Have you ever wondered who is the master of breakdancing?

This kid, or rather adolescent, is the man...

he may not be a master now, but i am betting my whole fortune (which i dun have much of) on him to be one in future.

at this age (25 mths old), i am still suckling and learning to say "mama" and he is doing breakdance. gosh..!!

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Have you ever wondered why jeans are always sewn with orange threads?

No one is really certain how jeans came about.

but today's topic is not about that but about why jeans is usually sewn with orange threads.

for that, we have to go back to the history books.

it is first known that jeans is actually worn by miners who needed some really tough and durable clothes. But complaints about jeans pockets easily ripped apart when the miners kept their tools in there inspired tailor Jacob Davis. He reinforced the jeans that he made with copper rivets. this idea was then patented by him and Levi Strauss & Comapany.

and to match the copper rivets on the jeans and make it more appealing to the general public, they started sewing up jeans using the orange threads.

it is used to simply match the copper rivets on jeans.

and when the patent for the copper rivets by Levis expired, many other brands and companies followed suit. and thus making this setup for jeans a standard till now.

Enlightened?

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Have you ever felt that English is a funny old language?

i am not one who is a master of english....nor do i speak very good english.

but here's 5 reasons why english is a funny old language.

1) 26 letters made up english!

2) what's the difference between flammable and inflammable?

3) the longest english word is not in the oxford dictionary.
however, it can be found in www.dictionary.com

1 entry found for supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Main Entry:	supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	a nonsense word meaning fantastic; also called supercalifragilistic
Etymology:	popularized by the movie `Mary Poppins'

best of all, it absolutely have no meaning..

4) a four letter word can have multiple uses and meanings.

FUCK! - agitated
Fuck you (shouted) - can be used to threaten someone
Fuck you (laughing) - used when friends are joking
Fuck you (grining, smiling) - depending on situations, if a guy says it to another, something is up (no pun intended).
you're gonna get fucked - can be literal meaning, can also mean that you are gonna get beaten up.
fuck your mother, father, sister, brother, dog, cat, mouse - a vulgar curse at you.
fuck off - used to ask someone to get lost or go away
what the fuck? - used in questioning tone, puzzled
get the fuck out of here - (see fuck off)
fucking hell - literally scolding hell, or just a statement of amazement

5) English is spoken differently in different countries....american english, british english, singlish

the above is tongue in cheek and is too be taken light-heartedly...

no offence to anyone or even to the language.

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Have you ever wonder how a man can fly?

Just watch the video and have a good laugh.

now u should believe me that man really can fly...

and land really hard in water!

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Have you ever wondered why some guys like to urinate with the toilet seat down?

i was about to do my "business" today and when i enter one of the cubicles, i saw that the toilet seat is down with urine all over it.

somebody must have had a really bad bladder problem or he has a really crooked whip...or maybe just "bad control"

then i had to wipe up all the gross urine from the seat as i was pretty urgent and that is the only cubicle free...kaozz...dunno how much toilet roll i used to wipe up the seat.

then it just occured to me that why guys can't lift that seat up when they urinate?? where's that social grace?

anyway, isn't it more difficult to aim into a smaller hole? (when the seat is down, the hole of the toilet bowl is smaller)

i am a graceful person and i always lift the seat up when i urinate at the toilet bowl. but usually i use the urinal... it's easier, don't need to aim. bobo shooters also can get marksman.

it isn't the first time that it happened...i have seen it so many times at so many different places...but the problem is still there...

but luckily for me, all the times that happened is only urine and not shit... heng ah....shit i won't wipe hor.. lun for another toilet cubicle liao...the further the better. haha

maybe the toilet seat makers should have a spring loaded for the seats...when not in use, it will spring back up.

does this problem happen in the female toilets as well??

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Have you ever noticed these on pedestrian crossings?

Well, it's a message to remind smokers about the harms of smoking.

But here's the funny side of the msg.

If one smokes for 10 years, he may be able to own a stretch of road...

Haha..

Sorry for the cold joke....

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Have you ever noticed that there are 2 Sir Stamford Raffles' statues?

Yes there are 2 of them in Singapore. If you have missed out on them, here they are...


The black one, outside Victoria Concert Hall

and


The white one... it is near Clark Quay but at the opposite bank.

Funnily, i couldn't find an explanation to it as both statues symbolises the landing site which Sir Stamford Raffles stepped foot on Singapore. So which one is the real site?

and also, how can one figure out or accurately predict where Raffles actually landed?

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Have you ever wondered how the Japs light up sparklers?

No? watch it and you will know...

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Have you ever wondered why everyone says "hello" when they pick up a phone call?

The chinese says it.

The muslims says it.

The indians says it.

The caucasians says it.

Basically, everyone says it...some in their own language, while some just say "hello" as it is.

but do you know how come everyone is saying hello when they pick up or someone picks up the phone call?

It is not exactly known how the word "hello" came about but this is one logical explanation.

In the 1870s, the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.


Mr Bell with his invention

The first users who were connected by telephones had never seen or use a telephone before. They were unsure if the other party connected to them was actually there or not as they could not see each other.

So one of them yelled out into the phone "ya low"

The other one replied "ya low" to him.

And so "ya low" became a norm for everyone to say when using the phone.

When the phone became widely used by people, the greeting "ya low" slowly evolved into the current greeting "hello".

this is how everyone say "hello" when they pick up the fone call came about.

and why it is still used after so long, i have no idea.

it seems to have been passed down generations to generations for the easy pronounciation, easy to remember word.

can you still recall your first time using the phone?

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Have you ever wondered which currency has the highest exchange rate?

haha....bet you would say it's the english pound. That is the common misconception most of us have here.

if we compare dollar for dollar, the kuwaiti dollar, which is also known as Dinars, are the most expensive dollars.

According to www.xe.com

SGD1000 = KWD183.766
Exchange Rate = 0.183766

Something you are more familiar with

SGD1000 = GBP344.807
Exchange Rate = 0.344807

Wondering which is the cheapest dollar?

SGD1000 = IDR 5,743,020.32
Exchange Rate = 5,743.02

Who says you can't be an instant millionair? you just need SGD200. Think about it.

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Have you ever wondered why are there so many different currencies?

Seriously! why are there so many different currencies?

it juz makes things more difficult for the common man doesn't it?

Why can't the world have juz 1 single currency that everyone in the world uses? isn't it simpler without the currency exchange rates.

I wonder what good does it make to keep fluctuating the exchange rates as well....

I think we should all follow the Europeans. They used to have so many different currencies and they simply introduce a single currencies to replace all the different types of currencies they used to have. That is known as the euro dollar (€).

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