Monthly Archives: February 2017

A Pipe with a Mouthpiece made of Amber

On my 60th birthday, Landrick presented me with a vintage, unsmoked pipe from Italy with a mouthpiece made of amber. Pipes with mouthpieces made of amber are extremely rare. Actually, the fossilized resin of prehistoric plants, amber is rare due … Continue reading

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A von Erck Pipe

Handcrafted, one at a time in Negaunee, Michigan, the very exceptional pipes of Lee von Erck have been demanding attention throughout the pipe smoking community worldwide. Pipe smoking aficionados claim that von Erck’s pipes are well sought after due to … Continue reading

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Promoted

Today, I officially became a senior citizen. Oh no!!!

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The Birdbrains at AVA

Twenty complaints about noise led to the culling of free-roaming chickens. The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore admitted that in a letter to The Straits Times on February 2nd. Then on February 15th its more tualiap head honcho wrote … Continue reading

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Survey? No Thanks!

The retards at LTA sent me a letter saying that my household has been “randomly chosen” for a comprehensive travel survey and that an interviewer will be visiting my house to ask questions, The survey has been outsourced to Ascentiq … Continue reading

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Who is a Hero?

If you spend heaps of money to raise a champion who wins an Olympic gold does that make you a Singaporean of the Year? I have no answer to that question, being the simpleton that I am. What I do … Continue reading

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Meet Singapore’s Most Sensitive CEO

Wong Heang Fine, Surbana Jurong’s CEO, is a real sensitive guy. When 54 of his employees were sacked, he couldn’t sleep for a week, lost his appetite for his Chinese New Year reunion dinner and donated his entire year’s salary … Continue reading

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Cull the Children!

Children in the neighborhood are making helluva lot of noise, cull them! My sister-in-law’s three kids (straight out of DSM-5) are the worst-bred, most ill-mannered brats on planet earth, cull them! The neighbor next door has two kids who look … Continue reading

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Should I Apologzie To Those Who Do Me Harm?

Intruders with ill intentions can come into your territory, take advantage of all the benefits there are to be reaped, give nothing back, and on occasions, even wreck damaging havoc and cause deaths with their ideology and militarism. So, you … Continue reading

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Cathay Pacific’s Premium Economy is an Epic Rip-off

Except for one or two flights, I’ve flown business class since I was a teenager and flying economy has always been a problem for me. Recently airlines were aggressively touting Premium Economy seats and giving the impression that they are … Continue reading

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