Jump! For my love…

Girl power jumping; (L-R) KC with nametag on face, Max, Viv, Frank, Cousin It.


So I’m back from my 11 day trip to Adelaide and Melbourne!! And for memories sake, I’ve decided to jot down parts of my holiday.

I think I wore myself out because now I’m sitting in my bedroom eyes half closed with a voice which is cross between an old man and a chainsaw. With phlegm. Mmm…

Anyway, here goes – but as I’ve said before, I’m the worst recapper ever. Look at Sime’s blog if you actually want a good one :)

Saturday 29 November

This is my depiction of the amount of stuff I use in 11 days which had to fit into a tiny carry-on suitcase. I never realised what a consumer I am…
But it was good practice for rationalising…for when I’m in a desert somewhere…and need…to…ration…

Anyway Tim’s dad came and picked up the Robertson crew. I had to wake up a 5. 5!!!!!

!!!!!!!!

When we got to the airport, Ems did a headcheck. 2 people missing. Kev and Sime. 1 minute to check in.
Not. Good.
But they turned up just in time. There’s fashionably late and then there’s Kev+Sime late :)

We finally got on Jetstar. Since I was sitting across from ATan, we talked about weights and protein shakes (jk)

Some good people (aka. Adelaide Colin) from Goodwood church came and picked us up in 2 gospel vans and drove us to Ade Traveller’s Inn. But not before Sime Sime thought we might get raped in an alleyway and gassed in the locked van (Fanny added on later that we may also get our arms eaten by a shark)

Hmm, all this emo talk - must be something in the Adelaide water.

We dumped our luggage in the hostel (hmm, we were very trusting, must be something in the Adelaide water) and then I had a sudden urge for bubble tea.

In Chinatown.

So I very slyly told Viv it was only 5 mins away (it ended up being more than 25 mins away).

But we all got our fix on beef noodle soup and pearl, which by the way WE CAN GET IN SUNNYBANK. Asian through and through.

Head check. ATan. Here. Let’s go.

The girls are grossed out by the hostel beds. I myself am very pleased with the room (it’s like a room made out of gold compared to YHA Gold Coast).

I go to Sime+Sime’s room to play cheat. It’s the worst. game. ever.
Note to self: do not play cheat with only 3 people.

Anyway, I better skip parts otherwise this recap will become the length of my packing list.

Some of us go to Rundermall…buy Havi’s…bla bla bla

Goodwood church then entrusts one of their cars with Kev from Sherwood (???) which KC, Kev Z and I naively hop into. We get lost. Play eye spy. Doesn’t last long. It’s either “something beginning with T” (tree) or “something beginning with C” (car).

Get to Goodwood. Witness last 2 mins of people mooing and squawking. Register. EMP nearly gets left behind. Some cool dude finally drives us home (anyone remember his name?) who was just being friendly :)

SLEEP.

Sunday 30 November

CHURCH.

Witness Pastor Lam and Aunty Jen sing in chinese. Classic.

Receive lunch. Which really, I should have treasured more for just being different from every other meal we received in the next 4 days.

Get to camp site and get ATTACKED BY FLIES AND DIE.
Witness Tom Tokura’s laugh for the first time. Haw haw haw

In same room as Fanny. Yay! And meet my future sis, Bec. Who my actual sis Bec has decided looks like a younger version of Jacey. SO TRUE.

Meet PATIENCE. Who is the best group ever. We somehow managed to sit at the smallest table in the dining hall even though we were 1 of the largest groups. And from then on our elbows knew each other at a more intimate level.
It was good having Bighead at the table so I could palm off my uneaten rice.
Same with ATan the eating machine. Everything left on the table ended up on his plate.
Which then ended up in his biceps.

Prayer meetings were interesting. EMP has only had one at youth, and we tend to pray silently. Chinese tend to pray out loud. I don’t think it means anything, but I just found that interesting.

Monday 1 December

Already tired. That pretty much sums up the rest of the trip. TIRED.

For morning PAW, got to test out my elite powerpoint skills. Up. Down. Up. Down. It’s tricky stuff.

