I was chatting with a Retard from Jonesboro

1:21pmAmr
hey wong
1:22pmJulian
I prefer to be known as Julian
1:23pmAmr
see this video http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=86637879924&ref=mf
1:24pmJulian
saw it.
1:24pmAmr
nice
1:24pmJulian
it's ok
1:25pmAmr
where r u from?
1:27pmJulian
Singapore
1:27pmAmr
fuck singapore
1:27pmJulian
why the strong reaction
1:28pmAmr
olive
1:28pmJulian
huh?
1:28pmAmr

1:29pmJulian
olive?
1:29pmAmr
yea
1:29pmJulian
olive is something u eat
what has that got to do with "fuck singapore"
its like saying "fuck jonesboro" and pecans
1:31pmJulian
While i don't particularly like my country very much, I find it very obnoxious that you throw what's deemed to be an insult out of nowhere just moments after we start chatting
Like, the details are right there on my page, you could have easily saw it. But you didn't.
1:32pmAmr
type of relationship Knownشass eggs
1:32pmJulian
Ok, I must say you have very strange logic.
first olives... now eggs.. what's next? Wild boars?
1:33pmAmr
when u say why? my answer is any kind food
1:33pmJulian
I'm presuming you're randomly reading off some picture book.
1:34pmAmr
can u speek arabic?
1:34pmJulian
Well, I've yet to have lunch, and I'm quite perturbed that you're trying to do some food speak with me
"a hungry man is an angry man" and no less angry given that I'm being spoken to with food names
no i do not speak arabic.
1:35pmAmr
CAN YOU SPEEK ARABIC?B-)

CAN U?
1:36pmJulian
I already replied
scroll up
do you need new spectacles.. or in your food-speak, maybe you call them cucumbers.
1:37pmAmr
WHY?
1:37pmJulian
why? because singapore's not an arab country that's why
ORANGES
1:38pmAmr
nice you said oranges
1:38pmJulian
PEPPERONI
PORK
HAM
1:38pmAmr
HAHAHAHAH I LOVE THAT
1:39pmJulian
great, now go have your meal and quite bothering if you've got nothing good to say
Amr
do you love egypt?
1:40pmJulian
never been there
but i heard the bars there are great places to meet and fuck foreign women
1:40pmAmr
WHY?
1:40pmJulian
my friend from jordan told me so
Amr
WHY?
????
FUCK YOU (H)
1:44pmJulian
Why don't you go to http://cd6aaa59mwrj7ta6md6s4x0w0r.hop.clickbank.net/ and bother the robot chat over there?

Huh?

No way in hell am I gonna read that slut's post.

Grrr....

I just hate it when I'm given some juicy topic to write, and when I try to be engaging... I get censored.... because "The Singapore Readership is not ready for such content" blah blah blah... Look at our people! No wonder they're so bloody sheltered. I've overhead randy 16 year olds still mistaking that virginity can be lost in a kiss - not even on the lips but through a peck on the cheek! How ludicrous ain't it?

So whatever. I'll be posting up this week's post and the last that didn't entirely make it thru the media.

My Top Wishes, Pertaining to Internet Social Media Marketing.

I wish I had:

A video crew - So I can produce all kinds of whimsical crap with lots of special effects.
A sound crew - So I can parody any bloody song out there whenever I feel like it.
A webdesign crew - So I can just come up with concepts and have people do the dirty work.
A writing crew - I'm even too lazy to write.
A soundproof room with spotlights and diffuse lights - so I can make stupid videos any time of day I want without bothering anyone.

Saucy Pics of American Idol Katrina Darrell (Bikini Babe).. woo... Clamps cup between her boobs!

While I didn't manage to find some topless or nude photos of Katrina Darrell, the shameless starlet who did more a duel than duet with Kara DioGuardi at the American Idol Finals, I thought these pics would be pretty saucy...



I'm not so much of a girl-on-girl fan, but I do love cleavage and seeing stuff between cleavage. Here's more...



I thought Casey Carlson who covered Vanessa Carlton's "1000 Miles" at the audition is rather hot too!

Flab to Fit in 5 Weeks

This was a shot taken prior to my photoshoot for inclusion on the STOMP Starblog mainpage.

FLAB... Mind you, I even used baby oil to highlight the lines. And it's still like this.

