The SDU (So-sial Development Unit) is set to change its focus from bringing men and women together to bringing parents and children together. This initiative is in conjunction with the gahmen's pro-family work-life balance program to help families with both parents working full-time bond more closely with their children.
In a recent survey, parents and children were polled how long each day they spent together as a family. Almost 75% replied 1 hour or less. Interestingly, the same percentage also falls under the national poverty level.
Mr Aji Nomojo, a spokesperson from SDU said, "We have set up very creative programs to help the families interact and bond more closely. We have work around the time constrain issues by the families who have to work 3 jobs or more. Programs include blind-bonding and speed bonding."
Mat Love,
Straight Times
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Reminder to Mat
Yo Mat,
Remember this games to get k?
1. Bourne Conspiracy
2. Mass Effect
3. Devil May Cry 4
4. Fable 2
5. Assassin's Creed
6. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
7. Two Worlds
8. Lost Odyssey
9. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
10. Army of Two
11. Splinter Cell: Conviction
Going to be a super busy Winter vacation man.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Remember this games to get k?
1. Bourne Conspiracy
2. Mass Effect
3. Devil May Cry 4
4. Fable 2
5. Assassin's Creed
6. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
7. Two Worlds
8. Lost Odyssey
9. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
10. Army of Two
11. Splinter Cell: Conviction
Going to be a super busy Winter vacation man.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Top 10 Jialat Movies
Yo Mat Riders,
The other day Mat was watching movie, The Good Shepard on DVD. Basket, the movie 3 hours long, 3 hours of Mat's time cannot refund. Here are some movies Mat seen and think cannot make it.
Not in order of cannot-make-it
1. What dreams may come
2. Mulholland drive
3. The Good Shepard
4. Mortal Combat
5. Dumb and Dumberer
6. Street Fighter
7. Elektra
8. Rocky V
9. Scooby-Doo
10. Star Wars episode III -> Mat and Minah left before finish.
YESSAH
Mat Love
The other day Mat was watching movie, The Good Shepard on DVD. Basket, the movie 3 hours long, 3 hours of Mat's time cannot refund. Here are some movies Mat seen and think cannot make it.
Not in order of cannot-make-it
1. What dreams may come
2. Mulholland drive
3. The Good Shepard
4. Mortal Combat
5. Dumb and Dumberer
6. Street Fighter
7. Elektra
8. Rocky V
9. Scooby-Doo
10. Star Wars episode III -> Mat and Minah left before finish.
YESSAH
Mat Love
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Text Twist
Yo Mat Riders,
Alamak, now Mat got the Text Twist addiction man. But check this out, Mat always knew that the words sometimes not Engrish but this one is the bestest.
Yessah!
Mat Love
Alamak, now Mat got the Text Twist addiction man. But check this out, Mat always knew that the words sometimes not Engrish but this one is the bestest.
Yessah!
Mat Love
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Afghan life cost $2,000
"I stand before you today, deeply, deeply ashamed and terribly sorry that Americans have killed and wounded innocent Afghan people," US army spokesman Col John Nicholson told reporters in Washington by video conference from Afghanistan.
"The deaths and wounding of innocent Afghans at the hands of Americans is a stain on our honour and on the memory of the many Americans who have died defending Afghanistan and the Afghan people.
"We made official apologies on the part of the US government and payments of about $2,000 for each death," he said, after US officials visited some of the families left bereaved by the incident.
Cited from BBC News Online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6636343.stm
Mat Love
"The deaths and wounding of innocent Afghans at the hands of Americans is a stain on our honour and on the memory of the many Americans who have died defending Afghanistan and the Afghan people.
"We made official apologies on the part of the US government and payments of about $2,000 for each death," he said, after US officials visited some of the families left bereaved by the incident.
Cited from BBC News Online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6636343.stm
Mat Love
Monday, April 30, 2007
Employee Rights in Singapore
Yo Mat Riders,
Do you ever think what your work right is ah? This is tooken from Ministery of Man and Woman Power. So all who thinking you work too much, YESSAH YOU WORK TOO MUCH to pay the bloody minister $1.2 million a year!