The 2nd theme talk was interesting. Found the BGR talk much more in depth than what we’ve had before.
Max and I have to work on our gentle side if we’re ever to find our life partners haha…

Oh, side note. I am so not the female version of K Fang! He is the most random dude ever. He wrapped one of Rob’s hairs in cellophane and gave it to Ems as a “birthday present”. I would never do that *shifty eyes*

I also would never sleep like this *shifty eyes*

Tuesday 2 December

This day can be summed up in two words. AMAZIN GRACE.
While most groups took the time to take GOOD group photos, our group photos were pretty much us running to the next clue.

And no prize!! Participation and ‘having fun’ are for losers.
WE WANT OUR PRIZE GEORGE.

Wednesday 3 December

The whole camp takes a massive group photo. Not as good as the first one though where all the guys had to line up like they were on some weird asian Christian bachelor show.

And then I have to leave everyone! Boo…

I had fun at the airport with the Trinity guys where some ate camp food again, but the smart ones got HJs. Mmm…chicken which isn’t camp chicken…

Then I had 2 hours to wander around by myself because the flight gets delayed. Go figure.

ARRIVE IN MELBOURNE! Get swept away straight to a family dinner with my Aunty’s friends. Catch up with Bec. She was pretty tired having to deal with 3 Lees since Sunday. Yep, we’re all the same – drama queens.

Go to another friend’s house at 11:30 at night. By now I’m so tired I want to cry. (That’s my inner drama queen coming out)

Get excited by seeing all of Bec’s housemate’s NCIS DVDs. Woo hoo!

And the rest? Till next time! (Yeah, I think I’ve waffled on for long enough)

And to quote ATan holding his leg: “oww, my arm!” (???)

Back in the old days...

Yesterday I got dragged along to a family lunch with Mum and my Aunty's old friends + Uncle Benny. It's actually quite amazing because they all know each other from their MYF hey days back in Malaysia. And they met up 25 years later!



They talked about what other MYFers were doing now - some are still living in Malaysia in the same house, some have 10 gazillion kids and 20 gazillion grandkids, and some have died.



This got me thinking whether our MYF group would keep in touch and reunite in 20 odd years? I mean, we don't know what will happen in the next few years. Some will get new jobs in new cities. Some will start families and some may just move on. But one thing is for sure - all of us will soon be too old to be in MYF. Boooo...



What I'm most curious of is who out of MYF will still be at EMP church in 20 years?! Maybe all of us...but probably not. But with technology today (cough...facebook) it will much easier for us all to keep in touch down the track then what is now for our parents.



And because I love procrastinating, especially when it comes to packing, I made a picture of what we all may look like when we're wrinkly and stumpy.

Yes, I know. It's awesome.

And yes, that is Frank with a beard. With a name like that, I couldn't help myself :)

AYC! AYC! AYC!

Post-exam depression syndrome

So the two years are finally over.

Don't really know how to feel about it...I mean it's not like I've been stressed for 730 days (yes I needed a calculator for that) but right now I have that worried feeling in the pit of stomach. You know the feeling. The one that won't go away until exam marks are presented solidly on the computer screen.

When people ask how I went with exams, this is how it usually goes -

PERSON

So how did you go?

ME

I think I failed.

PERSON

(laughs).

ME

No really.

PERSON

(laughs). I'm sure you did fine. (walks away)

WHY DOES NO ONE BELIEVE ME?? I know I'm melodramatic 2/3 of the time but all I can do right now is pray to God that I did not fail. I don't have to sit supps. I don't miss out on my grad. And that I can move onto med next year.

I know people's advice is to not worry, you can't do anything about it and put your burdens (no matter how small they are) onto Jesus. I also know this is all true, but sometimes it's easier said than done!

But anyway just had to get that off my chest!

I know I'm going to have a smashing holidays. I've been seriously sleep deprived over the past month and it's seriously affected my fun level around people but it's getting better now.