Which would be this horrible unflattering picture... of all pics... (not my best angle).. Referring to the one below.

And this was taken just early last week, prior to my haircut. In initial week of training, I lost 1.5 kilo, but subsequently gained 3.5 kilo. All muscle.

And this is all part of the California Fitness Body Age Challenge. I don't regret it one bit. Feel ALOT better.

I Unblocked My Obstacles to Success at the 40th Success Permissions Workshop!

On Saturday, I attended a Success Permissions Workshop by Success Apex (Programme and website at the end of this post) and Dr Sunardas of Natural Therapies Centre. The course was on Energy Psychology and how words and emotions can affect our energy levels and success. During the course of the day, I learnt some Kinesiology Techniques and I also learnt a method to clear my phobias, and also, there was a facilitated segment that helped me clear a blockage to my attainment of success. Who would have guessed that it had earlier rootings than I would have thought! I also uncovered the real reason to some of my key decisions in life as well.

(Btw, that is NOT Dr Sunardas. Just another participant, 

helping another attendee in a clearing procedure I also went through)

I was told to observe myself for the next 21 days from completion of the course. Here are some of my observations:

(The one arrowed is me!)

Day 1 (Sunday, 17 May) - Nose kept running like a tap. Visited the toilet to pee like 20 times over a 15 hour period. Rather unusual. It seemed like the body was detoxing, even when I initially had little faith in some of the techniques learnt.
Day 2 (Monday, 18 May) - I slept really well the previous night. Good things started happening too.. A prospect for a corporate communications tool (Talkfusion) whom I thought was no longer interested SMSed to apologize for not keeping up with me, and arranged to meet me next Monday to re-look at the package. I opened my Forex Simulation account and discovered that my 5th day of testing was of an even more fabulous result than Day 4! OMG! $1421 in a Day! My target was only $1000! And I also made some money at Versace (Excelsior Hotel, Lvl 4, by the founders of the successful GioGio Male Host Club @ Lavender), and got to hang out with two friends, Aaron and Shino at the same time. Discovered that Shino's also into Quantum energy, and there're a couple of things I can learn from him.
Day 3 (Tuesday, 19 May) - I was supposed to head up to KL to pick up new FusionExcel Stock, however, as DBS messed up my PayPal transfer, I had to delay this trip. I thought I was in for a long boring day. However, one of my new and gracious tennis students called up to check if I was available for a lesson, and I was! In the early evening, I was also preparing for my backup music for tonight's trip down to Versace, and I was so thrilled that so many of them are available on Youtube! I accompanied Griblit for jamming, and during the dinner before that, at Zac's Cafe btw, was real good! 3 long jumbo sausages (2 long, 1 coiled) with potato mash for just $7.50! I wasn't expecting to be stuffed. They undercooked the coil sausages, so I got another one FREE. I initially wanted to head down to work my second night at Versace, especially when Shino said there's a good crowd expected. However, as I didn't intend to stay out past 1 last night, I decided against it. Besides, though the money was tempting (more capital for FOREX!), I figured I ought to keep some Work-Life balance, and also not keep Griblit up too late waiting for me as she had school this morning. I ended the night by entering some trades using a Forex system I'm testing.
Day 4 (Wednesday 20 May) - I woke up feeling real refreshed. Haven't had such a complete sleep in a while. Walked Griblit out to catch a taxi, and I got back to check my $1000/Day Forex Simulation Project. OMG! $1568 in a day! As I decided to go live with my method, albeit with a smaller lot size, I netted $200 - sounds small... but it's 432 pips! The biggest taking yet! Will continue to experiment on live and gradually bring my lot sizes up to test account's.

I'm gonna continue to count my blessings. It's been a blast, and I know that since its only Day 4, I'm only just getting started. I've unlocked my earning potential to be capable of earning 10.5 times of my highest earned in a single year. I believe this is possible, especially given the 1 week of successful $1000/Day Forex Simulation Project's success, and as well as my new appointment at Versace.

The details of this workshop can be found at http://www.fftcentre.com/sp.html While this workshop costs a 4-figure sum, they also have a 3 hour introductory workshop at $127. As I'm part of a business exchange network, I can get you in to the introductory workshop FOC, and the main workshop at a NICE discount. So do leave a comment here, or on Facebook (Search for Julian Wong). The next intro workshop will be on 1 June.

