Monday, February 08, 2010

Meet Marvin!


Meet Marvin, Men's Answer to Maxine!!!


Men strike back!


How many men does it take to open a beer?

None. It should be opened when she brings it.
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Why is a Laundromat a really bad place

to pick up a woman?


Because a woman who can't even afford a washing

machine will probably never be able to support you.
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Why do women have smaller feet than men?


It's one of those 'evolutionary things' that allows
Them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.

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How do you know when a woman is about

to say something smart?


When she starts a sentence with

'A man once told me....'
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How do you fix a woman's watch?


You don't. There is a clock on the oven.

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If your dog is barking at the back door and

your wife is yelling at the front door,

who do you let in first?


The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
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Scientists have discovered a food that

diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%.


It's called a Wedding Cake.

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Why do men die before their wives?


They want to.
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Women will never be equal to men
Until

they can walk down the street with a bald head
And a beer gut, and still think they are sexy..

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Send this to a few good men who need a laugh

and
To the select few women who can handle it!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

One Moment listen please


One Moment listen please

The Moment you are in Tension
You will lose your Attention
Then you are in total Confusion
And you will feel Irritation
Then you will spoil personal Relation
Ultimately, you won't get Co - Operation
Then you will make things Complication
Then your blood pressure may raise Caution
And you may have to take Medication

Instead, understand the Situation
And try to think about the Solution
Many problems will be solved by Discussion
This will work out better in your Profession
Don't think it's my free Suggestion
It's only for your Prevention
If you understand my Intention
You will never come again to Tension

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Bill Gates

Friday, November 27, 2009

Chiang Family House in Quanzhou, China * November 2009

Chiang Family House

in Quanzhou, China

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Visit to Our Mother's Chiang Family house in Quanzhou during Family Trip to China.

November 2009

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Click on above Photo to go to Picasa Photo Album

and

Click 'Slideshow' to see Photo Album.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Family Trip to China * November 2009

The Powerful Dragon in China!

Family Group at our Mother's Chiang Family House in Quanzhou, China.
The Chiang Family House in Quanzhou, China.

The Lim Family House in Anxi, Quanzhou.

The Lim Ancestral Home in Anxi, Quanzhou, China.





Thursday, October 29, 2009

Like GrandFather Like GrandSon!

Great Shot of GrandSon Xiu Ming
...enjoying the Beach in Sabah!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Thoughts for today


TOP TEN THOUGHTS FOR 2009

Number 10
Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 9
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny.
If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day;
teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Number 6
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for
anything, but you still can't help but smile when you
shove them down the stairs.
Number 5
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday,
lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 4
All of us could take a lesson from the weather.
It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 3
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00
and a substantial tax cut saves you $0.30?
Number 2
In the '60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2009:
We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is
located among the millions and millions of cows in America,
but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal
immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should
put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigratio.

...And the BONUS thought for today
"Life is like a jar of jalapenos.
What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow".

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Some Nice Recent Photos to share.



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Grandson walking to GrandPa!
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Like to try your GrandPa's favourite Tiger Beer!?

Xiu Ming love 'far_vor'!

STAR!

Listen to GrandPa!

Xiu Ming with Daddy Si Siew

Enjoying the music during Sunday Sunset Music Festival at the Haven @ Lookout Point
27 September 2009
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Photos taken by Steve Tan

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Our Grandson!

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Marriage Warning


Marriage Warning

After being married for 35 years,
I took a careful look at my wife one day & said,
"Honey, 35 years ago we had a cheap apartment,
a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed & watched a 10-inch
black & white TV, but I got to sleep everynight
with a hot & sexy 19 year-old gal.

Now I have a $ 650,000 home, a $55,000 car,
nice big bed & plasma screen TV,
but I'm sleeping with a 54 year-old woman.
It seems to me that you're not holding up your side
of the bargain".

My wife is a very reasonable woman.
She told me to go out & find a hot, 19 year-old gal
& she would make sure that I would once again be living
in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car,
sleeping on a sofa bed & watching a 10-inch black & white TV.

Aren't older women great?
They really know how to solve your mid-life crisis.

"Burnt Toast" ... A beautiful story

"Burnt Toast" ... A beautiful story

This is a nice story......Embracing Imperfection
A story by a girl.

"When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast
food for dinner every now and then.
And I remember one night in particular when she had
made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of
eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of
my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed!

Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast,
smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night,
but I do remember Watching him smear butter and jelly
on that toast and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening,
I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad
for burning the toast. And I'll never forget what he said:
'Baby, I love burned toast.'

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and
I asked him if He really liked his toast burned.
He wrapped me in his arms and said, 'Debbie, your Momma
put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired.
And besides - a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!
You know, life is full of imperfect things...
and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.'

