!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that was supposed to mean attention and please read up!
whatever, anyways.

change of venue!

i've made a reservation for 30 at
zizzi harborne high street!!!!!!!!
for tomorrow night 630PM.


as of now, if you guys are interested to find out whos turning up. here goes:

francis/ zhiwei/ jiaming/ sabrina/ darren/ kenneth/ desmond/ melvin/ aston mike/ rajiv/ emily/ matthew/ tracy/ jeffrey/ mengcai/ shuying/ gary/ sooguan/ imran/ thilini/ rudy/ june/ tony/ chris/ jiesheng/ dara

as you can see! there's loads of people turning up! and i havent exactly asked ard yet, and more people are coming. so 30 is really not that hard to reach and if u wanna come and not be left out cos i din reserve a seat for u! do contact us!!!!!!!!

i can still try to make necessary arrabgements if u are still interested!!! do contact any one of us! and

seeeeyaaaaaa peeps!

Uniquely Singlish..

~~ Singlish of the Day! ~~

The word today is DAO! 道?? 高??
Nonononnononono!!
The correct pronunciation closer to 刀!!

And of cos, it doesnt mean sword or knife in the small island.

In singlish DAO means...

D-AO/-adj
An act of arrogant, haughty or unfriendly. Usually use to describe an individual that never ask to your friendly greeting!
Have an similar meaning to "Ya Ya"

Example of Usage:

"Wah! I said 'hi', she walk pass like I m invisible, super D-AO lah!"

Suan Goo: "Oei~ The girl that went to the event is there lah"
Wei Zhi: "That girl damn D-AO"

Mistakes of Usage:

Unfortunately unlike many other singlish that can be formed by adding 'er' or 'ing' behind, DAO is particularly special. DAOer or DAOing is wrong usage of singlish, so please be careful =)

That all from me today~ :)

Zhiwei

Coffee Dilemma

Coffee Dilemma

A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.

The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee".

The husband said, " You are in charge of the cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."

Wife replies, "No you should do it, and besides it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."

Husband replies, " I can't believe that, show me."

So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and shows him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says: "HEBREWS"

by

~L~

heyyyyaa guys and girls.

friday's the last day of term!!!!!

everyone get psyched upp now.

woooohoooooo:):):):)

meanwhile to those last min piaing essays and projects and assignments just b4 the term breaks jiayou ganbattteeeneeeiiii!!!

*hint* can u guys hurry up do your work so i can play mahjong!!!

and as a source of motivation..

here you goooo!!!!

gian already right????

anyways.. friday we're planning a singsoc dinner get together in the evening and i do wanna get ideas from all of u where u wud like to have it.. im open to all suggestions. so just throw all your ideas out! and do indicate who's interested in coming for it so i can get to make necessary arrangments:)

proud to sign off..

SINGSOC EVENTS!

sabr!ina :)

tH3 sToRi of B@o, n@@dle 'N' m33 pok (Last Chap)

Chapter Six
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Finally, the bao family manage to kidnap noodle, the one who started up the whole show, and brought him back to the bao headquarter.

All the baos took turns to whack him.
At the end, the chief of baos - DuA BaH BaO took a final roll over noodle before they dump him.

When the poor noodle finally went home...
none of the family member couldrecognise him bcoz he is totally disfigured - FLATTEN.

In order not to let the family bear the bad name, he appears as a new member named "M33 Pok".

~~~~~~~~~THE END~~~~~~~~~





by
~L~

Happy Birthday to SingSoc president

HappY BirthdaY

Our Dearest SingSoc President FranciS!!!

So light a candle on your CAKE!!

May the good Lord bless you

&

May all your dreams come true!!

Best wishes,

19th SingSoc EXCOs

tH3 sToRi of B@o, n@@dle 'N' m33 pok (chAptEr 5)

Chapter Five
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Poor char siew bao, with his injuries, went to the bao headquarters to look for help.
All the bao family was activated and together with red bean bao,green bean bun etc.

They went to seek revenge. All the passerby siam them as they look like they will kill.
They saw french fries jalan jalan along, shopping.

The bao family attacked him.
The bao head shouted, "Noodle still wear gold go shopping! Whack him!!! "


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by
~L~

Daylight Saving

Hi Everyone,

Please be reminded that Daylight Saving is activated this morning so all your clocks should skip one hour front.

But why the hassle? Why must we switch our time front and back an hour for? Especially, everyone is rushing for deadline and the Daylight Saving simply just push the deadline one hour earlier!

Well, firstly, I think many would think we are switching from Daylight Saving time to Standard time(At least I thought so). It is just the opposite, we are just switching to the Daylight Saving time. The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Another advantage of Daylight Saving is that it save energy. Well? Of course it did, imagine one more hour of sunlight into the evening means you will be switching on your light one hour later. And usually people wake up with the sun already at work (at least I do).

And indeed it has its shortcomings. There are evidence that the severity of auto accidents increases and work productivity decreases as people adjust to the time change.

The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin from his essay "An Economical Project." I will not go through the history as it is rather boring. But people that are interested you can go here.

Lastly, some information about tuning your clock. In spring, clocks spring forward from 12:59 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. and in fall, clocks fall back from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Daylight Saving will begin on the last Sunday in March and ends the last Sunday in October. The date is recently amended by our all-time favourite President George W. Bush, who signed his name on an Energy Policy Act. In short, please change your time and the next time we gonna switch back will be on 28th October 2007. In the meantime..

Enjoy the Sunlight

Zhiwei

tH3 sToRi of B@o, n@@dle 'N' m33 pok (chAptEr 4)

Chapter Four
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The family of bao and noodles are now enemies and they have gang fightswhenever they see each other.

One day, the noodles family was having a walk when they saw char siew bao alone.

Seeing the good chance, all of them attacked him.

The noodles family shouted, "Beat him hard ha! rd!Don't give chance just because he's vomiting BLOOD! "



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by
~L~

tH3 sToRi of B@o, n@@dle 'N' m33 pok (chAptEr 3 1/2)

Chapter 3 1/2 (Explaining Chapter)

Hehe.. mind me for the intrusion. After the story I am very curious what is a "Ying Shi Juan". So as a true-future-Computer Scientist\Engineer i it!!

Not sure whether it is what is supposed to be, but i found 銀絲卷 or Silver roll. It is a beijing delicacy. It can also be found in Hongkong, Macau and Guangdong. Dough is made into noodle (La mian) and wrap into another dough (Bread). So it is bread with noodle. It is then streamed or fried.

