Sunday, December 6, 2009
"The Electric Man"... uh
Seriously, since when did the Singapore Science Centre get to be so homoerotic?
The exhibit told me to press a green button so that I would send some kind of spark through the... gas?... in the... tube?... so that the... electricity?... would come out (???).
Too bad the exhibit forgot to tell me to ACTIVELY IGNORE the little penis-man that was strapped to the inside with GOLD CHAINS.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Double rainbow from the BKE
Schindler's lift
Sunday, March 15, 2009
MEESA JAR-JAR BINKS!!!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Haw Par Villa - Ten Courts of Hell
Welcome to the 2nd installment of Haw Par Villa (tagline: "Not the most subtle place in the world.")
The park operators are well aware of this, which is why it costs $1 for entry. But even before you enter the actual attraction it's already paid for itself:
Essentially, you are sorted into EM1, EM2, or EM3.
Second Court of Hell:
If you've ever played mahjong for money:
... well, life after death will continue to suck.
Third Court of Hell:
Cynical bloggers with political agendas get their comeuppance:
Fourth Court of Hell:
IRAS would love to do this to you:
Fifth Court of Hell:
Is dedicated to all credit card companies and the people who work for them.
Sixth Court of Hell:
All of my favourite hobbies are listed here!!!
Seventh Court of Hell:
Rumour mongers
Sowing discord among family members
--> Tongue pulled out
Rapists
Driving someone to their death
--> Thrown into wok of boiling oil
Mainly Little Nonya stuff.
Eighth Court of Hell:
This is where the King of Hell realised the number of punishments he'd dreamt up far exceeded the actual number of different crimes, so he started repeating.
Ninth Court of Hell:
More repeats, and also a "catch all" clause to make sure necrophiliacs don't get off scot free.
Tenth Court of Hell:
This is the part where they decide what you get reincarnated into.
If you're pretty ok you get to be a domestic house pet.
If you're not, you get to be a civil servant in your next life.
And then this woman feeds you something which makes you forget every damn thing you ever knew (including A-level Bio)...
... So that you're ready to START ALL OVER AGAIN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
"Aw Boon Har's first tiger car - two red bulbs were placed in the tiger's eye sockets and the sound the horn produced was a tiger's roar"
On to what most people go there for - the Ten Courts of Hell!The park operators are well aware of this, which is why it costs $1 for entry. But even before you enter the actual attraction it's already paid for itself:
(thought bubble: "at least don't need to do NS")
"oh yeah you're really hitting the spot!"
First Court of Hell:
"oh yeah you're really hitting the spot!"
First Court of Hell:
Essentially, you are sorted into EM1, EM2, or EM3.
Second Court of Hell:
If you've ever played mahjong for money:
"SHIVER ME NIPPLES!"
And for all the downtrodden who were forced into prostitution due to circumstances beyond their control...
And for all the downtrodden who were forced into prostitution due to circumstances beyond their control...
... well, life after death will continue to suck.
Third Court of Hell:
Cynical bloggers with political agendas get their comeuppance:
Fourth Court of Hell:
IRAS would love to do this to you:
"so you see, the technique is all in the wrist... yes, yes, that's right, i think you've finally got it..."
And if you ever thought of putting your parents in a nursing home (in Johore)...
And if you ever thought of putting your parents in a nursing home (in Johore)...
"grinding people with a large stone is actually very fun, it's just the cleaning up that's a bitch!"
Fifth Court of Hell:
Is dedicated to all credit card companies and the people who work for them.
Sixth Court of Hell:
All of my favourite hobbies are listed here!!!
takeaway point: if you ever have too many knives hanging around your house, you can always consider making a hill of them or a tree of them.
Seventh Court of Hell:
Rumour mongers
Sowing discord among family members
--> Tongue pulled out
Rapists
Driving someone to their death
--> Thrown into wok of boiling oil
Mainly Little Nonya stuff.
Eighth Court of Hell:
This is where the King of Hell realised the number of punishments he'd dreamt up far exceeded the actual number of different crimes, so he started repeating.
Ninth Court of Hell:
More repeats, and also a "catch all" clause to make sure necrophiliacs don't get off scot free.
Tenth Court of Hell:
This is the part where they decide what you get reincarnated into.
If you're pretty ok you get to be a domestic house pet.
If you're not, you get to be a civil servant in your next life.
And then this woman feeds you something which makes you forget every damn thing you ever knew (including A-level Bio)...
... So that you're ready to START ALL OVER AGAIN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Haw Par Villa - the Absurdist's choice
I realise I never really understood the meaning of "WTF?!?!" until I went to Haw Par Villa.
I mean, I thought I did...
... But really, I didn't.
Like, seriously.
Ok, first of all, what's up with all the chimerical imaginings?
Maybe their sculptor sniffed one Tiger Balm too many.
Well, I suppose mermaids are more typical.
I mean, I thought I did...
... But really, I didn't.
Like, seriously.
Ok, first of all, what's up with all the chimerical imaginings?
Maybe their sculptor sniffed one Tiger Balm too many.
Well, I suppose mermaids are more typical.
And then there are the moralistic tableaus with the tenuous grips on logic.
"HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD HELP US WE ARE BEING RANDOMLY ATTACKED BY A PACK OF... of... um... sheep? uh... wait... maybe they're wolves... er... hmm. well isn't that interesting. ok, now we're confused."
LOYALTY IS GOOD!
(and by the way, they're wolves.)
"SO LONG SUCKERS!!! bet you're regretting not taking those reptile-balancing classes right about now! yahahahahaa"
moral:
BE KIND TO ANIMALS!
As my friend noted, Haw Par Villa also espouses the values underlying the Scandinavian welfare system:
And something for all you PSC scholars in the audience:
(I just have no idea why the captionist is so obsessed with the idea of running a grocery business.)
Alright, next post - the Ten Courts of Hell! a.k.a "I am so screwed."
"SO LONG SUCKERS!!! bet you're regretting not taking those reptile-balancing classes right about now! yahahahahaa"
moral:
BE KIND TO ANIMALS!
Okay lah, some do make sense.
As my friend noted, Haw Par Villa also espouses the values underlying the Scandinavian welfare system:
And something for all you PSC scholars in the audience:
(I just have no idea why the captionist is so obsessed with the idea of running a grocery business.)
Alright, next post - the Ten Courts of Hell! a.k.a "I am so screwed."
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