Ahhh..... Probably my cough is a blessing in disguise!
I developed a really bad cough last Monday & I really didn't feel like going back to my in-laws' house & sleeping in bed all on my own... Wanna be pampered & hugged like a baby when he / she is not feeling well. So, I asked my boss if I can work from home for the next 4 days of the week instead of the agreed 2. So thankful she agreed.
So here I am working from home & strangely it is a rather therapeutic experience. Not tht I can spend more time writing on my blog, but in some ways I feel less stressed up & thus become more productive.
Most importantly, I get to have lunch & dinner with hubby dearest.
It's amazing how abt a year plus ago when we used to work together & meet each other 24-7; small things like eating together, watching tv together, washing dishes together & sleeping together, seem to be mundane stuff. Stuff tht you wouldn't think twice of. But now.... suddenly it became activities tht we (or at least I) treasure. Sometimes I feel like just a hug at the end of the day melts all the frustrations / stress away. It never felt like tht before when we had each other all the time.
Interesting....
Thursday 27 November 2008
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Tennis Fever....
Nope sadly it's not me having tennis fever. It's abt Storm (again...)
Well, ever since she caught this interview with Roger Federrer after he lost to Nadal (did I get the spelling right? Argh.... who cares); she's been Roger this... Roger tht.... Reminds me of my schooling days in SMSTSSS when everyone had soccer fever... Girls going goo-goo-gaa-gaa over Redknap (again I dunno d right spelling) & I clearly remember Didie pining after McManaman (dunno if I got tht spelling right or not also); while I'll be teasing tht he's not cute at all - wht with the gangly daddy-long-legs stature. I'm digressing yet again... back to present...
So, our dear Storm was determined to pick up tennis as a sport (which she did after office - i.e. 12midnight!). However, Wolverine (her ex) is smart in suggesting tht maybe she should try playing the Wii version of tennis first before moving to the real thang... which she did... & guess what! She sprained her elbow (imagine the eyes popping out of socket like the scene from "The Mask" for effect plzzz)! Whoever sprains his / her elbow playing tennis on Wii?!? Pray tell if you found someone else other than Storm... :-)
Recently, Storm even bought tickets to watch Roger (yeap! we're on 1st name basis now) play at Bukit Jalil Stadium. We were joking tht Storm would just throw herself at Roger in excitement & Gangsta Mama added the drama by saying "yea! Roger will spank her with his tennis racket & she'll get 1 of her butt-cheek stuck to it!". Storm looked dreamy eyed to this - "Ahhh..... I don't mind if I can get closer to Roger....." errr.... duh.....
On the night of the match, she was so excited tht she accidentally sent me an old sms tht she saved in her outbox. A few seconds later she sent another sms saying she was so excited watching Roger play tht she pressed on the wrong button & send the old sms to me (eyes rolling out of my sockets then). I then replied "It's ok to press the wrong buttons for your h/p, but make sure you don't push the wrong 'buttons' on Roger..." *wink* *wink*
Well, ever since she caught this interview with Roger Federrer after he lost to Nadal (did I get the spelling right? Argh.... who cares); she's been Roger this... Roger tht.... Reminds me of my schooling days in SMSTSSS when everyone had soccer fever... Girls going goo-goo-gaa-gaa over Redknap (again I dunno d right spelling) & I clearly remember Didie pining after McManaman (dunno if I got tht spelling right or not also); while I'll be teasing tht he's not cute at all - wht with the gangly daddy-long-legs stature. I'm digressing yet again... back to present...
So, our dear Storm was determined to pick up tennis as a sport (which she did after office - i.e. 12midnight!). However, Wolverine (her ex) is smart in suggesting tht maybe she should try playing the Wii version of tennis first before moving to the real thang... which she did... & guess what! She sprained her elbow (imagine the eyes popping out of socket like the scene from "The Mask" for effect plzzz)! Whoever sprains his / her elbow playing tennis on Wii?!? Pray tell if you found someone else other than Storm... :-)
Recently, Storm even bought tickets to watch Roger (yeap! we're on 1st name basis now) play at Bukit Jalil Stadium. We were joking tht Storm would just throw herself at Roger in excitement & Gangsta Mama added the drama by saying "yea! Roger will spank her with his tennis racket & she'll get 1 of her butt-cheek stuck to it!". Storm looked dreamy eyed to this - "Ahhh..... I don't mind if I can get closer to Roger....." errr.... duh.....
