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