Life For Rent

A young and rather innocent lass innocent.gif brings her new boyfriend home to meet her parents and amongst other topics of conversation it turns out the guy was a sailor in the Navy for several years.

As the months go by the two become a couple and announce that they wish to get married. inlove.gif The parents are pleased but on the day before the wedding he took his daughter aside and asked her if she had ever had sex with the man. “oh no Dad” ohmy.gif she replied ” I wanted to go to my wedding as a virgin” drool.gif Her father then said that he was pleased but whispered to her that sometimes Sailors spend long periods of time at sea and well if he ever said he wanted to do it “the other way” she was to refuse. The girl was confused by the meaning the other way but being a good and dutiful daughter agreed.

Several months later she was still enjoying the life with her new husband but the warning from her father was like a mosquito buzzing inside her head. taz.gif She became more and more curious and finally one night after a long and passionate love making session she snuggled up with her husband and said “sweetheart, I would really like to try doing it the other way” blush.gif Well her husband gave a start and stammered “what and risk getting pregnant?

It is friday!

Here is a good joke I got in the emails, so sharing it for all of you. Have fun!!

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A peasant was overseeing his herd of animals in the last family farm in Singapore when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud
towards him.

The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the peasant, “If I tell you exactly how many sows and piglets you have in your herd, Will you give me a piglet?”

The peasant looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, “Sure, Why not?” The yuppie parks his car, whips out his HP notebook computer, connects it to his RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution on photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany. Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the peasant and says, “You have exactly 986 pigs and piglets.” “That’s right. Well, I guess you can take one of my piglets,” says the peasant. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then the peasant says to the young man, “Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my piglet?” The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, “Okay, why not?”

You’re a MP for the P*P”, says the peasant.

“Wow! That’s correct,” says the yuppie, “but how did you guess that?”

“No guessing required.” answered the peasant “You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You tried to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don’t know a thing about pigs…this is a herd of goats.

Now give me back my dog.

I am not quite sure if you guys have heard of this track. I heard it a long time ago when I was a kid. Yes… I began with oldies mouldies but goodies, then onto comtemporary, then pop, and then now, dance? haha..

But I have never heard of a more depressing song. The melody is depressing, the lyrics quite apt for many people I believe. And somehow this song popped into my head right now. Why I do not know… Nothing wrong with my love life. I like the melody of it actually!

The Carpenters – The End of The World

Why does the sun go on shining?

Why does the sea rush to shore?

Dont they know its the end of the world

cause you dont love me anymore?

Why do the birds go on singing?

Why do the stars glow above?

Dont they know its the end of the world

It ended when I lost your love

I wake up in the morning and I wonder

Why evrything is the same as it was

I cant understand, no, I cant understand

How life goes on the way it does!

Why does my heart go on beating?

Why do these eyes of mine crying?

Dont they know its the end of the world?

It ended when you said goodbye

Dont they know its the end of the world?

It endend when you said goodbye

Wow seems like there is more news these days.

The guy who killed the car salesgirl in a test drive in an accident years ago had his license suspended by the court BEFORE the trial began. And charges are finally put down on him with mandatory jail sentences and lifetime driving ban if convicted. – I say, GOOD! After the accident, he went shopping for new cars and posted on forums asking which car is better etc. Needless to say he seems to have no remourse nor seem affected by it. Hence, he is mentally capable of going through a trial with no mitigating factors such as “having sleepless nights since the accident”. And he is still shpping for sports cars. Seems like he did not learn his lesson. Taking away a license before a verdict is very rare, but I guess the public made so much noise, they worked REALLY fast this time round. The police were still investigating (how many years has it been??) and when people started posting in forums, within a month he is charged. Wow. That is a change. The public actually has a say!

Another change? MM Lee on the topic of what I wrote earlier.

Reuters: Did we read this correctly, you saying that we should decriminalise it (homosexual sex) eventually?
MM Lee: Eventually I cannot put a finger on it. But I would say if this is the way the world is going and Singapore is part of that interconnected world, and I think it is, then I see no option for Singapore but to be part of it.

And so time after time, activists have been voicing out the facts (or so they claim) about homosexuality, the government is finally getting it! What is the next step? To scrape 302? After all since one admits it is ‘natural and genetic’, it is not a mental illness isnt it? A genetic disorder, sexuality disorder etc. Whatever it is, it is no longer ‘all in the mind’ since genes flow throughout the body and not just in the brain. Right?

Speaking bout brain, Mind Your Body has a good article about it today. It reflects how vulnerable we are.

