Life For Rent

As what Maroon 5 would sing :

That may be all I need
In darkness he is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on Sunday morning
And I never want to leave
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Yes..I changed the (she) to he. hah hah…Sunday morning it is. The boy’s doing iron piquet duty. Or something like that. So I will be home, looking through my notes, books and what not. On a Sunday afternoon…cruising along to my music. Over 1700 of good ole solid mp3 files, and counting yeh.

Is it just me or has anyone noticed that nydc seems to attract lots of good looking people. Women come in fashionably dressed. Dressed for the clubs even. Maybe that’s cause that’s where they were heading to.

Had a shiong shiong week. Was thrown the task of getting a cheerleading squad moving within an afternoon. Gawd that had to be the record for anyone. Thank goodness I had Rohai in camp who was attending a course. Geez. And then I had duty, and it was 5.30am when we all had to gather at kranji camp for MSR.

I never felt so tired for such a looong time, I went home and by noon I was ZZzzzz…till 4 plus.

I got my new specs and contacts! yay. 1 year’s supply for 90 bucks, and a frameless pair of specs at 49. Not a bad deal yeh? Still getting the hang of putting in the lenses but I think I’m getting there..

Bought two new shades too, since I have my contacts now I do not need to be bothered by specially made sun shades. Got them off at Nextc. Bought one on impulse…arrrrgh. But the other one is fairly cool. Yeah.

We had a show to catch in the evening and decided we have enough time to run over to wheelock’s nydc for some dinner. Had to rush in the end. The did the baked pasta in batches. ie, they wait for a certain number of orders to come in before they do the pasta in ‘bulk’. Quite annoying actually for a customer. The chocolate and strawberry milk tasted just as good. Though I wonder why my strawberry milk came in a cup half the size of the elephanccino. Just cause I asked for ‘no whipped cream’?

We had this oreo cheesecake. Tasted fairly normal..maybe cause we’re full and rushing to leave. I must remember to try the mudpie, since its someone’s favourite. Gotta see what’s so good bout it ya know!

Elecktra..hmm..the show’s alright. Nothing quite like X men, though the mutants do have very itneresting powers. But I feel that the director and producer did not build in the fight sequences and characters. These mutants died too easily for the kinda power they have. And the ‘treasure’? Barely developed. A lot of questions too. Elecktra died once. Who killed her? Remember there was once a character who was blinded by chemicals and uses sound waves to see. Is this the same person as the ‘old man’ aka the sifu in Elecktra? Lots of questions, barely answered. I’m still eagerly awaiting X men 3…and I think it will be eons before its released considering the main cast isn’t even decided yet. urgh..

Still trying to get my hands on a vid cam. I had one over the weekend. Took some shots in sentosa. Now I need one for this friday’s makan session. Hopefully we’ll have fun!

Hope the weekend’s been kind to one and all!

Hmm, an old joke. Used to compile these and shift content for jive drive (987fm) years back.

This is one of them..see if you can get them. They are very ang moh, but my kinda joke.

Here goes..

redhead and blonde..walking down street…redhead looks in florist window..see’s BF buying flowers…she sighs….the blonde asks her..whats wrong..Ohh..my boyfriend is buying me flowers again…..the blonde asks…don’t you like getting flowers?… Oh sure..I like them…I just don’t like the having to spend the next 3 days on my back..with my legs in the air….the blonde says….don’t you have a vase?

I was just chatting briefly with 2 of my ‘old’ friends.

Not old literally but rather, people whom I have known for a white. Seems like both of them had pretty bad 2004s.

One was sick and depressed for the whole year. The other had a rocky 2004.

You know how strange it can be sometimes. The big problems seem to settle on their own sometimes. Just like that. Magically.

In terms of relationships, has anyone learnt anything from previous relationships? Success and failures each have a lesson to be learnt. A failure isn’t always negative. It could prepare you for something ‘bigger’ next time, which you can succeed in if you rememeber the ‘basics’. Like a chapter, one leading to another, to form a book. And that’s life. Life’s like a book. Some books are of romance. Some are horror. We all hope for a happy ending in our books but it doesn’t always turn out that way. Every book is unique, and that’s what makes it interesting. Sometimes I read your book, sometimes you read mine. Every book has a story to tell.