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Hours of Work and Overtime
Part IV of the Employment Act & Section 33 are applicable only to:
* All Workmen
* Other employees earning not more that $1,600 per month (excludes, overtime, bonus, aws, productivity incentives and allowances)
* Hours of Work
* Overtime
Definition of Week
To determine Hours of Work and Rest day in a week
Week
Means a continuous period of 7 days commencing at midnight on Sunday (Monday to Sunday)
Hours of Work
An employee's `hours of work' is the period during which the employee is expected to carry out the duties assigned to him/her by the employer. It does not include any intervals allowed for rest, tea breaks and meals.
Contractual Hours of Work
An employee covered by Part IV of the Employment Act is not required under his/her contract of service to work more than eight hours in a day or 44 hours in a week.
The limit of eight hours per day may be exceeded when an employee is not required to work more than five days a week. However, he/she is not required to work for more than nine hours per day or 44 hours in a week.
If the number of hours worked is less than 44 hours every alternate week, the limit of 44 hours a week may be exceeded in the other week. However, this must be stated in the contract of service and is subject to a maximum of 48 hours in one week or 88 hours in any continuous two week period.
A shift worker may be required to work up to 12 hours a day, provided that the average working hours each week do not exceed 44 over a continuous three week period.
An employee who is not on shift work can be required to work up to 12 hours a day if the employee gives his consent in writing after the provisions of Sections 38 & 40 of the Employment Act have been clearly explained to him. He must be informed of the daily working hours, the number of working days in each week and the weekly rest day.
If the employee's rest day falls on a day other than a Sunday, the employer is required to prepare a monthly roster and inform him of his rest days for the month at the beginning of each month.
Overtime allowance will be payable only if the employee is required to work more than an average of 44 hours a week over any continuous period of three weeks.
Break Time
An employee is generally not required to work more than six consecutive hours without a break.
However, if the nature of work is such that it must be carried on continuously, an employee may be required to work eight hours continuously. In such an instance, a break or breaks must be given so that the employee can have his/her meal(s). The duration of the break(s) should be no less than 45 minutes.
Maximum working hours
An employee is not allowed to work for more than 12 hours within a day except in the following circumstances:
a) Accident or threat of accident;
b) Work that is essential to:
a. The life of the community;
b. National defence; or
c. Security;
c) Urgent work to be done to machinery or plant; or
d) An interruption of work which was impossible to foresee.
A shift worker is not allowed to work more than 12 hours a day under any circumstances.
Overtime
All work in excess of the above hours of work is considered as overtime work, and the employee must be paid no less than 1.5 times his/her hourly basic rate of pay. Payment for overtime work must be made within 14 days after the last day of the salary period.
The rate of payment is not less than one and a half times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay.
For a monthly-rated employee. His hourly basic rate of pay is computed as follows:
12 * Monthly Basic Rate of Pay
52 x 44
For a daily-rated employee, his hourly basic rate of pay is computed as follows:
Daily Pay at the Basic Rate
Working Hours Per Day
For a piece-rated employee, his hourly basic rate of pay is computed as follows:
Total Weekly Pay at the Basic Rate of Pay
Total Number of Hours Worked in the Week
Based on the hourly basic rate of pay, the overtime pay for the 3 categories of employees is to be calculated as follows:
Hourly Basic Rate of Pay x 1.5 x Number of Hours of Overtime Worked
Under Part IV of the Employment Act, it is mandatory to make overtime payment to an employee if his basic salary is $1,600 or less a month, or if he is a workman (regardless of his salary level). Generally, a workman is an employee whose work involves manual labour. Some examples of workman are lorry drivers, construction workers, kitchen helpers, machine operators. The minimum rate for overtime pay is 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay. For other categories of employees, overtime pay will depend on the terms stated in their employment contract.
Maximum Hours of Overtime
An employee is permitted to work up to a limit of 72 hours of overtime in a month. However, this limit may be exceeded if the Ministry of Manpower has granted an exemption. (Download the application form for overtime exemption).
For work done on rest days or public holidays it is not included in the 72 hours' limit for overtime. However, if an employee works beyond his normal daily working hours on his rest day or public holiday, the extra hours of work done would be included in the 72 hours' limit for overtime work.
The rate of payment for an employee who works overtime on his rest day and public holiday should be paid at not less than one and a half times his hourly basic rate of pay for the overtime work (as in the case of overtime work on any other day), in addition to his rest day or public holiday pay.
