Humour

Speaking of names, I was reminded of a friendly soul I met during a project. Her name was Mrs. Ding. She was so warm and friendly that pretty soon we warmed up to the topic of weird surnames.

"Believe you me, you cannot find a town with as many strange sounding surnames as Sitiawan," says Mrs. Ding.

"Tell me about it. I once dated a Setiawan guy. When we broke up, I was more relieved of not having to take on his surname, than anything else!"

"What was his surname?"

"Errrr.... Ding," I said sheepishly. To my joy, Mrs. Ding hooted with laughter.

"Well," she finally managed after laughing out so loud, "There ARE worse things that marrying a Ding."

"I can't imagine a funnier situation than marrying a Mr. Ding when you are say, a Ms. Dong. That would be simply horrendous!" I giggled.

She grasped my hand and looked me in the eye. I spotted a twinkle there. "Ariel, I was a Ms. Dong."

"You're kidding!" I gasped. "That makes you a... a... Ding Dong!" A person with a complete lack of sense of humour would have made me into chopped liver by now. And put a sprig of parsley on the top as garnishing.

She had a sense of humor but she wasn't kidding.

"Being a Dong, I always tried to avoid the Dings. But I guess all that concern flew out of the window when I met the right Ding."

The dreamy look in her eyes testified the truth of her statement. After all, what's in a name anyway? So what if it sounds funny? Perhaps I just haven't met the right Ding yet. Or Dong. Or Pong. Or Beh.

Imagine that. You guys will still love me and not tease me if I become Mrs. Ariel Pong, right? Right?

While chatting with bezzie, I came up with this great idea of making a card for both of us to give to HS.

The question was, what kind of rubber stamp would be suitable for him?

It must be something ugly. And yet perfectly symbolises what the both of us feel about him.

I found the perfect stamp here. The top part is bezzie's sentiments and the bottom is mine. What do you guys think?

Bezzie's eyes nearly bugged out of their cute sockets when I ordered coffee at our first pitstop in Tassie.

"I thought you gave up coffee already!" It sounded eerily like the beginnings of a long lecture.

"I did," I mumbled. "But then again, it's not a life long ban. So here I am, eager for my next caffeine fix. What about you? I thought you have given up on coffee, too."

Her dimpled appeared as she smiled cheekily. "Weeeeelll...," she drawled. "It's not a lifelong ban for me either. But I've cut down drastically. With help, of course."

Her eyes wandered over to her hubby who was notorious for being a Coffee Police where she was concerned. Thankfully for me, I have the freedom for a cup of coffee instead of having a Coffee Cop breathing down and threatening to wring my vulnerably long neck.

And indulged I did. I loved walking down the supermarket aisles, beholding the many different brands and types of coffee as the masterpieces of art that they rightly were. If only we had that amount of variety back here in Malaysia. Then I would feel deprived no longer.

I finally settled for some Robert Timm's coffee and some Java ground beans at Queen Vic Mart to bring back home. Now, to find a percolator.

Got this from Rapunzel's website who got it from this website. Man, I think I can relate to songs #10 and #7.

1. ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER - Silent night, Holy oooh look at the froggy, can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?


2. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER - Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire.


3. DEMENTIA - I Think I'll Be Home For Christmas.


4. DEPRESSION - Silent anhedonia, Holy anhedonia. All is calm, All is pretty lonely.


5. MANIC - Deck the Halls and Walls and House and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks -or Deck the Halls and Spare No Expense!


6. MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER - We Three Kings Disoriented Are.


7. NARCISSISTIC - Hark The Herald Angels Sing (About Me)


8. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER - Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell... (YOU GET THE IDEA)


9. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY - The Twelve Days of Christmas (don't make me repeat that again)


10. PARANOID - Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me.


11. PASSIVE / AGGRESSIVE - Silent Night


12. PERSONALITY DISORDER - You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, then MAYBE I'll tell you why.


13. SCHIZOPHRENIA - Do You Hear What I Hear?

A cat caught on a scanner

Read this and nearly rolled over the floor. It's darn hilarious!

A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer to the question: where do pets come from?

Adam said: "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me every day. Now I don't see you anymore. I am lonely here, and it's difficult for me to remember how much you love me."

And God said: "No problem! I will create a companion that will be with you for ever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so you will love me. Regardless of how selfish, childish or unlovable you might be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourself."

And God created a new animal. And God was pleased. And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and wagged his tail. And Adam said "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal." And God said " No problem! Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him. And Adam comforted. And God was pleased. And dog was contented and wagged his tail. And after a while it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to the Lord and said "Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He struts and preens like a peacock and he believes he is worthy of adoration. Dog has, indeed, taught him that he is loved, but perhaps too well."

And the Lord said: "No problem. I will create for him a companion who will be with him for ever and will see him as he is. This companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know that he is not always worthy of adoration." And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam. And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded that he was not the supreme being. And Adam learnt humility. And God was pleased. And Adam was greatly improved. And Dog was happy.

And the cat didn't give a s*** one way or the other.

Now you know why dogs are men's best friends and why most men are not so hot about cats. Heh!

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