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Indecent Ad by Abercrombie & Fitch

somethingboutrenes — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:47:01 +0000

This is all over the news!

When I first saw this at Orchard, I first blushed then shyly ogled at the poster. You know when girls go covering their eyes with their hands yet stealing peaks in between their fingers? Yeah. That was what I my mind did when I first saw it.

Now, when I go pass it I openly ogle and analyze his abs. I thought if he didn’t pull down his jeans almost revealing his you-know-what; it won’t have caused such an uproar.

In my view, it is marketing at its purest form. I remembered my marketing lecturer once told me, sex sells, and so I guess, marketers use this as an easy way out? I mean, how else can you differentiate your polo tees? If it’s not the cut, the print, the material, the price, it has got to be its brand, specifically, the association to the brand. A & F is selling dream (or hope) to guys, when someone puts on an A & F with his collar pulled up; he feels sexy and saw the non-existing abs in the mirror.

I don’t want to judge and analyze the moral value behind this, but this goes to show that yes, even though Singaporeans are well travelled, some are in many ways, conservative Asians. Despite the vast American media exposures, some are not accepting when it happens on home ground?

Ignoring all negative news of A & F’s ads, I’m looking forward to the topless hunks at the store and will probably go take a silly Polaroid and grin like a girl in the candy store.

Photo taken in March 2010 at Ginza, Tokyo

A note to guys out there who booed at this ad, don’t blame your girls for ogling, work harder! HAH.

Shucks, my flabs just reminded me to start working out too.

Dogs eat their own poop

somethingboutrenes — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:26:47 +0000

I’ve sometimes heard of other people’s dogs or pets eating their own poop and do you know why? Even though our Princess Barley who is very much lady like do not do that, I bet some animals do that! Haha.

Source: TodayIfoundout.com

News that seriously won’t make a difference

somethingboutrenes — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:47 +0000

I think I have at least 20 blog posts left to update my readers! HAH. Instead of updating the post to clear my logs, I’m posting random news here cause I can’t resist!

A long-haired Chihuahua named “Momo” has passed exams to become a police dog in Japan. (Source: here) See size does not matter! Hehe.
A Japanese company has made a realistic robot nurse complete with facial expressions that could possibly be used in hospitals in the future. (Source: here) This is freaky! If I’m ill, I do not want Sadako looking robots nurse to serve me!

Survival Rates of Cat Fall.

somethingboutrenes — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:22:25 +0000

There is an article on the survival rates of cats who fell from a height and I can’t help but wonder how they made the cats jump in the study! Or perhaps they look through all the cat jumping cases reported to the police / civil defence / SPCA? Let’s hope it’s the latter.

According to the study conducted by Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, with a sample size of 132 cats falling from an average of 5.5 stories and as high as 32 stories, the latter have a survival rate of about 90%, assuming they are brought in to treat their various injuries that may occur because of the impact with the ground. Of those 132 cats included in the study, about 2/3 required some sort of medical treatment as a result of their fall, and about half of those that required treatment (1/3 of the total cats brought in) would have died without medical aid.

Source: TodayIfoundout.com

I’m not a fan of cats but still! Russell, a reader, commented, “This was probably the result of stimulus funding in part to study cat survival statistics and in part to reduce the feral cat population.” It’s shocking but also funny. Gosh. I’m sick.

6pm. The magic hour.

somethingboutrenes — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:27:28 +0000

If you want your man to grant your wishes, try asking at 6pm.
If you want to ask for a promotion, try asking at 1pm.
If your man argue with you at 3pm, wish him luck, cause women usually win an agreement at 3pm.

- Source: Telegraph.co.uk

If you ask me if you should believe in such studies? My experience in my thesis research told me to take it with a pinch of salt. But for the fun of it, why not? HAH.

Insecure Brides

somethingboutrenes — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:08:45 +0000

OMG. These bridezillas are scary!

Insecure brides recruit fat bridesmaids to make themselves look good

Brides are becoming so nervous about their appearance ahead of their wedding day that they intentionally pick fat friends to accompany them up the aisle, according to research. One in three engaged British women admitted that they would choose an overweight friend to be their bridesmaid in order to make them look comparatively slimmer.

- Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Helium Balloons Adventure!

somethingboutrenes — Sun, 30 May 2010 11:23:53 +0000

Source:Adventurer crosses English Channel using helium balloons from Telegraph

I wish I could do this! Fly balloon fly!

30th Anniversary of Pac-Man

somethingboutrenes — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:36:02 +0000

Do you remember playing Pac-Man game on the old computers in your younger days? I do! Whenever my mum has to work in the office during weekends, I’ll tag along just to play Pac-Man at her colleague’s computer! Now, you have 48 hours (or less as the second goes pass) to enjoy this game on Google homepage! Their first ever interactive illustration! Awesome!

“Web users can still perform a search through the Google home page, but those who want to play the game have to click on the “Insert coin” button. Clicking that button twice allows you to play a two-player game, with one player taking the role of Miss Pac-Man, and controlling her progress using the W, A, S and D characters on the keyboard.

Google said it had commissioned the doodle, its first ever interactive illustration, to mark the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man‘s release. Google said the launch of Pac-Man marked “a significant moment in popular culture”, and said that web users had 48 hours to “re-live the nostalgia” of the 1980s by playing the game on the Google site.”

- Telegraph.co.uk

Lolly Wonderland.

somethingboutrenes — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:44:50 +0000

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Determined to help himself with those lollies, this little greedy lad got himself trapped in a lolly machine! HAHA. He was very calm. I’m sure he was very reluctant to leave the lolly-wonderland. Amazing. Is he Baby Copperfield?

Miniature Cards.

somethingboutrenes — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:57:58 +0000

If only SingPost allowed us to post these miniature cards during Valentine’s Day! I love receiving letters / cards via slow mail! It will be cuter if we can also mail miniature ones! Maybe I should test the system. HAHA

Source: Telegraph