I also have to lay off the tea for a few days :) It's been good too me during exam time but sometimes saying goodbye to a friend is the best thing you can do for them.

Or something like that.

Last weekend I also did a first aid course which wasn't too bad. The instructor was one of those ones who put more emphasis on 'FUN' than learning. Which is good for a course about common sense where it can get boring if not taught by the right person.

So really, it feels like my holidays have just begun. Lots to look forward to - catching up with friends, AYC, Bec's grad and hopefully mine :)

Sigh. I've seriously never been so worried about marks before! I'm usually pretty confident I do well, just not this particular exam...

And on that melodramatic note, I'm going off to watch the end of Survivor.
Have I mentioned I love Survivor?
Well I do.
I love it so much I want two shirts.
One that says "JEFF PROBST IS THE BESTEST HOBST"
And "OUTWIT, OUTLAST AND OUTPLAY THIS, REALITY SHOW HATERS".

Exam period summed up to a 'tea'

Should be back blogging in a week...

And that's why I do science Part II

Long time no blog, but I've finally found some time to put up some AWESOME photos from family camp. And by AWESOME I mean if this was the Land of Bad Photography.


But anyway, see if you can guess what I was trying to capture -


Nearly...

Almost...got...it...

SO MUCH CLOSE...

Woo hoo! I present the Glass Mountains...




DISCLAIMER: Ness does not take any responsibility for any crashes that may have occurred when a certain non-Asian had to stop his car in the middle of the road for Ness to be able to take this picture. Thank you Mr. Guai Lao.


And here are some other ones from a sight seeing stop on some mountain that I can't remember the name of. This is why I also don't do geography.


This looks so real. Maybe because it is...





My failed attempt at a CHU -


If you're wondering, I didn't actually get any pictures of the actual camp. But you know. I'll leave that up to the professionals.

And that's why I do science.

My photography skills were tested at Vonnie's 21st birthday on Sunday.

Let's see how I went shall we?

MISSION: Capture special hug moments between speech givers and Vonnie.

MISSION: Capture a moment which Vonnie can remember forever.

MISSION: Capture the happy faces that were celebrating Vonnie's day with her!

Well, at least Kent looks happy...

So guys, how did I go?!

A Typical Sunday School Lesson

Me: Good morning everyone! How was everyone's...Kevin, what's in your hand?

Kevin: Nothing.

Me: Kevin...

Kevin: A nintendo DS.

Me: Okay, well I don't want to see it again this...

Other kids: Cool! A DS! They're soooo much better than PS2. No they're not. Yes they are. No they're not. Yes they are. Etc.

Me: Pat your head! Rub your tummy! Do both at the same time! Put your finger to your lips! Don't move your lips!

Derek: I can still move my lips! Look! Mwa mwa mwa mwa...

Other kids: Me too! Mwa mwa mwa mwa...

Me: Okay everyone, that's enough. Let's mark the roll. Lucy?

Lucy: Here!

Me: Ricky?

Ricky: Here Miss Vanessa.

Me: Chloe?

Chloe: Here Nessy.

Me: Derek?

no answer.

Me: Derek? Derek, you're here!

Derek: I'm not Derek. I'm Scott!

Me: Okay, Scott?

Derek: I'm not here Vanesee! hehehe

several hours later...

Me: Okay today we're looking at Acts chapter 1 verse 1,

Mike: Yes, one verse!

Me: to 26.

Kids: awwww....

Me: Now who can tell me who this book was addressed to?

Derek: Brendan Nelson bashed Kevin Rudd yesterday.

Me: Yes, no, wait, Derek. We're not talking about Kevin Rudd...

Derek: We're talking about Brendan Nelson.

Chloe: Do you even know who Brendan Nelson is?

Derek: I know! And I know him betterer than you do!

Mike: Look! I'm jumping on the filing cabinet!

Me: Mike, get off the filing cabinet. Issac and Nathan, if you don't stop talking I'm going to have to separate you. Chloe and Derek. We are not talking about Brendan Nelson. Yes Jasmine?

Jasmine: Theophilus.