~~~~~~~~~ END OF EXPLANATION CHAPTER ~~~~~~~~~~

Emily please continue your story~~ :)

Zhiwei

tH3 sToRi of B@o, n@@dle 'N' m33 pok (chAptEr 3)

Chapter Three
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The more small bao thought of it, the more buay song!! he was.
So, he found the bao family to whack Maggi m33.

Then they found ying shi juan (noodles covered with bun).
They brought him back as hostage and were about to put him on the stove to force him to talk....

SuddenLy, the BAO HEAD said,"That's NOT n00dles! That's OUR UnderCover!!"

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by
~L~

生日快乐！！！

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY!!!

(One of Our Dearest SingSoc EXCO)

wish you all the Best

&

hope ur wishes come true!!!

Best Wishes,

19th SingSoc EXCOs

tH3 sToRi of B@o, n@@dle 'N' m33 pok (chAptEr 2)

Chapter Two
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Maggi m33, who was beaten up for no reason, was very angry.
So he went to find b33 hoon, udOn, fried no0dles etc to seek revenge.

But on th3 way, they met smAlL BaO...
Maggi m33 looked @ smAlL ba0 for a while d3n told his brothers,"Bra-der!Whack him!"

Maggi m33! whack small bao harder & harder. After the n00dles family has left,
they asked Maggi M33 Y he hated small bao so much & beat him up so badly.

Maggi mee said. "At 1st wanNa teach him a small lesSon onlI,but den C hIm act cute, made m3 so ANgrY."



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by
~L~

Ｎｏ！レジ袋ブラ

Ever have the situation that you go into ALDI and forget to bring a bag with you? And you have so many plastic bag at home or you are as stingy (Unlike Me) and don’t want to buy a plastic bag? Or maybe you are just a lover of nature and care about the environment therefore doesn’t want to create non-biodegradable waste? (Like Me!!)

THERE IS A

ULTIMATE SOLUTION FOR YOU!!

WEAR YOUR BAG!!

It is called Ｎｏ！レジ袋ブラ is it translated into 'No! Register sack brassiere’ http://www.triumphjapan.com/release/unique/2006110700166.html

Lingerie manufacturer Triumph International Japan has unveiled a new type of brassiere that can be converted into a shopping bag. When the bra is being worn, the “shopping bag” portions are folded away inside the bra cups, where they serve as extra padding. The bra quickly converts to a shopping bag by removing the bag portions from the cups and connecting the hooks on the bra’s underwire. Unfortunately, this solution is only suitable for ladies (100%, Guaranteed, plus chop with Lifetime warranty, NOT FOR ME!!)

I think many will agree the bag is unpractical, what do you wear if you use it as bag? But one thing for sure, it is undeniable that...

THE MODEL IS DAMN CHIOOOO AH!!

- Winter

tHe sTorY Of bAo, N@@dLe 'N' m33 PoK

ChapTer 1
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1 day, n@odle quaRRel wITh mEAt bAo(bUn).

Th3y hAd a fIghT bT bAo wAs tOO cLuMsy N lOst Badly.

He was very angry and he told noodle to stay behind if he has the guts and he'll get his pals to assist him.

Meat bAo wEnT 2 fINd bReAd, mAn Tou, jiAn baO EtC 2 gEt THem 2 ReinRorce Him.

Along e way, they saw maggi m33. They "AH BISH!!" "AH BISH!!!" "AH BISH!!!!" and beat maggi m33 up AnD maggi m33 (@.@)?? beri puzzled why he kena beaten up.

He said, "Y u all beat me? WaD have I done to dEseRve tHis?"

The mEat baO saiD, " NooDle ! dUn thInk U pErM uR HAir TheN cAnnOt RecoGniSe u Ar!!!"


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by
~ChIng~

Banana Guard!

PROTECT YOUR BANANA!!

Fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed?

Fed up your bruised and squashed banana strain your bag?

Fed up in cleaning the strain of your squashed BANANA!!

Then what are you waiting for!!

PROTECT IT!!!

With 9 exciting colours to choose from, you definitely will find one that best suit YOU!!

BEST OF ALL THE SPECIAL GLOW IN THE DARK VERSION!!

Protect and pamper your banana! To know more products to enforce protection on your priceless banana, visit http://www.bananaguard.de/catalog/

Banana Guard: "Protect your Banana"!

Joseph, if you are reading this, I think you need one! :P

- Winter :)

Joke of the Day!!

