Archive for February, 2007

The Departed - Best Picture (Gimme a break)

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

The Departed is a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The announcer wrongly said it is a Japanese film. Wow, how original. I'm sure Martin Scorsese deserved Best ... Read more..

American Idol Trivia No.3

Monday, February 26th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

American Idol contestant Nicholas Pedro is in fact the long lost twin brother of another serial reality TV participant - Rob of Rob and Amber from Survivor, Amazing Race and ... Read more..

American Idol Trivia No.2

Sunday, February 25th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

Chris Sligh, Jordin Sparks and Sabrina Sloan use the same hairdresser. They were delighted to find that they all look good in the same hairstyle when they came upon an ... Read more..

American Idol Trivia No.1

Saturday, February 24th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

American Idol contestant Rudy Cardenas who got voted off yesterday is returning to his part-time gig playing The Count on Sesame Street. Rudy who counts Freddie Mercury, Marc Anthony and ... Read more..

American Idol top 12 girls

Friday, February 23rd, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

These four girls are the outstanding performers last night. The second and third girls, Sabrina Sloan and Melinda Doolittle are professional singers and it shows. Overall, the girls are millions ... Read more..

American Idol top 12 guys

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

Did they suck or did they suck. All were impressive at the auditions but their debut on the main show really disappointed. As usual, Simon was spot on in not ... Read more..

A day at the museum

Monday, February 19th, 2007 Posted in Odds And Ends | No Comments »

The National Museum was upgraded recently with a new wing extension behind the original colonial style building. I must say it's a job well done. Although still very small compared ... Read more..

Worst CNY reunion dinner

Sunday, February 18th, 2007 Posted in Odds And Ends | No Comments »

I'm referring to the food. My family had our reunion dinner at Lai Wah Restaurant in Bendemeer Road. What a mistake that turned out to be. You would think that ... Read more..

Who can park on double-yellow lines

Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in Odds And Ends | 3 Comments »

SBS traffic wardens that's who. Regular folks who park their vehicles on double-yellow lines get fined. SBS traffic wardens can not only park their motorbikes on double-yellow lines, they can ... Read more..

Police skipping Singapore

Thursday, February 15th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

The Police - the band - not the Home Team are having their 30th Anniversary Reunion World Tour and of course, they are going to skip Singapore. From late-August until ... Read more..

Remember Shankar Aiyar - convicted rapist?

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in News | 2 Comments »

Former Channel News Asia newscaster, Shankar Aiyar who was convicted on molest charges in 2004, is hosting a programme called "Face The Nation" for CNN India and doing well, ... Read more..

Long queue doesn’t mean it’s good

Monday, February 12th, 2007 Posted in Odds And Ends | No Comments »

This shop got the vote for the best tasting bak kwa in a recent newspaper report but look at the queue - barely 30 people as compared to favourites Lim ... Read more..

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