"And finally - as a man of wit and learning - I tell you that a book can be of much use before battle , particularly if your bowels are loosened . I do not recommend Tacitus though: the pages of his works are not soft on the nether regions! Let's away!" - Medieval 2: Total War - Kingdoms (Britannia)
"The character of Balrog was originally named M. Bison, with the letter being an initial for "Mike". According to the staff, the character was originally modeled after real-life boxer Mike Tyson. Under the suggestion that the character's name and likeness resembled Tyson to the point of infringement, the developers rotated the names of the boss characters for the English localization. Thus, the African-American boxer M. Bison became Balrog; the Spanish clawman Balrog became Vega; and the evil mastermind Vega became M. Bison." - HAHAHAHA another mystery explained
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Bear meat is like horse meat, but less sweet.
YC said he had Yangzhou fried rice 3-4 times there, and it was way below Singapore's standard. Ah, authenticity.
Walking around Cold Storage Holland Village is pleasant, because you see all the Kualiti ingredients. Maybe I should've had the corn dog to see just what it's like...
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Poh Heng Jewellery's motto is "Feel like a Diamond". What, hard, cold, lifeless and transparent?
Camford Business School has all-Chinese ads on TV Mobile which boast of their all-English curriculum. HAH.
I saw an ang moh on the MRT taking a picture of the "No smoking. Fine $1,000" sign. Uhh. He also took some pictures of
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"I know a couple of hundred lawyers, and of that entire group I only know a handful, maybe a dozen or so, that are actually happy practicing law. A vast majority are miserable, or they don’t practice law anymore, or they are actively looking for a way out. Most people end up in law school without an idea what they want to do with the rest of their lives. And they also end up in law school without an idea of what a lawyer actually does. When they figure it out, it’s too late, and they’re stuck." (Interview with "Allah Made Me Funny" guys); probably applies for any "prestigious" profession people join because of money/prestige/social pressure
From a publication by the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia, on Singapore: "Many have described the republic as SEA's version of Israel, with good reason. It is the only country in the Asia Pacific region to have military ties with Tel Aviv, and even has a road named Zion Street." (From Mr Wet)