a strange sight

I just got back from a meeting in Genting today with my boss and colleague and had to share what we saw in the car park area. The car behind ours, was a strange (but, funny) sight. The front tyre was chained to a dustbin! Hmmn, I wonder why did the owner do that? What purpose does it serve? Or, did someone pulled a prank on him?

The photos were not so clear as it was taken from my phone, but if you look closely, you will see the chains around the tyre. Anyway, we all had a good laugh!!

A lil pink-haired gal

Learnt a quick children's craft recently using totally the simple things found everyday in our homes. This would be perfect for the children! They will be able to make this in just half an hour by following these few easy steps. This might be a bit tough for the younger children though, so it is recommended for children between 7 to 12 years old.

All u need is a fly swatter (yup, u read it right) small round eyes (available as stickers from stationery shops), colourful wool threads aka knitting wools (the more vibrant the colours, the better), some papers, glue & scissors.

Just cut the papers to shape the eyes, mouth, cheeks and paste them on one side of the fly swatter. Then cut the knitting wool to the desired length and tie them on the top of the fly swatter to shape the hair. You can make a pony tail, piggy tails or braid the hair and VOILA! Your puppet is ready….. !! Of course, you need to cut shorter threads as the hair for the boys.... And, if you are creative, you can decorate them with spectacles, or a toothy grin, or big red cheeks ....

Try it out, it’s as easy as it sounds….

Hmmn, come to think of it, this lil pink haired girl is not too bad at all .... I think I will bring her along for story telling on Sunday then!

do u remember?

Came across some interesting quizzes last night while watching "I am not smarter than a 5th grader" ....Hmmn, how much do we remember from school, anyway?

1) what's the heaviest land animal?
2) what ocean covers the north pole?
3) earth is over 50 mio miles from the sun. True or false.
4) In square inches, what's 1/2 of the area of a square with 12-inch sides?
5) what is a rombus in mathematics?

Anyone?

Indy is back!

Hello! Hello! Something GREAT is coming to our shores this May 22nd and I wouldn’t want to miss it for the world! Yup, it’s Indy! He’s back after almost 19 years, since the Last Crusade. My, oh, my… can’t wait to see him in action again!

Back in 1981, when I was just a teen, I knew that I've found my all time hero in Dr. Jones. He's not your conventional archeologists and adventurer, but a man who possessed EVERY skill you could ever imagine. Resourceful, funny, charming and with his dashing good looks, oh and that hat and whip we know so well, ...sigh...who could think of him anything less than a hero?

The Raiders of the Lost Ark came and went in 1981. Then, the Temple of Doom stole our hearts, with the gorgeous Kate Capshaw and cute Jonathan Ke Quan (who played Short Round). Though the least popular among the 3, my sis and I loved Temple of Doom. We particularly remembered so well, the adorable Short Round. He was too short to drive a taxi, so he had to wear red-toilet-clogs - heavily extended - to enable him to reach the pedals! What a sight! Short Round gallantly driving Indy away from the thugs in his taxi, wearing those red-clogs!

Then, the phenomenal Sir Sean Connery joined the 3rd installment of Indiana Jones as Indy's dad, Prof. Henry Jones Snr. What an excellent chemistry! Need not say more. Love it. Love it. Love it.

I hope that this round, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, with another lead, Cate Blanchett will not disappoint. We'll see if Steven Spielberg & George Lucas still has that magic to weave us an entertaining 4th story.

Looking forward to May 22nd...
“If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!!”

Patience is a virtue

The funny thing about life is that, it always catches you off -guard and throws you off your feet. Like today. I was in the office, as usual, in my cheery mood, happily counting my days here in my present job. I was looking forward to a fabulous and peaceful day. But alas, it was not to be! It was spoilt by an utterly annoying colleague who refused to be cooperative during a work session today.


Of course I am frustrated!! Did I do all the work just to pass the time away??? No. I am doing the best that I can to ensure a smooth transition. That includes having spent an enormous time doing up a new database, scheduling meetings to explain in detail the how-to's and why-do's , supervising her work, checking and reviewing her work meticulously for the gazillionth time. Yet, she acted plain blur and blamed her incompetency on me!! Argh!! So frustrating!!


Incredibly, the moment I wanted to give her a piece of my mind, I held back my anger and did not shoot her down with my words.
"Be patient!"
Huh? How can I? I've gotta say something back. I'll look dumb in front of my boss if I don't...
"Just be patient".

Alright, alright, I won't argue. Let go and let God.

It makes me wonder then, too... Why is it that people now think they are smarter than others when they are only a couple of weeks into the new role? Why is it they can't ask or discuss whenever in doubt? Perhaps we lack the respect and humility needed to cultivate a harmonious working environment with our colleagues?
Or, are these the prevailing work culture " It's all about ME! ME! ME!" and "I dont care about other people!" Hey, what happened to team work? You, know , T: Together, E: Everyone, A: Achieves , M: More...! I remembered the good old days when we are enthusiastic about learning, eager to ask whenever in doubt and work along side our mentors.......


Gotta go chill out now. Too much emotions in the morning. Will continue to persevere. Patience is after all, a virtue. And, undeniably, a difficult one to attain!

An encounter with the "ah-long"kind

We had an encounter with the “ah long” kind (loan sharks) last weekend.
Now, before you get any ideas, it was not our fault at all… we were simply the innocent bystanders. We woke up one morning to find our porch and beloved car painted partially in red!

Looking back we should have suspected something. The neighbor was gone (in a hurry & without a word) for almost a week. People came looking for them, yet , we did not suspect anything amiss…we were quite "blur", thinking it was perhaps just a domestic feud , or some unsettled business with friends. Then it got worse. Two days earlier, they threw a flower pot into the porch. Then, they chained the gates. And, finally the following morning, the infamous red paint! Only then did it hit us that these people were the “ah-longs” out to claim their money from our neighbour!

But the aftermath of it!!! Who could have imagined that it was so darn tough to remove the red paint (hmm, wonder what kind of paint they used?? )… sort of like a sticky, gummy paint and it took us one whole day to scrap it off, and yet the job’s not 100% completed yet. Still the walls and floors of the porch are stained with red paint. Let me tell you, it was not a pleasing experience at all, squatting on the floor in the hot afternoon and scrubbing the floors with your hands soaked in thinner and kerosene…..phew!

We don’t know what’s gonna happen now. We have done and are doing the necessary – lodged a police report , exercise more caution, be more on the lookout on who's around our neighbourhood, and pray for God's covering on our home and our lives. Of course, we hope that our neighbours can come home quickly to solve the problem,too. Please think about us, your neighbours. When things like this happen, we are very much affected as you are- our daily lives, materials, home and loved ones are precious to us and we dont want them falling in harm's way.

So, we learnt:
- Be cautious. Once a neighbour is away for more than 3 days without telling anyone their whereabouts, be on the look out. Be prepared to call the police and report any disturbances.

- Be a busy body - in a good way. Make it a point to know what's going on with your neighbours.

- Pray and trust God for His protection and providence. We can only do so much, but God can do much more.

And, to the ah longs, please, please, puhleez..... aim properly before throwing the red paint!