10 Types of 28-Year-Old Single Guys

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10 Types of 28-Year-Old Single Guys

28year old guys are a curious bunch.
Find me a group of 28 year old men and you’ll usually see one in a football jersey, one always in berms and havianas slippers, one who married early at the age of 25, a few who are doing really well into their careers, and a couple of soul-searchers looking for THE job that will supposedly change their lives. Some of these guys will tell you they have a plan in life and know what to do, but the others probably feel quite helpless deep down, for the first time in their lives.
But perhaps the most disparate part of this group is the growing population of 28 year old single guys. I’ve met many many different types of them. So lets examine them here:
1) The Total Package

The Total Package is smart—he went to a top JC like RJC and then to SMU or some Non-Aussie overseas university. The Total Package is an athlete, a musician, and an avid traveler, always jet setting to Phuket or Bali with his pals on long weekends. The Total Package is handsome, most of the time comes from a wealthy family and probably drives a BMW. Also he is probably a banker, lawyer, or doctor. Or works in his dad’s company.

The Total Package has a fantastic career going on, but lo-and-behold, as much as he is a workaholic – The Total Package is a family man!

There’s just one thing The Total Package seems to be having a hard time finding—a girl worthy of his greatness.

This princess of princesses that he’s looking for is the final piece of the jigsaw. He dreams of her often, and sees resemblances of her many a times in these movies, which usually star Rachel McAdams. She’s the sort of girl who will turn heads as she enters the room, oozing of charm and beauty. She might be someone working in HR of a media company, or just someone yet to finish her studies in NUS Business school. She has tons of friends, and has an amazing loving family. Even better though, beneath the suave decent chiseled looks of The Total Package, he uncharacteristically fantasizes about her being AMAZING in bed, on top of being the perfect cook, loving girlfriend, and being his occasional aunt agony. Somehow in a small place like Singapore, she’s also able to ride horses, does ballet, sings in church, and hangs out on Sundays at these modern yet rustic cafes like 42 hands or Penny University.

Thus, The Total Package is still single. He continues to be caught up in this fierce battle between his superhuman standards, and his fear of living another 10 years single. Because, in 10 years time, he’s not going to be eligible to qualify as a Total Package in this definition anymore.

2) The New Lease Of Life Guy


As long as anyone can remember, The New Lease Of Life Guy had been dating his girlfriend of 7 years since Secondary School or Junior College, or even since NS. He never seemed quite happy in that relationship, but everyone assumed he and the girl would get married eventually. However, after a long and difficult break up, The New Lease Of Life (after a year of depression where even his best friends could not get him out of) is suddenly living life with a BANG. He’s suddenly out every wednesday night, friday night and saturday night. You see him everywhere, Mink, Zouk, Butter factory. He suddenly the guy that every guy wants to be. And the pictures of him partying on Facebook, are stuff made of dreams. A man’s dreams.

3) The Guy Who Has To Get Together With A Girl Of The Same Race And Religion Or His Parents Will Throw Him Out Of The House


Given how we are fortunate to grow up in a place like Singapore where we are racially diverse, The Guy who has to get together with someone of the same race and religion or else his parents will throw him out of the house, somehow finds himself only liking girls from different races. Don’t ask me how or why his preferences became like that, but it could most likely be due to the pornography he watched whilst in secondary school, which obviously made an impact on his palates (taste). He tried to change his parents mindset, but after the last girlfriend spending a 1 hour dinner with his parents … all quiet, things are the way they are.

Stalemate.

4) The Arrogant Guy Who Goes To The Gym


The Arrogant Guy Who Goes To The Gym has many girlfriends. It doesn’t matter if he lives in a landed property or not. It doesn’t matter if he has an amazing job right now. He’s full of confidence, he knows he’s going to do well in life, eventually. As a result, he also goes to the gym to maintain those hard abs, because the girls that he meets at clubs love it too. And his body is the main reason he gets booty calls at night. From tons of girls (yes it does happen in singapore).