On the night of the match, she was so excited tht she accidentally sent me an old sms tht she saved in her outbox. A few seconds later she sent another sms saying she was so excited watching Roger play tht she pressed on the wrong button & send the old sms to me (eyes rolling out of my sockets then). I then replied "It's ok to press the wrong buttons for your h/p, but make sure you don't push the wrong 'buttons' on Roger..." *wink* *wink*
Mama Mia!
That's what happens when not updating blog on a timely basis... My updates are all jumbled & not in it's order of event... I watched Mama Mia before the Bond movie... but what the heck... Wht's important is the event!
Anyways, Storm, Toby's owner (remember my blog on someone who called her Savvy Toby? tht's her), Gangsta Mama, hubby dearest (managed to "con" him into joining the grp of us gals) & myself decided to watch Mama Mia (the movie... not the Broadway version). However as we're only able to get movie tickets for 9+pm, Gangsta Mama can't make it, so our movie group is reduced to 4.
Gangsta Mama joined us for dinner though & wht an expensive dinner tht was! We wanted something "fast" but all the "fast" places we know are jammed pack with people, so we ended up at a "posh" looking Indian Restaurant - Cinnamon at the Gardens. Spent about RM50+ per pax for Naan, Curries & Indian delicacies. Taste is good, but not worth the price when you can get cheaper at the traditional banana leaf restaurant. Anyway, I digressed from the topic.
So, we made it to the movies just in time. Anyone who knows me know tht I am a sucker for musicals - Sound of Music, The King & I, My Fair Lady, Singing In The Rain, Summer Holidays - featuring Sir Cliff Richard looking oh so cute etc etc (am digressing again), but sadly this movie is... It's good, but the cast is a horror... In summary :
1) I hated the bride in the story - too giggly
2) Meryl Streep is good - but I just can't remove the Meryl Streep image from the Devil Wear's Prada & 101 Dalmatians. Her features is much too... errmm.... too.... hard / tough for this role
3) The groom looks worse! He tries to give the smoky / sexy look to his bride, but ended up looking like a pervert leering at a lamb! (& I literally meant lamb... not innocents girls...)
4) There's 1 Jamaican? Puerto Rican? African American? Well a character with dreadlocks... who seem to have an overdose of testosterone, looking like he's about to hump anyone / anything (I know tht's crass - but it was really tht bad!)
5) The award for the worst of all cast of horror? Pierce Brosnan! OMG! What happened! All of us had the shivers when he sang; then he had to dance - which made our hair stand on ends & the Finale - singing in psychedelic, tight leotard & chest bearing costume - strutting his "wares"... AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Why!?! Why!?! Why didn't you just stop at 007 - Bond? Why add this to your illustrious career... I'll never look at Brosnan's Bond the same way again (shakes head...)
Despite all tht, it was highly entertaining & I just love the Meryl Streeps' friends (can't remember their names). Music was great - can never go wrong with ABBA... Could have been better though...
Anyways, Storm, Toby's owner (remember my blog on someone who called her Savvy Toby? tht's her), Gangsta Mama, hubby dearest (managed to "con" him into joining the grp of us gals) & myself decided to watch Mama Mia (the movie... not the Broadway version). However as we're only able to get movie tickets for 9+pm, Gangsta Mama can't make it, so our movie group is reduced to 4.
Gangsta Mama joined us for dinner though & wht an expensive dinner tht was! We wanted something "fast" but all the "fast" places we know are jammed pack with people, so we ended up at a "posh" looking Indian Restaurant - Cinnamon at the Gardens. Spent about RM50+ per pax for Naan, Curries & Indian delicacies. Taste is good, but not worth the price when you can get cheaper at the traditional banana leaf restaurant. Anyway, I digressed from the topic.
