November 23rd, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
What if you go for a Budget Brazilian Waxing and they run out of wax?
Or bring your own wax. Or they could learn lessons from some of our budget airlines ââ¬â must go special budget room to wax (i.e. toilet), no frills service (i.e. you wax yourself), and if you want a towel or water [...]
November 22nd, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
Score one for Microsoft ââ¬â they finally get an ad that’s simple, well done, and which targets the right crowd (geeks being likely to be Battlestar Galactica addicts), though it’s admittedly an ad only insiders would grok. Now I’m just waiting for some geek to put up a parody version, linking the virus to Microsoft. [...]
November 20th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
A long time ago, I used to be a competitive runner. I trained 4 times a week, and my idea of “a treat” was Coke or chocolate (only one of either every 2 weeks). In the good old days I thought nothing to competing (and winning) two individual races, and leading a relay team to [...]
November 19th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
When (insert expletive here) Bush came to Singapore recently, I was disappointed to see him being portrayed on the front page with smiling, admiring NUS students. How can anyone who is educated, knows something about politics, and who happens to be within 5 metres of the guy, look so happy to see him? It’s not [...]
November 18th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general, travel
For a good number of Australians headed for India, more often than not they find themselves in Singapore on a one or two day stopover before flying into Mumbai, or Chennai. Of late I’ve found myself to be the stopover guide to such people ââ¬â friends in Australia frequently referring their friends and friends of [...]
