Wonder how he asked

[Clonedsheep]

Man granted military leave for gaming. I wish I could do that for my job.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/08/news_6132788.html

[GameOver]

... I wish I could do that for my job. ..

I hear Chad & Stingray are hiring...

[ChadTower]

You can't read, I guess.  He was not granted leave.  He was granted a deferment, a right that the article states anyone has in that country.

[JB]

You can't read, I guess.  He was not granted leave.  He was granted a deferment, a right that the article states anyone has in that country.

NOT anyone.

"In line with the Government's support for sports, culture and the arts, the Ministry of Defense will consider granting one-time deferments for pre-enlistees who are selected to represent Singapore at prestigious international sports and cultural events."

[ChadTower]

And the people representing them could be anyone, given that that person enters such events.  How prestigious could a gaming tournament really be in national terms?

[Stingray]

This is Singapore, man. It's probably right up there with the Olympics.

By the way Shmokes, that was a joke. I don't really believe the above statement to be true.

-S

[ChadTower]

You have a point, actually.  This is where people keep getting killed IRL, and lawsuits and criminal charges are filed, over MMORPGs.

[JoyMonkey]

I brought chewing gum into Singapore once and narrowly averted being thrown in jail. Watch out! He's got Double Mint!

[Clonedsheep]

You can't read, I guess.

[ChadTower]

So they can't read what they themselves wrote.  That's better.

[patrickl]

You can't read, I guess.