All characters and events appearing in this joke are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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如有雷同，纯属巧合

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Doctor TOE has slept with one of his patients and feels terribly guilty about it all day long. No matter how much he tries to forget about it, he can't. The guilt and sense of betrayal is overwhelming.

But every once in a while his guardian angel will speak in a ressuring voice in his head

"TOE, don't worry about it. You aren't the first medical practitioner to sleep with one of their patients and you won't be the last. And you're single. Just let it go......."

But another voice, from the DEVIL, will sound in his head. Knocking him back to reality!

TOE!! YOU ARE A VET!!

No animal is harmed, killed or abuse in the production of this joke

- Winter :)

an apple a day. keeps the doctor away...

and it's time for medical knowledge of the day again :)

it's almost end of term. yayy! budden again, most of us have assignments, projects, essays due by the last week of term. so.. boooo to end of term :( and with the upcoming deadlines and tests, im sure most of you have been/ will be burning the midnight oil to complete the assignments on time!!

and frankly. how many of us actually have sufficient proper sleep everynight? handsup!

*stares into screen*

yea and i kinda expect that reaction anyway. who the hell has sufficient time to sleep when there's so much schoolwork. alright and including the fact that there's mahjong, random nuaing, pubbing, and the need for "destressing over the fact that damnit i havent done my work yet!!"

so onto today's topic on....

SLEEP DEPRIVATION!!!!

Sleep is as important to the human body as food and water, but most of us just don’t get enough sleep.

and several causes of sleep deprivation include:

1. Personal choice - instead of regularly going to bed at a reasonable hour, they prefer to stay up late to socialise, play mahjong and drink bacardi! *'act-innocent' grin*
2. Illness - colds and tonsillitis can cause snoring, gagging and frequent waking, and have a direct effect on sleep by fragmenting it.
3. Work - people who do shift work disrupt their sleep-wake cycles on a regular basis, hence frequent travellers tend to have erratic sleeping patterns.
4. Sleep disorder - sleep apnoea, snoring and periodic limb movement disorder can disturb the person’s sleep many times during the night.
5. Medications
6. The sleeping environment - sleep may be disrupted for a range of environmental reasons; for example, the pillow has chivas on it and i get high on sniffing the pillow "how to sleeepppp???", or because of noisy neighbours (shucks!!! if my housemates cant sleep!! i think i know whyyy!!!!!)
7. Poor sleep hygiene - some people’s habits are disruptive; for example, drinking coffee or smoking cigarettes close to bedtime stimulates the nervous system and makes sleep less likely. Another common problem is lying in bed and worrying, rather than relaxing.

insufficient sleep or disruptions to the sleep-wake cycle causes fatigue.

symptoms of such include: continuous yawning, grogginess when waking in the morning, sleepy grogginess experienced all day long aka sleep inertia and concentration and mood changes!!

sleep loss is crucial since it can have a major impact including:

1. reduced alertness & reduced awareness of the environment and situation
2. shortened attention span and reduced concentration
3. poorer decision-making skills due to slowing down of mental arithmetic and logical reasoning
4. errors of commission (making a mistake by doing something, but choosing the wrong option)
5. errors of omission (making a mistake by forgetting to do something)
6. poorer memory
7. increased likelihood of moodiness and bad temper
8. reduced work efficiency by reducing cognitive ability
9. loss of motivation

and do you know that..

sleep deprivation can have some of the same hazardous effects as being drunk!!
staying awake for 24 hours leads to a reduced hand-to-eye coordination, rxn time and judgement that is similar to having a blood alcohol content of 0.1.

and finally onto another medical test to determine your sleeping condition..

the sleepiness scale :)

use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation.
0 = Would never doze
1 = Slight chance of dozing
2 = Moderate chance of dozing
3 = High chance of dozing

Situations

1. Watching TV
2. Sitting and Reading
3. Sitting inactive in a public place (i.e. theatre)
4. As a car passenger for an hour without a break
5. Lying down to rest in the afternoon
6. Sitting and talking to someone
7. Sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol
8. In a car, while stopping for a few minutes in traffic

A score of greater than 10 is a definite cause for concern as it indicates significant excessive daytime sleepiness.

alrightyyyyyy!!!! thats all for today!!!

go take a nap now :)

sabr!na -doctor who?

Birthday Wishes!!

Today is the Birthday of one of our dearest Singsoc Member, Karen!

Happy Birthday Karen! Hope you have a wonderful birthday =)




Best Wishes,

19th Singsoc Comm

Bargain!

Dearest Singsoc!

What is your favourite mode of transport around UK??
For me its definately renting a car and driving around! The flexibility in the places you can go is unrivalled and its in fact cheaper too if you have a group of two or more!

Here's the great news! I've been renting cars with www.enterprise.co.uk so far and their service is excellent! A weekend gateaway (Friday - Monday) rental only costs around 55pounds and a day's rental is around 35pounds!

Here's why i will recommend Enterprise:
1) Friendly / Excellent Customer Service
2) Singapore license are now accepted by them (after much checking etc, i made sure they knew our license is accepted in UK)
3) Cheap!
4) Picking up service, i.e. let's say you rented the car from 12 noon, they will call you and ask where do you want them to pick you up from and they will drive you to their office to do all the necessary paper work!
5) Sending back service! i.e. its not an advertised service from them but they will glady do it for us as well!