Craigslist to replace "Internet Brothel" : Prostitution via Craigslist in Singapore too!

I first got to know about Craigslist through a Canada-educated friend who used it to find foreign students to study here, as part of his education marketing job. At the time when I was fresh from my previous relationship, I did look through the personal ads in Craigslist in the hope of finding some company. However, all I ever found through the "W4M" (Women for Men) ads, were scores of posts, I believe not by genuine persons, but by pimps operating under several nicknames. NOTHING was for free. At the time, there was NO ONE around for friendship without financial benefits.

Read about the full story from CNN.com.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/13/craigslist.sex.ads/index.html

Updates to Singapore Phone Scam

Multiple people might be targetted. Benjamin, my girlfriend's bandmate's mother received a similar phonecall with regard to "her son being nabbed". Her reply? "Haha. My son's in University. Beat more la!" 

The caller speaks in a mix of mandarin and hokkien profanity.

My grandmother received 2 more calls. Both calls, my aunt answered. In the second call, the same called to ask if she had the money ready. Having ascertained this is a hoax, she played along and replied that she needed to go to the bank.

15 minutes later, she received the 3rd call. She said she had yet to go to the bank. The same caller said this time, he wanted $40,000.  She pretended, "sorry, I'm out of job. I only have $500."

Then the caller was convinced and said, "fine then... $700, and I release him", "give me your handphone number, so we can arrange for meetup later." 

My aunt then said, "Sorry.. I'm out of job. Can't afford to have a phone".

Then the caller told her to go borrow a phone and that he'll be calling back again.

My mom had made a trip down to the police post, and was told to work together on apprehending the scammer.

DO NOT at anyone time divulge any personal details, address or phone numbers to the scammers. They may use pressure tactics to try and lure the weak-minded out.

Beware! Singapore Phone Scam. Don't Be The Next Target. Please read and forward.

This morning, my maternal grandmother received a call from an unlisted number. The person on the line claimed to have nabbed my 2nd Uncle, and demanded $20,000. Knowing that my 2nd Uncle is tough and used to get into fights - and won, throughout his youth and early working life, she asked the person how she could be sure that he was really nabbed. The unidentified caller merely held the phone somewhere else, and my grandmother heard non-distinct whimpering and crying noises from a male in the background. At that point, as my Mom and Aunt happened to be at her place, my grandmother smartly put the phone on speaker-mode so that the two could know what was going on. She told the caller that she wanted to make a call to my Uncle to ascertain that he was indeed captured. However, the caller insisted that he would not hang up until my grandmother could agree to pay the ransom. 

I just received a phonecall from my mother, who phoned to ascertain that I was ok. In the span of time that my grandmother was stalling time with the caller, my mom and aunt had called and smsed everyone in the immediate family to confirm that they were all ok. 

We thus verified that the phonecall was a hoax, and an attempt to scam my grandmother of ransom. Subsequently, my mother lodged a report to the police, and sought their help to trace the number of the prank caller. 

Within minutes, they received another phone number, and the caller claimed to be a policeman, to ask for further information. Out of concern that the 2nd call was bona-fide, from the police, and not a timed response by the earlier prankster, my family members refused to divulge further info on address and personal particulars unless the said caller would meet them at the nearby neighbourhood police post. 

I did not pick this out from any lame sms or forwarded email. This is a real experience that my maternal grandmother, mom, and aunt just witnessed. I just wanted to type this out immediately and forewarn all of you, because the scam-prankster might be part of a syndicate and have more targets. DO NOT be quick to agree to paying the demanded ransom. It could well be fake, but warn the folks at home to promptly verify everyone's safety as well. 

Julian, a.k.a. The Professional Bum

Androgyny, Threesomes, Abs and Thongs.

When the looking glass is more than buddy.

Here's an excerpt to my Latest StarBlog Posting..

For the longest time, I have been a narcissist, perpetually in love with myself.

Ricky, my childhood buddy ever did a sharing over one of my birthday gatherings, before he renounced his citizenship, "hey fellas, did you know Julian is always about the mirrors? Did you know that all the times we hung out, if he ever passed a reflective glass panel, he'd go.. 'OMG... check it out.. which Superstar is that?' He used to have me fooled that there was really some celeb in the shop, but then I got used to the fact that he was just rambling about himself again".

