Just a little reminder [1].

To all visitors to my blog, please do feel free to fill out the poll under the section 'Take this Poll! Thanx!', on the right-hand side of the page below the tag board.
It will allow me to assess the demographics of all visitors.
Thanx and have a nice day.
(Just a little reminder from a previous post, Demographic poll.)


As a teaser and precursor to next month's 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' film, actors Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung, during a photo call for the movie:

BlogMaster Wen Ching, 2007.

Welcome to the Odditorium.

A couple days ago Ripley's Believe It Or Not! opened its Odditorium in Times Square, New York City.
So what is this Odditorium you ask? Check out this article, quotes and pictures below to find out!

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium Opens in Times Square

Quote:

" ... will house the ultimate in the odd and bizarre including 24 shrunken heads, a section of the Berlin Wall and a 3,197 lb. meteorite, as well as items that are genuine New York including Babe Ruth's "Believe It or Not's" New York team baseball uniform."

"The Odditorium will feature the world's
largest display of shrunken heads -- 24!
Personally collected and brought back to
New York City by Ripley, the heads were
the spoils of war for the Jivaro Indians
of Ecuador.
Believe it or not, Ripley's Times Square
will boast more shrunken heads on
display than the American Museum of
Natural History."

"Found in Guangxi, Nantan County, China in 1958, ... a giant 3,197-lb. meteorite that fell to earth during the Ming Dynasty on June 11, 1529. Composed of 92% iron, the meteorite will be the third largest Nantan meteorite on display anywhere in the world."


Pictures from the opening ceremony:

Dennis Avner, also known as the Cat Man.


Jalisa 'The Eyepopper' Thompson.


Lee Redmond shows her nails.
* holds the record for the woman
with the longest fingernails*


'Wolfboy' Ramos Gomez, of Mexico.

Unbelievable? Believe It...


Newscaster Wen Ching, 2007.

Demographic poll.

To all visitors to my blog, please do feel free to fill out the poll under the section 'Take this Poll! Thanx!', on the right-hand side of the page below the tag board.
It will allow me to assess the demographics of all visitors.
Thanx and have a nice day.


BlogMaster Wen Ching, 2007.

D'oh! Homer Simpson stolen!

I read this news from The New Straits Times today actually. (Click Here)
What's this case all about?
The cinema standee promoting The Simpsons Movie had it's Homer Simpson fibreglass statue component stolen!
Now it seems that the case has been solved.
(Source: International Herald Tribune)

D'oh! Malaysian students forced to return stolen Homer Simpson statue

Quote:
"Two Malaysian college students
believed to be over-exuberant fans
... stole a life-sized figurine of
Homer Simpson from a cinema."

" ... two men carried the statue out at
about 3 a.m. and ... they put Homer
in the boot of their car ... The theft
took only three minutes."

"The figurine costs 3,000 ringgit
(US$860; €640)
and was flown in from the United States ... "

Funny as it seems, the pictures tell it all.

One big happy... wait a minute, where's Homer?!!!

Homer Simpson has left the building.

MovieBuff Wen Ching, 2007.

What's in a gnome?

Snakes and reptiles apparently!

Reptiles smuggled in garden gnomes

Quote:

"During ... check of international mail ...
officer discovered two snakes and
three lizards stuffed inside three of
the diminutive garden figurines in
a shipment from Britain."

Ssssnakey insidesss...

"A day later, officials at the same facility
X-rayed another package from Britain
and found five snakes and five lizards
stuffed inside pottery figures ..."

"Both packages ... declared as gifts."


My.. my.. what exotic gifts!
Now this beats having snakes on a plane, now it should be snakes in a gnome.


Newscaster Wen Ching, 2007.

For Gamers & IT enthusiasts alike.

Check these videos out about the Intel Core 2 Duo processors.
Funny and some times quite outrageous! Hehe.
Enjoy!












Gamer Wen Ching, 2007.

Ought to tell you this story.

I oughta tell you this story, an otter story! :)
An otter's morning routine...

