If you are bored to tears like me....

As you can probably see by now, TosH is rather free these few days. Reason being that he is SUPPOSED to be on off for the whole week. Hmm, but somehow that doesn't stop him from having to go to camp for some work today... But oh well, better get used to using free time for work now... Seeing how teachers work nowadays...

Anyway this post is purely to link to some sites for your reading and/or entertainment.

1) http://www.oikono.com/wordpress/?p=204

This story is basically about how one of the writer's friends manages to escape from NS. The writer's friend calls himself a conscientious objector to forced conscription. While admiring the courage to actually hatch a plan and successfully get away from the MPs, I cannot condone such an action. Yes maybe I do have a sour grapes mentality, I did my share of NS, why can't you? But it isn't just about that. Without any female presence outside (stop it Shihua!!!!! ), the only thing left for me to pull through NS is to think rationally about why NS was necessary. I don't like it, but I appreciate its importance. And fundamental to the success of forced conscription, taking into account our Singaporean kiasu mentality, is that everybody MUST serve unless you are medically certified unfit. We can't even AFFORD to start considering letting all these so called "conscientious objectors" serve in a "lesser" way because given how "niao" we are, everybody (ok maybe 80%) will start to use it to siam the combat vocations. Maybe the NS term can be shorter, maybe the training phase could be more dignified, but running away is not going to help Singapore in the long run. At least I now know that I can kill at least a few mother fuckers who try to invade lim bei's homeland with my SAR 21. (No, don't remind me I failed my shooting....)

2) http://rudesingaporeans.blogspot.com/
3) http://parkingidiots.blogspot.com/

Hmm, and the above 2 links are blogs to shame people that I have been reading. Slept in the library? Occupied 2 seats on the bus? Talked loudly on your handphone? Beware the power of the internet! You may find your picture on the first website the very same night when you go home and log on to laugh at other people!

The second one is more for drivers. How often have you felt super duper du lan when you finally found a parking lot in a crowded car park, only to find the idiot next to the lot had eaten into half the space? Well, with your handphone camera, fear not! Snap and post and the bugger will be shamed in double quick time! But of course there's a catch. PARK YOUR OWN CAR PROPERLY! (And believe me, you never know when you will be snapped... the amount of posts is amazing...)

4) http://www.petrolwatch.com.sg/
5) http://www.petrolwatch.com.sg/carpark_main.php

Ok, maybe should give some better links. Here's 2 websites that are GODLIKE for drivers. The first one tracks petrol prices in pretty much EVERY station in Singapore, for EVERY BRAND. (But god damn it they are in tacit collusion, their prices are the same!) The second one has car park prices but A LOT of car parks around Singapore. Really helpful for you to plan which car park to park your bao bei in. With it, you will never be fooled by the $8/entry at CHIJMES again!

Lastly,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDx1GLqvBO8&search=loose%20change > Loose Change Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=loose+change&mode=related&v=wJZlZP0vbCE > Loose Change part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7ipvgBLGc&mode=related&search=loose%20change > Loose Change part 3

Because everyone loves a good conspiracy theory! While I don't necessarily think what is being said in the video is true, it is certainly true that there are too many question marks over the whole thing... And similar to the Michael Moore (did I even get his name correct?) film, it is disturbing to say the least... (And yes I know Loose Change was damn long ago but I only watched it a couple of days ago ok?)