Dead In The Water

Seems like the lion with no pants isn't the only one attracting attention after all. Here come Water Wally! Water what? I apologize if you happen to be the average Singaporean who doesn't find that name familiar because it is absolutely normal. You see, Water Wally is simply a water droplet with four limbs, two eyes, a broad smile and no nose. In short, it is the Public Utilities Board (PUB)'s mascot.

"Oh no, don't tell me he's going to resign and later claim that it is just a hoax?" you might ask. Nope. Water Wally is still as happy as the smile on his face his. He landed himself into hot water (pun totally intended) this week after a Youtube video featuring him went viral.

The clip's characters include a presumably fully-naked boy wearing spectacles in a shower, a dish-washing auntie who probably loves watching Taiwanese dramas , a young lady who seems to be into gardening and perhaps can talk to plants and a taxi uncle who adores gold watches. Oh, and there's that water droplet as well.

After Water wally appeared around them, the spasms begin. After a while, their bodies were controlled and an urge to do the Shower Dance overpowered them. After more than two minutes, you will realize that the shower boy's schoolmates were all under control by some sort of spell. I wonder if the teachers knew about it.

While most of us will agree that the dance is so bad that it is likely we forget about it after the video ends, the talking point about the clip is the shower boy. Water Wally, for unexplained reasons, was able and chose to peek at the boy showering.

Three possibilities. One. The boy did not lock the door and Water Wally's a pervert. Two. The door was locked and Water Wally's a pervert so he forced it open. Three. Water Wally had the key and he's a pervert. You get the picture? Erm, I mean the message, not the picture.

Clearly, this is another well-intentioned but poorly-executed campaign in Singapore. If anyone were to see such a huge water droplet smiling at them out of nowhere, they will most likely scream their lungs (heart, liver and kidneys) out. "You're some monster water droplet with a sick mind!" a person showering in real-life would go.

It is time the authorities stop making a fool of themselves with all these campaigns which people laugh at instead of learn from. And if you want to have a dance, at least have some decent choreography and genuine dancers.

Japan can and can't rewrite history

 

As Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe becomes the first premier of his country to visit Myanmar in 36 years, the land of the rising sun continues to hog the headlines around the world. From politics to economics, all signs point to a Japanese comeback after a decade of Korean wave.

While South Korea is currently engaging in a "phantom war" with its Northern neighbour, Japan continues to bask in the spotlight, for the good reasons.

After Junichiro Koizumi stepped down in 2006, a Japanese prime minister did not last for more than 20 months in office. Abe, who is serving as premier for the second time after his party won the 2012 general election, looks set to break the record (by a huge margin) this time.

Early signs like a booming stock market and a surge in consumer spending are evidence that Abenomics - the term used to describe Abe's economic policies - is working after all. While economists are there to criticize and point out the flaws, it seems that Abenomics is largely successful at raising domestic confidence.

By putting the Bank of Japan in a "not so independent" position, Abe's government may be seen as interfering with the central bank's operations. However, without such a bold and controversial move, how can Japan rise from the endless slump it fell into for more than a decade?

Quantitative easing, the proper term for printing money, has weakened the yen. This makes Japan's exports more appealing and its competitors more incensed day after day. But do Abe and Japanese export industries really care when money is rolling in?

In a world where Europe continues to be a disappointment and America has to deal with a myriad of foreign affairs all around the globe, the third-largest economy is growing at a positive pace. But that doesn't mean that Japan is risk-free.

Thursday's slide where the Nikkei share average crashed 7.3 per cent, the worst drop in two years, was a reality check. However, the loss can be blamed on external factors, mainly China and America.

China's HSBC Purchasing Mangers' Index (PMI) slid to 49.6 in May, below the 50-point mark which separates expansion from contraction. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's hint that the monetary stimulus programmes in America may come to a halt also played a part in pulling Japanese stocks down.

But Japan has since regained momentum on Friday, relieving fears that the government's efforts to reform the economy have not gone to waste.

Abe's government have not attracted attention for the right reasons either. Several top politicians have recently visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which honours 13 Class A war criminals. China, South Korea and other countries have been outraged by the visits but Abe has been on the defensive. He even likened the shrine to America's Arlington National Cemetery.

