Firefox
2007-05-17 12:50:00
For all you neanderthals still using Internet Explorer, you might want to check out Jason's excellently informative post on Firefox
. Before discovering Firefox, I felt like a lost lamb wandering through the Dark Ages of Internet Explorer. And then, behold, there was Firefox and all was good. I've seen the light. I was lost but now am found. Yadda yadda.Maybe I exaggerated a little.Ok, I exaggerated a lot.I was having trouble with Internet Explorer before making the switch to Firefox a few years back, although I can't for the life of me, recall what sort of trouble. I do remember it's the sort that made me want to inflict grievous bodily harm on my computer and hurl it out the window (that's right, Internet Explorer killed my kitty and ate my baby). Anyway, Internet Explorer is so 1990s. Who the hell wants to live in the last decade?So the cool stuff about Firefox? Did you know you can have multiple home pages with Firefox? You did? Damn. I must not have been paying attention durin
No Such Thing As a Free Lunch
2007-05-14 01:54:00
Got a call from one of those "you've won a gazillion dollars in a lucky draw you've never heard of !!!eleventyone!!" timeshare scammers the other day.Timeshare Scammer: Hello, We're calling from Timeshare Scammers Limited* and wish to inform you that you've been selected to receive a free gift worth $4,000.Me: Ok.TS: The gift includes a 8-day Thailand hotel stay, spa vouchers blahblahblah.Me: Ok.TS: We're a newly set up company blahblah promote our new packages blahblah NATAS blahblahblah.Me: Ok.TS: Just to reassure you, we're not one of those timeshare companies. This gift is offered to you with no strings attached.Me: Ok.TS: You'll not need to purchase anything before receiving the gift.Me: OkTS: At the same time, we'll like to do a presentation with you to promote our new packages. The presentation will take about an hour. Will you be available at 2pm tomorrow?Me: Ok.TS: Our office is located at blahblahblah. By the way, I'm Angeline**. Please ask for me at the reception bl
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Honey, I'm home!
2007-03-11 22:38:00
Wow, I've been away from the blog for way too long (almost a month!). Promise to write something soon. How's everyone doing?
7 Ways to Reject that Unwanted Valentine's Day Invitation
2007-02-14 04:42:00
It's Valentine
's Day and the office creep decided to try his luck and asked me out. Eh, I was probably his 9829384th unlucky try. Anyway, I decided to compile a list of excuses for future reference. I'm sure they'll come in handy again some day.1) "Can I bring my mum along?"2) "Sure, meet ya at Nagrand?"3) "Sorry, not enough HP to last through dinner. Gotta level up tonight."4) "I think of you as a brother and I'm not into incest."5) "Nope, not into guys."6) "Whaa..t? Sorry, I can't hear you, you're breaking up." Make some static noises and hang up.7) "I'll love to go out with you, but first, I've gotta bury the last guy who tried to date me. He's stinking up my garage. Wanna help?"Happy Valentine's Day!
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Neil and his Magnificient Oracular Journal
2007-02-10 08:32:00
Neil Gaiman is positively the awesomest author on all of planet earth. Like seriously. To celebrate his web blog turning six, he has a birthday toy on his blog that is a serious instrument of divination. Needless to say, I just have to try it for myself.As per Neil's instructions, I imagined my question and framed it in my mind.Q: My bladder is currently full to bursting and I fear that even a slight cough may open the flood gates. Should I go and pee, like, now?A: My question is why you included these scenes in such a descriptive manner.And thus, Neil has spoken.
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How to Spot a Jap
2007-02-04 01:39:00
Thank you, US War Dept, for imparting the invaluable knowledge of how to spot a Jap. I no longer have the fear of mixing up my Cs and Js.
Life in a hole
2007-02-02 20:36:00
Apparently, the latest fashionable thing to do in London is to live in a janitor's storeroom, all for the low, low price of £170,000 (gawd, I can buy 8,000+ bottles of Bling H2o for that kind of money). The flat measures 11ft by 7ft which is about the size of a snooker table. Doesn't the place look depressing?Source: BBC NewsWhile we're still on the topic of tiny living spaces, if you check into the das Parkhotel, you'll be living in rooms made out of drainage pipes. I kid you not. At least you'll have a good view of the River Danube. They kinda remind me of those capsule hotels in Japan.Via Random Good Stuff here and here.Next up on the real estate market: flats the size of toilet cubicles! You get to sleep standing up!
