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15 August 2009
Why I haven't flown Tiger Airways yet
I will probably end up using them someday but in the meantime, below are the 2 reasons why I haven't used them yet.
This will sound a lot like I work for Jetstar Asia but obviously I don't. I have to compare against Tiger's main competitor here in Singapore. I'd love it if these reasons could be wiped off - Tiger flies to some nice places.
1. The weirdly high taxes and surcharges
For some weird reason, it costs Tiger Airways more to use the supposedly Budget Terminal than it does Jetstar Asia to use Terminal One. And even when flying back from the same overseas airport, it's somehow more expensive for Tiger than Jetstar.
In this example shown below, it's more than $50 cheaper per person (on taxes and fees) to fly by Jetstar and enjoy Terminal One. And just $46 more expensive (again on taxes and fees) to fly by SIA and enjoy Terminal Two.
Tiger Airways is either getting screwed by all the airports or trying to screw people.
2. The sneakiness
It always looks like they're trying to hide some fees in an attempt to make their fares look cheaper and trick travellers who aren't paying proper attention.
If you saw the picture above, you'd be thinking well Tiger Airways is still the cheapest. But other than the fact that this example was captured in the middle of their promo, I'd still have to add the below charges:
-- $20 - for a seat selection fee of $5 per person per flight. True, this is optional but I want to compare against exactly what Jetstar gives.
-- $20 again - for a "convenience fee" of $5 per person per flight. The convenience fee is so I can pay by credit card on their website. Not that any other option is available. I wouldn't mind the inconvenience of paying at a SingPost SAM or walking down to a Tiger Airways counter if that would save me $20 per trip.
And when I said sneakiness, I really meant this fee. It never gets included in the big bold SubTotal amount. Instead, it's in a small box below in a smaller font and then only gets added at the last possible moment, just where you enter your credit card details.
Sneaky sneaky.
This will sound a lot like I work for Jetstar Asia but obviously I don't. I have to compare against Tiger's main competitor here in Singapore. I'd love it if these reasons could be wiped off - Tiger flies to some nice places.
1. The weirdly high taxes and surcharges
For some weird reason, it costs Tiger Airways more to use the supposedly Budget Terminal than it does Jetstar Asia to use Terminal One. And even when flying back from the same overseas airport, it's somehow more expensive for Tiger than Jetstar.
In this example shown below, it's more than $50 cheaper per person (on taxes and fees) to fly by Jetstar and enjoy Terminal One. And just $46 more expensive (again on taxes and fees) to fly by SIA and enjoy Terminal Two.
Tiger Airways is either getting screwed by all the airports or trying to screw people.
2. The sneakiness
It always looks like they're trying to hide some fees in an attempt to make their fares look cheaper and trick travellers who aren't paying proper attention.
If you saw the picture above, you'd be thinking well Tiger Airways is still the cheapest. But other than the fact that this example was captured in the middle of their promo, I'd still have to add the below charges:
-- $20 - for a seat selection fee of $5 per person per flight. True, this is optional but I want to compare against exactly what Jetstar gives.
-- $20 again - for a "convenience fee" of $5 per person per flight. The convenience fee is so I can pay by credit card on their website. Not that any other option is available. I wouldn't mind the inconvenience of paying at a SingPost SAM or walking down to a Tiger Airways counter if that would save me $20 per trip.
And when I said sneakiness, I really meant this fee. It never gets included in the big bold SubTotal amount. Instead, it's in a small box below in a smaller font and then only gets added at the last possible moment, just where you enter your credit card details.
Sneaky sneaky.
10 August 2009
090810 - Movie Outing
Went to the movies last night, for the first time in 2009. That says a lot about the movies that have come out this year.
Even when we went to Thailand a few weeks ago, only Transformers 2 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were out. And we always like watching movies in Thailand.
Anyway, finally broke the 2009 duck with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Movie was alright. Action-packed, great effects but with a few annoying characters and corny moments.