Another incident which has put a dent on Japan is Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto. He claims that it was alright for female slaves to be used as comfort women by the military during World War II. He even pulled America, Germany and most notably, Korea into the topic. Hashimoto has since refused to apologize for his remarks.

After decades of apologizing, Japan is tired of it. Its wartime imperial past will never change and years and years of apologies from Japanese leaders have failed to achieve their objectives.

Instead of dwelling on its past, Japan should look ahead and aim to make history. Abenomics is the perfect to start rewriting it.

Champions League final 2013 preview

It's been five years since a Champions League final is filled with domestic rivalry. Manchester United and Chelsea faced each other in Moscow in 2008 which saw the Red Devils triumph thanks to John Terry who famously lost his footing during the penalty shootout.

This year's final would see another domestic affair. A German one this time. The country's top two teams, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, take on each other in what looks more like just another Bundesliga match than a glamorous finale of Europe's most prestigious football competition.

Bayern and Dortmund have five European titles between them with a ratio of 4:1. On paper, Bayern seem to have the upper hand after winning the German league this season. Dortmund, who sold their star playmaker Shinji Kagawa to Man United last summer, have turned out be a different side this season.

Mario Gotze, the current star of Dortmund's squad, will be moving to Bayern in the upcoming transfer window. However, due to injury, he will be spared the awkwardness of facing his future colleagues in the final game for his current employer. Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski may also follow Gotze's footsteps in swooping his yellow jersey for a red one.

Dortmund's main concern shouldn't be who is leaving them but who are they facing. No doubt, Arjen Robben the flying Dutchman is Bayern's danger man. His ability to cut infield with his left foot at such a frequent rate is impressive. He is usually deployed on the right but moves inwards instead of sprinting down the byline for a cross.

Although his style of play is ultra predictable, defenders still fail in containing the threat Robben poses. His beautiful feints plus fast pace can only be halted by world-class defending. Robben will definitely play a crucial part in deciding the game's result.

Anyway, Bayern Munich, last year's runners-up, will have greater motivation to win this match. They lost to an underrated Chelsea side in the 2012 final at their own stadium. Outgoing manager Jupp Heynckes would also want to leave on a winning note.

I predict the game to be a tight one and 90 minutes of normal time would see a goalless draw between both sides. Bayern Munich to score the all-important goal that separates the winners from the losers. Arjen Robben will take full credit for that.

Credibility

 

It's not everyday where you get to witness a famous courtesy mascot submitting his resignation letter, albeit a rather lousy and unprofessional one, only to take back his words and claim that it is just a publicity stunt so that people like you and me will talk and write about him.

While some things can be twisted once in a while in order to generate the necessary but not essentially positive feedback, others will always be factual for a long long time. Like car prices in Singapore. Check out the epic reactions of Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez when they learnt about the cost of getting one here.

Then, there are some things which seem twisted but may appear to be straightforward after all. Just look at the inquiry into the death of Shane Todd. The American left the world under disputed conditions last year. After days of court action, Todd's parents are saying sayonara due to a loss of confidence in the investigation.

Honestly, I do not follow the inquiry. My knowledge about this news is as deep as the kids' corner of your nearest swimming complex. Then what about the City Harvest cum Kong Hee cum Sun Ho cum a whole list of people case? Neh, I am not interested in that as well. It looks too complicated for me to digest and Sun Ho is ageing.

I am more concerned to find out if Carly Rae Jepsen will sing only one song at the upcoming Social Star Awards concert in Singapore. That's because she seems to have only one song, correct me maybe? Well, I am also more interested to know if European stocks will continue diving like Luis Suarez and whether the Straits Times Index can reach a crazy all-time climax like Richard Branson on an AirAsia plane.

One thing which I really don't bother but still opt to follow is Singapore being granted permanent observer status to the Arctic Council. I think it's important, from a economical point of view, for Singapore to be concerned with the amount of ice there are in the Arctic but for me, I am more eager to know the amount I have to pay to use the ice rink at JCube.

Anyway, the world is flooded with fact and fiction. Some things like the Riemann hypothesis are claimed to be explainable by the so-called experts while others like why Yahoo chose to takeover Tumblr remains a mystery. Moral of the story, only believe in yourself.

And pen a resignation letter that looks credible. At least direct the letter to your boss and not your client. And don't be an attention-seeker like a certain lion.

Smartphone, at last

 I can't be bothered to take a photo of my phone so I decided to Google one but it's exactly the same thing. Black and boring.