And the biggest reason of all! There's a 10% discount whenever you rent! All you need to do is rent the car as usual from the website from www.enterprise.co.uk select the
1250 PERSHORE ROADSTIRCHLEY B30 2YA branch and choose the rest of the information as required. When you arrive in the branch upon payment, just tell them "Mr Francis Lin from Birmingham Uni" and they will instantly give you the 10% discount! I'm quite certain all the branch staff knows me by now but in case of any problems just look for the Manager, Mr Rob! =)

Oh yeah, if you have any queries about driving around UK feel free to contact me! I will try my best to answer any questions!

Best wishes,
Francis

Uniquely Singlish..

~~ Singlish of the Day! ~~

Following a great response to the singlish of the day word, we decided to bring u another word..

Mug! ~~ No, its not the mug u use to drink kopi.... No, its not to rob someone...

Mug in Singlish means......

1) Read or study in a concentrated manner, learn by hard or concentrated study;
2) A student who works with particular diligence or concentration; a swot;
3) A person overly concerned with studying, a bookworm.

Related words ~~ Mugging : Action of doing it
~~ Mugger : Use to categorise people who mugs

How to use the word??!!!

Mug : I'm going to mug for my exam!
Mugging : Can't you see i'm mugging for the freaking presentation??!!
Mugger : xJC people are all chao-mugger!

Isn't Singlish just plain wonderful??? You can invent and re-invent words by adding "er" or "ing" to it....Stay tuned for more.... =)

Mr JM Lee ~~ Ambassador of The Speak Singlish Campaign ><

an apple a day. keeps the doctor away...

medical knowledge of the day AGAIN!

hahhha. okayy.. mind me.

it's 315am now and im too tired to do any constructive work. yet. too awake to go back to bed.

so might as well:)

today's knowledge is uber interesting. im gonna talk about..

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tadaaaaaaaaa!!

acute shopaholic syndrome

so...

firstly.. are you always complaining that you have nothing to wear, but your closet is jam-packed full of clothes for every occasion?

and.. do you have an overabundance of gadgets, gizmos, knickknacks and home décor?

or worse yet.. do you buy items and then forget about them, only to find them under your bed with the price tags still on?

mwahahahah! then you are not much better than me *yayy* im normal :):)

nwaez i just took a test to determine my shopping status. and here's a little peek into my result!

sabrina's snapshot report :):)

you are a : fashion slave
you score a: 80 out of a 100. (thank god..)

"When it comes to fashion, you place a great deal of importance on being up-to-date, and likely feed your need to be “ahead of the game” by having all the latest threads, gadgets and home décor imaginable. In fact, it appears to be a top priority for you. The problem is that no matter how many possessions you have, chances are it will never be enough - you’ll always end up wanting more. You need to realize that material possessions aren’t everything."

o whatever!

but anyhow the test is pretty interesting huh? everyone go try it HERE!!

and do tell me what's your score after you are done with it:)

and now onto the more medical bits for the shopaholic syndrome..

i mean fine! it's super unconvincing of me to tell you about the syndrome when i suspect im on the verge of suffering from it (i insist i AM NOT suffering from it YET!) and that's that! btw if you havent heard, any word after a woman's last sentence in an argument is the beginning of a new argument. so shuddupp!! hahha:P and read on about the syndrome.

here goes:

the syndrome is also know as ONIOMANIA oooh sounds so cool. like erhh? onions?

it is still not a DSM-IV (this is a diagnositic mental disorder manual thingy) recognized disorder, but oniomania has recently received increased media attention.

Similar to other compulsive behaviors, sufferers often experience the highs and lows associated with addiction. The purchase generates a mood of satisfaction for the addicted, seems to give their life a meaning and lets them forget about their sorrows. Usually back at home the feeling of a personal reward has already gone. To compensate, the addicted person goes shopping again. *sounds familiar????*

reasons for oniomania are various: fears, depressions, emotional emptiness, low self-esteem. The buying is just a try to handle these feelings and the addicted person gets into a vicious circle. Negative emotions like anger and stress lead to purchasing something, but the purchase leads to feelings of regret and depressions after a short time. The addicted person wants to cope with these feelings through another purchase. also, the roots of this addiction may often be found in the youth of the addicted person: lack of affection and acceptance as well as lack of love and security. As a compensation they used toys. Some people suffered as a child from material need and become shopping-addicted due to an ongoing sentiment of deprivation. so the purchase becomes a replacement for affection.

awwwww.. next time i go shopping. you know what i need most huh?

tlc? forget it.

just pass me some cash! hahhha

alrightyyy.. back to my presentation!

sabr!na - doctor who?

an apple a day. keeps the doctor away...

medical knowledge of the day!

alright before i get the next complaint about how i havent been updating this blog.. i shall just crap up some useful medical knowledge? oxymoron? crap. useful medical knowledge??? hahha most stuff i study now is crap anyway..


nwaez.. today's topic will be on... *drumrollllssss*
C-A-F-F-E-I-N-E!!
oh boyyyy!! dont we all love it?? *chants* "i heart caffeine. i heart caffeine. i heart caffeine" *chants*


*yawnnnns* so it's night now. and after a full day of school and working on the neverending projects and essays and presentations and robots, you're freaking shagged and all you wanna do now is go to bed and sleep. however, most people ended up reaching for the cuppa coffee instead. i admit it's a damn generalisation cos people like me dont even attend a full day of school (read: pontang! *singlish of the day: pontang = skive lessons; sentence formation: wahhhh im damn sian today, im going to pon school*) BUT end up still damn shagged and i go to bed and sleep!! *oOps*

but back to reaching for that cuppa coffeee..

each time you grab that cuppa! do you even know what u're taking into your system???



it is a freaking drug!



omg. omg. omg.



so you and i. you and i. you and i are all drug addicts. ewwwww.


