This post is dedicated to those who celebrate their birthday on the 29 of February.
God Always repays caring acts.
It may not be with money or goods,
but most often...He repays it with
Happiness, Friendship and Love.
God bless you!!!
Take care and Happy Birthday!!!.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Tag : Five facts about myself
I got the tag from Nyumix...Thank you.
The rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.
MeMe - Five facts about myself:
1. I like to play golf and badminton.
2. I can easily cry when something sad happen. Exterior i may look tough and 'cool'..but interior... am a softie.
3. I like to eat cheese cake (any berries family or lemon type...:) and fruit cake.
4. I do not like people who bullies.
5. Any one who treat me as a friend, he/she will have my friendship for a long long time.
I will not tag anyone...please feel free to join in.
The rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.
MeMe - Five facts about myself:
1. I like to play golf and badminton.
2. I can easily cry when something sad happen. Exterior i may look tough and 'cool'..but interior... am a softie.
3. I like to eat cheese cake (any berries family or lemon type...:) and fruit cake.
4. I do not like people who bullies.
5. Any one who treat me as a friend, he/she will have my friendship for a long long time.
I will not tag anyone...please feel free to join in.
Monday, February 25, 2008
What would u have done?
Last Friday evening.
Brought my gf and her friend to a shopping mall. While they were shopping, i went to get my dinner.
Bought a newspaper and went to the eating place. Have been there many times and happy with the service there. UNTIL that night. The place was not full.
After i ordered my drink and food, i read my newspaper. Drink arrived abt 5 mins.
Few minutes later there were a couple next to my table. About 10-15 mins later, their food arrived. And about 30-35 mins of my order (food have not arrived)...i asked the lady..."can u please check whether my food is being done, if not please cancel."
She came back and said, the cashier forgot to key in the order.(I was pissed). I said never mind then, i walk to the counter and paid for the drink ...8.90.
Went back to the mall to wait for my GF. I was really pissed off with the service...and decided to give the cafe a call. I asked, is the manager or captain around? The captain came to the phone...and i told him i want to make a complaint...i told him i was the guy, whose food was not prepared.
He said his staff got informed him abt it and he said sorry. I told him..."how come they have made such a mistake? If the place is full, i can understand...i asked him was the place full?..he said no. I told him that i have always like the place and tell people how good the service is. How come such a thing happend?"
"Better make sure, this mistake will not be repeated again".
He kept on saying sorry and promise it won;t happend again.
I told my GF, for the next 1 year...we will not be going to that place.
Brought my gf and her friend to a shopping mall. While they were shopping, i went to get my dinner.
Bought a newspaper and went to the eating place. Have been there many times and happy with the service there. UNTIL that night. The place was not full.
After i ordered my drink and food, i read my newspaper. Drink arrived abt 5 mins.
Few minutes later there were a couple next to my table. About 10-15 mins later, their food arrived. And about 30-35 mins of my order (food have not arrived)...i asked the lady..."can u please check whether my food is being done, if not please cancel."
She came back and said, the cashier forgot to key in the order.(I was pissed). I said never mind then, i walk to the counter and paid for the drink ...8.90.
Went back to the mall to wait for my GF. I was really pissed off with the service...and decided to give the cafe a call. I asked, is the manager or captain around? The captain came to the phone...and i told him i want to make a complaint...i told him i was the guy, whose food was not prepared.
He said his staff got informed him abt it and he said sorry. I told him..."how come they have made such a mistake? If the place is full, i can understand...i asked him was the place full?..he said no. I told him that i have always like the place and tell people how good the service is. How come such a thing happend?"
"Better make sure, this mistake will not be repeated again".
He kept on saying sorry and promise it won;t happend again.
I told my GF, for the next 1 year...we will not be going to that place.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Typing speed test
51 words
You type 304 characters per minute
You have 51 correct words and
you have 2 wrong words
Hehe...Got this from Ling's blog. Decided to give it ago. I do not use all 10 fingers to type...only use 2 or 3....self taught via chatting online. Although 10 fingers is on the key board only 3 working...:)
Its kinda fun doing this.
