The Ostrich... LMAO
A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him.
The waitress asks them for their orders.
The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"
"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $9.40 please." The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke.."
The ostrich says, "I'll have the same.."
Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress.
"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and a salad," says the man.
"Same," says the ostrich.
Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62."
Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.
The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact changein your pocket every time?"
"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."
"That's brilliant!" says the waitress.. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"
"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man..
The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?"
The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big butt and long legs who agrees with everything I say.."
WELL HELLO !!!!!!
National Art Gallery trip
My husband and I decided it had been a while since we visited the National Art Gallery and so, last Saturday, we took Anne, our daughter and Hazel, our niece there to see the artwork and scamper around the art gallery.
It proved to be an enjoyable outing which hardly cost much as entrance to the National Art Gallery was free.....
It proved to be an enjoyable outing which hardly cost much as entrance to the National Art Gallery was free.....
Serene City Scenery
The Kuala Lumpur library which recently became my favourite place... because I get to borrow 3 books for free every couple of weeks or sooner if I finish my books fast... It's spacious and comfortable...Even Anne loves it there..... KL lites... check it out!!!!
The Sultan Ahmad Shah courthouse building. Right across from Dataran Merdeka....
The clubhouse at Dataran Merdeka.... Seems exclusive that they won't admit outsiders to even their restaurant... no membership, no admit... =(
another view of the historical courthouse building... I took this picture whilst waiting for the library to open.. LOL
The lovely view of the Masjid Jamek ...............
Help wanted...
Normally I don't bother about such things. But this girl seems to have been struck by an awful tragedy, which has landed her in this pitiable state. One look at her picture (attached) will convince you of her condition.
Anyone willing to support her and provide some help will be doing a great service.
Please send your cheques in my name and I will pass on the amount to her.
Thank you ...
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
hehehe..... ;P
Anyone willing to support her and provide some help will be doing a great service.
Please send your cheques in my name and I will pass on the amount to her.
Thank you ...
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
hehehe..... ;P
The Secret of Happiness
The Secret of Happiness
by Steve Brunkhorst
http://www.AchieveEzine.com
The old man shuffled slowly into the restaurant. With head tilted, and shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty cane with each unhurried step.
His tattered cloth jacket, patched trousers, worn out shoes, and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a tight, steady smile.
He stopped, turned with his whole body, and winked at a little girl seated by the door. She flashed a big grin right back at him. A young waitress named Mary watched him shuffle toward a table by the window.
Mary ran over to him, and said, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair."
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she scooted the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind gestures."
"You're welcome, Sir." She replied. "And my name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment, and if you need anything at all in the mean time, just wave at me!"
After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. He left it lay. She helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door.
Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!"
He turned with his whole body, winked a smile, and nodded a thank you. "You are very kind." he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she almost fainted. Under his plate she found a business card and a note scribbled on a napkin. Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read...
"Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you."
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.
by Steve Brunkhorst
http://www.AchieveEzine.com
The old man shuffled slowly into the restaurant. With head tilted, and shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty cane with each unhurried step.
His tattered cloth jacket, patched trousers, worn out shoes, and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a tight, steady smile.
He stopped, turned with his whole body, and winked at a little girl seated by the door. She flashed a big grin right back at him. A young waitress named Mary watched him shuffle toward a table by the window.
Mary ran over to him, and said, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair."
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she scooted the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind gestures."
"You're welcome, Sir." She replied. "And my name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment, and if you need anything at all in the mean time, just wave at me!"
After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. He left it lay. She helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door.
Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!"
He turned with his whole body, winked a smile, and nodded a thank you. "You are very kind." he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she almost fainted. Under his plate she found a business card and a note scribbled on a napkin. Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read...
"Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you."
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.
Clash of the Titans
Decided to take some time out with my hubby and we went to watch Clash of the Titans in 3D which was pretty good... We both enjoyed it....
Sypnosis:-
The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.
http://clash-of-the-titans.warnerbros.com/
My little Rembrant/Picasso =)
The artist.... very diva-ish... and has a temper is disturbed....
her masterpieces......
Nice huh???? She demands that you have to like her drawings before she throws a hissy fit... hahah..........
Happy family moments...
My beautiful step daughter Alyssa, and her brother, Daniel, and my little baby girl , Anne ...
Anne and me...
All the cousins.. clockwise from 12 o clock... Azraai, Hazel, Alyssa, Anne, Jamie and Ian and Daniel in the middle...