The Arrogant Guy Who Goes To The Gym can count the number of girl’s he’s slept with, 187 to date. He already has a girlfriend, but its not counted because she’s obviously going to find out eventually from 187 girls out there (and counting) one day. His life is pretty messed up because after sleeping around so much, he can only settle with the girl that has the nicest B’s, sexiest leg, greatest moan etc. And you know what they say about women … they don’t quite age like men! With each girl, he somehow imagines how they will look like in 10 years, and it sends shivers down his spine.

Unfortunately, The Arrogant Guy Who Goes To The Gym will most likely remain “single” for the rest of his life. He will have plenty of sex for sure, but deep down, it’s going to be playing solo mission in Diablo for a long time. Fortunately, the influx of Thai Discos with Korean/Thai/Taiwanese escorts might save him from a lifelong solitude. He might settle down with one of them in future.

5) The Guy Who Peaked Too Early


Back in the days, The Guy Who Peaked Too Early had everything any guy could dream of. This dude was the Rugby God of ACS(I) kids. He could sprint, he could jump, he could swim, and was probably even a National Sailing champion. Hell. he could even join gymnastics and be the male belle of the school. Life was so sweet for him back then, he got a smart and pretty girlfriend who won a couple of Miss (whatever) contests in University. However, life did peak too early for him …

His girlfriend broke up with him when he graduated. He found that getting a top job was not as easy as winning his 322 trophies from ACS/ACJC. Suddenly, he also notices that girls don’t quite dig him like they used to before. Life is just getting started for him, and he finds that he needs to pretty much start from scratch for everything, starting with being known as “the nice guy” instead of “the cool guy” that he once was before.

In a sad way as well, The Guy Who Peaked Too Early probably has very good friends who have been trying to give him advise. However, his early success in life means he remains stubborn, and still believes that its his way or the highway.

6) The Normal Guy Who Just Hasn’t Met The Right Girl Yet And He Really Wishes People Would Stop Looking At Him With Those Pitying Eyes


Yes, The NGWJHMTRGYAHRWPWSLAHWTPE. The NGWJHMTRGYAHRWPWSLAHWTPE is enjoying his life. He likes his job, he likes his friends, and he likes being single just fine. He’s in no rush to be in a relationship and feels absolutely confident that at some point, he’ll meet the right girl, apply for HDB together and get married.

He’s also not quite sure why everyone who knows him is trying to figure out “what the problem is.” His parents are always worried and going to the temple to pray consistently, and never wasting any opportunity to ask him if he’s been dating anyone. His friends want to help, setting him up on dates every chance they get. He appreciates all the unsolicited support, but he also thinks it would be pretty great if everyone stopped thinking there was something wrong with him.

I like this kinda guy.

7) The Aggressively Online Dating Guy Who Can’t Believe He’s Not Married Yet


The opposite of the previous guy, The Aggressively Online Dating Guy Who Can’t Believe He’s Not Married Yet can’t believe he’s not married yet, or yet, can’t believe that girls don’t yet realize what an amazing catch he is. He dresses a bit old school, baggy jeans and oversized shirts, and sports a not so clean haircut. Always in slippers, and they are not even Havianas!

He really think’s he’s the BOMB though. He think’s he’s good in everything he does, including work, trivia questions, general knowledge, sports and girls. He’s always imagining himself to be the eventual prince charming. That when these hot chicks go through a shit relationship, they will suddenly look at him and see him suddenly as … “The Guy That I Have Been Waiting For”.

He has 2 phones to look important, like many of those in Raffles Place wearing suits and carrying an iPhone and a blackberry for work. He has multiple dating profiles online, and uses these new modern day apps like”PAKTOR” and numerous dating apps to meet girls. When people ask him if he’s dating anyone, he tells them he’s too busy making big bucks at work for a relationship right now.

Seemingly unknown to him, he chases after every other girl he meets. Is known for this, but remains oblivious.

This kinda guy can transform to the “I Would Do Anything For You” guy if he does get attached. I would write more about in this post but then those guys tend to get lucky with girls eventually.