You type 304 characters per minute
You have 51 correct words and
you have 2 wrong words
Hehe...Got this from Ling's blog. Decided to give it ago. I do not use all 10 fingers to type...only use 2 or 3....self taught via chatting online. Although 10 fingers is on the key board only 3 working...:)
Its kinda fun doing this.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Interesting tag...:)
Saw this at Syana's blog. So i decided to give it a go..:)
You Are a Question Mark |
 You seek knowledge and insight in every form possible. You love learning. And while you know a lot, you don't act like a know it all. You're open to learning you're wrong. You ask a lot of questions, collect a lot of data, and always dig deep to find out more. You're naturally curious and inquisitive. You jump to ask a question when the opportunity arises. Your friends see you as interesting, insightful, and thought provoking. (But they're not always up for the intense inquisitions that you love!) You excel in: Higher education You get along best with: The Comma |
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tag- Knowing me and knowing you..
Knowing Me Knowing You
Got this tag from Sweetiepie....:)
Copy this entire list of questions and change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tag and pass it along to other blogging friends. Let’s see how well we can get to know one another!1.
1. What is your occupation? Part time vigilante..:)
2. What color are your socks right now? Black
3. What are you listening to right now? Nothing
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Economy rice...:)
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? -
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Aunty.
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes!She is an amazing blogger friend
9. Favorite drink? Anything with strawberry flavour.
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Golf (only when Tiger Woods play) and Badminton.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes.
12. Pets? Not at the moment. In future plan to get a Golden Retriver (dog).
13. Favorite food? Italian.
14. Last movie you watched? Alvin and the Chipmunks and Rambo 4.
15. Favorite Day of the year? CNY....cause long break.
16. What do you do to vent anger? Shout as hard as i can or slam things.
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? Toy armies.
18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring.
19. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
20. What kind of pie? Chicken pie
21. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes
22. Who is most likely to respond? People i email to?
23. Who is least likely to respond? -
24. Living arrangements? -
25. When was the last time you cried? I Can't remember :(
26. What is on the floor of your closet? Nothing.
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Don't know!
28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to? Also don't know
29. Favorite smell? -
30. What inspires you? Tiger Woods
31. What are you afraid of? Snakes
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
33. Favorite car? I don't have favourite car
34. Favorite cat breed? -
35. Number of keys on your key ring? Two.
36. How many years at your current job? 2 years.
37. Favorite day of the week? Sat.
38. How many provinces have you lived in? 2.
39. How many countries have you been to? Brunei, New Zealand.
Not going to tag anyone....please feel free to join the fun.
Got this tag from Sweetiepie....:)
Copy this entire list of questions and change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tag and pass it along to other blogging friends. Let’s see how well we can get to know one another!1.
1. What is your occupation? Part time vigilante..:)
2. What color are your socks right now? Black
3. What are you listening to right now? Nothing
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Economy rice...:)
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? -
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Aunty.
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes!She is an amazing blogger friend
9. Favorite drink? Anything with strawberry flavour.
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Golf (only when Tiger Woods play) and Badminton.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes.
12. Pets? Not at the moment. In future plan to get a Golden Retriver (dog).
13. Favorite food? Italian.
14. Last movie you watched? Alvin and the Chipmunks and Rambo 4.
15. Favorite Day of the year? CNY....cause long break.
16. What do you do to vent anger? Shout as hard as i can or slam things.
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? Toy armies.
18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring.
19. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
20. What kind of pie? Chicken pie
21. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes
22. Who is most likely to respond? People i email to?
23. Who is least likely to respond? -
24. Living arrangements? -
25. When was the last time you cried? I Can't remember :(
26. What is on the floor of your closet? Nothing.
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Don't know!
28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to? Also don't know
29. Favorite smell? -
30. What inspires you? Tiger Woods
31. What are you afraid of? Snakes
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
33. Favorite car? I don't have favourite car
34. Favorite cat breed? -
35. Number of keys on your key ring? Two.
36. How many years at your current job? 2 years.
37. Favorite day of the week? Sat.
38. How many provinces have you lived in? 2.
39. How many countries have you been to? Brunei, New Zealand.
Not going to tag anyone....please feel free to join the fun.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
CNY greetings...
