This is best done in an Irish accent, for obvious reasons.
Two Irishmen met walking along the road; one was carrying a bag.
“What have you got in their?”, says the first.
“Chickens”, says the second.
“Will you give me one if I can guess how many you have in your bag?”, says the first.
“Hell, if you can guess right I’ll give you them both”, says the second.
Boom.
Boom.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Singapore Motor Show
Yesterday (Sunday) we visited the Singapore Motor Show for the first time, at Suntec City. All manner of cars were on display, from the faintly ridiculous, to the actually quite nice. One of the actually quite nice cars was a Malaysian-Australian TD 2000, a replica of a "The T-line-up of MGs, which ran from the MG TA Midget in 1936 through to the MG TF in 1955". This one's for Dad:
On top of that, there was also a rather cute Suzuki LC, apparently based on its first model back in the 50s, the Suzulight. I think that it's quite reminiscent of the Fiat 500.
What's more, there were also a few Ferraris and Lamborghinis there:
Lexus also showed off the technology behind its new RX 400h (h for hybrid):
That was pretty much it, although there were plenty of other interesting cars, and a lot of the mundane SUV types. I managed to blag quite a few freebies, of course, so I'll be spending the next few weeks digesting magazines.
On top of that, there was also a rather cute Suzuki LC, apparently based on its first model back in the 50s, the Suzulight. I think that it's quite reminiscent of the Fiat 500.
What's more, there were also a few Ferraris and Lamborghinis there:
Lexus also showed off the technology behind its new RX 400h (h for hybrid):
That was pretty much it, although there were plenty of other interesting cars, and a lot of the mundane SUV types. I managed to blag quite a few freebies, of course, so I'll be spending the next few weeks digesting magazines.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Dragon Boat Racing
As we were walking through town on Saturday, we happened upon a dragon boat racing tournament. The teams were furiously paddling against the wakes creating by a few speedboats, but we were in awe of how fit they were. There were a lot of teams representing schools and so on, and a few from multinational companies with offices here in Singapore. Then we pitied them, as a tropical rainstorm blew in for the day. But we got a few nice pictures, as you can see.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
A new mall!
I have to say that there just seems to have been no time to catch up on my poor blog! Anyway, there’s not actually a great deal to report, only a few other pictures to add, and some general chit-chat.
One of the big things that has been happening here is the haze. Indonesian forests seem to get burnt every year, and the resulting haze drifts over to us in Singapore, as well as Malaysia. It makes it quite difficult to breathe properly sometimes when it is bad, but it does allow you the opportunity to blame everything on the haze. Can’t do your work? It’s the haze. Feeling tired? It’s the haze. Not hungry? It’s the haze and so on. I might be the only person in Singapore actually doing this, but I’m getting away with it so far, so why not. Actually, you now the reason I haven’t been blogging for a while……..
I haven’t been watching as much football as I might have liked, but what with having to work some ungodly hours like 9 to 6, I don’t get much chance. Luckily, the highlights here are quite good, and we seem to catch most of the goals. We watched a few matches recently on Star Sports, and I have to say I have been almost impressed with the Reds. Especially the game against some team from the Midlands….
On the subject of the television, we have just subscribed to a new package over here that includes a channel called BBC Entertainment. I had never seen an episode of Silent Witness before, but now Elena and I are hooked. Hustle is on as well, as is The Office. I can get my fix of the UK from this channel, without having to leave the house!!!!
Talking of UK culture, there is a new shopping mall opened here in Singapore called VivoCity. Ordinarily I wouldn’t get excited about a shopping mall so much. Our first visit was a bit of a disaster, given that it had only just opened and was flooded with people. But we went again on Saturday, and paid real attention to what shops were actually there. There’s a load of ‘firsts’ there. River Island? Check. GAP? Check. Ted Baker? Check!!! Marks and Spencer’s? Check (not necessarily a first, but a bit bigger, and with better food than the others!). Also, one of the supermarkets here has a deal now to carry Waitrose food!!!
It seems that we will be retuning to the mall a few times…
Finally, Elena and I have been going to see a few films this week at the German Film Festival. For those interested, we watched No Sweat, Rhythm is it, and at the weekend we’ll see Elementary Particles Great films, and for only $6 a seat! Al we need now is some very cheap German beer and some Bratwurst, and we are set.
All for now.
One of the big things that has been happening here is the haze. Indonesian forests seem to get burnt every year, and the resulting haze drifts over to us in Singapore, as well as Malaysia. It makes it quite difficult to breathe properly sometimes when it is bad, but it does allow you the opportunity to blame everything on the haze. Can’t do your work? It’s the haze. Feeling tired? It’s the haze. Not hungry? It’s the haze and so on. I might be the only person in Singapore actually doing this, but I’m getting away with it so far, so why not. Actually, you now the reason I haven’t been blogging for a while……..
I haven’t been watching as much football as I might have liked, but what with having to work some ungodly hours like 9 to 6, I don’t get much chance. Luckily, the highlights here are quite good, and we seem to catch most of the goals. We watched a few matches recently on Star Sports, and I have to say I have been almost impressed with the Reds. Especially the game against some team from the Midlands….
On the subject of the television, we have just subscribed to a new package over here that includes a channel called BBC Entertainment. I had never seen an episode of Silent Witness before, but now Elena and I are hooked. Hustle is on as well, as is The Office. I can get my fix of the UK from this channel, without having to leave the house!!!!
Talking of UK culture, there is a new shopping mall opened here in Singapore called VivoCity. Ordinarily I wouldn’t get excited about a shopping mall so much. Our first visit was a bit of a disaster, given that it had only just opened and was flooded with people. But we went again on Saturday, and paid real attention to what shops were actually there. There’s a load of ‘firsts’ there. River Island? Check. GAP? Check. Ted Baker? Check!!! Marks and Spencer’s? Check (not necessarily a first, but a bit bigger, and with better food than the others!). Also, one of the supermarkets here has a deal now to carry Waitrose food!!!
It seems that we will be retuning to the mall a few times…
Finally, Elena and I have been going to see a few films this week at the German Film Festival. For those interested, we watched No Sweat, Rhythm is it, and at the weekend we’ll see Elementary Particles Great films, and for only $6 a seat! Al we need now is some very cheap German beer and some Bratwurst, and we are set.
All for now.
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