So, we made it to the movies just in time. Anyone who knows me know tht I am a sucker for musicals - Sound of Music, The King & I, My Fair Lady, Singing In The Rain, Summer Holidays - featuring Sir Cliff Richard looking oh so cute etc etc (am digressing again), but sadly this movie is... It's good, but the cast is a horror... In summary :
1) I hated the bride in the story - too giggly
2) Meryl Streep is good - but I just can't remove the Meryl Streep image from the Devil Wear's Prada & 101 Dalmatians. Her features is much too... errmm.... too.... hard / tough for this role
3) The groom looks worse! He tries to give the smoky / sexy look to his bride, but ended up looking like a pervert leering at a lamb! (& I literally meant lamb... not innocents girls...)
4) There's 1 Jamaican? Puerto Rican? African American? Well a character with dreadlocks... who seem to have an overdose of testosterone, looking like he's about to hump anyone / anything (I know tht's crass - but it was really tht bad!)
5) The award for the worst of all cast of horror? Pierce Brosnan! OMG! What happened! All of us had the shivers when he sang; then he had to dance - which made our hair stand on ends & the Finale - singing in psychedelic, tight leotard & chest bearing costume - strutting his "wares"... AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Why!?! Why!?! Why didn't you just stop at 007 - Bond? Why add this to your illustrious career... I'll never look at Brosnan's Bond the same way again (shakes head...)
Despite all tht, it was highly entertaining & I just love the Meryl Streeps' friends (can't remember their names). Music was great - can never go wrong with ABBA... Could have been better though...
Bond - Ketenangan Di Dunia Penuh Kesengsaraan
The other day, the Retail team were treated to a free Premier screening of Bond: Quantum of Solace at GSC Signature @ The Gardens, when they launched the "secret" model car tht will be on sale at our Retail stations.
We were like "deer enter a village" (Malay proverb to describe someone who's awed by normal stuff - not very good @ translating. Storm, will need Mr Tee & Mr Tam's help), cos' when we found out tht the seats can recline (a bit lar), gangsta mama & I started to throw our weight against the seat & it went boing-boing-boing... hahahaha..... (fortunately Shell bao the whole cinema for this show - no other ppl to witness the "perak"-ness of these few claim execs).
Then when the movie started, Gangsta Mama, Storm & I nearly sprayed our Pepsi when we saw the Malay translation for Quantum Solace - "Ketenangan Di Dunia Penuh Kesengsaraan"! Well, if we get "lonely lady seeks company of vegetable" for subtitles in a Thai movie, this is mild in comparison I guess... But we're really amazed by the "creativity" tht went into translating tht title! The 3 of us might translate it as "Ketenangan Kuantum" / "Jumlah Ketenangan" & left it as tht.... :-)
Since we were seated in pairs, I was sitting with Gangsta Mama; while Storm was seated with a Malay guy colleague of ours (I pity him... wonder how he survived). As usual, Storm was gushing over how "manly" / "macho" / "hot" Daniel Craig is. Her fever for Craig was immediately dampened when he replied "He looks like a.... a..... what do you call the men at sea...? errr.... Nelayan (i.e. fisherman)!...."
Though after tht event, Storm tried to justify tht the colleague actually meant "Sailor", but just can't find the word for it; I highly doubt tht he made tht error... I seriously think he meant it when he said our new Bond looks like a "Nelayan". Poor Storm....
All in all, I guess we enjoyed the cinema setting more than the movie. To the Bond fanatic fans, they'll insist tht it's a continuation to the 1st Bond movie by Daniel Craig, so might be confusing for those who didn't follow the series... Still.... Can't help feeling the it didn't meet the mark.