*Wakes up*
Otter: Yawn... what time is is?... *Rubs eyes..*

*After washing up..*
Otter: Prayer time. Shhh... silence pls.
Otter: *Ohhh ummmmmm...*


*Visitor greeting time*
Otter: Hello. :) *Salutes & waves*

*Kick-back time*
Otter: Ah... This is the goooood life.

And that, boys and girls, is how Otter spends the morning.
It's the goooood life.

Indeed. ;-)


Zookeeper Wen Ching, 2007.

Also into cats!...

Another funny video, introduced by 3ple.Y. (Previous video, MadTV House meets Grey's, still in Video(s) section at time of posting.)
Enjoy!



Also into cats!!... Also into caaaaaaats!!! :p


Maestro Wen Ching, 2007.

Good, Bad & Bizarre! [1]

Today in the odd world that is news...

GOOD

Dog helps save foal from abandoned well

Quote:
"It could have been a scene straight out of "Lassie".
Kurt Smith was working in the yard ... when
Molly, his border collie, came running and barking,
signaling that something was amiss."

"Smith ... discovered that the 2-month-old foal Mati
— short for Matinicus Rock —
had fallen into a 12-foot-deep abandoned well."

"... Molly baby-sits the baby horse
and looks right after her," Smith said."

Border collie pups. ^_^

BAD

Angry squirrel finished off by crutch

Quote:
"An unusually aggressive squirrel attacked
three people in a German town ..."

"... jumped through a living-room window
in Passau ... bit its first victim."

"With the squirrel hanging on by its teeth,
the woman ran out into the street ..."

"The squirrel then bit a builder before fleeing
into a nearby garden, where it bit a 72-year-old man
who eventually killed it with his crutch ... "

FEAR ME!
*random crazy squirrel pic. :p*

BIZARRE!
Speak of the...
Just a couple days ago I said I "would like to see a green-coloured Coke drink some time." This is not Coke but instead their rival, Pepsi!
Take a look for yourself:

Cucumber-flavored soda sold in Japan

Quote:
"Japanese are staying cool ...
with "Pepsi Ice Cucumber" ...
new soda based on the crisp green gourd."

"doesn't actually have any cucumber in it
— but has been artificially flavored to resemble
"the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber ... "

"The mint-colored soda is on sale
just for the summer and only
in Japan ... "

Hmmm... wonder how an artificially flavoured taste of fresh cucumber would be like. Hehe..
We have our Slurpee, they have their Pepsi Ice Cucumber. ;p

Till next time... Be good, be bad, be down-right B1Z4Rr3! (I mean Bizarre. :-D)


Newscaster Wen Ching, 2007.

The Sopran-ohs!

The Sopranos just ended it's run, with the finale ep aired last Monday.
This is a tribute to all Sopranos fans. Enjoy!




MovieBuff Wen Ching, 2007.

Random Trivia [1].

Got this in an email forwarded from my sis.
Check it out:

Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?

1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

2. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.

3. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

4. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!

5. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.

6. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.


7. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.

8. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.

9. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.

10. The average housefly lives for one month.


11. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.

12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.

13. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.

13. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.

14. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.

15. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.

16. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie".

17. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem.

18. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.


19. The first Harley-Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.


20. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.

21. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.


According to the email, all the above are "TRUE". Well, take it with a pinch of salt and do some research on it and lemme know how true the trivia above are. :)


BlogMaster Wen Ching, 2007.

Spezielle seltene Schönheit.

"Good morning, baby.
Good morning call.
I love you, baby.
Mind, body and soul."
-Kwan Wen Ching, 2007.


"you're the girl I like,
the girl i LOVE,
beauty that can't be comprehend,
my life would never be whole without YOU.

My honEy,
my girL,
my prInceSS,
my bAby,
my love."
-Kwan Wen Ching, 2007.

"I like it when you smile,
It makes everything all worthwhile,

I like it when you laugh,
It makes difficult times a lot less rough,

I like it when you talk,
It makes journeys a short walk,

I like it when you're you,
It's what makes you special,
The unique beauty."
-Kwan Wen Ching, 2007.


