The road me and hubby is on

Hubby back.

We had great fun, holiday, sex, makan-makan.

He became fat, I became fatter.

It was worth it. Diet time.

We have to be positive.

Separation yet again. We will have to face it, be strong for each other.

We need God. His grace, his direction.

When there is love, I give you my kidney. When love is lost, I want it back!

Happily ever after, till death do us part.

When everything is rosy and well in a marriage, a couple is one even with their body parts. But since divorce rate is so high, is it advisable to give your loved one a part of your body.

I just saw this news, and I thot it was so funny. The husband donated a kidney to his wife and now that they are going thru a divorce, he wants it back. I guess he has every right to but what he really wants is Money!! Yeah, he deserves a lot of money, after all he gave away his kidney....what do you think?

NY man demands estranged wife pay him for kidney

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her, although he says he'll settle for $1.5 million in compensation.
Dr. Richard Batista, a surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center, told reporters at his lawyer's Long Island office Wednesday that he decided to go public with his demand for kidney compensation because he has grown frustrated with the negotiations with his estranged wife.
He claimed he has been prevented from seeing their children, ages, 8, 11 and 14, for months at a time.
"This is my last resort; I did not want to do this publicly," Batista said.
He said he gave his kidney to Dawnell Batista, now 44, in June 2001. She filed for divorce in July 2005, although he claims she began having an extramarital affair 18 months to two years after receiving the kidney transplant, his attorney, Dominick Barbara said.
Douglas Rothkopf, the attorney representing Dawnell Batista, did not return telephone calls seeking comment.
Matrimonial attorneys were quick to shoot down any possibility Batista would succeed.
"I've been in this business over 40 years and I've never heard of that," said Seymour J. Reisman, a Long Island divorce lawyer. "It's not marital property, not a marital asset you can put a price tag on."
Manhattan attorney Susan Moss said, "The good doctor is out of luck and out a kidney. This is similar to cases where a husband wants to be repaid for the cost of breast implants and the such. Our judges are not willing to value such assets, so to speak."
Batista, 49, said he has no regrets about donating the kidney, only about the failed marriage. The couple was married in 1990 and lived in a million-dollar home in Massapequa. They met while he was working at a hospital and she was training to be a nurse.
He still recalls the day after the surgery took place.
"There is no greater feeling on this planet. As God is my witness, I felt as if I could put my arm around Jesus Christ. It was an unbelievable; I was walking on a cloud.
To this day I would still do it again."

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New Year Resolutions...why bother?

Happy New Year everyone.

Apologies for the silence, I have been hibernating from blogging to enjoy my Christmas and New Year holidays. But the real reason is that I was spending some quality no-blogging time with my hubby.

I had a great time during this holiday season, so much so that I did not even bother to make any new year resolutions. I used to do it every year, I make a list, and always promise myself I will be a better person in the new year and a list of other to do stuff.

After so many years, I realized that it is not about making a list of "new year resolutions". We do not need a special date to make a resolution. A resolution can be made anytime!

And if you are committed to make that resolution happen, it will happen.

If not, it will just be another resolution made because it is " a new year" but it does not get done. You will probably do it for one or 2 weeks and then you would forget all about it.

So, I have stopped making new year resolutions. No point making resolutions that I would not keep.

Have you made any resolutions for 2009? Since it is day 6, any progress....?

Are you Intelligent enough? Take this test.

This is a test for Intelligent People. I have determined that you qualify. The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you if you are qualified to be a professional.

Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult.

But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question!

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tested whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?"

Wrong answer. Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tested your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend....except one. Which animal did not attend?

Correct answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tested your memory.

Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage?

Correct answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the animal conference. This tested whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers.

Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old.

:)

Dreams - a play coming out of a piano

All I can remember is that I was playing the piano. It was an upright piano and as the music plays, there was a whole musical unfolding at the top of the piano.

It was really beautiful...with people singing, dancing and beautiful music.

Etiquette Bell explained....

Sigh....I decided to google and search for the answers.

I found 2 explanations. And apparently this etiquette bell exists in Korea too. Here's what I found :-

"If you haven't figured it out: you press the 'etiquette bell' when you are afraid that, just perhaps, some inelegant sound may just reach some other woman's ears. When this happens, or, actually before this happens, you press the 'etiquette bell' and the sound of gently whirling water surrounds you, masking any unpleasant noise. The sound, in fact, is somewhat like the whirling water sound that occurs when you actually flush the toilet. "

One more explanation :-

We are going to tell you about one innovation in Korean public toilets. Koreans have the greatest respect for all the aspects of visiting a toilet. For instance, for such a delicate topic as emitting sounds. To cover the confusion both of those in the toilet cabin and of those outside, they have invented a special “etiquette bell”. This is a nice box with a dynamic loudspeaker attached to the cabin wall. It is provided with a large button. You can press this button when necessary and the sound of water flowing from the flush tank is emitted. In half a minute the sound will die away. You may repeat this operation if necessary.
The “copying” principle was used in this case and an ecologically safe solution was obtained: why spending pure fresh water if only one property – sound – is needed. We use sound and save water.

I was kinda right.....this was my 3rd guess. 3) To distract the noise of peeing and shitting by continously ringing the bell....

What I did not figure out was that it was the sound of flushing water. Yeah, in all my trips to Japan, I often just wondered what it was but never dared to push the button. Just incase, it was for emergencies. I don't want people knocking on my toilet door wondering what's wrong with me if I rang the bell.

Now, that I know what it is for, I will make sure I practise the right etiquette by pushing the button when an "inelegant" sound should appear when I am doing my "business"

What the hell is an etiquette bell?

Sorry folks, maybe I am not so cultured, maybe I don't know much about etiquette but really what the hell is an Etiquette Bell?? I never figured it out. Having been to Japan a couple of times..I never figured out what this is and frankly I never bother to asked either.

Btw....this is found in their toilets!

So, my hypothesis - the bell is for :-

1) If my shit stinks - I should ring the bell.....

2) If I need help to get out of the toilet...I should ring the bell.....

3) To distract the noise of peeing and shitting by continously ringing the bell....

I admit, I am ignorant....just tell me if you know what it is for......

Romance and Office Joke of the Day.......

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
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OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

Which side of the coin do you want to look at?

My dad is just spending his days, shaking his legs and doing nothing. He is older now, retired and I don't expect him to do much. However, his personality of doing nothing clashes with my mom who is always driven to do something.


Is he simple-minded man or just plain lazy?

He is a very simple man, low aspirations, low drive but yet have a kind heart. He is humble and because he knows he is not as educated, not as rich, he is always nicer to others. He is gentle, not opinionated, always wanted to contribute, do more and let other get ahead of him.

These all should be great qualities but however these are also his setback.

Low aspirations = low money
Low drive = Lazy
Humble = low self esteem
Nice and Kind = Not thinking of himself or his family first
Gentle = Softie
Not opinionated = no stand, useless
Let others be ahead = eventually Bitter



There are always two sides to a coin, a positive and negative effects to everything.

Which side of the coin do you want to look at?

I feel old and its sucks

I just feel old and it sucks.

I can’t help it but I have just been feeling old all the time, I think since I got married last year.

I put on make up – I feel old
I dress up – I feel old
I check my face in the mirror - I feel old
I look at my body - I feel old
I talk to my collegues - I feel old
I hang out with friends - I feel old

I think I am fat, thus I feel old.

Hmmm....sigh....do you understand?