Me: What? Oh yeah. Right, the book was addressed to Theophilus, very good! Here's a chocolate.

Derek: Wait what? There's chocolate! You didn't tell me that! How do I get a chocolate?

Me: I'm only giving them to the people who behave or answer a question correctly. Yes Chloe?

Chloe: Paul was Saul.

Me: Uh, yes. That's correct.

silence.

Chloe: Do I get a chocolate?

several minutes later...

Me: ...and so the diciples were told to go to Judea, Samaria and where?

Kids: To the ends of the earth!

Me: Very good. Now we're going to play a game...

UTTER CHAOS FOR 10 MINUTES.

Me: If everyone isn't quiet, no one can play the game.

Mike: Yayyyy!!!!

Me: No, not yay Mike. It's a really fun game. (feels tug on end of jumper). Yes Ricky?

Ricky: Miss, I really need to go to the toilet. I've been trying to hold but I can't any longer...

Me: Yes go, no run. Nathan, what's wrong?

Other kids: Gah, he's always sulking. Stop sulking..

Me: Shhh. What's wrong?

Nathan: (angry lines coming off head). I CAN'T SEE THE BOARD!

Me: You don't have to see the board. We're playing a game now.

Nathan: (angry lines dissipating) Oh. Okay.

Several minutes later...

Me: Okay, let's have three prayer points for closing prayer. Yes Mei?

Mei: More rain!

Me: Okay that's good.

Misha: More water!

Ryan: The dams! The dams! THE DAMS! WE'RE GOING TO DIE WITHOUT THE DAMS!

Derek: Brendan Nelson. I think he's depressed.

Me: Okay, something not water related. And no Derek, nothing to do with Brendan Nelson.

Chloe: I want to pray for this boy at youth. You guys wouldn't know him because you don't go, but anyway, he's my friend. So yeah. I go to youth.

Me: Um, okay, maybe you can pray for him at home in your individual prayer, but something for now.

Mei: The pandas.

Me: Okay, I'll take that. Let's say endangered species. And one more...

Kevin: My Nintendo DS.

Me: Individual prayer Kevin, individual prayer. Derek, come back, sit back in your seat. It's not time to go...yes Jasmine?

Jasmine: That we have the strength to tell our friends about Jesus.

Me: What? Oh yeah, that's a great prayer point Jasmine. Okay, who's going to do closing prayer. No Mei, we're let someone else do it. No Derek, last time you prayed in double dutch. Okay, Issac you can do it. Everyone, bow your heads, close your eyes and put your hands together. Kevin, put your hands together, not around your DS. Okay, you can start now Issac.

Issac: Dear Heavenly Father Oh Lord Jesus Man, thank you for water, but please give us more. And let the small populating animal species not die so we have more food to eat. And the thing that Jasmine said. In Jesus' Almighty Holy Moly name, Amen.

Kids: Amen.


And Amen to that! I thank the Lord for the opportunity to teach all these wonderful kids about God...and for giving me such amusing lessons every Sunday!

Peace out.

What is Wrong with this Picture?

Let me give you a clue.

Go Griffith.

And to quote Usher: YEAH YEAH YEAH!

I'm on holidays! YEA-YAH! O-KAAAY!

So where have I been? Well obviously not on my blog. But I plan to reminisce on the past two months over a few blogs, because really, it is worth reminiscing! I spent exam period drawing angry faces on my calendar, one week memorising every dance move in the fundraising concert, three weeks fending for myself and the furry lump when Mother was away, negative one week not being at camp :( , two weeks in a hellhole and every Sunday telling Mike to get off the filing cabinet.

But for now, here is a short story that Max and I made up one Saturday for stress relief on Timmey's laptop...WITH A BUILT IN WEB CAM!

And if you're wondering, no, it doesn't even make sense to me.

Girl Power's Adventure to the Sea

Once upon a time there were four girls. But Vivian was getting her hair done by Nathaniel...

So once upon a time there were three girls, who went on a trip to the sea.