Do you ever think what your work right is ah? This is tooken from Ministery of Man and Woman Power. So all who thinking you work too much, YESSAH YOU WORK TOO MUCH to pay the bloody minister $1.2 million a year!
*******************************************************
Hours of Work and Overtime
Part IV of the Employment Act & Section 33 are applicable only to:
* All Workmen
* Other employees earning not more that $1,600 per month (excludes, overtime, bonus, aws, productivity incentives and allowances)
* Hours of Work
* Overtime
Definition of Week
To determine Hours of Work and Rest day in a week
Week
Means a continuous period of 7 days commencing at midnight on Sunday (Monday to Sunday)
Hours of Work
An employee's `hours of work' is the period during which the employee is expected to carry out the duties assigned to him/her by the employer. It does not include any intervals allowed for rest, tea breaks and meals.
Contractual Hours of Work
An employee covered by Part IV of the Employment Act is not required under his/her contract of service to work more than eight hours in a day or 44 hours in a week.
The limit of eight hours per day may be exceeded when an employee is not required to work more than five days a week. However, he/she is not required to work for more than nine hours per day or 44 hours in a week.
If the number of hours worked is less than 44 hours every alternate week, the limit of 44 hours a week may be exceeded in the other week. However, this must be stated in the contract of service and is subject to a maximum of 48 hours in one week or 88 hours in any continuous two week period.
A shift worker may be required to work up to 12 hours a day, provided that the average working hours each week do not exceed 44 over a continuous three week period.
An employee who is not on shift work can be required to work up to 12 hours a day if the employee gives his consent in writing after the provisions of Sections 38 & 40 of the Employment Act have been clearly explained to him. He must be informed of the daily working hours, the number of working days in each week and the weekly rest day.
If the employee's rest day falls on a day other than a Sunday, the employer is required to prepare a monthly roster and inform him of his rest days for the month at the beginning of each month.
Overtime allowance will be payable only if the employee is required to work more than an average of 44 hours a week over any continuous period of three weeks.
Break Time
An employee is generally not required to work more than six consecutive hours without a break.
However, if the nature of work is such that it must be carried on continuously, an employee may be required to work eight hours continuously. In such an instance, a break or breaks must be given so that the employee can have his/her meal(s). The duration of the break(s) should be no less than 45 minutes.
Maximum working hours
An employee is not allowed to work for more than 12 hours within a day except in the following circumstances:
a) Accident or threat of accident;
b) Work that is essential to:
a. The life of the community;
b. National defence; or
c. Security;
c) Urgent work to be done to machinery or plant; or
d) An interruption of work which was impossible to foresee.
A shift worker is not allowed to work more than 12 hours a day under any circumstances.
Overtime
All work in excess of the above hours of work is considered as overtime work, and the employee must be paid no less than 1.5 times his/her hourly basic rate of pay. Payment for overtime work must be made within 14 days after the last day of the salary period.
The rate of payment is not less than one and a half times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay.
For a monthly-rated employee. His hourly basic rate of pay is computed as follows:
12 * Monthly Basic Rate of Pay
52 x 44
For a daily-rated employee, his hourly basic rate of pay is computed as follows:
Daily Pay at the Basic Rate
Working Hours Per Day
For a piece-rated employee, his hourly basic rate of pay is computed as follows:
Total Weekly Pay at the Basic Rate of Pay
Total Number of Hours Worked in the Week
Based on the hourly basic rate of pay, the overtime pay for the 3 categories of employees is to be calculated as follows:
Hourly Basic Rate of Pay x 1.5 x Number of Hours of Overtime Worked
Under Part IV of the Employment Act, it is mandatory to make overtime payment to an employee if his basic salary is $1,600 or less a month, or if he is a workman (regardless of his salary level). Generally, a workman is an employee whose work involves manual labour. Some examples of workman are lorry drivers, construction workers, kitchen helpers, machine operators. The minimum rate for overtime pay is 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay. For other categories of employees, overtime pay will depend on the terms stated in their employment contract.
Maximum Hours of Overtime
An employee is permitted to work up to a limit of 72 hours of overtime in a month. However, this limit may be exceeded if the Ministry of Manpower has granted an exemption. (Download the application form for overtime exemption).
