Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Anguis in herba


One may ask, do I have a thing with Latin words and phrases? The answer is ... etiam crimen ut tutela! Maybe this is due to my obssession with the Asterix comic series when I was very young http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix and http://gb.asterix.com/ or maybe I've watch one too many horror flicks (where the exorcism rites are always done in Latin) or maybe I've stuck my nose between the encyclopedia pages for too long (et tu Brute..? sounds so cool at that time and still are ) who knows...?? You can try this site ---> http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=English&to=Latin to translate the all the phrases that I've been using. I don't know but Latin phrases and words have a nice ring to it, as if whatever that you're saying sounds very important and profound. I just like the sound of it. At least you'll learn something out of the rubbish I churned out every other day... The Internet has lots of great tools to help you with languages and I always surf for more. Anyway, back to the title... I'm so pissed off!! My stuff was supposed to be loaded and transported here, to Melaka on Tuesday 7th August. But Lo and Behold! UKWho got a wind of it and told everyone to stop everything and like puppets on a string they did. Now my stuff is in limbo, have to wait when the transport is free then only they can send it to me. Well score one for him. Is he trying to prove that he have the power to control everything? Let him think that way... then BAM!! I'm gonna hit him where it's gonna hurt him the most... smack in the middle of his groin!! Hopes he becomes impotent and suffers for a long2 time. Serves him right!! He deserves worse that that! He is the most despicable human being that I've ever encountered... worst that Lord Voldermort (not that I've met him, but UKWho is much more Eviler=Evil+Giler than the Dark Lord himself) or Darth Vader. Both of them never pretend that they're one of the good guys unlike UKWho always try to project a Mr. Clean image and hide behind religion (like someone we all know...). If only you know what he did and still trying to do to me and my kids (can't reveal here for legal reasons) you would agree with me. I'm almost scared to think of what other Machiavellian and evil plans he had planned for me, but bring it on! As I believe God is Great and what goes around comes around and just wait for the payment that is due to you... including the compounded interests...

Caveo of Taedium Mens

WANTED

Male: 33-40 years old
Height: 170-185cm
Must have's: single, intelligence, love kids, kindness, adventurous, responsibility, patience, money, sense of humour, health, sane mind, will not try to kill me if ever we fell out of love
Doesn't hurt if he looks like Oh Ji Ho (from the series Couple or Trouble and Autumn Shower) and an expatriate.
This is what happens when you're bored shitless. Lucky I managed to stop myself from making the list too long. Hahaha... Last weekend I, Izz, Aish, Iwan and Sid went to Butterworth to sort out my stuff there. From Melaka we pushed off at 4 something am and arrived in Butterworth at 10 something am. Go over Nora's house to get the house keys and went to the house. Managed to sort out my stuff by 340 pm. Went back to Nora's house, take shower, rest, eat (Nora made Laksa Sarawak- special request pour moi) and chitchat (Kak Mega, Kak Aishah, Datin Nani, Vina, Lynette were among the guests). After Maghrib we went to Queensbay Mall in Penang. What a letdown! The place from outside was quite impressive, with an amusement park and what not. But inside... hmm. Maybe we're jaded. The layout inside wasn't interesting (in fact it was rather dull) and the place was closing by 10pm (even though it was written 1030pm on the signposts) and this is on a Saturday nite...! They only have ONE parking ticket machine (for such a huge place... it's insane!!) and it is located on the third floor. They have only one lift for each court (North, South and Centre) and they were rather small (6 adults 2 kids and a stroller--- a very, very tight squeeze) and only one outlet for exit (trying too hard to cut cost meh...?) The trip was a bust. Should have gone and have Char Kue Tiaw instead. Frust betul... Reached Nora's house at 1130pm. The rest of the crew slept while I continued chitchatting with the ladies until 4am. Woke up at 630am packed our stuff and got the kids ready. Met Nadia before we took off. Thank you so much Nora for your hospitality. I really appreciate it. I feel like you're part of my family. (Sendiri muka tak malu mengaku sedara... huhuhu) We were dead tired when we reached Melaka. Lucky the kids were ok. Hmmm.... one tick on the list. Many more to go. Have to keep my fingers crossed. And by the way... I'm serious about the Ad above. Give me a call if you know someone that fits the bill or if you are the one I'm looking for. Seriously...

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

New Beginings...


It has been ages since I last wrote in this Blog. So many stuff to do and sort out. How I managed to get me and my kids' ass back safely home in Malaysia is truly by the grace of god. Alhamdulillah... score one for me. We touched down in Malaysia at 625am 15th July 2007. Total weight of my checked-in luggage was 113kg (I had 6 of them!), not to mention 4 hand-carried luggage. All FOC! I was quite worried at the check-in counter as Aish doesn't have a seat so he was not eligible for any luggage... so that means I could only have 4 check-in lugagge and a total weight of 60kg! Hehehe... lucky me and thank you god... Mak, ayah, Bilah, Uki, Iwan, Andi, Ira n Atan were there to pick us up. We went straight to Nilai R&R to have breakfast (a proper Teh Tarik at last!) and then straight to KLCC for Aquaria. Some people might say we're mad cause right after an 8 hour long haul trip we're going for another trip. But hey... u need to be spontaneous and that was all good with me. The kids had a good sleep on the aircraft. I'm not much a sleeper anyway so... ok lah. It was still early so we hung around KLCC. Kinokuniya was opened at 1030 so we went in and 'lepak' there. At 1100 we went to Aquaria. The tickets were quiet steep but it was all worth it. Thank you to our main sponsor, who else... mak la... The place look well maintained and there are variety of water creatures on display. Only thing was the place is a bit too small if u ask me. When there's a crowd I felt like I couldn't breathe sometimes... The things I love most are the Green Turtle and the Jellyfish! Sooo cuteee!!! Had lunch at Kenny Rogers. We reached home about 430pm. Had dinner at a new place in Ayer Keroh. The place was not worth mentioning because the food was horibble and the service was lousy!! Swear to God! Never in my life had I experience something like that. Simply teribble! On Monday morning we received bad news. My father's older sister - Mak Cha', passed away due to her asthma. So we packed our stuff and rushed to Taiping for her funeral. After the burial, ayah, Idek n me rushed to Penang to get my car from my in-laws house. I was there for less than 5 minutes. No questions were asked on why I was back home early, how are the kids etc... Zero, nil, nada. So no love there, I got the message. No offense was taken. The rest of the week was a whirlwind of food, shopping, rest and more food. Aaahhhh..... what a bliss to live in Malaysia, the food heaven.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Happy Birthday My Sweetheart!!!