Best thing about the movie is Sienna Miller. This chick's hot!!
Even when we went to Thailand a few weeks ago, only Transformers 2 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were out. And we always like watching movies in Thailand.
Anyway, finally broke the 2009 duck with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Movie was alright. Action-packed, great effects but with a few annoying characters and corny moments.
Best thing about the movie is Sienna Miller. This chick's hot!!
02 August 2009
090802
Movies
Have caught up on a few movies recently. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was the only good one.
Blindness sucked. But I'm still not sure what the hell those blind rights group were complaining about. Everybody (except Julianne Moore) went blind anyway and obviously some of them were nasty but that doesn't say anything about blind people in general. Those rights groups are always kicking up a big fuss about the smallest things.
The Day The Earth Stood Still sucked too. Silly story, just some 90-minute sorry excuse of an ad for Will Smith's annoying kid. That kid would have been reason enough to kill off all humankind.
TV
Finally completed BBC's Robin Hood. Nice little series. Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne) and Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham) steal the show. Honourable mentions to Joe Armstrong (Allan A Dale) and Harry Lloyd (Will Scarlett).
Just started watching True Blood. Not bad so far.
Have caught up on a few movies recently. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was the only good one.
Blindness sucked. But I'm still not sure what the hell those blind rights group were complaining about. Everybody (except Julianne Moore) went blind anyway and obviously some of them were nasty but that doesn't say anything about blind people in general. Those rights groups are always kicking up a big fuss about the smallest things.
The Day The Earth Stood Still sucked too. Silly story, just some 90-minute sorry excuse of an ad for Will Smith's annoying kid. That kid would have been reason enough to kill off all humankind.
TV
Finally completed BBC's Robin Hood. Nice little series. Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne) and Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham) steal the show. Honourable mentions to Joe Armstrong (Allan A Dale) and Harry Lloyd (Will Scarlett).
Just started watching True Blood. Not bad so far.
01 August 2009
Fun Bit 012 - National Day idiots
News:
An article in the my paper dated 30th July 2009 about idiots who'd pay rates of $408-468 a night at Swissotel The Stamford, $780-1800 a night at Mandarin Oriental and $1000-1400 for 2 nights at Ritz-Carlton to watch the National Day parade and fireworks.
Fun:
FFS, who the hell is that damn stupid enough to spend that kind of money on this crap when a better, longer holiday in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam or even Hong Kong at better hotels can be had for even less money? I just spent 6 nights in Thailand and spent less than $1000 on the whole thing.
I find this so unbelievable I have to wonder whether idiots Long Li Yann and husband Jimmy Liew quoted in the article even exist.
An article in the my paper dated 30th July 2009 about idiots who'd pay rates of $408-468 a night at Swissotel The Stamford, $780-1800 a night at Mandarin Oriental and $1000-1400 for 2 nights at Ritz-Carlton to watch the National Day parade and fireworks.
Fun:
FFS, who the hell is that damn stupid enough to spend that kind of money on this crap when a better, longer holiday in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam or even Hong Kong at better hotels can be had for even less money? I just spent 6 nights in Thailand and spent less than $1000 on the whole thing.
I find this so unbelievable I have to wonder whether idiots Long Li Yann and husband Jimmy Liew quoted in the article even exist.
31 July 2009
RIP
I've been wanting to post about Michael Jackson's death for a while now but didn't get around to it. I sadly now have one more reason, the death of Sir Bobby Robson today.
Michael Jackson (29th Aug 1958 – 25th Jun 2009)
Easily the biggest artist the world has seen. I hate that we were robbed of his talent so many years ago after some profiteering bastards went and exploited his love for children. I never believed it for a second.
All the hypocrite singers who supposedly cried when MJ died should go fuck themselves. Never once did any of them try to collaborate with him when his career was down. Guess it would have been bad publicity huh?