Even when I ran in track and cross country meets, I ever ran into people or even lamp posts... yes lamp posts, more than once - because I was too caught up admiring how my shadow was striding away. That, I felt, was way more exciting than eyeballing the long, dreary path ahead.

Ying: "OMG, why are you flashing me?

Me: "No... Check this out!!! I never realised my body was this fantastic."

..... Continued AT THIS LINK (CLICK)

Some Thumbnails from the entry...

The Gym Training is Working!

Ever since commencing my Body Age Challenge at California Fitness Novena, I'm feeling the benefits! Thomas, my trainer told me that I might feel intense soreness post-workout for the first 3-4 sessions due to heavy lactic acid buildup. Since then, my body has acclimatized well! On Thursday, we had YET ANOTHER leg buster workout. Strangely, it wasn't half dreadful. And, even though I was 25 mins late as I overslept after a 530am return from a 2 Day 1 Night trip to KL to stock more FusionExcel products, I finished the planned routine in what little time left! Thomas also commented that my fitness and endurance had improved. Unfortunately, some of the less welcome gain would be my bodyweight. I started at 71.8kg, and now I'm 73.6kg. Bugger! BMI gone up! But I feel leaner.. and Thursday I will know just how things are working out, as he's gonna do me another In-Body Composition Analysis to find out whether my Body Fat has reduced, and Muscle Balance improved. Owing to improper leg rehab since my road accident last year, my left leg took like over 2 weeks to get over the strain from the first Leg Buster workout. However, Thomas' assisted stretching proved to be very useful. He also taught me some new Gluteal Stretch the last session. 

Sorry I keep procrastinating, but I'll be posting up videos soon!

In the meantime, here's what I look like now! I'm pleased so far!

However, still a far cry from my best shape before...

Meanwhile... Check for my latest STOMP STARBLOG post after 1pm today!

Why I'd rather not earn your money even though I enjoy teaching your daughter tennis

I enjoy teaching tennis to your daughter because she is positive, energetic, fast learner, and grateful. 

However, the list stops at your daughter. In actual fact, I'd rather not earn your money. Yes, which means unfortunately for your daughter, you could take her somewhere else. 

• You are stingy
  
• You always ask for timeslots that do not factor in a young person's (me) need to go out and have fun.
  
• You fail to acknowledge what good I'm doing for your daughter's tennis, in comparison to what LITTLE she could have achieved with the other coach on the next court.
  
• I might feel slightly better if you gave me some other sideline business, i.e. buy Pharmanex G3 from me, or buy Quantum Pendant from me, but no... even that, you want some ridiculous discount.
  
• You expected me to teach at 6pm on a Friday that is a public holiday (May Day) and would not consider having the same lesson on the morning - perhaps because you, and not she, does not want to get out of bed. Come on, she is old enough to stroll down to the tennis court, which is safely within the same premises of the condo. Obviously, I cancelled the lesson, because I had BETTER things to do.
  
• Today, you smsed to say "Please be punctual for the lesson, as our time is also precious". 
  

What the hell? I told you Fridays are not good for me, but you say that if it were any other day, it'd interfere with your daughter's tuition, homework, and whatever else. So fine... Fridays... even if it means I have to have a quick shower, skip dinner to go meet my friends. For your daughter's sake, not your sake. Then I tell you that I already have a student who learns with me 5-6pm on Fridays, and for YOUR DAUGHTER's sake, I managed to get them him to start at 430pm. The previous week, he was not able to book the tennis court in his place for the earlier hour, and thus, I suggested to end the class at 5.45, and charged a lesser fee, so that I could return to teach your daughter at 6 or so. I SPECIFICALLY told you, that such was the case, and allow me some time for traffic delay, given it was a Friday. Eventually, there were traffic delays, and I only reach the court at 6.14. At that moment, I had an SMS from you. It read:

"Then let's cancel today". 

However, I only saw this after the lesson which I ended at 7.15pm. I'm wondering... how on earth can ANYONE be so FUCKING UNAPPRECIATIVE? 

So what? You want me to cancel my earlier student's class since he couldn't get the court at the right time? If I hadn't shifted his timing, your daughter would not be able to do class with me on a weekly basis. You want to deprive another kid of your daughter's age the chance to learn? How selfish can you get?

