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Twin Balloting Woes

Here's another typical Singaporean-attitude complaint letter. This can be found on TODAYOnline, 17th May 2008.

Let us do the maths:
Example of a typical situation,

Number of seats available: 100
Number of people balloting for a seat: 1000
Probability of each person getting a seat = 100/1000 or 0.1 or 10% chance

So here we are, this moron suggesting that he be given a chance to ballot for TWO SEATS in one go.

Assuming that all (1000) ballots are given an equal chance to win (as per a lottery), the outcome will be different for each ballot, according to this idiots mentality. Simple maths will tell you that his one ballot (10% chance) will be worth TWO SEATS.

Whereas under normal circumstances, if two separate ballots are cast for two separate seats, the odds of both ballots winning the seats should be:

0.1 * 0.1 = 0.01 or 1% chance

So to sum it all up, this idiot is complaining that he be given a x% chance to win TWO seats, whereas the same x% (x is the same in these two cases) for OTHERS should only win ONE seat.

Right...

Moral of the story? Richard Goh, if you want to have twins, don't be lazy. Please don't be an ass and demand for such stupid things. The whole purpose of balloting is for every one to have an equal chance at getting something. Demanding for your own outcome (the seats to ballot for) to be better than others, all while holding onto the same chance, just goes to show how narrow-minded and selfish you are.

You should've aborted right from the start if you think what you are going through can be considered a "woe".

Now imagine the below scenarios:

Scenario 1

The above case gets passed and moron above is allowed to use his one ballot to try for two seats.

A father comes along stating he's got quindecaplets (15 children at one go), and demands for his ballot to be worth 15 seats.

Scenario 2

Both twins get accepted for university education. Father of the twins demands that a single degree gets conferred to both twins, since they should be considered as a singularity.

Scenario 3

"I am having troubles finding a husband for my pair of female twins. Can the government allow my twins to marry the same single guy? This is because I am lazy to find another husband for the other twin... so I'd thought the government should just allow them to have the same man for their husbands."

China Hackers On The Loose

First off, let me just say that I have received emails from 2 friends who were using hotmail accounts.


Their hotmail accounts had been hacked into, and spam sent out to their contacts.


Here's what the email looks like:

If you go to the website as listed, you will not find a single physical address listed there. The phone numbers are listed as +86, which originates from China. Here are the details of the motherf**ker who registered the domain:

Registrant Contact:
wang tao (wangtao@hotmail.com)
+1.12017752711
Fax:
u.s.a
washington, WA 07322
US

A Chinese name! EXCELLENT! (But I wouldn't be surprised if that name were a fake name)

Next, take a look at this site: http://www.firetrust.com/en/blog/chris/the-bigger-list-of-chinese-scams It seems that "www dot okgshop dot com" has been around there ever since July 2007 or so. And til today, they have not been shut down yet.

Don't fall prey to whatever shit they're selling, they will take your money and not ship you the goods.

These Chinamen are the f**king scums of the earth, and a bloody disgrace to all Chinese in this world.

Humans and Hamsters

Sometimes there are common behavior exhibited by the two.

For example, when a person dies, it is not uncommon to see the one closest to the deceased crying out loud and still clinging to the dead body of the deceased, hoping for a miracle to happen.

The same goes for hamsters: You may see the other hamster(s) (if you have more than 1 kept together in the same cage), trying to nuzzle up to the dead hamster, and trying to nudge and lick the dead one in a futile attempt to wake it up.

While hamsters are unable to show any facial expressions, their behavior can be pretty obvious at times.

The Maid and The Boy

Passed by a maid walking back home with a boy, presumably the maid's employer's child.

The maid was carrying the boy's schoolbag.

The boy was larger in build than the maid.

Labels, Tags, Whatever You Call It

OK, as you can see, I've given this old blog a refreshing new look.

And to add to the joys of reading, I've begun to implement tagging of my old posts for your convenience.

So go ahead, spoil yourself.

3 4 Things That A Cat Never Eats (Reprise)

1.) Mooncake

2.) Watermelon

3.) Lotus Paste Bun

4.) Salted ham

Don't ask me why I know that they don't eat these stuff.

Update: Added item 4) on 15th Apr, 2008. Original date of post was 3rd Nov, 2006.