Bodypainting

I wonder if bodypainting will catch on as a trend in hot and humid Singapore? I can only imagine a mess after walking from Plaza Singapura to Ngee Ann City...

Maybe one fine day some joker will decide that the whole stretch of Orchard Road should be sheltered and installed with air-conditioners... That would be a sad day.

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How to blog

Came across this blog entry on how to blog from www.teamlook-look.com.
I'm all for point 14.
(Yes, especially you guys with those songs.
If you really want us to know, please have the courtesy of setting them to "autostart=false")

Apr 21, 2006
How to Blog
Tony P
Note: Blog posts are submitted by members of the Look-Look network and do not reflect the thoughts and opinions held by the company.

1. write every day.
   
2. if you think youre a good writer, write twice a day.
   
3. dont be afraid to do anything. infact if youre afraid of something, do it. then do it again. and again.
   
4. cuss like a sailor.
   
5. dont tell your mom, your work, your friends, the people you want to date, or the people you want to work for about your blog. if they find out and you'd rather they didnt read it, ask them nicely to grant you your privacy.
   
6. have comments. dont be upset if no one writes in your comments for a long time. eventually they'll write in there. if people start acting mean in your comments, ask them to stop, they probably will.
   
7. have an email address clearly displayed on your blog. sometimes people want to tell you that you rock in private.
   
8. dont worry very much about the design of your blog. image is a fakeout.
   
9. use Blogger. it's easy, it's free; and because they are owned by Google, your blog will get spidered better, you will show up in more search results, and more people will end up at your blog. besides, all the other blogging software & alternatives pretty much suck.
   
10. use spellcheck unless youre completely totally keeping it real. but even then you might want to use it if you think you wrote something really good.
    
11. say exactly what you want to say no matter what it looks like on the screen. then say something else. then keep going. and when youre done, re-read it, and edit it and hit publish and forget about it.
    
12. link like crazy. link anyone who links you, link your favorites, link your friends. dont be a prude. linking is what seperates bloggers from apes. and especially link if you're trying to prove a point and someone else said it first. it lends credibility even if youre full of shit.
    
13. if you havent written about sex, religion, and politics in a week youre probably playing it too safe, which means you probably fucked up on #5, in which case start a second blog and keep your big mouth shut about it this time.
    
14. remember: nobody cares which N*Sync member you are, what State you are, which Party of Five kid you are, or which Weezer song you are. the second you put one of those things on your blog you need to delete your blog and try out for the marching band. similarilly, nobody gives a shit what the weather is like in your town, nobody wants you to change their cursor into a butterfly, nobody wants to vote on whether your blog is hot or not, and nobody gives a rat ass what song youre listening to. write something Real for you, about you, every day.
    
15. dont be afraid if you think something has been said before. it has. and better. big whoop. say it anyway using your own words as honestly as you can. just let it out.
    
16. get Site Meter and make it available for everyone to see. if you're embarrassed that not a lot of people are clicking over to your page, dont be embarrassed by the number, be embarrassed that you actually give a crap about hits to your gay blog. it really is just a blog. and hits really dont mean anything. you want Site Meter, though, to see who is linking you so you can thank them and so you can link them back. similarilly, use Technorati, but dont obsess. write.
    
17. people like pictures. use them. save them to your own server. or use Blogger's free service. if you dont know how to do it, learn. also get a Buzznet account. several things will happen once you start blogging, one of them is you will learn new things. thats a good thing.
    
18. before you hit Save as Draft or Publish Post, select all and copy your masterpiece. you are using a computer and the internet, shit can happen. no need to lose a good post.
    
19. push the envelope in what youre writing about and how youre saying it. be more and more honest. get to the root of things. start at the root of things and get deeper. dig. think out loud. keep typing. keep going. eventually you'll find a little treasure chest. every time you blog this can happen if you let it.
    
20. change your style. mimic people. write beautiful lies. dream in public. kiss and tell. finger and tell. cry scream fight sing fuck and dont be afraid to be funny. the easiest thing to do is whine when you write. dont be lazy. audblog at least once a week.
    
21. write open letters. make lists. call people out on their bullshit. lead by example. invent and reinvent yourself. start by writing about what happened to you today. for example today i told a hot girl how wonderfully hot she is.
    
22. when in doubt review something. theres not enough reviews on blogs. review a movie you just saw, a tv show, a cd, a kiss you just got, a restaurant, a hike you just took, anything.
    
23. constantly write about the town that you live in.
    
24. out yourself. tell your secrets. you can always delete them later.
    
25. dont use your real name. dont write about your work unless you dont care about getting fired.
    
26. dont be afraid to come across as an asswipe. own your asswipeness.
    
27. nobody likes poems. dont put your poems on your blog. not even if theyre incredible. especially if theyre incredible. odds are theyre not incredible. bad poems are funny sometimes though, so fine, put your dumb poems on there. whatever.
    
28. tell us about your friends.
    
29. dont apologize about not blogging. nobody cares. just start blogging again.
    
30. read tons of blogs and leave nice comments.

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Pre-empt a Stroke:Signs of having a Stroke

And so I say: Make it a religious effort to do the following daily: smile while you read a motivational phrase aloud with both hands raised and stick your tongue out after everything in front of a mirror.

This is blogged for the good of mankind, so to speak. Since we can sort of say that it is just a matter of when one will get it, considering our lifestyles.

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously... Please read: STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this... A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough. RECOGNIZING A STROKE Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S	*Ask the individual to SMILE.
T	*Ask the person to TALK . to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny outside today)
R	*Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
	{NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke}

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 999 (Singapore) or your country's emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved. Technorati Tags: stroke signs+of+stroke first+aid

Movie Review: Mission Impossible III

GO WATCH IT because Keri Russell from Felicity playing with guns, Tom Cruise running through the streets of China spouting Mandarin, going "rang kai! rang kai!" and Maggie Q in that red dress. (wolf whistle) :)... are worth the price of the movie ticket.

Just Pictures from lunch time