THE Chinese leave nothing to chance when they die, according to an exhibit of the Chinese Heritage Centre in Singapore. Evidence is laid out in a room furnished as part of a ``death house'' (hospice).Among items designed to help them through Hell on their way to the after-life after cremation are: A ticket on Hell Airlines, first stage of a flight to Heaven.A cheque drawn on the Hell Bank, together with a $1000 million banknote.A special passport, with...
The U.S. men have miscued, mistimed and just plain missed dozens of goal chances as they've opened the Olympic soccer tournament with ties against Cameroon and the Czech Republic. But coach Clive Charles says the law of averages is on their side."No, I'm not concerned," Charles said after strikers Conor Casey and Josh Wolff wasted at least four genuine scoring opportunities in the team's 1-1 tie against Cameroon at Canberra....
LOVED the item in the Razz yesterday about Baywatch babe Carmen Electra accidentally buying the wrong house - the one she thought she'd bought is next door. 'I was disappointed because the pool was different,' she wailedHard luck, hen, we've all done it. Although back on our planet, it's usually just that we pick up the wrong breakfast cereal in the supermarket.Still, it would be nice, wouldn't it, to be in the sort of...