Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad 149th Edition
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*giggles .....
they are telling people about this asshole fake disabled couple that was on the trip with them .....
the chap was on a wheelchair .... supposedly unable to walk .... so he, and his wife, got priority in boarding etc .... and of course, in japan, they got fussed over by the japanese ....
the ironic thing was that while the man would get carried on and off the tour coach ... once they reached a tourist or shopping spot, the man would get up and prance and walk around, no problem ! ....
they made the hapless tour guide carry all their shoppings, and had him wheel the wheel chair around like a personal maid .....the tour guide,was, of course, royally pissed when he say that the chap could actually walk and prance by himself, no problems ...
so people really have no shame ...
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I wish Medicorp would have proper celebrity chefs who teaches us how to cook 2 set of meals on our local tv, every week.
rather those, standing at the side, observing, giving tips here and there on Channel 8...very sian liao...very stale liao. I see at least the the Malay and Indian channel did that but I dun understand the language :(
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/Celebrity-Chef-investopedia-180286534.html?x=0
Celebrity Chef Empires
, On Wednesday 29 June 2011, 22:59 SGTThe most trusted and renowned chefs of our time aren't necessarily the best at their trade. Someone's grandma bakes up a better pie than Martha Stewart. French chefs were mastering rich butter-based recipes centuries before Paula Deen's attempts to convert her blood into milk fat. And stressed out fry-cooks have been cursing up anger-inspired offerings at your local Denny's long before Gordon Ramsey made a reality show that relies on profanity. But can we really trust the cooking of an uninspired fast-food cook? Or, the French?!
Compared to the credibility that celebrity offers, even grandma's pie becomes suspect, which is why we've turned to the world's most entertaining and influential chefs to dictate our diets, write our recipes, sell us our cookware and host our favorite reality shows. Becoming one of these elite-level "chefs" may not always require official culinary training, but it does require a marketable personality, an obvious passion for food and the ability to get people excited about what's for dinner. Top celebrity chefs have amassed legions of devoted apprentices who consume nearly anything the chef is attached to, allowing a select few "Super Chefs" to build multi-million-dollar empires. Here's a look at the fortunes amassed by some of America's favorite celebrity chefs.
Rachel Ray
She may not have traditional chef training (which any true chef is fond of pointing out), but that hasn't kept Rachel Ray from becoming the highest-earning cook on TV. Buoyed by her perky demeanor, a trove of cute catch-phrases and the support of Oprah Winfrey's TV production studio, Ray has built a culinary empire based on her simple 30-minute-meal concepts. According to Forbes, Ray earns $18 million per year, and while she freely admits she's not a qualified chef, her fans don't seem to mind. Millions of people tune in each day to her syndicated talk show, as well as her three shows on The Food Network. She also endorses Dunkin' Donuts, has published numerous cookbooks and is the founder of her own magazine, "Every Day With Rachel Ray."Gordon Ramsay
This Scottish cook was trained in Oxford and he refined his skills as a chef in restaurants throughout Europe. But anyone who's worked in a restaurant knows that the greatest proof of Gordon Ramsay's ability as a chef lies in his incredible proficiency in swearing. Truckers and sailors swap stories of the appalling language they've heard from cooks, and Ramsay's knack for motivating, shaming and intimidating his underlings with curses has made him legendary among his peers. Not having dined in any of his 27 restaurants around the globe, I can't say much about his cooking ability, he could undercook Wellington and serve runny risotto, and millions of people would still tune in to see his five reality TV series. And some of these aren't just Food Network fare; Ramsay's made the big time with shows on network television (it was FOX, but it still counts). Toss in revenue from his 17 cookbooks and numerous endorsements, and Forbes estimates the chef earns $7.5 million per year. Of course, with various litigations pending against him - including a labor suit filed by his mother-in-law - and some of his restaurants losing money, Ramsay may need to keep his high-revenue, ill-tempered persona in the media for many more years.Paula Deen
