Prediction: Future Joy #07

HBD's upgrading programme installs one lift on every floor.
Next phase: Soundproof flats...

Dangers of the greenhouse effect

[Published on 1 June, 1998]

Scientists say that global warming, if continues unabated, will cause
temperatures to rise by 2 deg C and water levels to go up by 30 cm
in the next 50 years.

Cartoon Caption Contest, 31 August 2008

Only one reader made the cut --

The winning entry:
"I’m not going with you to the owner-pet lookalike contest.
So stop feeding me a lot!"
- R. M. Kasthuribai

Prediction: Future Joy #06

A local entrepreneur successfully breeds an odourless durian
that Singaporeans can finally get to swing home on the MRT.

Cartoon Caption Contest, 24 August 2008

Many funny submissions for this one. Enjoy!

The winning entry:
"During my heyday selling pirated VCDs in the 90s,
I was actually clocking better timings than Usain Bolt..."
- Keith Chong Kee Seng

The shortlisted ones:
"Be patient. This is the Olympics,
so you would expect a 'Marathon Commercial'."
- Linda Lo Chee Yong

"Why am I here every night?
My doctor advised me to take up as many sports as I can."
- Stephen See

"See, I told you Olympics don't have horse racing,
you don't believe."
- Ang Ah Kiok

"My wife is complaining that sitting here all day
drinking beer is turning me into an Olympig."
- Chua Shi Min

Prediction: Future Joy #05

Tour agencies offer space travel at affordable prices.

Prediction: Future Joy #04

All flats' windows have glass canopies which allow the sun
to shine through but keep out drips from wet laundry above.

PS: ICI actually contacted me regarding the above contraption...
unfortunately, it didn't materialise.

Cartoon Caption Contest, 17 August 2008

The winning entry:
"Relax, that’s just little Timmy with his Batman mask on."
- Desmond Goh

The shortlisted ones:
"I have not eaten for days.
Can you help to lure him into our tank?"
- Sim Kwang Seng

"Luckily, his head is bigger than the rim of the fish tank."
- Lim Ai Tiong