'A' is for Alliteration, which is defined as 'Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse'.
Writers of Justice League of America comics are obviously fond of alliteration. Here are a list of alliterative titles given to JLA superheroes that I can remember off the top of my head:

Flash aka 'Sultan of Speed' or 'Monarch of Motion' or 'Scarlet Speedster'.
Hawkman aka 'Flying Fury' or 'Aerial Ace' or 'Winged Wonder'.
Batman aka 'Masked Manhunter' or 'Caped Crusader'.
Atom aka 'Tiny Titan'.

I have one in my head now... the 'Wanton Wars', cos I just rode back from my first bowl of Cho Kee wanton mee. Location is Old Airport Rd food centre. 2 wanton stalls separated by only 1 or 2 stalls, in the row facing the main road, named Hua Kee and Cho Kee respectively. Apparently, Cho Kee has received more accolades, and no doubt, it's the flashier stall with its numerous displayed articles and awards, AND it's electronic queueing system. You make your order, receive a number, and go to collect your order when your number comes up on the red LED sign.
I have tried both... verdict? Cho Kee's noodles are wet and smooth and easy to slurp down. It's wanton is delicious. However, Hua Kee's noodles has a killer chilli-mix which I instantly loved the moment I tasted my first mouthful. The winner? Hua Kee.

Reading the Justice League of America comic (Archives vol 6) now, and in 'The Plague that struck the Justice League', a plague strikes The Atom, Flash, Green Lantern and Batman, making them into giants and ensuring death in 10 hours. As the villain tells them that whoever they have touched will face the same doom as well, the superheroes lament about their love-interests (Jean Loring for The Atom, Iris West for Flash, Carol Ferris for Green Lantern), WITH THE EXCEPTION of Batman. Guess who flashes in his mind? ROBIN.
Well, the comic creators can't blame the public for coming up with the long-running joke about Batman's sexual orientation.

My turn to lead Senior Sunday School worship was today. Whew! It's my first time leading worship. I had to sing into a mike. Hope I was kind to the ear-drums of the teens. Guitarists Jonathan and Nicky and drummer Adrian were great; thanks guys, for being so obliging!
Here's the order of songs I came up with:
1. Let Everything That Has Breath
2. I Could Sing Of Your Love
3. All In All
4. The Heart of Worship
5. I Give You My Heart (Michael W Smith has a nice version)
6. In Christ Alone (the hymn)
7. You Are My God (apparently, SSS hasn't sung this before, so it was a new song for them)

Have a few pics to post, but not now. I'll leave with a shot I just took (P.H, this is for you, *wink wink*): a bear in the nicest school uniform in Singapore! Cute right?

Yesterday was Day 2 of 'Fungi and Viruses - Friends or Foes?', a 2-day (9am-5pm) course held at DNA Centre in NIE. Not surprisingly, there was the usual barrage of complaints of how far we had to travel to get to NIE. The sign on the table at our teabreak said 'Fungi & Viruses Teabreak', hmmm... bon appetit. Will post some pics later.

Of course, what was more exciting was the launch (cum dinner) of the Vacheron Constantin 1972 Grande Cambre at The Pavilion at Shangri-la Hotel! It was organised by Singapore Vacheron Constantin together with Prestige Magazine. Joseph from East Spring Primary was kind enough to give me a lift back to Tampines after the course, so I was able to make it to Shangri-la in time.



An innovative way of showcasing the watches, mannequin-like hands! But they are alive! We were encouraged to touch, caress, explore; I never did get to see who the hands belonged to. Note the wonderful nail-art (Vacheron's logo is the Maltese Cross by the way):



Incredibly slender and graceful dancers from the Singapore Dance Theatre opened with a dance item wearing the watches on their wrists:


Going around for guests to examine the watches up close:


How can I not mention the food? Opening course was an interesting dish, a combo of seared tuna and raw tuna:


The main course, chicken. I had to ask Jenny, why not red meat, and she said she thought the same too, but after trying the chicken during the food-tasting session, she decided to go with the chicken!:


By now, had quite a few glasses of white wine. Dessert was excellent, chocolate fondue with strawberries and other berries:


Certainly a night to remember. Thanks to VC and Prestige!

