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    Adrian Mole, The TV Series

    Growing up as a geek in the 80’s and 90′, we didn’t have any Harry Bleeding Potter. Instead we had ant-hero, poetry-spouting and the extremely obscure Adrian Mole.
    If you were a fan (or still are) of Adrian Mole, you’ll be interested to note that I’ve just discovered the download links for a Adrian Mole TV [...]


    Google Buzz Is Awesome Says Cowboy Caleb

    I hate Facebook. It is creepy. It is full of people I barely know poking me and asking me to attend strange events in crazy places I never even knew existed. Everyday, I receive email from my nutjob ‘friends’ giving me eggs and fairies from stupid online games that are actually invitations to join their [...]


    An Open Letter To Apple Re: iPad

    Dear Apple,
    Thank you for creating the iPad. Personally I plan to purchase at least 3 iPads. One will serve as a office organizer and photo display. The second will be for lugging around so I can surf the intarwebs in cafes. And the third will be solely for watching pron videos.
    That’s right. Pron.
    Apple just [...]


    THE WIRE – 100 Greatest Quotes

    Have I ever told you that I agree “The Wire” is one of the greatest television series, EVAR? I’ve watched every single episode of every single season like twice already this year. This are the 100 greatest quotes, and they are amazing indeed.


    How many of men in Singapore will sacrifice their left nut for this to happen?

    Cowboy Caleb would like to start a petition for this to happen. Oh yeah. @Joannepeh is definitely one of the hottest stars in Singapore.


    Torchlight

    I just bought this new game called Torchlight online.
    Because it’s looks set to be a lonely weekend.
    Because I have given up drinking.
    Because I like pretending that I’m actually an elf slinging bows and arrows into the crotches of foul-smelling orcs and goblins.


    Selling Speakers Out Of A White Van

    A couple of years ago, I was walking along Ann Siang hill after work to look for a friend so we could head off to the bar for a beer when suddenly a white van pulls up and this old chinese dude pops his head out the window and asks me if I would like [...]


    Requiem For Mine Caffeine

    Today, I succumbed and drank a cup of hot coffee down in one gulp despite swearing to myself that I would never touch that heroin again. After every last drop of brown liquid had found its way into my belly, I felt the familiar sense of glowing happiness begin to seep into the pores of [...]


    Confusion In The Stork House

    Last night, I was furiously downloading shite to store on my iPhone and iPod in anticipation of my long boring flight to Shanghai today. You see, there is always a delay in take-off, landing and the damned planes do not have an in-flight entertainment system.
    So while I was swilling away a couple of cans of [...]


    Things A Man Should Never Tell Another Man

    I made a list:

    The fact that you’re getting too much pussy
    The agony of having so much money, you’re in a dilemma
    You think another guy is ‘good-looking’
    If his wife/gf were single, you’d shag her
    The phrase “I think I’ve had too much to drink”


    The Lost Room

    In the 1960s, what is only referred to as “the Event” took place at the Sunshine Motel causeing ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into items of wonder. The room and its contents gained unique and inexplicable properties, transforming them from mundane things into indestructible Objects with extraordinary powers that are sought after by [...]


    Remembering “Eerie Indiana” All Over Again

    Marshall Teller’s family moves to the small country town of Eerie, Indiana (Pop. 16,661). There, Marshall discovers that Eerie, as he puts it, “is the center of weirdness for the universe”. Elvis lives there, so do a pair of twins who stay young by sleeping in Tupperware, and many other strange things. Each episode, Marshall [...]


    Ribena Is Older Than You Think

    I like Ribena, a common drink sold almost everywhere in Malaysia and Singapore. You can even find it in better supermarkets in China. I usually drink it when I’m sick because it cheers me up. It mixes well with Vodka and Bacardi too.
    What I didn’t know until today, is that Ribena is actually very old [...]


    Introducing Local Singer-Songwriter, Inch Chua

    I would like to introduce local singer-songwriter and part-time pixie Inch Chua. She does sound like Katie Melua doesn’t she?
    I’m definitely a fan now!
    Her debut album ‘The Bedroom’ can be downloaded online for free here, and you can find more music videos here.


    Cowboy Caleb’s Guide To Free Shite

    I am a busy man.
    I do not have the time to bullshit around with bittorrents and other arcane P2P shite that require you to constantly tweak, monitor and watch what is happening.
    Therefore, I choose the path of least resistance.
    In order to download whatever the hell I want, be it pron, mp3s, movies, ebooks or magic [...]