8) The In-The-Closet Guy


The In-The-Closet Guy is so close to being the perfect catch—he’s handsome, he’s well-dressed, and he has a great job. He’s funny, articulate, and charming. The only tiny little inconvenience is that he’s not attracted to females whatsoever.

His “antithesis” / opposite is The NGWJHMTRGYAHRWPWSLAHWTPE, who’s had just enough of the theories about him being gay, since he’s completely straight and, for the hundredth time, just hasn’t met the right girl yet and is really very okay with being single right now (see above for refresher in case you have a fish memory)

9) The (Foreign Talent) Single Guy


To prevent being charged under one of the 100000 laws in Singapore for inciting civil unrest, I have replaced a certain ethnicity for “Foreign Talent”. The Foreign Talent is the guy who might/might not have come from a country where its pretty much like the “MATRIX”. The One.

Back home, The (Foreign Talent) Single Guy would meet tons of girls and get married in an instant. Over here? He is still getting accustomed to being flamed online for things he didn’t do, and getting these weird “eye staring” accusations for being smelly and really pungent with sweat, when it was clearly the Bangla worker sitting next to him on the MRT!

 10) The Prim And Proper Church Going Guy (aka “Boring”)

Deep down, The Prim and Proper Church Going Guy is indeed a nice guy. And sad to say, these guys created to the cliche, “Nice Guys Finish Last”. The Prim and Proper Church Going Guy is the guy a girl could marry, and not worry about being cheated on. She can leave her elderly parents in the care of this guy whilst she goes with her friends for their weekly manicure.

The Prim and Proper Church Going Guy is socially awkward for whatever reasons. He just wants to fit in, but never could. And thats why he loves church, because he doesn’t need to actively try to fit in, but rather join a cell group where everyone just fits in (I am in a cell group btw, and I’m totally NOT MOCKING these guys). He plays Dota. Poker. Bridge. Fun stuff.

Most often, The Prim and Proper Church Going Guy stays single till 40, where he has done remarkably well in life. He is now CFO of some company, earns a minimum of SGD25k a month, and has accumulated an insane pool of savings given that he didn’t’ have to spend it on a materialistic girlfriend, kids stuff or on alcohol the last 10 years. Suddenly, girls are planning their daily routine just to bump into The Prim And Proper Church Going Guy.

He finally gets married to a 28 year old gold digger.

 VB

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NC700X 3000km plus touring review

I've already clocked in excess of 3000 km mileage on this bike. Of that, 800km was clocked in Malaysia in one day.

600km was spent putting the NC through its paces on numerous trunk roads that wind through Malaysia's towns and oil palm plantations. The remaining 200km was spent blasting in a straight line across the north south highway.

This was the bike's first foray long distance into Malaysia. I went with two of my riding buddies, Paul and Simon from the 2013 WMLR. Our mission was to shoot up the east coast of Malaysia, cut across, and return from the west in one day.

The NC was subjected to trunk roads for the first half of the day. The suspension really shows it's stiffness here, as I traversed across the potholed roads, the bike absorbed every single bump along the way and transferred it directly to me. If you had any dental fillings, there is a chance that the suspension on this bike might cause it to be knocked loose.

As mentioned in the earlier posts, the tiny ass windscreen does nothing to block wind, there is a constant hurricane raging inside my helmet, a good pair of earplugs would be advised to be worn. If you ride with your visor open, prepare to eat a face full of bugs, sand and stones.

The bike's light weight really excels here. At first the steering feels light and floaty while negotiating the corners, once I got used to it I was having fun flicking the bike in rapid fire through the lefts and the rights. The bike's light weight makes it extremely agile.

Overtaking on two lane trunk roads leaves a bit more to be desired, rolling on the throttle in top gear to overtake is possible, but you would have to wait a few seconds as the engine chases the revs to peak torque at 3k RPM.

Any monster torque to give you the surge is almost nonexistent beyond 3K RPM. I have to bang down the gear to 5th to overtake safely to beat oncoming vehicles in the opposite lane.

Tires are grippy and the three position front brake caliper stops the bike quickly in sticky situations. I still haven't managed to activate the ABS thankfully.