Bling H2o
2007-02-01 08:09:00
Would you pay 40 bucks for a bottle of water? If you answered in the affirmative, you need to get your head checked. Ok, just kidding. If you're into gourmet bottled water, then Bling
H2o may just be your cup of uh.. water. The bling factor comes from the bottles, which has handcrafted Swarovski crystals on them. Since I don't have 40 bucks to throw away, I don't know what the water taste like. Maybe it tastes like the elixir of life. Who knows?Anyway, if you're really loaded with money coming out of your ears, why not think about donating to the help-Lis-quit-her-boring-day-job fund? Or perhaps I can fund myself by starting my own line of bottled water. I'll call it B(Lis)s H2o.Technorati: Shopping
Stop annoying me with Snap!
2007-02-01 01:58:00
After reading downloadsquad's How to get rid of Snap's obnoxious link previews, I began to wonder if you folks find the Snap Preview Anywhere thingie annoying. So it's poll time!Edit: I've turned them off because they were beginning to annoy me.Technorati: Snap Preview Anywhere
I'm FABULOUS!
2007-07-17 10:34:00
I've always known I'm fabulous. Just ask Eddy & Patsy. Heck, I'm so fabulous that the first thing I do every morning after getting out of bed is to go to the mirror and shout "I'M FABULOUS!" at my reflection. Oh all right, the truth is I do that to wake myself up. You've no idea how much you can scare the crap out of yourself just by hearing your own voice at a deafening level early in the morning. Works better than coffee. Anyway, if you find yourself having trouble staying awake in the morning like I do, here's an alternate method. See your partner sleeping blissfully next to you? The one who doesn't need to get up for another two hours? Yell "YOU'RE FABULOUS" in his ear. Go on, give it a try. The punch in the eye you'll receive from him mistaking you for the alarm clock will wake you up better than any splash of cold water. Not that I'm speaking from personal experience or anything. No, not at all.So what's better than knowing I'm fabulous? It's knowing that I rock not
Spam, it's what's for dinner
2007-07-16 12:53:00
Dear spammers,If you're going to pimp your site on my blog, at least have the decency to pretend to be interested in what I've posted and make a content appropriate comment instead of just HELO CUM VISIT MY SIGHT PLZ. This is not a fucking blog directory where you just dump your link here thinking I'll add you to my blogroll.No love,LisTechnorati: Rant
We Have a Winner!
2007-07-19 13:00:00
I've never been lucky. I've friends who've won lucky draw after lucky draw and I'll be lucky if I even won so much as an ice-cream stick. Seriously, the chance of a dead body falling out of an airplane and hitting me on the head is probably higher than that of me actually winning something. Yup, I'm that kid. So imagine my surprise when I was notified by FuelMyBlog that I've won a $10 Amazon voucher for taking part in their survey. It's a small gift but hey, I actually won something and it's not an ice-cream stick! Thank you, FuelMyBlog.Technorati: fuelmyblog
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2007-07-20 09:02:00
You know, I wasn't paying much attention when I was typing the title and nearly typed it as Harry
Potter
and the Deadly Harrods. I'm sure if I've a chance to visit UK, Harrods will indeed be deadly to me, or more specifically, to my pocket.Spoilers. I think most people belong to two camps when it comes to spoilers. They're either of the "spoil me and I'll skin you alive with my bare hands and k33l j00 d3ad" variety or the "meh, who cares? I've more important things to think about such as is that a pimple on my face?" sort. I belong to both and neither. When it comes to television, I love to be spoiled. In fact, I stalk Television Without Pity on a regular basis. Well, this is mostly because we usually get US TV shows months after they've been shown. Sometimes whole seasons have ended before we get to watch them on TV. The only shows screened live are the scripted reality shows and I'm not a fan of those. Ok, I used to watch American Idol but I stopped when I realised Sim
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The Unusual Suspects Vol. 3
2007-07-24 02:35:00
I bet many of you are still reading that Harry Potter book, eh? If you feel like taking a break from that kiddo Harry and his magic and stuff (hee!), check out the links below.I've made some new friends in the blogosphere this past couple of weeks. First up, there's Michael from The Wonderful World Of Nothing Worthwhile. Me and my homies were arguing about who would win in a smackdown between the Monty Pythons and the Power Rangers and Michael came to the rescue. While you're there, you might as well get a beer and some snacks and make yourself comfortable. This guy is a freaking riot. You'll be spending a long time there. I will not mention his not-so-secret crush on Tina Fey.Next, there's Linda from Ugly Mailbox.com. The site is a treasure trove of... yup you guessed it... ugly mailboxes. Man, I've never seen so many in my life. Some of them were downright hideous!Moving on. I can't stop watching The Big-Eyed Man. For more lolz, remember to check out the link in the post for s
