Green Light Movement

I came across this story on the Chinese tabloids, NewPaper and internet.

Apparently, some celebrity blogger had done some home videos to depict a catfight and later, a supposed pre-sex scene. The acting, scripting and cinematography sure need some help.

Now, I can't make sure what the movement is all about. Is it giving Green Light for people to cheat? Or giving Green Light for singles to go forth and spread their seeds(guys) and legs(girls)?

Why would any self-respecting "movement" produce a video of such quality?

Why would a celebrity blogger be part of such a video?

Why would a proper dating coach wear THAT suit and speak THAT way?

And I thought I was being lax to be blogging.

To wear or not to wear

As mentioned in my blog, women is one BIG topic.

So before I move on, I would like remind all scorers out there to put on a helmet when playing the matches. It is one safety precaution that most players forget, especially in the heat of moment when alcohol or ego take over matters.

I remember seeing a television ad on not driving to drinking so that you won't drink and drive in the end.

My advice on this matter? Always keep some raincoat in stock whenever you're out on a date. This way, you always have sufficient cover.

I used to keep a "specially prepared kit" in a corner of the car boot during my good ol' high scoring days. This kit consists of a few Fetherlites and a tube of Play gel. Very handy, easy to stash away, and it must have saved my life on a few occasions. :)

Now I can't understand why some men and women are dodgy when it comes to putting on a raincoat. It's a life & death matter, yet (mind you) I've heard countless "just put it in" requests from my opponents. This makes no sense. The pain and agony of having flowers blooming from your privates surely exceed the pleasure of playing beach (barefoot) football for 20 minutes.

As I type this post, I'm wondering when I can use the kit that's sitting in my gym bag for a while already.

Car news: The 21st Century Beetle

The new New Beetle will be out in Singapore (SG) in 2012.

Volkswagen German Website

This one is supposedly more masculine than the out-going 12 year old model. As of now, it is unsure what engine options the SG market is getting. I'm expecting the 1.4TSI will get the nod.

When I first read about it prior to the Shanghai Car Show in Apr, I was kind of disappointed to learn that there were no plans to have this car in yellow. Recently, I'm happy to learn that Saturn Yellow is one of the colour options. Let's hope the colour is offered in SG.

I've always liked the Beetle in yellow because of Bumblebee the Transformers cartoon robot.


So, this is the Saturn Yellow I was talking about. Probably similar to Sunflower Yellow in the previous generation. Still very nice.





The new car comes with modern TSI engines and options for a premium Fender sound system on board. This is a huge improvement over the previous car which had a laughable audio system. It is surprising that the previous generation lasted merely 12 years. I think the original one (rear engined) must have lasted more than 30 years.

Take a look at this first Beetle.



This is the New Beetle launched in 1998.



It looks like the 21st Century Beetle one will be priced to rival Mini.

Now, many people in SG would think of this car as a girl's car. Most men whom I know or speak to would that driving this is more feminine than wearing a dress. For me, I think that you don't need a car to make you a man. If you're masculine, you are.

I don't need to a muscle car to make me look macho. I am muscular.

In fact, I recall the period of time when I was driving my ancient Nissan to be my craziest (and lethal). On that machine, it was 2-3 trips to Lavender Hotel81 with 2-3 different women every week.

Guys, take this advice.

It's the man, not the car.

2012 Beetle Blog

Watch review: U-BOAT AS1 53mm

My first watch post here. I wrote this way back in July 2008 so information may not be the most updated. Also, my feelings towards this watch and brand may have changed. Nonetheless, I hope you find this review useful. :)

Here's a review of my 53mm. Better pictures to come soon... weather is lousy for phototaking!

Case: 53mm steel, lug length 60mm, case thickness 17mm



Packaging: The U-boat comes in an outer cardboard box, and a black leather box with a “coffin style” compartment for the watch. Lifting the compartment reveals two slots for placing extra straps and a pocket for manual and warranty card. Overall feel is good, as I have seen watches that are more expensive come with inferior packaging.

Watch: This is a huge chunky watch that oozes STYLE. Mine comes with brown strap with double deployment. This also comes with sapphire crystal instead of mineral glass on previous batches of watches. There are no markings anywhere on the watch to indicate that, but I have learnt that the alphabet Z would mean that it comes with sapphire crystal. For example, if you see the hangtag, it should read Classico Z 53 AS. The crown protector at 9 o’clock screws in nicely and houses a rather tiny crown for a watch this size. Since this is an auto, I think most people won’t have complains if they wear it frequently. I handwind it almost every morning since I don’t wear it everyday.

Accuracy is OK for me so far. I don’t use this for any operational or professional purpose so I obviously can’t be a good judge on this issue.