Phew..! What a week... This past week has been a whirlwind for me. Monday - went to Marion's house to make sushi and print birthday invitations. Sushi session was hilarious! Good fun there. Pass invitations out, invite people by phone. Tuesday - went to Kambah Adventure park with Ana and the kids. Everybody went on the flying fox! It was freezing cold but we had fun... Chapek, said Ana. Bought lunch at Kingsley - fried chicken. Came back, Rosh was already home from his trip to Indonesia. Bla,bla,bla... cooked lunch (since he told me he was supposed to arrived later in the evening I did not buy him anything for lunch). He did not get any souvenirs for us because he was 'swamped' with too much work and travelling. Yeah right...! I know he did a lot of work but it has nothing to do with his studying! Wednesday, Rosh took us out for dinner at Thai Spices in Westfield Woden. I think that's the best place to get Thai food here. The food is superb! Thursday, took the car and went to Mawson with Ana to get some meat and stuff from the Asian Store. Later we went to Hyperdome Tuggeranong to pick up Ana's ring. Friday went out with Corinne to buy birthday cakes and goodies for the kids. Later, pick up the chairs and tables from Corinne's house. Marion came over with chairs, deep fryer plus cooking utensils and helped blowing the balloons. Corrine said that UKWho should be blowing all the balloons because he has lots of hot air! Hahaha.... Ana and Ariffin sent their chairs. Kak Kamina the DA's wife sent over the food warmers and more chairs. Things were shaping up pretty well. I was quite worried as I've a total of 32 adults and 36 kids on the guest list. Arggghhh....!!! What have I put myself into...? I must be mad! And I had to do everything by myself. Start arranging the chairs and balloons. Put up all the decorations and goodies. Cooked dinner and the sauce for tomorrow. Mopped the floor, scrubbed the kitchen and toilets etc.... He was nowhere to be seen. Slept at 1.30am and felt dead tired. Woke up at 7am. Vacuumed the house, fix breakfast, cleaned up the kids yada, yada, yada.... He complained that there would be too many people and the house is going to be messy and dirty. As if he has been doing all the dirty work. Bla, bla, bla... non stop. He managed to find fault with everything. Then out of nowhere he called me up to the living room to ask me something. "So what do you plan to do for the party? I mean the games and stuff for the kids? What are the adults going to do then? I don't want this party to be a cockup..." OMG!!! I don't believe it! He has the audacity to ask me what am I going to do so that the party will not be a disaster...? Hello... who has been running around sorting out things that he should be doing...? Who does he think he is? My supervisor? But I'm still able to stay cool and I told him I'll be handling the 'adults', Marion and Corinne will be in charge of the games and kids. I asked him why didn't he helped me out in preparing the party? He said since I was the one so 'eager' to have this big blowout so I should do it. He already gave the money so... and he already lost 1 whole day worth of work because he had to entertain the guest too. Grrr.....!!! Lucky this is the last time I'm going to do anything with him as a family. Argghhh!!! Can't wait to get out of his face... Kak Sal and Kak Yati arrived at 11am. They helped making the sandwiches. Marion and Kye came soon after. We discussed the games that we're going to organise. We'll have 4 main games (throw the hoop on the monkey, pin the nose on the clown, a scavenger hunt and statues) and the climax is the Pinata'. Marion said she'll add more games if needed or if there were extra time. Kak Sal and Kak Yati said they'll handle all kitchen work and I'll just have to handle the guest. The menu for the day was - Fried Macaroni, Sweet Chilli Tuna Sandwich, Cucur Badak, Samosa (both ordered from Kak Sal) and Chicken Gojones. We have 3 cakes, the birthday cake and 2 chocolate cakes (all courtesy of Woolworth, hehehe...) People started to arrive around 2pm. Started the games at 2.30pm. Marion is a natural with kids. She had all of them around her little finger. Thank god for her! Corinne was great too. The house was getting packed and everybody mingled around. Conversations and food flowed smoothly. The kids were having a blast from where I was looking. Danish can't stop grinning like a Cheshire cat and squealing with delight. "Mak all my friends are here. I'm going to play games with them and with cool prizes!" The party was going great! 2 thumbs up fo all my party helpers. Then the moment came... time to smash the Pinata'! Everybody had a go at it and when it finally smashed open... Wham! The kids were all over the place trying to get all the toys and goodies. After that we have the cake cutting 'ceremony' and the party goes on. All this while, the 'actual' Birthday Boy was sleeping soundly in the bedroom from 11am and didn't wake up until when the party was almost over. He woke up s 4.15pm and joined the party. Better late than never! By 5 pm the house is almost empty. Marion and Corrine helped to clear all the 'mess'. What would I do without these 2 angels... By 7 pm the party was officially over. I was dead on my feet and had migraine but exteremely happy because everything went exceptionally well considering all the obstacles that I have to went through, but with help from friends (and all those years in BAKAT was a good practice, hahaha...) the party was a smash! Alhamdulilah.... Happy Birthday Aish, my love, hopefully more happy times like this will come our way....

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

My COMICal Romance...

My first love was with Alfred E. Neuman, the boy with misaligned eyes, a gap-toothed smile and the perennial question "What, me worry?"...I was head over heels in love with... MAD magazine (http://www.dccomics.com/mad/?action=about, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Magazine) My father used to collect MAD magazines and bound them together into these thick volumes. I don't know where they're now, but I used to spend hours and hours flicking through the pages for Antonio Prohías's wordless "Spy vs. Spy", Dave Berg's "The Lighter Side of..." which often satirized the suburban lifestyle, capitalism and the generation gap. Then there was Don Martin gags. Don Martin, billed as "Mad's Maddest Artist", drew gag cartoons, generally one page but sometimes longer, featuring lumpen characters with apparently hinged feet. Martin's absurd sight gags were frequently punctuated by an array of bizarre onomatopoeic sound effects such as GLORK, PATWANG-FWEEE, or GAZOWNT-GAZIKKA, coined by Martin himself (or ghost writer Don Edwing). A MAD look at... by Sergio Aragonés (Groo.. does it ring a bell now?) is notable for its silence. He uses virtually no words; speech balloons, when they occur at all, will merely feature a drawing of whatever is being discussed. And lastly... the Mad fold-ins by Al Jaffee.
A question would be asked, often of a topical nature, which apparently was illustrated by a picture taking up the bulk of the page. But when the page was folded inwards, the inner and outer fourth of the picture combined to reveal a surprising answer in both picture and words. MAD is still around but I like the older version better. Maybe I've become too jaded or that I like Ol' Skool style. MAD sparks my interest in comics. I used to collect comics (X-Men, Gen13, Spawn etc and I have some collectors issues - aluminium and gold foil covers) but I've stopped due to unforeseen circumstances. Might resume in the future... I love to draw but alas I can only do good copies. I can't transfer my ideas down to paper. I call myself a poseur, but actually you can make good money doing this.... ie Greg Land incident. However, I know I have the gift of gab but it would be nice if I could draw or illustrate something with it to make it stand out more. Then I'd die happy..... hahaha...

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Hail Hitler...!