Hello Friends,
I will be away from blogging for this few days. This year's sms greetings from me is this one, will like to share with all of you to pass around.
May all of you have a great week ahead and a Happy Chinese New Year for those who celebrates it. If balik kampung, please drive carefully and always be alert on your surroundings.
GONG XI GONG XI.
A coin is easy to earn, but a good friend
is hard to find.
Coin is depreciating but a friend is appreciating.
I lost a coin when i send this greeting message,
but i earn a friend for whole life!
Happy Chinese New Year of the Rat.
I will be away from blogging for this few days. This year's sms greetings from me is this one, will like to share with all of you to pass around.
May all of you have a great week ahead and a Happy Chinese New Year for those who celebrates it. If balik kampung, please drive carefully and always be alert on your surroundings.
GONG XI GONG XI.
A coin is easy to earn, but a good friend
is hard to find.
Coin is depreciating but a friend is appreciating.
I lost a coin when i send this greeting message,
but i earn a friend for whole life!
Happy Chinese New Year of the Rat.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Ocean Deep - Sir Cliff Richard
This song is dedicated to a lady who loves sailing....Cheers to you Rita.
And also to the fans of this song, hope it is ok.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
SMS- Funny...:)
From KL Aunty... This one is funny...Happy reading...:)
Chinese + English = Chinglish.
You might like this. This is hillarious...even an Englishman could not construct sentences using numeric, which is exclusive only to Malaysians.
Ah Lek was asked to make a sentence using 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1.
This is what he came up with...
"1 day i go 2 climb a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so i panic and 4down. The man rushed out and wanted to 5 with me. I ran until i fell 6 and threw up. So i go into 7 - eleven and grabbed some 8 to throw at him. Then i took a 9 and try to stab at him. 10 God, he run away.
10, i put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7 - eleven. Next day i called my boss and told him i was 6. He said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also asked me to go climb a 3 and jump down. I don;t understand. I so nice 2 him. Don;t know what he 1."
Chinese + English = Chinglish.
You might like this. This is hillarious...even an Englishman could not construct sentences using numeric, which is exclusive only to Malaysians.
Ah Lek was asked to make a sentence using 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1.
This is what he came up with...
"1 day i go 2 climb a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so i panic and 4down. The man rushed out and wanted to 5 with me. I ran until i fell 6 and threw up. So i go into 7 - eleven and grabbed some 8 to throw at him. Then i took a 9 and try to stab at him. 10 God, he run away.
10, i put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7 - eleven. Next day i called my boss and told him i was 6. He said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also asked me to go climb a 3 and jump down. I don;t understand. I so nice 2 him. Don;t know what he 1."
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
You needed Me - Anne Murray
This song was requested by Tembam
(At that time i have not got the clip for "Ocean deep" yet (now i do and have been practising it)..:)
Normally during K, i sang the version from Boyzone. This version is from the original singer...Anne Murray.)
Drop by her blog sometimes. She is very dedicated to missing childrens' info. From Nurin to Nini, she is all out in the blogging world in spreading missing children's info.
She also from time to time, post clips on what to do should crime does occur. The latest one i saw, was what to do in case of car jacking and we are in the 'boot'. That clip very educational.
World Tag..
Got this tag from Jeanne and Hazel. Thank you..:)
*Start Copy Here*
1. You do not have to be tagged to play along. This game is simple and so are the rules.
Copy from *Start Copy Here* through *End Copy Here*
2. Add your site(s) to the list. Just be sure to post at each site you add.
3. Tag or don’t tag, your choice, however, the more tags you create the bigger the list will grow.
4. Let me know your blog’s name and url by leaving me a comment HERE. I will add you to the master list. (If you would like the scroll box code, leave me your email address and I will email it to you.)
5. Come back and copy the master list back to your site, often. This process will allow late-comers to get as much link benefit as the first ones in.
