men are just.....

received this via email the other day from a friend - MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE..

nicknames

• if laura, kate & sarah go out to lunch, they will call each other laura, kate & sarah.
• if mike, dave & john go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as fat boy, godzilla or four eyes.

and if the men can't for the life of them remember the names or its simply too long, just call them brader or dude... works either way

eating out

• when the girls get their bill, out comes the pocket calculators
• when the bill arrives; mike, dave & john will each throw in $20 even though the bill is only $32.50. none of them will have anything smaller & none will actually admit they want change back.

money

• a woman will pay $1 for a $2 item she doesn't need but it's on sale
• a man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs

bathrooms

• the average number of items in a typical woman's bathroom is 337. a man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.
• a man has seven items in his bathroom - toothbrush & toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, deodorant and a towel

arguments

• a woman has the last word in any argument
• anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument

future

• a woman worries about the future until she gets a husband
• a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife

success

• a successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend
• a successful woman is one who can find such a man

marriage

• a woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't
• a man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does
  

offspring

• a woman knows all about her children. she knows about dentist appointments & romances, best friends, favourite foods, secret fears, hopes & dreams
• a man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house

does that make men happier? women are from venus, men are just clueless...

in a hazy daze...

today marks the start of some things & the end of others. the olympics ended last night & after sixteen days of plonking the lazy tush on the sofa facing the idiot box, there is nothing interesting to watch anymore. no more chicken dance from lightning bolt, no more hot bod yelena isinbaeva, no more fabously chiselled swimmers / divers. till 2012 in london...

it is also the first day of school after the one week's holiday. didn't do much except for a family outing at a highland resort nearby in the mid of last week. same ole, same ole... it gets predictable & lame after one visit too many i guess. what the hell, i got sun burnt pulak!! so much for a cool getaway.

i guess i'm still in a hazy daze after the one week break. had to drag myself out of bed this morning to send the daughter to school. had to force myself to do some pottering in my 'garden' (to get rid of the dead plants, thanks to the haze before the other half starts on how i killed the plants) & hopefully can bring myself to resume my yoga / pilates / pt sessions (yeah, been slacking or maybe i should keep this off till after the fasting month??). oh yes, the fasting month starts sometime next week. but thats another thing all-together.

by the way, mph is having a book fair at the bandar utama community hall on the 27th august from 9am till 7pm (no i am not their spokesperson) but just helping fellow ulat buku out there. good time to do your christmas shopping (can never go wrong with books can you?), your secret santa & what have you... anyone wants to know what i want for christmas?

this post is going nowhere but who cares. i am entitled to a blur moment, ain't i?

what a pain in the neck

woke up in the middle of the night before with a sharp pain in the neck & shoulder blade area. damn!! disrupted sleep & a sore in the morning saw me through yesterday very helpless. every little action brought pain. took some muscle relaxants, did some strecthes & sort of chilled. it normally takes 24 hours to ease / get better so i just relaxed & hoped today it would be better.

woke up this morning with the pain & worse part is i could even lift my arms. felt like little pins poking my back. aghhh! enough is enough. decided to pay a visit to the friendly albeit pricey doctor. so a jab & rm214 poorer (and a whole lot of medication), i have been instructed to rest - no gym, no heavy lifting. she asked if i needed an mc (medical chit) for work. i asked her if she could issue an mc to excuse me from housework. she laughed...

feeling a tad better now with a little but bearable pain in the neck region, i am hoping it would be much better by later today. don't want to ruin the weekend by sitting upright like a wooden figure and not being able to do anything.

what a pain in the neck & after the jab, in the tush!!

this is me

when i first started on facebook, it was very addictive. i would go in everyday, add applications, look for friends / long lost contacts & add them as friends, do everything anything possible.

nowadays, i just log on once in a while to catch up on whats happening with my 'friends' (some whom i know for a while now & some i just got to know through fb and doubt we will ever cross paths).

one application i haven't done in a while is the superlatives (where friends think you are most likely to do) & characteristics (well, self explanatory don't you think). just today, someone characterized me as unpredictable. so i was browsing on what others thought of me. anyways, here's what those who know me think of me & what i am capable of doing.

i am most likely to....

