Simple frivolity like this makes me happy. And add to it great music, open fields and skies, I’m giving my 876kg stamp of approval.
And happy cows do not cow peh cow boo you know?
May 29, 2012
I love frivolity (or is it frivilousness?)
Posted by DD under Ha Ha, Music - Old and New, Stuff | Tags: cows, frivolity, happy, jazz, Music |Leave a Comment
May 26, 2012
Hougang By-Election 2012 – WP Wins
Posted by DD under In The News, Politics, Singapore, Stuff | Tags: by-election, hougang, PAP, results, Worker's Party |Leave a Comment
“I think residents of Hougang are special. I don’t think they’re representative of voters in Singapore as a whole.” - DPM Teo
May 26, 2012
May 25, 2012
Positive Friday Movement
Posted by DD under Stuff, The Internet | Tags: #positivefridaymovement, Friday, movement, positive |1 Comment
I’m not a fan of vitriol but I can understand why there is so much of it online.
It is repression finding voice. People need to be able to let off steam.
I, however, believe there is a positive way to do it and a negative way.
I wonder if it is too ambitious to start a “positive Friday movement”. No vitriol, no sarcasm, no swearing. Just nice posts, polite posts, positive posts….
I’ll start with me 
#positivefridaymovement
May 19, 2012
Taxi Driver Cheng Teck Hock and the Ferrari Driver Ma Chi
Posted by DD under In The News, Singapore | Tags: accident, apology, cab, cabbie, cheng, driver, fatal, ferrari, Singapore |[8] Comments
Ma Chi, the Ferrari driver was in the wrong. He was speeding, he ran a red light and he killed 3 people, including himself. He’s at fault.
Recently the wife of Ma Chi said:
“We express our deepest apologies to the families of the deceased driver and his female passenger. We will not shun our responsibility towards them and will take appropriate measures at a later date.”
Mrs. Ma was not responsible for the deaths. Her husband was. If I just isolate her and not look at her in the context of her husband, this is what I see. A woman who is expecting a child any moment, who lost her husband, probably wondering who the woman in the car with her husband was and affected by all the conversations online.
Yes, it took a while for her apology but she was probably in a heavily distressed state too. But, she apologized.
At the same time the widow of Cabbie Cheng exhibited tremendous grace and said her family does not blame anybody and she wants to let the matter rest to move on with life.
Two distressed widows. Neither of them at fault. Yes, Mrs. Ma’s husband is culpable and I don’t deny that. But Mrs. Cheng does not blame and she wants the matter to rest.
There is a beauty in this ugliness that we cannot miss – the willingness of Mrs. Ma to accept responsibility in her grief and the ability of Mrs. Cheng to forgive in her grief.
That is beautiful.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
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May 18, 2012
Donna Summer – The Last Dance on Earth for Eternal Dancing
Posted by DD under In The News, Music - Old and New, Stuff | Tags: 2012, cancer, dance, dead, donna, last, May, RIP, summer |Leave a Comment
RIP Donna.
“O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?”
May 14, 2012
Amazing Alex by Rovio. The Question is “will it work” or will Rovio remain a “one hit wonder”?
Posted by DD under In The News, Stuff, The Internet | Tags: amazing alex, angry, bird, Indian, mobile, rovio |Leave a Comment
I’ll be waiting to see this with interest. The later modules of Angry Birds (e.g. Space) has been underwhelming. Wonder if they are losing steam or will this be a boost. Make or break launch for Rovio, this is.
Angry Birds makers to launch Amazing Alex for iOS, Android
The Amazing Alex game revolves around curious young boy who likes to build things. The game is expected to launch in coming months for iOS and Android.
Angry Birds’ creators, Rovio Mobile is now ready to launch its next major game – Amazing Alex. Mikael Hed, chief executive officer of Rovio Mobile, talked about this new game at Finland’s YLE Breakfast TV show. Rovio has purchased rights of iOS game – Casey’s Contraptions. Rebranded as Amazing Alex, the game will again tap the physics based puzzle genre but will have an educational element in it.
Amazing Alex game revolves around the story of a curious young boy named Alex who loves building things. With the phenomenal success of the Angry Birds game, Rovio is under pressure for developing top-class and widely acceptable game that has immersive gameplay.
Angry Birds is one of the physics based puzzle game that is widely popular across the globe. With simple to adept game play, Rovio is expected to offer Amazing Alex that has similar appeal. It is certainly interesting to see Rovio tapping for educational game.
Disney’s game – Where’s My Water is a classic example of how puzzle based game can really engage young brains and made them think smart. It would be interesting to see more such educational games with Indian decent to be developed in India.
Amazing Alex is expected to release later this quarter for Apple iOS and Google Android platforms.
Source: The Mobile Indian
May 10, 2012
PAP Hougang By-election Press Conference, 10 May 2012
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Lots of well trained and regurgitated soundbites. How many times did he say “I’m my own man” or variations thereof? And the “underdog” card is a nice touch.
April 14, 2012
Scream
Posted by DD under Jesus, Language, Stuff | Tags: danesh, God, Jesus, musing, scream |Leave a Comment
I scream loudly
Silently
No one hears but
One
And to whom that listens
The screams
Are lost in pillows
Where I sleep
And awaken
Refreshed
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April 11, 2012
Corner of this Earth – Jamiroquai
Posted by DD under Stuff | Tags: acid, corner, earth, jamiroquai, jazz, lyrics, of, the |Leave a Comment
Love this song. It’s happy and the lyrics are wonderful.
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Little darlin’ don’t you see the sun is shining
just for you, only today
If you hurry you can get a ray on you, come with me, just to play
Like every humming bird and bumblebee
Every sunflower, cloud and every tree
I feel so much a part of this
Nature’s got me high and it’s beautiful
I’m with this deep eternal universe
From death until rebirth
This corner of the earth is like me in many ways
I can sit for hours here and watch the emerald feathers play
On the face of this I’m blessed
When the sunlight comes for free
I know this corner of the earth it smiles at me
So inspired of that there’s nothing left to do or say
Think I’ll dream, ’til the stars shine
The wind it whispers and the clouds don’t seem to care
And I know inside, that it’s all mine
It’s the chorus of the breakin’ dawn
The mist that comes before the sun is born
To a hazy afternoon in May
Nature’s got me high and it’s so beautiful
I’m with this deep eternal universe from death until rebirth
[chorus]
You know that this corner of the earth is like me in many ways
I can sit for hours here and watch the emerald feathers play
On the face of it I’m blessed
When the sunlight comes for free
I know this corner of the earth it smiles at me x5
This corner of the earth, is like me in many ways
I can sit for hours here and watch the emerald feathers play
When the sunlight comes for free
I know the corner of this earth it smiles at me
