Mutter's theory of the Cat's tail

When I was a little girl (oh god, never realized that I would reach a time where I could say that...), Mutter and I were sitting at the hawker centre where a lot of wild kitty cats milled around table legs, human legs, pillars or lazed comfortably in shady corners.

"Marmee? Why are some cat tails long and others short and stumpy?" I asked Mutter in mandarin.

Mutter said (very seriously), "some kitties have fish to eat so their tails are long. Those that have short tails don't have fish to eat..."

The joke was that I subconsciously believed that shit, all the way, until one day some guy asked me the same question, and I without thinking, spewed the same nonsense Mutter said and felt very silly after that.

I went home to confront Mutter and she mused "I didn't realized I was so witty then."

Thanks Mom.

Oh for the love of Man - HeTexted

You know, the sad affliction that plagues only women, the need to analyze, decipher, interpret his very plain and simple black words that appear on your IM, handphone screen or email for hidden clues, motive, and intentions.

Men on the other hand, are more QED, they just try harder to please/ annoy the girls they like, and not at all for those they don't like. Seriously, only women would bother wondering about the nuances behind words. But I can totally relate, because it is like i-wish-the-earth-will-swallow-me-up kind of embarrassing if you misinterpret his intentions, and then confess to/avoid him only to find out that he "eh, don't know why, I just like to talk to you". (This happened to me before, what the fuck is this?)

Now, if you read those bloody words for the umpteeth time and still can't figure out whether he likes you, you can now post it on http://hetexted.com/ for the whole world to see and analyze with you whether he's into you, not into you or the verdict is still out. Because suffering is not complete unless you share with others.

My verdict? So much fun.

Pinku on the canvas

Today B1 was vacuuming the floor and decided to move all the canvases I bought to the other room. As he lifted the canvases (the big ones that I was intending to paint for the house), I was flabbergasted at how many there were.

Her legs were pointing in the opp direction, which was very weird. I am not sure why I drew them like that

I guess it is time to get started. However my technique isn't very good (hopefully, yet), and the blank canvases aren't cheap. I wouldn't want to paint something like mad and then have it turn out looking like shit. This is also another reason why I am hesitant to apply color to my little girl picture. I think it looks quite nice, so I am worried I will destroy it with my shitty painting skills.

 B1 is complaining that our walls are starting to fill up with mug shots of animals. Suck it up, darling.

Pan kun and James

Don't worry, they were not engaging in bestiality :D.

The doggie, James, is trying to do sit-ups, and the chimp is holding him down. They are a Japanese duo (animal kind I guess). I came across this show while walking along AMK with B1. I was trying to replace the blue melamine spoons in the house. For some strange reason, we have the two forks but somehow the two spoons went missing. So this time, I bought 3 spoons.

Anyway B1 saw that I was interested in the show, so he said if I wanted it, he would buy it for me. I can't believe I passed over Naughty Bear (such an interesting name for a PS3 game with a very violent teddy bear), and Rilakkuma stationery set for the first and second seasons of Pan kun and James.

updated!
Watched a few episodes of it already. Show is very simulated. I felt as if I was watching a reality tv show. It even comes with a creepy uncle, who peeps around trees at them. Supposedly his trainer, but I think he just needs a camera to look like this guy (from Lucky Star)

The Re-readable list

I came across this article at the Atlantic Wire about the re-readable list, i.e. books you will read over and over again because they are that good to read. So I thought, why not come up with my own? I must note that my book choices are largely skewed towards romances and children books. Why? Because children books are good for you, especially when you are stressed and romances, well, every woman has those days where she wishes a handsome rich man (not knight) will drive by in his Audi Spyder and sweep her off her feet. Haha.(just realized no romance novel made this list)

Here is my re-readable list (not really in order of preference):

1. Laura Ingalls Wilder series. Favorite was Farmer Boy, and its endless descriptions of food. Nuff said. I still haven't forgiven her for the buttermilch yet. 

2. Anne of Green Gables series. My favorites were actually Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Windy Poplars. Ok, make that almost every book ever written by L M Montgomery, except for the Emily series. They were a snoozefest.

3. The Family from One End Street, though I preferred the second book, The Further adventures of the Family from One End Street.

Damn, I want to get my hands on the Holiday at Dew Drop Inn, the third book in the One End Street series. I did not realize that there was a third and final book until I was trying to write this entry. *^%$

4. All Creatures Great and Small (Omnibus collection from James Herriot)

5. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl books are full of whimsical, faulty characters.

6. Cheaper by the Dozen by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and Frank Gilbreth Jr

7. Fifteen by Beverly Cleary. Her coming-of-age books, which I like more than her kid books, tap on her actual life.

8. The Faraway tree series by Enid Blyton

9. Two for three Farthings by Mary Jane Staples (a bit unbelievable in this times)

10. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

11.  The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt.

12. An Old fashioned girl by Louisa May Alcott (the only other book I like is Little Men. Little Women made me feel like slapping all the girls, especially Amy)

Fairly good books that I'd read if I can't find the above.

1. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone by J K Rowling (the only book I maintain as readable out of the whole set)