• ...kick it with jesus someday (??). this means i am going to heaven ah? shame on you those who think i am the devil reincarnate...
• ...have the best personality. really ah? *flattered, blush blush*
• ...bring sexy back. hmm, although i have another friend who begs to differ. ah well....
• ...flash for $20. seriously?? puh-leeze lah, so cheap meh?? tsk tsk.
• ...slap your butt. yeah, if you have the firm round tush. someone i know can recognize a person from his / her butt (disturbing much?). hmmmm......
• ...fight a good cause
• ...to be best friends forever (until you do something horrible & be an utter pain in the arse)
• ...say something sarcastic. who? me? whatever makes you say that? well, i never!!!
• ...rock you like a hurricane. don't how how this is but yeah okay.
• ...live happily ever after. awww, how nice.

and they think i am...

• brave (eh? maybe i speak my mind, thus interpreted as brave??)
• honest (i do tell it as i see it. perhaps some may say i am blunt & find it a negative trait)
• creative (hmmm??)
• entertaining (ha ha ha...never saw that coming)
• funny (i do love a good laugh)
• hyper (huh? sounds like an out of control toddler in their terrible twos)
• intelligent (yeah okay)
• mischevious (this from my ex boss)
• relaxed (yeah okay)
• responsible (good good)
• sexy (ahahahahahahahhahahahahah)
• unpredictable (is this good or bad??)

well i guess most of what has been used to described me is good but do you actually tell a person their negative traits? can you bring yourself to be so honest with a person (and sometimes the truth hurts)?? so how do you judge a person? and how much truth is there in it?

there's always a first time

caught the men's singles finals badminton match last night between the worlds numbers 1, lin dan (we prefer to call him linda) & 2, malaysia's very own lee chong wei. can't call it an awesome match; more like cw was cowered into giving the game to linda.

well linda in no. 1 for a reason & he is bloody physically fit, runs around the whole court without breaking a sweat & he had the advantage of the home crowd who kept shouting 'lin dan, jiayou' (could hardly hear the cheers for cw).

so after beating cw 21-12 & 21-6, linda took home the gold medal while our homeboy became the first ever singles player to enter the finals at the olympics & bring home the silver. whatever it is, i am sure many a malaysian is extremely proud of cw & misbun (his coach) and what they have achieved. i had goosebumps watching him walking into the court for the match & couldn't help but feel proud when the malaysian flag flew along side the chinese flags during the award ceremony.

as much as we all wanted cw to bring home the coveted gold but i guess we are all equally proud of what he has achieved. so, he will only get rm300k & a monthly allowance of rm3k although i would have gladly prefered that he get the rm1m & pension of rm5k for the rest of his life. the hubby was saying its causing the taxpayers money. but think of it, would you rather it go to the sportsman (woman) who brought glory to the country or to the powers that be (or their spouses to spend at the hair-dressers daily)?

my choice is as good as any of yours......

p.s. as i am updating this blog, i am watching the olympic highlights, the 110m hurdles - and china's liu xiang (the defending olympic champion) walking away dejectedly as he is unable to compete in the event due to hamstring injury. as he walks away from the tracks, his country men are shedding tears & walking out to leave the stadium.... (sumpah keramat kot??)

its the holi, holidays....

today's the last day of school & then starts the one week holidays. which means, i have to make the eleventh hour's enquiries & reservations.

the daughter wanted to go to a nearby highland resort with some friends. dad relented, gave in & allowed her to go but felt uncomfortable with the daughter being in someone else's company. see the adults ferrying them there is a friend's friend's parents (yeah, its complicated like that). regardless its a day trip - the dad's twenty-one questions were like:

• what car does the dad drive? (the daughter doesn't even know the friend's friend)
• you know there are a lot of slopes there & its quite dangerous right?
• do you really want to go?
• can you promise to behave yourself?

he says he worries when she is out of her sight & if he worries, he can't golf well (uh, o.k.a.y). so i suggested that he can golf in the same resort. however, we would do our own thing & allow the kids to their own devices. and we'd make it an overnite trip instead. okay everybody agrees, is happy & i have to book the rooms. but now the girls (the daughter & her partner in chaos) doesn't want to hang out with friend & friend's friend; if the hubby & i are going along. well, no matter...

but then this morning the hubby suggests a beach resort pulak, say the highland place is boring lah & we just went there a couple of months back. so here i am while updating this rant space whilst surfing the net for available locations. and i just hate it that there is a 'click here for picture' & all you get is a picture of the bed up close. duh!!?? some people plan their holidays months ahead & here i am doing it like three days prior. so what do i get? sorry maam, we are fully booked...

sigh, planning for holidays are so stressful..... and the sniffles ain't helping much. ):

tv trivia

do you remember the tv series you practically grew up with? this morning on radio, they were reminiscing the series of yesteryears (or more recently like the o.c) & the deejays were playing the theme songs. it kinda was a ride down memory lane...see if you can remember the series of the images here & who the main stars were & where they are now.

released in 1962, it is a world war two drama, followed a frontline american infantry squad as they battled their way across europe. starred vic morrow, rick jason, pierre jalbert, jack hogan, dick peabody & conlan carter.


released 1977, it tells of the misadventures of two women & one man living in one apartment. main characters included the late john ritter, suzanne sommers & joyce dewitt.



released 1978, it tells of the drama in the life of the ewing family who is involved in the oil business. stars included larry hagman, patrick duffy, victoria principal, linda gray & charlene tilton amongst others.


released 1980, it chronicles the adventures of a hawaii based private investigator starring the dashing tom selleck (he has aged gracefully & you can catch him in las vegas season five onwards).

huge hit in 1981 introducing big hair & big shoulder pads, it is the saga of a wealthy denver family in the oil business - the carringtons. a whole load of stars, the notable ones were john forsythe, linda evans, joan collins and heather locklear.



1982 - the regulars of a boston bar share their experiences & lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. who is in it? ted danson, shelly long replaced by kirstie alley later, rhea perlman, woody harrelson, kelsey grammer, john ratzenberger & george wendt.


a hit in 1983, it is about four vietnam vets framed for a crime they didn't commit who help the innocent while on the run from the military. starring george peppard, dwight schultz, mr. t & dirk benedict.

released in 1984, it tells of a renegade pilot who goes on missions as part of a deal for with a intelligence agency to look for his missing brother. main casts included jan-michael vincent, alex cord, ernest borgnine & jean bruce scott and a super cool advanced battle copter.



well if it isn't will smith in this 1990 hit playing a street smart teen from philly. his aunt & uncle, the banks take him into their mansion in bel air, and try to teach him to be responsible, mature & respectable...




of course there are a lots more but not enough space...sigh!! those were good times.

liar liar pants on fire...

ever noticed how a local radio station is 'original' in coming out with contests / programs for the listeners? first there's are you smarter than a twelve year old which was ala are you smarter than a fifth grader?. and now there's lie detector (i think that's what its called) ala the moment of truth.

okay, if you are unfamiliar with the above, here's a quick rundown:

are you smarter than a twelve year old (on radio) - tests contestants on question based on year six student's syllabus. contestants are required to answer three questions & if the get it all right, they get bragging rights "i am (name) & i'm a (occupation) and i'm definitely smarter than a twelve year old"

are you smarter than a fifth grader (on the idiot box) - test contestants on questions based on fifth grader's lesson (ie 10 year olds). aiyah, go read more here lah....