Semalam budak kenit 2 org tu mengigau teruk. Aish gelak2 cakap "Ek, EK maak ek.." yg si Izz plak bercakap pasal katun apa ntah siap tendang2 aku lagi. Aku suspek ni mesti penyakit si Iwan turun kat anak aku ni... Rasanya Iwan la Raja Mengigau ni. Kalau aku ceta kat blog aku ni abih la saham ko Wan... jgn lepas ni ko debush aku cukup hehehe... Iwan ni kalau mengigau dahsat wooo....siap boleh lawan2 cakap lagi tu... Macam org menurun. Kita org selalu cakap kalau bole mintak no. ekor kan best! Ada 2 insiden yg aku ingat ssgt. Satu yang Hail Hitler! dan yg satu lagi main tembak2 ala2 koboi tu. Hmmm... yg Hail Hitler tu masa tu Iwan kecik2 lagi kot belum akil baligh lagi la time tu. Jadi tak la malu sangat ek?Dia tido lepas tu bangun jalan depan kita org, ambik kerusi, bukak seluar, naik atas kerusi, angkat tangan macam askar jarman salute tu and 'pancut' dari atas kerusi tu. Lepas tu dia turun kerusi, pakai balik seluar terus selamber je sambung tido. Yang aksi koboi tu, kita org tgh tgk TV, dia biasala tgh tido baru la bole mengigau kan... So tiba2 dia melompat bangun dari dari tido buat aksyen macam koboi pegang pistol tu and "Peng!Pepeng!" kat kita org lps tu dia lari p amek kusyen besar n nyorok belakang kusyen tu n main tembak2 sejibik macam si Labu Labi mengigau tu. After a few shots terus dia baring kat kusyen tu n sambung tido balik.... Memang pelik betul.... Nasib baik da tua2 ni tak der ngigau lagi ek Wan.... tido mati sebab penat sangat keje. Ke ada lagi cuma aku jer yg tak tau.....? Huhuhu... Sori ye Wan pecah tembelang ko.....

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Energy Vampires

Went to Spotlight http://spotlight.com.au/ in Queanbeyan last Monday with Marion. Izz n Aish tagged along. Kye and Natalya stayed at home with Craig as it was a public holiday - The Queen's Birthday. Nothing much to see during the holiday. They only had a fireworks show on Sunday nite and that was it. I asked Marion "So what happens during the Queen's Birthday?" "Uh... long weekends...?" Marion said they don't feel any allegiance towards the Queen. Hmmm... Anyway, Spotlight is a one stop shop for all your fabric, craft and home interiors supply. For me it's heaven. I went there to get supplies for Izz n Aish's upcoming birthday bash. Hohoho... big mistake! I end up buying other stuff too! A sushi maker and something that I've been looking for ages - a cupcake stand! Yeay! Finally! Isn't it gorgeous? Got him a Pinata', some party games, party favors, birthday banner, some transport themed tablecloths and decorations. I just love this place. Marion sent us home. That night, Rosh called from Jakarta. He said not to call him as his HP has no coverage in Indonesia. Right now he was calling me using a public phone. How thick did he think I am? As if Indonesia is on another planet!?? He asked about the kids and then said he got to go and get ready for dinner that nite. Ok, that was surreal.... I think the conversation lasted less than 2 minutes. I've heard Izz burped longer than that. Whatever.... The next day we went to Westfield Belconnen to go to Toys R Us. Izz wanted a Magnetix Spiderman3 Vehicle toy. Description - Be the Amazing Spider-Man - slip into the form of a timeless superhero with superhuman strength.Build your own magnetic hero and build him a vehicle to match. He saw the advertisement on TV and wanted one. I think it's an educational toy so I agreed to get him one. Bought something for Aish too. It's a Fisher-Price set of Learning Keys. That'll keep him busy in the aircraft on the way back home to Malaysia. I still feel my emotions is dragging me down. Although the atmosphere is calmer when he is away but the storm is still raging inside my heart. I don't know whether it's because I'm in denial (I still love him despite all the protest, curse and swearing) or because of my pent-up feelings. Or maybe it's just a simple case of loneliness. My brain is a mosh pit. The longer I stay here the more demented I'll be. I still burst into tears for no apparent reasons especially if I'm not doing anything. All these negative thoughts keep flooding my brain. I feel like I've lost a part of my soul and I can't retrieve it back no matter what I do. It's like there's a black hole right at the core of my being and it's sucking away all my energy. I can't feel happiness or joy. The only thing that I can do right now is to keep everything at bay, but I don't know how long I can keep it there. Ya Allah, show me mercy and give me strength. I don't want to end up being bitter and full of hatred. I don't want to end up sad and alone.... Dum spiro, spero (While I breathe, I hope - Cicero) Today I went to Westfield Woden with Ana. There was supposed to be a Mid Year sale at Big W but it was just a normal sale. Everything was marked down by AUD1-2 only. What a let down. Went to Angus & Coote Bookstore. Saw this book Positive Energy by Judith Orloff. The excerpt on the back cover of the book drew me. How do you know if you’ve encountered an energy vampire? “The tip-off is that even after a brief contact you leave feeling worse, but he or she seems more alive.” This is a different experience than just having “bad chemistry” with another person and not enjoying the interaction. When an energy vampire is present, you’ll feel depleted of energy and vitality afterwards.The ideas Dr. Orloff presents about energy vampires intrigues me, now I know why I feel drained most of the days... I've been living with a vampire.... Energy Vampire #1 is the Sob Sister. This person is a whiner, a perpetual victim, who loves a captive audience and can talk for hours about his problems. If you offer a solution, he gives a “Yes, but” answer that gives an excuse for why your solution won’t work in his case. Dr. Orloff says, “You might find yourself listening for hours, hearing the same complaints over and over. He ends up renewed. You’re exhausted.” Energy Vampire #2 is the Blamer. This person makes you feel guilty, berates you, and casts negativity into your energy field. He’s more overtly angry than the Sob Sister, and he uses accusation to drain you. Dr. Orloff says, “You walk away feeling knifed, that you haven’t lived up to expectations, are somehow defective.” One of the statements a Blamer might make is “If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be in this mess” or “It’s your fault that I’m on drugs.” It takes agility and planning to deflect a blamer’s tactics. Energy Vampire #3 is the Constant Talker or Joke-Teller. This person always demands center stage and has absolutely no interest in what you’re feeling. At first, he (or she) might seem entertaining, but you soon begin to fade after non-stop stories, jokes, and comments, and the incessant self-focus. According to Dr. Orloff, these energy vampires “grind our energy field down like a relentless yippy Chihuahua who badly needs a walk.” It’s impossible to sneak a word in edge-wise, and they love to trap you in conversation where it’s hard to break away. Energy Vampire #4 is the Fixer-Upper. There are two types. The second type of fixer-upper is, according to Dr. Orloff, “someone who you perceive needs an overhaul, and you take him on as a project.” What you don’t realize is that he isn’t really interested in changing. You may even put your life on hold to help him “realize his potential,” but in spite of all your efforts, it never happens. Ultimately, it’s up to you to set your priorities and then take the appropriate action to keep focused on your life goals and values. And that means protecting yourself from energy vampires so that you can have the energy you need to thrive. I prefer to put a stake to his heart. That will solve all of my problems. Wishful thinking Yani....

Monday, June 11, 2007

Tekak Al Buaya...