Looks like I can no longer take a dig at smartphone users anymore? You will definitely ask why although your guess is probably right. Yeah, I am finally an owner of a smartphone. My latest tech device is the Nokia Lumia 820. It looks just like the the typical smartphone you see people holding on the bus, at restaurants and in public toilets.

However, unlike the Apples and Androids, my new pet has a Windows soul (the correct term is operating system). The device runs on Windows Phone 8 and as expected, the user interface is a totally different and prettier (my opinion) face.

Since Nokia launched its range of Lumia phones about half a year back, I had already set my eyes on owning one of them. That's because an iPhone or Android-powered smartphone is too mainstream. Moreover, I have been a loyal fan of Nokia since the 8210 era. Seeing it lose out to its competitors like Samsung and Apple in the market only increases my desire to support them.

Although I am no longer using a dumb phone now, I swear that I will never ever fall into the trap of "over-using" a smartphone. Here are just several things which I dare bet I will never do with my phone.

1. Download Candy Crush and play that game.
2. Play with it even when I am standing in front of the train doors.
3. Keep looking at it while walking.
4. Talk to people while keeping my eyes glued on the screen.
5. Use it to take photos of my food. No never!
6. Make use of it in awkward situations because only timid people, which is most of us, do that.
7. Take it out to play with after meeting someone for less than a minute.

Am I a weird user? I guess so. But just because the things which I do (and don't do) with my smartphone makes me look retarded all the more proves that you people look retarded and sometimes rude as a human being.

Insects for dinner?

Insects may be man's biggest enemy since ancient times. There are mainly three reasons why humans hate bugs so much.

First, bugs are ugly and we humans hate ugly things. When was the last time you heard somebody praise a grasshopper for looking so cute? Other ugly things which we dislike include the blobfish, monkfish and Rebecca Black fish.

Second, bugs are irritating creatures. Insects are always present to distract us from working, playing and well, sleeping. Other stuff which we find irritating include crows, baby cries and Jeanette Aw's voice.

Lastly, we hate bugs simply because we dare not eat them. At least more than half of us in this world would not consider putting a bug into our mouths. "I would rather be a monk and remain a vegetarian for the rest of my life than eat an insect!" you might say.

However, the last point is set to change. Bugs will still remain ugly and irritating just like how the Philippines remains unapologetic for killing a Taiwanese fisherman. But, if we change our perception of insects and pluck up the courage to consume them, the last point will cease to exist.

That is what the Food and Agriculture Organization is advocating. A diet which is rich in protein. Hang on, we are not talking about pork chops or hard-boiled eggs. It's insects! Yes, in a report released on Monday, the United Nations urged more people to supplement their diets with insects.

According to the report, there are already two billion people in this world who include creepy crawlies in their diets. Biologists have studied the nutritional value of insects and some of them like crickets and grasshoppers, can rival red meat in terms of protein per gram.

Other than keeping you full and providing a nutritional boost, the consumption of insects is also known to be environmentally-friendly. These living things emit less ammonia than pigs and reproduce very quickly unlike cows.

If eating insects becomes a norm in the neat future, we might get to see local dishes like char kway teow with cockroach topping, cheese plus worms prata and spider hor fun. Sounds disgusting? Yeah, we'll rather eat Kim Jong Un's fat belly with kimchi.

Disguise

Below are 10 different kinds of disguises you can have in Singapore. They are simple and require little effort to pull off the look. Alright, so how do you disguise yourself as...

A disgruntled Malaysian

Wear a black shirt and shout "Ubah!". Do it near a Merlion for maximum effect.



An innocent party after shooting someone

Be a Pinoy and get hated by the Taiwanese.



An innocent party after switching off the lights

Ask Najib gor gor for more tips



Prince Harry

Do not react to anyone calling your name even if there are 500 of them.



A poor man

Buy an Executive Condo (EC) and claim that it was too expensive.



A man deep in thought

Talk about Syria, Israel, Hizbollah, America and Russia and how to solve the problem.

 

A singing contest judge

Join The Final One where results are based solely on fan votes.



A fashionista

Talk about the Chanel cruise show and your admiration for Karl Lagerfeld.



Alex Ferguson

Stay with the same employer for 26 years...Too long? Ok, just eat some chewing gum then.



