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Singapore actually has three seasons - hot, hotter, hottest! It was no wonder that when Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, a man of great intellect when asked what was the world's greatest invention ever and he said it is the humble air-conditioner. Now is the time when instead of saving the planet, everyone is trying to save himself. Crack an egg on the car and it will fry.  Normally for golfers, when they see blue skies, they are likely to smile. Not any more now. One can feel the pain when the sunlight hits your skin and although already humid, it gets worse when it suddenly pours and things become unbearable when the heat from the ground starts rising. We are fortunate that we have lots of trees and you won't really appreciate then till you get hot days like these, what these trees do makes a huge difference. If you are in Bangkok or Hong Kong, there are not many trees in the city. Look at the picture of a clear blue sky, it is so clear and blue without a cloud in sight. Look at the...

Kama Sutra

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Weather The weather is taking its toll, they say its the El Nino effect making us feel like slow loris or watching ourselves as a sloth in the wild on Animal Planet or Discovery Channel. It is literally raising temperatures which I hope will not lead to raised tempers. The irony is that golfers who always pray for no rain are now praying for some as a welcome relief. The other relief being that you can now find your ball where it used to be water, it has receded and just dropping off the green into the water may still offer you some scant hope. World Cup With a 100 days to the World Cup in South Africa, the English has been rocked by sex scandals. Ashley Cole may be ruled out or may return too late to get back to top shape while Wayne Bridge, his most suitable and stable replacement wanted out. There is now Villa's Stephen Warnock (ex Liverpool) and Everton's Leighton Baines both having a good season but haven't played enough with England. If I were Capell...