End of Term Dinner

It is alive!! IT IS STILL ALIVE!!!

Never expect the next post after the AGM is already End-of-Term!!

This time to celebrate!! Time to have some good food!!


We do apologise for the late notice :P
But please do come and join us for the dinner :)

Location: Zizzi, High Street, Harborne
Date: 14 Dec 2007
Time: 19:00
More Info: http://www.zizzi.co.uk/
Dont how to go? Then google map it! Click here

Zhiwei :)

Singaporean Students' Society AGM for 07/08

Dear SingSoc,

I have been proud to be able to serve you all, the time has come for me to step down and pass it over to the next better committee so as to better serve all of you.

It will be my honour to be able to invite all of you to come to our Annual General Meeting where we will be electing the 20th Committee of Singaporean Students' Society. Please take time off to come by!

Venue: Council Chamber, Guild House
Date: 31st OCtober 2007, Wednesday
Time: 4.30pm

Best wishes,
Francis

Singsoc Gathering in Vivo City

Dear all!

We will be meeting up in Vivo City on 1st September 2007 at 1700 hours in Earle's Swensen!

(Click to enlarge)

Our current plans are to dinner first then catch the movie Ratatouille at 2105! Please tell us if you are coming first so we can book the tickets at $7! =)

Francis

A warm welcome to all our newcomers!

Dear Singsoc!

Welcome to our new Singaporeans!

Feel free to browse all our past archives to have a better idea of what we are doing. Meanwhile, if you have any enquiries just feel free to ask.... even if we do not know the answer... i'm sure we can better direct you to someone =)

Francis Lin

Freshers' Talk by British Council

Dear all, there'll be a talk from British Council on 11 August 2007! more updates soon!

Joke of the Day!!

A woman and a man driver are involved in a horrific collision, but amazingly both escape completely unhurt, though their cars are written off.

As they crawl out of the wreckage, the man sees the woman is blonde and strikingly beautiful. Then the woman turns to the man and gushes breathily: "That's incredible - both our cars are demolished but we're fine. It must be a sign from God that we are meant to be together!"

Sensing a promise, the man stammers back, "Oh yes, I agree with you completely!"

The woman goes on, "And look, though my car was destroyed, this bottle of wine survived intact, too! It must be another sign. Let's drink to our love!"

"Well, OK!" says the man, going with the moment. She offers him the bottle, so he downs half of it and hands it back. "Your turn," says the man.

"No, thanks," says the woman, "I think I'll just wait for the police."

Zhiwei

Three couples

Three couples want to join a church, but the pastor has a rule that all new members must go three weeks without having sex.

Three weeks go by and the first couple comes back. The pastor says, "So how did it go?"

"It was pretty hard, but we made it," says the first couple.
"Well, welcome to our church," says the pastor.

The second couple comes back and the pastor asks them the same question. Their reply is the same as the first couple's.

The third couple comes back and the pastor asks them the same question, and they reply, "Well, we were doing pretty well until last night when she bent over to pick up that can of pork and beans and I just put it to her."

"Well, I'm sorry, but you're not welcome to our church," says the pastor.

"That's okay," says the third couple, "We're moving. We're not welcome at the grocery store either."

Zhiwei

Guraya News, Food, Wine and Property To Let

Dear Singsoc,

Guraya News, Food, Wine and Property To Let joins other many sponsors that supports our singapore student society. Below is some photos of his shop and his contacts details. Mr Guraya is the landlord of many singsoc committees and members. A great landlord who would try his best to satisfied the needs of his tenants. He owns a shop that has quite a wide range of daily necessaries and of course, alcohols and drinks :)

Students looking for nice houses can visit Guraya Property To Let.
House Available:

• 2-room house
• 3-room house
• 4-room house
• 5-room house
• 6-room house
• Single room

Contact Details:

0121 427 3923 (Tel)
0121 427 3923 (Fax)
07973 774 187 (Mobile)
gurdip1953@yahoo.co.uk (Email)

Zhiwei

SingSoc Pre-departure Talk in Singapore

Now that exams are finally over! Its time to rest and enjoy the summer! I guess most of you should be returning to our sunny island so if you're free please pop by

Malaysia Room – Level 6
Hilton Singapore
581 Orchard Road
Singapore
238883

for the pre-departure talks to freshers of Birmingham! The expected attendance should be around the region of 10 so please come along if you're bored or wish to meet up with the new guys/girls! Most of the committee should be around so yap come along please!

Regards,
Francis

Good luck for exam results

Dear Singsoc!

Good luck to everyone on your results!!

Francis =)

Singsoc Summer BBQ Aftermath

Thanks all for coming!

BBQ is a successful!!

Most importantly, we hope everyone enjoy themselves,
because that is the

main objective of the Singaporean Student Society

Thanks again and hope everyone will enjoy their summer hoildays!!

See you next school term!! :) :)

19th Executive Committee

Singsoc Summer BBQ

IT IS ALL OVER!!

YES YES YES!! THE EXAM IS ALL OVER!!

Singsoc going have a BBQ in celebration of the end of exam!

It will be on the 9 of June 2007!
In Grove Park, 5 pm.

Members will be 5 pounds
Non-members will be 6 pounds

Click on the map to view all

Join us for a day of fun and enjoy the freeeeeedom!!

19th Executive Committee

random

This post is posted so tat we won't be able to see the lousy post below by our damn free president. Due to much complain by winter serenity about the post....its Summer soon!







Everyone gather ur summer beach wear n lets party!

30 things to do in an exam you know you gonna fail..

No... it doesn't mean i'm suggesting you to do this.... hahaaa! coz what is exams!? can eat one ar? =P

i grabbed this off facebook!


1. Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming "Andre, Andre, I've got the secret documents!!"

2. Talk the entire way through the exam. Read questions aloud, debate your answers with yourself out loud. If asked to stop, yell out, "I'm SOOO sure that you can hear me thinking." Then start talking about what a jerk the instructor is.

3. Bring a Game Boy. Play with the volume at max level.

4. On the answer sheet find a new, interesting way to refuse to answer every question. For example: I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it conflicts with my religious beliefs. Be creative.

5. Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breathe a sigh of relief. Go to the instructor, say "They've found me, I have to leave the country" and run off.

6. 15 min. into the exam, stand up, rip up all the papers into very small pieces, throw them into the air and yell out "Merry Christmas." If you're really daring, ask for another copy of the exam. Say you lost the first one. Repeat this process every 15 min.

7. Come into the exam wearing slippers, a bathrobe, a towel on your head, and nothing else.

8. Come down with a BAD case of Tourette's Syndrome during the exam. Be as vulgar as possible.

9. Bring things to throw at the instructor when s/he's not looking. Blame it on the person nearest to you.

10. As soon as the instructor hands you the exam, eat it.

11. Every 5 min. stand up, collect all your things, move to another seat, continue with the exam.

12. Turn in the exam approx. 30 min. into it. As you walk out, start commenting on how easy it was.

13. Get the exam. 20 min into it, throw your papers down violently, scream out "Fuck this!" and walk out triumphantly.

14. Arrange a protest before the exam starts (ie. Threaten the instructor that whether or not everyone's done, they are all leaving after one hour to go drink.)

15. Show up completely drunk (completely drunk means at some point during the exam, you should start crying for mommy).

16. Comment on how sexy the instructor is looking that day.

17. Come to the exam wearing a black cloak. After about 30 min, put on a white mask and start yelling "I'm here, the phantom of the opera" until they drag you away.

18. If the exam is math/sciences related, make up the longest proofs you could possible think of. Get pi and imaginary numbers into most equations. If it is a written exam, relate everything to your own life story.

19. Try to get people in the room to do a wave.

20. Bring some large, cumbersome, ugly idol. Put it right next to you. Pray to it often. Consider a small sacrifice.

21. During the exam, take apart everything around you. Desks, chairs, anything you can reach.

22. Puke into your exam booklet. Hand it in. Leave.

23. Take 6 packages of rice cakes to the exam. Stuff at least 2 rice cakes into your mouth at once. Chew, then cough. Repeat if necessary.

24. Masturbate.

25. Walk in, get the exam, sit down. About 5 min into it, loudly say to the instructor, "I don't understand ANY of this. I've been to every lecture all semester long! What's the deal? And who the hell are you? Where's the regular guy?"

26. Do the entire exam in another language. If you don't know one, make one up!

27. Bring a black marker. Return the exam with all questions and answers completely blacked out.

28. Every now and then, clap twice rapidly. If the instructor asks why, tell him/her in a very derogatory tone, "the light bulb that goes on above my head when I get an idea is hooked up to a clapper. DUH!"

29. From the moment the exam begins, hum the theme to Jeopardy. Ignore the instructor's requests for you to stop. When they finally get you to leave one way or another, begin whistling the theme to the Bridge on the River Kwai.

30. After you get the exam, call the instructor over, point to any question, ask for the answer. Try to work it out of him/her.


Here you go!
To those still mugging.......

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HAHAHAHAAHAHAAA =p

ok i shouldn't be mean... GOOD LUCK!!!!


Francis
(i feel like the most hated man... i wonder why...LOL)

Look into my eyes.......

For those lovers out there and still doing their exams and also dedicated to my dear sis, Sabrina, who look into M1 eyes hic hic hic, so here it is, look into my eyes, ready now.

SQUARDDD, PANDANG KE KIRI, PANDANNGGG
(Squad, Look to the Left, look)



HIC HIC HIC,

sign of, watermelon..

KEEP IT ROLLINGGGGG........
Imran

Happy Birthday!!

TODAY IS THE 21st BIRTHDAY OF OUR

ONE AND ONLY..

IMRAN

MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COMES TRUE
AND LYNDA TOO..

(Yes I do mean he still 21.. in his heart) :p

19th Executive Committee

Dont worry Be Happy

To all of you guys who have been worrying and studying hard for your revision. Especially dedicated to our dear MR P, who sing with me before we enter for first exam.




Sing along session:

Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy......

Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy
The land lord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
Don't worry, be happy
Lood at me I am happy
Don't worry, be happy
Here I give you my phone number
When you worry call me
I make you happy
Don't worry, be happy
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got not girl to make you smile
But don't worry be happy
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry, be happy (now).....

There is this little song I wrote
I hope you learn it note for note
Like good little children
Don't worry, be happy
Listen to what I say
In your life expect some trouble
But when you worry
You make it double
Don't worry, be happy......
Don't worry don't do it, be happy
Put a smile on your face
Don't bring everybody down like this
Don't worry, it will soon past
Whatever it is
Don't worry, be happy


p.s this one need to worry ok, check email regularly ah FRANCIS. HMMMM....

Imran

Exams Preparation!!

For many today is the eve of our exams, but some is already in the midst of the battle of examination! Which moron invented exams? That was the question I try to find out eariler, but no luck. However, I found another article, which I found would be rather useful.

5 Things to do the day before the exam

1. Review Key Points

Notice the word REVIEW!! The day before your test is less than ideal to be first learning something. Hopefully you have already mastered the material, and it is just a matter of giving that material an extra polish.

2. Eat Well-balanced Meals

Remember the phrase, You are what you eat? Be sure to keep your body and your brain in peak condition by feeding it the nutrients it needs to perform at its best. Usually easier said than done. Might not make a BIG different, but sure would help.