Fuel consumption on trunk roads returns 25 - 27km/L.

The headlight and the high beam illuminates the pitch darkness of stretches of trunk road without street lights adequately. I find additional fog lights to be unnecessary.

On the north south highway, the bike is happily cruises along at 130km/h comfortably. I had to maintained a tucked in hunched posture throughout to streamline the wind blast. My shoulders ache from the crouch and wrists hurt from hanging on for dear life and maintaining a constant throttle.

The seat cushion is totally non existent after the first few hundred km. It won't matter because after that you won't be able to feel your backside anyway.

I went on this trip with the bike in fully stock condition. I managed to fit in a raincoat, my bag of tools, a small pouch and two small bottles of mineral water. Barely enough for a day trip, longer trips would require that a bag be strapped to the pillon seat or minimally a rear rack and box to be fitted.

Overall, this is a very competent bike to go touring on. Although it was not specifically designed for this purpose, it gets the job done. However if you're looking for a more responsive engine, greater stability and higher top speed for touring, I would advise you to look elsewhere.

NC700X 1000km review

So I finally finished the 1000km running in period. Just like a woman, only after you spend a substantial time with her, only will you get to see her true colors.

In a true male-griping-about-their girlfriend-to-their-buddies fashion, I'm gonna gripe about the bike.

The parallel twin doesn't perform very well at ultra slow speeds below 20km/h. Granted that other bikes do not really do so that well either, the weakness is too obvious. The bike judders around like a handicapped man trying to complete a 100m sprint. The first gear is too short and the second gear is too tall. The only way to work around this is to pull in the clutch and potter around in half clutch to smoothen out the movement at low speeds.

At high speeds there is not much usable torque above 100km/h, but I already discussed that in the earlier entry.

Other than speed issues, there's not much that I can complain about. I've been getting a consistent 27-30km/L fuel consumption at speeds below 110.

The super four profile (spec 1 onwards) size tires inspire confidence when cornering. I had bridge stones on my previous super 4 as well. The tire is grippy enough even on wet days.

The headlight is blindingly bright, it'll leave you with double vision for quite awhile if you stare at it longer than ten seconds.

The horn on the other hand is a bit disappointing; it emits a weak squeak of a honda wave. The pillion seat support arm also feels cheap, it's made of stamped metal parts with dangling washers and springs.

Like a good lady, she does what she does best with minimal fuss; getting from point a to b quickly and in style. It's a bonus that she looks good to and attracts the admiration of bikers and non bikers alike.

Although some might be tempted to have a mistress (a more powerful bike) for the weekend blast of excitement, this bike is a keeper.

Honda NC700X: One week review

As you know (or might not know, depending on who's reading this), my 18 year old super four had another major defect. I did my sums and realized that if I got it repaired again, the total cost of repairs would exceed the value of the bike (taking into account all the major defects I had rectified over the course of the last 2 years). 

So i decided, fuck it, I'm pushing this bucket of bolts (the said bucket of bolts actually brought me many places and I'm eternally grateful for its service. Read about that here) in for a brand new shiny NC700X. 

Can you smell the new bike showroom smell through this picture?

I've been planning to buy this bike for the longest time actually. It's just that my current bike was in danger of having a major breakdown (again!), therefore i decided to put my money on this. Think of it as planning for a child after marriage, but you "diao kia" (had an 'accident' and ended up with a kid earlier than expected). Needless to say, my enthusiasm was a bit muted as some of my friends noticed. 

That's not me. 

It's been one week since I collected this bike and I am a rider who clocks mileage on a daily basis, here are my thoughts on this machine during my one week of ownership. 

Engine

The concept of this engine is very interesting (read more in detail here). In summary, it is based on half a Honda Jazz engine. It is a low revving (redline at 6.5K) parallel twin with a very low piston "sleep" angle. The engine whirrs quietly as it goes about its business. 

Coming from a super 4 previously, I thought this bike is overpowered. When i cracked open the throttle on the first ride, this red rocket shot out like a bat out of hell from under me. The feeling of torque is totally different from an inline four, the power just comes at you in one big lump instead of a linear steady delivery in the super 4. I smile like a maniac when i shoot off from every traffic junction, leaving everything else behind in my wake. 