    My Ex-Classmate Is Running For Mrs Singapore

    I can’t believe that Mrs Singapore contestant no 17, Siti Hawa is an ex-classmate of mine.
    She’s the same age as me but she hasn’t aged a day. I can still remember attending her wedding ceremony just before we graduated!


    A Fantastic Music Website, Truly Amazing

    I’ve fallen in love with this all-you-can-eat music website called Grooveshark. It has every single song I can think of, an interface that closely resembles my ipod and is incredibly fast despite the fact that I am behind the Great Firewall of China.
    Trust me on this, Grooveshark is fantastic. I’ve been listening to it [...]


    Malaysian Makes Good As A Coffee Cup Artist

    Malaysian Makes Good As A Coffee Cup Artist. His cups are stunning works of art. Check out his flickr set page here and his blog here.[via lancerlord]


    The Microsoft Arc Mouse Issue Update

    21 July – Update:
    Microsoft says they’ll send me a replacement. Problem solved.
    Hi Caleb
    Read your blog post about the problem you are having for your Arc mouse and I’m sorry to hear it was defective.
    To make up for the unpleasant experience, and since you’ve been a big supporter of our products, I’d like to replace your [...]


    How To Cheer A Man Up In Any Situation

    I just had an epiphany.
    In any given scenario, whereby a man is depressed – for an example

    dude got retrenched
    dude’s house burned down
    dude’s boss just f87ked him in the ass
    dude got dumped
    etc etc

    There is one magical way to cheer him up instantly.
    Just ask him – do you want a blowjob?

    Note: you have to be female and [...]


    National Library Board of Singapore’s Digital Media Collection

    This just in from Preetamrai via twitter
    With OverDrive Media Console v3.2 for Windows®, most audiobooks can now be transferred to the iPhone™ and the iPod®! In just a few clicks, send audiobooks to your Windows-formatted iPod using the built-in Transfer Wizard! The ‘Plays on’ icons at this site indicate whether titles are compatible with Apple® [...]


    I Enjoyed It And Voted For You

    Hello Cowboy Caleb,
    My name is Iyvone khoo, I am a Singaporean artist filmmaker currently based in London.
    Currently one of my music short The Moth Catcher is in competition for the Bobs Awards.
    Although this is all good, we need your support to really get going!
    We are outnumbered here with a small crew of 4 and we [...]


    Do You Remember The “Water Go Down The Hole” Pre-Meme?

    Sorry for the lack of updates folks. I’ve been real busy lately. Last Thursday, I flew into Shenzhen from Shanghai, and then the next day I took a ferry from Shenzhen to Hong Kong and flew back to Singapore. So so the past few days, I’ve been resting.
    Back in the 90’s, when Nirvana was still [...]


    No Face-Palm, It’s The Palm Pre

    In some bizarre twist of fate, I was given a Palm Treo 680 before I flew back to China on Sunday night. My brother-in-law had gotten one, but couldn’t use it because it didn’t support chinese characters so he gave it to me. I have been using it for about a week now, and I [...]


    Cowboy Caleb In The New Paper On Blog Copycatting

    Cowboy Caleb In The New Paper On Blog Copycatting – I’m very pleased because they printed exactly what I said, word for word and also refered to me as “well known local blogger”. LOLZ.


    Cowboy Caleb Is Now HD Video Enabled

    Last night, after a not-so-great steak dinner at Jack’s Place in Marina Place, the wife and I stumbled upon the Creative Store which was having a sale.
    Now I’ve been wanting to get the Creative Vado HD for the longest time. It’s the best HD video recording alternative to the Flip, and now the price has [...]


    Hey Changi, HKIA is Catching Up

    Dear Changi Airport,
    I am currently sitting in the SQ lounge of the HKIA with a smile on my face.
    You see, I ate three bowls of congee. That’s right, 3 bowls! They were so good that I would have continued but the lounge staff looked at me with eyes filled with anguish and despair. Do you [...]


    An Open Letter To The Msian Minister of Education

    The Education Ministry expects to reach a decision within six months on the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English.
    The outcome would ensure that students would not end up on the losing end where they failed to master the language and those two subjects, its deputy minister Dr Puad Zarkashi said.
    Dear Malaysian Minister of Education,
    Greetings. [...]


