Posted on: 22 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
Reuters - Thursday, February 19
BHUBANESWAR, India - An infant boy was married off to his neighbors' dog in eastern India by villagers, who said it will stop the groom from being killed by wild animals, officials and witnesses said on Wednesday.
Around 150 tribespeople performed the ritual recently in a hamlet in the state of Orissa's Jajpur district after the boy, who is under two years old, grew a tooth on his upper gum.
The Munda tribe see such a growth in young children as a bad omen and believe it makes them prone to attacks by tigers and other animals. The tribal god will bless the child and ward off evil spirits after the marriage.
"We performed the marriage because it will overcome any curse that might fall on the child as well on us," the boy's father, Sanarumala Munda, was quoted as saying by a local newspaper.
The groom, Sagula, was carried by his family in a procession to the village temple, where a priest solemnized the marriage between Sagula and his bride, Jyoti, by chanting Sanskrit hymns, a witness said.
The dog belongs to the groom's neighbors and was set free to roam around the area after the ceremony. No dowry was exchanged, the witness said, and the boy will still be able to marry a human bride in the future without filing for divorce.
Indian law does not recognize weddings between people and animals, but the ritual survives in rural and tribal areas of the country.
I have only 3 words for them, "Bizarre AND retarded".
Hands through Pants
Posted on: 18 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
This drunk guy was attempting to wear his pants (as a shirt):
The next time you drink, try not to go to the beach =P
Posted on: 16 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
Dear Child,
I am writing this slow because I know that you can't read fast.
We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within 20 miles from your home so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address, as the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they left so that they wouldn't have to change their address.
The weather isn't too bad here, it only rained twice last week. The first time it rained for three days and the second time for four days.
The coat you wanted me to send you, your Uncle Steve said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
We got another bill from the funeral home. They said if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's grave, up she comes.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were worried because it took him two hours to get me and Shelby out.
Your sister had a baby this morning but I haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know if you're an aunt or an uncle. If the baby is a girl, your sister is going to name it after me, she's going to call it Mom.
Uncle Pete fell in a whiskey vat last week. Some man tried to pull him out but he fought them off and drowned. We had him cremated and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your two friends were in the back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tailgate down.
There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
PS, I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
And since we're on this topic on jokes, I thought I might want to share with you the "Laughter Scale":
Posted on: 15 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
National Service (NS) is the compulsory conscription in Singapore of all male Singaporean citizens who reach the age of 18. They are required to serve a two-year period as Full Time National Servicemen.
The government has also recently announced that "unfit" men will have to go through a vigorous 8-week training (up from the previous 4-weeks). This sure gives me an incentive to make sure I do my pull-ups right...
Anyway. the picture below showcases the financial costs + cost effectiveness of the military's equipment in the US.
Posted on: 14 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
To all who celebrate it - I don't :P
The photo shown below was taken from Flickr. This couple was spotted having a great time in the park. Notice the contrast (not only in skin colour but in the clothings as well. One looks like an aborigine :P)
I'll make it a point to try to do at least 1 post a week. Prelim Exams are just round the corner. After that, we'll have 2 more Prelims before the actual O' Level exam. Basically, I will be largely occupied for the entire year - do check back weekly for articles on my blog :)
Posted on: 08 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
Below is a speech which I drafted when I was in Secondary 2. Information contained in the speech is not necessarily (and most probably) not accurate.
Good morning Ladies & Gentlemen, welcome to the Biannual Singapore Transport Review.
The objective of my speech is to introduce to you the Singapore Transport system in 2 years time (2050). The entire project will be named "trans50".
Firstly, we are already making rapid progress in the construction of the Diamond Line. In other countries, they have the magnetic levitation train system. In Singapore, we believe that we should bring our Mass Rapid Transit network to new levels of innovation. Therefore, we have embarked on a floating train project - one which does not require the use of any guided rails. By it's date of completion, we will be the first country in the world to have a driver-less train to be powered by environmentally friendly alternatives - faeces and other forms of waste matter.