RIP Michael, you leave behind legions of true fans and plenty of the best songs out there.
Sir Bobby Robson (18th Feb 1933 – 31st Jul 2009)
Another legend passed away today after a battle with cancer.
I best know him as the best Newcastle manager but this is a man who's done great things, including a stellar career as England manager and manager of many title-winning clubs throughout Europe. He also groomed Jose Mourinho into the manager he is today. Too bad Newcastle didn't treat him with the respect he deserved, that's just one of the many things Newcastle have screwed up on.
RIP Sir Bobby.
Michael Jackson (29th Aug 1958 – 25th Jun 2009)
Easily the biggest artist the world has seen. I hate that we were robbed of his talent so many years ago after some profiteering bastards went and exploited his love for children. I never believed it for a second.
All the hypocrite singers who supposedly cried when MJ died should go fuck themselves. Never once did any of them try to collaborate with him when his career was down. Guess it would have been bad publicity huh?
RIP Michael, you leave behind legions of true fans and plenty of the best songs out there.
Sir Bobby Robson (18th Feb 1933 – 31st Jul 2009)
Another legend passed away today after a battle with cancer.
I best know him as the best Newcastle manager but this is a man who's done great things, including a stellar career as England manager and manager of many title-winning clubs throughout Europe. He also groomed Jose Mourinho into the manager he is today. Too bad Newcastle didn't treat him with the respect he deserved, that's just one of the many things Newcastle have screwed up on.
RIP Sir Bobby.
06 June 2009
090606
Football
Boohoo the football season's over. 3 whole (well, 2 now) months to wait until football starts again.
And Newcastle won't be in the Premier League this time. I know I should be sadder than they've been relegated but they fully deserve it. The last 10 years have just been one bad decision after another. Hopefully this stay in the Championship will help get rid of all the mercenaries and undo all this damage.
Other than that, I'm glad ManUtd won the Premier League instead of Liverpool. And glad Barcelona won the Champions League instead of ManUtd.
NBA
Finals have just started. And Cleveland isn't there! So eat that, Lebron.
Either one of the Lakers or the Magic will do very nicely as NBA Champions. May the best team win.
TV
Second boohoo, main TV season is over too. Summer season is now here and looks like there'll only be Burn Notice to watch until September.
Started watching The Office after enjoying the first 6 episodes of Parks & Recreation. And finished all five seasons in just over two weeks.
Finally finished the first season of Dollhouse. A couple of nice things in there but overall this show blows. Did not deserve a second season, anyway it's unlikely I will bother with it.
Just started watching Leverage. More interesting.
Boohoo the football season's over. 3 whole (well, 2 now) months to wait until football starts again.
And Newcastle won't be in the Premier League this time. I know I should be sadder than they've been relegated but they fully deserve it. The last 10 years have just been one bad decision after another. Hopefully this stay in the Championship will help get rid of all the mercenaries and undo all this damage.
Other than that, I'm glad ManUtd won the Premier League instead of Liverpool. And glad Barcelona won the Champions League instead of ManUtd.
NBA
Finals have just started. And Cleveland isn't there! So eat that, Lebron.
Either one of the Lakers or the Magic will do very nicely as NBA Champions. May the best team win.
TV
Second boohoo, main TV season is over too. Summer season is now here and looks like there'll only be Burn Notice to watch until September.
Started watching The Office after enjoying the first 6 episodes of Parks & Recreation. And finished all five seasons in just over two weeks.
Finally finished the first season of Dollhouse. A couple of nice things in there but overall this show blows. Did not deserve a second season, anyway it's unlikely I will bother with it.
Just started watching Leverage. More interesting.
22 February 2009
14 February 2009
Fun Bit 011 - Bridges for Dummies
News:
This idiotic forum contribution in the my paper dated 11th February 2009 :O
Fun:
1. So the elderly and the physically-disabled can sprint across roads to avoid oncoming cars but they can't climb an overhead bridge? :o
2. More importantly, who the fuck would use the overhead bridges if there are pedestrian crossings just under or within 50m of them?
