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[Singapore] - Another case of road rage... fortunately no physical violence, just vulgarities and unpleasantness... moral of the story, be sure you have an in-car camera operational at all times.
http://redwiretimes.com/singapore-in-brief/reckless-video-driver-tails-and-verbally-abuses-daddy-and-daughter-over-lane-cutting-incident/ -
Turkey strikes ISIS targets in retaliation for Istanbul attack
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LAHORE — A 15-year-old Pakistani boy cut off his own hand believing he had committed blasphemy, only to be celebrated by his parents and neighbours for the act, police told AFP today (Jan 15).
Local police chief Nausher Ahmed described how an imam told a gathering at a village mosque that those who love the Prophet Mohammad always say their prayers, then asked who among the crowd had stopped praying.
Mr Mohammad Anwar, 15, raised his hand by mistake after apparently mishearing the question.
The crowd swiftly accused him of blasphemy so he went to his house and cut off the hand he had raised, put it on a plate, and presented it to the cleric, the police chief said.
The incident took place at a village in Hujra Shah Muqeem district, some 125 kilometres south of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, about four days ago, according to the policeman.
Mr Ahmed said that he has seen a video in which the boy is greeted by villagers in the street as his parents proclaim their pride.
No complaint has been made, he said, so no police report has been filed and there will be no investigation.Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Pakistan, an Islamic republic of some 200 million, where even unproven allegations frequently stir mob violence and lynchings.
Critics including European governments say the country’s blasphemy laws are often misused to settle personal scores.
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The following compilation of 2015 Star Wars related commercials illustrate what a powerful cultural phenomenon Star Wars is (rivaled only by Star Trek, as far as the Sci-fi genre is concerned).
In Singapore, Ip Man 3 almost immediately beat Star Wars 7 in local box office movie rankings. A couple of discussions on the Straits Times (including ST journalist John Lui, and a couple of forum letters written in) had their own theories on why this was so (eg. 1 letter claimed that many in the audience kept texting on their phone during Star Wars, but was glued to the screen during Ip Man, proves that Ip Man is a better movie than Star Wars), but all of them are rather off the mark. Let me explain.
Star Wars as a cultural phenomenon (see YouTube video below) far surpasses Ip Man, essentially because (ie. the deeper reason for the attractiveness of Star Wars, is actually that) "The Force" is a psychically and spiritually seductive concept (which has some basis in reality if you understand spirituality, but that's a topic for another discussion altogether). Star Wars as a common interest brings together far more people across cultures and countries, rivaled only by Star Trek (Star Wars vs Star Trek, another interesting discussion for another time), than Ip Man ever could.
However, martial arts exemplify personal skill, which is the deeper reason for the attractiveness of martial arts movies : you respect and admire the high-level skills displayed by the martial artists, most notably (arguably most successfully) exemplified by Donnie Yen, including in his Ip Man movies.
This is the real reason why the audience was glued to the screen during the Ip Man movies, because the martial arts displayed represented and are consequential of, real and admirable (martial art) skills.
Such skilled martial arts scenes were in contrast, missing in the Star Wars movies (which hopefully might change in the upcoming Star Wars movie starring Donnie Yen*), which is why the audience wasn't as glued to the screen in Star Wars movies, choosing instead, to text or tweet their thoughts on the Star Wars content during the screening.
So it's not that Ip Man is better than Star Wars, it's that the martial arts in Ip Man is better than Star Wars. In terms of cultural impact, Star Wars still wins. Overall, they're both great movies, and I love them equally and uniquely, for their unique strengths and impact on human culture.
(*Incidentally, Donnie Yen himself will be acting in the upcoming Star Wars spin-off : Rogue One, so there. Who says we can't have the best of both worlds? *grin*)
The Best Star Wars Commercials 2015
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Damn, some of these games are worth buying a new gaming PC for.
Top 40 NEW PC Games Of 2016
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[Movies] - Literature as an O & A level subject would be far more interesting if it involved watching and analyzing such movies.
10 Movies You Need To Watch Twice To Understand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOZ3yPhvnMMovies With Hidden Details In First & Final Scenes
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Final dance scenes from all Step Up movies.
Step Up 1 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F44VQEpQpsStep Up 2 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqGrlySrTEStep Up 3 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNQe0hlGs0Step Up : Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxNN8ptE90Step Up All In :
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Final dance scenes from all Step Up movies.
Step Up 1 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F44VQEpQpsStep Up 2 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqGrlySrTEStep Up 3 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNQe0hlGs0Step Up : Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxNN8ptE90Step Up All In :
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[Short Film] - A taxi driver picks up a female passenger
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Of course, these atrocities pale in comparison to the Japanese Unit 731 tortures of WW II, but then again, (with the exception of #1, a German wannabe Unit 731 doc) these are all civilian doctors that their victims trusted to put their lives into their hands.
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American presidential election poster :
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[Martial Arts] - This is probably the most professional-looking non-professional (ie. amateur) Ip Man martial arts video on YouTube.
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Here is one critical aspect in which Singapore > USA. Effective governance (Obama's can never beat the gridlock with the Republicans over gun control laws) in Singapore enabling strict gun controls.
In a case of road rage, a 32 yr old American woman fired her gun several times at a 19 yr old China female University student, killing her.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-woman-deadly-arizona-road-rage-shooting-230639659.html
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In case you heard this version of the Jason Bourne theme, but can't find it on the original movie soundtracks, it's because it's a cover version performed by ThePianoGuys.
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In case you're looking for the song "Low" from the soundtrack of "Step Up 2", here it is by Flo Rida :
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9 out of 10 of RJC's 2015 pioneer batch of 'O' level students did very badly for their 2015 'O' levels, kena kicked out of RJC.
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Hong Kong bookseller abducted by China security agents while in Thailand, reads out a tearful forced confession on China national TV.
[Video] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxxY73pY6QE
[News report] - https://sg.news.yahoo.com/missing-hong-kong-bookseller-paraded-china-state-television-170011438.html