Kan aku dah kata... berat aku turun balik. Sekarang berat aku 44kg balik. Hmmm... rasanya biar je la dulu, balik nanti mungkin boleh naik balik kot. Takut naik secara janjang geometri je kang... susah pulak, hahaha. Cakap pasal makan ni, memang aku suka makan. Sapa yang tak suka makan ek..? Yang anorexsia tu aku tak paham laa... disease of the privilaged. Mungkin the best remedy is to send them to Dafur ke, Somalia ke... tempat yang org memang kebuluran sebab tak de benda nak makan, baru dia org nak sedar diri kot. Tapi tak tau la kan sebab from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects adolescent females in the Western world. Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, and sociological components. So susah nak cakap pasal benda ni sebab kita tak kena kan. Anyway, coming back to the topic kali ni aku nak ceta pasal one of my passion iaitu makan. Jangan terkejut yea. Family aku ni ada satu jenis genetic disorder. Almost all anak2 Pak Cik Tapa ni masa kecik2 (ada yg sampai sekarang ada lagi penyakit ni... huhuhu) kalau makan luar mesti kena order at least 2 jenis dish sorang. Andi je kot yg aku rasa tak kena 'penyakit' ni. Kalau tengok kita orang satu family makan kat kedai makan takut ooo.... penuh sepenuh-penuhnya meja tu. Apa taknya, kita anak beranak je dah 10 orang. Sekarang ni lagi la panjang meja tu sebab Ira ngan Andi dah kawin. Aku dulu kalau order mesti satu berat (nasi) dan satu ringan (mee/sup/sate/udang goreng etc) favourite combination - nasi daging merah n sup ekor/mee bandung/mee hailam/tom yam campur. Air lak air limau ais/longan/ABC Special/mata kucing/kelapa. Sate kalau yg sedap tu aku boleh tibai sampai 40 cucuk sorang2. Bilah yg kudut tu pun bole tahan, dulu suka sangat nasi pattaya ngan claypot noodle. Idek boleh telan roti canai sampai 8 keping sekali jalan. Uki apa2 yg ada ayam, jadik. Last sekali taun lepas, kita org makan kat Nando's dia lanyak 1 1/4 chicken sorang2 dia jer, tu tak masuk side dishes lagi tu, sampai dianugerahkan title "Uki the Chicken Slayer". Kalau dia lalu depan ayam mesti ayam tu lari sebab dia ada aura Chicken Slayer tu... hahaha. Acik jangan cakap la... sume jalan... Takpe acik, time bole makan makan ek, nanti dah sakit baru menyesal kan... Iwan tu cerewet "sikit" tapi kalau tempat yg dia suka tu hmmm.... banyak la yg diorder nya. Selalunya lps kita org dah order baru la ayah order dia nyer sebab dia nak lain dr kita org - nak yg spesel la kononnya. Last2 dpt kat kita org gak hahaha.... Lepas tu ayah nye unofficial job jd tong sampah @ Majlis Perbandaran - tukang perabih mana2 makanan yg tak abih. Jawatan tu skang ni aku rasa dipangku oleh Uki n Idek. Mak lak cepat gabra, dia order apa yg dia nak tp nanti bila tgk kitaorg nye macam sedap nanti kena tukar dgn dia nya lak. Paksa rela tukar, mak nye pasal. Nasib baik la kita suma ni tekak al buaya.... huhuhu..... Tak sabar rasanya nak balik Malaysia, nak2 Penang, walaupun tu tempat asal org yg aku plg benci dlm dunia skang ni, tak dpt nak dinafikan Penang memang syurga makanan next to KL. Hmmm... gemok la aku balik ni nanti....

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Non Compos Mentis....

Sometimes I wonder whether things would be easier if I have a bad streak in me ie if I smoked/drink/do drugs etc. Those things could easily numb my pain or so they said. I wouldn't know because those things are off limits for me. But then I wouldn't learn anything from what has happened because I'd be so stoned trying to drown all my sorrows. However, right now I'm 100% sober and yet my mind and emotions are in a wreck. I don't know whether the heavy feelings in my heart is sadness/ anger/ guilt/ helplessness/ hopelessness/ unworthiness ... what? Everytime when I look at my kids I burst into tears for no reason. Nas and Jeyt said 'it must be my time of the month'. Yeah.. that could be one of the reason since I've been having my PMS but the blood is yet to spill. I'm getting crankier every minute... But the real reason I think is because I've controlled too much of my emotions... I'm dead - emotionally mind you... not physically. I've become a zombie. All my feelings overwhelms each other that they meshed and becomes one feeling that could not point my finger to what it is. Now I just stick to my plan to reach my goal - make him pay! After this I will need some time alone to sort out my feelings. I need to put everything back in perspective. Look into the future and stop dwelling in the past. That's the reason why I wrote this blog. To document all my upheavals and temporary insanity. Blogging has been very cathartic for me and somehow I hope those I love understands what I'm going through or why I did something in a certain way. Even though the things that I wrote here is just the tip of the iceberg (have to comply to U not 18SX) it helps just to get it off your chest, because I'm so lonely here. I want to be angry but I can't. I want to be sad but I can't. I want to run away but I can't. Have to think of the kids and my future. Tried to hold the smile on my face for as long as I could but I can feel my face cracking. I need to feel that I'm loved and valued, because right now... I feel like crap. I know that my kids love me but since they're kids, they do get on my nerves sometimes. And they don't know how to express that feelings yet. My friends and family are so far away... Sigh... Thanks guys for trying to lift up my spirits. I know it's not an easy task but please do it anyway... hehehe. Everytime that we keep in touch keeps me sane. I'm lucky to have Corinne and Marion here because they are my source of comfort. There have been days when I would just go over their place for a hug or just sit quietly in a corner of their sofa staring at nothing and then when I feel better I'll go home. Every moment that I'm here is pure torture because each time I look at UKWho I have to pull the reins on my feelings. His face alone bring forth such a multitude of hatred that I could easily put a knife in his chest, twist it and rip it down to his gut. Imagine how much self control I had to exert in order not to do that. That's why I feel like only my body is here but my mind is somewhere else. Que sera sera....

Don't count the days, make the days count...

Today is the day... he's going off to another overseas trip. This time it's to Indonesia for 10 days. His taxi arrived at 840 am. Guess what...? The oddest thing happened. The taxi driver found his lost set of keys! He saw something shining on the ground near the roundabout at our house; stop, saw the keys, pick it up and went to ask my husband about it. Rosh said I must be blind not to be able to see it when I use the path everyday to send Izz to school. I told him I was too busy monitoring the kids and don't have time to scrutinize everything that is along the way. Grrrr...! Took Izz to school, went home, took the car and went to Hyperdome Tuggeranong to take the camera back. Met Marion at K-Mart. She was by herself... freedom! We talked for a while (told her I'll drop by her house later this afternoon) and then went our separate ways. Pick up Ana and pick up the kids at school. Met Marion at school. She gave me the keys to her house just in case she couldn't make it home on time, because Natalya's school is having an assembly that afternoon. Send Ana and Faris home and went to Marion's house. We let ourselves in and make ourselves at home. Izz watched the CD, Aish was in the playroom and me - on the computer. Marion came back at 230pm. All of us had lunch together... what fun... Marion told me she met Corinne on the way back and about a baby sitter that charged AUD25/hr! I told Marion that's what she has to do - go solo and she can earn more than what she's earning now. Well, we talked for a while and finally Marion caved in and decided to give it a try. We created a flyer advertising her services and Marion asked me to hand it over to Corinne for 'comments'. Gave Natalya the Felicity Wishes magazine and she went over the moon! She was so excited cause she's now in the girly2, pink, fairy and frilly stuff phase... and the magazine is the epitome of girlyness. Kai was excited too but it was short lived because he doesn't want to play with a fairy doll. Craig came back to send home some chopped wood. He's now 'obsessed' with the fireplace and chopping wood. Marion snuck in the computer room with an armful of chopped wood wearing a bulky jacket and an oversized beanie saying "Yani... this is how you'll remember me forever..." Hahaha... she's a sight for sore eyes. Went home at 4pm. Izz went straight to Corinne's house. Went over her house to take Izz home. Gave Corinne the flyer we made just now and she beamed. "Marion agreed to do this?" I told her yes, she will give it a go and see how it goes. Corinne asked me whether I've made any plans during winter. I told her other than the birthday party there's no plan. She told me she wanted to take me to Perisher maybe on a day trip so that me and the kids could experience snow. She also told me she and Marion have made plans to take me and the kids to Bateman's Bay, Telstra Tower, the Parliament House and go on a steam train ride. They wanted to make our last few days here an enjoyable and memorable one. Well, I plan to enjoy it while it last... come hell or high water....