We were like "deer enter a village" (Malay proverb to describe someone who's awed by normal stuff - not very good @ translating. Storm, will need Mr Tee & Mr Tam's help), cos' when we found out tht the seats can recline (a bit lar), gangsta mama & I started to throw our weight against the seat & it went boing-boing-boing... hahahaha..... (fortunately Shell bao the whole cinema for this show - no other ppl to witness the "perak"-ness of these few claim execs).
Then when the movie started, Gangsta Mama, Storm & I nearly sprayed our Pepsi when we saw the Malay translation for Quantum Solace - "Ketenangan Di Dunia Penuh Kesengsaraan"! Well, if we get "lonely lady seeks company of vegetable" for subtitles in a Thai movie, this is mild in comparison I guess... But we're really amazed by the "creativity" tht went into translating tht title! The 3 of us might translate it as "Ketenangan Kuantum" / "Jumlah Ketenangan" & left it as tht.... :-)
Since we were seated in pairs, I was sitting with Gangsta Mama; while Storm was seated with a Malay guy colleague of ours (I pity him... wonder how he survived). As usual, Storm was gushing over how "manly" / "macho" / "hot" Daniel Craig is. Her fever for Craig was immediately dampened when he replied "He looks like a.... a..... what do you call the men at sea...? errr.... Nelayan (i.e. fisherman)!...."
Though after tht event, Storm tried to justify tht the colleague actually meant "Sailor", but just can't find the word for it; I highly doubt tht he made tht error... I seriously think he meant it when he said our new Bond looks like a "Nelayan". Poor Storm....
All in all, I guess we enjoyed the cinema setting more than the movie. To the Bond fanatic fans, they'll insist tht it's a continuation to the 1st Bond movie by Daniel Craig, so might be confusing for those who didn't follow the series... Still.... Can't help feeling the it didn't meet the mark.
Shopping Funnies
Lately I have been going on shopping sprees with Ms Storm - weekdays & weekends. Weekdays is whenever we got sick & tired of work & wants out. Weekends is whenever hubby dearest goes for his weekly hair treatment (& whenever Ms Storm can drag her ass out of bed before 12noon!).
One of the funniest incidents was when we found a dinner wear on 70% discount. There's 1 dress tht I particularly liked, but they only had size 'M' available. I doubt I can fit into it, so I replaced it on the rack, but Ms Storm as usual was 'brilliant' in her advice; said tht some size 'M' are huge, so I "might" just fit into it.
Oh well... No harm trying....
I got the dress down just nice all right but I can't zip up, so back to the racks... errr... but wait a minute.... why can't I get it pass my shoulders now.... hmmmm.... let's try downwards.... oh no, it's stuck at my hips.... How did I get in & can't get out? It's a puzzlement... Maybe it's my bra? So I removed it & still found the dress stuck at my shoulders. I knew then I need to get help fr Ms Storm so tht I can stretch my arms to the front & try to "arrow" my shoulders so tht it's less wide; while she pulls the dress out of me.
Darn! but I have no pants to put on because I was wearing a dress thinking tht it's easier to shop when I have only 1 article of clothing to remove. Now it's working against me - I don't have any pants to put on! Oh to hell with it! It's better than tearing this dress & having to pay RM100+ for a torn dress!
Storm? Storm? Oh Storm.........? I peered out the fitting room door & can't find her anywhere. Where did she go?!? I'm doomed.... Then a knock on the door.... Drat! Not the sales girl I hope... I cracked open the fitting room & what a relief to see Storm's face (I think tht is the only time I'll ever be relieved to see Storm... hahahaha....) Anyway, I told Storm of my predicament, got her into the fitting room (with me trying my best to cover my "modesty"), pulled the darn clothing over my head (phew.... wht a relief!) & practically pushed Storm out immediately after!
We were laughing all the way after tht (causing quite a few stares in the process) & Storm naturally insists tht this has to be documented in my blog (since I've caused enough embarrassment documenting her antics). Oh well.... think this is mild compared wht you normally do Storm... So I don't mind...
