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Lloyds Credit Card: “And you say you’re currently in Employment, Mr Spender?” TS: “Yes, that would be correct” Lloyds Credit Card: “And can I also confirm that your currently salary is $48,000, Mr Spender?” TS: “Yes, that’s right” [I’m put on hold] Lloyds Credit Card: “Mr Spender?” TS: “Yes”. Lloyds Credit Card: “We have reviewed your request for a balance extension and [...] Read Full Story

“Fuck it’s hot”. These were my immediate thoughts upon stepping outside of Thailand immigration and into the hot and humid air. To be honest, I’m still surprised that they let me in (they probably shouldn’t have, with hindsight). This was to be my second excursion outside of Europe (the Brazilians being the previous beneficiaries of [...] Read Full Story

Wednesday night saw me having more than a few beers with my English friend and his Korean coworker. Needless to say the discussion veered towards cultural differences between England and Korea. The Korean guy pointed to my footwear and asked whether I wear them to work. I told him that I wear them everywhere. [...] Read Full Story

TS: “I’m just nipping out for a quick one. I’m on the bike so will be less than an hour.” N: “Cool. See you later”. [24 hours later] TS: “N! N! Some fucker has stolen the bike! Do you hear me! Some fucker has stolen the bike!” These were my immediate words upon falling [...] Read Full Story

Now I know how it feels to be illiterate. Moscow can do that to you. It's overflowing with signs, directions and instructions, all of them written in Cyrillic with no English translations. Plus, there are the Soviet-era rules that are drummed into your head right before stepping out of the airport: No photos of police or military men. No conspicuous picture-taking at Red Square (What!?), and certainly no camera tripods. Have your papers with you at all times, any cop can accost you... Read Full Story

Wee Shu Min Originally uploaded by Badwolf Corporation. Wee Shu Min is the one in the center, never knew Asians had such big breasts. For the past day or show one of the top stores on the net in Singapore has been the comments Wee Shu Min made on her blog. One of the reasons her comments got so much heat is that her dad is in the government. What shocked me is that Wee Shu Min comments sounds so much like Bush and the Republican Party. If I did not know better I would say I was listening... Read Full Story

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