For work done on rest days or public holidays it is not included in the 72 hours' limit for overtime. However, if an employee works beyond his normal daily working hours on his rest day or public holiday, the extra hours of work done would be included in the 72 hours' limit for overtime work.
The rate of payment for an employee who works overtime on his rest day and public holiday should be paid at not less than one and a half times his hourly basic rate of pay for the overtime work (as in the case of overtime work on any other day), in addition to his rest day or public holiday pay.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Singapore Income
Yo Mat Riders,
Mat heard that the average household income in Singapore go up by 6.2% man. So happy or not?!?! What?!! Still not happy ah...why man? Ok, relac, wat tokking you when you say household income? So Mat research.
Now got 3 type of income: Nominal, Real and Household lah. Let's take Ah Seng here. Ah Seng in 2005 sell 1,000 pirated vcd and earn $10,000 for 1 month. Each vcd only $1 to make ah. So, now he earn $9,000. That is his Nominal income ah.
But then right, he every month kena catch by Mata. The fine is lets say $5,000. So now he only get $4,000. So that is his Real income. So $4,000 cannot buy BMW, must settle for Honda Civic.
But now right in 2006, the price of pirated vcd right he raise by $2, so now $12. So he sell 1,000, he earn $12,000 1 month. Wah, his nominal income go up man. But wait, still cannot afford BMW because right, the fine also go up. Jialat, go up even more, by $3,000. So now, $12,000 - $1,000 (cost of vcd) - $8,000 (fine), he only earn $3,000. So his Real income down by $1,000. Pity Ah Seng man.
So now, the GST go up, Honda Civic also hard to buy man, can buy only Proton Saga, 2nd hand. So now right, he also get his children in primary school to sell to their friend lah. Then now, the household income will go up.
The only income make money now right is NTUC income man.
YESSAH
Mat Love
Mat heard that the average household income in Singapore go up by 6.2% man. So happy or not?!?! What?!! Still not happy ah...why man? Ok, relac, wat tokking you when you say household income? So Mat research.
Now got 3 type of income: Nominal, Real and Household lah. Let's take Ah Seng here. Ah Seng in 2005 sell 1,000 pirated vcd and earn $10,000 for 1 month. Each vcd only $1 to make ah. So, now he earn $9,000. That is his Nominal income ah.
But then right, he every month kena catch by Mata. The fine is lets say $5,000. So now he only get $4,000. So that is his Real income. So $4,000 cannot buy BMW, must settle for Honda Civic.
But now right in 2006, the price of pirated vcd right he raise by $2, so now $12. So he sell 1,000, he earn $12,000 1 month. Wah, his nominal income go up man. But wait, still cannot afford BMW because right, the fine also go up. Jialat, go up even more, by $3,000. So now, $12,000 - $1,000 (cost of vcd) - $8,000 (fine), he only earn $3,000. So his Real income down by $1,000. Pity Ah Seng man.
So now, the GST go up, Honda Civic also hard to buy man, can buy only Proton Saga, 2nd hand. So now right, he also get his children in primary school to sell to their friend lah. Then now, the household income will go up.
The only income make money now right is NTUC income man.
YESSAH
Mat Love
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Mat has leveled up
Yo Mat Riders,
Today Mat got upgrade, new metal brass valve guides for Mat's C trumpet.
These little things cost $52 for a set of 3 man. So worth it or not? Did Takumi drive faster after changing the AE86 tachometer? Did Ichigo fight better after learning Zangetsu's name? Yes, Mat Riders. The spirit inside the trumpet has waken up. Now for Mat to learn the spirit's name.....
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Today Mat got upgrade, new metal brass valve guides for Mat's C trumpet.
These little things cost $52 for a set of 3 man. So worth it or not? Did Takumi drive faster after changing the AE86 tachometer? Did Ichigo fight better after learning Zangetsu's name? Yes, Mat Riders. The spirit inside the trumpet has waken up. Now for Mat to learn the spirit's name.....
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
PISS: Tampines
Yo Mat Riders,
Mat lived in Tampines for 13 years man, from 1985 to 1998. During that time, the town change so much. Last time, got no interchange, no tampines mall, no temasek poly but still power cos every evening sure got people play football at the void deck. All you need to do to activate is shout "Oi! Main Bola!". Confirm got orang man.
