Random Ramblings

William Hung… a true American Idol!

Was flipping the channels on Sunday evening and started watching the end of American Idol on Channel Ten. Managed to catch the interview and performance of William Hung.
This civil engineer to-be, who was originally from Hong Kong and is now studying in Berkley, got in front of the judges and all of America. He sang […]

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Girls & Fat Boys Beware… Scam Alert!

Caroline, one of my work mates, urged me to warn all my visitors of this terrible scam.
In her own words: “I wish I’d gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.”
Update: Please be careful dear visitors. Several other people have
informed me that they too have been tricked.
Send this warning to everyone you know.
“IF A MAN […]

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Ghettopoly?

A perverted version of Monopoly called Ghettopoly is raising eye brows all over the States.
Ghettopoly is meant to be played like the popular board game Monopoly. But that’s where the similarities end.
Instead of building houses, you have to build crack houses. Instead of using a dog or top hat as a play piece, you can […]

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Dear Dr Ruth…


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Can’t You Read

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae we do […]

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Talk like a pirate day!

Avast! Tis the day that ye are allowed to talk like pirates, ye stinkin’ land lubbers!
It was started by 2 crazy middle-aged Americans. The history of how it all started can be found at: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
I have decided to pioneer a “Talk Happening” day. It is high time my happening way of talking be formally recognised […]

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Did you see Planet Mars?

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, it has been many generations since the Earth and Mars have been 55 million kilometres apart, which is very close. And it will take 300 more years before they get this close again.
I decided to go out to an open field close to home to witness this for myself. […]

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Best job in the world…

Today, I start my new job as a Senior Analyst Programmer at a company based in Sydney. I am looking forward to settling back into my life here in Sydney once more.
However, John Vaughn has the dream job I always wanted. He started out starring in a commercial for Joe Boxers and instantly became a […]

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It’s Getting Hot In Here…

It’s getting hot in here, so I’m taking off all my clothes.
Summer is approaching, and it’s been really hot in California. The house I live in gets pretty warm and stuffy upstairs, and I have no air-con to combat the heat.
It was pretty unbearable last night, so I resorted to stripping down to my undies […]

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Bend Over Beckham!

The British film, Bend It Like Beckham, made it’s US debut on the 25th of February 2003. It has been very popular, ranking on the top ten of all movies shown for weeks and earning a total US gross of $15.2 million so far.
What’s most amazing was that it took more than 6 months for […]

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