Snake

I haven't figured out the phone yet so this video is facing the wrong way but I thought that it was worth posting anyway.

It all started from a story I told Catriona in the car two days before about a snake. She embellished it and turned it into a live action mini-skit.

Flip the switch..... no, Gary, the switch... not the finger!

Two good games in a row notable NOT for any spectacular goals BUT for the early pass, consistent quality crosses, and not dribbling into dead ends.

After 2.5 seasons at Old Trafford, could the light finally have come on for Nani ?

I hope so.

And for good measure, the noisy neighbours were silenced.

WHAT are you so HAPPY about ?

There's this comic strip that's been hanging on my fridge door for the past 8-10 years. When I saw it, I immediately cut it out as it perfectly describes my thoughts on how one should approach life.

Of course, I'm not in Haiti or Zimbabwe or in a situation which automatically brings depression to a person. And this does not include specific circumstances which bring grief for any specified period. But as a general rule, and living in Malaysia (despite all the racial/religious/political/corruption etc. issues), and not totally broke, I think it works.

I'd be lying if I said that I've always felt this way.

And it doesn't mean that we should just sit on our asses while our politicians plunder Malaysia's riches for themselves. BUT as a general rule, you know what I mean ?

Something to think about, perhaps ?

An anniversary

I hadn't realized how long I'd been using the same Hotmail address until they sent me this :

Can you bear it ? Or can you bare it ?

It's hard for me to believe that people do not know the difference between 'bear' and 'bare', so I'll just assume that they've forgotten when to apply the correct spelling to what they mean.

And the other word which is constantly misspelled is deadline. A deadline is NOT the same thing as a dateline.

deadline - the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.

dateline - a line giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.

I had a habit of consulting a dictionary when I was a youngster just starting to learn English. It was the only way to understand some articles and books. Now I just go to http://dictionary.reference.com/

Shittt !

The first word out of my mouth when I saw this breaking news on The Star's website here.

One of my futsal kakis has been charged with disposing of the two F5E jet engines stolen from RMAF.

He's been really good at not showing the tension he was under though, as none of us in the futsal group were aware that he was under investigation and that his assets had been frozen.

Quotable Quotes

When I was young, the first thing I looked for when picking up a Reader's Digest was the "Quotable Quotes" section. In it was a window into thoughts inspirational, touching, humorous, etc.

Nowadays, with the advent of the Internet, quotes are readily available. Sometimes, too available.

Like these three which I found at ESPN Page 2 :

Category : We can't even make this stuff up

"One of our players 'broke wind' and only the referee heard it and he booked the player."

- English soccer manager Ian Treadwell, explaining that one of his Chorlton Villa players received an "unsporting behaviour" yellow card for flatulence

"After we warm up before a game, I gotta take a dump. It's a huge benefit to release that gas you don't need. The facilities are beautiful. We're spoiled. If I get a good one, I know I'm gonna score two touchdowns."
- Jets running back Leon Washington

Category : This is the spokesman Tiger should hire

"Jedis are very welcome to shop in our stores although we would ask them to remove their hoods. … Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side. … If Jedis walk around our stores with their hoods on, they'll miss lots of special offers."

- Unidentified spokesman for British supermarket chain Tesco, in response to accusations of discrimination against the Jedi "religion"