Alamo Drafthouse CInema PSA.

Gotta say, I really love the way the company enforced their rules and actually threw customers out.. GV or Shaw should really enforce such rules in Singapore..

As much as game-playing on smart-phones or smart-pads is annoying at gatherings... they are even more so annoying at the cinema =/... really sad how people will pay $10 or so for a ticket, just to "fit" in and end up playing on their gadgets.. showing how they could have better spent their quality time =S

" We do not tolerate people that talk or text in the theater. In fact, before every film, we have several warnings on screen to prevent such happenings. Occasionally, someone doesn't follow the rules, and we do, in fact, kick their asses out of our theater. This video is an actual voicemail from a woman that was kicked out of one of our Austin theaters. Thanks, anonymous woman, for being awesome. "

Seriously, if gatherings and physical interactions bore you that much... why bother coming out in the first place? You could have just joined us on MSN or FB, and you wouldn't even been missed.

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Japanese Blood Group Personalities.

While judging personalities by blood groups is merely based on observations, and largely generalized, much like horoscopes and all.. I find do that this experiment showed some interesting results.



In short:

A = Straight Forward, Direct
B = Optimistic, Indifferent under Stress
O = Stern, Unforgiving
AB = Unexpected, Chaotic

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The Burning House.

Personally, I find this website truly meaningful... its entire concept is summed up by the following phrase.. yet it is something that probably few of us have ever put thought into...

for me, I've previously considered leaving all behind.. and actually packed everything up.. most of my valuables are already in metal boxes to protect them from possible wear.. and those I will take with me, are almost always with me =3

people who know me often ask, why do you carry your passport around? Well, if you are ready to leave, you would too.

" If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It's a conflict between what's practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview condensed into one question. "

and as you'll see, everyone's idea of value is vastly different... do you really know what you can't leave behind?

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Wave At The Bus.

This really takes parenting commitments to a whole new level =P... hopefully the son will see in in a new light when he gets older =3



and you can view all the costumes on their dedicated blog ^^x

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Automated Parking System.

I don't own a car, neither can I drive.. but I've been the passenger of many a ride whereby we had to wait around for a parking lot, or search high and low for the last available lot.

Wonder when Singapore will start implementing such a system.



and honestly, its not something new in Europe or anything... it actually originated in Japan.. many years ago =3

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Chinese Boy Sells Kidney to Buy iPad 2

Are we really that materialistic these days? In the past, black markets and organ trades were confined to that of extreme poverty and need for survival... these days... its for "wants" rather than "needs"... =/

"... A 17-year-old student from China sold his kidney for 20,000 yuan (S$3,800) to buy a laptop and an iPad 2.
Zheng Xiao, who initially did not have the money to buy the gadgets, said in an interview with Shenzhen TV: "When I surfed the internet I found an advert posted online by (an) agent saying they are able to pay RMB20,000 to buy a kidney."

After negotiations, the boy travelled to the city of Chenzhou in Hunan Province where he met three men, who were supposedly part of an organ selling syndicate, at a hospital on 28 April to remove his kidney.

Three days after his surgery, coming home with a laptop and an iPad in hand, he confessed to his mother, who demanded to know how he had raised the money for his gadgets.... "

Read the rest of the article here.

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Linkin Park: Iridescent

and yes, finally the new MTV is out =3

The 4th single (and incidentally my favourite).. Iridescent, is also going to be used in Transformers 3: Dark of the moon... thus the appearance of movie footages in the MTV

First off... I thought I shared what the word "Iridescent" meant

adj: displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes.

in short, its similar to the "rainbow" effect seen in oil slicks and bubbles, that changes colour as you shift in perspective.

personally, I feel that as a band, LP has really matured... indeed the video is shot in the style of "The Catalyst".. both grainy and black and white with low lighting..

but in this video, there is much more imagery, moving towards that of a Creed video.. which gives fans greater expectations in their next piece ^^x

Gotta say I love how they replicated "The Last Supper" scene with just half the number through clever use of lighting =3

Music-wise, it has been my favourite piece in the new album... it does take on the style of "Leave out all the rest"... though I find the lyrics much deeper this time around.

"... Do you feel cold and lost in desperation...
... you build up hope, but failure's all you've known...
... remember all the sadness and frustration...
... and let it go... "

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