Caseback is transparent although I cannot confirm if it’s made of mineral or sapphire glass. Movement is relatively small compared to the case, but I guess the ETA2824 was used also to keep the watch at this price point. The Flightdeck 50 ABO has a bigger movement with black rotor, but I’m also sure that watch costs more than my Classico.



Dial: Dial diameter is approximately 46mm. My Classico 53 has black face with big off-white indices, giant numbers 12, 4, 8, and all three hands coated with SL. They don’t glow as bright as a Panerai, Glycine or even some Seikos, but it was decent and lasts the whole movie when I was in the theatre last week.

The date window is placed near the centre of the dial because of the small movement - white numbers on black datewheel. I feel that this makes the dial even cleaner than the other Classico’s (white dial) colour combo.

Under the white U-BOAT logo, there is Italo Fontana written in dark grey. This is a change from earlier Classicos with IFO written in white. You can also see one of the ruby and the words LEFT HOOK AUTO written at the bottom of the dial.

In all, the dial is simple and clean, making it a breeze to read the time.

Strap: My Classico comes with a brown leather strap with white stitches and beige liner on the underside. It has a double deployment buckle. I have no complains about this and plan to wear it on the stock strap. Other owners may not like it because U-BOAT has 23mm lug width, and may limit aftermarket strap options.



Impressions: The U-BOAT is definitely eye catching. So far, it has been a great conversation starter and I received plenty of complements from friends. Many may argue that the brand uses ETA movements and priced too high. In my opinion, the money spent is worth it for its unmistakable style. It is quite an icon with the huge dimension, left hand crown and simple dial layout.

While B&R are synonymous with big square cases, Panerai with lever locking crown protectors and Rolex with cyclops date lens, U-BOAT definitely comes to mind when I see watches with big cases with left crown and simple dial layouts.

Since the watch is humongous, I would advise owners to steer clear of people who wear jewellery or watches on your opposite side. Given the larger area, I’m sure it is more prone to knocks and scratches than smaller watches.

The Classico wears quite comfortably due to the relatively short lug length, and does not appear as big or “silly” as most detractors say.

While the U-BOAT does not come across as a dressy watch, it does offer some versatility to me. I wear this with shirt and jeans (I don’t wear officewear or suits at all), and sometimes T-shirt and jeans. It never looks out of place so far.

Nothing is perfect and U-BOAT has its shortcomings too. One thing that comes to my mind is the lack of a proper serial number. I can’t find a serial number anywhere on my watch. Despite having a big N.0012 lasered onto the right side of the case, I see no other documentations of it on the warranty card. In fact, the warranty card only writes the model name and can be used for all the Classico models. For example, card says AB-AS-A925. This means it could be good for any model within the Classico range. While it may be no concern to most people, it may possibly affect the “collect-ability” of this brand. Perhaps the brand will sort out this issue in the future.

Meanwhile, I am happy with this brand.

Who am I?

I'm definitely not going to be a famous blogger because:

1. I'm a guy
2. I'm not gonna post provocative pictures of myself (heck, I'm not gonna even post my pictures at all!)

So let me just run through some very uninteresting facts about myself.

I am a civil servant born and bred in Singapore. I haven't always been a civil servant. For many years, I worked as something totally opposite to my current job. I had quite a different life. I had no fixed work hours, no fixed salary and no fixed woman to sleep with.

Ironically, I was working less hours per day,earning more money per month, and banging more women per month. This was the kind of life most men would envy - being able to go St James almost every night, being able to drive a nice car, being able to check in Hotel81 with differerent women within a week. What more could I ask for?

So amidst the partying, fun and banging, I forgot I was closing in on the big 3. Turning 30 without much savings and so little CPF wasn't exactly a good idea. I want a roof over my head when I get older. So the balls shrank and here I am now, blogging as a good ol' honest civil servant, drawing a fixed salary, fixed bonuses and working fixed hours (I hope).

Oh yes, I am also seeing only one woman now. What a big change.

Who is plumber?

I use this moniker to blog because it suits me. I have been exploring, unchoking and clearing "pipes" for many years now, so it is definitely appropriate to be called plumber. For clarification purpose, the pipes I attend to are also known as the best thing in the world, with monthly downtimes.

Well, once or twice I ignored the red lights.

Let's begin

OK. I am starting this blog.

It's been a blank since 2009 so I guess something like this will lift things a little. It might be boring to hear a full grown man rambling about the few Ws - Women, Watches, Wheels, Workout and Weekends. But hey, you can leave if you don't like it here.

So why 44 and counting? Is 44 my age? Is it the number of women I've scored? Is it the number of watches I own? Is the the number of wheels I've got?

Does it matter?

Just read this blog if you like it. :)