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Oh my goodness, breaking news in the Straits Times! Ziyi snubbed by boutique. Wow is this a slow news day or what? I agree with my brother in blog Callan when he posted Why is this even news. An international star snubbed? They did not sub her, they simply refused to reopen the shop they just closed. They probably had counted the cash, ballanced the book for the day. You know, the usual. Pardon me if I commit a ‘crime’ by saying so what, really is that international star going to pay more than sticker price? Buy more stuff than an average day could bring in?
Doing a little googling it turns out Zhang Ziyi went back the next day and got her stuff.
Now the part I have a problem with is the other bit in David Gan’s blog on this very incident.

I’m not saying that they HAD to let us in because Ziyi is an international star but rejecting her would give the brand and the service industry in Singapore a bad name. I would like to say to that 1% of imbecile man and women in the service line, please either quit job or go for some hospitality classes to improve you manners and strenghten your ability to better communicate with the customers. And to the management staff, please choose and train your floor staff properly before sending them out to the real world.

So what is he saying?
Let me translate.
They should have opened the shop for Ziyi, regardless if they had a long business day and had other resposibilities. The staff that refused to open the shop are the 1% imbecile who should quit their job or go to hospitality classes.
And guess what, you are not working in the real world! The real world is where you should kowtow to international celebrities. If they want fresh sushi at 3am you damn well get it FAST!!! Now that is the real world.

Yes sir Mr. Gan has the right attitude. The exact kind that makes people pissed off. Dude you have lost your grip on the ‘Real World’
nuf said.

written by kerry \\ tags: David Gan, Straits Times, Zhang Ziyi

I’ve waited a few days before posting. And a little feed back would be nice.
Let’s lay the foundations.
The person in question has definitely some brain cells, thinking is definitely something they do. Understanding the English language is confirmed.

If someone said something to you that is obviously an insult (if all of the above is to be believed) would you let them off the hook? Or would you bring it up?

This is not a question of being petty, this person then not long later tossed another insult, this time pertaining to my mother.

Maybe it’s is not considered an insult, just being mean.

Example:
Did you let a cockroach eat your hair?
I don’t know what conditions you live in but it never happened to me.

Would you laugh it off, do you find it funny?

Why haven’t I said/done anything yet? Logic dictates human nature needs to be polled and based on the collected results a decision can be made.

written by kerry

Ok I waited a bit watched the fallout and think I have a few cents left to offer.
Miss Ris Low, certainly not the low risk choice for the Miss Singapore World pageant; but to the average person on the street she is just another ‘pretty girl’ who will be forgotten in no time flat. Only to be laughed at the next time she unfortunately gets in the news.

I give her (Ris Low) the props for taking part in the flagging beauty contest franchise. This business has been going down hill for some time now. Scrapping the bottom of the barrel in fact. Far be it for me to say but even the Singtel Grid Girls can do a better job. *hahahahahaha*

She committed a crime, in fact several times. So she has bipolar disorder, which does not mean she has uncontrollable urges to commit crime. That is called kleptomania. What we have seen so far is all political spin, and a little magic. Magic? Yes the art of misdirection. Focus on the bad interview, ignore the crime spree. Nothing to see here folks, move along now.

Now on to the meat of the matter. Should she keep her crown? Can she represent us in the international contest?
Well the matter is moot. She gave up the crown. I would believe that if I didn’t have such low faith in humanity and that behind the scenes they said, “Sorry you have given us too much bad press, pack your bags. Don’t call us we’ll call you. Have a nice day”

All that aside, I still wouldn’t want her to represent us. I’m a stickler on our Miss Singapore World being able to speak English properly. Not Queen’s English, as people in England do not speak the Queen’s English. Just pronounce the vowels and consonants. Don’t add extra letters to words.
Is it really too much to ask that we don’t perpetuate the idea that we don’t speak English in Singapore. Even Beyonce said it.

Summing it up. Too bad, so sad, but once we have a little quality the rest will follow.
To Miss Ris Low good night and good luck.

written by kerry \\ tags: miss singapore world, ris low

Several months ago a little after the #awaresg saga ended with the happy return of the ‘Old Guard’.
So a bunch of us got together at Brewerkz Riverside Point. There was a nice big crowed, about 12 of us gathered around a long table. As with all gatherings several conversations were happening simultaneously with those in the middle flipping back and forth (not to different from watching a tennis match).
Now the gods conspired and all conversations either ended or paused.
In that moment of silence, one @growlybear was the only voice to be heard.
“Please fondle my bum!” he announced.*
*Ok we have taken to opportunity to take it out of context with his permission.
Did he really say that? WTF? Seriously what?!!?
Almost instantly everyone said, “Ok lets tweet that!” “Who has an internet connection quick!”
Thus a hash tag was born!
It didn’t take long for #bumfondle to make its round the Twittersphere.
There was plenty of giving & receiving #bumfondles and people wanting to know how they could get in on the action. ;P

So now at most tweetups, look for #sgtweetup @ctham with gladly retell the tale much to the cheesy grin embarrassed look of @growlybear.

Well to top it all off there is an official website http://bumfondle.me
There you will find links to the underwear you can buy and the 2 podcasts from the Shareen & Joe Show.

written by kerry \\ tags: hash tag, tweetup, twitter

3 guys & 3 gals, 2 married, 2 a couple,a single female and a single male. A good mix to get all the views right?
Out come? Guys you have to remember the words of General Ackbar, “It’s A TRAP!”
Sure it seems an innocuous question, but beware the depths of danger and trouble that hide behind it can cause any man to say “Just shoot me NOW!”

Surely I’m being over dramatic, actually no. The number of ‘explanations’ given why a woman would ask such a loaded question made us men cringe in horror. It is a bloody mine field! No answer is safe. Silence is also not safe.