The engine is the happiest at low RPMs, specifically below 3K RPM. Most of the usable power lies within that range. If I try to push beyond 3.5K, the power just tapers off, I can feel the engine spinning up but the bike doesn't move much faster. 

Trundling around in the city below 70km/h is a real pleasure. The throttle response is crisp and instantaneous, the bike goes about its business with minimal vibration and fuss. 

On expressways, the bike performs equally as well. The engine torque encourages you to short shift up to six very quickly and remain in six cruising along at 90-100km/h (it cruises at 90km/h at 2.5K RPM). Here the vibration starts to get more pronounced, but its hard to notice when you're hanging on to the handles for dear life as a 90km/h/h wind hits you in the face and chest. 

Needless to say, the tiny kacang puteh (peanut) windscreen just helps to keep my speedometer protected from the wind while my upper body gets buffeted around mercilessly. 

Beyond 100 km/h is where the bike's biggest weakness lies. It takes forever to gain any speed above 3 digits.  It is possible to reach speeds of up to 140-170km/h, but you must be patient while the bike builds up speed. If you are looking for insane acceleration to catch up with your big bike class 2 friends, you should look elsewhere. This bike is not tuned or designed for eye-watering, environment distorting, time travelling speeds. 

Handling

The handlebars are wide and puts you in an upright seating posture just like a motard. You feel that you are perched on top of the bike as opposed to inside the bike. This gives you a good view of all the traffic in front and around you. 

The suspension is good and stiff, it soaks up everything in one bounce and returns to its original position very quickly. 

This bike is also incredibly agile, point it in any direction and the bike just goes. It's also highly "flickable", push on the handlebars lightly and the bike goes down. Cornering becomes simple task of looking at where you want to go, and the bike goes! 

That's...... also not me. 

As opposed to most high performance bikes, the NC700X only comes with one disc brake on the front and rear. It doesn't handicap the bike in any way, the machine stops instantly, even a bit better than my old front double disc super 4. I'm guessing the petal shape big disc helps in the stopping efficiency. My model also comes with combined ABS, but I've yet to use it, thankfully. 

The body

The mirrors are decent modern "sharp" edged mirrors, they don't suffer from vibrations that much. 

Headlight is a standard H4 bulb that is actually pretty blinding. The throw angle and distance is quite decent in pitch darkness. 

The horn and indicator buttons are reversed, I find myself giving a short blast of the horn when I want to cancel my indicator. 

Pillion grab rails comes as standard on this bike.

Fuel Consumption 

I can't tell you much about this yet, I've yet to finish my first tank of petrol. I've traveled 250km and I have 2 bars left out of 5. The capacity of the underseat fuel tank is 14 litres. Honda claims an impressive 29 - 33km/L. We will see how it goes. 

The best part

What makes this machine so unique is probably the front trunk storage. Remember me mentioning the low piston "sleep" angle? This frees up space above the engine for a storage compartment, something never done before on a motorcycle. 

Carries your helmet, packets of food and drink and whatever you choose to throw inside. 

I find this incredibly handy, I can leave my helmet inside the trunk and just carry my raincoat around without putting a top box. It creates a storage solution while keeping the look of the bike clean and tidy. 

I'll add a box soon............ soon. 

So far it has been an absolute joy to ride this bike. It's incredibly friendly and easy to use. It makes me actually look forward to riding around aimlessly in my free time. 

SHIN MING NEWS EDITOR's Accident with a biker and his pillon.

Having been on the road since November 2007 and then making the switch

from 4 wheels to two. I cannot help but notice the vunerabilities of

bikers on Singapore's roads.

A famous chinese saying is that bikers are "flesh wrapped around

metal", rather than "metal wrapped around flesh" in cars. Another

saying is that "the road is like a tiger's mouth."

As of 2008 there were 550,455 motorcars and 145,288 motorcycles on the

road (Land Transport Authority,2009). The car population outnumbers

bike population almost 5:1!