Look now, I already told you, I DON'T TEACH TENNIS FOR A LIVING. I still teach the few students I have left out of passion for the game. I have other sources of income. I'm barely affected financially if it rains out all week. I DO NOT NEED YOUR BUSINESS. 

So stop talking as if I do, and being rude.

In fact, I'm prepared you to give you a refund of all the unclaimed lessons if you piss me off again later, at 6pm. In CASH. I have it ready, in my wallet. 

Probably, someone might hire me for FULL-RATE in your absense, and tip on top of that. Speaking of which, have you no tact? You video tape all my lessons for revision and study, but don't offer me an additional fee!

You just wait and see what I'm going to say to you. Trust me, it will be anything but kind.

How To Remove Leg Hair, Without Cuts! Using Veet?

I've kindly prepared this video for all who might be similarly interested in removing their body hairs. In this case, I had to prepare for a photoshoot, and couldn't afford the time or pain of a full-body wax. This proved to be rather efficient... One of my more popular online videos!

Here's what you need to construct a fake monster penis.

Here's what you need to construct a monster penis and balls (what I used at least)

1) A can of hair removal cream, I use Veet by the way.

2) A thin, small plastic bag (as shown in picture)

3) Two tangerines.

Put them together, you should have the following effect, Voila!

Goofing around is so much fun!

Cheapo tinyurl link? Expect me to click?

Stupid old fart typed.

"Why on earth would someone sign up into your biz? Find out at our upcoming webinar" Please click tinyurl.com/dkafm

With a url like that, how about "Why on earth would someone click your damn link?"

STOMP STARBLOG POST: “Porked” out of my senses - Julian Wong

Topic: Recession, pay cuts, more people unemployed, and now swine flu. What's your mood now? How do all these affect you, your lifestyle and your friends?

“Porked” out of my senses.
Julian Wong - Current mode? Nonchalant. I never knew what the "swine" in swine flu meant till I wanted to write about a first-hand account of a swine flu conspiracy which I heard from a friend. Only then, I looked up the dictionary and found that "hog" "swine" and "pig" were interchangeable in the context of hog/swine/pig flu. 

I'm less affected than bothered by all the brouhaha about Swine Flu, H1N1 and the like in the media. Back since Mass Communication days, I've weaned off the press, knowing that Media is pretty much just an orchestration of what the ruling government wants people to think and concern about. What I see is like *Rolls Eyes* , By God! Same Shit Different Day! (SSDD) Can't we have something new for a change.

Sure... and then came the whole AWARE saga. Confusing as hell! Till now, I'm not aware if it was the outgoing committee or the new committee that spurred the inclusion of defecto sexual orientation in the school sex education curriculum. Local online blog aggregators' top 10 spots have 3/10 spots taken up with pointless headings like "Leaked letter from AWARE discussion". Look I really don't care! Singapore youth have been labelled as apathetic, ignorant and egotistical when it comes to national affairs and the elections. I don't really enjoy the Mundane Members of Majority- you know, the homogenous looking herds of same-expressioned folks along Orchard Road or Raffles Place, but I just joined the club.

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Back then, Fat = Prosperous. Now, Fat = Stupid, Poor, & Frustrated.

This afternoon while I was discussing TalkFusion video email solutions with a Social Media Marketeer at Atrium@Orchard's TCC, on the neighbouring table were two fat shits.

One was telling the other: “Did you know there's this ex-course mate at my uni? She landed this $2000 a week job! I on the other hand, am earning $2000 a month. What the fuck right?

Then the other fat shit said: “Ya lor... I'm only earning a few hundred more than you. Wah. $2000 a week is really alot. She must have had very good grades!”

The first fat shit: “Ya...don't really know her, but I think she must be a top student.”

Wake up, pieces of fat oily shit blobs! When was it all about grades? What era do you think this is? Confucius' era? Where every self-respecting person would be taking the government entrance exams, and be awarded posts based on grades?

What about aptitude? Yes, she was probably above average at school, but probably did well at aptitude tests too. What leaves this fat shit at? Well, she scored crap at school (by her analogy), and probably didn't pass the aptitude tests either, or didn't even persevere and hold out for the good job unlike her “high-flyer” ex-schoolmate.

