Wanna stamp out drunk driving?

I say we impound the cars of those caught drunk driving. And the amount they have to pay to retreive the car is directly proportional to how drunk they were. Oh, and a minimum waiting period. That should kill drunk driving faster then a drunk driver does a hit and run.

Two greats at one go.

Literally a day apart, two great talents have passed on, and I very much doubt the world will see their like again.

I speak, of course, of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, who passed away over this past Saturday and Sunday, at age 50 and 65 respectively.

Two men who had made their mark on the world in different ways. Two men who entertained countless people, and brought about social awareness and revolution because of their work.

Lets give them a round of applause.

Reconnection

Its been a daaamn long time, and that was because I've shifted place. So I temporarily suspended net for the move, and since minimum time frame is 2 months, I've only just come back online.

Firstly, Dark Knight. I don't know how Christopher Nolan is going to top it.

Secondly, Clone Wars trailer. *Orgasms*

Thirdly, work is actually going well. It promises to be an interesting job.

And lastly, for today, not only did I learn that we had a Minister in Charge of Population Issues, but I also learnt that its none other then Mr Wong Kan Seng.
We can definitely look forward to babies and more people escaping our shores for other pastures then.

Post Trauma Syndrome

So there was a  round of layoffs, demotions and warning issued yesterday in relation to the Mas Selamat affair for Whitley Road Detention Centre personnel. From the two officers in charge of the man, to the supervisory officer, to the officer related to the installation of security cameras. But the thing that puzzles me most is this. The ISD's command director was relieved of his position, even though he was found innocent of wrong doing, on the basis that he was in charge of the facility, and thus had to bear responsibility for the issue. 

Mr Wong said: "He has a statutory function to ensure the smooth functioning of the WRDC. So in terms of institutional responsibility, as far as that role is concerned, I decided that I should find another person to do the job."

Going by this argument, then shouldn't Mr Wong also be relieved of his duties? After all, isn't it the institutional responsibility of the Minister of Home Affairs to ensure the smooth functioning of WRDC as well? Or the swift capture of Mas Selamat? A bit of double standard here, yes? He's just lucky Singaporean's don't go for the drama of other countries, where ministers have been protested out of office by the people and opposition.

I still don't get why Mas Selamat was in civvies at the time. It seems rather unusual for prisoners to be allowed to wear civilian garb simply because it is family day.  And I'm not totally convinced by their story of the toilet break. The superintendent of the facility decides a sawn off handle is secure enough for a toilet in a prison compound, even if it is the visiting centre, as opposed to grilles. A bit difficult to swallow, to say the least. And that aside, that he managed to get over two, count em, TWO layers of fencing without being spotted by a guard or anything. I've been pass WRDC, and those are high fences, with lookout towers along them at intervals. Implausible yet.

Got to go off to work now, be back later to talk more with whatever else comes out.

Another one bites the dust

http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080521/tap-singapore-blog-c3bb44c.html

 

I honestly cannot say I'm surprised. Don't think I know whoever this is, but hopefully, the people I've warned about watching what they write will take heed.

Remember, the Net is a public medium, anything you say can and will be used against you.

 

 

Body moving, A1 style and the style so soothing

This guy is so astounding its sick. Or sick, depending on the viewer.

Polar Bears feel the heat

US lists polar bear as threatened species

I know, I know, it's a US listing. But you have got to love just how contradictory the administration is with regards to themselves. The Interior Department is admitting that the polar bears are now a threatened species due to the melting of the Arctic sea ice, where they reside. But ask them what they plan to do about it, and they talk about "better management of bear habitat on shore and making sure bears aren't threatened by people including hunters". Alas, they say the situation is not the right kind to go down a path of environmental action, for some unfathomable reason - other then the fact that it would mean restricting oil companies that work around the area *GASP*, heaven forbid.