    Watch ‘Primer’ Online for the first time evarrrrrr

    Primer is possibly the best, most mentally challenging and brilliant movie ever made about Time Travel. It’s incredibly hard to find. Most people have never heard of it.
    You can watch it in its entirety online now!


    Everytime You Watch This Video, An Angel Gets New Wings

    Actually, everytime you watch this video, they pay me money.
    Watch it, plisss


    Join Cowboy Caleb & The Barflies In “The West” Game

    Are you bored in the office or in school?
    Here’s a game that I am playing together with my Cowboy Barflies. We’re all pretending to be cowboys & cowgirls in this MMORPG called “The West” which runs in your browser, so there is no problem playing it from any computer regardless of location.
    You get to [...]


    The Mexican Flag

    The Mexican Flag from Sean Keane on Vimeo.


    Push Movie Review

    I’ve just had my mind blown away by this movie titled ‘Push’.
    Nevermind, the crappy trailer which doesn’t do it justice at all. This movie combines ‘The X-Men’ together with ‘Heroes’ but in a ‘Lost In Translation’ setting in snazzy Hong Kong with an incredibly interesting story.
    Catch it – my generation had “The Matrix”. Maybe this [...]


    The European Union Film Festival Arrives In Singapore

    The European Union Film Festival, EU FF2009 is an annual event that showcases a collection of films which draws on the diverse and rich culture of Europe. The film festival, now in its nineteenth year is a window into the intriguing world of European cinema. The films showcased in this festival may belong to a [...]


    Honda’s Incredible “Let It Shine” Video Ad

    Honda Insight – Let It Shine from Honda on Vimeo.
    It looks very different when you view it on the original Vimeo site, check it out!


    IT IS THE WILL OF ZEUS THAT YOU DONATE MONEY TO SHIRLYN

    Come share Shirlyn’s dream of becoming a Certified Bikram Yoga Teacher!
    She has taken the first big step to being accepted for the Spring 09 Bikram Yoga Teacher Training from 26th April to 28th June in Desert Springs.
    Now she needs all the help she can get to raise funds for her fees and expenses. We hope [...]


    The Spanish Inquisition On Twitter

    This is an interesting twitter hack, which I discovered when I replied to Ariel Tam’s sacrilegious suggestion to mix fruit with beer.
    What you need to is twitter something, as long as the phrase “Spanish Inquisition” is inside your tweet.
    Wait a bit, and Cardinal Fang will auto tweet the following:

    I’m not sure if you get the [...]


    Furong Jiejie now looking for hunky laowai boyfriend!

    Furong Jiejie now looking for hunky laowai boyfriend!


    Aerosmith retrenches their lead signer

    Aerosmith retrenches their lead signer – will the global ratfuck recession never cease to horrify us even for a single day?


    The metamorposis of a local transgender

    The metamorposis of a local transgender – I tell myself that I should be disgusted at this blog, but then it’s so honest and full of sincerity that I can’t help enjoying Ms Chor Loh’s writings.
    To be frank, I find myself getting less and less homophobic as I grow older. This is strange because I’m [...]


    Join Cowboy Caleb’s Brute Clan

    Join Cowboy Caleb’s Brute Clan!!! – benefits include having your cancer cured.


    (NSFW): Singapore Gays Getting It On In HDB Corridors & Lifts

    (NSFW): Gay Adventures In Singapore HDB flat corridors and lifts. Mine eyes!! Damn you Lancerlord!!! Gross!!!!! (via email from Lancerlord)


    Tony Blair tells the Pope: you’re wrong on homosexuality

    Tony Blair tells the Pope: you’re wrong on homosexuality


    2009 Singapore Kindness Movement

    If you don’t know already, the 2009 Singapore Kindness Movement started last week, April 5th. In conjunction with SKM, Hello Campaign is a movement that aims to connect Singaporeans socially.
    Managed entirely by volunteers, this campaign will see some 500 (or more) youth volunteers stationed at Dhoby Ghaut this Saturday, April 11, in a bid [...]


    Online Game: My Brute

    I would like to inform you that the barflies are now playing My Brute, and if you’re bored like us then you should join us. It’s all the rage.
    To get started, just click this link and then challenge folk. You get to fight online and gain pets (I’ve got a dog), weapons and level up [...]