Keyword Fun
2007-07-26 06:16:00
I took a look at the keywords that brought all the crazies to this blog and thought I'll share them with you for shits and giggles. Words in blue are my comments obviously. Clicking on some of the keywords will bring you to the original post. Apart from the hundreds of people hoping to score a free online copy of the Potty Harry book with searches such as "read harry potter deathly hallows online", here are some of the other keywords: boring meetings ways to reject a guy apocalypto butts (I see someone out there doesn't watch movies for the plots. Scandalous, I tell you.) bellybutton start, knitting (???) bling water are you kidding (I wish I was.) harry potter dentist stories (Wait, there're other HP dentist stories out there?) harry potter stick men harry potter's eleven inch wand (Wand! WAND! The one that does magic and not the one that... oh never mind.) how should i get drunk (You drink lots of alcohol, that's how. What? You need a Dummies guide for that?!) how will
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Pownce Invites to Give Away
2007-07-29 06:07:00
What is Pownce? According to the website, it's a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You'll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast.At the moment, the site is not fully opened to the public yet. Now, I've six invites to give away. I won't make you jump through hoops to get one, although you can if you want to. Send me a video of you doing it and I'll post it up. All right, invites. I'll give them to the first six people to provide me with their email address. You can either leave a comment with your email or drop me an email at abouteverything[at]gmail(dot)com. If you spam me, I'll k33l j00 d34d so don't even think about it. If you're really paranoid about your email address, here's a top secret method you can try. Write down your email on a tiny piece of paper and somehow get it hidden in a new bag of flour. Now hope really hard that Krisp
10 Reasons to Watch Reign of Fire
2007-08-04 14:12:00
Somebody at the local TV station is obviously a CHRISTIAN BALE! fan. How else would you explain 3 CHRISTIAN BALE! movies in less than a month? Not that I'm complaining, of course. If you've no idea who CHRISTIAN BALE! is, he's that super hot dude in Batman Begins (aka The One with Katie Holmes' Nipples and Qui Gon Jinn). No, silly, he wasn't Alfred. He was Batman.So anyhow, one of the movies showing on local TV was Reign of Fire with CHRISTIAN BALE! and uhm... other actor type of people. There were lots of sweaty and grimy people in this movie. Man, don't they make movies with clean people anymore? But, sweaty and grimy CHRISTIAN BALE! Mmmmmmmm... oh where was I? Oh yeah, I highly recommend this movie. It was a cinematic masterpiece, the Picasso of motion pictures, a film ahead of its time, a movie that will change your life etc... you get the idea, yeah? So should you watch this movie? Oh yes, and here are 10 reasons why you should:1) CHRISTIAN BALE!2) CHRISTIAN BALE!3) CHRISTIA
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Troy
2007-08-12 10:20:00
The other day, I watched a movie that was so annoying that I was completely pissed off by the end of the first hour. The movie was Troy a.k.a. The One Where Everyone Had Long Luscious Curly Locks Worthy of a Clairol's Herbal Essence Commercial, or The One Where The Men Wore Even Less Than The Ladies. This movie was full of idiots. Since this movie came out in 2004, some of you may have forgotten what it's about so let me refresh your memory. Before I do that, I'll have to warn you there be spoilers. Scroll down at your own peril.This movie was about a dumb blond who fell in love with a curly brown haired pansy. Why she fell for this pansy will forever be a mystery to me. Orlando Bloom wasn't even particularly hot. Well, perhaps he had something to offer that no other brave, manly man could, such as exceptional hair care tips. In any case, she made the ultimate dumb blond decision to run away with him. As we all know, war is the answer to life, the universe and everything so her idi
The Unusual Suspects Vol. 4
2007-08-21 05:34:00
