Psy Is A Mother-Father Gentleman
I watched the Psy live concert at the Seoul World Cup Staduim on YouTube earlier this evening. Psy gave a very energetic performance and I chuckled at his parody of Beyonce. The highlight of the concert was the unveiling of the music video for Psy’s latest single “Gentleman”. "Gentleman", the long-awaited follow-up to [...]
See You Soon, O Canada!
My application for migration to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) has been approved. I received a confirmation email from Mr Sigueh Kua of Maple Leaf Migration Services this morning. This really comes as a great surprise as I did not harbor much hope that my application would be successful. Canada PR & [...]
Dead Girl Seeks Meaningful Relationships
A 4-minute creepy but wonderfully creative spoof of Mandopop star Derrick Hoh’s dance-pop number “Forever” has gone viral online. The spoof entitled “Dead Girl Seeks Meaningful Relationships” has been viewed about 70.000 times since it was uploaded to YouTube on February 26. In April 2005, Derrick (何维健) auditioned for Project SuperStar, a nationwide talent competition [...]
Malaysians’ Obsession With Titles: Whatever It Takes
Malaysians crave for titles. There is little doubt about that. Just look at the number of awards dished out every year, from federal titles to state titles. But this number does not meet the demand which must be in the thousands. In Malaysia, Datuk is a Malay term for an honorific title that is bestowed [...]
MRT Aka Malaysian Rubber Time
Malaysia has always been proud of being one of the top producers of natural rubber and apparently that has affected the Malaysians to the extent that they have a rather laid-back “elastic” attitude towards time that is commonly termed as MRT (Malaysian Rubber Time). This is similiar to jam karet in Indonesia. MRT is “elastic” [...]
Looking Back At 2012
2012 is now history. It will be remembered as the year of Gangnam Style. I turned 55 in 2012. I survived the Mayan calendar. As I start the first blank page of my new 365-page book, I pray that the book will be filled with great memories. 2012 has been a very memorable year. For [...]
Mom’s 80th Birthday
Mom is such a special word To me mom is the greatest person in the world She brought me into this world And refused to let me go When dad wanted to give me away Because of mom, I am still a Lim I almost drowned when I was a little kid Because of mom, [...]
Letter To God
Christmas is just round the corner so I just want to share this joke with you with the hope that you will have a hearty laugh. Merry Christmas to you all! There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job it was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses. One [...]
Sinful English Aka Singlish
Colloquial Singaporean English, widely known as Singlish, is an English-based creole language spoken in Singapore. With Singapore’s multi-racial background, it's not surprising that 'Singlish' borrows from the many different languages spoken in Singapore. First-time visitors often find themselves confounded by the Singlish colloquialisms that pepper Singaporeans' speech. Sinful English, a three-minute "how-to-speak-Singlish" video shot by [...]
One Pound Fish
A fishmonger at East London market in UK has shot to fame with his “One Pound Fish” jingle. An amateur video featuring Muhammed Shahid Nazir, aka the "One Pound Fish Man", has propelled the little-known fish seller into the limelight. The two-minute video, showing him peddling his fish at Queen's Market through a silly sing-along [...]
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