The week that was

Well, this week was quite eventful…Chia Yee is back for 2 weeks so we’re trying to keep it as action-packed as possible…

“I was bullied by Ronald McDonald”

<-- Kodomo mitai! ~Like a little kid~

The picture says it all, doesn’t it? I’m sorry the quality isn’t too good, my camera phone is a dinosaur (by phone-years, of course). But you can clearly see Yew San crying because Ronald McD refused to let him sit on his lap. Hmm…Yew San, don’t worry…I’m sure Colonel Sanders won’t mind you sitting on HIS lap!

VANITY SIGNS

In the States, they can personalize their car number plates. In Malaysia, we don’t have that luxury so we have the next best thing, Vanity Signs. I’m sure you know what I mean, those yellow signs we stick on the car that says “Honk if you’re horny”, “Don’t’ follow me, I’m lost too” etc etc. I came across this gem of a sign the other day. It says, “This is a stupid yellow sign”…haha…Kawaii deshou? ~Isn't it cute~ It put a smile on my face as I went by. I hope it put a smile on your face as you read this too.

LESSONS FROM MAHJONG

My relatives have come over often to the house to have rounds of mahjong. And I dare say, it has been an eye opener to all the little rituals related to playing mahjong. Among the little rituals practiced if you’re not winning:

i. Stand up, turn your chair a full 360° then sit down again

ii. Go to the toilet for at least 3 minutes

iii. Move the table

iv. Make chopping gestures at the player who is dominating

v. Throw the dice from in between the mahjong tiles

vi. Get something with teeth to bite the player who is dominating (examples are below)

vii. Leave the table, take a short walk then return.

viii. Make sprinkling gestures to the dominating player

ix. Wash hands in the bathroom

x. Grab the dice from the other person

xi. If everyone goes for a walk, make sure you are not the first to sit back at the table

xii. Bring eggs to the table in hopes of getting more Jokers

xiii. Make random noises at the dominating player, for example “Hoi!” “Cheh!” etc etc.

xiv. Rub the dice vigorously before throwing them

xv. Keep the dice and pretend you have no idea who’s having them

xvi. Wear yellow, red or any colour that gives off “ong” vibes

xvii. Count the numbers on the dice wrongly

Hmm...That’s all I can think of right now. If anyone has any other little rituals they would like to share, you know what to do! Leave a comment and maybe we’ll compile a list and publish a book on this!

various items used to "bite" the opponent

STRESS RELIEF

What to do when you’re not an anime fan and anime in BM irritates you?

Impale Doraemon on a tree.

Hidoi desu ne? ~Isn't this cruel~

What am I up to?

I know I haven’t been updating my blog for almost a month. Gomen ne! ~Sorry~

I bet it’s feeling neglected. So basically, I’ve resurfaced to write down some stuff.

WORK

I’m working…Or not…Depends how you look at it, I guess. I’ve started work but since the laboratory isn’t ready and there’s NO equipment, I can’t do shiatz. So, my boss said: “Why don’t you wait at home? There’s nothing to do here anyway. I’ll call you once the lab is ready.” So I’ve been sitting around, getting fat while waiting for that call. Well, not exactly. I’ve been given homework (reading-up on materials) to do at home. But seriously, how many people can study at home? There’s too much distraction…But being the good girl I am, I’ve finished reading up. Maybe I should give my boss a call and ask for more books…Hmmm…..

RANTING *Sensitive political material. Do not read unless you want to*

I’ve been paying more attention to world news and such more lately, due to lack of work. So, I read the newspapers back-to-back, word-for-word and also watch some news on the shiny talking tube.

Recently, there’s this big hoo-haa over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. Okay, so I wasn’t alive yet during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya and didn’t see the atrocities that they committed. So, I’m not emotionally attached to this piece of news. The move by President Koizumi was seen as Japan going back to it’s militarism past.

Sometimes, I fail to understand these symbolisms. I mean,
(1) President Koizumi visited the shrine that not only houses class-A war criminals but also the WAR DEAD. Going to a jinja ~shrine~ to pray for the dead is not something bad. The shrine also has the chrysanthemum crest on it’s door. The chrysanthemum is the royal crest of Japan, so Yasukuni Shrine is possibly a national shrine. At the very least, it’s an important shrine to bear the royal crest. So, he’s not going there just because there are war criminals there.
(2) The fact that he visited the shrine at the END date of WW2, when Japan surrendered. Read again, END! I believe it would be more symbolic of Japan returning to it’s militarism past if the Japanese visit the shrine at the BEGINNING date of WW2.
(3) Who in their right mind would pray for war?! At a shrine?! Wouldn’t you be afraid of getting struck by lighting or some karma-tic action by God? And do we see the Japanese running around with their katanas, shouting “Former glory! We want more war?” It was a solemn ceremony. People go there to pay their respects. Even if you are a Class-A war criminal, aren’t you are also someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s father? Is it wrong for families to mourn the dead? Just because he made a mistake in life, we should ignore him and wipe him off the face of the Earth? They’re dead. It’s the past. Let’s move on.
(4) If u want to see militarism? Look on over at the Middle East. Isn’t a certain country trying to impose its will and doctrines on other countries? The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I don’t see the Japanese rolling their troops and tanks and weapons into another country. I won’t say anymore. You get what I mean.

CONVOCATION

Oh! I’ve graduated. Had my convocation a few weeks back. Um….Rather uneventful. Though I DID doze off in the hall. I dozed of when someone was going up to receive his/her scroll and then I woke up half an hour later to see someone else receive his/her scroll. Go figure. Then it was back home to take studio photos! Yay!!

Okay…I think I’ve overloaded my blog this time around! I hope no one was offended by any of my opinions above.These are NOT facts, just my opinions.

Mata aidamasho! ~See ya later~