who wants to be a billionaire trivia question part 02

i welcome you again, ladies and gentleman, to our hot and famous game show 'who wants to be a billionaire'! first, let's congratulate our part 01 contestant mr. tom-dick-harry who has gotten the 1st question right.

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mr. tom-dick-harry, do you think you have the confidence to beat the second question and move on nearer to your billionaire dream? oh, you are. such confidence. well then, mr. tom-dick-harry, are you ready for our next question, the two hundred dollar question? yes? all right then, ladies and gentleman, this is the two hundred dollar question

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again, if you are a 'kiasu' person who want to stock up toothpaste in your home, which of the following supermarket/departmental store will u go?

a. The Store
b. Fresco
c. Parkson
d. Pacific

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curious? hhmmm, me too. well, while our contestant is giving it a thought, why don't you join in and take a guess? done? ready for the answer? let's scroll down for the unthinkable answer!

here it is. the long awaited answer. B. Fresco. Once again, i can assure you that this photo is taken at Fresco departmental store. the supermarket/departmental stores nowadays are really crazy. stocking up on products that do not have expiry date. how clever. beautifully done, i must say.

why?

with the increased price of oil per barrel to US$115.45 (18th April, 2008), it seems like the prices of everything are increased. bad economy for everyone. for the people in the supermarket/departmental store, they are taking advantage of this situation to make even more money.

how, you ask?

firstly, they jack up the prices of these products (without expiry date) which they have stocked up long time ago, along with other normal products, saying that they they don't have a choice since the prices of every other things are increased. and thus, earning a lot (from the old stocks).

secondly, they do not jack up the prices of these products. and thus, retaining old customers and attracting new customers. more customers, more business, more money.

thirdly, they use both the strategies. increasing the prices just below the prices in other hypermarket and in the mean time, keeping the customers happy.

well, once again, i can guarantee u that along with the toilet paper, we will not be facing the shortage problem of toothpaste!

i am innocent

it happened on thursday night (10th April 2008). probably a quarter to twelve midnight. i was going to meet my best pal for a drink. he called me and informed me that he was coming to pick me up. so i decided to wait for him outside my house, strolling around the area. as i was waiting, a white Proton Wira went pass me. somehow, i managed to recognize that the car was not from around the neighborhood. out of curiosity (i guess i am too kepoh), i tried to peep inside the car but the windows were tinted. anyway, i continued to stroll along the road, still waiting. when i turned my head around to look at the car (still being kepoh), 4 people got out from the car. 3 males 1 female. malays. one of the males was a young chap, definitely younger than me. the other two males were in their 30s. the lady was short and plump, in her 40s. suddenly, one of them called out to me, gesturing with his hand to ask me to go forward. at first, i thought he was going to ask me for direction. being friendly, i walked forward.

1st man: "OI! MANA IC? IC IC IC!" (hey! where is your identification? identification x3!)

me: "huhhhhh!!!!!" *very confusesd look*

1st man: "POLIS POLIS POLIS! IC IC IC!" (POLICE x3! identification x3!)

me: "eeerrrr... okay. boleh tengok kad polis awak?" (can you show me your police identification?)

he flashed his police identification card, like in front of my face. what the fuck! i couldn't see at all. i showed him my identification. while he was inspecting my identification, i requested him to show his police identification to me again, slowly! he obliged and i was contented because i could confirmed he was with the police force. he started asking me where i live and what i was doing there and some other questions. the young chap was standing beside me. the other two persons were walking around the area. obviously, they were walking on a case. and then, i heard this banging sound. few times. it sounded like someone trying to break the steel door.

me: eehhh apasal? (what is happening?)

the second man who were walking around ordered the young chap to 'hold' me. 'hold'? 'arrest'? i don't know man. the young chap grabbed me by my arm and commanded me to go inside the staircase and sit there. i resisted and said:

me: "aku akan diri sini! aku takkan lari!" (i want to stand here and i will not run away)

young chap: "kalau lu tak mau susah, masuk dalam tunggu dan duduk!" (if you don't want any trouble, just go inside and wait there.

without saying anything, i turned and walked inside with that motherfucker still holding firm onto my arm.

me: "saya tunggu kawan saya aje! nanti dia akan datang, dalam berapa minit. kamu tengoklah sendiri. saya tak ada kaitan dengan apa yang berlaku" (i am just waiting for my friend. he willl come in a few minutes time. you can see it for yourself. i have nothing to do with whatever you are involved.)

1st man: "beri 'handset' kamu." (give me your mobile phone.)

i gave my handset to him and he looked at my received calls list. stupid motherfuckers! they didn't even know how to use my mobile phone. when i tried to show them how to do it, they acted like little kids and rejected my help.

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the first on my received calls list was my daddy. too bad! nothing else for them see. or were they trying to search my mobile phone for any kind of porn? whatever they were looking at, fuck them, because there was nothing stored inside my mobile phone.

then my best pal arrived. i pointed at his car and told them he is my friend. after a while, he "released" me. i was fucking angry and i demanded to know what was going on. i demanded to know something since i was captured for no reasons!