3. Feed Your Ruminator

Whatever we spend time doing, thinking, and seeing in the 45 minutes before falling asleep is what our brains ruminate on throughout the night. So it’s to your advantage to feed it, the things you want to remember for the next day’s exam and not horror movie. You probably scare yourself awake in the middle of the day. Not something funny, or else you be very tired the next morning, cause you being laughing all night! Of course not something too sexy, or else you need to do laundry the next morning!! :P

4. Envisioning Your Success

Just before you drift off to sleep, create a picture of yourself successfully completing your exam. It’s most effective if you do it every night, but even one day before your exam could make a significant difference in creating better exam results.

5. Get A Good Night’s Sleep

You need your 7-8 hours of quality sleep to perform at your best. I being having quality sleep today too! But unfortunately I did not sleep at night. I napped! For those that going "What a lazy ass" well, A study at NASA on sleepy military pilots and astronauts found that a 40-minute nap improved performance by 34% and alertness 100%.

5 Things to do the morning before the exam

1. Eat Your Breakfast

Keep your body, mind and blood sugar in balance. You can always drink RED BULL!! The sugar free one. The non sugar free is too sweet. And try to hide your wings in the exam.

2. Do Light Exercise

Light exercise will help you feel good and energized, and help get more oxygen to your brain. Not very sure the definition of Light Exercise, maybe some Singapore Workout!! Dont what is a Singapore Workout? Nevermind, I believe some free ass around with do a post on that! :)

3. Do A Light Review

Glance through your exam preparation materials one more time, and do any last minute checks you feel you need.

4. Keep the Exam in Perspective

It’s just a test, not the end of life on this planet. Allow yourself to relax and let your worries go. But it is usually easier say than done.

5. Breathe

A lot of students tense up, and forget to breathe, or take shallow breaths. Be sure to breathe deeply from the diaphragm. This will help your muscles feel better and will help to clear your head and allow you to think better.

After my president, Francis wishes everyone luck. I would also wanted to end this post wishing everyone that read this post GOOD LUCK!!

So now you got DOUBLE LUCK!!

Zhiwei :)

Calling all NYP graduates

Are there anyone of you that graduated from Nanyang Poly?? If so please email me at francis.lin@gmail.com! NYP is looking for you!

Good Luck!!!

Best of luck to everyone for the exams!! =)
rabbit help u all pray! =p

and... there'll be a summer bbq organised by singsoc after the exams... stay tuned!

Francis

QWERTY

No.. no.. no.. It is not because I drink too much red bull in such unproductive day that causes me to anyhow type the first 6 letter of my keyboard. It is neither because I finished my revision and start typing nonsense.

QWERTY is commonly referred to the design of the current keyboard. It makes no sense. It is awkward, inefficient and confusing. These arguments and complains has lasted for 124 years, but there it remains, un-alphabetically.

It is a design from Christopher Sholes. (I forgive his stupid idea, cause his family name is rather similar to a great football player). And the purpose of this design?? It is to slow down the typing speed of typist!! If you notice, very common letter such as “A”, “S”, “I” is located at position that reachable by your less strong fingers.

Why is he so evil? The design is intially for old traditional typewriters. When a key was pressed, a typebar would swing up to hit the paper from underneath. If the typist typed too fast, two typebars would crash and causes jams.


Definitely as technology advances, typewriter retires and computers took over. And the typebar crashes problem gown with the wind. But this design remains as it becomes a universal standard and many had got use to it!

Zhiwei :)

Joke of the Day!!

The blog is dead for a while, so let me spark it off with a joke! :)

Stumpy and His Wife

Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year. Every year Stumpy would say, Martha, I'd like to ride in that there airplane."

And every year Martha would say, "I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars."

One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said, "Martha, I'm 71 years old. If I don't ride that airplane this year I may never get another chance."

Martha replied, "Stumpy, that there airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars."

The pilot overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a deal, I'll take you both up for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won't charge you, but if you say one word it's ten dollars."

Stumpy and Martha agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word was heard. He did all his tricks over again, but still not a word. They landed and the pilot turned to Stumpy, "By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn't."

Stumpy replied, "Well, I was gonna say something when Martha fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars."

Zhiwei :)

Singapore is the world's fastest walker!

I got this off CNN -> http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/02/walking.speeds/

People in the greatest hurry live in Singapore, according to the study of cities in 32 countries. Following in their footsteps are residents of Copenhagen in Denmark and Madrid in Spain.

Researchers in each city found a busy street with a wide pavement that was flat, free from obstacles and sufficiently uncrowded to allow people to walk at their maximum speed.

The speed of each city's walkers was then timed by a team researchers, armed with stopwatches.

They timed how long it took 35 men and women to walk along a 60-foot (18-meter) stretch of pavement, monitoring only adults who were on their own and ignoring those conducting mobile phone conversations or struggling with shopping bags.

The results of the study, headed by British psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman, were compared with similar results from a decade ago in an experiment carried out by American psychologist Professor Robert Levine, from California State University.

Wiseman said walking speeds provided a reliable measure of the pace of life in a city.
"This simple measurement provides a significant insight into the physical and social health of a city. The pace of life in our major cities is now much quicker than before. This increase in speed will affect more people than ever, because for the first time in history the majority of the world's population are now living in urban center," Wiseman said.

Here is a list, in order, of the cities ranked by the speeds at which people walk:
1) Singapore (Singapore)
2) Copenhagen (Denmark)
3) Madrid (Spain)
4) Guangzhou (China)
5) Dublin (Ireland)

I really can't believe how "kan cheong" (Singlish: anxious) we are la..