A filial child

Be especially nice to your mum only on Mothers' Day.

Jumping Ship

I scored the best goal by joining Man U!

If you watch football, you should read this. If you do not, then you must read this. This post is not about football, it only uses footballers and football clubs as references. Are you ready for kick-off? Let's go.

Alex Ferguson, the soon-to-be-retired old hag, has been hogging the headlines of the sports section in every newspaper after announcing this week that he will step down as Manchester United manager after 26 years. Yeah, and he'll be retiring for good, at last.

While the press continues to churn out articles and columns that honour and pay tribute to him, I would like to direct your attention to another Manchester United employee. He is part of the playing staff and has been at the club for less than a year. However, he deserves full marks for his KPI despite being a newbie.

The man is none other than Robin van Persie. The striker spent eight years with Man United's arch-rivals Arsenal before switching sides. He arrived at his current club at the peak of his career and continued his fine form for them this season. van Persie is currently the top goalscorer in the English Premier League with 25 goals.

He was the top scorer last season where he found the net 30 times for Arsenal. For his country, the Netherlands, he has amassed a total of 34 goals in 74 appearances. Goals are what a striker needs to thank his fans, impress the neutrals, silence his critics and most importantly, contribute to the team.

Arsenal fans can whine and groan all they like about van Persie betraying them by joining an arch-rival. But all of them plus manager Arsene Wenger must agree that the Dutchman made the right move for his career. The Red Devils clinched the title with a 3:0 win over Aston Villa last month while Arsenal are fourth in the current standings.

To make matters worst (for the Arsenal faithful), van Persie was scorer of all three goals that sealed the title.

Other than marvelling at van Persie's footballing talent, we can actually take a thing or two out of this. Firstly, jumping ship is never a bad thing. There are many "ship jumpers" in the world who have went on to achieve greater success or success which they never achieved in their previous jobs.

Marissa Mayer, the president and CEO of Yahoo!, is another classic example. She was Google's first female engineer and stayed with the company for 13 years before taking up her current appointment in July 2012. Mayer had a take home pay of close to $6 million USD in her first year on the job, which works out to be a million a month.

Mayer's salary easily trumps those of fellow Silicon Valley CEOs. Google's founders pay themselves a dollar per year while Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and Tim Cook of Apple made $1.3 million and $4.2 million last year. But she is still miles away to those like Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who pocketed $96.2 million in 2012.

Back to football. There are many players who decided to move on and proved that it was the right choice. Sadly, a number of them used to be with Arsenal. Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy left the Gunners for Manchester City and won the Premier League last season. Francesc Fabregas headed back to Barcelona and now has four medals including the FIFA CLub World Cup at home.

van Persie was quoted as saying "from my side, and Arsenal as well, there are no hard feelings. There were certain elements which were vital to me that we had a different view. That is life. Nobody is angry at me and I'm not angry at them." when he was asked to give his thoughts about his transfer from Arsenal to Man United.

Jumping ship may be a risky move and seen as unloyal to your previous employer. However, if one is high-flying (Dutchman like van Persie, if you catch my drift), one doesn't need to worry about upsetting the boss who nutured you and the colleagues who went through thick and thin with you. The potential taste of greater achievement at your new workplace is stronger than the plain lifestyle you have been leading all along.

Of course, you should not jump ship after just six months at a company if you are attaining great results there. Staying on the job for a while longer may enhance your employability and attract more prospective employers. You should only make the switch when you are confident enough of your capabilities.

Lastly, you might want to think twice about defecting if the new workplace is full of politics. Unless you are sure that you can work your way up to the top instead of struggling to compete with an equally capable co-worker, otherwise you should consider staying where you are, a farmilar and comfortable environment.

van Persie has displaced Wayne Rooney has the first-choice forward in the squad and the latter is planning to put an end to his Manchester United career. Rooney is a quality striker by world standards. However, I am sure that van Persie was sure enough that he can be the top man there before making the biggest decision in his profession.

Ordinary Singers

This year's National Day Parade (NDP) will not have any celebrity singing its theme song. Instead,  a choir which consists of 68 individuals will take over the likes of Stephanie Sun, who is busy selling milk powder at the moment, and Taufik Batisah, who sang the National Anthem wrongly on more than one occasion.

