The RAPEX .......!!!


The words of a rape victim - "If only I had teeth down there" - have inspired the design of a new anti-rape device. Rapex - dubbed the 'rape trap' - is a product worn internally by women. The hollow inside is lined with rows of razor-sharp hooks, which are designed to latch on to a rapist's penis during penetration. They can only be removed by a doctor.

The product will be on the shelves of South African chemists and supermarkets later this month. South African mother-of-two Sonette Ehlers developed the original prototype in 2005 but has struggled to get it patented and approved for sale, not least because of staunch opposition from feminist groups.

"Vengeful, horrible, and disgusting," was the response from Charlene Smith, one of South Africa's leading anti-rape campaigners. Lisa Vetten, of the Centre of Violence and Reconciliation in Johannesburg, says: "This is like going back to the days when women were forced to wear chastity belts. It is a terrifying thought that women are being made to adapt to rape."

Some also fear that the sudden infliction of pain on the rapist could incite him to even greater violence.

Ehlers, however, is adamant that desperate times call for desperate measures. South Africa has the world's highest rate of sexual assault: a staggering 1.7m women are raped each year. She believes the product, priced at one Rand, will be particularly useful for poorer black women who walk long distances to and from work.

With state intervention frustratingly slow, Ehlers argues this ugly version of empowerment is justified. "I don't hate men," she says. "I have not got revenge in mind. All I am doing is giving women their power back."

If it has teeth, it can also talk.
If IT can talk...... it'll be worst than gettin' bitten!!

Not only that it's good for rape-victims, it would definitely comes in handy for the revenge-ful wives, ex-girlfriends or maybe....... straight guys who goes to GAY clubs and parties, but afraid of being abused.

Maybe someday, there'll be condoms that protect such device........

All these don't work anymore.......??

Few days ago, while I was jammin' on my 'new toys'...... a guy came up to me and started to preach about what DJ-ing is about and how to be good at. He noticed I was 'toying' with the Reloop Digital Jockey controller and claims that it will not help me get anywhere, or feel the 'real thing'. WTF?! What 'real thing'....?? Anything that is real is already safely tucked in my pants....... asshole!!

SGD$800, why not?

This asshole claims that to be a better DJ, I should start playing with real equipments like the CDJ2000s and DJM800s. Seeing me using the Traktor Pro software, he said I should 'convert' to Serato 2.0 as it is 'more stable'... Apparently, he thinks that my 15" Macbook Pro is too big and its a waste of space in the console.



I think this guy got problem with me, no?

For the sake of mankind, I did not debate him nor I disagree with anything he has to say. I spent too much time with such personalities before, hence, I restraint myself from any unnecessary humiliation on his part. If I had to, maybe I would say things like...... errr.......

this mixer for SGD$780, why not?

1. those equipments have no brains, the operator does. It is not gonna teach you to be better, you have to do it yourself. Unless, your brains are in between your balls.

2. no disrespect to Pioneer DJ gears, they are the preferred choice. But I would not want to spend $6k when I can pay $800 and still produce the same effect.

3. "If you use high-end gears, you can get somewhere"...... get where?? If I wanna go anywhere, I'll use my VISA card. In fact, with the Cirle line up, I can use my EZLink card and get anywhere....

4. "the real-thing"..... CDJs? Wanna talk about vinyls, asshole?

5. He thinks Serato is better that Traktor Pro....... because of the sample function and 3-deck capability. That's all....??! Traktor Pro is not better coz it has too many FX, 4-deck capability and many more choices??


What I should say is....... all DJs have different techniques and preferences. If it works, nobody should say if it's wrong or right. Equipments are no difference, some with better financial abilities would splurge on the high-end stuffs. Others, would just make use of what is available. In other words, Can means Can. If you have the skills, anything can work. If you don't, just put iPod and act....... I would also have my preferred set of equipments, but sometimes, isn't it cool to be able to conquer new products and impress people with your abilities? I may not be a DJ, but I sure know how to play like one.



Btw, no need to debate about what kinda output frequency or who has higher frequencies db output levels..... if you're using Mackie SRM450s as your speakers, non of your 'high-end' DJ equipments will make you sound like you're using Kudo, V-Dosch or the GSA systems...... period!!

Looking at the party scene in Singapore, I'm glad that HOUSE music is slowly making its mark again........ especially with the mainstream market. Slowly, good outlets are embracing the genre and letting the mainstream know that it is still there and alive. Those HOUSE parties are getting the respect that it deserve in Singapore.

Unfortunately, I personally thing that a big portion of the punters are still very pretentious. I notice they will only start dancing when they know the DJ or someone else starts dancing. Its like..... "if someone is dancing, that means its a good song. If I start dancing, others may think I'm cool for digging the song..." Apart from that, most of the people who supports these parties are either DJs, former DJs, wanna be DJs, haters (all sorts, not restricting to music & people) and clueless mofos but wanna be cool with the crowd. Another cool thing is, there are more chicks digging HOUSE music...... especially the Malay ones. Due to the understanding of that, they automatically removed the 'Minah' tag that has been dangling on their chest.

What's missing is the support for those 'unidentified' DJs. Some of them are really good but the crowd are not so welcoming...... These guys need support from the senior ones. I remembered back in '96 or '97..... a DJ-turned-flight steward-turned DJ came up to me when I was still a newbie in the club. He said, "Dude, you selections are awesome, but you need to work on the technical part and programming. With a vibe like this, you'll stay in the business for sometime." You really need such support. That guy talking to me was Brendon P. Maybe he was nice to me coz I was the last DJ ever produced by the Juliana's group. Btw, not many people would know Juliana's, thus, they don't care. But if you ever hear our clubs, parties, achievements....... you wouldn't believe that it was all manage from an office in Haw Par Glass Tower.

Moving on, soon, I'm gonna be running a small outlet myself. It will be musically driven with new unknown DJs. I'm sure I'm not gonna make millions out of it, but, someone will benefit from this exercise. While others wanna just talk, let me try and get things started. So, there it is...... we are doing our part, what's yours? Are you ready to EMBRACE again?

Oh wow...... I just realised that I haven't been posting anything for quite a while. Anyway, I just got back from Perth a couple of days ago. Had a blast of a time with friends, family and 'Desperate Housewives' crew...... hah!!

Now that I'm back and still bumping around, i just wanna give you the heads-up of my next project. (take note 'heads-up' is not in anyway refers to giving 'head' to anybody.....)

I am in the midst of setting up a retail shop. Thinking of selling ladies shoes and accessories, streetwear and some hobby stuffs. Apart from that, there are some new productions come up. Things look pretty exciting but finance support is much needed for these exercise. If you have deep pockets and feeling kinda charitable, please call 1900-EMBRACE.

Btw, I'm still baffled by the local TV station for having a badly-dubbed programme on Tuesday nights. If that's not enough..... are they only capable of producing food programmes?? Is that all we need to know? Prominent artistes are only capable of doing food programmes? Are they trying to hide the fact that they lack of acting abilities or lack of ideas for better programmes. Soon, they'll be airing another talkshow...... I just read on their FACEBOOK page, someone wrote..... "Talk is cheap!!" How true.