You choose lah!

The other day we went to a porridge/mixed rice place for lunch. We decided to share the dishes, and two of us went to select them. We wanted one vegetable dish, and after staring at the available dishes for a while, I said to my friend, "You choose lah!"

And she went for the bitter gourd.

I went "No no no, anything but that." (No, I do not like bitter gourd...it's bitter!) So she said, "You choose lah!" I thought for a while...and I decided on the brinjals.

It was her turn to go "No..."

What are the odds of each of us choosing the exact thing that the other doesn't eat?? Must be our lucky day. Haha...

Anyway, we ended up with long beans.

Be nice, it confuses people

Who was it who said "Be nice, it confuses people"? I remember it being the title of a music album.

Anyway. In my part of the office there are two air-cons. One day only one of them was switched on. My colleague, whose seat was more in the direction of the other air-con, remarked, "Isn't this air-con switched on? No wonder it's feeling a little stuffy today!" I didn't feel it because my seat was directly in the air flow of the first air-con (the one that was switched on), and I said so.

Now his seat is in a corner...whereas I was right at the entrance (bad seat! Everyone sees you when they walk past. And your PC screen, especially. :P ) So I went off to get the air-con remote control, to switch it on. (also because I wasn't in the middle of anything especially urgent) Oh yeah, this is where I should explain that the remote control is shared with another part of the office.

As I walked off, he said something...I guess he was going to say that he would go himself (since he was the one feeling hot). But seeing that I was already halfway to the remote control (it's not really that far away...6 metres, maybe?) when I turned around, he said, "Ok ok, you go..."

And when I came back with the remote control, he said that after switching on the air-con he would go and put it back. Haha...


A search found me the album I was talking about...it's actually Smile... It Confuses People and it's by Sandi Thom. I think I've only heard one of her songs...when I was in France listening to UK radio: I wish I was a punk rocker. (oh, I miss listening to that, there are some gems to discover, like this other song by Mumford and Sons that I will embed below)  I quite like it... so here it is. (the music video is blocked in Malaysia, so here's a lyric video)



And here is Mumford and Sons' The Cave.

Benefit of the doubt

The other day I used a certain word in a certain context. My friends stared at me and said, we don't use it that way. But the thing is, the language is just as native to me as it is to them.

Which brought me to thinking... If I were to hear someone use a word in a way that I wouldn't have, I would be thinking, "Hey, I didn't know it could be used that way." But it seems that their thinking would be, "Hey, we don't use that word that way!" (Of course, this might not apply when the person in question is just starting to learn the language...)

This has happened to me twice that I can remember. And both times, I thought back and could recall instances of when other people used the words the way I did. (I don't invent words, after all...) So what's this with immediately rejecting what you have never heard of?

Benefit of the doubt, anyone? Unless if it's a language you invented...in which case I'd gladly listen to you.

Of depreciation

WW told me a story about value depreciation. He got it from a friend of his, a girl. She said that a girl's value depreciates very quickly.

At the beginning, when you are young, you are like a football, with 22 men chasing you. Then you will be like a basketball, with fewer men after you. When you get older, you will be like a tennis ball, only between 2 men... And in the end, you will be like a baseball...with men hitting you far away. *sniff*

Hmm...but maybe it's the same way for men? Just slower? Haha...

Some oldies

Or are they oldies? I'm not sure how old some of them are... I heard these on Lite-fm this morning, and decided to search them up.

Wild World by Mr. Big



Don't Talk to Strangers , Rick Springfield (this one was hard to find...I didn't hear the singer's name and when I typed in the title it seemed that the more famous songs were by Dio and Hedley (whoever they are)



Rasputin, Boney M

This one is like a history lesson...I really don't know much about Rasputin, though, so I can't tell how much is true. Go to Wikipedia if you want to know more! (I didn't :P ) I just like the catchy tune of the song...

Of lucky numbers

Two months ago, I saw this bus in front of me.

Notice that all the telephone numbers end with 8877? And that the number plate is 8877 as well?

Seeing this, I was a little intrigued...so I snapped a photo and decided to take note of other buses from this company.

It wasn't until recently that I saw a van from the company (I don't know whether I saw a few other vehicles of theirs without noticing them...). The phone numbers weren't listed this time, but the number plate was also 8877.

Then, a few days later I saw a vehicle (can't remember whether it was a bus or a van) from the same company with the number plate RB 9577. I guess they couldn't get their favourite number...or maybe they bought more than one vehicle at the same time! :P

Silly post, I know...but hey, on s'amuse comme on peut! (we try to have our fun!) ;)

Slipper size

WW asked me to help him buy a pair of slippers if I happened to see one like his. So I asked him to check his size. He had two pairs of slippers on the floor outside... He picks up one from the first pair. It is a 9. I ask, how about the other one? He picks up the other slipper from the same pair and says, "Also a 9."

I laughed until my stomach hurt and I was unable to move from a squatting position for a while.

Sunday is a fun day

10am news on Fly.fm this morning.

The newsreader was speaking in a really funny manner. I don't know how to describe it, but it was a bit like he was in some crazy-happy mood, or was trying to copy someone. I even wondered whether it was the actual news or just a joke, and checked the time (yes, it was really 10am). Then I thought maybe they had a new guy come in.

Then at the end of the news, he said, "I'm Rashid Ghazali, and remember, Sunday is a fun day!" Um, I guess that was why he was speaking that way? I don't think it's a new guy either; I think I've already heard that name before!

Stating the obvious

Allergy information: This product contains peanuts.

Well, what do you expect when the product is this?

The story of a selfish man

I finished reading The Very Man by Chris Binchy yesterday. A big disappointment, actually. I wasn't expecting it to be very good, but I expected it to be better.

In short, it's about a self-centred man who messes up his whole life but refuses to believe that it's his own fault. And the back cover promises a "saviour", which was what kept me reading till the end (because I wanted to find out how he was saved), but the saviour turned out to be someone who just treated him better than he deserved. And the story ends there. I didn't get the feeling that he was saved...I felt that he would just stick to his ugly ways.

Oh well, you might have to read the book yourself if you want to verify my opinion. But the book isn't worth it. Really. :P