Caffeine is a drug that is naturally produced in the leaves and seeds of many plants and in its natural form, caffeine tastes very bitter. But most caffeinated drinks have gone through enough processing to camouflage the bitter taste, so we get our ohhhhhhhhh!! nice nice coffee taste:)



caffeine is basically part of a group of drugs used to treat asthma!! if you're interested it's xanthine. and for more information either wikipedia it urself and come ask me!! i have an entire lecture on it *excited* and it is defined as a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system, causing increased heart rate and alertness. hahh! and you end up looking like the cat!





Most people who are sensitive to caffeine experience a temporary increase in energy and elevation in mood as well as mental alertness (hahh sounds like ecstasy!) but this is only if it is taken in moderate amounts. if taken in high doses, caffeine can cause anxiety, dizziness, headaches, and the jitters and can interfere with normal sleep!! And very high doses of caffeine would be harmful to the body!!

and from personal experience. i am not kidding about the harmful effects of caffeine. try a cafe mocha/ caramel latte/ 3 3in1 nescafe/ 2 owl brand kopitarik in 24hours.. omg!! it's like clubbing in your own room!! I MEAN THE HEAD AND HEART POUND LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS!! *thump thump thump thump*


Caffeine is addictive and may cause withdrawal symptoms for those who abruptly stop consuming it. These include severe headaches, muscle aches, temporary depression, and irritability. Caffeine sensitivity refers to the amount of caffeine that will produce an effect in someone. On average, the smaller the person, the less caffeine necessary to produce side effects. However, caffeine sensitivity is most affected by the amount of daily caffeine use so people who regularly drink beverages containing caffeine soon develop a reduced sensitivity to caffeine. This means they require higher doses of caffeine to achieve the same effects as someone who doesn't drink caffeinated drinks every day.

In short, the more caffeine you take in, the more caffeine you'll need to feel the same effects.

Although the effects of caffeine vary from one person to the next, doctors recommend that people should consume no more than about 100 milligrams (mg) of caffeine daily. That might sound like a lot, but one espresso alraedy contains about 100 milligrams of caffeine!

and stop deceiving yourself by limiting yourself to just one cuppa a morning..
*i know what u're thinking*

and you wanna find out how much caffeine you'll need to kill yourself????
check out this link!!!

sabrina -doctor who?

MATHEMATICS

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = Romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy


OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime


SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.


GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.


LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do,
but married men are a lot more willing to die.


PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.


DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.


HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals...

~L~

Joke of the Day!!

A man and a friend are playing golf. The man is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer.

His friend says: "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen.”

The man replies: "Yeah, well, we were married 35 years."

- Winter :)

Fingers!!

Do you think your finger is Abnormally FAST!!
Do you think your finger is Incredibly FLEXIBLE!!
Or do you think your finger is EXPERIENCED & SKILLFUL in playing with a STICK!!

Then you are surely in for this!!~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik1NDo24mG0

- Winter :)

Joke of the Day!

Coffee Break!

A guy dies and is sent to Hell. Satan meets him, shows him doors to three rooms, and says he must choose one spend eternity in.

In the first room, people are standing in shit up to their necks. The guy says "no, let me see the next room."

In the second room, people are standing with shit up to their noses. Guy says no again.

Finally, Satan opens the door to the third room. People are standing with shit up to their knees, drinking coffee and eating danish pastries. The guy says, "I pick this room." Satan says okay and starts to leave, and the guy wades in and starts pouring some coffee.

On the way out Satan yells,

"O.K, coffee break's over. Everyone! back on your HEADS!"

-Winter :)

Singlish vs English

Singlish hou ar....!!!!!!! learn la veli usefull one kekekekeke


Singlish vs Britian English ...
Ours is simple,short,concise, straight-to-point, effective etc. The English did invent the English Language, but they cannot use it economically when communicating their intentions.

Compare these phrases that Singaporean and Britons use to say the same thing: So, why make things so confusing and waste of money when you are and a long distance call.

WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Britons: I'm sorry, Sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you.
SIngaporeans: No Stock.

RETURNING A CALL
Britons: Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone call for me a few moments ago?
Singaporean: Hallo, who call?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY .
Britons: Excuse me, I'd like to get by. Would you please make way?
Singaporeans: S-kew me.

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Britons: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me.
Singaporeans:No-need, lah.

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door? Sinaporeans: (pointing the door) can I?

WHEN ENTERTAINING
Britons: Please make yourself right at home.
Singaporeans: Don't be shy, lah!

WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Britons: I don't recall you giving me the money.
Singaporeans: Where got?

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Britons: I'd prefer not to do that, if you don't mind.
Singaporeans: Doe-waaaan!

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE.
Britons: Excuse me, but could you please ! lower your voice, I'm trying to concentrate over here. Singaporeans: Shaddap lah!

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU.
Britons: Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for some time. Do I know you?
Singaporeans: See what, see what?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION.
Britons: We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.
Singaporeans: Die-lah!!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Britons: Will someone tell me what has just happened?
Singaporeans: Wat happen ????ADUI!!! (jumping to conclusion)

WHEN SOME ONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Britons: This isn't the way to do it here let mne show you.
Singaporeans:Hoi!!!u pig ar lidat also doe no how to do!!!!

hahaha....so wat u guys think?? izzit true??



~by~
L

Interesting Facts!