Haven't done one of these in a while. I figured I should at least try to work sometimes instead of just pretending so I haven't had much time for surfing lately. Anyway, I've this idea. If you've written something interesting/funny/bizarre/weird/self-incriminating/not boring etc. that you think I (and my 3.14 readers out there) might like, email the link with a short description to abouteverything[at]gmail(dot)com with "The Unusual Suspects" in the subject line. Please note I may or may not publish the link on my blog. That's right, it's subject to my whim and fancy, although I've been known to be not as discerning when I've had a drink or two. We'll see how well this goes.This site alone should be enough to keep you entertained for days. It's none other than Humor Blogs, a directory of some of the funniest blogs out there. Just try not to laugh out loud too often if you're pretending to work. Yep, been there, done that. Not a pretty sight.Previously in Tag Memes and Viral L
Tag Memes and Viral Links
2007-08-20 02:22:00
I don't like to do too many of this because nobody likes to read a blog that's full of memes. I'll at least like to return the favour to the lovely folks out there who've been kind enough to link to me. I'm sorry if I've missed you out. It's certainly not intentional. For those people who're tagged, obviously you don't have to do it if you don't want to.1) Face Behind the BlogNick tagged me for this. I think I'm supposed to post a picture of myself and provide some useless information.Blog Title : About Every Little ThingDescription : Just a girl with a penchant for stick men drawings blogging about whatever interests her.Why "About Every Little Thing": Because I needed to pee really badly and so decided on the first title that came into my head.Name : LisCountry : SingaporeOccupation : Corporate droneEmail : abouteverything[at]gmail(dot)comBirthday : Hello, a chick's age is secret so you'll just have to settle for "somewhere in April of a certain year"Fav Color : Green (s
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A Day in the Life of Lis
2007-08-24 06:09:00
Whenever someone asks me what I do for a living, upon hearing my reply, they always say something like "oh how fun is that! I bet you've such an exciting life". I can hear all of you going "what the hell does she work as? Professional sky diver? Mafia chick? Bank employee?" For the purpose of this post, let's just say I'm a corporate drone, cos' as you know, if I tell you, I'll have to kill you.So what better way to show you how exciting my life is than in the form of stick men drawings? I present to you A Day in the Life of Lis.A Day in the Life of LisIt's 9a.m. and I'm at my desk typing away excitingly. 1001 emails to reply. This will be an exciting day indeed.Now it's 1p.m. and it's way too exciting to leave my desk (300 emails down, 701 more to go) so I'm eating my exciting McDonalds lunch here.Fast forward to 4p.m. and it's time for an exciting tea break at my desk. Mmm, a steaming mug of English Breakfast tea with some Tim Tams. How exciting!After 12 hours of excitemen
Double Ouch
2007-08-27 05:01:00
I started this pretty long (and I like to think funny) post a few days ago and wanted to work on it just now so I could post it later, but somehow I accidentally pressed some buttons and the whole thing went poof *insert string of swear words in 7 languages*. On top of that, I've managed to somehow injure my left hand over the weekend and it hurts like a damn mofo, so I'm typing with one hand *insert string of swear words in 7 other languages*. Perhaps the worst of all was that I now had to carry my uber hip and fashionable green handbag in my right hand. Not cool.To make up for this non-post, here's a sexy video to brighten up your week. Dance and sing along to it!PS: I don't really understand how this works but I seem to have received one of these outstanding new blog thingy. Uhm... thanks?
Beautiful My Ass
2007-09-20 22:23:00
Dear James Blunt fan girls,Here's a newsflash for you. James Blunt is NOT a freakin' musical genius. He's just some stupid bloke with a shitty voice who writes shitty songs with shitty lyrics and shitty music. They are not "wistful", "moving" or"inspiring". They do not "tug at the heart strings" unless it's the murderous one. They're just stupid emo shit, and not even good emo shit at that. His voice is not "interesting", "beautiful" or "haunting", at least not in a good way anyway. It's fucking whiny. He's not a bloody tormented tragic lovelorn poet. He's not even particularly hot. In short, he's not a fucking beautiful unique snowflake.His songs are absolutely music to my ears, you know, the kind that sounds like fingernails scratching across a blackboard. It makes me want to stick a finger into my eye and give my brains a swirl. The songs also rank right at the top together with "My Heart Will Go On" on my list of songs that put me in a stabbity mood. Heaven.And now he's b
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International Talk Like A Pirate Day
2007-09-19 00:20:00
Shiver me timbers! It's Talk Like A Pirate
Day! All ye scurvy dogs, get out yer eye patches an' start talkin' like a pirate! Arrr!
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Where Have All the Good Men Gone?
