Felt like I was sleeping on sandpaper for the past few nights, thanks to my raw back. I will ALWAYS ALWAYS apply sun block next time, no matter if its water proof or not. Kiasu (overreacting) better than chao ta (burnt).
Notice any similarities between Ali G and Borat?
Yes, both of them have moustache. And both of them are creation of the Cambridge-educated British comedian, Sacha Baron Cohen.
For the record, he is a devout Jew who keeps Kosher and observes the Sabbath, whenever he can.
Many heard of Kazakhstan because of the comedy movie Borat, rather than them being being a top oil producing country.
Sky's Business Editor Michael Wilson met Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev for a chat.
Wilson: Were you disappointed with the Borat film that made fun of Kazakhstan?
President: As to Borat, well, it's a film done by a comedian. It's a comic film with lots of humour in it. What it shows, in actual fact, is a lack of education, lack of understanding, a low intellectual level of some people in the West!
But there is also a positive consequence of this film for us because the word Kazakhstan is heard more and more often now. And I believe what the English say about any publicity being good publicity - why not, this is good publicity for Kazakhstan.
Wilson: And would Sacha Baron Cohen be welcome in your country?
President: We're an open country and I don't think that anyone would suffer from an inferiority complex!
Give it up to to the President, man!
I wonder what will he discover if he visit Singapore. Maybe that our English sounds funnier than his.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has recovered 14 out of the 23 turtles stolen from the Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum in the Chinese Garden.
What the?!
They are of a rare species worth a total of... gasp... more than $100,000!
Imagine some of the missing 9 ended up into the pot of a turtle soup restaurant. How much will it cost per bowl, ah?
There's nothing real about Anshe Chung's real estate portfolio, but that hasn't stopped the virtual property magnate amassing a small fortune which she intends to turn into a much larger one.
In just 32 months, Chinese language teacher Ailin Graef has transformed an outlay of $US9.95 into virtual assets worth at least $US1 million in real money.
Graef has achieved this in a virtual world called Second Life where she is better known as Anshe Chung, the community's foremost property magnate.
Anshe, who appeared on the cover of the influential US magazine BusinessWeek in May, is arguably the world's most famous avatar. Now she is also its richest.
In Second Life, the local currency known is known as Linden Dollars, which is a convertible curreny, making it possible to turn virtual profits into real money.
At the close of trading on Friday $US1 was worth $L274.5 (Linden Dollars).
What the?!
I'm also a member now, so it's time start to buy some virtual land to build my skyscrapers and beach front mansions.
If you are keen too, click on the picture above, MSN or drop me an email. Because I can get referral Linden Dollars!
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