Oh when the Saints …

Wimbledon snippets Well done, Paradorn. I was at the gym when I saw you losing in the first set. I came home an hour later, had a leisurely dinner, checked my emails, turned on the telly … and you and that Mutis fellow were still playing! The Rusedski – Roddick match going on now is…

Israeli ‘traitor’ released from jail. Based on the doctrine of pre-emption, which the Bush administration used to justify the invasion of Iraq, should the US now do likewise to Israel for the suspected possession of weapons of mass destruction? Or will the doctrine of pre-emption be non-retroactive, since the secrets were leaked in 1986? 🙂

{ url } There was an earthquake in the British Midlands, measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale. While the source originated in Dudley, the tremors were felt by my friend Demetra who’s still studying in Bristol (gawd how I miss the place). No major damage, thank goodness.

One of my long-standing childhood friends, Desiree, has been hit by dengue fever and so has her brother. They stay at Serangoon, near Yio Chu Kang. Singapore residents might want to avoid going north for a while. Get well soon, Des! More info: The World Health Organisation Fact Sheet on Dengue Fever A useful poster…

In the past few years I have avoided writing about highly controversial issues, but this time I do have something to say. My opinions are personal and do not reflect that of my employer.

Due to a freak linking incident from Movable Type, my weblog is now valued at $26,412.12!!! This is possibly a once in a lifetime, all-time high. What probably happened was, just after updating my blog, pinging MT and getting listed on their recently updated blogs list, Blogshares picked up the link. Let’s say it’s the…