Must "up" others!
Francis

National Pledge!

Please do not be mistaken... National day hasn't come early! But hot on the heels of our national song and flag, how could we not mention about our pledge too? When is the last time you last recited our national pledge? Can you still recall what's in it?? No worries! We shall refresh your memory now!

History of our pledge
The National Pledge was written by Sinnathamby Rajaratnam in 1966 shortly after Singapore's independence. Mr Rajaratnam revealed that the dream was to build "a Singapore we are proud of". He believed that language, race and religion were divisive factors, but the Pledge emphasises that these differences can be overcome if Singaporeans cared enough about their country. The draft text was handed to the then Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who polished the text before submitting it to the Cabinet.

The Pledge
English
We, the citizens of Singapore
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society,
based on justice and equality,
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and
progress for our nation.

Malay
Kami, warganegara Singapura,
sebagai rakyat yang bersatu padu,
tidak kira apa bangsa, bahasa, atau ugama,
berikrar untuk membina suatu masyarakat yang demokratik,
berdasarkan kepada keadilan dan persamaan
untuk mencapai kebahagiaan,
kemakmuran dan kemajuan bagi negara kami.

Chinese
我们是新加坡公民，
誓愿不分种族、言语、宗教，
团结一致，
建设公正平等
的民主社会，
并为实现国家之幸福、繁荣与进步，
共同努力。

Tamil
சிங்கப்பூர் குடிமக்களாகிய நாம் இனம்,மொழி,மதம்
ஆகிய வேற்றுமைகளை மறந்து ஒன்றுபட்டு,நம் நாடு
மகிழ்ச்சி,வளம்,முன்னேற்றம் ஆகியவற்றை அடையும்
வண்ணம் சமத்துவத்தையும்,நீதியையும்
அடிப்படையாக கொண்ட ஜனாயக
சமுதாயத்தை உருவாக்குவதற்கு
உறுதி மேற்கொள்வோமாக

Bringing you closer to home,

Francis

Country: Republic of Singapore

Singapore Flag Description:
The flag of Singapore consists of two equal-sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red and the bottom one is white. On the left hand side of the red stripe there is a white crescent moon with five white, five-pointed stars to its right.

Singapore Flag Meaning:
The red represents universal brotherhood and equality of man and the white stands for purity and virtue. The crescent moon, symbolizes the young nation of Singapore on the rise and the five stars represent the country's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

Singapore Flag History:
For 140 years (1819-1959), the Union Jack flew over Singapore. Singapore gained independence from Malaysia on August 9, 1965. In 1963, Singapore joined with Malaya, North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia but left in 1959. Then, on 3 December 1959, the National Flag, an important symbol of independence, was unveiled together with the State Crest and National Anthem at the installation of the new Head of State, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara. The flag was conceived and created by a committee headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Toh Chin Chye.

Interesting Singapore Facts:
The Singapore flag was originally designed with three stars, until the country's leaders expressed concern that Singapore might be perceived to be associated with the Malayan Communist Party, as their flag also had three stars. The Singapore flag was also meant to be red, as red is a very traditional Chinese color and the majority of Singapore's population is Chinese, but the idea was scrapped as red was associated with communism.


And of course, with the flag comes our national song too!

Majulah Singapura (sung in Malay)
Mari kita rakyat Singapura
Sama-sama menuju bahagia
Cita-cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura
Marilah kita bersatu
Dengan semangat yang baru
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura

Onward Singapore (English translation)
We, the people of Singapore
Together march towards happiness
Our noble aspiration
To make Singapore a success
Let us all unite
In a new spirit
Together we proclaim
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore



Hope this post brings you fond memories of the days where you have to stand in the parade square singing our national anthem!

Francis

Ang Mo Kio

Dedicated to my beloved home.... this is home... truly... as my senses tell me~!

okok! Today marks the opening of the new air-conditioned bus interchange in Ang Mo Kio!!! So? what's the big fuss? Actually nothing much.. just that i stay in Ang Mo Kio all my life and not being able to be there now kinda sucks!

Fast facts!

Size and Population
Ang Mo Kio is about 13 sq km with an estimated 164,000 residents.

History
Ang Mo Kio was named after a bridge built in Thomson Road by J.T Thomson who was the government surveyor in 1841 and 1854. (ya la, really is built by an ang moh and it is a bridge.. so its ANG MO KIO) It literally means 'large and prosperous bridge'. The area’s kampong (a Malay word meaning; village) culture and spirit still thrives even with the current influx of modern developments and conveniences. In previous generations, the people lived rudimentary lives, rearing farm animals, growing fruits and vegetables while others ran small- scale businesses or were laborers.

Francis

Birthday Wishes!!

Today is our dear VP ~ Chris's ~ Birthday!

Happy Birthday Chris!

Hope you graduate with 1st class honors and do enjoy the rest of the days in UK before stepping on to your next destination!

Reminiscing Singapore?

*Note this is just for laughter - no offence to anyone or anything*
*Note these videos contains Singlish and Singapore jokes so non-Singaporean might not really understand*

Brief History of Singapore by Hossan Leong


How about the songs we always hear in NDP ~ Rasa Sayang


We are Singapore! Remix


For those who miss out the I Love SG event at New York, some footage


Missing Singapore already? Soon lah, after exam..go home laioz!
Barchor Mee(Mince meat noodle), Laksa, Mee Siam(Mai Hum), Cai Tao Kuay(Fried Carrot Cake)

SG Ambassador

Joke of the Day!!

Southern Fried Chicken.. ya~!

One day Idiot F, Idiot J and Idiot Z when for dinner.