So, why did the organizing committee choose commoners like you and I this time? The reason given at yesterday's press conference was that the parade wanted ordinary Singaporeans to be in the spotlight in conjunction with its theme "Many Stories...One Singapore". Sounds a little clichéd?

By deciding on using ordinary individuals with the excuse of giving them an opportunity to take centre stage, what message is the NDP Exco Committee trying to send? All those years before 2013, we wanted singers to dominate the event but now we are giving you a chance after neglecting you guys for a long time?

I view this decision in a totally different way. It's more like the price of re-hiring established singers like the ang moh-like Corrine May or Olivia Ong is too costly. On the other hand, investing in celebs with less popularity like Sylvia Ratonel or Electrico (who, you may ask) have been proven to be a risky move.

Somebody within the committee must have came up with a plan to utilize ordinary citizens who aspire to perform on stage. Since it is morally justified and economically correct, most if not all of the members would agree with that genius.

Perhaps the schedules of all the Singapore singers that the committee had in mind clashed with date of 9 August, leaving it with little choice but to "mobilize" the commoners. But will these commoners make an impact? Will they be a Kit Chan multiplied 68 times or will they be another Electrico? I dare not comment in case one of them reading this finds it offensive.

Quack!

Quack quack quack! A 54-foot tall inflatable rubber duck sailed its way into the Victoria harbour in Hong Kong on Thursday. The gigantic duck was constructed in 2007 and since traveled to 9 different countries. Despite its huge size, I still think that it looks extremely adorable and can't resist giving it a hug.

Speaking of which, does anybody still remember the Great Singapore Duck Race? It was an annual event where you fork out ten bucks for a rubber duck which will, together with other ducks, be dumped into the Singapore River for a race. It stopped for a few years before making a comeback about five or six years ago. And I've not heard news about it since then.

Singaporeans, known to be foodies, are not really interested in such races after all. Well, I suggest a duck rice race instead where participants compete against one another to see how many plates of the dish can they eat in one minute. There will be other categories in laksa, nasi lemak and char kway teow too. We can call the whole event The Hunger Games: Singapore Edition.

Singapore Tourism Board aka STB, are you reading this? Does that sound shiok to you guys?

Malaysia General Election preview 2: The Singapore Link

Singapore and Malaysia, best described frenemies since the Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir era, have always been linked to each other, and I am not just referring to the Causeway. There is only one day left before Malaysians head to the polls to decide the outcome of their country's most entertaining election ever.

Throughout the two weeks of campaigning, the word "Singapore" was mentioned more than a few times by political candidates of both the ruling Barsian Nasional as well as the opposition Pakatan Rakyat. If merely verbalizing about Singapore is not a big deal, then check out what BN's Abdul Ghani did a couple of days ago.

The outgoing Johor Menteri Besar, who is supposed to be campaigning in Gelang Patah, entered "senang diri" mode by paying a visit to Singapore on Thursday. He claimed that the trip was to have a taste of the daily commuting experience of those who work in Singapore but live in Malaysia.

He ended up having a taste of fast food chain Wendy's where he patronized its outlet at Jurong East MRT station for breakfast. Ghani's Singapore trip was expected to be criticized by his direct opponent, Democratic Action Party's Lim Kit Siang and the latter didn't let the neutrals down.

"If I go there, I'll be accused of being a stooge of the Singapore Government." Lim was quoted in a Malaysian news site.

Why is Ghani making the effort to cross over the Causeway for his election campaign? Does Singapore really play a part in influencing Malaysia's politics? Or is Lim right about Ghani being a follower of Malaysia's cleaner and tinier neighbour? Then, does Malaysia affect our political landscape?

When Singapore concluded its 16th parliamentary general election in 2011 which saw the ruling People's Action Party receive only 60.1 per cent of the popular vote, a number of Malaysian voices were heard to be longing for some "change" in their country too.

Having witness what their Singaporean counterparts did at the polls by making PAP lose a GRC for the first time, many Malaysians now have greater motivation to not vote BN. Moreover, with the ongoing Arab Spring thingy then, people were fired up to give their government a few whips.

The fire has since been doused and reignited by BN and PR. However, one thing for sure is that having seen what transpired in Singapore, Malaysian voters now have the mentality of "if they can vote for change, so can we!". This might benefit the opposition a little more and explains why both coalitions are in a head heat in opinion polls.