1-Attitude, the Ultimate Power 2-Juliana's Site 3-Rusin Roundup 4-Grow Rich Along With Me 5-Comedy Plus 6-lynda's loft 7-Amel's Realm 8-MAX 9-Speedcat Hollydale 10-Mariuca 11-Complain Complain Complain 12-Mariuca's Perfume Gallery 13-Life Is A Roller Coaster 14-Sugar Queen's Dream 15-First Time Dad 16-Life 17-My Life 18-The Painted Veil 19-My Thoughts 20-DatCurious.com 21-Little Aussie Cynic 22-A Nice Place in the Sun 23-DatMoney.com 24-The Callalily Space 25- Carpe Diem
*End Copy Here*
Feel free to join in...:)
Saturday, January 26, 2008
You took my heart away - MLTR
Sorry for the shakiness of the clip.
Will try to get a tripod to put the camera.
Thanks again for those who had commented on my first try. Singing for me, is a way to release tension...:)
Am look for one song..."Ocean Deep"...went to 3 places...have not found the K VCD. Will keep trying.
Any way...hope this one is ok.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Important message..
Please visit Zach's site to catch the news about petrol. Some of you may receive the email. Its about not buying petrol for one day, 24.1.2008.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Testing--How deep is your love..
First time doing this and i hope it is ok. A bit shaky cause holding the camera...:)
This clip was in my PC, so gave it ago. Amature only so...hope u all don;t mind.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Every day i love you...
Something to share with you. Hope u all will like it. Please check the previous post on what this song mean to me...:)
Everyday I Love You Lyrics
» Boyzone
I don't know, but I believe
That some things are meant to be
And that you'll make a better me
Everyday I love you
I never thought that dreams came true
But you showed me that they do
You know that I learn somethng new
Everyday I love you
'Cos I believe that destiny
Is out of our control (don't you know that I do)
And you'll never live until you love
With all your heart and soul.
It's a touch when I feel bad
It's a smile when I get mad
All the little things I am
Everyday I love you
Everyday I love you boy
Everyday I love you
'Cos I believe that destiny
Is out of our control (don't you know that I do)
And you'll never live until you love
With all your heart and soul
If I asked would you say yes?
Together we're the very best
I know that I am truly blessed
Everyday I love you
And I'll give you my best
Everyday I love you
Love Song Tag...
I got this tag from Jeanne
Rule:
Please write your favorite love song, and what's the story behind it?
Please include your name and your URL blog.
Share this tag to your friends as much as you can.Don't forget to include the answer of the person that gave you this tag before your answer.
My favorite song is "Endless Love". Because I sang this song as a surprise for my love on our engagement party. - Nyumix
I love almost everything relates love songs. If I can well remember, my favourite songs was "Falling In Love" from Tommy Page. This song just make me remember to the past time when I was look-up to my true love and also make me remember on my first love that quite rebates was hahaha....
Other song that sits in my thought was "Don't Say You love me" of M2M. On that time when the song popular was, I was on the boy that now my hubby is, better learn to know. -Jeanne
Love songs...hmmm too many of them i like (check the songs i like to sing during K time...:))
But the song i would sing to my gf and future wife (during the reception) will be "Everyday i love you - by Boyzone"....hehe...i guess the title of the song is self explanatory...:)
Please feel free to do this tag....:)
Rule:
Please write your favorite love song, and what's the story behind it?
Please include your name and your URL blog.
Share this tag to your friends as much as you can.Don't forget to include the answer of the person that gave you this tag before your answer.
My favorite song is "Endless Love". Because I sang this song as a surprise for my love on our engagement party. - Nyumix
I love almost everything relates love songs. If I can well remember, my favourite songs was "Falling In Love" from Tommy Page. This song just make me remember to the past time when I was look-up to my true love and also make me remember on my first love that quite rebates was hahaha....
Other song that sits in my thought was "Don't Say You love me" of M2M. On that time when the song popular was, I was on the boy that now my hubby is, better learn to know. -Jeanne
Love songs...hmmm too many of them i like (check the songs i like to sing during K time...:))
But the song i would sing to my gf and future wife (during the reception) will be "Everyday i love you - by Boyzone"....hehe...i guess the title of the song is self explanatory...:)
Please feel free to do this tag....:)
Friday, January 18, 2008
Dissapointed...
