More big ticket Concerts

The economy must be still good. More big tickets concerts are coming this way again.

ERIC CLAPTON live in Singapore

14 Feb 2011 Monday 8.00pm
Singapore Indoor Stadium

Price - S$399, S$299, S$199, S$99



Hot on Eric's heel are The Eagles Long Road Out of Eden Live In Singapore.



23 Feb 2011 Wednesday 8.00pm
Singapore Indoor Stadium

Price - S$499, S$368, S$268, S$168, S$98

Hairdo

What has the hairstylist and surgeon have in common?

Both use sharp cutting tools. Both live in million dollars home.



Why do people spend $300 for a haircut ?

A Hongkong-based hairdresser and owner of a chain of hair salons, which sponsors TV stars cut and style your hair for $2,580.

Two Malaysia-born hairdressing owners of hair salons in the main shopping district in Singapore, charges $289 to $339.


In pale comparison, a haircut at the heartland salons normally set you back $10.

Where is This Place?

A rarely heard country, Guernsey.



Guernsey lies off the coast of Normandy.

Area: 78 sq km

Population: 66,000

per capital: US$45,000.00



English is the language in general use by the majority of the population.

Guernsey issues its own banknotes. UK banknotes circulate freely and interchangeably.

Guernsey's inhabitants are full British citizens comprising UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries.



It has a climate most tropical natives would die for.

The hottest months are August and September, when temperatures are generally around 20 °C.

For The Love of the Game

Come rain or shine, so they say.



Even in the 34 degree midday sun.



Note the shadows of the players and imagine the heat !

This game played at 5 pm is much cooler.

Listen to your Mother

Do not become friends with bankers, lawyers and politicians


人 比 人, 气 死 人 Do not compare yourself with those better off than you


Buy only what you need, not what you want


知 人, 知 面, 不 知 心 Be careful of the friends you made


家 里 靠 父 母, 外 面 靠 朋 友 At home rely on your parents, outside rely on your friends


富 不 过 三 代 wealth does not last beyond three generations


没 大 没 小 don't be rude


有 胡 子 就 是 你 爸爸 recognising the wrong person


一 毛 钱 好 象 牛 车 轮 a stingy person


江 山 易 改 本 性 难 移 rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder


好狗不咬人, 好男人不打老婆 a good dog does not bite, a good man does not beat his wife


哪 里 跌 倒, 哪 里 爬 起 来 don't be afraid of failure


没 有 鱼, 虾 也 可 以 don't be choosy


挂 羊 头, 卖 狗 肉 say one thing, but do another

Colourful Ancestors

They did not receive any education. Yet they named streets and areas with names that are easy to remember and many are still relevant and in use today.

kin jeo ka - Petain Road
mang ka kar - Bendemeer Road
teck kar - KK Hospital
lam po ley - Strathmore Avenue
po ley long - Henderson Road
gor chang chiu kar - Esplanade

tua bey lor - South Bridge Road
ji bey lor - Victoria Street
sa bey lor - Queen Street
si bey lor - Waterloo Street

twa po - South Bridge Road
seoh po - Victoria Street

pek sua pu - Bugis Street
gu chia chwee - Chinatown
keow keng kau - China Street
tau hu kway - Chin Chew Street

kek sng kio - Sungei Road
ang sa lee - Serangoon Gardens
or kio tao - Havelock Road
si kar teng - Jalan Bukit Merah
si pai po - Singapore General Hospital
huay shia - Kallang Road

lak ko chio - Bukit Timah (Sixth Ave)
cheet ko chio - Bukit Timah (Beauty World)
chap ko chio - Bukit Timah (Bt Panjang)

pek kio - Owen Road
tok lip kio - Nicol Highway
kow chap kow wan - South Buona Vista Road
char kio - Institute of Mental Health (Woodbridge)
ang teng bey tow - Collyer Quay
chap lak lau - Commowealth Crescent
bo buay kang - Queenstown MRT

Uncle This, Auntie That

It is common nowadays to hear younger children calling male elderly relative "uncle" or "auntie" in the case of female ones.

Here are some examples of Hokkien addressing terms which sadly is slowly disappearing.

father's older sister 姑 Ah Kor
father's younger sister 小 姑 Suay Kor
father's older brother 伯父 Tua Pek
father's younger brother 小叔 Suay Chek
father's older or younger sister's husband 姑丈 Ah Thio
father's older brother's wife 伯母 Ah Mng
father's younger brother's wife 婶母 Ah Chim

father's brother's son 堂兄弟 Ah Hia
father's brother's son's wife 嫂 Ah Soh
father's brother's daughters 堂家姐 Ah Jee
father's sisters's son 表弟 Piao Tee

mother's older and younger brother 舅舅 Ah Ku
mother's elder sister 姨媽 Ah Ee
mother's younger sister 姨 Ah Ee
mother's elder and younger sister's husband 姨丈 Ee Thio
mother's brother's wife 舅母 Ah Khim
mother's brother and sister's son 表哥 Piao Hia
mother's brother and sister's daughter 表姐 Piao Jee

Your elder brother's wife 嫂 Ah Soh
Your younger brother's wife 弟妹 Tee Muay
Your elder sister's husband 姐夫 Jee Hoo
Your younger sister's husband 妹夫 Muay Sai
Your younger brother's son 侄子 Nephew
Your younger brother's' daughter 侄女 Niece
Your younger sister's son 外甥 Nephew
Your younger sister's daughter 外甥女 Niece

So the next generation of address will only get worse, as children get highly educated and westernised.