This idiotic forum contribution in the my paper dated 11th February 2009 :O
Fun:1. So the elderly and the physically-disabled can sprint across roads to avoid oncoming cars but they can't climb an overhead bridge? :o
2. More importantly, who the fuck would use the overhead bridges if there are pedestrian crossings just under or within 50m of them?
24 January 2009
Fun Bit 010 - Unfortunate Juxtaposition
News:
The 10 most popular stories on the Straits Times website a couple of weeks ago.
Fun:
Nope, the funny part isn't Zhang Ziyi whoring on a beach.
But how the Gods of fate somehow want MPs to be accessible for being set ablaze. I'm surprised this automated most popular articles list wasn't then artificially edited. ;)
The 10 most popular stories on the Straits Times website a couple of weeks ago.
Fun:
Nope, the funny part isn't Zhang Ziyi whoring on a beach.
But how the Gods of fate somehow want MPs to be accessible for being set ablaze. I'm surprised this automated most popular articles list wasn't then artificially edited. ;)
03 January 2009
2008 In Review - Movies
Did not spend much at the cinemas this year but watched a lot of movies anyway. :$ :D
Here are some short opinions of the Top 5 movies at the box office + the ones I most remember.
The Dark Knight - Great movie, great fun. But dulled somewhat by the hype.
Iron Man - Probably my favourite movie this year. A lot of hype on this one too but most of it came after it was released.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Mostly entertaining but aliens? That South Park episode got it right, Indy was raped. And did it really need Shia LaBeouf? Does any movie need this guy? Someone in Hollywood must have a hard-on for him.
Hancock - Over-rated, a very weak plot and overall a whole lot of non-sense. It's movies like this that give summer flicks a bad name. But Charlize Theron looked hot.
Wall-E - Never knew robots could be this cute and full of emotions. Had watched the trailer and wondered how that would turn out but Disney/Pixar knew what they were doing. :)
Kung Fu Panda - Not bad up to when the fat Panda got good at kung-fu.
Saw V - Anyone who knows me well knows my love for the Saw movies and the twists. But not too happy with this one. Did not feel like much of a twist this year.
Hellboy 2 - One of the 6 movies I saw at the cinema this year. Had high expectations because I had loved the first movie, left mostly disappointed.
The Happening - Watched it in Thailand but not even that could make this movie look good. Not sure what M. Night Shyamalan is trying to do. If he can't come up with good stories anymore, it's really okay to direct scripts written by other people.
The Incredible Hulk - I thought it was quite good. If that's what they had come up a few years ago instead of that turd Ang Lee put out, maybe we could have had a sequel.
Tropic Thunder - Hadn't expected much from a movie directed by and starring Ben Stiller but this wasn't too bad. Retards are funny.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Like Hellboy 2, a disappointment when compared to the previous movies.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan - Hilarious. :O Funniest movie I've watched this year.
Here are some short opinions of the Top 5 movies at the box office + the ones I most remember.
The Dark Knight - Great movie, great fun. But dulled somewhat by the hype.
Iron Man - Probably my favourite movie this year. A lot of hype on this one too but most of it came after it was released.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Mostly entertaining but aliens? That South Park episode got it right, Indy was raped. And did it really need Shia LaBeouf? Does any movie need this guy? Someone in Hollywood must have a hard-on for him.
Hancock - Over-rated, a very weak plot and overall a whole lot of non-sense. It's movies like this that give summer flicks a bad name. But Charlize Theron looked hot.
Wall-E - Never knew robots could be this cute and full of emotions. Had watched the trailer and wondered how that would turn out but Disney/Pixar knew what they were doing. :)
Kung Fu Panda - Not bad up to when the fat Panda got good at kung-fu.