Are you A+, B+, O- or AB-??

Yes, I am talking about your blood group!

My First Question:
Which is the rarest blood type??

Well if your guess is AB-, you are half correct! In the UK, only 1% of the population is AB-, while around 37% are O+, which is the most common blood group around. Among the MAJOR blood group, AB- is the rarest.

But there are MINOR blood group. Heard of blood groups that is called C^wD-/C^wD- or Rh_null or S-s-U(+) or Sc:-1 ??? Because of unique inheritance from unique population or ethncity. With a confusing mix of deep ancestral migration. And here you go! A group type you will never hear before!

My Second Question:
Do you think blood type of a person can change?

Well, I doesn't believe at first, but YES, they do change! But at very rarely situation. In such situation is recovering for acute myeloid leukaemia. There are reports about an individual experience changes of blood group after recover from the serious illness. That is probably the main reason that the current Singapore Identity Card (IC) exclude your blood group. A few years ago, Singapore IC contains information of your blood group (it is on mine too), but in recent years, they excluded that information. Those that IC is green or IC is old, can approach imran! His IC is the new one!

Zhiwei

Birthday Wishes!

Today is the Birthday of a member of our 19th Executive Committee!

Jia Ming!!

Turning 23rd wasn't easy and it sure make you stronger!!
Best Wishes from everyone!!

Road Trips! Manchester!

Manchester: Gateway to the North!



Inspired by my whirlwind roadtrip to Liverpool, Lake District and Manchester in a day... here comes my review on Manchester!

Manchester history:
One of the largest cities in England whereby many major airlines flies from (sigh, too bad bout birmingham!) Manchester's roots date from A.D. 79 when the Romans settled here. It remained under Roman occupation until A.D. 410 when the empire began its storied fall. The west gate has since been reconstructed upon its original site.

Interesting Fact:
Inhabitants of Manchester are known as Mancunians.

How to get there?
By train, bus & car! There's trains from Birmingham to Manchester which costs around 19 pounds return. Buses are from www.nationalexpress.com or you can rent a car which cost about 55 pounds from friday - monday! Ask me for more information! =)

Visitor Information
The Manchester Visitor Centre is located at Lloyd Street (St Peter's Square if traveling by Metrolink tram) or you can find them at www.visitmanchester.com is opened Monday - Saturday from 10 - 5.30pm and Sundays or holidays from 10.30am to 4.30pm. You can have free pamphlets containing information on accomodations, dining, city attractions and entertainment!

What's in Manchester that's worth visiting??
1) Manchester Gay Life
Well, there's a Gay village which spreads across Canal Street. Popular bars along the street are "Queer", "Churchills" and "Cruz 101".


2) Manchester United/City Stadium!
Oh well, depends on which soccer fan you are... there's always 2 stadiums you can visit! Old Trafford is really a nice place! (With free parking too!)


3) Manchester Library

4) Manchester Town Halll

Located in Albert Sq.

5) Manchester Cathedral
http://www.manchestercathedral.org/


6) Shopping!
There's a vast number of boutiques in Manchester actually which is quite similar to the ones you can get from Bullring or Selfridges... Anyway the shopping streets are.... King Street, St Ann's Square, Market St, Arndale Centre, Piccadilly, Oldham Street and Deansgate Street.

7) Dining
There's a cantonese restaurant named TaiWu which has 30% discount off food after midnight! So for those looking for supper... its a good place to go to!

8) Chinatown!
Soooo much bigger than Birmingham's!

Overall, Manchester is a great place to visit or just for a stop-over. There's so much more varieties in food and though there isn't much sceneries to take pictures with, its still quite a worthy place to visit! =) (Remember to go to Old Trafford!)

The tour guide,
Francis

Joke of the Day!!

A guy enters bar carrying an alligator. Says to the patrons,

"Here’s a deal. I'll open this alligator's mouth and place my genitals inside. The gator will close his mouth for one minute, then open it, and I'll remove my unit unscathed. If it works, everyone buys me drinks."

The crowd agrees.

The guy drops his pants and puts his privates in the gator's mouth. Gator closes mouth. After a minute, the guy grabs a beer bottle and bangs the gator on the top of its head. The gator opens wide, and he removes his genitals unscathed. Everyone buys him drinks. Then he says:

"I'll pay anyone $100 who's willing to give it a try."

After a while, a hand goes up in the back of the bar. It's a woman.

"I'll give it a try,"

she says,

"but you have to promise not to hit me on the head with the beer bottle."

- Winter :P

Birthday Wishes!

19th Executive Comm will like to wish two of our society members today,

Martin ~~ A Happy 19th Birthday!

Soo Guan ~~ A Happy 20th Birthday!

an apple a day. keeps the doctor away...

medical knowledge for today.

im currently doing a special study module on social cultural and ethnic aspects of psychiatry in medical school and it's interesting to note that different social environments may in fact create varying mental health problems. whilst exploring more around the topic, i came across so many amazingly-freakishly-weird culture bound mental illness around the world...

there are loads out there. in fact my lecturer went through syndromes after syndromes.. illnesses over illnesses.. tonnes and tonnes of them, but i decided to just pick up a few that's more associated with our culture :):) and of course one that's totally wayyy offf ours but OMGAWDDD! i just had to talk about that. disgustingly funnnyyyyy....

read on....
you know you wanna know.. comm'on!


1. KORO aka genital retraction syndrome:
Originating in China, Malaysia, Indonesia :)

male patient is gripped by the fear that his penis is shrinking and gradually being absorbed by his body. Women too, can be afraid for their nipples or vulva.