    High Society Beckons One And All From That CD Shop

    Their modus operandi is simple. Identify great tracks of a roughly similiar genre. Then package it into a really nice little box complete with seduction suggestions.
    As customers walk into your store, play the music as loud as you can. With their curiosity piqued, customers will then approach the source of the music. There will be [...]


    Things Fat Ugly People Can Do

    I made a list

    Read a book
    Go on a roadtrip with friends

    Have a career and aspire to do something meaningful with your life
    Learn to arrange flowers
    Sing


    Things That Are Like Something Else But Not Entirely

    I made a list:

    Pron is like sex, but not entirely

    Ice cream is like your childhood but not entirely
    Christians are like Muslims but not entirely
    Vengence is like sorrow but not entirely
    Obama is like Morgan Freeman but not entirely
    Macs are like inflatable sex dolls but not entirely

    Singapore is like Hong Kong but not entirely

    Chicken rice is like [...]


    Cowboy Caleb’s Blog Is Now iPhone Friendly

    Hi Everybody,
    I’ve enabled my blog to be friendly and display nicely for those of you who are using an Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch, Google Android or Blackberry Storm touch mobile device.
    Since I don’t have any of the above, I hope it is displaying correctly.
    Please let me know.
    regards,
    C. Caleb (esq)


    To blow smoke up one’s ass

    Hence the phrase, to blow smoke up one’s ass


    These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things

    Rebecca Zeng, a self-proclaimed long time reader of my blog wrote in to ask me if I could share some of my favourite things with all the readers of my blog.
    Why not?
    —————————————-
    Where is your favourite food in Singapore?
    I really like the chicken rice sold at this stall located in a shop directly across the street [...]


    Buying iPhones in Singapore w/o Contract

    Here is the good news. You can purchase an iphone without having to signup for a contract at Terminal 3 in Changi Airport.
    Bad News
    They only sell the 16GB version, and it is going to cost you SGD1200. Also, the only way you can get to it is if you’re flying off somewhere.
    Finally, here is a [...]


    A Mouse You May Not Purchase After Reading This Review

    Allow me to illuminate you. Faced with the decision of purchasing nothing to fill the hole in my soul, it dawned upon me that mayhaps something as simple as a mouse would do.
    Not any mouse of course. It had to be something worthy of an budding apotheosis. For what is a mouse, but something that [...]


    SG Blogger Event: How To Market Your Blog Like A Brand

    Local socialmedia rockstar Patlaw is organizing an Open Room session dedicated to helping bloggers market their blogs like brands. That’s right, if you’re serious about taking your blog to the next level, this is the event that you should be attending. It’s organized by Patlaw leh – the Patlaw herself.
    Seats are limited – make sure [...]


    The Top 50 Restaurant Awards 2009 Singapore

    The Singapore Business Review has released their list of the top 50 restaurants in Singapore for 2009. With a diverse range of panel of judges which included celebrities like Allan Wu and Andrea Fonseka, to notable personalities in the fast lane like Denis Lian, A1 Racing Driver and Colin Kelly, Regional Director, Rolls Royce Motor [...]


    Your Life, What Should You Do With It?

    This arrived in the mail yesterday from a regular reader, which made quite a nice break from the usual requests and invites. My response to him is at the bottom.
    If any of you have any questions, you can always email me or get in touch with me on twitter.
    ****************************
    Hello there.
    Seeing from my email address [...]


    Goodbye MalSingMaps, Hello MalFreeMaps

    In May 2008, I purchased a Garmin GPS device because I kept getting lost while driving and was too proud to ask for directions. Since then, the GPS device has helped me save lots of money on petrol and also contributed greatly to several driving holidays.
    Using the free malsingmaps, I basically saved a bundle because [...]


    The Awesome UnXpected – Singapore’s Best Band

    It is always a mystery to me why the entire student and yuppie population of Singapore does not descend upon Wala-Wala every Thursday night to watch the amazing UnXpected perform.
    Just to show you how awesome they are, here is their lead singer’s Shirlyn Tan’s solo effort “Window” off her album “Newfound Jealousy”.
    Oh and they have [...]


    Cowboy Caleb Adds a Social Bar To Blogging Arsenal

    Dear Asshats,
    If you look at top of my blog, you’ll see that I’ve added a Social Bar (powered by Google) so that I can interact with you, you can interact with me, and we can discuss and plan all kinds of deviant behavior that normal members of society frown upon we can hang out.
    All you [...]


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