Went for Chijazz, the annual jazz festival held at Chijmes lawn. The female emcee kept mispronouncing Chijazz as Chee-jazz. I also saw her at the CHIJ (100th anniversary?) celebration at Chijmes hall a few months ago.
Introducing the famous, or rather, infamous.... Music! If you have been a regular attendee of jazz events, you should have spotted this familiar auntie gyrating suggestively all by herself (eeeew); she never fails to show up, and never fails to gyrate. And yes, her name is Music:


Thanks to Tjeng Jaw (yet again), I am lucky enough to be invited to the launch (cum dinner) of Vacheron Constantin's new 1972 Cambre model at The Pavilion, Shangri-la this Wednesday. Will take pictures!

Ghost-hunt ride at 10.30pm tonight, kindly organised by Xcycle who claims to be a trained Malay bomoh. Route starts from Seah Im hawker centre (the one opposite World Trade Centre).

Checkpoints (unedited):
First stop: KINGS DOCK (100m from meeting point.The place was made famous by the spirits of entire caucasian family and ancient ones.The caucasian family had themselves drowned while reversing their car and the old tree nearby was the caused)
Second stop: LABRADOR PARK (Pasir panjang area.The lighthouse was haunted with spirits from WW2 soldiers)
Third stop: Marang Road (Ancient secret malay burial site.I found it when i got lost 8yrs ago)
REST AND CHIT CHAT 1/2HR (Telok Blangah)
Fourth stop: Depot road (Carpark,a chinese temple where they keep ashes of the dead) and DEPOT ROAD 2,( a lone dark lane where I saw a headless man with three other eye witness 1 yr ago)
Fifth stop: Tanglin old railway route (a lady was often seen by locals gliding from tree to tree)
Sixth stop: Chinatown Banda Street(the government found tens of human bones buried in the area 1996 during renovation,apparently,the Japanese army had liquidated the chinese during WW2)
Last stop will be at TANJONG PAGAR railway station for refreshment before heading home.

This is funny, so I shall keep it here for posterity. Courtesy of Shygal from FWNR forum.

10 Commandments of a Married Life:

Commandment 1
Marriages are made in heaven. But then again so are thunder and lightning.
Commandment 2
If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
Commandment 3
Marriage is grand and divorce is at least 100 grand!
Commandment 4
Married life is very frustrating, In the 1st year, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the 2nd year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the 3rd year, they both speak and the neighbours listen!
Commandment 5
When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing : either the car is new of the wife is.
Commandment 6
Marriage is when a man and a woman become one. The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
Commandment 7
Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you say. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.
Commandment 8
Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical and a good cook. But the law only allows one wife.
Commandment 9
Marriage and love are purely a matter of chemistry. That is why a wife treats her husband like toxic water.
Commandment 10
A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished!

Voila, my latest bike upgrade: a Honka Hoota bicycle air horn. 'SQUEEZE ME, I'LL GIVE YOU A HOOT!', says the packaging. No, it's not like the Air Zound which uses a plastic bottle; rather, it's a mini version of the classic karang guni horn which we are so used to hearing. It's bright blue and looks out of place on my black bike, but it's so fun to hear that spastic sound, so it shall stay...

While cruising past a gal, I gave 2 squeezes of my new toy; I could swear she gave me a dirty look. Did hooting my hooter imply any sexual innuendo?

Was cycling home and approaching Bedok Reservoir yesterday, when it struck me that Sunday is the finals of the Wakeboarding Worldcup to be held at Bedok Reservoir.
So popped by to take a look-see. Gosh, so many spectators! And I now agree when they say Bedok Reservoir is an ideal place for a wakeboard competition, cos the water is calm, place is accessible, and spectators could sit on the grass that lines the water-edge.
Of course, the local guys and gals there were decked out in their wakeboarding best. The babes there were trying their darn best to look like potential models for Ripcurl, Roxy, etc, while the guys there were trying their darn best to look like surfer dudes.
Ran into Huiting and Charmaine Lim there! Of course, was not really surprised cos these two are into wakeboarding. Gosh, it has been ages since I've seen Charmaine. She's still as dark (if not darker) as before, and now speaks with a slight trendy Aussie accent and has an Angmoh bf who was there too. Also found out that Huiting knows Alexis as well. Won a portable radio in the free lucky dip, not bad at all.