Space fillers

In hiatus I have been, for various reasons and excuses under the sun! There are perhaps a few drafts waiting to be dumped away as I start on a new post this very moment.

While I search for my lost writing mood (rkm is always missing these things too), let me share my conversation with Little D yesterday morning:

Mummy, I had two dreams last night - a good one and a nightmare!
Oh, really? I had a nightmare too, darling. Tell me yours.
Well, the good one was in a desert. I met an aardvark (he was reading a book about an aardvark before going to bed). I said to it, 'Assalamualaikum aardvark!'
That sounds pretty exciting (And we talked a little about the aardvark in his dream

After a while, I asked him, So what about your nightmare?
Ahh...(his expression changed). I dreamt I met a ghost. It chased me and I ran as fast as I could.
Hmm... last night you fell asleep before even finishing the whole du'a of going to bed. You also didn't read your Fatihah, 4 Quls and 21 Bismillah. Next time, you've got to get in bed earlier okay? Then you'll have enough time to read them all and be spared the nightmares.
Yes, I should. I was sooo sleepy last night.

Pause.

So, mummy, what was your nightmare about?
It was really scary, peanut. Someone wanted to marry me!

And we burst into laughter!

Next time, YOU have to make sure you read your du'as too, Mummy!

who do you look like?

This is among the posts I've drafted out ages ago but never published . You see, I'm a person of spontaneity. I write whatever comes to mind. If I saved an entry, the chances of going back to it is pretty slim. However, as I went through my unpublished posts, I thought I'd just get this one out. Not that I'm JK Rowling or anything!!!

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Some people are born a twin or in multiples. Then, there are identical twins and fraternal twins. If you are an identical twin, then you have found at least one person who looks like you. If not, then it is believed that there are 7 people who look alike on this planet called earth. Source? I'm not too sure myself!

Hence, sometimes we associate some people we personally know with another acquaintance because they look incredibly similar. For instance, a cousin to an office-mate. In more obvious scenarios, we associate celebrities with a personal acquaintance. You might have an Indian version of Tom Cruise, for example, or a Malay friend who looks like Angelina Jolie. I used to think that my junior in primary school looked a wee bit like Helena Bonham Carter. Probably not so much now though!

Or, more interestingly, YOU might look like a celebrity yourself. Well, you may not intentionally want to be a look-alike, but at least some people think so. Ergo, tell me (especially those who've been so secretive with their images, ehm ehm..), is there any celebrity you look like? Never mind about being called perasan. It's just who you faintly look like. We don't have to go international. Could there be a Rosyam Noor or Azhar Sulaiman look-alike among the bloggers, if not Deanna Yusuf or Sharifah Amani (not when bald, eh)? A Shah Rukh Khan, perhaps?

Me? My ex-colleagues and Mr D used to tease me by saying that I looked like Kate Winslet. Oh, please... It would be an insult to her! The film was released late 1997 and that was when I shed off more than I gained during my pregnancy to the twins (yup, gained 25+ kgs, lost 35+ kgs). Before some of you begin to even imagine a Malay version of Kate Winslet, you'd better just stop. My kids can vouch that I look NOTHING like her. HaHa!

Many, many years ago, some ex-students thought I was a Joanna Bessey (of Kopitiam) look-alike. Look, even Joanna is laughing about it! Our chubiness was probably what made us similar. So you see, Joanna doesn't look like Winslet and I don't look like neither of them.


Come on people... I'm D and I look none other than myself! LOL. (Surely BAMZ107, Bluewonder, AZ and mamasarah can verify this!) .


Anyway, which celebrity do you look like?

ps: Mr D thinks I also look like someone else now but I totally totally disagree, thus I'm not including it here. Now I think he's the one who's perasan! LOL.

What is the fastest thing you know of?

I'll give you ten seconds to come up with an answer.

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I came across this on the net (http://www.laugh-of-the-day.com) and thought I'd put it up here. Please do share with me what your answer was. No, I don't have a job to offer for the best answer - sorry.

Here goes:

An office manager was given the task of hiring an individual to fill a job opening. After sorting through a stack of resumes he found four people who were equally qualified. He decided to call the four in and ask them only one question. Their answer would determine which of them would get the job. The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table the interviewer asked: "What is the fastest thing you know of?"

Acknowledging the first man on his right, the man replied, "A THOUGHT. It just pops into your head. There's no warning that it's on the way; it's just there. A thought is the fastest thing I know of."

"That's very good!" replied the interviewer. "And now you sir?" he asked the second man.

"Hmm....let me see. A blink! It comes and goes and you don't know that it ever happened. A BLINK is the fastest thing I know of."

"Excellent!" said the interviewer. "The blink of an eye ... that's a very popular clich or speed." He then turned to the third man who was contemplating his reply.