lie detector test (on radio) - haven't managed to catch the entire show but i think like the station brings 2 people together (me thinks you gotta submit your detail & the person whom you want the truth to be squeezed out from); ask one fella the question & some expert concludes if its the truth or otherwise. don't really know how its done & how it goes but caught some snippets - one lady said 'i don't care about how much money you bring back home, its not the money. i want you to spend more time with me'. truth or lie? some questions i have heard in passing are 'do you really love me?'; 'do you think your wife is fat' (err, i think the guy said yes & it was the truth).....

the moment of truth (on tv) - again, haven't watched it yet. so get get the details here.... in the ads, i heard questions like 'are you still in love with your ex?'; 'have you ever been paid for sex?'

so i ask you, if you were in the position where you had to be asked such intimate or akward question what would you do? and how true is the polygraph / lie detector thing results? can one lie truthfully? and can the other party handle the truth? my answers to the questions above - yes, nah, hell no, yes (in no particular order or maybe it is, i'm not telling).. go figure!! of course mine would be 'do you think your husband is fat?'.

and if you are wondering why i put the are you smarter thing earlier, no apparent reason really... heh heh heh, so sue me.

vanity, thy name is....

what would you do for the sake of beauty? starve yourself? develop an eating disorder? practically make the gym your second home? nip & tuck?

i knew someone was stick thin (imagine a walking skeletal frame, thats how she was) who was disillusioned & constantly complained she was fat. i once asked her how her hubby could distinguish which is the front & which is the back, especially in the dark. needless to say, she wasn't very flattered with my comment. and the sad part is she was fanatically drinking a herbal slimming tea that would make her purge out her stomach contents a couple of times a day. the only time she looked healthy was when she was preggers but soon after she popped, it was back to the skin & bones look.

a lot of girls or guys for the fact are very obsessed with how they look - the more your bones protrude the more 'supermodelly' looking they are & the happier they are. i have heard of kids dieting cos they want to look like the current 'it' girl / guy. and it does not help that the celebrities are looking like the living dead (think amy winehouse, victoria beckham, paris hilton). and then there are those who are just naturally thin & will go 'yeah but i pig out like there's no tomorrow & i can't still put on the pounds / flesh...'. yeah well, maybe they have anacondas instead of tape worms in their sytem, so go take some deworming medication. or wait till you get older & then eat a spoonful gain an inchful...

going to the gym, working out or exercising for health reasons are okay. but if you are already stick thin (ie skin & bones), what is there to work out? i have seen girls in the gym who are probably grossly underweight & have stick poles for legs. my trainer & i used to joke that they should probably be better off eating than running on the treadmill. a friend once told me of her colleague who skips breakfast, has salads for lunch & goes to the gym everyday. apparently during an in-house seminar, she was donning winter wear (no body fat la) & almost passed out.

aesthetic procedures? well, that's up to the individual but if you are gonna end up looking like a bratz doll or some figurine gone wrong made in some factory in china, then......

remember the cat lady (see pic). apparently, she spend millions looking like simba from lion king. surely the money could have been put to good use. there are some local celebrities as well who undergo the knife (or syringe) but i cannot remember who they are. i caught a daily show once that featured our celebrities who underwent the knife, one things for sure - they looked kinda plasticky & scary. what happened to ageing gracefully?

yeah, i admit i am a bit vain too but would never go through drastic & painful measures to look super svelte & youthful. i cannot go on a diet (its a sin i tell you, i love good food & sometimes succumb to pigging out especially when on a holiday or someone else is doing the cooking) & i don't say i have a good metabolic rate (the trainer from hell - yeah you know who you are, just makes me work harder after the binges), can't exercise 7 days a week (3 times a week is already an accomplishment for me) & damn afraid of needles, knives & absolutely hate pain...

so here's to eating healthy, in moderation & ageing gracefully.. who looks better you tell me, the cat lady jocelyn wildenstein (born 1940, pic above) with her millions worth in cosmetic surgery or the bodylicious hottie, sophia loren (born 1934, pic right)?????

