Mindblogging Stuff

You're running ministries, not the military

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:28:54 PST

Lee Hsien Loong's thinking in managing his team of ministers is, sadly, a reflection of his military background."Negligent or dishonest ministers will be sacked but ministers who do not perform well...

Hong Kong street view

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:08:55 PST

Evening street view along Hennessey Road at the junction of Canal Road West in Wanchai. The colourful neon signs are something that you don't get to see in Singapore. Same goes for the electric...

10 things I'll miss about Hong Kong

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:14:55 PST

So I've left Hong Kong before the 7-year itch bit me. Here are 10 things I'll miss about the territory.1. Cantonese2. Winter3. Trams (or "ding ding" as the locals called it) - HK$2.30 gets you...

GFW

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:01:30 PST

Not "Going For the Win", damn it!But going behind the Great Firewall of China was an equally damning experience for those who are used to the free and easy information superhighway of the...

It's been 6.5 years

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:10:04 PST

I left Singapore back in 2005, perhaps a little disillusioned by the socio-political landscape at that time. It was a hard decision, leaving family, friends and a host of support systems, especially...

Bet hair day

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:18:49 PST

When you walk into a hair salon for the first time, which hair stylist should you choose?Go for the one with the worst haircut. Because whoever cuts his hair is not him, so assuming they cut each...

Win-win situation

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:55:58 PST

Here's another quiz for you:John, a lawyer, gave Richard free use of his office facilities, on Richard's agreement to pay as soon as he won his first case. However, he had no clients. After six...

With apologies to iPhone users

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:36:28 PST

iPhone user to Siri: "What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Las Vegas?"Siri: "Just a minute..."iPhone user: "Thanks!" and proceeds to turn off the iPhone.

The benefits of cloud computing

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:54:44 PDT

客服：「東東披薩店您好！請問有什麼需要我為您服務？」顧客：「妳好，我想要………」客服：「先生，請把您的AIC會員卡號碼告訴我。」顧客：「喔！請等等，12345678。」客服：「陳先生您好，您是住在泉州街一號二樓，您家電話是23939889，您的公司電話是23113731，您的行動電話是0939956956，請問您現在是用哪一個電話呢？」顧客：「我家，為什麼妳知道我所有的電話號碼？」客服：「陳先生，...

Dieter's guide to weight loss during sex

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:10:00 PDT

Activity Calories BurnedREMOVING CLOTHESWith partner's consent..................... 12Without partner's consent................. 187UNHOOKING BRAUsing two calm hands......................... 7Using...

To lie or not to lie, that is not the problem

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:28:33 PDT

Here are two quizzes about lying. See if you can solve it.Quiz #1A stranger who comes to a junction in the road could not decide which one to take. A smiling townsman stands there. What one question...

A layman's guide to politics

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:44:00 PDT

A son asked his father, "Dad, what is politics?"Dad said, "Look, I bring the money home, therefore I am the Capitalist. Your mother administrates the money, therefore she is the Government. Grandpa...

IKEA 2012 catalogue

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:11:23 PDT

Went to IKEA Causeway Bay this morning and managed to pick up a copy of the 2012 catalogue after getting past the cashiers. Seemed like the catalogues - each measuring 19cm (W) by 22cm (H) and 1cm in...

Things you don't want to hear during surgery

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:15:28 PDT

"Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy.""Accept this sacrifice, O Great Lord of Darkness""Bo! Bo! Come back with that! Bad Dog!""Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what's...

Have you been paying attention?

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:38:46 PDT

Every day we observe things that we scarcely notice. Our brains automatically attend to the important and ignore the incidental. From the rush of incoming stimuli, they filter out the repetitious and...

Disgruntled? Complain!

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:28:34 PDT

Saw this little snippet in the 12 Sep edition of Sky Post. I think it applies to Singaporeans as well.“香港人没有太多机会面对大型灾难，小事不满便立即投诉。相反日本人面对灾难时的安然和自律很值得大家学习。”~...

Everything I need to know, I learned it from Noah's Ark

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:16:48 PDT

1. Don't miss the boat.2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.4. Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something...

Before you study, you see...

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:06:23 PDT

...similarities?Let's hope studying in the UK is no longer a nightmare now that the British Pound has taken a pounding.

新加坡国家银行骗钱

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:02:57 PDT

Spotted this banner along the junction of Queen Victoria Street and Des Voeux Road in Central. At least people in Hong Kong can voice out if they think they are screwed. How about you, Singaporeans?

Cathay Pacific sex scandal

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:23:00 PDT

Airborne Sex, Mile High Club, or whatever. What's the big deal with that? The bigger scandal is not the sex itself. According to sources (as usual, unnamed), the air stewardess involved in the...

危机=商机?

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:36:42 PDT

Many foreign businessmen and commentators have observed that the word for crisis in Chinese consists of the characters for danger (危) as well as opportunity (机). Their point is that, unlike...

Singapore presidential election

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:15:00 PDT

Since every Tan, Tan & Tan jostling for power these days seems to be fighting for photo-op riding MRT/bus or saving damsel/enfant terrible in distress, I presume the rest of the minions in...

The real difference between men and women

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:03:54 PDT

Girl: Honey, can you bring me my orchid purse, it’s on my bed.Guy: Which purse again?Girl: The orchid one, it matches my lavender shirt.Guy: ....Related stuff:男女之间Man & Woman, geographically...

Work report

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:59:07 PDT

The district councillor in my area sends updates of her work to residents on a regular basis. Below are the sample pages from the 2010-11 Work Report that I received through snail mail today.This...

Different perspectives

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Yeo) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:09:02 PDT

A man flying in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. Reducing altitude, he spotted a man on the ground and descended to shouting range."Excuse me," he shouted. "Can you help me? I promised a...