What I've learned over the years is that learning
to accept each other's faults - and choosing to
celebrate each other's differences - is one of the
most important keys to creating a healthy,
growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today.
That you will learn to take the good, the bad,
and the ugly parts of your life.

We could extend this to any relationship in fact
- as understanding is the base of any relationship,
be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!!"

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone
else's pocket but into your own."
And you will appreciate the value of every soul including yourself.

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Back to the 60's at my Sister Kooi Peng's 60th Birthday Party!



Katherine Yeo 60th Birthday Celebration in Singapore
with the 60's Theme!
5 September 2009

Katherine Yeo and friend dancing the Twist of the 60's
at her Birthday Bash!

with my Hippy Brother-in-law Renny Yeo

Just like The Hippies in the Sixties!

...feeling very AT HOME for the occasion!!!

NOW not that much different
from 40 years ago
during my uni days in Auckland, New Zealand in the late 60's!

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Happy Happy!!!







Happy Xiu Ming!








Happy Gandpa with Xiu Ming!


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Monday, August 03, 2009

The Best Religion In The World!

Buddhism won “The Best Religion In The World” award
15 Jul 2009, Tribune de Geneve

The Geneva-based International Coalition for the
Advancement of Religious and Spirituality (ICARUS)
has bestowed "The Best Religion In the World" award
this year on the Buddhist Community.

This special award was voted on by an international round
table of more than 200 religious leaders from every part of
the spiritual spectrum. It was fascinating to note that many
religious leaders voted for Buddhism rather than their own
religion although Buddhists actually make up a tiny minority
of ICARUS membership. Here are the comments by four voting members:

Jonna Hult, Director of Research for ICARUS said
"It wasn't a surprise to me that Buddhism won Best Religion
in the World, because we could find literally not one single
instance of a war fought in the name of Buddhism, in
contrast to every other religion that seems to keep a gun
in the closet just in case God makes a mistake.
We were hard pressed to even find a Buddhist that had ever
been in an army. These people practice what they preach to
an extent we simply could not document with any other spiritual tradition."

A Catholic Priest, Father Ted O'Shaughnessy said from
Belfast, "As much as I love the Catholic Church, it has
always bothered me to no end that we preach love in our
scripture yet then claim to know God's will when it comes
to killing other humans. For that reason, I did have to cast
my vote for the Buddhists."

A Muslim Cleric Tal Bin Wassad agreed from Pakistan via
his translator. "While I am a devout Muslim, I can see how
much anger and bloodshed is channeled into religious
expression rather than dealt with on a personal level.
The Buddhists have that figured out."
Bin Wassad, the ICARUS voting member for Pakistan's
Muslim community continued, "In fact, some of my best friends are Buddhist."

And Rabbi Shmuel Wasserstein said from Jerusalem,
"Of course, I love Judaism, and I think it's the greatest
religion in the world. But to be honest, I've been practicing
Vipassana meditation every day before minyan
(daily Jewish prayer) since 1993. So I get it."

However, there was one snag - ICARUS couldn't find
anyone to give the award to. All the Buddhists they called
kept saying they didn't want the award.

When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused
the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from
Burma, "We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we
give this award to all humanity, for Buddha nature lies within each of us."

Groehlichen went on to say "We're going to keep calling
around until we find a Buddhist who will accept it.
We'll let you know when we do."

Saturday, August 01, 2009

When do you stop worrying!?

When do you stop worrying!?

Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring
become accountable for their own actions?
Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become
detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug,
"It's their life," and feel nothing?

When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor
waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son's head.
I asked, "When do you stop worrying?"
The nurse said, "When they get out of the accident stage."
My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a
classroom and heard how one of my children talked
incessantly, disrupted the class, and was headed for a
career making license plates.
As if to read my mind, a teacher said,
"Don't worry, they all go through this stage and then
you can sit back, relax and enjoy them."
My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the
phone to ring, the cars to come home, the front door to open.
A friend said, "They're trying to find themselves.
Don't worry, in a few years, you can stop worrying.
They'll be adults."
My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being vulnerable.
I was still worrying over my children, but there was a new
wrinkle. There was nothing I could do about it.
My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.
I continued to anguish over their failures, be tormented by
their frustrations and absorbed in their disappointments.

My friends said that when my kids got married
I ... could stop worrying and lead my own life.
I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother's
warm smile and her occasional,
"You look pale. Are you alright?
Call me the minute you get home.
Are you depressed about something?"

Can it be that parents are sentenced to a
... lifetime of worry?
Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to
blaze the trail of human frailties and the fears of the
unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a virtue that
elevates us to the highest form of life?

One of my children became quite irritable recently,
saying to me,
"Where were you? I've been calling for 3 days,
and no one answered ... I was worried."

I smiled a warm smile. The torch has been passed.


PASS IT ON TO OTHER WONDERFUL PARENTS
(and also to your children. That's the fun part)