Oh, but before I end; I can't help putting in another Storm's antics from this shopping trip. Guess why Storm was missing when I first called for help? Well, Storm has a HUGE black handbag (tht she tortures & fill it up till the shape is all contorted) & while waiting for me, she made a turn somewhere near a mannequin, accidentally swings her HUGE handbag & knocked the hand (wrist downwards) off! She tried to fix it back, but the hand can't seem to be fixed back in place. Finally she left it right next to the mannequin's feet. As the mannequin is modeling a long evening gown, the wrist of the hand is covered, so from the view of any passers-by, the mannequins seem to have 3 feet!
Storm... I think we'll be banned from the shop in future lar with wht we did tht day... Probably a CCTV picture distributed to all staff to "shoo" at sight! :-p
More Shopping Funnies to come when I can write again....
One of the funniest incidents was when we found a dinner wear on 70% discount. There's 1 dress tht I particularly liked, but they only had size 'M' available. I doubt I can fit into it, so I replaced it on the rack, but Ms Storm as usual was 'brilliant' in her advice; said tht some size 'M' are huge, so I "might" just fit into it.
Oh well... No harm trying....
I got the dress down just nice all right but I can't zip up, so back to the racks... errr... but wait a minute.... why can't I get it pass my shoulders now.... hmmmm.... let's try downwards.... oh no, it's stuck at my hips.... How did I get in & can't get out? It's a puzzlement... Maybe it's my bra? So I removed it & still found the dress stuck at my shoulders. I knew then I need to get help fr Ms Storm so tht I can stretch my arms to the front & try to "arrow" my shoulders so tht it's less wide; while she pulls the dress out of me.
Darn! but I have no pants to put on because I was wearing a dress thinking tht it's easier to shop when I have only 1 article of clothing to remove. Now it's working against me - I don't have any pants to put on! Oh to hell with it! It's better than tearing this dress & having to pay RM100+ for a torn dress!
Storm? Storm? Oh Storm.........? I peered out the fitting room door & can't find her anywhere. Where did she go?!? I'm doomed.... Then a knock on the door.... Drat! Not the sales girl I hope... I cracked open the fitting room & what a relief to see Storm's face (I think tht is the only time I'll ever be relieved to see Storm... hahahaha....) Anyway, I told Storm of my predicament, got her into the fitting room (with me trying my best to cover my "modesty"), pulled the darn clothing over my head (phew.... wht a relief!) & practically pushed Storm out immediately after!
We were laughing all the way after tht (causing quite a few stares in the process) & Storm naturally insists tht this has to be documented in my blog (since I've caused enough embarrassment documenting her antics). Oh well.... think this is mild compared wht you normally do Storm... So I don't mind...
Oh, but before I end; I can't help putting in another Storm's antics from this shopping trip. Guess why Storm was missing when I first called for help? Well, Storm has a HUGE black handbag (tht she tortures & fill it up till the shape is all contorted) & while waiting for me, she made a turn somewhere near a mannequin, accidentally swings her HUGE handbag & knocked the hand (wrist downwards) off! She tried to fix it back, but the hand can't seem to be fixed back in place. Finally she left it right next to the mannequin's feet. As the mannequin is modeling a long evening gown, the wrist of the hand is covered, so from the view of any passers-by, the mannequins seem to have 3 feet!
Storm... I think we'll be banned from the shop in future lar with wht we did tht day... Probably a CCTV picture distributed to all staff to "shoo" at sight! :-p
More Shopping Funnies to come when I can write again....
Friday 21 November 2008
Sigh.... Storm's Quirks
I think this is not the first time I said tht I need to change this blog into "Storm's Quirks" rather than "Fern's Quirks"! I'm writing almost all about her quirks here & I'm going to post another 1 now! Sigh... The unfairness of it all.
Let's see where to start? There are so many.....
1. She likes it "hard & rough"
OK.... Before any of you go anywhere near 18SX, pls take your mind off the dumpster & read first (or izit just me having my mind in the gutters? blame it on my hubby! I'm innocent! HA!). Anyways, to those close to dear Ms. Storm, we know she hates the drumstick because, in her words, "it tastes so oily & slimy & smooth, it's disgusting". Some new friends tht join us for lunch then queried her further; "what about beef / lamb?" Of which she answered tht she only takes the lean meat & cut away the fat. Gangsta Mama & I must have sent everyone else in the lunch group in silent shock when we said "In summary, she likes her 'meat' hard & rough!"... OMG... The 18SX connotation from tht 1 sentence!