Friday, June 8, 2007

Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble




Yesterday Izz and his classmates went to Questacon (http://virtual.questacon.edu.au/). They went by bus at 925am. He already went with us the last time my mom was here but still, he was psyched because he was going by bus with his friends and they were going to have a picnic there... I made him his favourite - toasted tuna sandwich. Bought Izz a maroon polar fleece jacket embroidered with Chapman Preschool for AUD20 to help with the school fundraising activities. They came back from the trip at 1pm. Everyone looked happy and animated. Izz n Faris couldn't stop talking about the trip all the way back home. Ana gave us some chocolate pudding she made for lunch. Rosh called and asked me did anyone from K-Mart called about the camera. In fact, somebody did call and told me the repair cost would be AUD233! I might as well buy a new camera with that amount of money! He practically slammed the phone on me after I told him that. I called him back and said we don't have to repair the camera and just take it back. He grunted something and hung up. I was so pi$$ed off. It has always been like this with him. Silly, simple things will set him off. Later he called me back and told me to wait outside with the camera's repair slip so that he can take it without getting out of the car. The cheek of him! I waited for him - Inside the house and he came home 20 mins later. He was grumbling about a lost receipt and why must I always 'destroy' everything that I touch. Sabar... sabar... Yani.... He checked everywhere - my room, the toilet, the laundry room... everywhere. You see, he lost his house keys 2 days ago and 'hinted' that I took it. Now he couldn't find the receipt for the camera and yes... blame it on me too. He whirlwinds through the house and knock down everything that was in his path, including Izz n Aish. Then he went back to college. Half an hour later he called and asked me n the kids to be ready by 5pm for dinner outside. Typical... after all the $#!t he put us through, he will try to bribe us with something to smooth things over. Never once did he apologized for his actions. Anyway what the hell... there will not be any next time for this kind of behaviour anymore. Good riddance! We were ready when he got home. He took us out to Lemongrass Restaurant. We ordered deep fried fish fillet in basil n peanut sauce, bean curd and vegetables in sweet chilli sauce and tom yam goong. The food was delectable, and Izz enjoyed it very much. We did not talk at all except for an occasional comments on the way Aish 'devoured' his Crispix. After dinner he sent us home and went straight out. He came back around 2am and as the previous nites before this, he slept with us, in the same room. Why...? To save the electricity bills of course! So he doesn't have to switch on the heater in his room. What... do you think he has a sudden change of heart? Yeah... right....

Hantu, Syaitan dan ....


Aku dari kecik2 mmg suka sangat dengar ceta hantu nih... Tak tau la datang dari mana tapi mungkin dari ayah kot sebab dia pun suka sangat carik benda2 supernatural ni (tapi sekarang dah jumpa dah kot apa yg dicarik2 sbb aura pun dah blinding white kan... ala2 Buddha tu ek?) Lagi satu sebab time balik kampung kalau takde apa cerita yg menarik kat TV (kena lak TV Tok Wan yg cinonit, black n white tu...) ni le keje kita org. Pak Ngah, Pakcik Esa and Pak Cha' la yg selalu rajin ceta yg bukan2 ni... Dulu kan main takut lagi (tapi thrill...) kalau dengar ceta2 seram ni. Sekarang dah 'tua2' nih bila pikir2 balik, bukannya takut sangat ceta2 tu... mengarut pun ader. Time tu buku yang aku paling suka baca sekali ialah Siri Bercakap Dgn Jin oleh Tamar Jalis. Rasa2nya aku dah baca semua siri dia. Beli ada, pinjam org nye pun ada, sanggup kayuh basikal berbatu2 (chewah.. mcm iye2..) semata2 nak pinjam buku tu... Lps tu banyak la buku2 'copycat' kuar, tp tak brp ummph! Majalah Koleksi (dah defunct long time ago) byk ceta2 misteri and part yg aku plg suka ialah "Hantu2 Antarabangsa". Dia akan ceta pelbagai jenis hantu dari pelbagai negara. Yg aku ingat hantu dari Mexico yg merupakan org kerdil yg ada air kat atas kepala dia. Apa function air tu aku dah lupa. Sapa2 yg ingat bgtau la yer...? Ada simpan lagi ker majalah2 tu...? Suka ceta seram tapi aku ni bukannya berani sgt... penakut... kalau baca buku tu nanti bila part yg ada gambar2 seram tu selalunya aku lipat atau tutup ngan kertas. Lps baca kalau nak tidur, selalunya aku baling buku tu bawah katil, esoknya baru aku kutip balik. Sebelum tidur, aku kena lak baca buku lain or tgk movie sbb nak hilangkan ceta seram yg baru baca td, bkn apa... takut tak leh tido sbb teringat2 atau mengigau. Ntah apa2 kan... kelakar betul... Lps tu sebelum tido kena make sure semayang dulu, basuh muka, kaki last sekali baca ayat Kursi n doa tido. Aku ni kalo tido prefer gelap trus - pitch black, sebab tak nampak apa2. Kalau pakai nite light - samar2, byk la benda yg bkn2 melintas dlm kepala. I've got a very active imagination and I'm a very visual person. So apa yg aku baca akan memberi impak yg lebih kuat dr apa yg aku nampak sbb bila aku membaca, aku yg create sendiri the image in my head so rasa memang mcm betul2. Ni time aku tulis yg biasa2 camni pun dah rasa seram bulu tengkuk... macam ada yg menengok.....

