Dubbing Asian television: Iron Chef only please

Return of the Pearl Princess is China’s most highly rated and beloved television series of all time, and in 2013, was dubbed for its American release.

The completed project has not been released.  Personally, I think that it is not the right series to showcase Chinese television to the Western world.

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Your kids are your responsibility, so, take responsibility.

Your child is your responsibility, stop blaming others for their bad behaviour.

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Parenting 101 in the 21st century

I am sick of the growing trend with parents who are insisting that their golden child is perfect and can do no wrong, and it is the teacher’s fault that their grades or personalities are not up to scratch. Continue reading “Your kids are your responsibility, so, take responsibility.”

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUCKS BECAUSE OF YOU

Helen Mirren pointing out the Spreader to Jimmy Fallon
Helen Mirren pointing out the Spreader to Jimmy Fallon

Public transport is there to be shared, not hogged.  And many of us have been guilty of bad behaviour on public transport at one time or another.  But it is time to amend our ways and start being more considerate.  Here’s a list of the top 5 inconsiderate things that people do on public transport: Continue reading “PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUCKS BECAUSE OF YOU”

12 SAFETY TIPS FOR OLINE DATING


Oh what fun it is trying to find love.  And if you’re wondering that was sarcastic or genuine, it’s written with a bit of both. There are some great people online, but the alarming fact is that 10% of sex offenders use dating apps to meet people (according to Statistic Brain).   Continue reading “12 SAFETY TIPS FOR OLINE DATING”

I’m just looking!!

IMG_4850Welcome to the most common response I get when I ask a customer how they are going or hello. Rarely do I get an “I’m good thanks” or “I’m well”, it is a cold, blunt often rude line of “I’m just looking” which if you really look at it, it translates to leave me alone.
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Keep LEFT unless overtaking!

One direction or wrong direction?
One direction or wrong direction?

I grew up in the country, my family had horses and quite a lot of acreage, and space has never really been a stranger to me. Some people would call me a country boy I, however would not. I was a round peg in a square hole. The slow pace is nice, but it’s not for me. I will say though, that people in country towns are nice, polite, and they also understand the mechanics of sidewalk etiquette. The irony being that space is all around them, yet the know how to do the footpath Waltz.  Continue reading “Keep LEFT unless overtaking!”

FIFA: Corruption at its finest

When I grow up, I want to be a member of FIFA.  I want to represent my country and collect as much bribes as possible and live large.  Either that, or go be an official in a developing nation, that works too.  But mostly, I want to be a FIFA official, and collect so much money that my puppy can have luxury penthouse apartments all over the world.  Yay FIFA!

FIFA, the world’s most powerful sporting body, and richest, has made the news recently for all the wrong reasons.  And as a “friend” has pointed out, I have painted this fine group with a single prejudicial brush.  Shame on me.

Meh.  Whatever dude, they’re (the ones who have and will be caught – just to cover my ass) a bunch of corrupt a’holes, who deserve to be investigated.  And it’s all falling apart very quickly since May 2015.

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The art of match making?

Busy bodies and nosy parkers everywhere have long known that the greatest achievement in meddling in other people’s affairs is match making.  This is where you, the overzealous one, is able to essentially quality control the “plus ones” in your life.  Most of us just want to see our friends happy together, but don’t actually put much thought into it other than them both being single at the same time.

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Superman… shouldn’t he be fat?

A festively voluptuous and big boned Superman
A festively voluptuous and big boned Superman

Many of you are already infuriated that I have the audacity to even question Superman’s awesome rock hard body, let alone imply that he’s fat.  I’ve thought about it long and hard and this is what health magazines, television, movies and the gym has taught me:

  1. Superman eats like a normal person.
  2. Superman does not require a huge amount of caloric intake when he’s performing crazy Superman feats. He never stops for a burger when he’s travelling at the speed of light.  He can run/fly around the world without even breaking a sweat.
  3. Superman rarely, if ever, lifts something that’s actually heavy for him. And even then, it’s like an aeroplane which is travelling at 300+ miles an hour right into him.
  4. Superman never actually exercises for the sake of exercising. He does perform manual labour, I’ll grant you that.
  5. Humanoids only build muscle through resistance training. Your muscles tear and repair in order to build.
  6. In order to get larger muscles, you must continuously lift weights which are heavier for you.
  7. There comes a point that your “natural” body will no longer get any bigger, irrespective of how much weight you push, pull or lift.

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Can I have a multiplier with my vote please?

voteSex, politics and religion are the three taboo topics in any office and often, social gatherings.  You have your differing views and beliefs, and when you get a passionate person onto the topic, it’s like you wish a black hole would open up and swallow you whole.  That’s right, you, not them, as inevitably, their rants (let’s call a spade a spade) will bring forth another’s rant.  It’s like a never ending cycle.  It’s just easier to remove yourself than them really.

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