a macho piece.... ulysse nardin

i find the design very macho but just a little over the top....... especially the minute markers for the chronograph counters.... not only those but also the 12 hour marker........ eeekss..... and why is the 5 and 7 o'clock markers larger than the others....????? is there a reason why?

winding crown and chronograph pushers are pretty cool though......

most importantly, i find the dial too busy for my liking....... overall it's a macho and industrial looking design which is lacking abit of refinement.....

OH oh....

oh no.... after more than 24 hours, the JI leader who escaped is still at large......

not bad at all........ to be able to stay out for so long without being caught..... looks like he's quite an elite too..... moreover he is an "overseas scholar"..... he spent time in other countries with like-minded people remember???

let's hope the authorities nap him soon.........

i was queuing up for noodles at lunch time and i could hear murmuringsss....... people were asking how can this happen in singapore..... how did he escape..... hmmmmmm..... signs of disbelief everywhere.......

no matter what, this incident is already a moral victory for JI and other terrorists........ and that is terrible news.....

BIG news..........!!!

dangerous terrorist escapes from detention centre!........... OUCH!

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20080227-51767.html

and still missing at this hour...!!!

how can this happen...?? how did it happen....??

let's hope the authorities tell us more....... i am very curious to know .... how and why.....

i am sure a massive manhunt is underway....... men, dogs.... whatever resources they have, they will deploy....

surely this is embarrassing....... deeply so.....

Hong Kong is so generous....

singapore?

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/331389/1/.html

in HK, due to the bumper budget surplus, tax on wine and beer is abolished immediately....... while corporate and personal taxes are also cut.............

what do singaporeans get in our budget...??? comparatively less....... well our budget surplus is much less.... but dun forget that we were told we would face a budget deficit ... but now we have a surplus..... why cant we expect more.....??

i like what the NY mayor said....

NYC mayor warns tourists against buying fake goods

read about it here......

http://www.asiaone.com/Travel/News/Story/A1Story20080227-51661.html

they shd make it a crime to carry/own/sell/possess/convey/traffick/smuggle fake goods......... i.e. fake watches, fake bags, fake milk powder, fake eggs, counterfeit software, counterfeit currency........ whatever whatever......

haha another zenith monster.........

not contented with what they have created, zenith went the extra mile to present another monster.......... in rose gold!!

i am sure it took lotsa effort to get this to work .... mechanically, it is a watershed timepiece but as something dear to behold and wear..... gosh... NO THANK YOU.......

quite unfortunate......

on the way home yesterday evening, i witnessed a multi vehicle pile-up on the AYE (towards Changi Airport).......... it was about 1730 hrs????

i was on lane 1 (extreme right) and just before the benjamin sheares bridge, traffic came to a COMPLETE STOP........ i always try to anticipate such situations and when i saw the brake lights of cars way ahead lighting up, i slowed down just in case they stop suddenly........ and well IT HAPPENED........ and i had sufficient braking distance.....

however, a few cars behind me did not manage to do that in time....... i heard screechinggggggggggg and BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....... from my mirrors, i could see a black suzuki swift slamming into the centre road divider..... the impact was pretty loud....... but i cant do anything to help but drive on when the traffic was moving again......

i knew it was no fault of mine but i still feel sorry for those drivers affected..........

and guess what, on the way to work this morning, there was this toyota liteace van on the extreme right lane tailgating a subaru WRX wahahahahhaa............ the van was doing 100-110 km/h........ ridiculous..... where is the police when u need them????

STOP IT...!

i cant stand unsolicited calls from individuals and companies wanting to promote credit cards/credit lines/funds transfer/club membership whatever whatever.... i dun wan dun wan dun wan......!!

initially i politely said no ....... but no one is getting my message so recently i started saying NO !and hang up immediately..... and i would not take calls from UNKNOWN callers....

please stop wasting my time, my money (call charges) and stop disturbing me..... !!! pleasssseeeeeee.....

can someone make it illegal for these troublemakers to call me to apply for this and that...????...

WHAT....???? what is this...?????

i slapped my forehead when i saw this...... *PIAKKKKKKKK*

looks like what CASIO is capable of making...... but zenith is really way ahead in the business of making WEIRD watches....... i think weird is a very kind word i could use......... the name zero G is not very creative either........ haha.... gosh.....

a very beautiful CAR......

