A nondescript Wednesday night was spent reading The Straits Times and sitting around with my parents. Nothing in the television programmes listing interested me except for Okto’s 9pm documentary: Bug Attack. At 9pm, i tuned in to Okto. As much as i hate bugs, i have this inner desire to know more about them. Weird it may seem, but the more i dislike [...]
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I’ve often wondered why price tags are seldom rounded to the nearest whole number. Instead, they are in fractions of a dollar. For instance, $3.90 instead of $4. Before surfing the net for answers, i tried rationalizing the minds of marketers. This was what i thought the answer might be: Consumers often give priority to the dollar amount rather than the cents after [...]
14 February: The day where couples reaffirm their love for each other… The day where new couples form… The day where love is all around and cupids are at their busiest… Gifts will be exchanged between couples and for the guys, roses are by far the safest and most traditional way of expressing their love. [...]
I have often belittled the abilities of my pink identification card until one fine day last week. Enlightenment struck me, not by Buddha but by my IT instructor. He gave us insights into the numbers of our identification cards (IC). Take a quick peek at your IC. Just your name, birth date, address, blood type (if any), race and [...]
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) is an Islamic militant group formed in South East Asia comprising those from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines. JI has its name tarnished by numerous suicide bombings around the world. It’s of no surprise if people form the impression that JI is made up mostly of terrorists. Often, JI is associated with negativity. [...]
Doctor Death: Thailand’s famed forensic pathologist, Dr. Pornthip Rojanasunan came into the spotlight when one of her medical students’ was murdered. Thai police failed to act on the bloodstain found in the victim’s boyfriend’s car and concluded that she was killed by hooligans. It was Dr. Pornthip who acted on the evidence and obtained a search [...]
Most people are amazed by a dog’s intelligence. Very often, we are entertained by dogs which understand their owners’ instructions and gestures, and carry out the intended actions obediently. And we go “Wow! This dog is so smart! The owner is a good trainer!” But, is the intelligence of the dog owed to its owner? Based on scientic research, an average [...]
As shown in the picture above, the abbreviation ‘ICE’ stands for ’In Case of Emergency’. Recently, there was a call by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to insert ‘ICE’ into our mobile phones’ contact lists. In fact, this exercise has been in place in England since 2005, initiated by an ambulance driver. Since then, it has travel beyond England [...]
In general, have you ever wondered why beef is just as common yet it costs far more than chicken, pork and lamb? When authentic Japan’s wagyu beef was awarded the all-clear signal by AVA earlier in May 2009, i believe many gourmets rejoiced. What is so special about this highly sought after meat product, stealing the limelight from [...]
