JBJ is Back in Action!

82 -years-old J.B. Jeyaretnam filed an application this morning to register his new political party, The Reform Party. The old warhorse is back in action again!

Mr Jeyaretnam has been barred from contesting general elections here since 2001, when he was made a bankrupt for failing to pay damages from defamation suits.

He cleared up his debts on May 10, last year and was discharged as a bankrupt, thus freeing him to contest in the next polls due in 2011.

By then, he will be 85-years-old.

Old he may be, but his fighting spirit is still strong. I wish Mr Jeyaretnam all the best for his new party.

If you are interested to know more, a press conference will be held on Friday (tomorrow), 18 Apr 2008 at 2.00pm at the Quality Hotel, Balestier Road.

You can watch the vodcast report on omy:

惹耶勒南今提交政党申请表格 两个月后获申请结果 (Submission of registration on 17 Apr)

惹耶勒南正式宣布成立改革党 并表示要参加下届大选 (Press Conference on 18 Apr)

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Rules of Thumb.ORG

Need advices on how to manage your life? In fact, need any advice for any issues at all under the sun? Visit Rules of Thumb.ORG and see if you can find what you need.

It’s an interesting social networking site with user-generated “Rules of Thumb” pertaining to all sorts of issues. Some of the submissions are real gems while most are really quite crappy. It’s fun to read them though.

Here’s a few of my favourites:

PLACE TRASH CANS 25 PACES APART
In general, people will not walk more than 14 or 15 steps to throw away a piece of trash, so place trash cans at most every 25 paces (so that people always find they’re within 13 steps of a receptacle).
Craig, University professor

CONTROLLING YOUR CAT
If you don’t want a cat to jump into your lap, don’t make eye contact with it.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine

WINNING AT BLACKJACK
When you’re playing blackjack, assume that any unseen card is an 8.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York

ILLUSTRATION TIP
To check an illustration for “errors” in a computer illustration program use the reflect tool. For example: I frequently draw “big hair’ on the right side of a subject, flipping the drawing exposes this nicely! (If you’re drawing on paper, flip it around and hold it up to the light.)
Susan Haug, Product Developer, Henderson, MN, USA

EATING ON THE ROAD
When traveling, eat what the natives eat. It’s cheaper and tastes better than anything else.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York

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