From Star.
Wonder what excuse will this pair give now. Having beaten the Danish pair twice and now loss to them in home ground. Not a good thing. Lucky they lost in 3 sets...if in straight sets...even malu.
This tournament is the first one of the year and our Malaysian pair is rank among the top 3 of the world...lost in second round.
This is an important year...with the Thomas Cup and Olimpic around the corner. This two better buck up. They are running out of excuses. They better improve in the next tournament.
The mind game is very important.
Badminton: Koo-Tan lose to Danes
VETERANS Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah and Chan Chong Ming-Chew Choon Eng advanced to the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open badminton championships but the celebrations were muted following the shocking exit of defending champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil last night.
The signs were already there when the world number one pair struggled to beat third-ranked Indonesians Hendra Gunawan-Joko Riyadi in their opening match on Wednesday.
And their worst fears came true when they crashed 19-21, 21-18, 16-21 to former world champions Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second round.
This is the second successive time that they have failed to make it past the early rounds of a Super Series tournament. Kien Keat-Boon Heong lost to Taiwan’s Tsai Chia-hsin-Hu Chung-shien in the second round of the China Open last November.
This time, Boon Heong proved to be the weak link and it was no surprise to see the Danish pair going on to claim victory in 59 minutes.
Kien Keat had to run all over the court to do most of the work and the Danish pair, world champions in 2003, capitalised on it by targeting Boon Heong in the rubber game.
Boon Heong committed numerous unforced errors in the rubber game to allow the veteran Danish pair to come back from 11-14 down and seal victory.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong had beaten the Danish pair twice before and yesterday’s defeat in their home Open was painful indeed, especially when they had high hopes of making a good start to their campaign for the year.
Despite the unexpected early defeat, doubles coach Rexy Mainaky chose not to blast the Malaysian pair for their poor display, saying “they are still the main hope for the Beijing Olympics in August”.
“This defeat in the Malaysian Open should not be used as the only yardstick to judge them.
“Our priority is still the Olympics and I believe they are good for the title there,” said Rexy, who also pleaded for support for the pair.
“We have to understand that no athlete can stay on the winning trail all the time. The pair have been performing well for some time and it’s more important for them to learn from this and come back stronger.”
Malaysia’s hopes now rest on the shoulders of Tan Fook-Wan Wah and Chong Ming-Choon Eng.
Tan Fook-Wan Wah, winners in 2004, overcame fellow Malaysians Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock 19-21, 21-18, 21-18 and will face Paaske-Rasmussen next.
Chong Ming-Choon Eng, who had to play their way from the qualifying rounds, continued with their impressive run by reaching the last eight when they scored a 21-13, 13-21, 21-14 win over world No 26 Chia-hsin-Chung-shien.
Wonder what excuse will this pair give now. Having beaten the Danish pair twice and now loss to them in home ground. Not a good thing. Lucky they lost in 3 sets...if in straight sets...even malu.
This tournament is the first one of the year and our Malaysian pair is rank among the top 3 of the world...lost in second round.
This is an important year...with the Thomas Cup and Olimpic around the corner. This two better buck up. They are running out of excuses. They better improve in the next tournament.
The mind game is very important.
Badminton: Koo-Tan lose to Danes
VETERANS Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah and Chan Chong Ming-Chew Choon Eng advanced to the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open badminton championships but the celebrations were muted following the shocking exit of defending champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil last night.
The signs were already there when the world number one pair struggled to beat third-ranked Indonesians Hendra Gunawan-Joko Riyadi in their opening match on Wednesday.
And their worst fears came true when they crashed 19-21, 21-18, 16-21 to former world champions Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second round.
This is the second successive time that they have failed to make it past the early rounds of a Super Series tournament. Kien Keat-Boon Heong lost to Taiwan’s Tsai Chia-hsin-Hu Chung-shien in the second round of the China Open last November.
This time, Boon Heong proved to be the weak link and it was no surprise to see the Danish pair going on to claim victory in 59 minutes.
