Yes..?

An actual sms conversation:

ZXL: Hi, is it still 4pm at the usual place today?

Mrs X: Yes, but can we make it at 415pm today? Also, do you mind coming over to our place instead?

Hmm..makes me wonder what the 'yes' at the beginning of her sms is for..

There's breakfast..and there's breakfast..

Think i've blogged about this before too..

Y'know..having a leisurely breakfast, reading the papers while enjoying my cuppa teh..It's been a while since i did tat..& i kinda did it today..well, kinda cos it wasn't exactly a 'peaceful' meal(there's the bickering tats become so ingrained in my dates with Choc Lady) and i had only 2 pages of newspaper to read..

Anyway, i figured a good way to 'avoid' all these bickering is to go someplace where we can't really talk out loud, eg. libraries..cinemas(though technically it will not work if we're the only 2 pax inside)..some atas restaurant(maybe the rabbit place)..though the last one hasn't been tested out yet..

p.s. Thanks for the staying 'perky' despite being not-sick-just-not-well

p.s.s. I will try styling my hair better next time

p.s.s.I think my happiness index, riding on the compliments received, rose a little today..

There's movie and there's movie..

Remember the Uncle Boonmee movie which i blogged about previously(it's the 'plain weird' one)? I mentioned it won the top prize at the Cannes Film Fest..i thought it was maybe it's some angmoh award and sometimes they've got warped ideas of a 'great' film..but guess wat? It won another Best Film award, right in asia! Oh my..tat's it..i officially CANNOT appreciate such 'arty' films..i know a certain someone will certainly agree with me..

Anyway, i caught M&M today - Max & Mary..It's an animated film, but it's definitely not a 'cute' one..it's classified NC16 and rightly so..Based on a true story, it's about these 2 random strangers - a 40+ yrs old who was eventually diagnosed with Aspergers and a 8 yrs old totally naive-and-clueless girl, and how the 2 of them developed a friendship over continents through letters(wonder if 'penpals' still exist today?!) Poignant little film..and so much more deserving of film awards (in my opinion)

And according to M&M-pedia, we have a new word - confuzzled, it's a combi of confused and puzzled..So..am i confuzzled?

Supersized..

I'm referring to the moon..

Yes..the moon..as i had commented to at least 2 people over the past 2 days..the moon is ..well, huge and round. No doubt it was the 15th day in the lunar calendar..but it was certainly huge-er and round-er than usual..

ST, 20th Mar

Yesterday's full moon was not its usual size.

The 'super moon' is the biggest seen in 20 years. This is because the moon was actually 50,000km closer to Earth yesterday, rather than being on the farthest point of its elliptical orbit. The last time it was sighted was in March 1993.

It is much rarer than the blue moon, which happens once every 2.5 years.

Despite its perceived size, the moon is still about 357,000km away from Earth..


So next time instead of 'once in a blue moon', i'll just say 'once in a big round moon..'

According to ZXL-pedia

Qn - Why is it when it's raining the water in the swimming pool is warm but when it is sunny the water in the swimming pool is cold?

Ans - It's all about how your body reacts to relative temperatures. The truth is that the pool temperature is not likely to be the culprit. It's more about how your body perceives the difference between the outside temperature vs the pool temperature. The transition from standing in the hot sun to getting into your pool makes the water feel colder than it might feel than if you are standing in cold rain before entering the pool.

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_it_when_it's_raining_the_water_in_the_swimming_pool_is_warm_but_when_it_is_sunny_the_water_in_the_swimming_pool_is_cold

Happy Bday Pal!

Just made it in time..for my annual bday greetings to my know-for-almost-20 yrs buddy..

Wei > Hope you had a great one!

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My whole life had revolved around work these 2 weeks..'slept' from 530AM to 9AM, and 'napped' from 230PM to 9PM today..which explains why i'm up and alert at 1152PM..as though i just had my cuppa teh-siew-dai..

And since my dear pal Wei has given the 'endorsement' on elephants, this gives me another reason to indulge in more elephant nonsense..wahaha..

Somehow or the other, i have since evolved from Snuffleuppagus into Dumbo..

Let's see..if my long lashes remain..add in a dash of pink(esp at the ears, since i blush easily..) and this..


..is my latest image..cute leh?

Pissed!

Angry..so angry i need to let some steam out...

Was just out cycling with my 'son' today..just like any another day..And then, in the middle of the path stood 2 uncles chatting away..

I did what a normal, logical person/adult/instructor would do and told my 'son' to go right..the space was a little tight(the 2 men, with their bikes took up 2/3 of the path) and my 'son' knocked, or rather, just brushed lightly against one of the bikes..My 'son' being a little 'special', cycled off after that(i mean it was just a tiny little knock) and i, being the responsible adult, apologised to the 2 uncles 'Sorry about that'

Just as i was about to cycle off, one of the uncles said 'ya, he has no eyes' And i was like..wtf??! So i stopped, turned around and told him 'It's not nice to say that' and he actually has the nerve to repeat 'Ya, no eyes, cannot see, blind' That's it..i couldn't take it anymore, i got off my bike and went up to him 'In the first place, you're standing in the middle of the path blocking the way?! Ok, so maybe he's not so good as to go around you but it's still very mean and rude of you to sat that about him'

Guess what was his answer? 'Then he should be locked up at home'..WTF?!! This man is really incorrigible!

So tempted to scold him ^%$@$&(%.. but i shall not allow myself to lower to his levels..i just told him 'Then people like you with no cycling ettiquette shouldn't be out either' And i cycled off..

Bloody pissed off..

More on elephants..

I was, again, being compared to an elephant today..but never mind about that(since it's not as flattering as the previous comparison on eyelashes)..

Hands up..those of you who never heard of the saying 'elephants never forget'? Let ZXL-the-expert-in-useless-info enlighten u..

In a top of intelligence, humans are followed by apes, elephants and dolphins. The elephant brain is denser than the human's, and the temporal lobes, associated to memory, are more developed than in humans. Elephant's lobes also have more foldings, so that they can store more information. That's why elephants have excellent memory. (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-Elephants-Have-Such-a-Long-Memory-77563.shtml)

Scientists believe elephants use their good memories to recognise others, and remember who is a friend and who is an enemy. They also use their good memories to find food and water. (http://www.whyzz.com/why-do-elephants-never-forget)

So..i reckon, again, being compared to an elephant is a compliment..

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It's one of those times when i had a month's worth of work squeezed into a few days..Imagine doing the same briefing 8 times over 2 days..think my colleagues were bored with my jokes after the 2nd time...

One of my stress-relief outlets is thru whining(and secretly hoping for some sympathy)..so i sent out a sms 'From the moment i wake up at 545am..i'll have to work till 12 midnight..' And of cos, my dear fish replied with a parallel sms 'i went for the third college interview today, it was a group interview' Oh well, i don't really suppose such kbkb smses will register in anyone's memory anyway..

As expected..the day went on, the physical exertion and the mental fatigue started to kick in..

And at quarter to midnight..this sms came thru 8 time zones..'15 mins more..hang on there' and suddenly the day didn't seem so bad afterall..