Fun

Some friends of mine are raising funds for a Habitat for Humanity project through the sale of these beautifully made Angels. These are all handmade with love by the volunteers. Made from quality Swarovski crystals, these trinklets are available in a couple of colours such as blue, pink, green and yellow.

Available for sale in Singapore until November only. More information can be found at http://angels-of-blessing.blogspot.com/ so head on over and place your order.

Pandora thinks that I like songs that feature “basic rock song structure, folk influences, mild rhythmic syncopation, a subtle use of vocal harmony and major key tonality”. Hmmm.

Stars Wars in ASCII. Too. Freaking. Cool.

From this, my 128mb Lexar thumdrive…

To this

Inspired by this guy. I just wished I found a cooler PEZ dispenser, like this ultra cool Star Wars one. Not very “pro” since I didn’t have a drill, and so I just made do with my pen knife, tape, and some leftover corrugated plastic boards. And lots of hot glue.

I got this in the mail today. Wicked.

Excerpt from the Straight Times, 23 July 2005

“The Moneytree Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched a brand new Singapore Dollar bill, which has been named the “Peanut Series”.

Each peanut series bill is legal tender equivalent to 600,000 Singapore Dollars, henceforth known as 1 Peanut.

The CEOs across the Republic have been quick to applaud the launch of the 1 Peanut bill. In an interview with a Mr.Durai, a CEO of a philanthropic organisation, who wished to remain anonymous, he said, “Now I don’t have to carry suitcases of money home. Prior to the issuing of the Peanut, I had to carry a whole suitcase of small change home every month.

This is because the people who paid me tend to do so in small amounts, like $5 dollars each time, and it can be very irritating. Now I am just paid 1 Peanut with a single bill, slip it quickly into my wallet and off I go. It’s very convenient!”

The reaction by the general public was however cool. Most said that it is unlikely that they will ever use a 1 Peanut bill. With a average national income of S$3000 (0.005 Peanut), the average Singaporean will need about 2 lifetimes to save a Peanut. Said a Mr. Tan, who is a plumber, “The other day, I installed a golden tap in some CEO’s bathroom and he paid me using 1 Peanut for the $1000 golden tap. I tell him where got enough change?

The new watermark can only be seen under an intense bright light and close scrutiny because of its extreme lack of transparency.

According to MAS spokesman, the added security features are extremely important given that 1 Peanut can probably buy three 4-room HDB flats, or 10 Nissan Sunnies, the average Singaporean will be very tempted to lay their hands on a Peanut.”