Some extracts:

“Unfortunately, dealing with severe brain injury is like fighting a fire. It is unlikely that the damage done can be reversed; doctors can prevent only further harm to the brain. “

“Traumatic brain injury most frequently occurs in the front of the brain, which is sharp and bony. The frontal lobe governs a person’s personality, reasoning, emotions and problem-solving abilities. When it is damaged, there will be psychological changes in the patient,’ Dr Ng said. “

“One of his patients was an intelligent and well-behaved young man, who changed totally after injuring his frontal lobe. He lost his inhibitions and developed a criminal streak. He was finally jailed for extorting money from women friends,’ said Dr Ng. “

There is a story also, of this guy, 13 years ago at the age of 25 whom after sending his gf hope and getting his first virgin kiss, was still euphoric about it all and when he entered the expressway, he switched lanes from left cutting through to the right. What he did not expect as a stationary police vehicle which had parked there due to an earlier accident. He smashed head onto the stationary vehicle. His face was badly smashed and he lost 1/3 of his blood and neural fluid (brain fluid). His frontal lobe was also scratched and after being in a 14 day induced coma, he woke up and was like a 10 year old again. Sadly, one of the effects was he no longered remembered his gf, or the love he had for her. Throughout the 4 months he was in hospital going through 14 reconstructive surgery and rehab, she was there. But she eventually called it quits and left. She suppsoedly married the ex bf’s best friend. The ex bf on the other hand, only knew he lost a good thing but was unable to recollect all the times and emotions they had.

Learning languages was another thing. Instead of ‘driving yourself to do your best,’ he says, ‘engage in activities of ego propulsion’.

He states that society is still ‘not equipped to ‘reintegrate traumatic brain injury victims or accommodate them’. ‘I hope people like me will be given a chance to be useful again.’

I admire his will to survive and fight. I for one, may rather wish to be brain dead, than to be brain half-dead. The pain and suffering is not what I fear. The fear stems from not knowing who you are.

It is like a rebirth of sorts.. you begin anew, but how many really want that? For some who want to forget the past, maybe this is an alternative. (But please don’t jump onto the mrt tracks and hope to have just brain injury).

But not knowing who I am, or anyone around me, and going back in time where memory is concerned at least, is something I rather not have. I’m thinking, no one would. I would rather die. But hopefully at that time I am able to leave behind enough assets for those deserving ones..

Seemingly recognising it as a genetic trait, there is some advancement in the scene. While there is more to go, let us not seek a yard when given an inch.

They finally see it. The picture. The truth is in the pie, not through denial. End of the day, I do not see a point in putting up a law when it is not enforced properly. In any case, what a person does in his bedroom is of no business to anyone, including the government!

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Govt may say yes to homosexuality: MM

SINGAPORE- Singapore may eventually have to legalise homosexuality, particularly if it wants to foster creativity and become more cosmopolitan, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday.

‘Let’s not pretend it doesn’t exist,’ he said in an interview with Reuters, adding that he saw ‘no option’ for Singapore but to decriminalise homosexual sex.

‘They tell me that homosexuals are creative writers, dancers. If we want creative people, then we have to put up with their idiosyncrasies,’ said Mr Lee.

The elder statesman said Singapore would still need to respect the views of its more conservative citizens.

‘We are not promoters of it and we are not going to allow Singapore to become the vanguard of Southeast Asia,’ said the Minister Mentor.

Under Singapore law, a man who is found to have committed an act of ‘gross indecency’ with another man can be jailed for up to two years, though prosecutions are rare.

In November last year, the Ministry of Home Affairs said it was considering decriminalising oral and anal sex between consenting heterosexual adults, but not between homosexuals.

The authorities have banned gay festivals and censored gay films, saying homosexuality should not be advocated as a lifestyle. But, despite the official ban on gay sex, Singapore has a thriving gay scene.

Mr Lee’s comments come at a time when many groups, such as Singapore’s Law Society, are clamouring for a review of the laws against homosexual sex, which they view as outdated and archaic. – REUTERS

Hi all, sorry have been quite busy of late to come in much. I still owe my mei mei all her CDs. Sigh I screwed up one particular playlist and I can’t get it back… she’ll miss out on one CD..

But I will get it out tonight hopefully and mail it tomorrow. Ok girl?

Had one heck of a party on Sat. It was Ben’s birthday and he threw it at play. I gotta say their drinks are potent shit. I’m still recovering from it and today I just feel.. well.. like shit. Urgh. Nice staff, good jug prices but I hate the layout still.

One of the reasons why I have been really busy is because I am about to be promoted to assume a leader position so there is so much to do in so little time. Barely 6 months and my team lead is leaving so they’re putting me up. Big shoes to fit, cause she is really good and she has been at it for many years now. I’m barely half a year. High flyer or not, I don’t know but I’m gonna do my best still/

Alright gotta get back to work and stuff.