Poet Wen Ching, 2007.

How thin can it go...

... for a laptop that is.
If you thought the Apple iPhone was cool. Wait till you see this!
Behold the World's Thinnest Notebook: code-named Intel mobile Metro notebook.


Quote: "...is less than 0.7 inches (1.778 cm) thick —about one-quarter of an inch thicker than Motorola's iconic cell phone, Moto Razr, making it the world's thinnest notebook. And at 2.25 pounds (1.021 kg), it's also one of the lightest small-sized portable computers."

The Intel mobile Metro compared to Moto Razr.

Quote: "...comes with a diary-like folder that attaches to the laptop via magnets. The folder, available in different colors, also functions as a wireless charger for the device. One side features a screen ... It can display a picture, the calendar, or your schedule for the day."

Fashion meets practicality.

The laptop compared to a US 1 cent coin.

Quote: "The laptop contains ... so-called small array microphones ... designed to cancel out background noise, often experienced by fans of Web-calling applications like eBay's Skype. The computer also is built to enhance security, boasting a fingerprint reader and a mechanism that lets users kill a hard drive by remote control."

The laptop with special attachable shoulder strap.

Hope this drool-worthy gadget goes to production soon and hits our shores in the not-too-distant future.

Hip, trendy, fashionable and feature-packed. Nice!

Gadgetmeister Wen Ching, 2007.

Doggos in a line.

Queue cutters should be ashamed, take a pointer or 2 from these doggos. :p

Update:
Follow-up to the previous blog post, Hilton starts, ends week behind bars.
Quote: "As Hilton sits in the downtown Twin Towers jail where she will undergo a medical and psychiatric examination, one question lingered: Was celebrity justice served?"
Let's see if she stays in there at least 7 days. :p


Zookeeper Wen Ching, 2007.

Messed up but it's Hollywood.

Try hard not to taint my blog with the fiasco about Paris Hilton. But this latest news seems to be the straw that broke the camel's back.

(Digression: Hmmm... something mighty interesting I found at that site, different language equivalents to that proverb. Check them out:

• French equivalent : la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase, meaning the drop of water that makes the glass overflow.
• German equivalent : Der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt, meaning the drop that makes the barrel overflow.
• Dutch equivalaent : De druppel die de emmer doet overlopen, meaning the drop that makes the bucket overflow.
• Spanish equivalent : La gota que colmó el vaso, meaning the drop that spills over the glass.
• Italian equivalent : La goccia che fa traboccare il vaso, meaning the drop of water that makes the glass overflow.
• Romanian equivalent : Picătura care a umplut paharul, meaning the drop that filled the glass.

Those are just some of the proverb equivalents provided by Wikipedia. Something to consider in the future.. Digression end.)

So what is this news you ask?
It is this:

Paris Hilton released from LA jail early

Now where is the justice in that? I know that celebrities get off easy all the time and you're wondering why I chose to highlight it now. Well it's because this Paris Hilton thing is publicized enough till that almost everyone knows about it.
So the reason cited for the early release is: "an unspecified medical problem". Gone are the good ol' days of good behaviour?? Guess that doesn't make good Hollywood scripts anymore. :p
Anywayz, the messed up part is that she finishes off her sentence in, get this, "home confinement". If her house is equivalent to her social status, most people won't mind being confined in her house. *But... too much of a good thing can be dangerous too.*

Quote from article:
"The 26-year-old hotel heiress was sent home shortly after 2 a.m. wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet..." a.k.a. her new bling.

So what's your opinion on this?

Another injustice article:

Jail for reckless driver

Quote from article:
"A screen and media graduate whose car veered from a main road and ploughed into several diners outside a restaurant here four years ago, killing a sales promoter and paralysing another woman, has been sentenced to two years’ jail and fined RM8,000."
*Such a light-weight sentence.*

Now what do you think about that news?


Newscaster Wen Ching, 2007.

