Welcome Back!

Well, well, well. Golf is finally interesting again.

Started the day 5 strokes behind the leader. Ended the day with a victory by a margin of one stroke at the last hole, with the last putt.

Grrr ... Fist pump, fist pump ... Roooaaaarrrr!!!

Welcome back, Mr Woods. Go, Tiger!!

The Return

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Earth Hour 2009

Today is 28th of March, 2009, a day when 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm was dedicated as the Earth Hour - a movement began in Sydney 2007 to raise awareness regarding the threats of global warming.

VOTE EARTH, and against global warming, today by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

More importantly, let's extend the Earth Hour, to the Earth Day, the Earth Day to the Earth Month, the Earth Month to the Earth Year, and the Earth Year to the Earth Life. The Earth has been taking care of us for so long, it's time for us to think less of ourselves, and more for our Mother Earth.


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The Four Stages of Life

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Thank God It's Friday!

For the slightly disorientated,

Friday is going to come exactly 1 second after 12 midnight of Thursday - no matter who you thank!


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Some Wise Words On Marriage

After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.

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By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

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Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming:
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it;
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.

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The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

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Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.

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My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.


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Taking A Woman To Bed

What is the difference between

girls/woman aged: 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, and 78 ?

At 8 --

You take her to bed and tell her a story.

At 18 --

You tell her a story and take her to bed.

At 28 --

You don't need to tell her a story to take her to bed.

At 38 --

She tells you a story and takes you to bed.

At 48 --

She tells you a story to avoid going to bed.

At 58 --

You stay in bed to avoid her story.

At 68 --

If you take her to bed, that'll be a story!

At 78 --

What story??? What bed??? Who the hell are you???

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An Impossible Wish

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer.

Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."

The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over anytime I want."

The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something that would honor and glorify me."

The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what She means when she says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a woman truly Happy."

The Lord replied, "You want 2 lanes or 4 lanes on that bridge?


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308 - Looking Back

From my Creative Corner:

08-03-2008 (Saturday). Politic, to me, is a bit like the landscape in front of my house. With whatever resources I have, and within my compound, I’ll try to create a nice and comfortable living environment. And hope that others will do their part. Collectively, hopefully, a better neighbourhood will emerge. However, I can’t do much about the mountain, the valley, the river, or the sea. But, on and off, I’ll study it and give some thoughts on it. It was with this sense of indifference, I gave my vote that afternoon around 3 pm.

Polling station was quiet, not much people around. All was calm - nothing imminent. It started to rain around 4:30 pm. After such a hot day, it felt cool and refreshing. Voting closed at 5 pm.

Evening 8 pm, sat in the lounge watching TV, relaxed, switching on and off to channels giving updates on election results. Only results from Sabah and Sarawak, with BN winning most of them, shown - no surprises. 9 pm, still getting updates on and off from the TV, still Sabah and Sarawak results, plus a few from Pahang. A sense of uneasiness started to creep into my mind. Phone rang, shocking news. The opposition had won over Penang by winning all the seats they were contesting; Dr Koh lost. Unbelievable, maybe there's some miscommunication. Along with uneasiness, anxiety started to make their presence felt. Heartbeat was getting faster. Phone rang again, the wave of shock was starting to hit the shore. Kedah fallen to opposition. Perak fallen to opposition. Selangor fallen to opposition. Dumbstruck. BN lost 2/3 majority. The excessive shock was starting to turn a little panicky. This was way over unusual. Still can’t get any official confirmation from the TV though. Saw Dr Koh gave his speech in accepting his defeat, relieved (graciousness in defeat is one step away from any unwanted scenario). Midnight 1 am, still no official confirmation on the TV. Tired, went to sleep. Anxious.

09-03-2008 (Sunday). Confirmed, BN lost 2/3 majority, maintained simple majority, and lost control of 5 states. Not sure how to react. A sense of lost, maybe.

Pak Lah: this is how democracy works. Uneasiness, gone. Shock, gone. Panic, gone. Anxiety, gone. Excitement was starting to take over.

For days to come, I've never been more interested in our politics (actually I was more interested in the results), reading and watching and browsing all the analyses regarding the election.

The landscape in front of my house might not have changed much, but the weather has gotten cooler and more refreshing. Maybe, the rain just before the voting close was trying to tell us something after all …

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The Loyal Wife

There was a man who had worked all his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money.

Just before he died, he said to his wife, 'When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.'

And so he got his wife to promise him, with all of her heart that when he died, she would put all of the money into the casket with him.

Well, he died.

He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there - dressed in black, and her friend was sitting next to her. When they finished the ceremony, and just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said, 'Wait just a moment!'

She had a small metal box with her; she came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked it and took the casket down and they rolled it away.

So her friend said, 'Girl, I know you were not foolish enough to put all that money in there with your husband.'

The loyal wife replied, 'Listen, I' m a Christian; I cannot go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money into the casket with him.'

You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!?!?!?'

'I sure did,' said the wife.

'I got it all together, put it into my account, and wrote him a cheque.... If he can cash it, then he can spend it.'


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Never Lie To A Woman!

A man called home to his wife and said, 'Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss and several of his friends.

'We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough clothes for a week and set out my rod and fishing box, we're leaving from the office and I will swing by the house to pick my things up.

'Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas.'

The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked.

The following weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good .

The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish?

He said, 'Yes! Lots of Salmon, some Bluegill, and a few Swordfish. But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to do?'


The wife replied, 'I did. They're in your fishing box.'



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Plumber Service

With prices as low as his pants, won't you like to hire him?


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