speechless

ok the new star trek movie is good.

no i mean it's really good. seriously.

i was worried the hype was going to disappoint me, i was worried that the closet trekkie in me was going to find things that i would be disappointed with, but honestly, i loved it.

now some people will say "oh i am a star wars fan, not into star trek" and believe that never the twain shall meet, but i like star wars AND star trek, and believe me when i tell you, that even if you aren't a fan, there is a 99.48% chance that you will be one after this movie.

so quit whining, get off your ass, and go watch it.

you won't be disappointed.

new threads

two from threadless

another surprise from beeba had me grinning like a jackass. two new t-shirts from threadless.com that she had quietly bought when she placed orders for another couple of t-shirts for herself and a friend.

she even chose the right ones! for that, she gets the dubious honor of seeing a picture from my first (and probably last) ever photoshoot. thanks beebs!!!


even cool tees cannot make me look good

ps: thanks deslim for the studio shot!

post-its + slinky = AWESOME

they've done it again! eepybird.com, the great minds that brought you the diet coke and mentos experiment, have done it again! this time with 280,951 post-it notes and a whole lotta patience. the sticky notes experiment blows my mind!

can't get enough? enjoy perusing the rest of their experiments!

don't know what you got till it's gone

"Three years ago during my first trip to Singapore, I fell for the Comfort’s classic charm. Sliding onto the rear bench seat, I noticed that the Comfort’s interior was a time warp of black vinyl and easy-clean rubber floors, which, this being Singapore, were actually cleaned on a regular basis. The Comfort had a springy ride that conjured up fond childhood memories of bouncing along in a yellow school bus. In comparison, the murky confines of New York taxis leave me feeling squashed as if I were in the back seat of a police cruiser."- Nick Kurczewski

who knew that comfort cabs would be compared to the checkered cabs of the NYC of yore? Nick Kurczewski, a freelance automotive journalist who blogs for the New York Times' Wheels blog bemoans the fact that comfort cabs' Toyota Comforts (known as the Toyota Crown here in Singapore) are being switched to more fuel efficient taxis.

yes I know that as a country, we may be comfortable, and safe and have all the modern amenities (sans certain freedoms) that we need, but to allude to the Toyota Crown as a Singaporean icon? erm, not so much.

still, it's always nice to read something about your country that isn't condescending or critical (or about food/shopping for that matter). So I'll just keep forwarding that link to all my friends, who will probably respond the same way as darren did ("the NYTimes covers some strange things"), but who will have a little suppressed burst of pride deep down inside, that something as trivial as the taxi cabs we take for grated, are of interest to others.

ps: thanks to garrett ewald for the link!

you're SO intellectual!

the new paper is the perfect newspaper (no i shall not make any puns about it being a "rag") for the five minute bathroom break. ok so it's not that new (it was launched 20 years ago actually), but I was curious about the new design revamp that they just came out with.

however, what really caught my eye was the cover story about "Sassy singles end up dating Mr Fright". That's all well and good. I am a strong believer that you shouldn't NEED to be in a relationship to satisfy society's expectations and Ms Candy Soh, a 27-year-old preschool teacher managed to give pretty decent (albeit expected) answers about what she expects out of a relationship and a potential life partner.

kudos to her.

but a quote by the second interviewee, a 29-year-old legal assistant, reduced me to a shaking ball of laughter and tears right there in my office lavatory. she's been on blind dates and dated men she trawled off IRC (great place to meet men honey!!) but didn't seem to be able to click (pun intended!) with them.

the kicker was when she proclaimed to "enjoy intellectual films like A Beautiful Mind and Forrest Gump" and bemoans the fact that "some men don't try to understand these movies." I sure am glad she's holding these men up to such lofty expectations.

perhaps she should consider speed dating to draw in better male specimens?

the big picture

while the boston globe has always had pretty good photography, it is nice to see them taking another step in showcasing good work.

While they may have had that shady freelance photographer contract but at least they are now doing something "noble", that is simple but oh so effective.

the big picture site shows pictures how they should be viewed. BIG.

something that i will definitely take into account when planning the revamp of the ST's photo microsite.