Paula Deen says herself, "I never refer to myself as a chef. I'm a cook." But like Rachel Ray, Deen's influence on American cooks stems more from her straightforward and approachable "home cooking," than it does from any formal training. Of course, if dinner at your home wasn't flooded with butter, you and Deen may not share the same tastes. Deen is famous for making butter the star of her recipes, and she's infamous for having guzzled melted butter on camera to reiterate her approval of churned cream. You can argue the damaging effects Deen's pro-butter campaign is having on an already-obese nation, but you can't argue that her full-flavor cooking is a hit. Deen has two shows on the Food Network, six cookbooks, an autobiography and a magazine, all of which combine to net her $4.5 million per year. Sex may be the simplest to sell, but Paula Deen is helping to prove that high-fat food is an attractive second.Wolfgang Puck
This Austrian chef has spread his brand throughout America in thorough fashion. Starting with his first restaurant in Los Angeles in 1982, Puck has gone on to open 21 more fine-dining restaurants, as well as an array of casual eateries such as Wolfgang Puck Express and Wolfgang Puck Bistros. A sure sign you've made it in any business is when the branding of your name can make nearly anything marketable, as proven by Wolfgang's ability to use him name and likeness to sell indispensable tools of the trade such as toasters, coffee makers and salad spinners, and even prepackaged foods like pizza and soup. It's estimated that all of Puck's endeavors generate about $800 million, with Puck cutting himself a $16-million-per-year salary to oversee it all.The Bottom Line
The exposure to new cooking styles and ingredients, as well as the money-saving appeal of cooking at home have helped to propel TV chefs into the ranks of Hollywood celebrities and rockstars. And in the same way that the most popular actors and musicians aren't necessarily the most talented, not every celebrity chef has achieved fame purely for his or her skills over the stove. The right "recipe" of charisma, skill and passion makes for an influential chef who can become a marketable brand that is the base for an empire of can't-miss restaurants, TV shows, books, cookware, gadgets, etc. -
Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:
my local tour guide (tibet tour) told me Japan not safe to travel as radiation is still "high" there...is it safe now? i am looking at the hokkaido packages too.. thought of going end of year.. but will be cold leh :(
I dunno whether safe or not .... but my folks told us not to go to japan for our honeymoon ... it doesn't matter for them ... since they are already in their golden years, they said ....
tokyo is still quite quiet though ....
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Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:
otI wish Medicorp would have proper celebrity chefs who teaches us how to cook 2 set of meals on our local tv, every week.
rather those, standing at the side, observing, giving tips here and there on Channel 8...very sian liao...very stale liao. I see at least the the Malay and Indian channel did that but I dun understand the language :(
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http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/Celebrity-Chef-investopedia-180286534.html?x=0
Celebrity Chef Empires
<!-- News article page specific regions--><!--- Insert the sidebar information --><!--- Insert the sidebar information -->Michael Macklon, On Wednesday 29 June 2011, 22:59 SGTThe most trusted and renowned chefs of our time aren't necessarily the best at their trade. Someone's grandma bakes up a better pie than Martha Stewart. French chefs were mastering rich butter-based recipes centuries before Paula Deen's attempts to convert her blood into milk fat. And stressed out fry-cooks have been cursing up anger-inspired offerings at your local Denny's long before Gordon Ramsey made a reality show that relies on profanity. But can we really trust the cooking of an uninspired fast-food cook? Or, the French?!
Compared to the credibility that celebrity offers, even grandma's pie becomes suspect, which is why we've turned to the world's most entertaining and influential chefs to dictate our diets, write our recipes, sell us our cookware and host our favorite reality shows. Becoming one of these elite-level "chefs" may not always require official culinary training, but it does require a marketable personality, an obvious passion for food and the ability to get people excited about what's for dinner. Top celebrity chefs have amassed legions of devoted apprentices who consume nearly anything the chef is attached to, allowing a select few "Super Chefs" to build multi-million-dollar empires. Here's a look at the fortunes amassed by some of America's favorite celebrity chefs.
