Let me see your booty shake!

Dear TGIF & Chilli's. Please step aside for the new stomp champions in town. Say hello to Bubba Gump.



My buddy Ranga, got a fantastic Birthday Stomp last night at the Bubba Gump restaurant in The Curve.

Watch the video, and sing along to this tune:

x2:
If you want your birthday cake
Let me see your booty shake

x3:
Shake your booty
Shake shake your booty, shake

Happy... Birthday, Happy.... Birthday

Read reviews of the place, here, here and here. We had a great time - good food, and the Forrest Gump theme added lots of fun. (Can you remember your favourite lines from the movie?)

I had the All-American Hamburger. Yes, the portions are big - good place to satisfy your tummies.



*p/s: Ranga, Happy Birthday "broh"! The stomp needed a great sport to begin with!

Can you break dance like these guys?

Ever wanted to learn how to do the break dance? No better way than learning from my buddies. They've been working on their routine for a while now. I can't wait to hit the dance floor with them!



What do you think?

You can be anyone you want

With World of Warcraft =)

William Shatner: I'm a Shaman, what's your game?



It's a new series of ads featuring B-Movie legends like Mr. T, Vern Troyer, Van Damme and William Shatner. Cool!

Really achieving your childhood dreams

This has been one of the most inspiring videos I've watched this year. If you don't have time for the video, read the transcript (PDF).



Computer Science Professor, Randy Pausch, has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He gave his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University on September 18. The impact of his illness, is quantified with the following summary on his website:

In August of 2007, we learned that the cancer had returned, having metastasized to my liver and spleen, which is a death sentence. At that time, the doctors gave me an estimate of having 3-6 months of healthy living left.

My wife Jai has been an incredible source of stability and courage through all this. We both agree that "you can't control the cards you're dealt, just how you play the hand."

As Techcrunch puts it:

He gives excellent advice on how to live your life and achieve your most outrageous dreams. It's a must see for entrepreneurs, and really anyone looking for a refresher course on living life to achieve your maximum creative potential.

My favourite quotes from the video:
On giving everything a shot:

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted

On setbacks:

So that was a bit of a setback. But remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

A dream can only become reality if you chase it

What a powerful line! Here's the Lewis Hamilton + Vodafone ad that Prashant highlighted:


Go ahead, make the most of now!

The Great Internet Crash of 2007

Really funny -- you have to watch it!

Folding t-shirts is suddenly cool again!

This came up over mamak last week, and Melissa forwarded this to the gang. I played the Japanese video a few times over, and have now mastered the art. A new skill is always a good thing!

The original Japanese way of folding t-shirts:


Related links:

• YouTube: Martha Stewart does it too!
• YouTube: Clones of the Japanese t-shirt folding method
• Wikipedia: What is a mamak?

Why use Gmail?

Here's a whole series of Google-made videos that makes it easy enough to understand why they rock. Bravo, Gmail Theatre!

Act 1: Attack of the Spam


Act 2: The In-Boxer:


Act 3: The Isle of Lost Emails


Act 4: Chat In The Name of Love

Bill Gates versus Steve Jobs

Hilarious animated video that pits Bill Gates against Steve Jobs in the clean white virtual world of the iconic Mac ads.

Sir Ken Robinson: why do we get educated out of creativity?

I recently subscribed to the TED Blog, and I would encourage you to do the same to keep in touch with profound ideas in Technology, Entertainment and Design.

The talk by Sir Ken Robinson is one to note. He delivers an entertaining and moving presentation about the state of the education system and how it should be rethought to nurture creativity. The following video was recorded at TEDTalks held in February 2006 (duration: 20m)



A few points worth highlighting, from the talk:

• Kids will take a chance -- they're not frightened of being wrong
• If you're not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original
• Creativity is about creating original ideas that have value
• Picaso: all children are born artists
  

And here's a humorous injection I enjoyed:

• If a man speaks his mind in a forest and no woman hears him -- is he still wrong?

Related links:

• TEDBlog: Sir Ken Robinson on TEDTalks
• Sir Ken Robinson: Short profile