Nice Cups
Taken at Kyo-Nichi Ramen.
Just wanted to make a smart-ass comment with a distantly relevant picture.
2 December 2006
30 November 2006
Does 1 good deed cancel off 1 wrong?
I was on the MRT last weekend when I saw a Mainland Chinese mother with
her daughter board the train at Bugis station. In the girl's hands was
a cup of ice-cream. They managed to get only one seat. So the mother
seated her daughter on her lap. The daugther then stated spooning
little portions of the ice-cream into her mouth.
Further into the journey, the passenger beside them vacated. The daughter was then placed on the empty seat. Then a pair of filipino passengers boarded. But there was only one vacant seat. One of them took the seat anyway. Then the girl gave away her seat to the other filipino and went back to sit on her mother's lap. Though one of the reasons was that the seat was actually still warm from the previous passenger. She was still nibbling on her ice-cream.
I had the intention to show the mother and daughter the "no food allowed" sign, but they left before I could say anything.
Anyway, the incident got me thinking. Does 1 good deed (giving up her seat to others) cancel off 1 wrong (eating on the train)? Also, the girl never dripped ice-cream in the train.
Further into the journey, the passenger beside them vacated. The daughter was then placed on the empty seat. Then a pair of filipino passengers boarded. But there was only one vacant seat. One of them took the seat anyway. Then the girl gave away her seat to the other filipino and went back to sit on her mother's lap. Though one of the reasons was that the seat was actually still warm from the previous passenger. She was still nibbling on her ice-cream.
I had the intention to show the mother and daughter the "no food allowed" sign, but they left before I could say anything.
Anyway, the incident got me thinking. Does 1 good deed (giving up her seat to others) cancel off 1 wrong (eating on the train)? Also, the girl never dripped ice-cream in the train.
21 November 2006
Extra Life
Ho ho ho... Have to hand it to the Japanese to think up of such a novel idea. Talk about creating a newfound interest in Mario Brothers http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/1upmushroom.shtml
29 October 2006
So tell me why...
I haven't been creating content recently, only putting up interesting youtube video for all to watch.
With that point mentioned, I thought I should just go back to the basics. I mean, what are the best features (if any at all) of my blog here. Should the best feature be the pictures I take, what should be my next subject?
Which conveniently brings me to my question, why can't I take pictures in so many places nowadays?
Apparently, someclever dicks smart alecs decided that a) it is meant for the safety of the people in the enclosed space and b) it is for protecting intellectual property.
They seem reasonable. Point (a) arose because of terrorism, fine. But really, if they needed to survey their targets, there are more sophisticated ways, or they could target the places where everyone least expect.
As for (b), I'm totally baffled by people's willingness to ridicule themselves, like the following places.
Did you know that Ya Kun Coffeeshops prohibits phototaking in their premises?
It's coffee, toast and soft-boiled eggs damn it.
Plus the process of preparing their food is so open to scrutiny.
If anyone wanted to steal recipes, they need only stare and observe.
Which leads me to speculate, we believe in photographs but not photographic memory.
Speaking of intellectual property, it is yet another heavily abused term here. So the thing is, you can't take pictures of nifty products nowadays. Shop attendants seem to only follow orders. The supervisor said, "No photography." But what if these picture could generate sales? Isn't your paycheck reliant on sales figures?
I realised that these rules are unfounded and meant as a delusion for us patrons, I have taken many pictures and and been told that I can't. Only to be further enlightened that the shop attendants themselves have no idea why people cannot take photos.
I shall ask "Why not?" at the clubs in future.
With that point mentioned, I thought I should just go back to the basics. I mean, what are the best features (if any at all) of my blog here. Should the best feature be the pictures I take, what should be my next subject?
Which conveniently brings me to my question, why can't I take pictures in so many places nowadays?
Apparently, some
They seem reasonable. Point (a) arose because of terrorism, fine. But really, if they needed to survey their targets, there are more sophisticated ways, or they could target the places where everyone least expect.
As for (b), I'm totally baffled by people's willingness to ridicule themselves, like the following places.
Did you know that Ya Kun Coffeeshops prohibits phototaking in their premises?
It's coffee, toast and soft-boiled eggs damn it.
Plus the process of preparing their food is so open to scrutiny.
If anyone wanted to steal recipes, they need only stare and observe.
Which leads me to speculate, we believe in photographs but not photographic memory.
Speaking of intellectual property, it is yet another heavily abused term here. So the thing is, you can't take pictures of nifty products nowadays. Shop attendants seem to only follow orders. The supervisor said, "No photography." But what if these picture could generate sales? Isn't your paycheck reliant on sales figures?
I realised that these rules are unfounded and meant as a delusion for us patrons, I have taken many pictures and and been told that I can't. Only to be further enlightened that the shop attendants themselves have no idea why people cannot take photos.
I shall ask "Why not?" at the clubs in future.
26 October 2006
I want that Transformer robot toy to show off!
The next generation of Transformers. Damn cool lor!
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESNx3vt0lGs
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