Over the Moon

Mark your calendars ladies

Smile

Can I help it if I'm such a fan??
Look at that smile..

Picture Perfect

Look at how Shiloh has grown! I just can't get enough of that blonde bob of hair, round cheeks, luscious lips, leggings and trendy sneakers (can't imagine Suri Cruise looking this adorable and hip at the same time) - you're definitely gonna be a heartbreaker one day....

Determination

SKorean granny fails driving test 771 times

Now this brings the phrase "If at first you don't succeed, try again" to another level

A hunting we will go

MISSING

90 yellow rubber duckies
Last seen: 3 months ago bobbing down from the Jakobshavn glacier on Greenland's west coast
Reward: $100 to the first person who finds a duck

How about that

We've heard of elephants, even people, being tasked to pull airplanes - for the sake of producing records (Guiness World Book of Records anyone?). But for people to actually push a plane, well now that definitely takes it to another level...this is just too funny.

More magical experiences

Or how about this?

Magical Experience

This must be one special toilet! And it only costs 50 cents to experience the "magic" behind it *LOL*

For idiots only?

Unless you're an idiot....hahahaha

Did you know...?

Ever wondered why divers immediately head to the showers, right after coming out of the pool?

Here's why: Divers shower in between each dive to keep their muscles warm after getting out of the pool. The temperature of the pool water and the air are usually different (the pool is usually around 80 degrees, with the air temperature between 68 and 72 degrees). This difference can cause muscle tightness. To combat this, divers warm up in either the showers or a hot tub.

Mystery solved.

Mr Big?

Meet Chunk (formerly known as Powder after an animal shelter mistakenly believed he was a "she"), the current media darling because of ... well I don't need to explain any further, do I?

Another week goes by...

As another weekend draws to a close, and the thought of going back to work/school tomorrow doesn't exactly bode well for most of us (as is generally the case), I thought I'd share this with you.

What's in a name?

In this day and age, it's not surprising for parents, with celebrities leading the pack, to try their creativity when it comes down to naming their kids ...Tiger Lily Heavenly Hiraani...Moxie CrimeFighter...Tabooger....Moon Unit..Pilot Inspektor...Tu Morrow..just to name a few. Gone were the days of simple names such as Michael, Tom, Elizabeth, Anne etc.

Everyone wants to be unique, or so they claim.

Until one 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii' came along who thought otherwise. Yes, that is, or rather was her name.

..from yahoo news

"WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said."

Poor girl. I can understand the trauma she must have gone through! By the way, Moxie CrimeFighter is the actual name of Penn Jillette's daughter (one half of the infamous magician duo Penn and Teller)...so do her parents call her "Moxie" or "Mo" or "M" or "Moxie Moxie Foofighter"?

Talent knows no boundaries

Nostalgia

Whilst browsing through the CDs mozart compiled for me, I came across this...

Accordingly this CD came out 20 years ago...and if you're wondering what the "new kids" are up to, then look no further..



Following the backheels of Take That, Boyzone et al, New Kids On The Block or as they're more affectionately called NKOTB are back..never mind that they're probably rusty on the dance moves but seeing Joey, Jordan, Jonathan, Donnie and Danny still puts a smile on my face *sigh*

Although, I'm not sure if referring them as New Kids is befitting at this day and age seeing how they aren't exactly "kids" anymore.. Jonathan alone is 40!

All but over?

Summer is almost upon us peeps! Well technically it doesn't really apply to our part of the world seeing how it's almost always "summer" all throughout the year...but it''s usually around this time of the year that exams are taking place before students go off for their holiday, whether it be 3 months or 2 weeks or maybe even 5 days, sporting events such as Euro 2008, French Masters, Wimbledon and tonight's UEFA final match (go ManYOOOOOOO!!) take place, and the current 2007-2008 tv season coming to an end, in the States that is, with American Idol final being the highlight amongst all...although I beg to differ particularly after watching - and crying myself silly! - the season finale of House and probably the second best episode after "Three Stories"!

So when Paula made that kiss-of-death comment about David Cook's second song being "not the winning song", I just knew David C didn't stand a chance. That coupled with Simon's singing praises for David Archiewatsisface, it's pretty obvious the votes will land in David Archuleta's favour tomorrow morning. Not that I think Archie-boy isn't talented save for my constant reminder that he's the 2.0 version of Gareth Gates, his smarmy "awww gosh, thank you everyone" expression is just too fake and superficial for my liking. It's times like these that I wish we too could have our say, don't you think so? That being said, if the people over at Idol and Fox were to consider allowing us to vote, we'd probably be seeing Chikezie or Kristy Lee Cook in the finals - God forbid!

On hiatus

.....I'll be back..

Gaining momentum...

I don't know how others do it i.e. maintaining their blogs/sites on a daily basis but Medulla, you are right! When the drive is on a down-low, or worst case scenario no longer there, even the very thought of blogging can be a huge drag. Luckily, my motivation is slowly gaining momentum so what better way to start with my weekly American Idol review..

Still a wee bit miffed about last week's out-of-blue elimination of my boy Michael Johns and KLC's continuing luck, this week Mariah Carey is the guest mentor for the remaining seven (Ramiele must be wishing Mariah had come when she was still in the contest..too bad love, you would've still messed it up regardless of who the guest mentor was). As with the other great divas such as Celine and Whitney, it was a sure bet comparisons would be made between the original diva herself and the wannabes who think that just becos they've got a big voice, they'd be on par with Mariah (Syesha anyone?).

It's no secret that this year, the fellas are better than the gurls despite the ratio tilting more towards the gurls..and tonight proved just that. From David A. to the other David, and yes my Jason too, all 3 of them proved worthy of being in the final next month. With the exception of Carly, Brooke struggled to stay in tune..Syesha in her wannabe-diva mode proved to be a wannabe..and don't get me started on KLC!! I think it was Paula who commented something about KLC being 'smart' and I couldn't agree with her more. Spot on Paula. KLC knows her weaknesses yet somehow she knows how to work round that - by playing safe. Therefore unless the voters out there know what's good for them, my money's on Syesha or Brooke to get the cut tomorrow whereas KLC will probably heave another sigh of relief...

...let's hope not.

Life in motion

This perfectly sums up what I'm feeling today...

Momentary madness?

We, humans, are a funny lot. Everytime something comes up, we have this tendency to feed our curiosity, and depending on the idea (creativity..organisation..accessibility...prices..just to name a few), the novelty will disappear and we'll move onto greener pastures, or we'll stick around hoping for better things to come. So it's not surprising that perhaps almost everyone in this country could be found clamouring at the opening of THAT infamous store over at Rimba. After all, it's hard to miss all the signboards on the roads and gigantic catalogues that came along with our newspaper subscriptions.

How long will this madness last? Though I have yet to step foot into the store, let alone venture out to that part of town, judging from the various reports that I've heard and read, it's likely the novelty of this store will stick around...which, depending on how one sees it, will hopefully reduce the traffic in Gadong...wishful thinking, I know!