NOW NOW this is an AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL CARRRRRRRRR........... the modena 360 is beautiful but the F430 is altogether a different ANIMAL....... and the spyder is also a GREAT LOOKER.............. COME ON... look at the rear, the tail lights.... the alloy wheels..... the tail-pipes...... the emblem..... gosh...... the scarlet is so delicious......

and and and i LIKE THE WING MIRRORSSSSSSSS................. click on the picture to see the details in full GLORY...... ouch ouch........... and of cos not forgetting the watch.....

BACKSIDE? PERFECTTTTTTTTTTT..... :)

cant afford this? well buy a GTR...... hehe

i like this picture.............

a picture tells a thousand words..... what is more to say....... anyway half the job is done......... and we all await another 90 mins at the san siro.....

courteous driver......... i like.....

this morning on the way to work....... i happened to be driving behind this cherry QQ.... if u have no idea what it is. let me tell u..... it is a made-in-china car......

btw it is not the cutest car around........ but it's not about the car rather what was IN the car was interesting...

nearing a traffic junction, i managed to switched to the lane on the left just in time......... incidentally, the cherry QQ was trying the same thing....... well since he signalled in time, i decided to give way........... and of cos he took the offer and switched lane as well..... at that moment, i was thinking.... SH**, not even a gesture of thanks......... and u know what????? OUT OF NOWHERE there was a scrolling LED panel displaying "FRIEND, THANK YOU FOR GIVING WAY TO ME"........

wahahahhaha........ ok, what a nice gadget....... it certainly made my day to meet an appreciative and courteous driver... :)

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saw this on asiaone.com.....

"An 11-car pileup along the PIE, just after Eng Neo Avenue towards Changi Airport, caused a huge traffic snarl during the morning rush-hour on Wed.....

Traffic slowed to a crawl after more than 10 cars bumped into each other on the extreme right lane of the expressway at about 0645 hrs......

The jam was aggravated by curious motorists who slowed down to look at the car pileup"

such terrible news!....... and why do others have to look....????........ just drive on and get away quickly...... too much delay too much time being wasted............... !!!!....

ups and downs..... liverpool........

in a week of madness, liverpool lost to struggling barnsley in the FA cup...... and yet managed to secure a 2-0 victory against italian serie A leaders inter milan in the first leg of the champions league last 16...............

how do one explain such form....???? i have no idea at all...... very unpredictable indeed.......

bravery? what bravery?

pls read this letter to the press ............ carefully and slowly......"bravery"?

hehe..... the writer was certainly not amused...... however it's not uncommon, especially in johor bahru............

anyway, who books trafficpolice for bad driving habits????? WHO? .................. maybe another trafficepoliceman..................

JLC 101........ small, smaller.... or simply tiny..??

this one is small.......... very small indeed............... perfect as a jewelled bracelet and also functionally a watch movement of very high quality......... what more can u ask for??

i dun often like jewelled watches but this one is CLASS..... but u need good eyesight to see the time though haha

trying to be a fish......

trying to be a fish with high tech swimsuits.....??? i am not too sure about this..... what is legal and what is not legal under the rules........???? maybe someone can tell me.... :)

i was thinking if they have tried using shark skin..... or tuna skin..... to make these suits...??..... sharks and tunas are fast swimmers right...??.... haha

nowadays swim suits are not just sporting apparels to cover up....... but more like supplementary apparatus to help u swim faster........

oh pls.....

oh pls.... could any thief or potential thief hear me?? pls be more considerate.......??? pls dun smash the windscreen so you could steal the cashcard.......

pls think of other ways to do it...... maybe smash the side window.......??? dun u know the windscreen is more expensive to replace............???

well.....singaporeans should be proud that we have created a relatively new crime........ "stealing cash cards"....... so much time, money, effort down the drain..........

can anyone come up with a simple yet effective security enhancement for cash cards?...... make it valueless once it is stolen........

moreover, the use of IU covers is practically useless....... it doesnt deter would-be thieves..... in fact, it encourages them to smash your windscreen to see if there is a cash card inside....... so pls dump the cover.... and keep your cash cards carefully......

need a case...?

yeah i know LV luggage is nice..... but they are damn expensive......... on the other hand, samsonite is also pretty good for what they cost.....

there is now a trade-in offer.... check out TODAY today........

i like the one in mandarina..... most importantly it is light and strong....... u wouldnt wanna be bogged down by a heavy suitcase right...??....

cool

old tricks

well...... change the colours....... limit the supply and tada..>!!! what do u have? a new limited edition model..... in fact 4 new models & 2 are LE i think......

come on, what is new? it's not even new......... just a bag of old tricks........ but i am pretty sure they will be quickly snapped up......

