Almost 12 years since I first saw ’em, I’ve finally got a pair of Oakleys! :grins:

Singapore is one of those places that hits a sweet spot: urban, cosmopolitan, inexpensive, and all year round great weather. That is, as long as you come from a location which is none of these things, and you don’t mind the fact that 10 minutes outside at midday will have roughly the same effect as a Swedish sauna. And inside the building is roughly the same as going outside in a Swedish winter. ...

Blanket free wifi across the city at Australian broadband speeds? Oh yeah, does Singapore know how to roll or what.

This is a story about a man and his wristwatchwe’re told by the narrator. Harold Krick is a mild-mannered everyman who works at the IRS (the American Tax Office). He goes about his daily life like clockwork, until one day… Ah, a twist. Cue standard plot device. Well, it’s hard to say if the over-arching plot rises above the standard - mild-mannered man, influenced by outside factor/plot twist turns his life around - the trick here is that it all gets a little Kaufmann-esque: Harold starts to hear his narrator. And the narrator tells him that he will soon die. ...

Ladies - If in response to: “Do I look fat (e.g. in this dress)?” … which we all know is a loaded question, a guy, presumably your boyfriend, was to reply: “No, there’s just more of you to kiss.” … would he get away with it? Cheers, Karan.