They decided to scuba dive into the sea and they found treasure.
Christmas treasure.
Christmas CHRISTIAN treasure!

Once they found it they were really excited...but then Mikey's pirate ship came across their boat and killed them!

The End

Updating in 3 days...

If I had achondroplasia, I would be this guy:

The To-Do List

LAMENT! I wish I had more time to update, but with so many things to do and so little time...sadly no.

Much studying to do as well, which means much sitting around staring at the wall.

But I found this hilarious clip on YouTube done by a very funny duo-Barats and Bereta. Their clip Mother's Day is still one of the most watched videos, except for that crazy-dancing-orange-Crush-T-shirtwearing dude who's got like A BILLION views.

Anyway, to emulate Frank, here's the To-Do List.

Description:

GOOD GOLLY there's a lot to accomplish today!

The actor in this one is Lee Barats, Luke's little brother. And yes, his face is stuck like that.*
As with all of our videos, parents may want to use discretion.
Music: "The Birds and the Bees" by Patrick & Eugene

*No, his face is not really stuck like that.

I won't stain it.

That's a quote from my sister who immediately went out to Macca's and stained it. It being a white t-shirt. The stain being coffee.

DON'T YOU KNOW THE RULE?

Wearing white shirts is like a magnet towards black and brown liquids!

It's like bees and pollen.

It's like dogs and raw meat.

It's like Bui and a microphone.

But anyway, here's a late update on the Easter Monday trip to Burleigh Heads. In a montage! Woooooh!

KENT: Okay guys. Here's the plan. The order is me, Jack Jack Jacky (The one Jacky, not three), KC, Vonnie, Chris and lastly PCDawg + Girlpower. Everyone goes at exactly 0900 hours. Protect each other. Kill the enemy. No one is left behind. Once we get onto the highway, make a bird formation. A BIRD FORMATION.

SONG: Chill brotha.

KENT: I WILL NOT CHILL. Instead I will twiddle my thumbs to heighten my excitement for today.

BUI: Heyyyyyyy. That's my thang.

VONNIE: GUYS! GUYS! LOOK! I HAVE A PIMPLE ON MY HEAD! WANNA SEE IT SANDIE?

SANDIE: Ew. No. I'ld rather give the camera a death stare. I think it wants to kill me.

EMS: Has everyone put on sunscreen? Is the food packed? Can everyone fit in the cars? Remember bible study everyone! Sigh. Why can't there be more Emilys in the world?

CHRIS: Where am I? Who am I? I'm confused.

EVERYONE: Girrrrrrl power!

MAX: Sam! I'm not ready! You have to say 1 2 3 before you take the photo. ALWAYS SAY 1 2 3. Say it Sam. SAY IT.

MAX: (Into walkie talkie) Okay, here's a game everyone can play over.

OTHER CARS: Silence.

MAX: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with M over.

OTHER CARS: Silence.

MAX: I repeat. I spy with my little eye, something beginning with M over.

OTHER CARS: Silence.

MAX: (To girl power) We need music.

CHRIS: I'm aussie. No really. Look at my hat.

KENT: Man I'm looking buff today. The cooking, the hat, the umbrella, I've got it goin' on today!

FRANK: Look at me gooooo! This is fun!

VONNIE: PHH. YOU ARE PITIFUL. A PITIFUL SIGHT. IF I WASN'T PLAYING AGAINST YOU I WOULD TELL YOU TO GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BUT SINCE I AM PLAYING AGAINST YOU, I WON'T TELL YOU TO GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BEAT YOU! BEAT YOU INTO A PULP! BEAT YOU LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON WOULD. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT SKINNY TWIG. BRING IT!

FRANK: It's just a game Vonnie.

VONNIE: A game? A GAME! I TELL YOU...

FRANK: You're out.

VONNIE: Oh man...I was so close, I...ooh lamb chop.

PETER: What's that for?

TIM: What's what for?

PETER: The long rod thing.

TIM: To contact the aliens. Duh.

EMS: Stop staring at the camera. We have a tent to set up people! Why can't there be more Emilys in the world?