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Leap of Faith


Used, Refused and Abused. That was how I used to feel about my life and myself. This black episode in my life may seem trivial to some people but to me it's inconceivable. He was supposed to be The One. He fit my requirements like a glove. Religious, family oriented, successful, motivated, smart, artistic (musically), adventurous, self reliant (able to cook, do household chores etc), nice to look at and courteous just to name a few. The fact that he was 13 years my senior and was a divorcee did not deter me because he was quite frank about it. He seemed sincere and earnest on marrying me (at least at that time!) What is past is past. Boy, was I wrong! To quote Dr.Phil - the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. But I was to blame too. I chose him under duress, now that I can think clearly. I want someone and he was available and I think the same goes for him, considering the position he was in at that time... But please keep one thing clear - I really, truly did love him (note the past tense...) The reason we were united may be superficial but the feelings were real (at least for me...) During my uni years, my mom pestered me about not having any 'boyfriends' and had said few hurtful things (that's my mom forte - blurting anything n everything that comes across her mind, mulut takde insurans langsung, but hey... nobody's perfect! And I still love you mak, warts and all hehehe...) It's not that I don't have any boyfriends, I have loads of them cause I'm more comfortable to be one of the guys... but no, I don't have any 'special boyfriend'. I don't feel like I need a boyfriend to make myself complete. I have gay/straight/gauche/lecherous/rich/poor/dashing/ugly boyfriends - all the colours under the rainbow. The fact that there are sooo many type of guys out there scares the s#!t out of me. Maybe guys my age are intimidated by me because I'm very blunt, have a mind of my own, strong willed @ stubborn (ha ha), complex (dual personality - remember the librarian and minx story?) and sharp as a whip too. I don't mince my words, act demure or ladylike and I eat like a horse (figure of speech ok..?). What you see is what you get. Guys that were seriously into me (we're talking about head over heels in love here) were always non malay/muslim guys. Malay guys just doesn't interest me and vice versa. Blame it on my grandmother's chinoise blood. Maybe I should open my options now. Hell, religion doesn't mean anything if you're not truly into it. I mean not only follow the basic rituals (pray 5 times a day, fasting in Ramadan etc) but the spiritual side of it. The purpose of us being here, why is there good and evil, why must we do all the rituals and so on. Religions should bring enlightenment to those who seek it ... not follow it blindly regardless of what they are - Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism etc. Most of the time people in power abused their power and that's how we end up with extremist/fundamentalist/terrorist etc. These people doesn't reflect the religion that they follow. In fact they are the antithesis of anything religious. Whoa there Nelly...!!! Now we're talking heavy duty stuff here...Anyway, in short, my people pleasing days are over. Now I'll do what I want to do regardless what is the norm or politically correct. Besides what is NORMAL? What you think is normal may not seem to be normal to another person. It's not that I'm being rebellious (being a rebel at 33 and with 2 kids? Are you kidding me??!! Don't you think that's a bit too late?) Nooo... I'm just tired of following somebody else's mould/definition of something. From now on I'll do whatever I want and follow my heart... within limits of course ie. go backpacking to Europe, work freelance, dress how I want to etc. But don't worry... you won't be seeing me walking down the street wearing a short mini skirt, tattoos on my butt or have nose/eyebrow piercings. If any of you see me as out of sorts have no fear, I'm just testing the waters and finding my bearings. Just stay in the shadows and give me support when I need one and share all my joys and sorrows. And by the way... the librarian in me will keep me on my toes... you can bet on that....

Monday, June 4, 2007

Murphy's Laws

If anything can go wrong, it will.
If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.
If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something
Nature always sides with the hidden flaw
The hidden flaw never stays hidden for long.
Mother nature is a bitch.
Things get worse under pressure.
Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse.
Everything goes wrong all at once.

In nature, nothing is ever right. Therefore, if everything is going right ... something is wrong.
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.
Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
Everything takes longer than you think.
If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
Every solution breeds new problems.
The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance.
no matter how perfect things are made to appear, Murphy's law will take effect and screw it up.

You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter.
The chance of the buttered side of the bread falling face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

The greater the value of the rug, the greater the probability that the cat will throw up on it.

You will always find something in the last place you look.
If your looking for more than one thing, you'll find the most important one last.
It is never in the last place you look. It is in the first place you look, but never discovered on the first attempt.
After you bought a replacement for something you've lost and searched for everywhere, you'll find the original.

No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.
The other line always moves faster.
In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don't need it.
Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost you more than you thought.
If you fool around with a thing for very long you will screw it up.
If it jams - force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
When a broken appliance is demonstrated for the repairman, it will work perfectly.
Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will use it.
Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work.
In any hierarchy, each individual rises to his own level of incompetence, and then remains there.
There's never time to do it right, but there's always time to do it over.
When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate.
Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening.
A Smith & Wesson beats four aces.
In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.

The better you know the amount of ill luck that will strike you,the worse you know when this will happen,and vice-versa.
Whether things can go wrong or not, it depends on your frame of reference.
If you want something bad enough, chances are you won't get it.
If you think you are doing the right thing, chances are it will back-fire in your face.
When waiting for traffic, chances are that when one lane clears the other is congested.
Just when you think things cannot get any worse, they will.
Remember the "Boomer-rang" effect; Whatever you do will always come back.
If you re-act to actions, you've acted on actions.
He who angers you controls you, there-fore you have no control over your anger.

Any time you put an item in a "safe place", it will never be seen again.
Your best golf shots always occur when playing alone.
The worst golf shots always occur when playing with someone you are trying to impress.
No matter how hard you try, you cannot push a string.(getting everyone in the family to the car at the same time for example)
The fish are always biting....yesterday!
You will never leave a parking space without someone in an adjacent space leaving at the same time.

The cost of the hair do is directly related to the strength of the wind.
Great ideas are never remembered and dumb statements are never forgotten.
The clothes washer/dryer will only eat one of each pair of socks.

When you see light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel will cave in.

Being dead right, won't make you any less dead.andHaving the right of way, won't make you any less dead.
Whatever you want, you can't have, what you can have, you don't want.
Whatever you want to do, is Not possible, what ever is possible for you to do, you don't want to do it.
Traffic is inversely proportional to how late you are, or are going to be.
The complexity and frustration factor is inversely proportional to how much time you have left to finish, and how important it is.

The probability of being observed is in direct proportion to the stupidity of ones action

If you go to bed with an itchy ass, you wake up with smelly fingers.

A knowledge of Murphy's Law is no help in any situation.
If you apply Murphy's Law, it will no longer be applicable.
If you say something, and stake your reputation on it, you will lose your reputation.
no matter where I go, there I am
Where patience fails, force prevails.
Any thing that can go wrong, HAS Already Gone Wrong!You just haven't been notified.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."

If authority was mass, stupidity would be gravity.
All good things come to those who wait...but , don't wait too long or they will pass you by...like 2 ships that pass in the night...never again to return that same exact site.
If anything was worth doing, it would've already been done.

Those who know the least will always know it the loudest.
No degree of acceptance can ever change the facts.Translation: You may come to terms with being screwed, but nevertheless you're still screwed.
Things always go from bad to worse.
Beauty is only skin deep, fashion even shallower.
An expert is someone with an opinion and a word processor.
All pornography is air-brushed or computer-enhanced.
A person without values or standards can never be a hypocrite.
"We can give you a diploma, but we can't give you a brain."

The more space you have, the more junk you'll have.

Things are never as good as they are bad.

Chaos always wins, because it's better organized.

When you wear new shoes for the first time, everyone will step on them.
If at first you don't succeed destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
If all else fails, hit it with a big hammer.
When something goes wrong, you cannot find the solution in the instruction booklet, but someone else always does.

Everything in life is important, important things are simple, simple things are never easy.Think about it, complete the circle.

