ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL 2.0

Teleology= function by design. The purpose of something is reflected in its design. Teleological argument for existence of a Grand Designer.That the design is so wonderful as to argue convincingly for the existence of a Grand Designer. Aposematism: Using vivid colors to warn predators of toxicity. The Rainbow Grasshopper: One of the best examples of Aposematism  and one of the most vivid examples of Teleogical evolution. Not the Bible, nor the Koran-BUT THIS leads me to the conclusion that there is a good probability that there is a Grand Designer who created our world. But this does not mean I think we should have a relationship with It. It is Man's self-vanity to think that It wants to have a relationship with us. These photos show several sub-species. Or even some that are  not Dactylotum Variegatus but equally colorful like the Leichhardt Grasshopper of Australia's Kakadu region (Black and Orange one below) or the one with horny growths at the back of its head; Phy...

Everytime we see a photo of Kim Jong-Un, there are people around him taking notes. I wish I could see what are they writing down in their little notebooks? Or perhaps surreptitiously doodling while looking earnest ? [although if caught they will be executed]. Reminds me of the ubiquitous 555 Notebooks used by horse-racing bookies, taxi drivers, shopkeepers, pimps, and other small-time businessmen in Singapore in the 1950's I think they are still s old in the shops in Little India. I think Kim should at least give all his generals and bureaucrats more presentable-looking note books for them to take down his treasured advice on his 'guidance' tours. *** Note: 555 Notebooks is (or should be) a SG50 [Singapore's 50th Anniversary 2015] heritage item.

The Balestier area is famed for its tau sar piah, chicken rice, bak kut the, fish head steamboat. But there are other sides of Balestier not known to many.  Every day, as I sit in the coffee shop eating my lunch (not this dingy coffee shop, another one), I see a microcosm of the whole Balestier Road area. I see them all- the four categories of the non-resident population of the Balestier area; centered around the various activities in the area. 1.       The Novena Medical Center, Gynaecology and other specialist clinics ·         So in the coffee shop, I see lots of pregnant women and their husbands/boyfriends some of whom look very worried- the men occasionally going to the toilet to make furtive phone calls. ·          Indonesians, Indians, Thai and Malaysians who have come here to seek medical treatment combined with shopping. On the whole, they don’t look sick, but ar...

TAKE A PICK [no pun intended]- Your missing variable in the equation of Guitar Tone. You have: $4000.00 guitar $3000.00 amp $400 hand-wound pickups $100 cable $30 Titanium strings 50 CENTS PICK? OMG! Its time you try out and buy my luxury picks for that killer tone: Price range: 5.00 to 100.00. V-Picks, Gravity, SuperBite, Blue-Chip, Wegen, Huffschmid, Dunlop PrimeTone etc. Many sizes, shapes, and thickness. (Diamonds, Screamers, Pachellis, Farleys, Ghost Rims, Gypsy, Jazz III shapes etc) Selling those I don't use (picks must suit your style, guitar, music) The other photo is of my prize 3mm Huffschmid Glow-In-The-Dark Aqua Blue with special beveling. [30 Euros]

In the past, global economic recessions were Made-In-The-USA. The next one will be Made-In-China. That is something I am willing to bet on. The reason: China's credit growth, including off-balance-sheet credit, and shadow banking has grown way out of proportion compared with the growth of its real economy.  Ruchir  Sharma, author of 2012 non-fiction bestseller "Breakout Nations"and now Head of Global Macro at Morgan Stanley Investment Manager says that every time a nation goes on a credit binge in excess of its real economic growth, an economic slowdown inevitably follows. He cites historical instances ranging from the Tulip Mania and South Seas Bubble of the 19th century, to the 1994 Asian Financial crisis, and Japan's decades-long recession as well as the 2008 US sub-prime mortgage crisis. .  What is "excessive" to him? He say's if credit as a proportion of GDP grows 14 % over 5-years, that is one standard deviation above the...