Before the hand.

HEIDI: Let's build something!
MAX: Like what? A castle? A car? A fish?
NESS: A hand?
No objection.
NESS: A hand it is.


During the hand.

SOMEONE: What is it?
GIRL POWER: IT'S A HAND.
SOMEONE ELSE: What is it?
GIRL POWER: IT'S A HAND.
SOMEONE ELSE: Oh awesome! It's a starfish!
GIRL POWER: IT'S A HAND.
SOMEONE ELSE: That's interesting.
GIRL POWER: IT'S A...oh wait, thanks.

After the hand.

SVEN: The thumb and pinky finger look the same.
GIRL POWER: (Plots Sven's death.)


I'll put up more photos on Facebook!


And here's something I found hilarious in 'Rush Hour 3':

(Detective Carter arrests fat woman)
Fat woman: I want a lawyer.
Carter: You need a personal trainer. (looks at licence) Says here you weigh 180 pounds; that's more than the damn car, girl!
Fat woman: I have a thyroid condition.
Carter: Then stop eating thyroids!

Burleigh Heads - Easter Monday 24th March 2008

All's Random that Ends Random

ALIEN BURGER

Calendar that Mum got free from the chemist which I thought was quite nice until I saw that the pretty suns were actually pills.

And to quote Scrubs -

JD: Dr.Cox...

Dr.Cox: Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch'.

JD: See Ya!

Which of these faces is not like the others...

So these photos were taken quite a while back at youth, but as I was looking through them, I noticed that there was always one person that stood out in each photo, see whether you see what I see...

a) "I LOVE CAMERAS! LURVVVVE THEM! THEY MAKE ME SO HAPPEEEEEE!!!! Have I mentioned I love cameras?"

"And here I am again! YESSSSSSS!!!"



Answer:

b) "I hate cameras. So. much. angry. at. cameras. I hate life."

Answer:

c) "I'm pleasantly shocked at how lame this photo is. Hmm...why am I so dark compared to the others? People should call me Bui. Hey everyone, call me Bui."

Answer:

And...here's an obvious one.

In other news, I'm going to upload the CNY dances soon, just have to find a converter which can get the video down to 100MB.

And to quote John Travolta from Staying Alive, "You know what I wanna do? Strut."

What object is this?

This may have no answer. I really don't know what it is. What is it??! I swept it from underneath my bed a few days ago, and I thought I better keep it in case it's important or what not. Or maybe I'm really wrong and it's actually really useless like a missing 'A' from one of those contemporary 3D art sculptures. Or again, not.

Here's another theory: I read this book when I was younger called Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda (the Delta Quest author). And it was about how things like keys, glasses and books go missing. And the reason is that there's actually another parrallel world, but when the wall between them breaks, there's a rip and all these objects get sucked into the other world, but then you find them again because there's wall security who push all the objects back and then other people sew the rips back up but our world doesn't know that AND SO this black wierd knobbly thing I found might have fallen into the other world but then it was pushed back into OUR world in the wrong place!!!!

YES! THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE ANSWER!

Mystery of the black knobbly thing? Solved.

I'M FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

I'm finally on holidays! And to celebrate, I went shopping!...by myself.

Nah! I love my own company. I'm awesome.

Anyway, since I haven't given money to anyone except crabby bus drivers for the past two weeks, I started today with the mentality of -

MUST BUY SOMETHING.

ANYTHING.

Of course, this is a very bad mentality to have, especially when sale season is over and all that remains is overpriced and not to mention, ugly.

Seriously, the fashion these days is questionable. After going into a few stores, all the clothes start to look the same. Everything is either -

a) a $60 skimpy rectangle shaped cloth,

b) a dress embellished with what looks like the world's entire supply of beads, or

c) a vest.

I actually wanted a vest at one stage, but then I saw a group of 8 tweenies walking by accompanied by 8 matching vests.

Surprisingly, I did find something, which I lurrrve! and want to wear forever. Of course, everytime I buy something new I think I want to wear it forever.