So there she is, stinking, unsightly, oily, neglected and abandoned – at the bottom of the food chain.  

Real Funny! Have you heard the Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea Pork Version Swine Flu Remix? Laugh Your Head Off!

Amid the current Swine Flu crisis, I decided that something I came up with sometime ago but procrastinated on producing has become current again! So thus, there you have it, a sing-a-long complete with lyrics. 

Why We Shouldn't Eat Pork

Bad effects of pork consumption

Pig's bodies contain many toxins, worms and latent diseases. Although some of these infestations are harbored in other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far more predisposed to these illnesses than other animals. This could be because pigs like to scavenge and will eat any kind of food, including dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses, excreta (including their own), garbage, and other pigs.

Influenza (flu) is one of the most famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harbored in the lungs of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and humans in the cooler months. Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who eat pork sausage tend to suffer more during epidemics of influenza. Pig meat contains excessive quantities of histamine and imidazole compounds, which can lead to itching and inflammation; growth hormone, which promotes inflammation and growth; sulphur-containing mesenchymal mucus, which leads to swelling and deposits of mucus in tendons and cartilage, resulting in arthritis, rheumatism, etc.

Sulfur helps cause firm human tendons and ligaments to be replaced by the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human cartilage. Eating pork can also lead to gallstones and obesity, probably due to its high cholesterol and saturated fat content. The pig is the main carrier of the taenia solium worm, which is found it its flesh. These tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage. One in six people in the US and Canada has trichinosis from eating trichina worms which are found in pork. Many people have no symptoms to warn them of this, and when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms are not noticed during meat inspections, nor are they killed by salting or smoking. Few people cook the meat long enough to kill the trichinae. The rat (another scavenger) also harbors this disease. There are dozens of other worms, germs, diseases and bacteria which are commonly found in pigs, many of which are specific to the pig, or found in greater frequency in pigs.

Pigs are biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to taste similar to human flesh. Pigs have been used for dissection in biology labs due to the similarity between their organs and human organs. People with insulin-dependent diabetes usually inject themselves with pig insulin.

Here's a popular Youtube Video on Pork.

Is Pork Forbidden to Muslims Only?

The Jews and Christians are also forbidden from eating pork. Here is a quote from the Old Testament to that effect: "And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase." Deuteronomy 14:8

Many Christians believe that this verse was directed only at the Jews. But Jesus himself says during the Sermon on the Mount; "Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." Some Christians say that, after a vision by St. Peter, God cleansed all animals and made them fit and lawful for human consumption. If ALL animals are cleansed by Peter's vision, this includes dogs, cats, vultures, and rats: but you just don't see people getting excited about a cat-meat sandwich like they do over barbecued pork or bacon. Others say that it was Paul who rescinded the law forbidding pork to humans, in order to appease the Romans, who enjoyed the taste of pig-meat. Many excuses have been given, but none are very sound.

Many Far Eastern traditions also discourage the eating of pork. The 3,000 year old Confucian Book of Rites says, "Agentleman does not eat the flesh of pigs and dogs." Although many Chinese are avid eaters of pork today, physicians of ancient China recognized pork-eating as the root of many human ailments. Buddhists, Jains and Hindus usually avoid eating any kind of meat.

For the full text on this reading, go to http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/hh/pork.html

Mysterious Deaths in Perak: Swine Flu May Have Been Probagated By Religion

A Malaysian acquaintence shared with me over dinner how he lost an uncle to Swine Influenza. He mentioned some very compelling details with regard to how errant Muslim members of government service might have contributed to the global-wide Swine Flu Crisis. While I cannot ascertain the authenticity of his claims, his account is highly plausible. I don't think a anyone would just lie about a relative dying. Allow me to share with you just what he told me. I hope I won't be forced to remove this post. Regardless, it does bring up some very valid points and measures that need to be carefully observed in management and future prevention of this disruptive epidemic.

Ivan (not his real name), who lived in the countryside in Perak, had two relatives who were farmers. 5 years ago, he already predicted that a crisis of this magnitude would happen, should swine (pig) issues be improperly handled. As you know, Swine Flu includes strains of influenza that has been spread from pig to human. The two relatives saw that 3 members of the nearby pig farms died. His exact words, “dropping dead”. Health conscious, fit, healthy people, dying mysteriously.