After ordering their food, Idiot Z suddenly ask a question,
"Ermm.. why is Southern Fried Chicken called Southern Fried Chicken?"

Idiot F replied, "Ask the owner of the shop, he will probably knows"

So Idiot Z when over to the owner and ask,
"Uncle! Why is Southern Fried Chicken called Southern Fried Chicken??"

Owner of the shop replied, "You see the guy there ya~"

Idiot Z, "Ya~"

Owner continues, "He frying the chicken ya~"

"Ya~", replied Idiot Z

"His name is Southern!", said the owner

Idiot Z, "OH YA!!"

Idiot Z went back and told the rest! All was amazed! But there go, they thank the owner.

Owner, "Hey John, they really believe you are called Southern.. Idiots!.. ya~"

Idiot Z :)

Competitive Farting!!

This is Competitive Farting!! Yes you read it correctly! IS FARTING

Zhiwei (Pooo...)

Don't not try this at.. Exam Hall

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Yes, we know currently everyone is very stress as exam pulls nearer. As stress as you may be, please don’t try this at the exam hall.

Zhiwei :)

Phua Chu Kang!

To all Singaporeans... still remember who is the guy???

Mr Phua Chu Kang~! =)
Here's a little joke from him in a show long long long ago....

**** Hope the below does not offend anybody!! It is just for laughs and yeah the English you will be seeing is really just Singlish ****

PCK's view on sex...

Phua Chu Kang ( PCK )explaining sex to Chu Beng's son, Aloysius ...
Aloy : Why is making love soenjoyable ?
PCK : Aiyah, ah boy, enjoyable becaws, same like when you dig your nose with your finger mah !

Aloy : Do you think women enjoy sexmorethan men?
PCK : Of course woman lah ! When you digdig your nose, your nose feel better than your finger, right ?

Aloy : Why do women hate it when theyget raped ?
PCK : Ai-yah ! Say, you walk along the load(road),den someone come over and dig your nose, you like or not ? Ehhh ? Don't pray pray ah

Aloy : Why is it a woman cannot have sexwhen she is having her menses?
PCK : Oy !! If your nose bleeding, you still go and dig meh?? Siow ah !Use your Blain(brain), use your blainnn ..........

Aloy : Why is it most men don't like wearing condoms when they are making love?
PCK : Ehhhh, when you dig your nose ah, you like to dig with a glove on your finger or not ? Not the same shiok feeling mah. Corlight(correct) or not?

Aloy : Why is making love carried out in private ?
PCK : Ah boyyyyy, use your blain, use your blainnnnn . you go and dig your nose in flont of your whole class izit ?? Stupid lah!!

Aloy : Wah ...... Uncle Chu Kang, you are very good.
PCK : Aiyah ...... best in Singapore and JB, and some say Batam also ah !!

Just for laughs and de-stressing
Francis
don't pray pray ar... =X

Safety Message

To all my dearest members that are staying in student accomodations!

Beware!!
Thieves do not rest! My friend just got robbed of his laptop, cameras and valuables!

Safety Tips!!!
1) Lock all your doors and windows before you leave your home!
2) Draw your curtains!
3) Buy a laptop lock and secure your laptop with it!
4) Always backup your important stuff on a thumb drive!

Francis

Joke of the Day!!

One day, a male Onion Head walked into a bar and saw the cutest female Onion Head he have ever see in his life!

After watching her all night, he finally get enough courage to walk towards her.

With beauty of yours, you deserve the world and a free drink. May I have the honour to buy you one?

Thank you

The two Onion Head start chatting..

What's your name?

Carmen

Oh. What a nice name!

Yeah, I gave that name to myself. I really like cars and I really like men, so I combined the two to make 'Carmen'

So what's your name

You can call me.. Beerpussy :)

Bartender Teo :)

Lobang!

Guess all of you have been in Birmingham for ages already... time flies isn't it? Don't you just miss home?? Well... with the advancement of technology you can video call through the internet right??!

Here's the scenario... what if your parents doesn't know how to use the computer?? (don't be shy... mine can't! =X) So this is what I have been doing for the past 2 months...!

I have to clearly state that... we are not afflilated with them in anyway.. i'm only recommending it because i have been using it and its free! so... yeap!

Visit this website to find out more!
http://www.yourcallworld.com/calling.aspx?country=Singapore%20Mobile

Its basically if you have a contract deal with any mobile company (i'm using O2) you can use your free contract minutes to call back home! How convenient is that!?

Step by Step instruction
1) Call 0844 497 0202 during weekends
2) Once you hear the computerised voice, dial 0065(PHONE NUMBER)#. i.e. 006591234567#
3) Wait for the call to be connected!

It is that easy! Apparently you can use your pay-as-you-go card too! and it still wouldn't charge base on international calls... it will be considered as a UK minutes due to the access number used!

So that's it.... Lobang* of the day! =)

Francis
*Singlish word of the day! Lobang
Pronounced: 'low' 'bunk'
Meaning:
1) Hole
2) Good deal!

(bleah.. i've been told to explain all singlish words used! so there you go!)

Hair Gallery!

Dear Singsoc!

I just came back from the opening day at Hair Gallery by Ms Risa! The place looks fantastic now! (well.. i don't have any photos to prove it... but you can always pop by to get a hair cut! its really near selly sausages!)

Anyway here's what they offer!

Francis

Where is my Remote? Is on your HEAD!!

Are you a hardcore TV addict, i.e. Hong Kong TVB serial?

Do you kept misplacing your remote or hand phone? Or even throwing them away by accident??

Do you have a lot of gadgets and kept losing them?

Do you have some much paper on you table that you can even find your pencil!!