What Happens???

A man goes to urinate and notices that his penis becomes smaller. Usually this happens because he's in a cold place or because he's upset about something. (fyi. both anxiety & exposure to cold cause male genitals to shrink.. RELAX it's just temporarily) But rather than shrugging the incident off, the man only grows more anxious, particularly since koro is considered deadly. As panic mounts, the man grabs his genitals before they can retract into his body and calls for help.

and... "If no one is around to help hold onto his penis (!!!!!!), he may even use mechanical devices--including cords, chopsticks, clamps, or small weights--to keep the penis from retracting."

wtfwtfwtfwtf... i personally hope no one finds this hot. it's just ewwwwwww. fine. i'll give it a WOW! kinda ewwww...

2. PIBLOKTOQ aka Arctic hysteria:
the syndrome is found throughout the arctic!!! among the Greenland Eskimos
an abrupt dissociative episode accompanied by extreme excitement of up to 30 minutes' duration and frequently followed by convulsive seizures and coma lasting up to 12 hours.

During the attack, the individual may tear off his or her clothing running around naked, break furniture, shout obscenities, eat feces (buggeerrr!!!), flee from protective shelters, or perform other irrational or dangerous acts.


3. BRAIN FAG aka Studiation madness
the fag is primarily experienced by stressed-out students (me me me!!) in Nigeria and other parts of Africa (alright maybe NOT!) in reaction to the alien pressures of Western-style book learning. Symptoms include difficulties in concentrating, remembering, and thinking, as well as burning or crawling sensations under the skin and visual disturbances. Most imptly, it induces sleep whenever u open ur book to study!! (that's absolutely true for me again!!)


4. LATAH
in malaysia!! malaysians who suffer from latah(usually middle-aged women), when started or surprised will burst into a 30-minute orgy of screaming, dancing, and hysterical laughter, punctuated by shouted obscenities.

Though often unpleasant for the latah herself family and friends find the outbursts entertaining and slyly provoke them in order to see a show. Startled women tend to mimic those around them, aping relatives or imitating things they see on TV.

last but not least. we have our very own SINGAPORE culture bound syndrome..


5. WEI HAN ZHENG (what the hell is this supposed to mean? i think it's some hanyupinyin and that's about how much i can make out of it)
among the singaporean chinese. "fear of being cold' effected persons wear heavy coats, clothing in Singapore heat.

whattt?? that's it. and u call that a syndrome?

at least we have our own tooo. hahhha we never lose to malaysia :P

geeeshhhhh..
such a long post!! im so tired now >_<

p.s. 19th comm or any other interested singsoc members.
coming fri phadthai 11 to 4 am. drinks menu for the night: malibu/ chivas/ cointreau... and of course my darling bacardi. drinks will be sponsored by me :) but of course if you come for the night u gotta chip in for the room. text me if u're joining!!

sabr!na -doctor who

The Singapore Sling

Dear all,

Welcome to the cocktail club! Its time to share the love for cocktails to anyone!

Being in the UK have exposed me to the term "Singapore Sling" quite often and I often wondered exactly what is it about. So here goes!

A brief history
"Singapore Sling" was originally created by Mr. Ngiam Tong Boon for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. That's what is really known about the drink actually. The exact date of birth of the drink and the exact recipe has plenty of disagreement as it was lost in memories as time moved... nevertheless....

This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail
Type: Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume: Gin and Brandy

Served: "Straight up"; without ice
Standard garnish: Maraschino cherry, pineapple
Standard drinkware: Highball glass
IBA specified ingredients†: 4.0 cl (8 parts) Gin
2.0 cl (4 parts) Cherry Brandy
0.5 cl (1 part) Cointreau
0.5 cl (1 part) DOM Bénédictine
1.0 cl (2 parts) Grenadine
8.0 cl (16 parts) Pineapple juice
3.0 cl (6 parts) Fresh lemon juice
1 dash Angostura bitters

Preparation: Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into highball glass. Garnish with pineapple and maraschino cherry.

Anyway, the premixed version of Singapore Sling in Raffles Hotel costs about SGD$20. Give it a try when you're back in Singapore! Tell me about your own effort as well!

Cheers!
Francis

死亡筆記 Death Note

死亡筆記 Death Note
作者：小畑健

CharaCter:

1。夜神月（やがみ ライト、Yagami Light）

斷言自己是新世界的神，肅清世界上所有的犯罪者，並決定創造一個「沒有犯罪者」的「新世界」。從此以後，世間開始以「KIRA」稱呼他，「KIRA」成為廣為世間所知的人物。

2。L（エル、本名L Lawliet(エル＝ローライト)）

數次解決世界上陷入僵局的事件，被譽為「世界的隱形高手」、「警方的最後一張王牌」的偵探。本名、血型、生日、年齡全部不明。

3。彌海砂（あまね ミサ、Amane Misa）

藝人，是青少年雜誌的模特兒。偶然從死神雷姆手中撿到了筆記本，為了要和KIRA接觸而從關西跑到東京，以冒牌的「KIRA」身分引起事件。因感激KIRA制裁殺害她父母的強盜而跟KIRA---也就是夜神月接觸。

死神：

1。 流克(港譯 （リューク、Ryuk）
夜神月最初筆記的依附死神。擁有兩本筆記本，一本他自己所擁有，一本為斯多所遺失，由他向死神大王騙到的，也是夜神月一開始持有的筆記。

2。雷姆（レム、Rem）
彌海砂最初筆記的依附死神。除了自己的筆記外另有海砂所持有的，死去的傑拉斯的筆記。

死亡筆記使用規則

1. "只要名字被寫在上面的人就會死亡."