I’m just a book in a library. Sitting on a shelf, watching people come and go. What are you?

“Don’t tell God how big your troubles are. Tell trouble how big God is.”

That’s a quote I heard today, pretty meaningful too. I think it’s quite nice.

I watched My Brother today. I think lots of people would watch for the lead actor Won Bin (err..correct?). Still quite a full audience today though the show is at its tail end already.

Never mind what and how other people review it as.

He (Won Bin) had everything. Literally. His brother was born with a cleft lip. Their mother worked as a money lender to raise the family and for the cleft lip surgery. It was obvious she ‘favoured’ the elder son more, and Won Bin felt very left out. He grew vengeful, angry, and had the temprements and characteristics of children who feel that their parents had a favourite child. And it wasn’t them.

Won Bin was only good for fights. His elder brother (the one with the cleft lip) did very well with his studies, eventually earning a spot in medicine school.

Throughout the whole show, I felt the person responsible for the tragic ending was the MOTHER. And no one else. The two brothers didn’t begin fighting over the same girl they grew interest in. Won Bin was always unhappy with the attention his brother received. Yet, he still maintained care and concern over his mother.

The mother claimed that she looked out for the cleft lipped son more cause Won Bin was capable of fending for himself. He was ‘perfect’.

I didn’t think that made sense. I always felt parents love all their kids. I didn’t feel she loved Won Bin. She gave all her hopes and dreams to the other son. To her, Won Bin seemed like a hopeless fella. One who couldn’t even complete school. Yet she yearns both sons to be united. How to? When she displays favourtism so obviously.

In short, things happened one after another. And that mistake, cost her the life
of her ‘favourite’ child eventually.

Sometimes we ought to look at what’s right in front of us. How many of us take people around us for granted. Someone who helps you win your crush over. And you would never expect that that someone, could be the one who would love you the most. Open your eyes, open your heart.

I’m not a parent. And parents are not perfect either. But is it possible to learn from a mistake that happened on someone else instead? I think it is.

Everyone needs love. Being born ‘less perfect’ does not imply the person needs special care. Being born normal does not imply he can fend for himself and doesn’t require as much care. It is not easy being a parent indeed. Lots of problems, end up having the parents as the root cause.

It’s hard being a child of a parent too. Having to contend with the expectations of your parents. Having to live with favourtism.

So let’s not compare who has a tougher job. Let’s learn to appreciate one another. And live each day, as if it’s our last…

There weren’t many good blockbusters of late. Was cracking my head on what to watch. Eventually we picked Alfie.

A remake of a 1966 movie (which starred Michael Caine), Jude Law as Alfie was the incredibly handsome womanizer who lives in Manhattan, earns his living as a limo driver, and gets involved with 4 women. He is the male version of Carrie Bradshaw (or is it the other way round?), a smooth-talking metrosexual, struting around in his Prada shoes, zipping around the streets of New York City in his scooter sans helmet.

Sorta has a sad ending.

The story seems to be closer to home than I thought. So many people I have known who ended things with their ex for someone else, and when they break they try and get back with previous partners.

But this show is it. The whole truth and nothing but the truth. He had everything. Yet he had nothing. How the tables have turned. How he lost his buddy as well through messing around. It is truly tragic .. the way things ended.

It does serve as a good reminder for the many of us who take people for granted.

Penny wise, pound foolish..

I think I am beginning to suffer from work stress. 2 nights in a row I dreamt of giving presentations, throughout the whole time I was supposedly asleep. *sigh*
I am sorta getting quite annoyed too. How is it when the same thing can be said by different people, and yet be taken differently.

Eg, say your mom said a piece of advise. Your dad said the exact same thing. Yet you can conclude that, what your mom said makes sense. Very meaningful and all. Yet whatever your father said, you have “no comments”.

I find it very annoying…

Here’s another scenario typed question. Quite a popular one I think. Been going around.

If you haven’t read it before and stuff, maybe you should pause and think for a while.

Here goes :

Consider this situation. You are driving along on a wild, stormy night.

You pass by a bus stop, where you see three people waiting.