If you do!! THIS IS DESIGN ESPECIALLY FOR YOU!!

THE REMOTE WRANGLER

The Multimedia Remote Control Wrangler (aka Remote Wrangler) has taken a novel approach to remote control storage that will be sure to take the world by storm, head first. It will certainly win the hearts (and heads) of those frustrated consumers who have had enough and are ready to regain control over their lives and remote controls or pencils!!

Currently, only 2 styles are available for this unorthodox headgear but others are sure to follow. For the sports enthusiast, there is the red white and blue "Retro Sportsman" model, which has proven to be very popular in the Asian market.

But remote control is unrealistic to us - the hardworking students of Birmingham!! So you can stick Pen! Pencil! Liquid Paper!!

Never to be lose in piles of paper, get the Remote Wrangler

Please call 07851751151 to order right now!! First 50 customers will have a remote ABSOLUATELY FREE!! While stock last!!

*Batteries not included*

Salesman Teo [ aka Zhiwei :) ]

Uniquely Singlish..

~~ Singlish of the Day! ~~

If you have visited the http://www.singaporeday.sg/ website, you'll notice on the small left corner, there is this "Chope Your Goodie Bag".

So what does Chope actually means???

Chope! ~~

Chope in Singlish can mean,

1) to save something before hand, to reserve ~~ eg. Help us Chope 4 seats if you arrive early. It's usually because of the kiasuism of most people, it is common to see laptop bags, files, school bag on canteen seats & tables with only 1 person there, who was sent to "Chope" the seats.

so......."Chope your Goodie Bag" means to reserve the Goodie Bag for the event

2) The concept of using the word, Chope is unique as a form of Singlish because,
"According to Dr Lionel Wee from the National University of Singapore’s Department of English Language and Literature, the use only-in-Singapore term doesn’t have a root word for it"


Hosay Boh?
Jia Ming

Singapore Day! 21st April 2007!

The first ever Singapore day on the 21st April 2007!!
Erm... but it is not to be confused with our National Day... and it is only held in New York... :(

http://www.singaporeday.sg/
The website buay pai... a lot of singlish words!

sibei a lot of food ar~! http://www.singaporeday.sg/makan.php kns!
got "ge tai" somemore!! 七月 come early!

Kin leh, come to birmingham too!!!

sian la,
Francis

CHocholate Souffle

hey hey....wondering r all the gal luv dessert?? how abt the guy ???

Y most of the girls luv them so muchh???

Cuz life is so miserable & stressfull...we need something to comfort... ^^

U can find a lot of nice Delicious dessert for both chinese and western style in Singapore.

Here are two Examples: ( if realli wanna recommend there are too many!!!)

1) TCC (The Coffee Connoisseur)'s Dark Devotion (formerly: warm lava chocolate cake)

~~ combination of hot and cold dessert. When using the fork or spoon cutting it...the chocolate oozing out like LAVA!!! AT the moment is HEAVENLY & SINFUL...lolZ (http://www.thecoffeeconnoisseur.com/ )

2) Amoy Food Centre, Level 2, stall 02-122's Oneh Oneh &Yam Paste with ginko nuts

~~ This stall selling the best Kueh in SG (hahaaha to me lah) n it got lots kind of kueh like jiu chen gao, redbean kueh etc.... the most unique thing is it has it's own website on the signboard (damn powerful lah!!!) (http://www.sgkueh.com)

ohhh....okieee....liao...

*clearing my throat*

After so longgg...here come the SOUFFLE recipe!!!

Chocolate Souffle recipe (6 servings)

Ingredient:

3 egg yolks

5 egg whites

1/3 cups (65g) unrefined sugar

5 oz (150g) chopped dark or plain chocolate

a pinch of salt

some butter



Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F).

2. Grease 6 souffle dishes with melted butter.(make sure the base n side fully coated with butter)

3. Melt the Chopped chocolate over the hot water, followed by fold in the egg yolks and mixed gently.

3. Add a pinch of salt into the egg whites and whisk it with electrical mixer at medium speed till hold soft peaks.

4. Add 1/3 sugar gradually while whisking.

5. Fold in the whisked egg whites gradually into the melted chocolate and mixed well.

6. Divide them into 6 individual dishes and baked for 35 mins.

(Tips: To have better texture of the souffle, bake them over water)

Chocholate souffle is ready to SERVE!!!

Food! Roti Prata!

Its 12.30am now! and guess what! I AM HUNGRY... and here goes... my craving now.....


ROTI PRATA!~!!

Sigh... remember the days when you can just drive around for good food at night? Good roti prata places??? Fong seng?? Jalan Kayu??

Anyway for any of our dear friends that doesn't know what Roti Prata is.... here goes~

Roti prata is a pancake made of dough composed of fat, egg, flour and water. It is served with curry or sugar. In addition, although consumed at any time of the day by some locals, the vast majority tend to consume it as a late night or early morning dish, particularly at 24-hour outlets.

There are two main types of the dish - the smaller but crispy version (made famous by the Jalan Kayu chains) and the flatter and more fluffy version.
The dish has evolved somewhat differently in Singapore and in Malaysia. In Singapore, economic affluence and cultural influences have created variations reflective of the cosmopolitan character of the city. For instance, it is common to find outlets serving roti prata with flavourings as varied as garlic, banana, chocolate, durian and cheese, the latter of which is common in Singapore, but less so in Malaysia. Also, roti prata variations are more likely to be known by names such as cheese prata or onion prata rather than with a roti prefix, and mostly in the English language. More recently, the dish has also evolved to other sweeter and more crispy variants such as "tissue" and "paper" which are pan-fried with butter, rolled into a cone shape and spinkled with sugar.