Saw V - Anyone who knows me well knows my love for the Saw movies and the twists. But not too happy with this one. Did not feel like much of a twist this year.
Hellboy 2 - One of the 6 movies I saw at the cinema this year. Had high expectations because I had loved the first movie, left mostly disappointed.
The Happening - Watched it in Thailand but not even that could make this movie look good. Not sure what M. Night Shyamalan is trying to do. If he can't come up with good stories anymore, it's really okay to direct scripts written by other people.
The Incredible Hulk - I thought it was quite good. If that's what they had come up a few years ago instead of that turd Ang Lee put out, maybe we could have had a sequel.
Tropic Thunder - Hadn't expected much from a movie directed by and starring Ben Stiller but this wasn't too bad. Retards are funny.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Like Hellboy 2, a disappointment when compared to the previous movies.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan - Hilarious. :O Funniest movie I've watched this year.
01 January 2009
2008 In Review - Games
My gaming activities in 2008.
On PC, played Football Manager 2008 for about a week and probably won't play it again, not even the next versions. Otherwise it was mostly the kiddy games - enjoyed Farm Frenzy 2 and Build-A-Lot 2 and 3.
On consoles, played a few new games on Wii but nothing overly impressive, except maybe Super Mario Galaxy.
I bought my PS3 in March. Obviously the game of the year here is GTAIV but also enjoyed Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (well, mostly my wife) and enjoying Resistance: Fall Of Man and Half-Life 2 from The Orange Box. And sadly for Sony, I'm still playing a lot of Winning Eleven 2008 on my PS2.
Will now go in Rant Mode. I bought a PS3 and did not get (and won't ever get) a 360 because I don't want to support Microsoft in their console ambitions. But yet other than that own personal reason of mine, I really don't see why somebody would buy a PS3 instead of a 360.
My PS3 is great and I enjoy myself when playing my games. But 9 months after buying the console, I still only have 6 games. There just aren't many PS3 games for which I'd be willing to fork out $80.
And Sony is being incredibly stupid about the whole thing. Just one example is the 360-exclusive add-ons for GTAIV. Why the hell didn't Sony fight for this? :#
The best thing that can happen in 2009 is somebody finally breaking the copy protection for the PS3. Or Sony could leak it. Then everybody can get cheap games and the PS3 console sales will skyrocket.
On PC, played Football Manager 2008 for about a week and probably won't play it again, not even the next versions. Otherwise it was mostly the kiddy games - enjoyed Farm Frenzy 2 and Build-A-Lot 2 and 3.
On consoles, played a few new games on Wii but nothing overly impressive, except maybe Super Mario Galaxy.
I bought my PS3 in March. Obviously the game of the year here is GTAIV but also enjoyed Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (well, mostly my wife) and enjoying Resistance: Fall Of Man and Half-Life 2 from The Orange Box. And sadly for Sony, I'm still playing a lot of Winning Eleven 2008 on my PS2.
Will now go in Rant Mode. I bought a PS3 and did not get (and won't ever get) a 360 because I don't want to support Microsoft in their console ambitions. But yet other than that own personal reason of mine, I really don't see why somebody would buy a PS3 instead of a 360.
My PS3 is great and I enjoy myself when playing my games. But 9 months after buying the console, I still only have 6 games. There just aren't many PS3 games for which I'd be willing to fork out $80.
And Sony is being incredibly stupid about the whole thing. Just one example is the 360-exclusive add-ons for GTAIV. Why the hell didn't Sony fight for this? :#
The best thing that can happen in 2009 is somebody finally breaking the copy protection for the PS3. Or Sony could leak it. Then everybody can get cheap games and the PS3 console sales will skyrocket.
2008 In Review - Cool Videos
Lots of crap on YouTube but I enjoyed these 2 vids.
Best Man Video :O :O
Roomba Driver :) :$
Best Man Video :O :O
Roomba Driver :) :$
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