Secondly, our massive bus fleet will be fitted with more chairs for a more comfortable journey. We are in the midst of constructing Quadruple-deck buses which can sit 400 people. Roads will be lined with special bus lanes with state-of-the-art sensors. Again, as a cost cutting measure, drivers will no longer be needed. The savings will be passed on in the form of concessions for commuters who earn less than S$0.50 a month.
Thirdly, our taxi system will be revamped. Singaporeans have been complaining that Singapore has a shortage of taxis, especially during peak hours. To solve this problem, we have decided to increase the number of taxi operators from 5 to 28. This will introduce a total of 6 million new taxis into Singapore to meet everyone's needs - literally.
The last component of our public transport revamp involves the changes in the "EZ-Link" card. All commuters taking the trains, buses or taxis, will be required to have a mini chip implanted into their wrist in a highly painful operation. This chip will be termed as the "VOLTZ chip". When boarding any of the public transports, the VOLTZ machines will automatically deduct the required fare from the balance. As an added feature, the VOLTZ chip will deliver an occasional electric shock to the commuter should the chip balance go below S$0. This marks a much-hyped breakthrough in Infocomm Technology.
To ensure that the use of our public transport remains profitable for the companies, we have stopped the sale of cars in Singapore. The only retailers that are allowed to market cars include HotWheels! and Toys r' Us. Existing car owners will have to pay a weekly road tax of S$500 in hope that they will support our cause to help the environment.
For all of you attending this seminar, you are invited to be our pioneers of the VOLTZ programmes. Proceed this way for surgery please...
Posted on: 04 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
I haven't tried the new Operating System that Microsoft is launching soon. However, from the reviews posted online, it is quite clear that Windows 7 definitely executes itself more cleanly as compared to the bug-plagued Vista. However, it is still a few notches below Tiger OS, despite trying to imitate the design of the distinctive "Apple Dock".
To give us a variety of choices (the same mistake they made in Vista), Microsoft has decided to release 6 different versions of Windows 7 (the main ones):
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Ultimate
In all fairness, Microsoft has tried to fix all the problems that appeared in Vista. This includes over cluttered taskbars (solved by changing Applications on taskbars into Icons only). I believe that IE8 also works significantly faster than IE7. But that's besides the point - I wouldn't want to have trouble with CSS codes on IE. There is a Firefox Add-on which allows the opening of a "Best Viewed in IE" page on a new tab - cool isn't it?
Since we are on the subject of Apple Inc. as well, one guy actually designed a fantasy iPhone 4G (if you can't see the full image, right click - open image in new tab):
That's all for today! Hopefully we have something better coming out in Windows 8 :P
Posted on: 02 February 2009 comment(s) - Drop us a message?
Barack Hussein Obama is the first person of mixed race to attain this office, and that is truly historic. He campaigned on the slogans of "hope" and "change". However, change for the sake of change is not always a good thing. And many of the changes President Obama has in mind fill me with dread.
During his campaign, then-Senator Obama promised Planned Parenthood that his first move in office would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). That wasn't his first move, but it's still on his frightening, pro-abortion agenda. If FOCA becomes law, it will undue any regulation that currently restrains the slaughter of innocent babies via that detestable practice casually referred to as abortion. It will negate parental consent laws, parental notification laws, and even laws restricting the most barbaric form of abortion - partial birth abortion. The president has identified unplanned children as a "punishment" and stated that it is "above [his] pay grade" to determine when life begins. He has no respect for the unborn, as was evident by his refusal to back an Illinois bill that would require medical help for babies who survive an abortion and are born alive.
Obama moved quickly after he was inaugurated to reverse the ban on government-funded abortion overseas. American's tax dollars can now be channelled to export infanticide, and this is just the beginning of Obama's pro-abortion agenda. Abortion rates in the U.S. have slowed in recent years, but for all President Obama's rhetoric about wanting to reduce the number of abortions further, his agenda will inevitably see the number of unborn victims of murder skyrocket.
Obama has published on the new White House website his support for abortion, as well as his support for the homosexual agenda. Yes, he wants to get rid of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and institute other measures that will virtually guarantee that Christians will not be able to follow their moral compass in speaking out about the sin of homosexuality. The slight majority of American voters wanted change. But change comes at a cost. The cost of this change will be unimaginable.
