Husbands, Hang on to Your Passports

OK, straight on, I'm trying to renew my passport but I have no clue on what to do. It is officially expired today but my past two days' attempt at figuring out the system was fruitless. Thank God, someone blogs about it (as always).

So now, with my newfound wisdom, I think I'm ready to conquer the counters. However, a quick look at the Immigration Dept. FAQ wouldn't hurt. That's where I found this little gem:

I had an argument with my wife and she tore my MRP. What should I do to replace that passport? How long will it take to get a new one?
You need to fill in the passport application and the Survey Forms from the Immigration Offices for you to submit your application for replacement. According to the Department's Charter, the replacement process takes about 1 (one) month. If, however, the MRP was torn by your mother-in-law the process will take 1 (one) year or more.

The fact that this is one of the frequently asked questions makes you wonder if husbands have a tendency to skip the country whenever they have a fight with the missus.

Web Contest is Fun

Well, I can't imagine Jeff Ooi and the word 'fun' would appear in the same sentence much, but this is good. Probably Jeff didn't think it would turn out this way but I would simply forget the blog entry and enjoy the comments. Of course, there's bound to be sourgrapes in the crowd but I believe most of the commenters were just having fun and didn't mean half of what they said (or they probably did).

Since TypeKey doesn't have much love for me, I'll leave my entry here. It's exactly what Jeff suggested, complete with the inquisitive question mark:

"THE RIGHT TEAM FOR 9MP?"

The Star Got Farked

It's highly amusing when words we use everyday can create such a lewd sexual connotation on the other side of the globe. Even some of us here have no idea what a cockle is, and why its spit is so precious.

Well, then again, it's FARK.

//Why can't my cockle just swallow instead of spat

I wonder who the submitter was, and how he got hold of the news.

[update: theStar link updated to Google cache]