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Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand
Mahathir said that "Singapore believes that the most important thing is what profits Singapore" in an interview with Thai TV. Oh well, I guess Malaysia doesn't believe that the most important thing is what profits Malaysia and Thailand doesn't believe that the most important thing is what profits Thailand. That must be why Thailand shot itself in the foot twice with the currency controls and the foreign ownership rules and managed to chop their stock market performance down for 2006.

And that explains why Malaysia nd Thailand is doing so much better than Singapore economically.

ASEAN cup
So if Singapore beats Thailand tonight, I guess the Thais will claim that we eavesdropped on their strategy through their handphones. And if we lose... well we lose. :-)

Crazy Horses iGallop
So Crazy Horse is closing down. They've extended the show by another 4 days. But they're closing. When they go, we can just put 7 iGallops on stage and feature naked women riding on them. On Wed, it would be amateur women's night. On Thursday, it will be men's night. And on Friday, the foreign brides agencies can put on their best girls to see if they can get a husband.

T.T. Durai first thought he could talk his way out of the SPH suit, but after two days, he realised that he was bing forced to tell more than he wanted, and nothing he say would make him look good. So realising his lost cause, he threw in the towel and dropped his suit against SPH.

Subsequently, this week the New NKF sued him and after the opening statement by the opposing counsel, he realised that as the case dragged on, he was going to be dragged through the mud. Wisely, he decided to save his name and concede.

In two or three months time, he will face criminal proceedings. It is also likely that after hearing the opening statement by the prosecution, he will decide to cut his losses and plead guilty.

Which means that he will never have to answer personally the questions that is on everyone's mind.

The only way to make him speak is if the remaining respondents in the current case, decide to call him as a hostile witness...

Then we will hear from the horse's mouth.

T.T. Durai concedes "no case" after 2 days of trial (ST Jan 10). Previously he had dropped his suit against SPH after just 2 days. I guess "T. T." stands for "two-day trial".

However his other co-defendents are fighting on. I guess their defence now is, "it's Durai's fault!"

The hearing for damages will be in 12 months. 12 months! Why so long! Because lawyers charge by the hour.

Also, this has turned out to be almost an all Indian affair - Durai, Shanmugam, and Judicial Commissioner, Sundaresh Menon. Just an interesting note.

AppleTV and Apple iPhone has been unveiled (ST Jan 10)! Now you can watch all those YouTube clips on a full screen TV!... why would I wanna do that?

Thailand continues to show why the Military cannot run a country (ST Jan 10). After announcing that foreign share of ownership cannot exceed 50%, the Finance Minister goes on to say that of the 2,400 foreign businesses, only about 1,300 will be affected. Right. More than half. Only.

Then they promise to listen to businesses and will adjust. Next time, listen first. That foot in your mouth? Leave it there. It will remind you not to talk first. As if the lesson from the currency control fiasco was not learnt at all.

A whale destroyed a small trimaran (named "loose goose") off New Zealand, but the sailor said the whale apologised (ST Jan 10). I guess that makes it okay then.

Pfizer, the drug company that makes the drug that keeps your hotdog big, is now selling a drug that will help your dog get small (ST Jan 7). Right. While bird flu still dogs us, AIDS, Diabetes, Kidney failure, not to mention hunger, malnutrition still hounds the human race, in the midst of all this human misery, someone decides that it is worthwhile to make a diet drug for dogs. It will cost US$1 to US$2 a day.

Excuse me. You have a fat dog? Stop feeding it. Feed it less. What's it gonna do? Fix its own supper? Open the fridge take out the steak and cook it? Get the dog food from the kitchen cabinet, work the electric can-opener and eat? Or wait til you're asleep and chew on your toes?

The new drug shouldn't be taken by humans. It may cause nausea, headache, abdominal pain, or other side effects. My guess is... they worked on a drug for humans, couldn't counter the side effects, so are selling it for dogs. Hope they don't suffer the side effects.

Headline, Jan 6, 2007: Singapore win world Optimist title

No. It doesn't mean what you think it means unless you know that in the context of sailing, an Optimist is a class of sailboat.

Jan 6, 2007
Osim belts recalled: 2 caught fire

LIFESTLYE products company Osim is recalling 3,000 units of a new electric slimming belt, after two caught fire while being charged.

The company said the lithium-ion batteries in its new uZap Minis could have overheated while charging and caught fire.

No injuries have been reported. The company yesterday advised customers to stop charging and using the belt, which retails at $148.

Sales of the belt have been halted.



Man: Honey, that uZap mini I bought for you? You have to stop using it.

Woman: Why? It's great! I can feel it burning the fat off my tummy.

Man: That's the problem, Honey. Remember last night when you were using it and I thought I smelled burning flesh?

Woman: Well, yeah. It hurt, but like you said, no pain, no gain.