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds,the pessimist fears this is true.

You will find an easy way to do it, after you've finished doing it.

The wind will always blow opposite to your hairdo.
Wind velocity increases directly with the cost of the hairdo.
The probability of the toast landing peanut-butter-side-down is directly proportionate to the cost of the carpeting.

Anyone who isn't paranoid simply isn't paying attention.
Two heads are better than one, even if one is a sheep head.
The probability of rain is inversely proportional to the size of the umbrella you carry around with you all day.
No matter how hard you try, every once in a while, something is going right.
Behind every little problem there's a larger problem, waiting for the little problem to get out of the way.

When you really need something, its either not available, or can't be found. When you don't need it, its either available, or lays around in plain sight.

Whenever you cut your finger nails, you find a need for them an hour later.
In order for something to get clean, something else must get dirty.Conclusion to the Law of Conservation of Filth:It is possible for everything to get dirty and nothing to get clean.
The file you are looking for is always at the bottom of the largest pile.
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.

Common Sense Is Not So Common
Power Is Taken... Not Given

Two wrongs don't make a right. It usually takes three or four.
If the truth is in your favor no one will believe you.
When things go from bad to worse, the cycle repeats.

Laws are like a spider web, in that it snares the poor and weak while the rich and powerful brake them.

Key to happiness is to be O.K. with not being O.K.

The two most abundant things in all the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

Stupidity is the fundamental driving force of the Universe, which explains why stupid people always go wrong.
Every rule has an exception except the Rule of Exceptions.

If your action has a 50% possibility of being correct, you will be wrong 75% of the time.

If you plan for something to go wrong, and it doesn't go wrong, it would have been ultimately profitable for it to go wrong.

The difference between Stupidity and Genius is that Genius has its limits.

The universe is great enough for all possibilities to exist.
Those who don't take decisions never make mistakes.
The only price you pay for greatness is knowing that it can't last forever.
Anything that cant possible in a million years go wrong, will go wrong.
Anything that seems right, is putting you into a false sense of security.
If everything seems great, its already gone wrong.
The only time you're right, is when its about being wrong.
The only times something's right, is when everyone agrees its wrong.

Murphy's Law - On Love

All the good ones are taken.
If the person isn't taken, there's a reason.
The nicer someone is, the farther away (s)he is from you.
Brains x Beauty x Availability = Constant.This constant is always zero.
The amount of love someone feels for you is inversely proportional to how much you love them.
Money can't buy love, but it sure gets you a great bargaining position.
The best things in the world are free --- and worth every penny of it.
Every kind action has a not-so-kind reaction.
Nice guys (girls) finish last.
The good ones die first.

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Availability is a function of time. The minute you get interested is the minute they find someone else.
The more beautiful the woman is who loves you, the easier it is to leave her with no hard feelings.
Nothing improves with age.
No matter how many times you've had it, if it's offered take it, because it'll never be quite the same again.
Sex has no calories.
Sex takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble.
There is no remedy for sex but more sex.
Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got.
No sex with anyone in the same office.
Sex is like snow; you never know how many inches you are going to get or how long it is going to last.
A man in the house is worth two in the street.
If you get them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
Virginity can be cured.
When a man's wife learns to understand him, she usually stops listening to him.
Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.
The qualities that most attract a woman to a man are usually the same ones she can't stand years later.
Sex is dirty only if it's done right.
It is always the wrong time of month.
The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
When the lights are out, all women are beautiful.
Sex is hereditary. If your parents never had it, chances are you won't either.
Sow your wild oats on Saturday night -- Then on Sunday pray for crop failure.
The game of love is never called off on account of darkness.
It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden.
Sex discriminates against the shy and the ugly.
Before you find your handsome prince, you've got to kiss a lot of frogs.
There may be some things better than sex, and some things worse than sex. But there is nothing exactly like it.
Love your neighbor, but don't get caught.
Love is a hole in the heart.
If the effort that went in research on the female bosom had gone into our space program, we would now be running hot-dog stands on the moon.
Love is a matter of chemistry, sex is a matter of physics.
Do it only with the best.
Sex is a three-letter word which needs some old-fashioned four-letter words to convey its full meaning.
One good turn gets most of the blankets.
You cannot produce a baby in one month by impregnating nine women.
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.Anonymous comment:The person who said that it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all...NEVER loved and lost!
Thou shalt not commit adultery.....unless in the mood.
Never lie down with a woman who's got more troubles than you.
Never argue with a women when she's tired -- or rested.
A woman never forgets the men she could have had; a man, the women he couldn't.
What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
Never say no.
A man can be happy with any woman as long as he doesn't love her.
Folks playing leapfrog must complete all jumps.
Beauty is skin deep; ugly goes right to the bone.
Love comes in spurts.
The world does not revolve on an axis.
Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation; the other eight are unimportant.
Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
Don't do it if you can't keep it up.
There is no difference between a wise man and a fool when they fall in love.
Never go to bed mad, stay up and fight.
Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another.
Nothing improves with age.
An ex-wife/husband will always be "till death do us part".

When a man wants his wife to hear, she doesn't listen.When that same man doesn't want his wife to hear, she's all ears.
It's always easier to get a partner if you already have one.
Although it may seem like that on the outside, no one is having fun being single
If you're heart is broken, sweep up the pieces.There will always be someone who will want to put it back together.

Show me a husband who won't, I'll show you a neighbor who will
It doesn't matter HOW good it was, if you end up worrying or regretting it, it was bad sex
You get the best sex from the worst one for you
Never trust a woman who acts like you are so sexy she can't help herself but drag you to bed
No one is as fascinating as they think

If you believe a relationship can't work, but feel the need to try, it won't.You will later find out that your lack of belief caused it to fail.

The Key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time.
The two thing no man can ever understand; Women and what makes all men complete damm fools over women

Love makes believers of us all.Translation: Love obscures common sense.
Being taken attracts women. Being single makes them avoid you like the plague.

If you go behind a girl you are heading to trouble.

In the eternal battle of the sexes, women are already the winners.

Celibacy is not heredity.

The hornier someone is, the less likely that it will be they have sex.Horniness is inversely related to one's chance of scoring
The man shalt not win the argument he started
The man shalt not win the argument he didn't start
If a man won an argument, it was just in his head
(for the ladies) Try and try as you might, there will still be times where men are just assholes. We can't help it and we're sorry
A love will tell you they love you endlessly. A true love will tell everyone else they love you endlessly despite the embarrassment factor

Before falling in love do take your backup, it always helps in recovery.

If a man has it he won't want it, the guy who buys it won't use it, the guy who uses it could give a shit about it, so don't give a shit and you will have it all.

Love has all the answers. But till then sex brings up some good questions.
Sex on the TV can't hurt you unless you fall off.
Anticipation is 98% of the pleasure
The amount of members of the opposite sex you pursue is inversely proportional to pretty much everything about you, such as intelligence.

If you are interested in someone, a close friend will grab their attention.This is especially likely if they:A.) Don't want the attention of said person and/orB.) Are already dating someone else
The ABC rule:If A is attracted to B, and you are attracted to C, A has a better chance with B than you do with C.B and C are often the same person.