Rachel Ray
She may not have traditional chef training (which any true chef is fond of pointing out), but that hasn't kept Rachel Ray from becoming the highest-earning cook on TV. Buoyed by her perky demeanor, a trove of cute catch-phrases and the support of Oprah Winfrey's TV production studio, Ray has built a culinary empire based on her simple 30-minute-meal concepts. According to Forbes, Ray earns $18 million per year, and while she freely admits she's not a qualified chef, her fans don't seem to mind. Millions of people tune in each day to her syndicated talk show, as well as her three shows on The Food Network. She also endorses Dunkin' Donuts, has published numerous cookbooks and is the founder of her own magazine, "Every Day With Rachel Ray."Gordon Ramsay
This Scottish cook was trained in Oxford and he refined his skills as a chef in restaurants throughout Europe. But anyone who's worked in a restaurant knows that the greatest proof of Gordon Ramsay's ability as a chef lies in his incredible proficiency in swearing. Truckers and sailors swap stories of the appalling language they've heard from cooks, and Ramsay's knack for motivating, shaming and intimidating his underlings with curses has made him legendary among his peers. Not having dined in any of his 27 restaurants around the globe, I can't say much about his cooking ability, he could undercook Wellington and serve runny risotto, and millions of people would still tune in to see his five reality TV series. And some of these aren't just Food Network fare; Ramsay's made the big time with shows on network television (it was FOX, but it still counts). Toss in revenue from his 17 cookbooks and numerous endorsements, and Forbes estimates the chef earns $7.5 million per year. Of course, with various litigations pending against him - including a labor suit filed by his mother-in-law - and some of his restaurants losing money, Ramsay may need to keep his high-revenue, ill-tempered persona in the media for many more years.Paula Deen
Paula Deen says herself, "I never refer to myself as a chef. I'm a cook." But like Rachel Ray, Deen's influence on American cooks stems more from her straightforward and approachable "home cooking," than it does from any formal training. Of course, if dinner at your home wasn't flooded with butter, you and Deen may not share the same tastes. Deen is famous for making butter the star of her recipes, and she's infamous for having guzzled melted butter on camera to reiterate her approval of churned cream. You can argue the damaging effects Deen's pro-butter campaign is having on an already-obese nation, but you can't argue that her full-flavor cooking is a hit. Deen has two shows on the Food Network, six cookbooks, an autobiography and a magazine, all of which combine to net her $4.5 million per year. Sex may be the simplest to sell, but Paula Deen is helping to prove that high-fat food is an attractive second.Wolfgang Puck
This Austrian chef has spread his brand throughout America in thorough fashion. Starting with his first restaurant in Los Angeles in 1982, Puck has gone on to open 21 more fine-dining restaurants, as well as an array of casual eateries such as Wolfgang Puck Express and Wolfgang Puck Bistros. A sure sign you've made it in any business is when the branding of your name can make nearly anything marketable, as proven by Wolfgang's ability to use him name and likeness to sell indispensable tools of the trade such as toasters, coffee makers and salad spinners, and even prepackaged foods like pizza and soup. It's estimated that all of Puck's endeavors generate about $800 million, with Puck cutting himself a $16-million-per-year salary to oversee it all.The Bottom Line
The exposure to new cooking styles and ingredients, as well as the money-saving appeal of cooking at home have helped to propel TV chefs into the ranks of Hollywood celebrities and rockstars. And in the same way that the most popular actors and musicians aren't necessarily the most talented, not every celebrity chef has achieved fame purely for his or her skills over the stove. The right "recipe" of charisma, skill and passion makes for an influential chef who can become a marketable brand that is the base for an empire of can't-miss restaurants, TV shows, books, cookware, gadgets, etc.
suria got subtitles one mah ....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
*giggles .....
they are telling people about this asshole fake disabled couple that was on the trip with them .....
the chap was on a wheelchair .... supposedly unable to walk .... so he, and his wife, got priority in boarding etc .... and of course, in japan, they got fussed over by the japanese ....
the ironic thing was that while the man would get carried on and off the tour coach ... once they reached a tourist or shopping spot, the man would get up and prance and walk around, no problem ! ....
they made the hapless tour guide carry all their shoppings, and had him wheel the wheel chair around like a personal maid .....the tour guide,was, of course, royally pissed when he say that the chap could actually walk and prance by himself, no problems ...
so people really have no shame ...
pple resort to dirty tricks to get what they want... -
Originally posted by Fatum:
suria got subtitles one mah ...
the last one i saw on saturday dun have leh... -.-" *rub eyes*i go see see again.. i want to learn chinese cooking leh :(
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Originally posted by Fatum:
I dunno whether safe or not .... but my folks told us not to go to japan for our honeymoon ... it doesn't matter for them ... since they are already in their golden years, they said ....
tokyo is still quite quiet though ....
go maldive lah... nice beaches, relax dive and make babies :) -
honey moon is to make babies --> pristine environment free from high radiation that could damage tadpoles --> no japan for fatum.
