Spider Pig

While driving to school this morning, out of nowhere I was singing to Joel the chorus from the song Spider Pig - Simpsons movie. Then, as usual, Joel and his "WHY" questions.

Here's the conversation this morning.

Joel: So it is a spider or a pig?

Mummy: It's a pig.

Joel: Then WHY got spider?

Mummy (trying to be clever): So is Spiderman - a man or spider?

Joel: Man.

Joel: But WHY got spider?

Mummy (feeling fed up already): BECAUSE the man ate the spider!

Joel: Ok.

When kids are at the age of punctuating with "WHYs?"... I tell you it's like pulling hairs off your armpits... ouch!

TIPS: Climb Stairs Without Feeling Tired

Here’s a tip on climbing stairs or slope without straining your thigh muscles. Use your hands to lift your butts, so that the effort will be spread out evenly between the upper and lower thigh muscles. This action will even propel one to move forward-and-upward - with ease!

Bar Trick with Whisky & Water

Monday Blues

This is Joel in his Monday Blues.

"Just Use 5% of Your Brain!"

Was invited to my ex-colleague, Shalini's house for Hari Raya celebration. As usual, she would busy cooking, washing up, washing the toilet, except dressing up and enjoying herself as a host.

However, this year should be expectional and actually, I am expecting catered food as she just recovered from a surgery. Some of her guests were expecting a heavily-head-bandaged Shalini to be receiving us. Oh man! She scared the hell out of us, when we heard that she needs to go for a major head operation to unblock an artery up in her head. Instead, the doctor pumped titanium through her abdomen and it was supposed to travel up to her brain. Now you know if she ignores -- don't be surprised -- cos she now has a rather expensive head.

Shalini's in-famous tagline is "Just use 5% of your brain-- you idiot / for goodness sake!". After our meetup, I can gladly confirmed that her 5% is still intact. It is still the same old Shalini.

Operation White Ankle

Eversince I started driving, I have been tunning in to the radio stations for traffic reports, instead of playing whatever CD music that Joel has requested, like his Barney songs and Mickey Mouse music, or Hokkien worship. Felt like a DJ, man!-- "Yoh DJ! Hey pump this party!"

This morning, The Flying Dutchman from Class 95 was reporting on "Operation White Ankle" along Telok Blangah Road towards Pasir Panjang Road. And it had Glenn Ong in stitches, as he noticed that the Flying Dutchman has very "white" ankles, and was teasing the white Caucasian man for a solid 5 minutes.

But I find the code rather amusing! At first, I thought that the police are stopping the cars to spot check on drivers/drug traffickers for any hidden sachets of white stuff strapped to their ankles! I can't imagine, what they would come up next -- "Operation White Underwear"?

On the sideline -- remember those army mobalisation codes that were being flashed on while our favourite TV programs were shown, especially on Saturday afternoons. Most of the codes were weird too.

Ok, back to what I wanna say. Later on, someone called in and actually asked what does "Operation White Ankle" means. The DJs clarified that as long as you hear "Operation something... something..." it means to drive within the speed limit. Ah! Now we know?

But I then again, I have yet another burning question. If the traffic police is keen on nabbing those who speed, then what for warn people right? To save the trees by issuing less traffic tickets? How noble!

Botox for Spongbob Square Pants

While unpacking my handbag and I came across this BOTOX brochure, which I picked up 2 weeks ago, while waiting to see the doctor. Nothing to do, so pick up something to read mah!

No, no, muah not going for Botox (yet). But I just wanna share this piece of shocking information about becoming/having a square face.

"Most women consider a square jaw to be rather severe and masculine ... blah, blah, blah ….Chewing on foods such as dried squid or gum and jaw grinding can result in overdeveloped muscles in the jawline. This is known as masseter hypertrophy or more commonly square jaw. Botox fulfils all these requirements ... blah, blah"

I didn’t know that eating my favourite “jiu hee” will overdevelop muscles in my jawline. Luckily, our government banned chewing gum, if not I sure kanna a right angle 90° face like Spongebob Square Pants!

Today Is My 9th Wedding Anniversary!

Oops, almost forgot that today is my 9th wedding anniversary, until my good old buddy sms me to send me her well wishes. Only then did it jog my memory a bit. Anyway, no mood to celebrate lah. This morning, Gavin & I had a tug-of-war with Joel in school AGAIN. Don’t know when he will stop crying in school. Aiyoh, my blog has become my complaint platform liao! :P Actually, we do not expectations from each other that we must die-die celebrate our birthdays and whatever anniversaries. So when we do have that expectation, then we won’t get angry for not celebrating. Phew! And thus no stress in sourcing for a gift or dinner venue. And if we did remember, then that's a bonus or suprise! Haha

My husband always says “lao fu lao qi” no need to celebrate lah! However, most of the time, we did remember in one way or another. Better late than never, right? I always have to remind myself that I married a very practical man.

We would just meet up for a meal, but not the big hoo ha celebration type lah! Our favourite food is the mee hoon kway at Bendeemer hawker centre, which we have been patronizing since our pak-tor days.