Friday, February 24, 2006

Google’s PayPal Killer

Note: This post may not make sense to you if you’re not familiar with Singaporean or Malaysian street language.

Some of you may already have heard of Google’s new payment system that will compete with PayPal.

They’re calling it GBuy.

“Chao GBuy!!” (when things go wrong)

“Orh, so you use GBuy to make money har?”

“You want the money isit? I’ll shove it up your GBuy!”

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Happy Birthday Yonk!

Monday, February 20, 2006

How Dumb Can One Get?

Very dumb. You got to read the story here. I've extracted it in this post as well. Have a good laugh!

Pocket Taser Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. This was submitted by a guy who purchased his lovely wife a "pocket Taser" for their anniversary.

Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a 100,000 volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were suppose to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.... WAY TOO COOL!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two triple A batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. Awesome!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-a batteries, right?!!!

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-a batteries, thinking to myself, "no possible way!"

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.....

I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it master," reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad.. I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY MOTHER, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION@!@$@$%!@ *!!!

I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs.

The cat was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "do it again, do it again!"

Note: If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative.

SON-OF-A-.. that hurt like he**!!! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they up get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I'm still looking for my testicles? I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Hello? Are you trying to hack into me?

Apple's hidden message to would-be hackers strikes a deep cord into the heart of conscience.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Bad Prank

Someone decided to let his step-son play this game and this hilarious video is the outcome.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

WOWentine

Monday, February 13, 2006

OSIM + OTO = ??

Just saw OSIM and OTO's booths side by side at their respective roadshows outside the Jurong Entertainment Centre. Sounds like fun. So what do they do? Use the OTO TriMax TX908 to slim your waist then ride on the OSIM iGallop to tone up your butts?

And what if OTO buys over OSIM (or vice versa)? What do we get? TA says "OTOSIM" (OTO-matic and SIMple to use). I'd go for SIMOTO (doesn't it sound like some sauce? :p)

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

What you would be missing out on...

My motivation for watching the "Lost" series:


Something for the gals too:

Monday, February 06, 2006

A Capella Honda Civic

This is way cool! Enjoy.

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Banned Xbox 360 Ad

The following is an ad for the Xbox 360 which Microsoft apparently refused to air. Supposedly one of the best around. Enjoy!