Běijīng huānyíng nǐ

ni hao??

last friday saw history in the making. on an auspicious date 8.8.08 at 8pm, the world witnessed the pomp & pageantry displayed at the opening of the 29th olympiad event. held at the beijing national stadium (otherwise known as the birdsnest) it was a spectacular feast to behold. orchestrated by the acclaimed director, zhang yimou - it showcased to the world china's history, present & future. i can only imagine the live atmosphere as the drums are beat in unison, as the sounds of the guqin fills the night sky....

as the president, hu jintao welcomes the world & officiates the opening of the games, he does so in mandarin. the daughter asked why he did not speak english instead. why should he? the nation is proud of their culture & heritage. when in rome.....

as we watched the olympic torch being lit, we cannot help but feel a sense of pride & awe that a nation in asia has made their presence felt. maybe its also the fact that i am chinese (smiles). so heres to a fortnight of splendid showmanship (the samba boys doing their splendid moves), hot toned bods (check out the bums on the cuba volleyball team & you'll know what i mean) & friendly sportsmanship.

so have a good olympic fortnight as we watch the world put aside their differences to come as one world with one dream

to manage or not to manage

yet another interesting article came out in the media today "rural womenfolk to be trained as home managers" - local, especially the rural womenfolk will be given training on housekeeping to be gainfully employed as home managers (should not be referred to as 'domestic maids' as it had a negative connotation). this move is to provide employement for women agaed 18 years & above and at the same time to reduce the dependency on foreign maids which is now numbered circa 325,000. malaysians are hard pressed to get good home managers to take care of their homes, children & the elderly. it is said that locals would definitely be better as they understand the way of life here. there is no minimum pay set at this point of time but it is said that some very good educated home managers could be paid RM2000.

this of course sparked off a very interesting discussion among the deejays on a local radio station this morning. one asked 'why only the women? what about the men who aren't able to get jobs? can't they be home managers too?'. another disagreed & said that women do better job as they are more meticulous. of course listeners were invited to give their opinions. one guy said 'yeah guys do a better job'. one lady said 'nolah, men are so lazy. they won't do a good job'. and yet another male species said 'definitely women cos they love routine. men don't like routine so they would not find being a home manager very challenging' (don't know which lubang cacing this rat has been living in).

i mean its good that the relevant ministry is coming with solutions to create jobs for the locals. of course if given a choice between a local & foreign help, many a person would opt for the locals - no levy, renewal of passport, etc etc etc (not very informed on this area as my previous helps were local or indon who have been granted m'sian pr). as far the 'who would do a better job?' - it doesn't really matter. but thinking about the men (or the most of whom i know) i doubt they would do a very good job at it. yeah, they may be able to cook & clean when left alone to their own devices but be a domestic help? hmmm...

one guy (lets refer to him as latok) who was an ex-colleague was so damn lazy that he wouldn't even put a dirty plate in the sink for the office cleaner to wash. he used to brag that he & his wife did not have to lift a finger at home cos they have a maid (plus he's living with his in-laws). a group of us bought some fruits to be shared among the colleagues. the last to finish off the food was latok, so we told him to clear the stuff & left for home. the next day when we got back into the office, we saw the dirty plate (from the previous day) still on the table. so what we did was put the plate on his chair. i think he made a fuss about it but we told him off citing that he should probably bring his maid to the office.

what's the going rate these days for foreign maids - RM500 - RM800 for a foreign maid? would you then be willing to pay RM2000 for a local home manager? and how many households can actually afford to fork this kind of moolah for hired help?

someone i knew got a local 18 year old girl to work. okay, young girl can trainlah. one week into the job (not that she did much really cos she was still learning), she went back home for the raya celebrations. one week back in her kampung, she came back to kl. that very night she got back, she cried and said that she didn't want to work anymore & wanted to go back to her kampung to be with her parents. so, no choicelah send back lah.... then as replacement she got a bossy indonesia maid but since this one was pretty good at her job, had to stick it out till the friend coultn't take it anymore, quit her high paying job & is now a full time home minister.

