tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44582248735110198982024-02-07T13:48:47.340+08:00See and SnapWhat I see is what I snap. A great way to see and enjoy the big and little things in life.Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-87701867797301437682016-10-10T07:06:00.000+08:002016-10-10T07:07:06.275+08:00The lost artCan we have a normal conversation around the table, please!<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-78047938177471905222015-12-03T14:28:00.000+08:002015-12-03T14:28:00.816+08:00Stranger as they comeThis boy behaved quite annoyingly. in the MRT train, on my way home. He was not keeping to the usual good behaviour in a crowded train. No wonder, he is not local (not that all non-locals behave badly). Lesson in point: if you are wearing a brand, be careful what you do, or do not do, in a crowd.<br />
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Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-41295115680191651872015-11-25T14:19:00.000+08:002015-11-25T14:19:00.424+08:00Chickety chickWell, ok, I relented. My companion is more forgiving, so we tried our 'luck' at the cashier counter and they said we could take the table. What went in? Some chicken meat. fries and pancakes (sort of). How much did it cost me? Too much. That said, the sizes of the chicken wings were quite large, and it comes with a pair of gloves, gratis. <br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-38289892088415485422015-11-22T14:09:00.000+08:002015-11-22T14:09:00.088+08:00Beauty and the benchThis restaurant refused to seat me and my companion (yeah, just the two of us) at this table, because it is meant for 4 people (maybe five if you squeeze). There wasn't another empty table in sight. I was so flabbergasted that I walked out, taking my money with me. Maybe they just don't need my business anyway.<br />
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Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-65593384620118952042015-11-21T13:14:00.002+08:002015-11-21T13:14:55.924+08:00Spitty busYou usually would not associate this "do-not" sign in Singapore, more like in China. People in Singapore are not accustomed to such icky habits. This picture was taken off a bus in Singapore. Would it be any wonder as this bus was a China-manufactured one - something that is becoming quite common on Singapore roads.<br />
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Once upon a time, women would do anything to mast off any hint of white hair, typically by dyeing their hair black. You know times have changed when women intentionally dye their hair white, no grey in this instance. Frankly, it makes them look old, haggard even. I wonder why. </div>
<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-41159577165118028142015-10-15T15:38:00.000+08:002015-10-15T15:38:00.197+08:00Doubly smoked<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A woman (in red blouse) smoking away while standing outside the building. It was quite hazy that day. I suppose they are used to this.Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-77966392616941492562015-10-13T15:29:00.001+08:002015-10-13T15:29:50.646+08:00New in the old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Malls are fond of putting up retro furnishing nowadays. This TV set harks back to the 1960s and 70s. Except, there is one problem. Can you guess what is wrong?Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-20476895867700343652014-12-23T10:04:00.000+08:002014-12-23T10:04:00.376+08:00Careful now, don't slip off the chair.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-71845862583731246282014-12-21T09:42:00.001+08:002014-12-21T09:51:03.870+08:00Tablets at the Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
TV-dinners were common 20 years ago. Then came the kiddy-tablet meals. Move over junior, mom wants to do it too.</div>
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-28842073762992947362014-11-30T07:51:00.000+08:002014-11-30T07:51:10.339+08:00Seat or sh*tWhat an unfortunate word to use for a seat/chair.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-1676500639403985092013-12-22T07:09:00.004+08:002013-12-22T07:09:56.012+08:00Passing time<div style="text-align: center;">
A well-stocked toilet cubical indeed. Don't have to worry about passing the time.</div>
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-76279233647105626022013-03-02T16:50:00.002+08:002013-03-02T16:50:40.892+08:00BigeroooWomen have been carrying out-sized bags for some time now, and I've gotten used to squeezing around them. Size-wise, this one must take the cake.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-75598439763962733312012-12-06T21:37:00.001+08:002012-12-06T21:37:34.128+08:00We, I or me GotCharities are not so well endowed that they can afford someone to check their grammar for them. So I'll do them a favour here. Clean it up if you have the time. Otherwise, the sentence makes sense to me. The meaning is not lost just because someone was careless with his English.<br />
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I can't understand why Google removed the picture in this post. It isn't pornographic at all. It is just the picture of the cover of E.L. James' runaway best seller, Fifty Shades of Grey, which I took with my phone camera in a local bookstore, displayed in broad daylight. This bookstore is frequented by parents and children as it specialises in school text and assessment books. The book cover had an added label on it warning that it was strictly not for browsing. That was what I was trying to highlight. That's all. I am puzzled that they think it was pornographic. Or was it a case of violation of copyright? Or did Google just relied on their spiders to remove ANY picture in a post which had words like pornography, sex, and such like?<br />
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I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will not censor this post. To think that they stood up to the Chinese government by closing their business in China because they did not agree to China's attempts to restrict certain content on Google.<br />
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Hmmm...just so that it is all above board, I have taken a screenshot of this post. So if it disappears, it can resurface, perhaps in a freer platform?Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-11651065520324369992012-11-17T07:37:00.000+08:002012-11-19T21:04:44.964+08:00Military might<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-5241534543659925952012-11-14T22:33:00.002+08:002012-11-17T09:45:33.417+08:00Mainstream Sex<br />
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Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-24588706372008305712012-05-09T11:12:00.000+08:002012-05-09T11:12:00.037+08:00Soda PopIs this a new brand of soda, I mean the carbonated type for drinking? It is packaged like a 1.5L drink you would commonly see on supermarket shelves.<br />
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But it isn't. It is washing or cleaning soda. I am concerned. What if a child drank it, not realising that it isn't what he thinks it is.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-17378160819796602982012-03-26T06:18:00.002+08:002012-03-26T06:19:57.717+08:00Distasteful ShotsI don't mean to be mean. But I just couldn't help commenting to my partner while waiting in line for a seat to a popular local Japanese eatery. We thumbed through menu deciding what to eat, and came across these 2 items. The pictures were a isntant put-off. In the first picture, you have what looks like a bowl of, ermm, mud taking center-stage. The second picture is no better. The dishes looked like uncooked sea slugs or something. Both are really turn-offs. Who would choose to eat these? The person who took the photos, and the person who approved it for print in the menu must both be "shot" for such distasteful shots.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-13618005860409393152012-03-16T23:05:00.000+08:002012-03-16T23:05:54.834+08:00The iPad or NotThe word around town is the new iPad. So I was amused when I noticed a gentleman using both an iPad (must be version 2) and a notebook - the paper type. In fact, it looked like a filofax. Don't know what a filofax is? Ask your grandpa.<br />
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He was writing away on the notebook - the paper one, while his iPad was resting underneath. Hey, if you don't want your iPad, or obviously can do without one, pass it over.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-79945507899061436982012-02-25T19:50:00.000+08:002012-02-25T19:50:00.126+08:00Ware to wearThe person who designed and named this shoe must have been in the software business previously.<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-80601199561795849582012-02-03T20:43:00.000+08:002012-02-03T20:43:00.199+08:00Take that tray offSo that's how you keep track of how long the sushi is on the belt. A magnetic detector under the plate!<br />
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<br />Epilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458224873511019898.post-8315538707153674882012-01-29T20:38:00.000+08:002012-01-29T20:38:38.262+08:00To cork or not?Look at the bottom of this menu. You mean there is corkage charge for everything, even non-alcoholic ones? Well fortunately I didn't have to pay the S$5 corkage for my lime juice drink, but it got me worried for a moment there.<br />
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