The uglier the girl the closer she lives.

The size of the pencil is not as important as the quality of the writing.Corollaries: The quality of the writing is affected by the quality of the paper.Regardless of how well one writes, it is difficult to write at all unless there is lead in the pencil.

Marriage is the greatest leveler.

Girls are like toilet rooms. Either it is taken, or full of sh*t.
If you're having difficulties choosing between potential two girls, you'll always pick the wrong one.
If it seems perfect today, tomorrow it will end.
If a girl tell you "let's stay friends", she won't call ever again. If you call, she won't answer.
You'll always catch fever before the first date.

Never make love in your back garden. Love is blind, but not your neighbors.

Love is blind. Marriage is an eye opener

When it comes to love and lost, doing the right thing always hurts.

Being honest with someone will always turn that person into an enemy.
When you're girlfriend says that you have to talk the relationship is over.
The day you decide to tell you're girlfriend you could not live without her she will leave you the next day.
You're best friend stop being you're best friend the instant a beautiful woman walks in and you both are attracted to her.
The more you want a women the least she will want you.

When she says: "Don't buy me anything expensive" and you listen, expect to be single.

Even the most beautiful woman in the world has at least one guy who is tired of her.
If you marry a beautiful girl she'll turn into her mother.If you marry a plain girl she'll turns into her dad.
The mother of the man, or the father of the woman you love will invariably hate you.
The best men (or women) are always taken--or crazy.
When you take your time getting ready your date will arrive 20 min. early; when you're on time they're 30 min. late.
As soon as you break up the man (or woman) who couldn't commit TO YOU will get married.

A good women/men are like parking spots, all the good ones are taken.
Procrastination is a lot like masturbation, it feels good until you realize your just fucking yourself

Women are like boats: they require constant maintenance and attention, and they cost a lot of money.Men are like buses: another one will eventually come along.
Good from far, far from good.
Any good looking person you see that isn't alone, will be accompanied by a person of the opposite sex who doesn't deserve to be with them.
The length of a relationship is directly related to how much you are attracted to your significant other best friend.
Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question - YES is the answer.

Romance is when common sense flies out of the window.
Being told your the nicest guy they know is the kiss of death.

Everybody is most horny when alone.

Beauty is directly proportional to the number of drinks consumed.Corollary: Beauty is also directly related to the time remaining until last call.
Love will cause people to do stupid things.
Loving someone to much may be cause for a restraining order.
If you love a person let them go. If they don't come back they weren't worth it.
Sex ends all interest.

It's only kinky the first time you do it.

To get your significant other you need: Time. Money and Energy. The sum of the three is constant. If you are short of one of them, you need quite a lot of the remaining two.If you are short of two of them, you need tremendous amount of the remaining one.If you are short of all the three, no hope. Otherwise the result is always success.
The love of your life will only want you back once you are in another serious relationship.

You don't pay for sex, you pay him/her to leave after you're done.

If you think a girl is beautiful, her boyfriend will always be there to confirm it.
Your seduction potential is inversely proportional to your willingness to seduce

The most intelligent statements will be thought of at the most inappropriate times. (i.e. during a make out session, strike up a law of Quantum physics, thus demonstrating that you are not interested in the other person).

Marriage is like a dog with a bone, he might not touch it, just doesn't let another dogs come near it.

Everything that glitters, is not WET.

Marriage is the ending of a perfectly good sex life

The difference between love and the common cold is that for the common cold there is a vaccine.
If you love her/him, s/he doesn't love you
If you are in love, he/she isn't
If you want love, you don't get it
If a beautiful wo/man loves you, it's fake
If you are happy together, wait till you are marriedThe last five laws were

It's always the quiet ones that have the two dozen corpses in their basements.

Love can be your best friend and/or your worst enemy

Wedding cake cures nymphomania.

Everyone believe in love, but wonder if it exists

You may get off on a cheap hooker but you can't get off on a cheap lawyer
The one thing that will almost certainly come between two friends is a girl
The sexier a man is, the better the chances that he is gay

Being told that someone doesn't want to date you because you're such a good friend, is like being told that you didn't get the job because you're overqualified

When you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow

the girl/boyfriend who says s/he is... isn't

You don't fall in love, you fall in a hole. The depth of the hole is proportionate to how oblivious you are of the fall.

The best way to get over a woman.....is to get over another
You always need a more patient partner no matter how patient s/he is
Even when a man is listening, he's gonna get it wrong.

Absence makes the heart go wander.
The person you want the most will end up with the person you hate the most.
If you get it, it will be taken away.

The perfection of a person is proportional to how much you love him/her.
The imperfection of a person is proportional to how much you hate him/her.

You never know that you're infertile until you try to fertilize.
In any married couple, both members think that they will be the first one to die, which means that at least 50% of the people will be wrong.

You'll think of a great line to say to someone the moment after your chance is gone.

Because I Said So...



Today was the day…our girl’s day out! Prepared breakfast for Izz n myself. Rosh already had his and went out for a jog. Get all the kids ready before I ‘prep’ myself. Corinne came at 940am. Let Izz play on the computer and then ‘sneaked’ out of the house. Went to Marion’s house. Freedom! Felt like the movie –Thelma & Louise, except that there were 3 of us and we’re not committing any crime….yet. Hehehe. Arrived at Westfield Woden at 10am. The cinema was not opened yet but people were already lining up outside. Today was the premier for Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Ahh… finally, the door opened. Went right in and bought our tickets. We’re in Cinema 1. There were only 7 of us in the whole cinema. Feels strange going out with us girls only. I kept looking over my shoulder wondering where Izz is. Hey, he’s at home! It has been a long time since I got a chance to go out sans kids. Feels sad yet liberated at the same time. For once I don’t have to think about other people other than myself. Feels good actually, I might get used to this…! Saw some movie trailers. The ones that caught my attention were -Mr Brooks, The Bridge to Terabithia, Evan Almighty and Perfect Stranger. Marion brought chocolates, lots of them! The movie Because I Said So was a ‘chick flick’ and a nice one indeed. I’ve always been a fan of Diane Keaton and the last time I saw her was in Something’s Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson. We had an enjoyable time and Gabriel Macht (Johnny) is a total Honey! I want one! After the movie we went out for lunch at Babar Café’. It was freezing outside so we chose to sit inside. I ordered Linguini Marinara, Corinne ordered a Gnocchi and Marion ordered a Linguini Machiavelli. The food was divine! We talked about what my plans will be when I got home etc. Switched on the phone and saw 3 missed calls. It was Rosh. Called his hp. He called to asked what time should he feed the baby? I said look at the list, everything’s there…hello…!?? I think he was checking up on me. Later we went to the Australian Geographic shop to buy ‘bribes’ for the kids. I got Izz a Grip Ball. Then we proceed to Angus & Robertson bookstore. They were having a sale. Got a few books there (books are my numero uno weakness) so did Marion and Corinne. The offer was too good to let go. We got home around 3pm. The kids are still alive and kicking. It’s a good practice actually because after the divorce is finalized this sort of arrangement will be a routine for us. Geez! I really hate him for doing this to us! Ripping our family apart, making my kids confused etc… damn him to hell and back! But we have to follow him because he said so……