http://thecollectiveus.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:16:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is possibly the most movies I've caught in a week. I'm just back from Alice in Wonderland (in 3D!) and caught Up in the Air and A Serious Man over this past week. Of the three, I have to say I enjoyed this the most because it is plain wicked. ... http://thecollectiveus.com/three-movies-one-week/ The bikescapade started like this: I was checking out the OCBC Cycle Singapore website, looked through last year's results and thought that the fastest riders were actually pretty slow. The top five in my age group in the 40k distance I believe clocked about 1:10-1:20 and I mused to Shaun that ... http://thecollectiveus.com/how-to-ride-a-bike/ Ridiculously stupid. One of the biggest differences between riding a bike and a unicycle is that you jump off to bail on a uni but you put your foot down while grabbing the handlebar to remain in control on a bike.  Well this didn't register on my muscle reflex. THEY DON'T EVEN ... http://thecollectiveus.com/bs/ This is such a strangely toy camera-ish photo I thought I should share it. That's my favorite shirt to do sports in. It also blends in well with my wall. http://thecollectiveus.com/favorite-things/ I'm proud to announce that I think I got my mom addicted to videogames. All those times I was told as a kid that videogames are bad and addictive, heeheehee. http://thecollectiveus.com/addict/ Must watch. http://thecollectiveus.com/bah-nah-nah/ I dozed off at Japanese class today. Specifically, I dozed off in the middle of writing an assignment and my hand kept going on. The teacher went around trying to spot mistakes and stopped at mine. Being Japanese and polite, she tells me nicely that a certain phrase is wrong. ... http://thecollectiveus.com/education/ And why is it that when I wake up, nothing is ever better? http://thecollectiveus.com/im-tired/ Incredibly fun, that's what it is. Leisure time for the last week or two has been spent mostly on kiting. The kite in question is a Rush III 300 which has a wingspan of 308cm - a trainer kite really. There are a few empty fields near work which makes ... http://thecollectiveus.com/its-a-bird-no-its-a-plane-no-its-uh/ It's time for the annual acquisition of cheap kicks. This year, we have... ... shin-high boots that are horribly inappropriate for Singapore weather and in a color that goes well with almost nothing BUT which cover all the scars on my shins and are, most importantly, kind of pretty. And this is ... http://thecollectiveus.com/for-kick/