1. An elderly woman who is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect mate you’ve been dreaming about.

Who would you choose, knowing there could only be one passenger in your car?

Should you save the elderly woman or take the old friend because he once saved your life?

You may never find your perfect dream lover again!

Geez. I hardly have the mood to ponder much on stuff of late. Presentations. Projects. Arrows after arrows. You know it is a very thin and fine line between arrowing someone cause you value and appreciate the quality of work the individual produces, and taking the person for granted.

Never mind..

Digging into my old emails, I found this mail which seemingly women wrote. Something that slams men. Can be quite funny sometimes. So I thought I would share it with ya all.

1. WHY DO MEN BECOME SMARTER DURING SEX?
(because they are plugged into a genius)

2. WHY DON’T WOMEN BLINK DURING FOREPLAY?
(they don’t have enough time)

3. WHY DOES IT TAKE 1 MILLION SPERM TO FERTILIZE
ONE EGG?
(because they don’t stop to ask directions)

4. WHY DID GOD PUT MEN ON EARTH?
(because a vibrator can’t mow the lawn)

5. WHY DON’T WOMEN HAVE MEN’S BRAINS?
(because they don’t have penises to put them in)

6. WHAT DO ELECTRIC TRAINS AND BREASTS HAVE IN
COMMON?
they’re intended for children, but men usually play with them)

7. WHY DO MEN SNORE WHEN THEY LIE ON THEIR
BACKS?
(because their balls fall over their assholes and they vapor lock)

8. WHY DO MEN MASTURBATE?
(it’s sex with someone they love)

9. WHY WERE MEN GIVEN LARGER BRAINS THAN DOGS?
(so they won’t hump women’s legs at cocktail parties)

10. WHY DID GOD MAKE MEN BEFORE WOMEN?
(you need a rough draft before you make a final copy)

11. WHY IS A MAN’S PEE YELLOW AND HIS SPERM
WHITE?
(so he can tell if he’s coming or going)

12. HOW MANY MEN DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TOILET
SEAT DOWN?
(nobody knows…… it’s never happened)

Here’s something else that I found too. In this seemingly ordinary picture, can you find the baby in it?

Let me know if you do, and if you don’t anyway. For those who see it please do not let the cat outta the bag just yet.

A little bit of humour today. A pretty explicit one as well.

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WARNING!!!!!
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Do not read further if you cannot take such humour.

Ok…here goes.

Q: How can a woman tell if she is flat chested?
A: She will look down her dress and the two bumps she sees are
her knees.

Q: Why are hurricanes normally named after women ?
A: When they come they’re wild and wet, but when they
go they take your house and car with the them.

Q: Why can’t you trust a woman ?
A: How can you trust something that bleeds for five
days and doesn’t die?

Q: What’s the difference between a pregnant woman and
a light bulb?
A. You can unscrew a light bulb.

Q: Why do women close their eyes during sex?
A: They can’t stand seeing a man have a good time.

Q: How do you make your wife scream for an hour after sex?
A: Wipe your dick on the curtains

Q: Why do men die before their wives?
A: They want to.

Q: What are the small bumps around a woman’s nipples for?
A: Its Braille for “suck here”.

Q: Why did God give men penises ?
A: So they’d have at least one way to shut a woman up.

Q: What is an Australian kiss?
A: It is the same as a French kiss but only down
under.

Q: Define Bra?[simple words]
A: A modern device used for the upliftment of the downfallen
ones.

Q: Define a Bra? [Shakspearean words]
A: Under shoulder boulder holder.

Q: What do you do with 365 used condoms?
A: Melt them down, make a tire, and call it a
Goodyear.

Q: What’s the speed limit of sex?
A: 68; at 69 you have to turn around.

Q: Why girls rub their eyes when they get up in the morning?
A: They don’t have balls to scratch.

Q: What did the egg say to the boiling water?
A: “How can you expect me to get hard so fast? I just got laid a
minute ago.”

Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter.

Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.

He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girlwould have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

All the villagers were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.

As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. Now, imagine you were standing in the field.

What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?

Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.

3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.

The girl’s dilemma can not be solved with traditional logical thinking.
Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.

What would you recommend the girl to do?