2. Pastis, Tennis & Coke?
You must be wondering what does all the above words have in common. None whatsoever if not for the fact tht there were some really "damaging misunderstanding" due to some hearing problem / bad pronunciations (the reason for the misconception depends on whether the person is the listener / the speaker. Naturally the speaker aka Ms. Storm will say tht it's the listeners tht's having hearing problem). Anyway, back to the topic. So 1 day, Ms Storm suggested tht we should do lunch at the Gardens MidValley in a cafe called "Pastis". I did a double take & said "What?!?!?! Testis for lunch!" Ms Storm then had to spell it out for me & as mentioned earlier, both parties claim to be the innocent & it's the other party's error. For this case though, I can proudly claim tht it is definitely in Ms. Storm's pronunciation, because she repeated tht to several other ppl (Gangsta Mama & Road Bully included) & all of them heard the same word as I did...
Some time later, we were talking about tennis because Storm has a crush on Roger Federrer lately & has been following the progress of the tennis matches. When she mentioned the word "tennis", somehow all of us heard the word "penis" & she started laughing her normal Storm hysterical laugh saying "What is wrong with you guys! First Pastis became Testis & now Tennis?!" To which the rest of us defended, "we told you it's your pronunciation, otherwise you won't have all of us hearing the wrong thing right.... We further speculated how wrong it will sound if we tried to say "I love playing tennis & balls" OR "I love playing tennis, but hate collecting balls" but it sounded like...... you fill in the blanks ;-)
Then only recently (lunch today in fact), we're at San Francisco Steak Hse having lunch with free-flow Coke / Sprite. This time Storm had some hearing problem when I said "Would like more Coke" & she burst out laughing. Puzzled I looked at her & she had to whisper over the table (cos' we had a male lunch partner in our midst). With a devilish glint in her eyes she said "I heard Cock" Oh Ms Storm.... you're so crass.... :-p
3. Never trust a translation for a Thai movie
As experienced by our dear Ms Storm (I seriously wonder why all this strange incidence happens only to her), she was bored & tried watching a Thai horror flick relying on sub-titles to understand the story. Needless to say, she stopped when the sub-title came in as "lonely girl seeks company of vegetable". How can a horror movie sound so "blue"? Only in Storm's world.
4. Rear-End Review?
Ms Storm was about to send a meeting invite to her supervisor to book time for her Year-End Review. Just before sending the mail out, she realized tht she accidentally typed "Rear-End Review" on the title. Talk about MAJOR Career Suicide Move (CSM)... (author is rolling her eyeballs in resignation)
5. Salmon Balls anyone?
Why does everything Ms. Storm says seem to have sexual connotations? Now, Ms Storm has developed a penchant for the Salmon roe (not the tiny ones, but the bigger ones the size of small necklace beads). Trying to tell me & Road Bully about her new "love" she said "I just love this Salmon balls. It's so squishy & juicy, it just bursts in my mouth! Yum!" It sounded SO dodgy... Granted, it might be just me & road bully purposely misunderstanding her, but.... but.... there are better words to use.... "Roe", Ms Storm... It's called Salmon Roe!
Opps.... I have more to share but hubby dearest is already waiting downstairs... I'll continue in my next article of "Sigh..... Storm's Quirks Part II". As usual, we can never finish her quirks in 1 sitting.... :-) Meanwhile, enjoy... Storm, you're welcome to "defend" yourself, but it's no use... :-p Others, if you see anyone defending Storm's actions, you know who she is....
Let's see where to start? There are so many.....