To remind myself never to buy a vest until it goes out of fashion and I can make some kind of "yeah I'm wearing a vest. what up." kind of statement, I've posted the below picture.

Yeah, so it's not exactly a vest, but it could well end up looking that bad.

NB. If you're not cringing, and actually hiding an embarrassed smile at this moment because you actually like the above outfit, here's where you can get it. :)

SHAME ON YOU.

Just kidding.

Not.

Overheard

So I was surfing the net (as you do when you're supposed to be studying) and found this site called Overheard in New York. It's a site where anyone can post up anything that they've overheard. Some of the stuff that these people hear is disturbingly funny...

Here's some of my favourite quotes:


Kid #1: Paper beats rock. BAM! Your rock is blowed up!
Kid #2: "Bam" doesn't blow up, "bam" makes it spicy. Now I got a SPICY ROCK! You can't defeat that!

--6 train


Girl: So for the last half-hour of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants I couldn't stop crying. Then everybody in the theater turned around and laughed at me.

--Waverly & Mercer


Girl: I heard there's an Asian girl in the new Harry Potter.
Guy: Yeah.
Girl: So they are branching out.
Guy: Yeah...but she is kinda big.

--Beard Papa's, Broadway & Astor


Chick #1: Omigod, like, if I like your earrings, why should I tell someone else I like your earrings? I should just tell you.
Chick #2: Omigod, I'm just like that too. But really it's because I love getting compliments.
Chick #1: Omigod! Me, too! It's the only reason why I say nice things to other people.

--33rd & 6th


Crazy: So I had to get fillings in all of my teeth.
Passenger: Uh huh.
Crazy: But I figured, why let them do that to me after they drilled holes in my brain, ya know?
Passenger: Sure.
Crazy: But I figured, might as well! Although if they were going to fill my teeth, I'd want them to use jelly.
Passenger: Yep.
Crazy: But the guy at the counter said they were out of jelly. So I got a blueberry muffin.

--R train


Chick: Omigod, I totally want an Asian baby. Asians make the best mixers. Like vodka.

--49th & 10th



Bald white monk in orange robes: [Mumbling to himself.]
Bimbette, to friend: I guess he's, like, praying for a safe journey.
Bald white monk in orange robes: No, I'm on the phone [shows BlackBerry].


--Metro-North



Girl #1: As Shakespeare once said: "Thou shall not kill."
Girl #2: No, that would be God.

--11th & University



Customer: I'll have a twelve-inch wheat --
Deli guy: Foot-long, or half?
Customer: Um... twelve inches. Isn't that a foot?
Deli guy: Foot-long, or half?
Customer: I think you're missing something here.


--Subway, Elmsford




Stuffy white lady pushing stroller, to friend: I can't believe people are actually taking Justin Timberlake seriously these days.
Hipster crossing East: He brought sexy back! What the hell did you do?

--Central Park West

What happened on the 25th of December

So I see I haven't blogged in a yonk, but that's because of assessment, relatives and the like, so here's a quick update!

Rebekah-kah and I went to the Thies for a Christmas party. The following picture of Jacky Jacky Jacky pretty much sums up how it was:

Nah, just kidding! It was heaps of fun...except for the last half an hour where Bec made us all play Memory with a pack of cards.

"Play Memory or die."

You can find the rest of the Thie party photos on my facebook in a couple of days :)


Us Tay's also held a lunch get together on Christmas day. The following two pictures were the only ones NOT of Bec. You'll see.

My contribution, the punch! Mmm...so punchy.

The feast, with everyone digging in, including our furry lump of a pet and a gazillion flies.

And to end this blog on a high note, here's a segment I call, the Bec Montage of Nothingness (where she looks like she's helping out...when really, she's not).

Bec putting on cling wrap!

Bec washing the dishes!

Bec preparing the prawns!

Bec watering the plant!

Bec juggling peaches!

Bec getting something out of the empty oven!

Bec in action!

Bec making Mum clean!

Bec entertaining the guests!

I would have taken more photos of the actual lunch...but I was hungry.

Xia jian!