Attack of the sun and fats

For the third consecutive day, London was blessed with lots of sunshine and fine weather.

Its amazing how in just under 4 weeks, the weather can change from bitter cold snowy weather to 18 degrees Celsius only-1-layer-of-clothing- required weather.

And this marks the end of the last winter in my life. I most probably won't see another flake of snow in my life again. It was just too bad that this year the snow didn't stay long enough for me to build snow balls with. Oh well...

The onset of warm weather is also a cue for warm weather gear to start appearing. Sunglasses, shades, spaghetti tops, bra straps, mini skirts, T shirts all start making their grand appearance. Normally TosH would be very happy. But today, he was more grossed out than happy. Because he saw a lot more fat ang moh girls who think they are Britney and start revealing their flesh all over. Flesh is revealed no doubt, but they also spill over the waistlines of their jeans.

Revealing your bra strap when you are so damn fat is totally disgusting.

Tree trunk sized legs are best hidden under pants or jeans, not revealed with mini skirts (if you can call extra large mini in the first place).

I shall not bother you all with further disgusting thoughts.

I must admit though, it was a lovely sight to see people sitting in sidewalk cafes or lazying around on the grass in parks and gardens. Sometimes life isn't too bad after all.

Anyway as I was walking, I was wondering, do people talk to themselves?

Do you talk to yourself? I don't mean aloud, but inside your head, do you have a conversation with yourself?

I am getting paranoid. These conversations with myself are getting more frequent, from my bedroom, to the computer lab and onto the streets when I am window shopping.

TosH is turning psycho.

In other related news, TosH is now officially classifed as overweight.

His BMI is 23, over the newly revised mark of 22.9. Don't believe? His height is 1.7m and his weight is 66 kg. :S

So now other than ugly and nerdy, TosH is overweight as well. *shakes head*

The following article made me wonder why I signed with MOE...

From The Straits Times:

March 18, 2005

Fast wheels for cops

Observers say WRX is hottest contender as police check out new patrol cars

By Christopher Tan
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

THE next time you see a Subaru Impreza WRX roaring down the Central Expressway at breakneck speed, it may not be another illegal street race that you're witnessing. In fact, there could be a policeman behind the wheel.

The traffic police called for a public tender to replace some of their highway patrol cars in January and are close to deciding which car they prefer.

The police did not want to comment, beyond saying they were 'changing a few expressway patrol cars due for replacement'.

The Straits Times understands the tender - for four cars to be delivered and an option for eight more - drew bids from Volvo, BMW and Skoda. Subaru, with its rally-winning WRX, was the only Japanese contender.

Observers reckon the WRX has a fighting chance because its bid is believed to be the lowest, at around $52,000 apiece. The passenger car version, including taxes, duties and COE, is retailing for just below $100,000.

'The WRX is relatively cheap and reliable,' noted Lee Nian Tjoe, associate editor of Torque car magazine. 'It's obviously quite quick on its feet too... and it's the only one with all-wheel-drive.'
Mr Lee, however, noted that it had 'a bad-boy image', even though it is used by police forces in places like the United States and Australia.

The next highest bid - around $65,000 - was submitted by Skoda, whose 180-horsepower turbo Octavia RS is the roomiest of the lot. But like the Subaru, it is a newcomer. Since the 1980s, the highway patrol squad has relied on BMWs, only breaking with tradition in 1999 when it took delivery of eight Volvo S40 turbos.

This time round, Volvo is fielding another turbo - the S60, which is bigger than the S40. Its bid of $88,000 to $89,000 is similar to BMW's.

The German luxury car maker is joining the fray with its newly-launched 320i, the only non-turbocharged model in the tender.

All the cars have a top speed well in excess of 200kmh, but the WRX is the quickest off the mark, sprinting from zero to 100kmh in 5.8 seconds. While that is fast enough for Singapore's finest to catch most speedsters on the road, there are much faster machines.

The fastest car on the road here is the 7.3-litre Pagani Zonda, which reaches 330kmh and can go from zero to 100kmh in 3.7 seconds.

Whizzing down the expressway in a police car was one of my childhood dreams...