Fergie Petrelli - Big Heroes Don't Cry

For Heroes fans who haven't seen the video for Fergie's new song 'Big Girls Don't Cry', Peter Petrelli is there!
Milo Ventimiglia is featured in the video as Fergie's squeeze.

Check it out here:




Maestro Wen Ching, 2007.

Hot potatoes: Malaysia PM to get hitched.

Current hot potatoes, get them while it's hot!

For the uninformed, our PM, Pak Lah, is getting married this Saturday to a certain Jeanne Abdullah. (Wah, so fast already got a Wikipedia entry for Jeanne Abdullah. :p)

Source: PM to get married on Saturday

Update: Press release straight from our PM's office (Click here)

Update:

Jeanne Abdullah.

Pic courtesy of Prime Minister's Department.


Newscaster Wen Ching, 2007.

Lyrics to Midnight.

Hands Held High

Linkin Park
Minutes to Midnight

Turn my mic up louder,
I got to say somethin.
Lightweights steppin' aside,
when we comin.
Feel it in your chest,
the syllables get pumpin.
People on the street,
they panic and start running.
Words on loose leaf,
sheet complete coming.
I jump on my mind,
I summon the rhyme of dumping.
Feeling the blind,
I promise to let the sun in.
Sick of the dark ways,
we march to the drumming.
Jump when they tell us
they want to see jumping.
Fuck that, I want to
see some fist pumping.
Risk something.
Take back what's yours
Say something that you know
they might attack you for
cause I'm sick of being treated
like I have before.
Like it;s stupid standing for
what I'm standing for.
Like this war is really just
a different brand of war.
Like it doesn't cater to the rich
and an abandoned the poor.
Like they understand you
in the back of the jet,
When you can't put gas in your tank.
These fuckers are laughing their way
to the bank and cashing their cheque
asking you to have compassion and to have some respect.

For a leader so nervous
in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling
for nightly news to replay
and the rest of the world
watching at the end of the day
in the living room laughing
like what did he say?

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen


In my living room watching,
But I am not laughing.
'Cause when it gets tense,
I know what might happen.
The world is cold,
The bold men take action.
Have to react,
To getting blown into fractions.

10 years old is something to see,
Another kid my age dragged under a jeep,
Taken and bound and found later under a tree,
I wonder if he even thought the next one could be me.
Do you see?
The soldiers that are out today.
That brush the dust with bulletproof vests away.
It's ironic.
At times like this you pray,
But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday.
There's bombs in the buses, bikes, roads,
inside your markets,your shops, your clothes,
My dad, he's got a lot of fear I know
but enough pride inside not to let that show.
My brother had a book he would hold with pride
A little red cover with a broken spine.
In the back he hand wrote a quote inside,
when the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.

Meanwhile, the leader just talks away
Stuttering and mumbling
for nightly news to replay
and the rest of the world
watching at the end of the day
both scared and angry
like what did he say?

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen.

With Hands Held High
into a sky so blue
as the ocean opens up
to swallow you.

With Hands Held High
into a sky so blue
as the ocean opens up
to swallow you.

With Hands Held High
into a sky so blue
as the ocean opens up
to swallow you.

With Hands Held High
into a sky so blue
as the ocean opens up
to swallow you.

With Hands Held High
into a sky so blue
as the ocean opens up
to swallow you.

With Hands Held High
into a sky so blue
as the ocean opens up
to swallow you.

Maestro Wen Ching, 2007.

Apple iPhone soon...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, geeks and techies... Apple iPhone will be upon us very soon. It will finally be released to the public. The release date has been set: June 29!
While it may not officially reach our shores till next year, take a look at what to expect when it does enter our waters in 2008.

Let us start with the tech specs:

Screen size	3.5 inches
Screen resolution	320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method	Multi-touch
Operating system	OS X
Storage	4GB or 8GB
GSM	Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera	2.0 megapixels
Battery	Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing Up to 16 hours Audio playback
Dimensions	4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight	4.8 ounces / 135 grams

Not really all that excited?