Anyway, what the hell is a Tampines. Well, Tampines is a tree. You laugh right, but it's true. The species name is Sterblus elongatus and belongs to the Moraceae - Sterblus family/genus. Bicyclely it is a species of Ironwood; it is specifically the Riau Ironwood. It was originally called Tempinis ( Temp-pee-nays ) by the Malays. The spelling evolved to Tampinis and then to the current Tampines.
The Tampines area was a forest and population was little bit. Those who settle there all got small plantation. The Tampines tree grew in abundant in the wild. But then, the greedy men come and then wipe out the tree. The wood is super power and is considered one of the most valuable in South East Asia. Last time got no conservation act, so just take lah. The Tampines Tree is luckier than the Mandai Tree because the Mandai tree warn it to run away. Now got only a few left.
So no more tree, how man? No more tree, take the sand lah. Tampines become quarry. Singapore need sand to build flats.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Mat lived in Tampines for 13 years man, from 1985 to 1998. During that time, the town change so much. Last time, got no interchange, no tampines mall, no temasek poly but still power cos every evening sure got people play football at the void deck. All you need to do to activate is shout "Oi! Main Bola!". Confirm got orang man.
Anyway, what the hell is a Tampines. Well, Tampines is a tree. You laugh right, but it's true. The species name is Sterblus elongatus and belongs to the Moraceae - Sterblus family/genus. Bicyclely it is a species of Ironwood; it is specifically the Riau Ironwood. It was originally called Tempinis ( Temp-pee-nays ) by the Malays. The spelling evolved to Tampinis and then to the current Tampines.
The Tampines area was a forest and population was little bit. Those who settle there all got small plantation. The Tampines tree grew in abundant in the wild. But then, the greedy men come and then wipe out the tree. The wood is super power and is considered one of the most valuable in South East Asia. Last time got no conservation act, so just take lah. The Tampines Tree is luckier than the Mandai Tree because the Mandai tree warn it to run away. Now got only a few left.
So no more tree, how man? No more tree, take the sand lah. Tampines become quarry. Singapore need sand to build flats.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Helicopter Game
Yo Mat Riders,
Now is kerunch time, you know, final's examinations. This is the last steretch. Satu last push to the finished line. But you know ah, work 24hrs cannot lah. If not sure pengsan man. So Mat's sterategy is to relac with helicopter game. At last, Mat has breaken 5000 points. Power Max!!!
Ok, back to Balik-Kampung-Exam.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Now is kerunch time, you know, final's examinations. This is the last steretch. Satu last push to the finished line. But you know ah, work 24hrs cannot lah. If not sure pengsan man. So Mat's sterategy is to relac with helicopter game. At last, Mat has breaken 5000 points. Power Max!!!
Ok, back to Balik-Kampung-Exam.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Halal food
Yo Mat Riders,
It's been a month since Mat has bloggeded. So busy man. Now less than 3 weeks to final exam, can mampus.
Mat like to eat. Eating is Singaporean past time right. But Mat is muslim and there are some restrictions for good reason. Here is guideline
refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal
Explicitly Forbidden Substances
A variety of substances are considered forbidden (haraam) as per various Quranic verses:
1. Pork, or any pig-based products
2. Blood
3. Animals slaughtered in the name of anyone but God
4. Carrion
5. Any animal found dead
6. "Fanged beasts of prey"[13] as per the Sunnah, usually simplified to all Carnivorous animals with the exception of most fish and sea animals
7. And all intoxicants (specifically alcohol)
There is some disagreement among Muslims regarding sea food, especially predatory sea creatures. IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) states this regarding the opinion of Islamic scholars[14]:
1. All are in agreement that fish with scales are halal
2. Sunnis consider all fish to be Halal, while Shias consider some fish haraam[15].
3. Most agree that frogs are haraam due to the prohibition of killing it in hadith.
4. Some believe that fish found dead are haraam
5. Some believe that only those sea creatures resembling halal land creatures are halal
Mat's personal addition
1. Bittergourd - YUCKS!
2. Celery - better to chew water lah
3. Basil - see comment for lumber 1
4. Lobster - Is it really painless to be boiled alive?
5. Ginseng!!!
Yessah!