Hubby and his beloved children
My beloved husband, my precious little diva of a daughter Anne and me....
me in the print....
in Kidz magazine back two or three years ago... We were called to review the Izzi restaurant for kids friendliness, however, the restaurant has already closed down... hmmmm
Me, getting a makeover with Female magazine sometime last year... It was a great experience... lots of fun.... What a difference a makeover does to a woman, huh??That's why I always feel and think that it is of importance for us to keep looking our best every once in a while... I am lazy and a jeans and tee shirt kinda person, but once a while, I need to go and get a makeover, look and feel beautiful and also surprise my husband and remind him( and myself) how beautiful I can be... LOL
Recycled artwork- Beautiful
I was waiting for the bus to Ipoh, Perak when I had to go to the ladies room. So I went, and the lady there was working on some recycled cans. These are her work of art...
She is selling them too. So if anyone wants some, you can find her, Kak Sami at the Jalan Duta, Transnational bus waiting area or contact her at 016 6696594..... (I'm not getting any commision here... hahahah.... just helping out)
This is suppose to be a lamp.. or something.... hmmm
This is a pretty tin can bird... can be used for giveaways , bunga telur , ashtray or a candy holder...
all the tin can birds... she can also make it out of paper cups...
This is a wall ornament where you can put a bulb and make it into a lantern of sorts as well... to be mounted on the wall....
She is selling them too. So if anyone wants some, you can find her, Kak Sami at the Jalan Duta, Transnational bus waiting area or contact her at 016 6696594..... (I'm not getting any commision here... hahahah.... just helping out)
This is suppose to be a lamp.. or something.... hmmm
This is a pretty tin can bird... can be used for giveaways , bunga telur , ashtray or a candy holder...
all the tin can birds... she can also make it out of paper cups...
This is a wall ornament where you can put a bulb and make it into a lantern of sorts as well... to be mounted on the wall....
Daddy issues
Daddy issues
Boys and their fathers is a recurring theme in animated features. Why is it in these films, a boy must always earn his father’s love?
A MUST-watch movie in our cinemas is How To Train Your Dragon. Great for children and adults, it is as sweet and exciting as it is hilarious.
So are all the other animated films I’m going to write about, but the topic of this column is something else they have in common.
Hiccup, the main human character in How To Train Your Dragon, has a dad who is not just any dad. He is the head of the village, the biggest, strongest Viking and the best dragon-killer among them.
Hiccup has toothpick arms that can barely pick up a sword, let alone swing it. He will never make his father proud.
If this sounds familiar, it might be because a very similar story was told in Chicken Little. Chicken Little is a highly-strung little chicken who may be good at some things, but nothing that would make a father’s chest expand with pride.
And if this sounds like déjà vu, it is probably because we also saw a father hanging his head in shame in Happy Feet, the story of Mumble, the only penguin in the parcel who cannot hold a tune.
And if you still have not seen a trend in all of this, take Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, in which Flint’s old-school father demands that his son stop playing around with all this technology stuff and try to be normal.
You can often tell something about an author by the stories he or she tells. If this is so, pass the couch and call me Sigmund; it is time to talk about daddy issues.
In recent years, animation in Hollywood has been depending less on princess stories, thank goodness. However, there is another thread that keeps popping up - boys who can’t make their papas proud.
Chicken Little’s dad, Mumble’s dad and Hiccup’s dad, they all avoid the eyes of the people around them and make excuses for their sons (Flint’s dad’s eyes were hidden by his bushy eyebrows anyway). They show their caring sides in secret, often by asking their kids to lay low and not draw attention to themselves.
Less nice was Kercak, adopted father of the title character in Tarzan. Kercak only saw differences between the human boy and his band of gorillas.
There are films in which a proud father causes as much angst as a neglectful one. In The Lion King, prince Simba is the light of his father’s eyes, but a terrible mistake leaves his father dead and Simba feeling responsible, more than any little cub (or human child) can cope with.
In Finding Nemo, Nemo has all the attention and love he can handle from his father, Marlin. Nemo’s mother and siblings are all dead (mothers die a lot in these movies), which means Nemo is the only loved one Marlin has left.
On top of that, one of Nemo’s fins is smaller than the other. Even though the little fin does not hamper Nemo in the least, it makes Marlin even more over-protective.
Nemo loves his dad but is exasperated by the constant hovering and rebels to show that he can strike out on his own. Unfortunately, this first attempt also results in tragedy.
What is up with these writers? Are men generally ashamed of being the parents of animators? Do these movies for kids really have hidden messages for fathers?
Even in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Willie Wonka was given an entire history that was never referred to in the books. In the books, Wonka is simply a weird little man with a wonderful imagination and passion for chocolate.
In the film, he was driven to become a creepy, chocolate-making recluse by, who else? His father.
And we thought Luke Skywalker had it bad.
