I Love Great Signs

The more places I visit/live in, the more I start to appreciate, good easy visual communication.

BUT, even the clearest visual communication cant persuade some people. Or maybe some people are just dumbasses!
This made me laugh!

Actually just to the left, out of shot, a guy, who i assume is the bike owner, was slumped against the wall havin 40 winks! His helmet sitting next to him!

Stand Clear

Here's that sign I mentioned a few weeks ago from Mr Lederhosen, taken at Supa Golf in Western Australia's Swan Valley. A beautiful part of the world, with great vinyards and micro breweries.


Supa Golf is pretty good fun. Its basically oversized Golf, the ball being about the size of a tennis ball, but lightweight plastic.


We were actually there to play a round as one of the build up activities on Chris Kevan's Bucks day. The remainder of the day starts to fade, but we did also go to the Feral Brewing Company to kick off the day! They have an AMAZING Belgian White beer, watchout Hoegaarden, its a challenge!

A really great day out. The invitation I threw together is on the right. A bit cheeky, but eh! Kev's a cheeky lad!

OMG!! Kabuto Mushi!

Direct from the pages of a horror book come Kabuto Mushi (Rhinoceros Beetles).

This photo sent by a good mate of mine in Japan, Chris Kevan.
I've never seen anything like it! Get this:

" The kids here go freaking bonkers for them, collect them, make them fight and then watch them die."

I feel itchy all over!!!

The Studio

Driven by popular demand, here are some shots of the Studio, the place where I work. Its on the second floor of a Shophouse which is quite typical in Singapore.
The format (as you can see) is long but narrow, wooden floorboards and its kinda cool! We have 5 fulltimers (soon to be 6) plus a bunch of suppliers
We're on Duxton Road, on which we have a 7-Eleven, A French creperie, a Thai Massage Parlour (no, havent lah!), a Web dev firm and about 40 KTV pubs!! Yes, thats 40! These KTV pubs kick off around 4:30pm and close @ 3am, 7 days a week.

Towards the backend of a working day, it can get painful. Strains of Barry White, or Celine Dion (god I hate that Titanic song) eminate from these small bars, and make their way up through the floorboards. I must I must get those noise cancelling headphones!

I havent been to one of these bars/pubs yet (nor last time living in Singapore), but from what I understand, the girls (SPG's) work on drink commissions. So, whilst you think hey hey, she likes me! she might, but most likely is that she likes the 7 bucks a drink she's earning...upto 28 bucks an hour isnt bad money! Tax Free! I have been also told that for further $$ you can 'extend international relations'. I'm confused!

Happy Birthday

Now I've used computers since, well, since Spectrum ZX-81 and also slightly before, at school, the BBC Acorn and I seem to have a distant memory somewhere of a calculator looking thing with a small 'green screen' bolted on the side.

But when I read this headline it kinda stopped me in my tracks.
The PC turns 25

WOW!! It is quite incredible the level of progress in computing that has occured over 25 years. Both style, and power.

It seems like such a long and short time all rolled into one.
At risk of sounding like a geek, cos I'm not!!!...well, nowhere near as close to geek as some people I know ;) I was thinking when reading this article 'What is/was my favourite computer?'

I'm a big fan of the Apple 'Snow' iMac and the 'lampshade' iMac was amazing. But....hands down, not for speed or extreme power, the Apple Cube with flat panel ROCKED! ok...maybe a little bit geek!! but only a little bit. And now for the sports desk... ;)