Obama's dirty little secret

Yes, it has raised eyebrows, made a couple of headlines, truth is, he's going have to quit- smoking, that is. No men can resist that macho-cowboy Marlboro, not even President-elect Barack Obama who has admitted to smoking, and to the question on whether he has stopped the bad habit, "I have" he said. "What I said was that there are times where I have fallen off the wagon". Well said, no?

Many of us might just dismiss this issue like watching the sun go down, and go off to bed, waking up to a brand new day. There is this saying I would like to quote, "How you do anything, is how you do everything".



The trivial fact that he has a smoking habit didn't mean a thing until how the issue taken out, magnified x1000 times, and how he responded.

That's what matters.


If he's not going to own up to the fact that he's a smoker, what makes you think he will own up to bigger issues? Again, "How you do anything, is how you do everything".

And be sure that his first lady, Michelle Obama won't let him get away with it. And no surprise, her self-titled autobiography is coming out soon, although critics quickly slammed it and labelled it as a snoozer, I beg to differ. You're talking about the woman who can shine on her own without being overshadowed; now that's my kind of girl.

i can speak too

Funny moment on the lrt (train) today. okay, not really funny, but it's something you'll probably remember for a period of time, and especially if it happens to you. This is a situation that will either make you proud or make you go "Oops, this is so embarassing".

I guess this is also a situation where you have to be there, to feel it. But I'm sure most Malaysians will go through this. Okay it went like this:-


A group of Chinese youths boarded the train, and one of them, a girl sat in between me and this elderly Malay man. So, bla bla bla, they were talking.... and then one of the stops, the girl suddenly stood up and moved to the opposite seat, mumbling something that sounded like, "I can't stand the smell" in her native language.

I was innocently reading my book when the man who was seating next to her shouted at her face with the same language, "You think I stink? You stink!"


Who would've thought he knew the language? the girl remarked, of course after he left. *shakes head* Ignorant little brat, I thought to myself. In this half a century old country, one should've learn long time ago, that given the fact that these three main races have been so staying together for that long, even if it's just a "harmless" remark in public, it's better to be cautious, or should I say, a tad bit more sensitive?

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I was dumb enough to try that with a fellow chinese in another dialect thinking he wouldn't understand; suffice to say, I was seriously WRONG! xD Today was clearly a flashback on that situation 10 years ago, although I don't remember it clearly, I did learn my lesson.

Fran Drescher the senator

Let's take a moment of silence. Hold it. Wow (with a nasal tone).

Ms. Fine, the nanny of Sheffield's has decided to upgrade herself, from nanny to senator. Not that it's confirmed, but she did made a clever remark by saying , "All he (Gov David Paterson) can do is say no". I think most people would think, "Is this woman serious or what?". I guess we all can't put away the image of her as the nanny, and how she goes, "I love you Mr Sheffield" (don't forget the nasal tone) Hmm...

New Yorkers, meet your potential senator.

With a clean record to boot, also an avid women's health advocate since her battle with uterine cancer almost 9 years ago; she might have what it takes to be the senator; and don't forget she's also a household name- clearly with her trademark nasal voice which is played up a little during the filming she admitted, maybe she won't be that irritating. And she has a sense of humour which is a huge plus, and we can be sure she won't be caught with a scandal, quoting her, "I won't get arrested" she said referencing to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich who was arrested for trying to sell Barack Obama's seat.

credit: miami herald

flight attendants equals supermodels

This blog got forwarded to me by Mrs. Aviero, or has it become Mrs (insert-some-random-hot-guy's-name)? Specifically the highlight was on this article and it was "assigned" to me to comment on it. Just to get her off my back (haha), I browsed through the article and found it was rather interesting, like this blog.

So, long story short. This article, taken from Wall Street Journal, subtitled "Emirates Flight Attendants Live It Up; Champagne and Strict Rules on Weight". One glance at that, one might dismiss the topic; obviously we ALL know about the usual you-cannot-be-fat scrutiny and the "so-called-high-flyers-more-like-supermodels" lifestyle these flight attendants go through (hey, no complains!)

But it's rather interesting to have a sneak peak, you know, creating controversial topics for us, mere "mortals" (read: the muggles of HP world). We already have Starbucks Gossip, and the recent hyped up Waiter's Rant, who made it big by publishing a book, I mean if you love the job, BORING, but if you hate the job, $$$! It's an innate behaviour or just plain human nature to know, read, talk, spread and gossip about something; best thing is to monetize it, and be super-fabulous! ;)

Back to the point, it's another unworldly life out there for these flight "more-like-supermodels" attendants. It's almost like another tribe, or some sort of species you turn into, surviving on champagne, being a nomad-travel to the same country for 32 times; a conversation with these species will go like this:-

Totally human: "Have you been to Prague; it's beautiful!"

100 countries & counting: "Oh, Prague? 30 times, I'm still trying to break the record!"

Like, almost instantly, you'd go "=_=;;". It makes any country so plain when you speak any of them. The amount of parties they attend; usually 50% off, luxury apartment accomodation, shopping at any part of world (Airboy purchased his Macbook in Singapore).

Quoting air stewardess, Jane Park from Korea, "It's so much fun, like being on a dreamy vacation. They take care of us here."

Cons: No-pregnant policy for the ladies, absolutely no gaining weight, dictating of the colour of panties (beige or white) under their light-camel-colour skirts, no drinking in the 12 hours before the next flight, premarital sex and homosexuals are illegal in Dubai. Hmm.

Read Melissa's comment at the end of the article. If there's anything worthy on the article to read, it's the comments, really. Read her blog as well, now, that's worth reading. Angelina Jolie was on first class on the same plane! Cool beans!

don't worry be happy

the new bobby mcferrin.
happiness is always near.
a story about real people. :)

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toilet seat up?

Okay, I have a confession to make. Sorry ladies, but I do leave the toilet seat up, and I simply cannot comprehend why I do that. When I did my internship, there were more men in the office, so it's actually natural for me to put the seat up when I'm done. And now that I'm working in an office where there are only three ladies including yours truly, I do the same thing.

It's just natural for me, and funny thing is I do that at home too in my own personal bathroom. And the best part is, I don't seem to find it a hassle to do that; I mean come on, ladies, how many times you reminded the opposite sex to put the seat DOWN before you actually gave up, and just bear in mind that they're just plain hopeless?

You might as well just chain it down, like seriously, but for me, I don't mind doing the "put-the-seats-up" routine, simply because I think they mess up the seats anyways, so if you just do your part, you get a clean seat when you need them. (read: no urine or hair in sight!) It's really a win-win situation, and there's no point screaming your pretty heads off every time they leave the seats up.

I wonder, am I normal or what? I begin to think I'm not.