Well, let these pictures put the awe back into awesome:

iPhone dimensions.

A new kind of smart phone

All in the palm of your hand.

You have been warned...
Prepare for Madness as Apple iPhone arrives.


Gadgetmeister Wen Ching, 2007.

[L.P.]

Me have been enjoying the past couple of days listening to the latest Linkin Park album, Minutes to Midnight. Got this as a birthday present from my baby. Thanks so much baby, you're simply the best!

CD case front.

CD case in all it's glory.

Clockwise from top: CD case opened up, album CD and booklet cover.

Centre page of the CD booklet. (CD playing in the background)

Do check out this album. It's a refreshing new direction taken by the band. Definitely worth the wait. *and together with my baby, it's all the more sweeter.* ;-)

P.S.: It comes with a free poster as well. (While stocks last.)

BlogMaster Wen Ching, 2007.

This is a LOL-er coaster of a funny spoof. Enjoy!

Fast Times at Hero High

Superheroes weren't always super. See what they were like in high school!

Super Wen Ching, 2007.

More Than Meets The Eye.

I've been given a challenge and a request by a neurotic friend of mine, Jolvin, who's currently Down Under.
So here is a preview or shall we say an appetizer for Transformers, to tide you over till the public release.

Optimus Prime


Megatron

Jazz

Bumblebee

Starscream

Blackout

Frenzy

Ironhide

Those are some of the Transformers who will be gracing our cinema screens come this July.












Autobots

OR

Decepticons

Take sides next month. It is more than meets the eye!

*Check out the trailers in the Video(s) section

(Right-hand side of my blog)*

MovieBuff Wen Ching, 2007.

A Cute A Day Archive Post.

*This post will be constantly updated.*

The 1st few pix will not have a date posted on it but the subsequent ones will. So look back and adore. :)

My little furry brown bolster.

Staring contest. Who will win?!

Basket of Cuties

Hair-style model sporting the latest.

Ol' Blue Eyes.

Thursday, May 31st, 2007.

Arr.. Thar be a Pirate Pomeranian o'er ere!

Friday, June 1st, 2007.

Furry I maybe,
Feline I am not,
Friendly I might be,

Fuzzy most definitely.
Take a guess.. What am I?

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007.

Gre3t1Ng5 e4R+HL1NG$... Brin9 M3 T0 Y0ur c4T Fo0D.

Monday, June 4th, 2007.

Hold still will you??!!!
*Takes a kitten paw to the chin*

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007.

Battle of Normanduck, D-Day (Duckling-Day).

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007.

Here's looking at ya kid.

Thursday, June 7th, 2007.

Shhh... it's napz time. Zzz...

Friday, June 8th, 2007.

Peekaboo, I see you!

Saturday, June 9th, 2007.

All in the family. Say CHEESE!

Sunday, June 10th, 2007.

Photo session! Baby foxes, look here. :)

Monday, June 11th, 2007.

Move over KFC... This is hind-paw licking good!

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007.

Ppppbbbbbbtttth! *Sound of kitty making a raspberry like this --- > :p*

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007.

Feeding line?
Feeding time,
Slippery floor?
Just lie down lor.
:p

Thursday, June 14th, 2007.

Roll me up and call me a kuih-muih. :p

Friday, June 15th, 2007.

BIG GRIN! :-D

Saturday, June 16th, 2007.

Bond... Kitten Bond. Super SPY!

Sunday, June 17th, 2007.

Snow Leopard cub & parent,
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Monday, June 18th, 2007.

Tiny Tigers Total Three.

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007.

Kanga joey enjoying life in a pouch.
*Peek*

Thursday, June 21st, 2007.

Sleeping with the Fren-emy...

Monday, June 25th, 2007.

Behold... the kitten bridge!!!

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007.

What's over this red pillow ledge? *peek*

Saturday, July 7th, 2007.

Pomeranian Cowboy!!!
*Happy 070707*

BlogMaster Wen Ching, 2007.