DISCLAIMER: Do NOT Watch this video while eating your dinner!!After a major outcry among Internet Explorer users, Microsoft has pulled a controversial commercial from circulation. The ad was for the computing giant's "Internet Explorer 8" web browser. The most offensive feature of this particular commercial (of a series), is a woman that vomits several times. (Quite gross really... WTH?)The ad stars well-known Superman actor Dean Cain, who diagnoses the woman's problem as "Oh My God, I'm Gonn... Read Full Story

Well, it’s been talked about, blogged about, chatted about and part of the video footage and pictures have been published on a number of websites, blogs and Facebook pages, but I’m now going to set the record (pardon the pun) straight.At 9:30pm on Saturday night, 27th June 2009, Singapore’s number one illusion team not only mesmerized thousands of people at the Central Promenade, Clark Quay when they broke the world record of the highest number of illusions performed in 5-minutes (well-known ... Read Full Story

A Turkish boy has escaped unscathed after a car hit him, knocked him down a flight of steps and then nearly landed on top of him... and it was all caught on CCTV footage. I think this boy should be counting his lucky stars right about now!!The four-year-old boy has survived after the dramatic accident. He was hit by a car that had careered onto the pavement, knocking him flying down some steps.He fell to the ground, with the car almost landing on top of him, but he reportedly suffered no inju... Read Full Story

Last Saturday night, the family and I trekked across to the west to attend the latest live show at the Jurong Bird Park. Having never been to a live magic or illusion show, it was in fact something quite amazing to behold.“Illusionist Extraodinaire”, Priscilla Khong led us, along with quite a large crowd at the Park’s “Pools Amphitheatre” on a journey of light, sound and spectacular magic combined with some of the fine-feathered creatures that call Jurong Bird Park their home.I’ve attached be... Read Full Story

Today's article is quite simple... a collection of absolutely mind-numbing photographs of people just before the pain hits... careful, these pics could really bring tears to your eyes...Click on the thumbnails to view larger images: ___________________________________________Compliments of Aussie Pete :) Read Full Story

From time-to-time (as most of my readers already know), I tend to dig a bit deeper and look inside myself, and where possible I sometimes like to philosopise a little.I often speak publically as a guest presenter at many forums across the region (most usually in regard to process improvement and problem solving in large businesses and corporations). The audiences at these forums often include CEOs (and the like) of many multi-national companies, as well as high-ranking Government officials.I ... Read Full Story

A UK tourist has told the UK's Daily Mail about the horror of watching a maggot wriggle inside her arm after she was bitten by an African tumbu fly.Alexandra Heminsley tells of how she was bitten while on a holiday in Kenya two years ago, after leaving her wet swimwear hanging off the edge of her chair to dry.On her way to the airport, Ms Heminsley noticed what she thought was a mosquito bite on her arm and felt very, very sick. The bite grew larger and appeared infected... but then the horro... Read Full Story

As the first ever Gay Pride rally in Shanghai draws to a close, and just a short while after the 'Pink Dot' gathering in Singapore, some of the citizens (and local politician) of Poland are in an uproar over a Gay Elephant... ok, let's called it and 'alleged' Gay Elephant - I don't think he's officially out of the closet yet. :DIt should be noted that the Polish community are not protesting against the sexual preferences of the large beast... it is the amount of money being spent on supposed ... Read Full Story

Warning - embedded video is rated PG and is to be viewed by "Over 16" readers only!!Most of Aussie Pete blog readers are familiar with New Zealand's "Boobs On Bikes", where porn stars strip off once a year and ride down the streets of Auckland on motorbikes in their 'birthday suits'.Well seeing 'ordinary' naked people riding pushbikes may not be quite as much eye candy, but it does certainly raise the awareness of cycling safety and environmental issues... Read Full Story

To most people who have lived in Singapore for some time, this is nothing new. It is certainly nothing new to me, but today I feel fed up enough to raise the issue on my blog.Before I started writing this article, I searched on google images as I usually do to find any appropriate or relevant pictures. To my surprise, I found a couple of articles covering this topic dating back to last year on popular Singapore news websites.Furthermore, I noticed that the articles quoted 'Shop n Save'... Read Full Story