i took a makcik from east m'sia who was looking for work in kl to be near her son (he was supposed to do his practical). a little bit controlling lah this woman, she used to ask me everytime i went out - who, what, why, when till i told her that even my hubby wouldn't ask me so many questions. then she got news that her son was posted for practical in pahang. when we brought her back to the in-laws place, she wanted to stay back with my mom-in-law to take religious classes. then we sent her back to celebrate raya with her family; when we asked her if she wanted to take a longer holiday so that she could spend more time with her family she thought we were indirectly firing her. so one week into her holiday, she called me & informed me that she's not coming back to work. how???

for those who can afford to quit their job & become full time home ministers, it is an honorable sacrifice to make; and most have made it without an ounce of regret. for those who can't but make an effort to juggle the work & the home, they deserve utmost respect & appreciation.....

a little sensitivity please....

it's not easy living in a multi-racial community. there are the aspects of the religion, beliefs and cultures we ought to know (or at least make the effort to know) & respect; and when situation warrants to adhere to.

since young i have had a wide circle of friends ranging from the chinese to the indians, the malays to the lain-lain. yes, they do things, believe & cultures are different from mine but we got along just fine. it is not unusual to see a group of multi-ethnic students / colleagues hanging around talking in a multitude of languages. along the way, we picked up their languages as well (as usual, the process of learning another language is you learn the foul words first). so yeah, we could swear & curse in an array of colorful languages. and the best part of it all is we don't take it to heart cos at the end of the day there is no hate or malicious intent. another plus was when it comes to the different festivals, we would go visiting & at the same time indulge in the popular local past-time - pigging out!!

just today i read in the papers about a teacher who was accused of hurling racial slurs at her indian students has been transferred out to a different school. she supposedly regretted her actions & apologized but did not expect it to be so serious. duh!!?? are these the kind of people we want teaching our children in school??

the daughter had previously mentioned a teacher in her school who also is quite a racist. when she told her dad & me what the teacher said, we wanted to lodge a report against her. but the daughter did not want to create trouble so we thought we'd give it another chance. but we told her that if the teacher ever did the same thing again, we will not hesitate to do something about it. so far, no stories yet or maybe the daughter is afraid to tell us....

i mean honestly each and every one of us have our personal opinions, likes or dislikes about the other (be it of a different race or religion) but one spoilt person does not the entire community make. we learn to filter them out, be tolerant & adapt for a harmonious life.

when life gives you lemons

you know how it is when you are facing various situations in life? when something good happens, you are all happy & dandy. but when shiate happens, you curse & swear and ask 'why me?'. has anyone actually asked 'why not me?'

well, i have been through many ups & downs. of course, when it is up, i am all happy & thank the one above. when its all bad, i mope & am so depressed. but i always try to see the silver lining (however faint it may seem) behind the gray & gloomy cloud. i am a firm believer of everything happens for a reason. and sure enough, the silver lining reveals itself & at the end of it all, i am grateful for what happened when it did.

yes it may seem a pain & downright annoying that people may seem so positive & cheery all the time. but it is tougher to remain calm & positive when you are faced with such challenges. so when life throws you lemons, what do you do?



so go ahead and ask her
for happy ever after
cause nobody knows what's coming
so why not take a chance on loving
come on, pour the glass and tempt me
either half-full or half-empty
cause if it all comes down to flavor
the glass is tipping in my favor

life gave me lemonade
and i can't imagine why
born on a sunny day
beneath a tangerine sky
i live life without pretending
i'm a sucker for happy endings
thanks for the lemondade
thanks for the lemonade

now take your time to answer me
for the beauty of romancing
is to calm your trembling hand with mine
while begging love to fill your eyes
i can hardly breathe while waiting
to find out what your heart is saying
and as we're swirling in this flavor
the world is tilting in our favor

life gave me lemonade
and i can't imagine why
born on a sunny day
beneath a tangerine sky
i live life without pretending
i'm a sucker for happy endings
thanks for the lemondade
thanks for the lemonade