Did I say I feel like shit? Urgh.. I am getting too old for all the alcohol and clubbing. Hope all of you will have a great week ahead!

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Any gay djs looking out for a good break? Not gay, but cute, and can pass off as a gay can do also. No kidding. Got someone looking for a successor. Drop me a note!

I was reading some people whining about marriages and divorces and they go, why get married when you know you are going to get divorced?

Seriously I think they miss the point.

To begin with, Marriage, Lover, and Monogamy are 3 separate issues. People get into trouble because they link all 3 together.

Are humans born to be monogamous? To me, monogamy is a choice, but not a nature that of homosepians.

Let’s put this one scenario in. You love someone to bits, and but can you face the same person for the next 50 years? Possible but highly unlikely. Someone else comes along and interests you. You both have a good night out, but end of the day you still love the same person don’t you?

Marriage wise, they say when you love someone you want to spend the rest of your life with the someday. True perhaps, but does that mean marriage? Not always. Marriage is somewhat like a companionship. It used to be sacred, or at least how everyone wants it to be. I ask them now, is your marriage still as sacred as you once thought?

So today you have a married men, having flings or ONS. Naturally which wife can tolerate it? They ask for the truth and honesty. Try telling her “honey, I saw this chick today, she is really cool, can I do her for one night? I’ll use condoms don’t worry”.

You can rephrase that into a nicer way but it is not going to change the content of the message or make it sound any better.

So what happens now, people cheat behind another’s back. Can’t be helped can it? You can’t have your pie and eat it at the same time. So you really need to decide which one do you really want?

Let’s not forget bout those who mix marriage with love. When you love someone they want to marry the person. As I said, trouble begins when people link entities that should not be linked. Are the people who divorce their spouse to marry another, as example of people making this mistake?

How many people out there you know, that have complete marriages, especially friends of yours who have parents still united as one. I only know of one such person and that is colin, my best friend. The rest have parents who are divorced, no longer sharing the same room, en route to divorces. Everyone of them making the same mistakes over and over.

Expect less, gain more long term.

Gawd the above is truly my line, but it is beginning to sound like a political statement..

People expect exclusive love. A very young Deon once shared his thoughts bout exclusive love and that the first mistake people make is having exclusive love. To my interpretation, it would be someone who would start any sentence with “my boyfriend” and they go on and on about it. Love comes in so many ways. If you decide to block out all the other ways and accept love from your partner only, it is a sure path to disaster simply because your life is not revolving around 1 person. A person may be the world to you but do you see the person as the world? You should not. And I can always say for certain, your world will burn up in no time. And then you will truly have nothing left. Ouch, isn’t it?

Marriage, Monogamy, Love. Decide what you truly want.

Moving on, I watched Sunshine, of which no one in Singapore seems to recommend, yet it is highly recommended on rotten tomatos for it technicality and effects. I think the Sci Fi contents are definitely there. It is about a mission to reignite the sun, 7 years after the first mission up to the sun failed. The critical decision came when physicist Capa (Cillian Murphy) decided to re route to the other space ship and retrieve its payload, and hence have a greater chance of delivering the payload to sun should theirs fail. Others felt differently, for their main mission was to deliver their payload and going after the other space ship may jeapordise the mission and ultimately fail in their own mission too. They had 1 shot at delivering the payload and save the world, and this was it.

I’ve always found Cillian Murphy’s eyes psychotic. It has those eyes that made you wonder what is on his mind. Without giving too much away, expect a little bit of action, with a good story line some 3/4 into the show. The last 1/4 with the ‘twist’ was somewhat disappointing and made little relevance to the entire build-up of the story.

Here is a short list of who should NOT watch it. Short, but is not a limited list:

1. People who just want to watch action and drama. It is nothing like deep impact, or Armageddon.
2. Non Sci Fi fans should not watch this. Don’t be one of those who watch a Romance flik, and then complain the 2 main leads are too lovey dovey and cannot stand their intimacy. You are just being plain stupid if you do so.

That pretty much takes 90% of the population out doesn’t it?

Figure which category you are in.

By the way for those who have been ‘complaining’ about the lack of pictures, I have recently uploaded some on my friendster. Check them out at www.friendster.com/charlesming

Some of you may be facing the following error when you logon to your computer after the latest round of patching done by microsoft:

application_executable_name – Illegal System DLL Relocation
The system DLL user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly. The relocation occurred because the DLL C:\Windows\System32\Hhctrl.ocx occupied an address range reserved for Windows system DLLs. The vendor supplying the DLL should be contacted for a new DLL.

There are patches to fix the problem, please go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925902

Note: The above could be the result of the .ANI animated cursor patch done last week.