Some of the most famous outlets in Singapore include those located at Jalan Kayu, Upper Thomson Road and Clementi Road near the National University of Singapore. The roti prata chain "The Best Prata Shop" has outlets all over Singapore. Interestingly, there are many prata shops that try to associate themselves as the "original Jalan Kayu prata shop: of which no-one really knows which is the real McCoy; apparently there is some prestige to roti prata stalls originating from Jalan Kayu, a 200 meter long stretch of road in north-eastern Singapore. Two of the largest stalls along Jalan Kayu, are fiercely territorial, as witnessed by late night customers.

Sigh, i miss Singapore food!

Francis

Joke of the Day!!

A couple of hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services.

He gasps to the operator:

"My friend is dead! What can I do?"

The operator, in a calm soothing voice says:

"Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."

There is a silence....... Then......

BAAANNNNGGGG!!!

Hunter came back to the line and says:

"OK, now what?"

Operator: "Errmmmmm..... "

Zhiwei :)

Hair Gallery (former Azura)

Dear ppl!

Hair gallery (previously known as Azura and located beside Selly Sausage) is officially opening on 21st April 2007! Pop by around 5pm if you're interested!

Francis

Suicide Method

In response of one of the member wanting to shoot herself, I, as a caring and concern friend and committee member, shall.......

Give your more option so you can choose :)

Burning (Self-Immolation)

Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire; an accelerant such as gasoline is frequently used to hasten death. Burning to death can take several minutes to several hours, making this a painful way to expire. Death may result from smoke inhalation, shock, or, after a period of days, systemic failure. A person who survives self-immolation may still suffer extensive burns.

This definitely not recommended, unless you are really desperate to become damn HOT!
Male Ghost: *Whistle* “Oei chio bu!! Want dinner? Got some delicious candles here!!”

Jumping

Jumping from a great height can shatter organs and tissues. If a person jumps from a bridge into water, the person may die by drowning rather than by impact, especially if the bridge lies low over the water.

But generally it is not recommend, because, as you jump halfway, your life will probably flash in front of you, and you might regret. You might not wanted to die half way through, but you cant change the course anymore. But of course, unless you drink red bull before you jump. Cause…. RED BULL GIVE YOU WINGS!!

Carbon monoxide poisoning

In most cases carbon monoxide is a product of combustion; for example, it can be released by cars and some types of heaters where there has been incomplete combustion.
Carbon monoxide is a colourless and odourless gas, so its presence cannot be detected. It is harmful to the human organism as the CO molecules lowering the body's oxygenation, eventually resulting in death.

Carbon monoxide is produce mainly by car. If you wanted to choose this option, you can rent a car from enterprise. Links is at the side of the blog. And remember, said you know “Francis” and you get 10% discount!! WOOHOO!! *So proud of my president* ^^

Shooting

Brain or heart damage kills a person most quickly; however, the gun must be powerful enough for that to succeed. Usually place to aim are the side of forehead, in the mouth and in some cases the heart is chosen as a target, but it is harder to aim correctly. There are many cases of brain damage and severe physical trauma that do not result in loss of life.

Getting a gun here is difficult but not impossible. But it is probably so troublesome, you might give up committing suicide. Not a option for the less determined ones! :)

If you want a more comfortable option of being shot. Being shot by a guy.. With another gun. That would surely relieve some stress :p

Hanging

Death will be instantaneous due to breaking of the neck. If the neck is not broken, severely deficient supply of oxygen due to the obstructed wind pipe will ultimately lead to death.

This is quite a ugly death. Your tougue will probably be sticking out and eye balls popping up like nobody business. And please, do get a stronger rope with you think you are heavy.

Drowning

Suicide by drowning is the act of deliberately submerging oneself in water or other liquid and staying there long enough to prevent breathing and deprive the brain of oxygen. Genuine cases of drowning are determined by whether the victim's lungs are filled with water.

This is also another case of ugly death. Your face and body would probably be so bloated and wrinkled, noone will recognise you. Please! Do this only you are very desperate of swimming.

Electrocuting

Sticking your fingers into the plugs, will cause a lethal electric shock that is able to kill. A high enough voltage can overcome the high resistance of the skin and pass a sizable current through the trunk. A large alternating current through the body can seriously disrupt nerve signals and can cause the heart to go into irregular contraction.

PS: People with fat fingers? Opps.. Try another option.

And of course, above is an only reference, not recommendation by the singsoc committee. Carrying out of any of the above acts will not be the responsibility. :):) And if you really felt stress and pressure, please.. look around at the greeneries and the people around! The world is still so beautiful!! Have a good break and a good laugh at the post and..

GO BACK TO WORK!!

PS: I found all these information in wikipedia!! WTH!!

Zhiwei

medical fact of the day.

flumazenil, fluvoxamine, fluphenazine, fluoxetine, flupenthixol ALL do not treat flu.

pffttt.

im going to shoot myself soon.

Sponsors!

Dear Singsoc members!

Below are the proud sponsors of our annual Singsoc Milestones (magazine)!

1)
Hair Gallery (formerly known as Azura)
For appointment call Risa 0121 472 6289
Address:
531 Bristol Road (used to be the woteva! store)
Selly Oak
B29 6AU

2)
WingYip - Bringing you the authentic tastes of Far East Asia.
Address:
Wing Yip
375 Nechells Park Road
Nechells
Birmingham
B7 5HD
Web url: www.wingyip.co.uk

3)
Chung Ying Gardens - great cantonese food!
Address:
17 Thorpe Street
Birmingham
B5 4AT
Tel: 0121 666 6622
Web url: www.chungying.co.uk

4) Sing Fat Limited - Chinese Supermarket
334-339 Bradford Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 6ES
Tel: 0121 622 5888
Web url: www.singfat.com

Francis

Rainbow Flag

Please. Don’t worry. This is the still the singsoc blog. Not a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) pop-up. And yes I know there will be a uproar, “WTH Zhiwei post gay stuff, he damn gay lah”, “Wow! Die die must subscribe one year of GAY TIMES for him!”.