thanks but no thanks...... i prefer a little bit more creativity and innovation than adding or changing colours...... to make it a sought after LE model, pls have something new.....

i like this one....

from yesterday's TODAY...... 12 Feb 08........ there was something interesting for the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rat........

although it's limited to 999 pieces, i suspect various outlets would discount the pieces as they come in...... at S$9890, it's not going to sell too well......... anyway not too much info was released by the THG...... from what i can see, this model is based on the scout 2007 KLUB watch ...

especially the smilie indicator that changes daily........ the chart below shows the daily mood swings......

something needs to be done.....

something needs to be done ...... action needs to be taken against road hoggers...... cos there are too many of them nowadays.......

inconsiderate, selfish and disruptive, their nonchalant behaviour is giving me fits..... way too slow but just plain lazy to lift a finger to move to the left....... why are such people allowed on the roads.......

they should be given punitive demerit points..... to make them wake up ....... since there are demerit points for speeding, there shd be a system to punish road hoggers.......

i suggest....... for every 5 km/h below the speed limit of the road/vehicle, the driver shd be docked 6 points.......... therefore, if one was driving at 80 km/h on a 90 km/h highway, he will get 12 demerit points........

it may force them to wake up and actively regulate their speed to suit road conditions........ many a times, i observed that "jams" along highways are caused by these slow moving vehicles who REFUSED to accelerate to keep up when the roads open up......

however, to make the system fair and equitable, it should be applied sparingly on clear and open road conditions...... and against stubborn and habitual road hoggers.......

similarly vehicles that stop at traffic lights should act responsibly..... they must accelerate smoothly and swiftly when the lights turn green..... if they are slow, the effect at the end of the queue is MULTIPLIED many folds....... everyone suffers......

another observation, pls pls pls do not slow down at the highway so that you have sufficient time to insert the cashcard in the IU........ it is very irresponsible behavour and highly dangerous...... it also causes ridiculous traffic tailbacks.....

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ladies alert....

holy smoke.........!!!!

my first impression was ...... what is THIS??? i thought i know what a lady ROO chronograph looks like ....... as in brown, white, blue..... the usual....


i have expected merely a rendition with more jewels but the colour chosen for this watch sent a quick shock through my senses........

unique perhaps....... but it will never be bought as an only watch......... i suspect buyers would acquire this piece as part of a larger collection..... for i cant fathom if anyone would wear this everyday......... one question though, why must lady watches come with jewels......?????

a long break........

been away from blogging for the chinese new year break.............

a belated wish to all....... for a prosperous year of the rat...... :)

more TAOC

although there's always a limit to good things but right now i think another set of tite-46pin wont hurt right.....?? haha


i have gone thru my fair share of isolation products but these TAOC stuffs are really good...... not only effective and well-made but also very reasonably priced...... harmonix combak footers also look good but they are for ppl with much deeper pockets......

the first set is under the cd transport and this set is destined for the preamp..........

instead of more good years....... now i look forward to more good sound.....

what do you think?

are you the one controlling your mind? or is your mind controlling you.....?? i have absolutely no idea......

does your subconscious mind betray you? and what is the subconscious mind about? is your subconciousness independent of what and who you are when you are awake? ..... or is your subconsious mind your true inner self??

i have no answers.......

friday friday

yeah! it's friday and there is one more week to lunar new year........ time simply flew past, especially the month of january...... i kinda remember that christmas was not too long ago..... and now it's already february......

morning traffic is bad...... but it's a man-made problem.........bad always become worse bcos of the many inconsiderate and incompetent drivers on the road........ road hoggers are aplenty and for no good reason, they chose to stay on the extreme right lane and BLOCK EVERYONE ELSE WHO WANTED TO MOVE ON......... now even lorries travel on the extreme right of the expressways.......... ridiculous..!!

the weather did not improve .... and while it was blazing hot in the morning and noon, we have another heavy showers right after lunch...... good only for people who work indoors....... not so good for delivery men and boys..... and construction workers........

lunch was sliced fish beehoon, my usual healthy choice........... other than this, i would go for yong tau hoo bee hoon soup........... less oil less cholesterol.... it's not easy to eat healthy when lunching out.......... food is either too oily, too spicy or has too much deep-fried stuffs...... not good at all.....

there is one store selling great yong tau hoo (Blk 16 Bedok South Road Food Centre..... opp Temasek JC) at one of the lowest prices...... 15 cents per piece and a minimum order of S$2............. plentiful for you to choose and most importantly, the yong tau hoo there is tasty....... especially the laksa gravy..... for $3 u can eat your fill heartily and healthy......