In 2008, 108 out of 222 [48.6%] road fatalities were made up of

motorcyclists and/or pillon riders (Singapore Police Force, 2009). 100

people dead a year is definitely a figure that we should sit up and

take notice of, and these people are the ones who are on bikes.

Most of these accidents are caused by carelessness, either by the

riders or other road users. One such case that is kicking up a storm in

a teacup is the incident involving the former editor of SHIN MIN DAILY

NEWS chinese editor.

"Lim was driving along Whitley Road towards Orchard Road on Dec 24,

2006 when she crashed into a motorcycle travelling down Dunearn Road.

The motorcyclist was flung off the bike, as was his pillion rider, an

Indonesian maid, who later died from her injuries.

Lim ran up two charges - that of causing death by dangerous driving and

of causing grievous hurt by a rash act. She contested both

Eyewitness testimony suggested she ran a red light, but she insisted

she did not know that the lights were against her.

......

Mr Anandan [her lawyer] argued at the appeal that she did not know the

lights were red and that she had not intended to beat them"
(Lum.S,20 April 2009,The Straits Times).

Let us review the facts:
- LIM ran a red light
- She did not see the lights were against her and hence did not "intend
to run the red light"
- As a result she collided into a motorcyclist
- The impact flung both rider and pillon off
- Pillon was a 24 year old indon made (Deceased)
- Rider was a 70 year old man (injured seriously)

So what was the verdict?

"THE FIRST CHARGE

Causing the death of pillion rider Melania Melaniawati, 24, by

dangerous driving. Maximum sentence under the law: Up to five years'

jail.

# July 31, 2008: A district court sentences Lim Hong Eng to 18 months'

jail, plus a 10-year driving ban.

# April 17, 2009 (morning): At her appeal hearing, the High Court

sentences her to a day's jail and a $10,000 fine.

# April 17, 2009 (afternoon): The High Court sets aside the fine,

leaving her with the one-day jail term.

THE SECOND CHARGE

Causing grievous hurt in a rash act to motorcyclist David Jermais

Pattiselanno, 70. Maximum sentence under the law: Up to two years' jail

or a fine of up to $1,000 or both.

# July 31, 2008: A district court sentences Lim to six months' jail.

# April 17, 2009: The High Court amends the charge to one of dangerous

driving, which carries up to 12 months' jail or a maximum $3,000 fine,

or both. The court fines her $2,000" (The Straits Times, 2009)

In a nutshell, LIM was sentenced to the following AFTER APPEALING:

- 10 years ban from driving
- One (1) day in jail
- $2000 fine for dangerous driving

This is the judgement that has got the local biking comunnity up in

arms. A life of a promising young 24 year old female indonesian was

snuffed out brutally by a driver zoning out behind the wheel. She

failed to notice that the light was red and failed to notice the bike

coming out of the side road and collided with the rider, seriously

injuring a senior citizen and killing a youth with her whole life ahead

of her.

Was the sentence fitting of a crime that took a life away and left

another to live with the trauma of the accident?

"Justice Choo said Lim's culpability laid in her "failure to keep a

proper lookout" and this did not warrant a harsh custodial sentence.

As for the second charge of causing grievous hurt by a rash act, he

said that evidence showed Lim was unaware that the traffic light had

turned red.

In his view, Justice Choo said Lim was more negligent than rash, so he

amended the second charge to a lighter one of dangerous driving"

(Huang. C, 17 April 2009, Channel News Asia).

Let's review the logic behind the judgement that was passed down:
- Failing to keep a proper lookout [i.e. dreaming] does not warrant a

harsh custodial senetnce... perhaps a slap on the wrist might suffice
- Unaware that the traffic light was red [i.e. dreaming again] is

negligent so a very light slap on the wrist will do too.

In conclusion, if u beat a red light, collide into a rider, injure him

seriously and kill his pillon, and admit that you were dreaming, you

would get away with a day in jail, no driver's license for the next

decade and a portion of your monthly salary in a fine.

These are the facts, ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you for reading.