Firstly, I would wish everyone look at this in a healthy point of view. Oh, by the way, for those that is confused, the rainbow flag is the colours of Gay pride. Today, we going to discuss on the colours not who’s gay and who’s not

Have you even take a closer look and wonder.. Aren’t there supposed to have 7 colours in the rainbow? Why is it only 6? Is it a printing error? What is the flag represent?

Of course there are special meaning for the colours..

Red represents Life
Orange represents Healing
Yellow represents Sun
Green represents Nature
Royal Blue represents Harmony
Violet represents Spirit

In 1978, Gilbert Baker of San Francisco, inspire by the five-striped "Flag of the Race", designed a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay and lesbian community pride. Slowly the flag took hold, offering a colourful and optimistic alternative to the more common pink triangle symbol.

Initially, Baker’s design is a flag with eight stripes: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which represents, sexuality, life, healing, sun, nature, art, harmony, and spirit respectively. He dyed and sewed the material for the first flag himself. He later found out that hot pink was not commercially available, therefore, mass production of his eight-striped version became impossible. The flag was thus reduced to seven stripes.

In 1979, the city's first openly gay supervisor, Harvey Milk, was assassinated. Wishing to demonstrate the gay community's strength and solidarity in the aftermath of this tragedy, the 1979 Pride Parade Committee decided to use Baker's flag. The committee eliminated the indigo stripe so they could divide the colours evenly along the parade route - three colors on one side of the street and three on the other. Soon the six colours were incorporated into a six-striped version that became popularized and that, today, is recognized by the International Congress of Flag Makers.

So next time, if you see a 6 colour rainbow flag in front of a pub, it will mean more than just a gay pub to you. You probably now knows more about their colours than the LGBT.

Zhiwei

Seven Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders of the World!! Many knew its existence, but few can name it. Today, I will take your through the list and allow you to vote for your own Seven Wonders of the World.

Firstly, when we mention about Seven Wonders of the World, we usually meant Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, for because only one out of the seven wonders remains. Others are like mythical stories from the word of mouth.

A historian (Herodotus) and a scholar (Callimachus of Cyrene) decide to make a lists of "seven wonders" but their writings have not survived, except as references. The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages. The list comprised the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Fruits and flowers, waterfalls, gardens hanging from the palace terraces, exotic animals, paradise in the Middle East. It is said to be located on the east bank of the River Euphrates, about 50 km south of Baghdad, Iraq.

Built by Nebuchadnezzar II, around 600 BC, to please his wife, Amyitis of Media, who longed for the trees and beautiful plants of her homeland.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

It is more than a place of worshipping, the white marble temple was one the most beautiful structure on earth. Built in honour of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature, Artemis, the temple was located in the ancient city of Ephesus near the modern town of Selcuk, about 50 km south of Izmir, Turkey.

It also housed many works of art, including four ancient bronze statues of Amazons sculpted by the finest artists at the time. It was in the end burnt by man who an attempt to immortalize his name.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

This is the statue of the god in whose honour the Ancient Olympic Games were held.. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods, Zeus.

It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics, Olympia, on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens. The sculpture was made by ivory and accented with gold plating and seated on a magnificent throne of cedarwood, inlaid with ivory, gold, ebony, and precious stones. But unfortunately, it never survive a severe fire in AD 462.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is the burial place of an ancient king of the Persian Empire, Maussollos, his wife, Artemisia II of Caria, and his sister. It was situated in the city of Halicarnassus on the Aegean Sea, in south-west Turkey.

Decorated with gold and surrounded by Ionic columns, the tomb also adorned a statue of a chariot pulled by four horses on the top and statues of people, lions, horses, and other animals. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was in the end disassembled and used for the fortifying of a massive crusader castle by invaders in 1494.

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue of Greek god, Helios. It was rather a symbol of unity of the people who inhabited that beautiful Mediterranean island. It stood at the entrance of the harbour of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece for 56 years, before it was destroyed by a bad earthquake.

Skin of the statues is bronze and its base was made of white marble. The structure was gradually erected as the bronze form was fortified with an iron and stone framework.

Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, a architectural elegance with a practical use. For sailors, it ensured a safe return to the Great Harbour. For architects, it was the tallest building on Earth. And for scientists, it was the mysterious mirror that fascinated them most. It was located on the ancient island of Pharos, now a promontory within the city of Alexandria in Egypt.

For centuries, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was used to mark the harbour, using fire at night and reflecting sun rays during the day. Knowledge of its location and appearance remains inaccurate, and it too, never survive till the present day.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The oldest, yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders, The Great Pyramid of Giza. The final resting place for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, the Great Pyramid still stood strongly at the city of Giza, a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and today part of Greater Cairo, Egypt.

The structure consists of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing more than two tons. On the north face, is the pyramid's entrance. A number of corridors, galleries, and escape shafts either lead to the King's burial chamber, or were intended to serve other functions. The King's chamber is located at the heart of the pyramid, only accessible through the Great Gallery and an ascending corridor.

After a long history lesson, here is the interesting part. The world needs a new set of the seven wonders, you believe it or not, you can vote yours. The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07!! As effect of this post, you only have only 82 days to vote! HURRY UP!! Next time you can proudly tell your kids, "I VOTED THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD"

Vote here: http://www.new7wonders.com

Zhiwei