"Well, out at my dad's ranch, you step out of the house and on the wall there's a light switch. When you flip that switch, way out across the pasture the light in the barn comes on in less than an instant. TURNING ON A LIGHT is the fastest thing I can think of."

The interviewer was very impressed with the third answer and thought he had found his man. "It's hard to beat the speed of light" he said. Turning to the fourth and final man, the interviewer posed the same question.

"It's obvious to me that the fastest thing known is DIARRHEA."

"WHAT!?" said the interviewer, stunned by the response.

"Oh I can explain." said the fourth man. "You see the other day I wasn't feeling so good and I ran for the bathroom. But, before I could THINK, BLINK, or TURN ON THE LIGHT, I had already soiled my pants!"

HE GOT THE JOB................

fun pun

A pun is very interesting because it's a game with words. I have always been amused with puns as they show wittiness in the person who uses them. Have fun with some here and you're most welcome to give a shot at your own puns!

The Jedi Knight traded in his light saber for a light dagger. He had gone over to the dirk side.

The retired track official has started forgetting things. He has old timer's disease.

So, how's the flower business going? Oh, it's blossoming quite nicely.

Most males in a men's room are stand-up guys.

In certain sexual harassment cases things can get kind of touchy.

The computer bug got caught in a spider website.

What did the guy say, who needed the restroom, when he found someone blocking him? 'Urine my way'

Can I put up one more?

It was exciting reading the comments my dear blogger friends have sent on the Rossetti's I planted a hand. Not bad at all. As Muslims, it is neither new nor difficult.

On a lighter note, here's What is pink?, by Rossetti too. For those with children, young or a little older, it allows for a lot of potential. They can easily substitute the colours or objects with their own to make the poem their version. Maybe you guys wanna try this??

What is pink?
a rose is pink
By the fountain's brink.

What is red?
a poppy's red
In its barley bed.

What is blue?
the sky is blue
Where the clouds float thro'.

What is white?
a swan is white
Sailing in the light.

What is yellow?
pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.

What is green?
the grass is green,
With small flowers between.

What is violet?
clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.

What is orange?
why, an orange,
Just an orange!

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My version (pay attention!!!):

What is pink?
my eyeshadow's pink
To be seen when I wink. (no, I don't actually wear eyeshadows!)

What is red?
my eyes are red
When I'm not yet in bed.

What is blue?
the room is blue
when there's smell of poo.

What is white?
Ju-ons wear white
Very frightening at night.

What is yellow?
Egg yolks are yellow
Smudged on the poor fellow.

What is green?
Hulk is green
Standing next to Mr Bean.

What is orange?
Zahid's shirt is orange
And he needs a range!

What is violet?
Why, a violet,
Just a violet!

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WARNING: I'm no poet. This is just for fun. And no, this is not turning into a poem blog.

It's Snowing...

We've been listening to the weatherforecast and believing that it'll snow today. So, when I got up this morning, the first thing I did was look out the window. And of course, that got everyone out of bed!

Apparently, it started snowing at about 5 am. Most schools are closed and people are advised to stay off the roads to avoid traffic and accident. Still, we went for a drive with the kids. Down to our usual hangout - the park where we loyally fed the swans and ducks (despite the signs saying "DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS"!!!!).

The man who religiously fed the birds daily was already there with his big bag.

The park was deserted. No one was crazy enough to play on the swings when it was snowing. Guess we're among the few crazy ones!

The twins had the most fun playing in the snow and never seemed to have enough of it, exclaiming, "This is what I mean by fun!!". On the other hand, my princess and little one have had enough of the cold. "I want to go home!!"

Princess crying because it was too cold for her!

Back at home, the kids (with the help from their mommy of course) made this 1.5 feet snowbaby. Perhaps we'll make a snowman in the evening if it doesn't stop snowing. Or maybe the snowbaby will grow into a snowman on its own! We tried sticking a carrot in its face but it would stay. I abandoned the snow-fun because my feet were already numb. The twins looked for pebbles to make the eyes but they were all buried under the snow. So, they were creative enough to use milkcaps for the eyes. And, when I looked out the window later, they had stuck two pieces of branch as hands for the snowbaby.

After some hot chocolate and lasagne (from the neighbour across the street - in return for the bread n butter pudding i gave them yesterday!), the two younger ones were game for some fun in the snow. After some snowball fights and fun just lying on the snow (yeah, trust my twins to do ANYTHING!), everyone retired into the house, warming up next to the heater.

According to the news, the Midlands and Wales have been hit with the worst snow. Even Scotland's not snowing. Strange, eh?? When I was in Scotland many, many years ago, it was cold ALL the time and the worst snow hit was when we first arrived. That was great fun!

There's something I've been wanting to do with snow so I'll have to key off now... Anyone wants to join us??