i've got it made
rest in the shade
and hold my love
while god above stirs with a spoon
we share the moon
smile at the bees
more sugar please
he really loves us after all
we're gonna need another straw
and i can't imagine why
born on a sunny day beneath a tangerine sky
i live life without pretending
i'm a sucker for happy endings
thanks for the lemonade
thanks for the lemonade

what i thought - the mummy: tomb of the dragon emperor

have never really been a fan of brendan fraser but somehow caught 'the mummy' movies one (the mummy) & two (the mummy returns). when the latest installment was released, it wasn't like i had ants in my pants wanting to watch it. i'll just wait for astro to show it & if i miss it or one of thousandth repeat, who cares... or so i thought.

hubby wanted to watch it so okaylah, we'll go. what did i think of the movie? its forgettable, thats what. i can only remember brendan fraser, jet li (in my opinion the only saving grace in the movie but alas! he only appeared like in the beginning & near the ending), michelle yeo (someone got her mistaken as michelle wee - i was like 'who is michelle wee? how is wee yeo??' needless to say that someone was annoyed!!), & errr, yeah thats that.

no rachel weisz. the replacement is some maria bello (saw her biography, couldn't place her movies until i saw coyote ugly. she played the hot hot bar owner). but in this movie, she didn't anything close to hot. don't believe me ah? see for yourself lah....and she looks better blond (something like molly sims, no? who is that? go search the internet lah you lazy bum!!). pic one is her in the mummy, pic two in coyote ugly & pic three is where she looks like molly sims.

so the story in a nutshell (sock it lah, i'll just copy, paste from some website & edit) - rick (brendan fraser) returns to combat the resurrected han emporer (jet li) & his terracota warriors, joined by his son alex (luke ford), wife evelyn (maria bello), her brother jonanthan (john hannah), a sorceress (michelle yeoh) with her two thousand year old daughter (isabella leong) & football kicking touchdown dancing yetis.

the jokes are no longer funny, there is no chemistry between the casts & there is nothing evil about the dragon emperor. geez.... what a waste of forty bucks!! takpelah, the hubby belanja.

a blurry weekend

as usual, the weekend started on friday when the daughter goes for her music classes. decided to catch a late night movie so went and bought tickets to 'the mummy - tomb of the dragon emperor' (thats another story all together).

same ole same ole - had dinner, walked around a bit & headed on home. hubs went to the range to sweat it out a bit, the daughter & the niece lounging around doing their own thing and i caught a quick shower & a few zzz before the late show.

so quarter past eleven, we headed for the cinema. inched our way to look for parking till we settled for one that made us walk like a mile (or so it seemed) to the halls. so okay, we watched the movie (without falling asleep although i think i almost did), walked to the car looking forward to a nice warm cozy bed. shitty luck though, the car couldn't be unlocked. something was bloody wrong with the alarm. so there we were at 230am in the middle of an almost empty parking lot trying to unlock the car.

i had to call the daughter to come with the niece in my car to pick us up. went home, changed the batteries on the alarm (you know the thing with the keys), went back to the abandoned car hoping it was indeed a weak battery problem. press press press (and a hundred times more after that), but to no avail. agh!!! it was like 345am & we were still there.

so decided to leave the car at the parking lot & tend to it later in the morning. went home, finally got to bed at about 4am. two hours later the stupid alarm clock rang - sigh!! hubby had to send the niece to campus. thereafter the bloody phone rang & hubby went to the mechanics at about 900am.

the daughter had tuition later in the morning so no chance of sleeping till noon or catching up on lost snooze....so we practically breezed through the whole of saturday & part of sunday morning in a semi-comatose state. still sleepy...... :-(

oh yeah, hubby had to get the entire alarm system changed to a brand new one. blur blur blur...

they are not stupid, just minimally exceptional

received this from a facebook friend (thanks jef), found it hilarious & just wanted to share. in other words..............






have a good weekend all...