2. "脑海中若没有所写名字者的面貌， 则不生效。因此，同名同姓人物，不会同时生效."

3."没写死因的话，全部死于心脏麻痹."

4."写上名字后，若在人类世界的时间单位40秒内写下原因，被写上名字的人会如写上的死因身亡."

5."写上死因后，还会得到6时40 秒的时间去记下详细的死亡情况."

6."只要触摸到死亡笔记本就可以看到死神."

7."放弃死亡笔记的所有权就会丧失与死亡笔记的所有记忆."

8."但是只要触摸到笔记的一部分就会全部恢复记忆."

9."死亡笔记所能操作的死亡时间只在人类时间单位23天之内."

10."名字一旦被写在笔记上就不能更改."

StorYbaCk GrD:

在死神界中,一個死神把他的"死亡筆記本"丟失在了人間,所以他不得不來到人間尋找.
此時在人間界,17歲的男生夜神月在學校的操場撿到了那本"DEATH NOTE",並發現本子里寫著"只要名字被寫在上面的人就會死亡.

"于是,夜神月便開始在上面寫上那些他認為該死的人的名字……

~L~

Joke of the Day!

GUTS! GUTS! GUTS!

Bush, Blair and Lee were on a warship that was cruising near S.Arabia. The 3 were talking about how brave their soldiers were; their discussion soon turned into an argument where each wanted to prove the bravery of their own soldiers. Bush said, "let me show u what is guts", where upon he called his Colonel and said "Jump into the sea and swim 3 rounds around this ship!". The Colonel replied "Anything for Uncle Sam, Sir", jumped into the shark infested sea and swam 3 rounds around the ship, with the sharks chasing him like mad! After the successful 3 rounds, the Colonel came up to the deck and said, "I did it for Uncle Sam Mr. President!". The proud US President replied "That's what I call guts!".

Blair was pissed. He had to show. He called his 3-star General and said "General, jump into the sea and swim 10 rounds around This ship!". The General replied "Anything for the Queen, Sir", jumped into the shark infested sea and swam 10 rounds around the ship, with the sharks chasing him like gila! After the successful 10 rounds the 3-star General came up to the deck and said, "Long Live the Queen!". The proud UK PM exclaimed "That's what I call guts!"

Now Lee really cannot tahan. He had to show that his soldiers have it too. He called Ah Beng, one of his Private, and said, "Soldier, jump into the sea and swim 50 rounds around this ship!". The Private replied "Oi, le ki siao izzit? (Are you crazy) I juz bought my condo and I am getting married when I go back. Now, U want me to jump and die? If u want to hao lian, you jump into the sea yourself ! @#*&%F!." The Singapore PM grinned and said:

- Winter :)

Badminton!

Dear Singsoc Members,

It is time for some sweat!! Move your butt and smash some cocks (Shuttlecocks that is) Singsoc will have a badminton game on this coming Sunday 11 March! 10am to 12noon! Whose who are interested please inform us!

Some interesting facts about badminton:

1. Did u know Badminton is the second most played sport in the world?
2. Did u know that in a typical singles match a player runs more than a mile (1.6km)?
3. Did u know that when badminton officially became an olympic sport in 1992, more than 1.1 billion people watched it on TV?
4. Did u know Badminton is the fastest racket sport in the world? 200mph+(321.86km/h) in international competitions.

- Yang Yang

movie reviews

#4 MUSIC and LYRICS

on high demand...
here comes the next review

firstly. i must admit the whole plot is bland, predictable, little oohing and aahing surprises and definitely not one sophisticated and inspiring film. He's a has-been pop star; she's a never-was. He writes the music, she writes the lyrics (thence the title MUSIC and LYRICS. a bit of a no-brainer over there) and together they bore you into a coma with their total lack of romantic chemistry.

The weird thing??? i still love LOVE the movie. i'm a terrible sucker for such films. the movie is witty. intelligent. amusing. an absolute entertaining romantic comedy that'll probably sweep most girls off with the ultimate sweetness and loveydoveyness...

omg. guys. if u wanna jio anybody. write her a song, play it using the piano and sing it. extra extra points if u sing it right in front of everyone. make that in a public concert. omgomgomgawd.. you'll win her over almost immediately... provided you dont sing out of tune that is.

so this's the supposed song they came out with together. it's so nice i've been replaying it over and over and over umpteen times i bet my housies can hum the entire tune out by now :P

Way back into Love

.

I've been living with a shadow overhead

I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed

I've been lonely for so long

Trapped in the past,

I just can't seem to move on

*

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away

Just in case I ever need em again someday

I've been setting aside time

To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

*

All I want to do is find a way back into love

I can't make it through without a way back into love

Oh oh oh

*

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine

I've been searching but I just don't see the signs

I know that it's out there

There's got to be something for my soul somewhere

*

I've been looking for someone to shed some light

Not somebody just to get me through the night

I could use some direction

And I'm open to your suggestions

*

All I want to do is find a way back into love

I can't make it through without a way back into love

And if I open my heart again

I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

*

There are moments when I don't know if it's real

Or if anybody feels the way I feel

I need inspiration

Not just another negotiation

*

All I want to do is find a way back into love

I can't make it through without a way back into love

And if I open my heart again

I guess i'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end...

sabr!na -drama.mama