Happy CNY!

May the year of the Bunny bring HOPpiness and BOUNDing prosperity! :)

Uncle Cheng

My uncle Cheng passed away on Sunday morning.

It's a bit of a relief, I admit. To say that he's been having a rough time is a supreme understatement. Stomach cancer, dengue, ripping migraines, cancer redux in the brain, blindness, hearing loss... To watch him was torture. Being helpless was worse.

It's over. He's in a better place. At least he won't suffer anymore.
They say if you hear something often enough, you'll believe it.
I'll miss you, my Ultraman uncle.

Do you feel lucky, punk?

I spent Sunday afternoon at the shooting range! With Live Ammunition!

Got there at about 3, had a half-hour briefing where they showed you how to stand, hold a gun, load a magazine, aim, muzzle discipline, etc... then on to the firing range! I was the first up & they made us run the first shot without earphones so that we wouldn't be shocked by the noise thereafter. I was so gobsmacked by the crack and the ringing in my ears that I stood there shell-shocked & the marshal had to remove the gun from my numb fingers.

That having been said, I soon got into the rhythm of things. What the marshal said is true! Girls are Way better than boys at shooting.
With a Glock 17, at 5m, I got a perfect 50 points! *boggle*
At 13m, I got a bulls-eye! (I'm conveniently ignoring the 3,4, 7 and 8 that accompanied the bulls-eye *grin*)

One more thing to add to my "been there, done that" list.
It was *disturbing* how much I enjoyed myself.
Now to find a therapist... I had no idea that deep inside, I am somewhat of a sociopath. *laugh*

It's ABsolutely Official!

Kiss frequently
Love deeply
Anger slowly
Forgive easily
Have trust
Have faith
Have a sense of humour!
The rest is icing... :)

Congratulations, Choon & Jason!

Eat Shit & Survive

Oh Grief... this HAS to be the funniest thing I've seen all month!



Norman: Which book would you like for xmas??

I'm a bad person...

I had the strangest dream last night.
I was married, and pregnant.
And that's not the strange part.

I was upset because the dog had vomited on the carpet.
And now I was going to have to clean the damn thing.
But it wouldn't fit into the washing machine.
And I didn't mean the carpet!

Yes folks, I was trying to clean the DOG in the washing machine.
Luckily for the dog, he/she wouldn't fit.

Brushing my teeth, I suddenly realised that my "husband" was, in *this* reality, a married man!
I've been trying to picture his face... to remember who it was... but no luck.
So I dream-stole someone's husband!

I wonder which is worse... me dream-stealing someone's husband, or me trying to wash the dog in the machine...

To iPad or not to iPad... that is the question.

Have been quite happy with my iRobot Android tablet... but it's broken :(
It's only been a couple of days, and I miss my ebooks already!
Now that I find that I do use the toy (and use quite extensively), am considering if I should get a better toy.
Better grades of Android tablets are the same price range as an iPad.
So now I'm considering the iPad.

Sigh.

In general, I hates Apple. Innovation notwithstanding, I hate how proprietary they are with almost everything & every part of the iPad/iPhone/iPod. Android is as innovative, as user-friendly, as flexible, without being panties-in-a-wad fanatical about making us pay for every damn part of the machine/accessory/app and controlling use of *ahem* evaluation software/apps/books/music. I really believe in the way Google makes all things possible for nothing (or next to nothing). However, there's no beating the iPad Human Machine Interface. It's mind-boggling & shineeeeyyyy. The gadget freak in me is, as sham says, perpetually Salivating.

For the same price, I have to consider the iPad because I don't believe in cutting my nose off to spite my face. Hence the conundrum.