Health and environment officials were summoned to inspect the case, but dismissed any possibility of a potential epidemic, instead blaming the deaths on medical causes.

People who had contact with the pigs were continued to die similarly over the next two years. It became apparent that the pigs were the cause of the problem. The two relatives attempted to speak with the farmers on their suspicion. On their visit, despite their concerns being shrugged off, they discovered a few things:

1)Pigs were dying too.
2)Dead pigs were deemed as wasteful, and their carcasses were processed on-site by farm handlers to feed the live pigs.
3)Farm handlers involved in food preparation and feeding were also ill with influenza.

With these findings, they made another report to the health and environment authorities. While the authorities finally agreed they had a case, nothing was done. Specifically, while the authorities deemed that the pigs needed to be exterminated, their representatives involved were Muslim, and not wanting to come in contact with the pigs either, they paid the farmers money to get rid of the pigs themselves.

What do you think the farmers did with the money? It's obvious isn't it? They didn't exterminate the pigs. They kept the “extermination expense money” and re-invested it in their colony of sick pigs.

A handler died, but was replaced by a new hire. These deaths went un-reported in the national press, which Ivan described as peace-seeking.

Ivan's relatives were obviously disgruntled about the apathetic authorities. But, without having any other form of recourse, rallied more support from neighbours in the countryside to petition to the authorities for action to be taken. The authorities did respond this time. But foolishly, and carelessly, they sent out notices of warning to the pig farmers that they would be exterminating their swine for health measure, and they even gave the dates that this would be done.

What do you think happened? Obviously, the farmers didn't want their life's work to be killed and buried. These were their “Cash-Machines” so to speak. Many of the farmers and pigs fled to other parts of the country, like Serembun. Clearly, it was a failed attempt to contain the problem.

For the pigs that remained in that part of Perak, the pigs would be killed and buried. But killed and buried they weren't. There are guidelines to how deep a pit should be, and the maximum volume of carcasses to a pit. But these guidelines were flouted. A deeper excavation requires more man hours and thus more cost to the authorities. Ivan said that they dug shallower pits, and more pigs than stipulated were dumped into them.

[Picture Taken from: http://www.magickriver.net/pigs.htm]

Some of the pigs weren't dead when buried. And because the pits weren't deep enough, and were also overloaded, a handful of live pigs, that were compressed amid diseased pigs escaped into the wilds. Since that day, 1 of Ivan's relatives who actively lobbied for the removal of these pigs actually died, of an uncommon Influenza.

Ivan is unsure if these deaths and the spread of the Swine Influenza has also manifested in Serembun. If it did, it probably went un-reported as well.

Tony Leung as the new Ip Man? Phuey!

The news is out.. There's gonna be an Ip Man 2, The Grand Master, and no, Donnie Yen is not reprising his role. Instead, it's gonna be Lust, Caution actor, Tony Leung Chiu Wai.


One theory is that Tony Leung is a favorite of' Ip Man 2: The Grand Masters' director Wong Kar Wai. But I just don't see how this lame ass dude who's better acting police officers, is gonna fit the martial arts bill. Silencer on hardwarezone forum, suggested

Originally Posted by Silencer This Wong Kar Wai version will have Ip Man acted by Tony Leong, combing his hair in front of the mirror for the 1st 20min of the show instead of practising his Wing Chun

Very Apt indeed.

Wasn't it because Donnie Yen had a martial arts background, and was thus chosen for the meaty role, which we all, including Ip Chun, thought did justice to the latter's father? Tony Leung on the other hand, had only obtained his 6-pack abs in preparation of this movie. Sorry Tony, I think you should stick to acting stressed and bonking university students will armpit hair.

Screen shot from Lust, Caution. That's skinny wimpy Tony Leung bonking uni-gal with armpit hair.

Straits Times Life! said today that Lin Chin Hsia will be making a movie comeback, starring as the leader of another martial arts sect in this upcoming installment of the film. That sure brings back memories of the Jet Li films I used to watch as a kid.

I'm not too keen on watching yet another lousy follow-up. I thought Xmen Origins: Wolverine sucked. And Fast and Furious 4 sucked too. Whats your view on Tony Leung as Ip Man?