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Archive for August, 2009

30
Aug

Wedding party

They’re getting married in Japan.
We celebrated today, got together at a nice hotel. It’s always a surprise to see different circles of people one knows. Family, co-workers, friends from long ago. I got to see my friends in a different light tonight, as a brother, a work mate, a niece in law. It was refreshing.

The […]

27
Aug

Questions that psychopaths answer ‘correctly’

In a conversation with my brother, he asked me 3 questions psychopaths can answer well. Together with other questions, one can discern whether the quiz-taker is a psychopath (/sociopath) or not. Both how a normal person would answer, and how a psychopath would answer, is in the comment section.
1. A girl is at her mother’s […]

22
Aug

Peds

Yes I’m a ped!

22
Aug

Eggplant

Eggplants on steroids??

20
Aug

Thieves in Italy

If stealing was an Olympic sport, Italy would rank high in its conniving art form. (Sorry Italian people, but I keep hearing wild stories, debunk me if I’m wrong, please!)
Story 1.
Couple had their car stolen. A week later, it came back to their home with a note inside. It read “I regret my action. Please […]

19
Aug

Your time line

A simple suggestion for those who are willing, is to make a timeline of your life, jotting down every majour event that happened from when you were born to this current year. For example, write things like where you lived, where you went to school, who you dated, what you were involved in, who was […]

19
Aug

Little Buddha please don’t change

A mother asked her 2 year old son.
“What’s your baby brother doing?”
“He’s just being” the toddler replied.
Little Buddha, please don’t change.

19
Aug

Microwave

You know the difference between a high end microwave and a cheaper one?
The fancy one has a “fish / chicken” button.
Ours, instead, has a “pizza reheat” button.

15
Aug

Meteor Showers

Backs against a warm bonnet, two bodies huddled and watched the night sky.
1 AM and a meteor brushed by, then another, and another.
Zonked out by 2 AM, we opted for a warmer bed.
(The meteor showers apparently peaked early morning on Wednesday. There may be more to see this weekend too.)

15
Aug

One more story from DR

Our van failed, leaving us stranded at a remote village; it was an oil leak. We’d become accustomed to loitering for hours by this time, thanks to the many -almost expected- technical problems such as power outages and car breakdowns.
Our new ride came to the rescue; this van had a reliable engine but a missing […]