit of the EDB undertaken by the Auditor-General," said the report, "the audit had given rise to a large number of observations in which the board had not established proper internal control procedures."
The annual report by the committee — made up of MPs including Mr Cedric Foo, Mr Liang Eng Hwa and Ms Josephine Teo — also highlighted the financial irregularities and unfair payment practices of other Government bodies.
For instance, it said that the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) had asked some of its suppliers to change the dates or credit terms on invoices "apparently to conceal late payments".
"Although the cases reported might not be significant in monetary terms, the committee took a very serious view of this issue because it casts doubt on the integrity of the Public Service and the reliability of the Government's financial information," the report said.
It also highlighted that an overseas mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had circumvented the dual control on cheque payments by having cheques pre-signed when its signatories were on home leave to Singapore.
Concerned whether this practice was pervasive, it noted: "Being away from the Ministry headquarters, these missions would have an increased risk of fraudulent payments."
In addition, it also pointed at deficiencies in the land sales procedures of the Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), the developer of the Sentosa Cove residence.
"The instances of deficiencies ... would cause the public to view the land sales as not being transparent, fair and competitive," it said.
The committee was also concerned that the Auditor-General found the certification of the land and buildings by the Ministry of Law to be "inaccurate".
Does this inaccuracy indicate that the reliability of the records has been compromised, it asked?
In reply, the Ministry of Law told the committee that the omission of a land parcel from the certified listing was due to "human error".
Also, the Government land and buildings record had been converted from a spreadsheet system to a new computerised system, hence the likelihood of similar lapses would be "extremely low" in the future.Originally posted by av98m:I just want to know how much money EDB lost in the UNSW venture -
is that why our ministers never takes the public transport? because of this rule??Originally posted by av98m:I'm still amazed that I can beat the crap out of someone in public and that the police will have no power to arrest me (unless of course I kill or decapitate the bugger) -
no no, the law is very different for themOriginally posted by stellazio:is that why our ministers never takes the public transport? because of this rule??