Today, I would like to share a video clip from the game series Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader. Let's just say that this features a typical American (or blonde, depending on your viewpoint) ...
It's not just the dumbness of the contestant that got me laughing, but some responses from the host were hilaroious:
Contestant: I'm listening to what you are saying, but I only hear what I want to.
Host: That's called being a woman.
Later ...
Host: Women don't really want to hear men's opinions, they just want to hear their opinions in a deeper voice.
Ever since I left Tekong, I have been getting an average of 1~2 days of MC per month (Apr, May, Jun). That's way more than in my schooling days. I wonder if it is due to the air-conditioned environment or the fact that I haven't been exercising as much as I wanted to. (So much for being a clerk ... Could this be a hint that I probably should siam away from clerical positions in the future? :/)
Anyway this month, I was hoping to break the cycle of MCs by not falling sick this month, and I succeeded all the way until this week, when I fell sick, again! :(
Well, maybe I can try to break this trend of MCs in August! So now here's a new mini-goal for next month: (Try) not to fall sick in August!
Here are some funny videos from Youtube, regarding the TV series 1 vs 100. I wonder if Mediacorp will eventually bring this show to Singapore in future?
Anyway, here's how a typical show is like:
And here's one funny response from a member of the mob who got a relatively basic question wrong:
This week was a good week, because I was away from work!
Instead I was in another camp learning new things. Picking up vocational skills that would make me a proper/trained STOREMAN. Except of course, I'm only a storeman by vocation, and my appointment I'm actually a clerk!
Here are some of the experiences/things I learnt during the 4-day course:
There were a few other guys like me who are only storemen in name (when in reality they do all kinds of funny stuff, like me)
There was also one guy who had all kinds of excuses (excuse heavy load is just one of many) and somehow he's a storeman. He never appeared again after the first day of the course.
The theory of being a storeman. Then again, it's all theory, and without practice (which will be so in my case) sure will forget everything one. If I do end up as a storeman for real in my reservist life, well, good luck for that!
Curry food everyday. Well almost. In any case even if the Non-Muslim meal did not have curry, the Muslim meal would ;)
And if I could only bring one thing back from my time at the storeman course back, it's this:
The life in HQ is really much better than out in the units!
Anyway, I am now officially a trained soldier! Well, not in the traditional sense that I've gone through the full BMT, but still at least I am trained in the skills needed to be a storeman :)
Haiz. Already at the start of this year, I had to slip and fall to break my toe, thus resulting in a toe fracture, effectively putting me out-of-action (and Out-Of-Course) for the rest of my BMT.
And this Wednesday, during a routine street soccer match, as I was vaulting over the boundary of the court to retrieve a stray ball, my right knee suddenly gave way and hit the concrete wall hard. There was quite some pain, and I thought I might have fractured my leg, but I was able to continue nonetheless. But for the rest of the day, movement was difficult as the region around the right knee hurt when I tried to walk.
Thank goodness when I visited KTPH the next day, I found out it was only a contusion, not a fracture! However, I have signed up for an upcoming run next Sunday, the Jurong Lake Run, so I am now wondering if I could actually take part in this run. After all, I can't possibly go and run if I have a freaking leg injury!
Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see if my leg can recover at a super quick rate ...
This week could be said as a rather ambivalent week for me. In terms of the work week, I felt rather negative coming out of work on Friday. Throughout the week, just about everyone was on a holiday mode. My upper-study conveniently took this (and next!) week off for plucking out his wisdom teeth, and even my direct superior was also away on holiday for much of the week, thus their jobs eventually became my job. With a to-do list spanning more than 10 entries, how am I supposed to relax (or chillax)?
While the first 4 days of the week were bearable, I felt that Friday was horrible! My work at the computer was disrupted so many times on Friday, and to make matters worse, some jokers decided to play soccer in the office! I eventually got so pissed off that I decided not to continue with whatever I needed to do, and opted to go home in a more comfortable way - the taxi! At least my emotions have eased somewhat after I reached home ...
Then arrangements were made for me to meet up with some of my friends to watch a movie. We decided to watch "The Dictator", which turned out to be such an awesome movie! :D Apparently there are 3 versions of the movie trailer, of which the last one (also the latest version) is rated R! All 3 versions are below for your viewing pleasure ;)
So let me explain the title for this week's blog post. Here's a short quote of a description of the dictator from the movie himself:
Often described as ignorant, he changed over 300 Wadiyan words to 'Aladeen', including the words 'positive' and 'negative', causing mass confusion ...
Therefore, relating back to the title of this post, this week could be seen as either positive or negative for me, depending on the viewpoint.
Anyway there are so many uses of the word 'Aladeen' in the movie, so I was just thinking if it would be fun to substitute key words with 'Aladeen' when I return to work next week? Hahahahaha :D