the week in review

Kylie's breast cancer scare is over. Yayyy...


Just love Marrybrown's.Wish they had a restaurant here in Singapore. Listen to their jingle!! Hee..

the pics of our recent Desaru trip and stuff are up at 2004 and 2005.

Made some 'subtle' changes to my blog. My blogs are now at the top,links after that and my regular blog fix's after that. Gonna change the background (again!) in due time. Cannot stand looking at myself. And maybe do the link-box thing like Nadia, but not quite.

All the hoo-haa about the arrest,charging and sentencing of Schapelle Corby has come to a head. I was not following the case until quite recently. The furore arose as the defense claimed that the drugs were planted by Aussie airport officials and that she was innocent. Poor single, white female she was portrayed as. But as time went on more and more details about the defendant came out into the open. Turns out that she and her family have quite a criminal past. So miss goodie-two-shoes is gonna spend the next 20 years in jail unless she gets a presidential pardon. Meanwhile 'all' of Australia is convinced that it was a miscarriage of justice and want to boycott Bali (or all of Indonesia for that matter) and want the money that went to the aid of the tsunami victims back. Which gives credence to wat the New Zealander's have been saying all along,"Bloody sheep-fuc***, Aussies!... Ptooi!"

Watched Monster-in-law with Agnes on Friday. It marks the return of Jane Fonda to the big screen after her long hiatus. The movie also shows what an underrated actress Jennifer Lopez is. J Lo. first warmed our hearts with her convincing portrayal of Selena, the story of the slain Tejano singer. Since then it has been hits (Out of Sight, the campy Anaconda,Shall We Dance)and misses(Gigli anyone?, Jersey Girl). Anyway was a great,funny movie that brought out the best in both the leads actresses. Viola (Fonda) has just been fired from her job as a high-powered Barbara Walters-type interviewer. After suffering a meltdown on national television -- when she tries to strangle a Britney Spears clone -- she's committed to a posh mental hospital. Wanda Sykes is hilarious as her assistant with the acid tongue. Their scenes together are worth the admission price alone.

Honestly.
Sometimes I think I am too honest for my own good. Case in point: The recent roll back of Sunny into a neighbours van. I could have easily have gotten away with it scot-free. But I had to go and do the right thing and duly informed the owner and now I am left on tenterhooks now quite sure what is gonna happen next. The damage done to the van was not extensive but just the uncertainty of it makes in a real pain in the ass. You just want it all to be over as soon as possible but it has been over a week and still it is unsettled.
I guess I will always be me. Honest as I can be. I rather be honest and pay the price than lie to get out of a mess. *sigh*

On his part though, Sunny is starting to rust at the point of impact. Better get him done sooner rather than later before the rust really sets in.

It is not that I do not like Agnes's mum .It is just that we simply have this language problem that shows no sign of being overcome. That is why I find it easier to converse with her dad and sister,"Phyy-lissss", than her. I just wish I could talk to her more. Would make both our lives alot easier. It doesn't help that Agnes does not make a good interpreter most times. *wink*

Which brings me to how I seem to get along better with older men. Many of my closest (nearly typed 'closet' with all its loaded connotations) pals are older men and I seem to be able to talk to them quite freely. Not so with older women. I have to always be on my guard when they are around. It is like they are always on the prowl for things to say about all you do. Hardly a kind word for anyone. I guess menopause would be the easy culprit but I think the problem lies deeper than that...

DID MY FISH TANK YESTERDAY. Prunes the plants and removed lots of the smut at the top and bottom of the tank. Now it looks brighter and more cheery. Not sure if the fish feel the same way though. They love hiding amongst the plants and now I have removed much of it the tank looks emptier. The cichilid tank with its lone fish is still in a state of decrepitity though.

Camou and the cats got their nails trimmed this morning. Quite a sight to see. cats and dogs generally do not enjoy nail trimmings and today was no exception. Some just sat there looking sad. Others struggled throughout. Others resorted to 'mewing' their way through ther ordeal.

Did not attend church again today. That officially makes it 1 month since I last went. *sigh*

Supposedly gonna go with Selvam (the guy whose van door slammed into Sunny..lol) to get it done tomorrow. Hope he keeps to his word. Reason? See above.

Signed up to Tomorrow.com. But I still have no idea how the whole deal works. I guess the editors choose the 'cool' stuff from all the blogs and post them on the site or something. But who decides what is cool and what is not?