Mat Love
It's been a month since Mat has bloggeded. So busy man. Now less than 3 weeks to final exam, can mampus.
Mat like to eat. Eating is Singaporean past time right. But Mat is muslim and there are some restrictions for good reason. Here is guideline
refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal
Explicitly Forbidden Substances
A variety of substances are considered forbidden (haraam) as per various Quranic verses:
1. Pork, or any pig-based products
2. Blood
3. Animals slaughtered in the name of anyone but God
4. Carrion
5. Any animal found dead
6. "Fanged beasts of prey"[13] as per the Sunnah, usually simplified to all Carnivorous animals with the exception of most fish and sea animals
7. And all intoxicants (specifically alcohol)
There is some disagreement among Muslims regarding sea food, especially predatory sea creatures. IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) states this regarding the opinion of Islamic scholars[14]:
1. All are in agreement that fish with scales are halal
2. Sunnis consider all fish to be Halal, while Shias consider some fish haraam[15].
3. Most agree that frogs are haraam due to the prohibition of killing it in hadith.
4. Some believe that fish found dead are haraam
5. Some believe that only those sea creatures resembling halal land creatures are halal
Mat's personal addition
1. Bittergourd - YUCKS!
2. Celery - better to chew water lah
3. Basil - see comment for lumber 1
4. Lobster - Is it really painless to be boiled alive?
5. Ginseng!!!
Yessah!
Mat Love
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
How big is your footprint?
Yo Mat Riders,
Mat was sick last week ah. ALamak, go see doctor here can die man. So here right, cannot just anyhow walk in man. Must make appointment lah, so only can see 2 days later for Mat. Then medicine got to take from pharmacy, then also got to wait 2 hours. Alamak, a lot of people also sick lah but not as sick as Gaia.
Gaia is the a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet. Cheemmmmmm.....
How big is your footprint, the one you leave permanently on Gaia? Let Mat put it this way. By 2050, if the demand remains at the same level as now ah, we will need 2 more planet Earths worth of resource to support us. Where to find 2 more? You know, better faster tell Mat. Scareded or not? Mat very scareded man. How will my mini Mats survive man?
So ah macam man? What can we do?
Preserve, if cannot, then conserve lah. Let Gaia heal. Do not mine the resource but farm the resource. Look around your house lah, look at the lightbulb. Do you use incandescent or flourescent bulb?
Flourescent bulb outlasts 13 incandescent bulbs
Flourescent bulb saves energy and $$$ (up to 10x savings)
Flourescent bulbs are cooler (80% of energy consumed in incandescent bulb is wasted heat)
How Mat Riders? Be a man! Do the right thing!
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Mat was sick last week ah. ALamak, go see doctor here can die man. So here right, cannot just anyhow walk in man. Must make appointment lah, so only can see 2 days later for Mat. Then medicine got to take from pharmacy, then also got to wait 2 hours. Alamak, a lot of people also sick lah but not as sick as Gaia.
Gaia is the a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet. Cheemmmmmm.....
How big is your footprint, the one you leave permanently on Gaia? Let Mat put it this way. By 2050, if the demand remains at the same level as now ah, we will need 2 more planet Earths worth of resource to support us. Where to find 2 more? You know, better faster tell Mat. Scareded or not? Mat very scareded man. How will my mini Mats survive man?
So ah macam man? What can we do?
Preserve, if cannot, then conserve lah. Let Gaia heal. Do not mine the resource but farm the resource. Look around your house lah, look at the lightbulb. Do you use incandescent or flourescent bulb?
Flourescent bulb outlasts 13 incandescent bulbs
Flourescent bulb saves energy and $$$ (up to 10x savings)
Flourescent bulbs are cooler (80% of energy consumed in incandescent bulb is wasted heat)
How Mat Riders? Be a man! Do the right thing!
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Monday, October 16, 2006
Private Property
Yo Mat Riders,
Mat has been thinking about this for a week man. What really is ownership, private property ah? Alamak, picture this, bunch of first Mats on planet Earth, all relac one corner. Nothing to buy, nothing to own. So someone got tired living in a cave and built a house. Then made a fence to keep out the tigers and keep in the goats.
So, here's the question.... the 1st Mat to invent private property is the guy who built the fence and said everything inside belongs to him or the Mat who believed him....
