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[ 100428 ] nocturne, King Pear – Alexandra Cabot reappeared in L&O: SVU, so I wiki'd >> Casey Novak >> Diane Neal, whose entry specifically states "She is a redhead." // Though I'm sure Amy was in my subconscious. 28 Aries 10 07:07 [ 100428 ] Ian, the Blue Berry Timothy – Did Amy trigger this? 28 Aries 10 06:47 [ 091026 ] andrew – thx 11 Aquarius 10 21:09 [ 080711 ] anon – i read your text. I'm not your friend. And i fell in here because i was looking for Pania Rose pictures. // Ah i'm also a male, so your tactic kinda worked. 25 Capricorn 10 11:45 [ 091107 ] nocturne – I'm sorry, I have no clue what you mean. Please try again. 08 Scorpio 2k9 10:15 …more…  |
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Priss, Berry Berry, has reported that four out of the ten committee members of the Association of Bloggers (Singapore) have quit. Now, I am not the kind of person who’d claim credit for something without definite proof, so– No, wait, that’s wrong. I must have been thinking of someone else. I’m exactly the kind of person who’d claim credit for vague, circumstantial reasons. To wit – I didn’t do it alone, of course, and I’d like to thank all the little people who have helped me in this, my noble endeavour. We were like loose sand. But, united by truth, justice, and a sense of malicious glee, we have become loose sand that has achieved something! We are Loose Sand 2.0. What Really HappenedWhich means I don’t have to hold back, in the event that I decide to further bitch about this, out of respect for respectable people. Not to imply that those who’re Left Behind aren’t respectable, but they’ve now had two chances to disengage from Eastcoastlife, so yeah, their sanity is questionable. All of the leavers cite “a lack of time” and whatnot. Folks, I know there’s a recession going on, but the exchange rate for time is going down. Time is, in fact, cheaper. On the plus side, their leaving means the Association is now Eastcoastlife (and Friends).  Eastcoastlife (and Friends) (Artist’s Impression) Are we to believe that the very people who have made such a fuss about pouring blood sweat and tears into this suddenly find themselves bereft of time? Have they not been free enough to meet up for godknows how many meetings? I mean, coming up with “The List” must have taken awhile (unless it’s a short list?). Of course, you want to know what really happened. And, with my inside knowledge, gleaned through many grueling minutes of the most intense baseless speculation, I shall tell you. They disagreed with Eastcoastlife, no agreement could be reached, they left. This can clearly be seen by the fact that both Endoh and xtralicious have mentioned a focus on “education”. This is clearly not what Eastcoastlife has in mind, which is another button to put on her blog. What she intends for the Association is, I’m sure, more in line with getting invites to parties and allsuch, being able to sit with “real” journalists. Whichever the case, with two divergent aims, they’ve split. With Eastcoastlife, I would imagine, any difference would fall under the category of “irreconcilable”. Failure, it turns out, as Ian, the Blue Berry, pointed out, is, in fact, their common destination. Anyhow, methinks when the leavers find some time and – an unlikely event, admittedly – decide to try again, the response would not be so negative. I will say, firmly and publicly, right now, that they probably have my support, and that I will probably not take them to task. Maybe. In the interest of “full disclosure”, I should state that the above was not in any way influenced by the fact that I was linked by xtralicious in some post about topless bloggers. She placed me in such ignoble company as Grievous, the Grapevine Spider, and Xiaxue. Educational workshops should be welcome. People want to be free of the tyranny of fixed-width columns, released from the oppression of blindingly white backgrounds. Give a man a template, and you RSS him once. Teach a man CSS, and you RSS him forever. If nothing else, more people can understand this – The Shakespeare Codesub to_be_not_to_be { Spilled Milk1Some chick called alexisthetiny has likened this to some people making themselves Masters of Biking (Singapore). The relevant bit is this – Guess why we went underground with riding now?If this had occurred to me sooner, I wouldn’t have sunk the ship. I wonder if we can still be “underground bloggers” – how gritty does that sound? – now that the Association has been gutted. Is the mere existence (on paper) of the Association enough to make us non-members “blogging from the underground”? Blogging: the Underground Gritty
Why Blog?Of course, I am hardly so noble as to blog for Truth. Nor am I so frivolous as to blog “for fun”. No, like any good Singaporean, I write sorely for profit (Also, spreading word, my grandeur, etc). Last year, the popup has annoyed enough people to buy me a cup a tea. A cup of tea that I would not have without this blog. To all three of my readers, thank you for buying me a drink. It was a good drink. I read somewhere that some PR agencies are paying bloggers to say good things about their clients/products. I would like to take this opportunity to state that my integrity is not only for sale, it is cheap. My integrity is “almost new” and “rarely used”. I understand the going rate is thirty pieces of silver. I’ll accept twenty, seeing as we’re in Depression 2.0. Sounds GoodTo those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.Legends of PorkHas anyone noticed that – recession or not – the price of bak kwa, at ±$50 is pretty close to what it was last year, which is pretty close to an all-time high? I’m willing to sell bak kwa futures at $54/kg for next Chinese New Year. If anyone is willing to offer a lower price, please let me know. The world needs a market in bak kwa futures. Spot the Difference ♠ Times are Bad
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