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epic truth from 2601
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exactly ! ....
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pang kang looooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrr ! bye bye :D
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Korean marine corps kena shooting incident.
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*sniffles*
I'm down with the flu.... which sucks, because I'm watching Transformers 3 in IMAX 3D later tonight.
I took chlorpheniramine yesterday and was knocked out for nearly ten hours. Feeling somewhat better now, though my nose is still running.
Anyway, I should be at the Singapore International Water Week conference, but my security pass doesn't cover today (which is basically ministerial talks and stuff like that).
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i read somewhere that the movie is over 2 hours of explosions, and not much else
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Originally posted by the Bear:
i read somewhere that the movie is over 2 hours of explosions, and not much else
Well, there are ppl complaining the the good guys get colors scheme... so U can indentify bumble bee, prime etc... The bad guys dun get any paint jobs so they are just grey metal extras -
Well, my last movie was Inception...............
Anyway, ohaiyo.
And have a dig at this:
Today, while working as a cashier at McDonald's, a man came in telling me that he had not received his hamburger. I looked at his receipt and the date said 11/17/09. FML
Today, my son called me from medical school, asking for a new phone. Why? Because he dropped it in the toilet. How? Trying to videotape his anus while taking a dump. I pay $80,000 a year just to hear he took a dump on his phone. FML
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Originally posted by the Bear:
i read somewhere that the movie is over 2 hours of explosions, and not much else
It's Michael Bay, what do you expect?
Two hours of philosophical discourse between Optimus Prime and Megatron?
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in the old cartoon Transformers, all Optimus had to do was to kill Bumbler-B and all will be well because i swear that piece of crap volkswagen was deliberately getting them all into trouble..
but only the sheer incompetence of Starscream and Megatron prevented the Decrapticons from killing all the Autorots...
Soundwave should have murdered Megatron and took over the Decrapticons, he'd have taken over the universe.. he was the only competent Transformer in the whole thing...
besides, this is better => TRAINS-FORMERS!
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But Soundwave is the epitome of loyalty, while Starscream was the epitome of suay-ness.
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My favourite.... the Constructicons.... and Devastator!
I hated what Michael Bay did to him in the last movie.
Simi gorilla with metal scrotum?
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I liked Buticus, Superion, and Devastator....those were the days.
Luckily the former 2 were not devastated by the movies.
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Originally posted by the Bear:
in the old cartoon Transformers, all Optimus had to do was to kill Bumbler-B and all will be well because i swear that piece of crap volkswagen was deliberately getting them all into trouble..
but only the sheer incompetence of Starscream and Megatron prevented the Decrapticons from killing all the Autorots...
Soundwave should have murdered Megatron and took over the Decrapticons, he'd have taken over the universe.. he was the only competent Transformer in the whole thing...
besides, this is better => TRAINS-FORMERS!
ARGHHHH~ah bear has went to the train nutters side~~!!!
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
I liked Buticus, Superion, and Devastator....those were the days.
Luckily the former 2 were not devastated by the movies.
I like the Devastator, Sonic Tank, and of coz, who can forget the fremen and the worms?hokay... this is serious OOT from me...
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i should have bought these when i was in HK... they were about $25 cheaper than in Singapore...
thing is, i don't need them.. only they're cool as hell..
Soundwave uses any SD card for music... and i've actually seen nicer earpieces which were Soundwave's cassettes
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
ARGHHHH~ah bear has went to the train nutters side~~!!!
no man.. Thomas is evil.. although nowhere as evil as the Hellish Kitteh