From the guys, the obvious question is, “If you think it makes you look fat, why did you buy it?”
From the girls,
“I was slimmer then.” [ok I can agree that MAY be true]
“The lighting was different” [gee you think?]
“It was on sale” [Logic fail if you then wonder if you look fat in it]
“It matched the top I had on” [so put that bloody top on instead of this one!]
“I want to be comfortable’ [then stop buying skin tight stuff DDuh]
“What do you think” [No way, I saw that movie. The guy got the death sentence for it]
This is just a sample.

Now guys we agree, that a straight answer is what we normally give, if there is no possibility of peril or punishment. But for the sake of argument let’s offer a few reasons why we say, “It’s a TRAP!”

Personal Disclaimer statement!
I personally HATE those skinny-till-bones-protrude-so-I’m-sexy women.
Hello! When the curves we see, is actually the round part of various bones in your body sticking out so much; I hardly think Sexy but of pictures I saw of POWs at the Changi War Museum.

Back to the point.

Men will tell you if you women have gained some padding.

Guys will tell you that you have some junk in the trunk if it is really there. And some guys like a rounder bum on their women.

So if you show him your bum and say “Does this make me look fat” the answer is NO. With the small print stating that “If you did I would have told you, and yes I’m not lying, and no I do not want to play THAT game”

Also if you have already made up your mind that you wish to use that item, why bother asking? We know that most times you don’t really want our opinion. Again It’s a TRAP!!!

This brings us to the ‘Women have a secret agenda which usually end up with the guy getting sent to the dog house’ reason for asking that question.

If you want some affection, just say so, like “Hey baby if I took all this off will I look fat?”

If you are having the monthly urge to Purposely make Men Suffer (PMS) let me clue you in to a secret. We don’t like that game. We don’t want to play.

If you just feel like pissing him off, make him go shopping with you and not be able to leave your side.

See like I said in the beginning, “It is a TRAP!!!”

written by kerry \\ tags: men, versus, women

This week my all girl review of myfriends on Twitter.

Seraphina22 : A lovely little lady to chat with who immerses herself in lomography
She also is the owner of


Zoesilkyterrier ,a dang cute lil dog who also twitters

Wilsonbear : I’m fond of bears and she was one of the first twitters I met in my bear search. If you are a fan of Anipals you will enjoy the company and take part in the Pawpawty that happen across the world.

Krystyn Chong : Gamer girl, music and ohhh a lot more. Her effervescent personality just makes it dropping by twitter to say hi.

Demiwood : According to her bio social media mistress, ex journo, confused Samba dancer, Formula one fan, throw myself off buildings for fun. After reading that how can you not click on the follow button! We have fun chats where she holds her own on movie trivia.

Mizhalle : lets see, wild n crazy but I have to warn you she is like a ball of energy high on caffeine.

Reii_ : A fun lady to have a no topic chat when she pops online *wink*

written by kerry \\ tags: followfriday, twitter

#FollowFriday recommendations. People who I find are worth following, not just celebrities or hot chicks in skimpy clothes. There will be different and wonderful people each week!

@ctham my good pal for kopi and discussions on any topic. Beware he has a leaning towards the French Revolution’s way do doing things. Also photography if you are so inclined.

@JosephLane my good pal for coffee (although he is more than a continent away) good conversation and fun dude, not to forget his Jazz Hands!

@MariKurisato uh….an acquired taste, I’m still not sure why I follow

@inrsoul wonderful guy to talk to, have a few drinks with.

@michaelhamster the cutest hamster around (a must follow like his owner above.)

@rumpledoodles a fun geek gal who owes me some Krispy Kremes.

written by kerry \\ tags: followfriday, twitter

During a twitter conversation with my good pal @Wolfgang_ we were discussing the merits of Lieutenant Gene Hunt from Life on Mars. So I said he had a mancrush on Gene Hunt. This had him wondering if I was questioning his manhood.
So during a recent TweetUp we delved deeper into the nuances of his mancrush. But wait! What is a mancrush? Thanks to the Interwebs we have our answer.
UrbanDictionary sez :
Man Crush
When a straight man has a “crush” on another man, not sexual but kind of idolizing him.
Now that we have a definition we need examples!
A guy can have a mancrush on Sean Connery (the Original James Bond!)
A guy cannot have a mancrush on Orlando Bloom (Legolas from Lord Of The Rings)
That seems clear enough based on the resounding cheers from the fellow TweetUp group.

Now not to be confused with just muscle bound he-men like Vin Deisel & Mark Whalberg there is also Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Al Pacino & Robert Redford.

What did we learn? It is ok to have a mancrush, just don’t say you want to run your fingers along his shoulders and stare into his eyes. ;p

written by kerry \\ tags: mancrush

A few days ago I was surprised that Giving Face had a different meaning to what I knew it to be. A little background here folks . I was twittering with @demiwood and I joked that she was not Giving Face to me for not adding me to her Facebook friends. Being the lovely lady that she is she found an innuendo in my post (on of the reasons I enjoy twittering with the Lady Wood).
Traditionally to ‘Giving Face’ when used in Asian context it means ‘To Honour’ or ‘Give Respect’. What I was surprised to find out ‘Giving Face’ mean to perform oral sex.
OMG!! I did NOT mean that! Luckily I hope she did not think I meant that.
So learn from this folks, ‘Giving Face’ is not just an honour thing!

written by kerry \\ tags: east, English, slang, west

Whoops dirty minds needed to find the funny in this.
Saw 2 Ang Mo ladies giggling and attempting to take a picture with their mobile phones.
Only after they had left did I return to look see.

written by kerry \\ tags: cum warmer, rice cooker