1st man: "eeehhhh! awak bukan ditangkap, tau?" (make it clear, you are not being arrested.)

well, whatever it was, i didn't care anymore. i got the hell away from them. they talked with my friend for a while. then we jetted.

worse, i met the whole bunch of them again when i was having supper with my friend.

whatever! fucking hell! i am innocent!

thomas beatie

who is thomas beatie? some of you might heard of him before. some of you might not had the slightest idea about him. but, if you know who he is, i am sure you will remember his name forever.

well, thomas beatie is now officially known and recognized as the world first pregnant man. yes, you heard me right. he is pregnant. 'how is this possible? he is a man!'. to be precise, he is not exactly a man. he used to be a woman. he had a sexual rearrangement operation and is legally characterized as male. nonetheless, he still keeps his female reproductive organ and has to undergo testosterone treatment.

thomas married a woman, Nancy, who is suffering from infertility. in order to have children, the couple made the decision to stop thomas's hormone treatment and thus his periods came. the first try was unsuccessful due to abnormal position of the embryo. upon second try, thomas is pregnant.

this male pregnancy issue has cost them some very difficult situations:

"our situation sparks legal, political, and social unknowns. we have only begun experiencing opposition from people who are upset by our situation. doctors have discriminated against us, turning us away due to their religious beliefs. health care professionals have refused to call me by a male pronoun or recognize Nancy as my wife. receptionists have laughed at us. friends and family have been unsupportive; most of Nancy’s family doesn’t even know I’m transgender."

so how does it feel to be a pregnant man? read on to find out:

"how does it feel to be a pregnant man? incredible. despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, i am stable and confident being the man that i am. in a technical sense i see myself as my own surrogate, though my gender identity as male is constant. to Nancy, i am her husband carrying our child. i am so lucky to have such a loving, supportive wife. i will be my daughter’s father, and Nancy will be her mother. we will be a family."

however, the couple has announced that the pregnancy has no complications and they are expecting a healthy baby girl on 3rd of July, 2008.

anyway, before thomas beatie's claim as the first pregnant man, there is already a Taiwanese man, Mr. Lee Mingwei, who claims that he is pregnant. you can check out his website for more information.

as there are no definite rights or wrongs in this world, what do you think about their decision and doing? do you think this world first pregnant man will cause more morale and religious issues in the near future? do you think it is appropriate for thomas to conceive a child in his body since he has already given up being as a female? do you think his life will be in danger? you are welcomed to state out your thoughts in the comments area.

vivian hsu (徐若瑄)

i was walking around Sogo area few weeks ago. just outside the entrance, a big group of people was crowding there. curious, i went nearer for a look. nothing much. the biotherm organizer was having this new product launch session. i was wondering why were these people so crazy about this new product. maybe this new product has some special whitening effect that makes you glow in the dark, not that greenish type of glow, but to glow like a pearl. Or maybe, this new product makes u look younger by 10 years. anyway, not interested. i walked away from that area.

as i was walking away, suddenly, three or four guys (dressed in black) appeared beside me and started to 'penetrate' the crowd. i was like 'what the fuck!'. then, i heard people saying 'vivian hsu'. i turned my head and there she was. standing very near to me (but i was blocked by the so called men in black). only then i realized that the men in black was making way for the star. and only then i realized she was the spoke person for biotherm and she was the special guest appearance for the launch session.

like a swift cowboy, i drew out the camera and started snapping away. i was standing very far from the stage area. i zoomed in. took a few pictures. stood there for a while. tiptoed to get a clearer view. mesmerized by her beauty. i must say, she is really beautiful, petite and has fair skin. as seen on tv. not much difference.

the session started with the host introducing vivian. she greeted everyone and everyone was busy snapping their cameras. lot of flash. then the host... blah... she... blah blah blah... eerrmmm... i wasn't really interested in what they were doing. and i don't think you will be interested to know as well. i only knew that they were introducing this new product and vivian was complimenting on how fair her skin got when she started to use it. i took another few rounds of pictures and i left the scene. i am a fan of hers but i am not a fan of squeezing-people-squeezing. it wouldn't make sense if i waited hours for her just to get a signature or whatever. by the way, i am 25. it is not appropriate anymore for me to join in with the younger crowd chasing the stars.

it wasn't something big but i like vivian hsu. so here i am, posting this. i uploaded a few images of hers. click to view in full size.

who wants to be a billionaire trivia question part 01

welcome to the game show 'who wants to be a million...' i mean 'billionaire'! good day, ladies and gentleman who are here in the studio today. let's welcome our first contestant who came up first in the 'quick finger question'. welcome, mr. tom-dick-harry. without wasting the airtime of our show, let's go to our first question. a hundred dollar question.

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first question. if you are a 'kiasu' person who want to stock up toilet paper in your home, which Malaysia hypermarket will you go?

a. Carrefour
b. Tesco
c. Giant
d. Jusco

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for you, our viewers at home, we have the answer to satisfy your hunger for 'knowledge'! but before you scroll down for the answer, please take a guess. cheers!

there you go, my dear viewers at home! the answer is C. Giant. Although you might not be able to see the word 'Giant' in this picture, but I can assure you that this picture is taken at Giant hypermarket. incredible, isn't it? well, my fellow malaysians, we might have to worry about shortage of cooking oil or maybe even rice, but I can guarantee you that we do not have to worry about shortage of toilet paper! hahahaha!