Sure, there are a couple of animated films that are about girls and their fathers. For instance, Mulan and The Little Mermaid.
All the movies mentioned are brilliant - I would recommend them to anyone, adult or child. However, there are two problems I see with the daddy angle.
First, enough already. It’s been done and done well, so there is no need to do it over and over. It is not as if there are not enough issues out there that could be addressed.
Second, the difference between the girls and the boys is that in the films, young women who love their fathers do not have an obsessive need to please them.
Ariel in The Little Mermaid, simply goes ahead and does her own thing in defiance. Mulan and Belle (Beauty And The Beast) also sacrifice themselves for their fathers, not out of need for approval, but out of love.
The spirit of the male characters in the films is broken because their fathers are ashamed of them. That’s fine but the end is always the same: the boys prove themselves worthy and bask, finally, in dad’s approval.
In the movies in which mothers survive, the latter love their kids unconditionally. “Doctor Sigmund, I’ve made a blockbuster animated film. Surely my father will start returning my calls again.”
Shouldn’t a father’s love be unconditional as well?
Maybe that is the next movie that needs to be made.
(taken from the Star newspaper)
The riddle is solved.....
Through the ages, men have been trying to unlock this mystery:
And finally, as she stops beside the groom, the conditioning process is complete. She looks up at him smiling sweetly and keeps saying to herself...
'I'll alter him'.
Why do their wives, who accept them just as they are before they get married, begin the quest to change their behaviour and life-style once their vows are exchanged?
Finally, the riddle is solved. A social-scientist has arrived at this simple and logical explanation.
When the bride, accompanied by her father, starts to walk slowly down the long aisle, She sees the altar at the end and hears the choir singing a hymn. Walking down the aisle, the conditioning process where the brain absorbs these three stimuli: aisle, altar, hymn, begins. She becomes mesmerized as she continually reinforces these perceptions:
Aisle, altar, hymn. . . Aisle, altar, hymn. . . Aisle, altar, hymn.
And finally, as she stops beside the groom, the conditioning process is complete. She looks up at him smiling sweetly and keeps saying to herself...
'I'll alter him'.
Birdie drama...
I was being my plain ol kay poh chee (busy body ) self again and went to invade my darling baby birds' privacy again this morning to keep track of their well being and growth and also to satisfy my own curiousity as to how far they've grown. When I peeked in, one of the birds panicked and I panicked as it took flight... OMG!!! It already learnt to fly!!! But it did not get very far before it dropped and I had to chase it a few metres before I coaxingly caught it and returned it to the safety of it's nest... so this could probably be the last time I get their pics..
getting too big for their nest now.....
two little birds... in their little nest... aren't they just so adorable now....
. only one bird left as the other one took flight in panic....
caught the little fella after chasing him around the park next to the house for about 5 minutes and at the same time promising not to harm him... and telling him I just want to put him back in his nest... he gave in finally.... Auuuuwwww.. ain't he cute... but looks annoyed I think... hehehe..
getting too big for their nest now.....
two little birds... in their little nest... aren't they just so adorable now..... only one bird left as the other one took flight in panic....caught the little fella after chasing him around the park next to the house for about 5 minutes and at the same time promising not to harm him... and telling him I just want to put him back in his nest... he gave in finally.... Auuuuwwww.. ain't he cute... but looks annoyed I think... hehehe..
a billionaire's wedding..... a coal magnate's child's wedding
Capitalist side of China
Just when you've seen it all.... A Wedding in Shanxi
Traditionally a very poor region of China until the discovery of vast coal deposit.
Have a look at a wedding involving one of the coal boss family.
A Ferrari here can only be the escort car!
Wedding limo: Rolls-Royce Phantom
The Groom's house
Part of the dowry (cheque, gold bars and gold rice bowl set)
The Lambo (second one) is also part of the dowry!
Groom with the best men "team"
Picking up the bride
Bride's home
The lucky bride
Part of the escort team
One nail cost RMB3,000 manicure, forget the diamond ring.
Giving the "Open the Door" Red Packets
Receiving the red packets on the other side
Bride's family
The wedding hall
This is one fleet for a wedding on June 20, 2009 in Datong , a major city in Shanxi .
Of course, involving another coal magnate.
F360
40 Porsche Cayenne, Range Rovers, BMW X5 and Audi Q7 are not counted as the wedding fleet, only escorts.
Classic Ferrari 575M
The escort team's job is to go ahead of the wedding fleet to "clear the road"!
The camera team
6 Jeeps as camera team
4 Ferrari leads
4 Rolls Royce main fleet
6 Mercedes
6 Bentleys
20 Audi A8s
Hummer at the back
Cayenne for "odd jobs"!!!!!!!!
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