1. She likes it "hard & rough"
OK.... Before any of you go anywhere near 18SX, pls take your mind off the dumpster & read first (or izit just me having my mind in the gutters? blame it on my hubby! I'm innocent! HA!). Anyways, to those close to dear Ms. Storm, we know she hates the drumstick because, in her words, "it tastes so oily & slimy & smooth, it's disgusting". Some new friends tht join us for lunch then queried her further; "what about beef / lamb?" Of which she answered tht she only takes the lean meat & cut away the fat. Gangsta Mama & I must have sent everyone else in the lunch group in silent shock when we said "In summary, she likes her 'meat' hard & rough!"... OMG... The 18SX connotation from tht 1 sentence!
2. Pastis, Tennis & Coke?
You must be wondering what does all the above words have in common. None whatsoever if not for the fact tht there were some really "damaging misunderstanding" due to some hearing problem / bad pronunciations (the reason for the misconception depends on whether the person is the listener / the speaker. Naturally the speaker aka Ms. Storm will say tht it's the listeners tht's having hearing problem). Anyway, back to the topic. So 1 day, Ms Storm suggested tht we should do lunch at the Gardens MidValley in a cafe called "Pastis". I did a double take & said "What?!?!?! Testis for lunch!" Ms Storm then had to spell it out for me & as mentioned earlier, both parties claim to be the innocent & it's the other party's error. For this case though, I can proudly claim tht it is definitely in Ms. Storm's pronunciation, because she repeated tht to several other ppl (Gangsta Mama & Road Bully included) & all of them heard the same word as I did...
Some time later, we were talking about tennis because Storm has a crush on Roger Federrer lately & has been following the progress of the tennis matches. When she mentioned the word "tennis", somehow all of us heard the word "penis" & she started laughing her normal Storm hysterical laugh saying "What is wrong with you guys! First Pastis became Testis & now Tennis?!" To which the rest of us defended, "we told you it's your pronunciation, otherwise you won't have all of us hearing the wrong thing right.... We further speculated how wrong it will sound if we tried to say "I love playing tennis & balls" OR "I love playing tennis, but hate collecting balls" but it sounded like...... you fill in the blanks ;-)
Then only recently (lunch today in fact), we're at San Francisco Steak Hse having lunch with free-flow Coke / Sprite. This time Storm had some hearing problem when I said "Would like more Coke" & she burst out laughing. Puzzled I looked at her & she had to whisper over the table (cos' we had a male lunch partner in our midst). With a devilish glint in her eyes she said "I heard Cock" Oh Ms Storm.... you're so crass.... :-p
3. Never trust a translation for a Thai movie
As experienced by our dear Ms Storm (I seriously wonder why all this strange incidence happens only to her), she was bored & tried watching a Thai horror flick relying on sub-titles to understand the story. Needless to say, she stopped when the sub-title came in as "lonely girl seeks company of vegetable". How can a horror movie sound so "blue"? Only in Storm's world.
4. Rear-End Review?
Ms Storm was about to send a meeting invite to her supervisor to book time for her Year-End Review. Just before sending the mail out, she realized tht she accidentally typed "Rear-End Review" on the title. Talk about MAJOR Career Suicide Move (CSM)... (author is rolling her eyeballs in resignation)
5. Salmon Balls anyone?
Why does everything Ms. Storm says seem to have sexual connotations? Now, Ms Storm has developed a penchant for the Salmon roe (not the tiny ones, but the bigger ones the size of small necklace beads). Trying to tell me & Road Bully about her new "love" she said "I just love this Salmon balls. It's so squishy & juicy, it just bursts in my mouth! Yum!" It sounded SO dodgy... Granted, it might be just me & road bully purposely misunderstanding her, but.... but.... there are better words to use.... "Roe", Ms Storm... It's called Salmon Roe!
Opps.... I have more to share but hubby dearest is already waiting downstairs... I'll continue in my next article of "Sigh..... Storm's Quirks Part II". As usual, we can never finish her quirks in 1 sitting.... :-) Meanwhile, enjoy... Storm, you're welcome to "defend" yourself, but it's no use... :-p Others, if you see anyone defending Storm's actions, you know who she is....
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