Even the most prominent politician of the country, who is in fact nothing more than a retiree, can't resist mentioning about Singapore. Mahathir drew parallels between the 1964 PAP and the current DAP. He claimed that DAP, like the PAP then, adopts a meritocratic system that woud crack the community. Dr. M is clearly playing the race card here and neither Singapore nor Malaysian voters should take this old man seriously.

Back to the lightning trip to Singapore by Abdul Ghani. Actually, Lim Kit Siang did not totally blast his BN opponent. The opposition veteran said that he was considering being a copycat by coming to Singapore to campaign too. He did not do it after all because time was running out I think.

The fact that Singapore has featured in Malaysia's general election is due to the opposition's attack down the south. Johor, once labelled as a safe haven for BN and its largest member party Umno, is no longer a sure-win state for the ruling coalition.

Big names like Lim and Pakatan Keadilan Rakyat's Chua Jui Meng are arriving in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia to harass the BN. Johor whose population has the Chinese make up 35 per cent, is seen as a good bet for PR which is more popular among the non-Malays.

Whatever the outcome, let's hope that Malaysia-Singapore ties continue to be strengthened and co operations between both countries ensue.

Egg Tarts: looking innocent

If you happen to be an egg tart fan, then I would like to inform you that this post is going to  be awfully disturbing, extremely traumatizing and incredibly unpleasant to you. And I am not going to make any apologies here. Or should I? But that will make me look weak.

Anyway, to the rest of you who are not really addicts of egg tarts, here the bad news which can also be viewed as good news if you are planning to snack on one. It's one of the unhealthiest food you can find in a bakery.

Egg tarts look pretty innocent? Certainly not. Just having one will see you consume 180 calories. Imagine eating two or three of them at the same time, that's like downing two bowls of rice in one go.

Calories are not the main concern though. Its high sugar content (20 grams per egg tart) makes it a nutrition demon. Abstaining from soft drinks? Then you should avoid eating egg tarts as well. Oh yes, and you should know why a high sugar intake is detrimental to your health.

As the pastry's ingredients include lard, butter and omg...shortening, it is evident that egg tarts can be classified as high-fat food. The worst thing? Most of the fat are the not-so-kind saturated fats and wicked trans fats.

Although eggs are the main character in this pastry, do not expect protein to be good guy here. An egg tart contains less than 5 grams of protein so if you are thinking of it as a muscle-building food, then it's time to switch targets. Eat natural foods like hard-boiled eggs or sardines instead.

RIP Lim Chong Ping

Seems that life is really fragile after all. Not too long ago, I dedicated a blog post to the ex-principal of my secondary school. She left the world about two weeks ago. Then a couple of days later, it was Mediacorp artiste Huang Wenyong. All of a sudden, Singapore seems to have lost arguably the greatest actor of his generation.

This week, news about the death of a platoon mate of mine during my recruit days surfaced in the media, both in print and online. Lim Chong Ping, the tall and lean guy who used to gossip with me during PT sessions, you will be missed.

Actually, I already knew about Chong Ping's death the day after that unfortunate event took place in December 2012. I was quite devastated (for ten seconds) when I first came to know of it in my platoon's Facebook group. In fact, I was still questioning myself if it was just a dream.

However, after reading the comments of other platoon mates, I was certain that everything was genuine and just had to accept the fact one of my friends was gone for good. On a positive note, I was glad that I did not last see Chong Ping at the end of BMT. Many of them including some from my bunk were last seen by me on the day before the passing out parade.

I met Chong Ping, who served as a combat medic and was the only one in our platoon who was posted as medic, at Nee Soon Camp in September last year while I was on some medic course there. We talked for quite a while and he seemed rather joyful then. Little did I expect that to be the final encounter I had with him.

Sadly, Chong Ping was the only absentee during our platoon's photo-shoot as he was on medical leave then. Now, his absence will not only be felt in that photo but in reality as well.

After reading the reports in the media, question marks still exist in my mind. These question marks will never be erased unless Chong Ping is present to quell the doubts. Dude, I don't think you will ever jump into the river like that if you were sober. A moment of madness cost you your life.

Did Chong Ping really take the plunge just because he wanted to distract his cousin from his argument with his girlfriend? Couldn't he have done something less hazardous to stop the bickering? Did he choose to go for the water just because he was a certified life guard?

Only Chong Ping has the answers to these questions. Until then, rest in peace bro.