2007-09-17 04:07:00
Meleah's post about dating has made me take a look at my own manhunt situation. It's mostly of the non-existent variety. I'm way past the sweet-young-thing stage so maybe I should speed up a little and start looking for real before I reach the left-on-the-shelf stage. Many folks have suggested these places as good ones to meet guys. Hmm, let's see, shall we?BookstoresThis is a good one. I'm quite sure I won't meet morons like Office Creep here. At the very least, the guys who step into this place know their ABCs. Besides, I can zoom in on the ones who share the same literary interests as me. Let me take a look in the Crime section. Ooh look, there's a pretty cute guy standing there. What's he reading? Ted Bundy's biography? Interesting. Serial killers is a pretty fascinating subject. Perhaps I should strike up a conversation with him. Wait a minite, he looks really engrossed in the book. Why is he so engrossed in the book? OMG is he a Ted Bundy wannabe? Is he looking for tips
The One with the Car
2007-09-10 06:26:00
Cars are insanely expensive in Singapore mostly because the island has enough space for only about 5 people but there're 4 million of us cramped together, jostling for air. That partly explains why Singaporeans are always so angry and complain so damn much. That freakin' weather will be the death of me! Hot and humid one minute, wet and rainy the next! And don't get me started on the damn fee hikes! And all those damn reality shows on TV! Too many of them! Oh wait, those were the Americans' fault. Anyway, I'm digressing.So remember Office Creep? Maybe I should provide a little background on him. Apparently, his family's loaded so he's loaded by osmosis. There's no other way to explain how he can afford his own private apartment and change his car 3 times a year on his current pay. I know this because his work buddies seem to love sharing this piece of information with me repeatedly despite me never having requested for it. Anyway, Office Creep has been trying to get me to watch
Hilarious Console Rundown
2007-09-07 01:43:00
I'm sure you've noticed the lack of posts around here lately. I've been kinda tied up with work (read: had to finally do some real, actual work instead of pretending). But it's Friday afternoon so I'm entitled to a little stalking on gaming websites! Check out this hilarious video on console wars at Zero Punctuation: Console
Rundown
. If you can't see the original, you can check out the YouTube version.PS: I'm going into 30 Rock withdrawal. Uggghhhhhhhhh.
Mel Gibson and His Freedoms
2007-09-03 05:32:00
(Because I'm made up of 99% laziness and 1% do-it-only-when-I-feel-like-it, I've acquired a guest blogger who'll also perhaps help to inject a little local flavour into this blog. StickManJohnTan and I are related by blood although the only family resemblance we share is that we both look like we belong to the human race. Well, somewhat anyway. As we're both from the same factory, he's also been afflicted with 99% laziness and 1% do-it-only-when-I-feel-like-it so if you're expecting regular blog posts from him, don't count on it.)If any girls became diehard fans (not of Bruce! Though he's pretty funny in Die Hardest of all Die Hard 4.0) of Mel after watching "What Women Want", I hate to break this to you. He's not exactly drool-worthy. But then I'm a man who likes girls, so what do I know about sexy men except being one myself.Anyhow, I bumped into Mel Gibson
(or rather he bumped into me) at the National Museum of Singapore (yes, I'm sexy and culturally-inclined!). Regardles
Weddings and Ghosts
2007-10-01 03:32:00
The beginning of September saw the end of the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival. The Chinese believe that during this period of time, there's sort of a prison break, or rather a hell break, and all the ghosts are let loose on earth to eat your food, drink your milkshakes and watch your TV. The Chinese generally consider it a Bad Thing to hold a wedding during this time. I guess they're afraid the ghosts will crash the party and drink all their beer. So when the seventh lunar month ended, the weddings returned with a vengeance and that's partly what I've been busy with.I'm not the biggest fan of weddings mainly because I hate making small talk with strangers. And then there's the "OMG you're still single let me fix you up with my husband's brother's cousin-in-law's daughter's monkey! He's still single too! He cooks! He cleans! And he shits rainbows!" No kidding. Maybe you should consider asking him to join the circus.I was at yet another wedding dinner the other night and w
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10 Quotes to Live By
2007-10-08 04:21:00
1) Borrow money from pessimists, they don't expect it back.2) The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.3) If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.4) Never test the depth of the water with both feet.5) If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again; it was probably worth it.6) Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.7) Don't judge people by their relatives.8) Don't kick a man when he's down unless you're certain he won't get up.9) Happiness is good health and a bad memory.and the one quote that is so, SO TRUE:10) If you find something you like, buy a lifetime supply, because they will stop making it.(Note: I didn't come up with any of these, I collected them from the various nooks and crannies of the big, bad intarweb.)
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