YESSAH,
Mat Love
Mat has been thinking about this for a week man. What really is ownership, private property ah? Alamak, picture this, bunch of first Mats on planet Earth, all relac one corner. Nothing to buy, nothing to own. So someone got tired living in a cave and built a house. Then made a fence to keep out the tigers and keep in the goats.
So, here's the question.... the 1st Mat to invent private property is the guy who built the fence and said everything inside belongs to him or the Mat who believed him....
YESSAH,
Mat Love
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
PISS: Kallang
Yo Mat Riders,
Something an anonymous person wrote on Mat's blog gave Mat a Eureka. Remember or not the PISS: Geylang blog. This is version lumber 2.
Version Lumber 2: Orang Gallang
Another possible origin to Geylang is the early presence of the fierce orang gallang tribe, one of the many orang laut tribal groups that lived along the coasts and rivers of Singapore island. The orang gallang were well-known for their piracy and pillaging of helpless craft in seas around Singapore island.
Maybe ah, the same thing happen to Kallang like what happen to Geylang. Geylang Serai suppose to be Kilang Serai kena bastardized. Mat will relac one corner and ponder.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Something an anonymous person wrote on Mat's blog gave Mat a Eureka. Remember or not the PISS: Geylang blog. This is version lumber 2.
Version Lumber 2: Orang Gallang
Another possible origin to Geylang is the early presence of the fierce orang gallang tribe, one of the many orang laut tribal groups that lived along the coasts and rivers of Singapore island. The orang gallang were well-known for their piracy and pillaging of helpless craft in seas around Singapore island.
Maybe ah, the same thing happen to Kallang like what happen to Geylang. Geylang Serai suppose to be Kilang Serai kena bastardized. Mat will relac one corner and ponder.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Critically ill
Yo Mat Riders,
Mat's baby is in critical condition. Mat was away for the summer and finally baby came home. Looks like baby did not enjoy summer as much Mat did. The resurrection start now man.
Later,
Mat Love
Mat's baby is in critical condition. Mat was away for the summer and finally baby came home. Looks like baby did not enjoy summer as much Mat did. The resurrection start now man.
Later,
Mat Love
Friday, October 06, 2006
Helicopter game
Yo Mat Riders,
WOAHHH...it's been a very long time since Mat updated his blog ah. Mat now super tired max. The start of the semester is really terok this year. Firstly Mat on come back to Bawston on first day of school, so no time to adjust. Straight must classes lah and then auditions lah under jetlagged conditions. Then combine puasa with moving into new apartment...that one is power combo until power bar max up. Finally Mat can relac one corner this weekend. It's a long weekend, no school on monday because of columbus day.
Anyway, Mat also has been busy with the helicopter game. Mat's number one fan intro to Mat this game that has taken over Mat's life. Google "helicopter game" and it's the first link. Good luck, Mat's best is 2896.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
WOAHHH...it's been a very long time since Mat updated his blog ah. Mat now super tired max. The start of the semester is really terok this year. Firstly Mat on come back to Bawston on first day of school, so no time to adjust. Straight must classes lah and then auditions lah under jetlagged conditions. Then combine puasa with moving into new apartment...that one is power combo until power bar max up. Finally Mat can relac one corner this weekend. It's a long weekend, no school on monday because of columbus day.
Anyway, Mat also has been busy with the helicopter game. Mat's number one fan intro to Mat this game that has taken over Mat's life. Google "helicopter game" and it's the first link. Good luck, Mat's best is 2896.
YESSAH!
Mat Love
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The Technician's Tools
Yo Mat Riders,
From left to right
a. Bach Stradivarius 37 Bb Trumpet (stock from Elkhart, Indiana)
b. Bach Stradivarius C Trumpet - 229 Bell with 25H Leadpipe
c. Schilke E3L Eb/D Trumpet
d. Kanstul 1520 Bb/A/G Piccolo Trumpet
YESSAH,
Mat Love
From left to right
a. Bach Stradivarius 37 Bb Trumpet (stock from Elkhart, Indiana)
b. Bach Stradivarius C Trumpet - 229 Bell with 25H Leadpipe
c. Schilke E3L Eb/D Trumpet
d. Kanstul 1520 Bb/A/G Piccolo Trumpet
YESSAH,
Mat Love
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