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.