Kien Keat had to run all over the court to do most of the work and the Danish pair, world champions in 2003, capitalised on it by targeting Boon Heong in the rubber game.
Boon Heong committed numerous unforced errors in the rubber game to allow the veteran Danish pair to come back from 11-14 down and seal victory.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong had beaten the Danish pair twice before and yesterday’s defeat in their home Open was painful indeed, especially when they had high hopes of making a good start to their campaign for the year.
Despite the unexpected early defeat, doubles coach Rexy Mainaky chose not to blast the Malaysian pair for their poor display, saying “they are still the main hope for the Beijing Olympics in August”.
“This defeat in the Malaysian Open should not be used as the only yardstick to judge them.
“Our priority is still the Olympics and I believe they are good for the title there,” said Rexy, who also pleaded for support for the pair.
“We have to understand that no athlete can stay on the winning trail all the time. The pair have been performing well for some time and it’s more important for them to learn from this and come back stronger.”
Malaysia’s hopes now rest on the shoulders of Tan Fook-Wan Wah and Chong Ming-Choon Eng.
Tan Fook-Wan Wah, winners in 2004, overcame fellow Malaysians Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock 19-21, 21-18, 21-18 and will face Paaske-Rasmussen next.
Chong Ming-Choon Eng, who had to play their way from the qualifying rounds, continued with their impressive run by reaching the last eight when they scored a 21-13, 13-21, 21-14 win over world No 26 Chia-hsin-Chung-shien.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Sms
From Kl Aunty...:)
None of us has the power 2 make
Some one else love us.
But we all have the power 2 give away love,
2 other people.
And if we do so, we change the kind
of person we are,
And we change the kind of world
we live in.
Happy Morning...:)
None of us has the power 2 make
Some one else love us.
But we all have the power 2 give away love,
2 other people.
And if we do so, we change the kind
of person we are,
And we change the kind of world
we live in.
Happy Morning...:)
Happy birthday, Smurfs!
Got it from here.
Something light for a change. When i was young, used to watch this cartoon...:) Every episode got an adventure and a moral story at the end of it. And the characters of the smurfs are the characteristics we all have.
Wisdom - Papa Smurf, lazy - Lazy smurf, able to work with tools - Handy smurf, smart - Brainy smurf, clumsy - Clumsy smurf, sewing skill - Tailor smurf, green thumb - Farmer smurf, dreamer - Dreamy smurf, arts - Painter smurf, jock - Hefty Smurf, beauty- Vanity smurf, comedian - Jokey smurf, moody - Grouchy smurf, kitchen - Baker smurf, greed - greedy smurf.
Smurfette was one of the first lady in smurf village. Can;t remember how she got there.
As u can see, there is a smurf in everyone of us....:)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The Smurfs -- led by Papa Smurf and Smurfette -- kicked off a year of 50th birthday celebrations Monday with Smurfberry cake and sasparilla juice.
The late cartoonist Pierre Culliford -- best known by his pen name, "Peyo" -- first introduced the tiny blue figures in a comic strip in October 1958. He called them Schtroumpf; they became known worldwide as the Smurfs.
The Smurfs, forest dwellers who live in little white-capped mushroom homes, developed their own "Smurf" language in which nouns and verbs were interchanged.
Their debut on U.S. television in 1981 launched their global rise to stardom and made the Smurfs a household name. A Smurf is a Pitufo in Spanish, a Schlumpf in German, Nam Ching Ling to the Chinese, a Sumafa in Japan and Dardassim in Hebrew.
"I think that if he could see all that has been done with his characters since his death and the success and interest that the Smurfs still attract, he would be very, very, very, very happy and very proud," said Peyo's son, Thierry Culliford.
To mark 50 years of Smurfdom, organizers are planning everything from a 3-D animation feature film expected to be released next year to new comic book collections and a remastered release of the popular 1980s television animated series, Peyo's family said.
Peyo's widow and two children will help kick off a European birthday tour in Brussels. The Smurfs celebration will continue in Paris and Berlin.
The Smurfs also will team up with the UNICEF to promote children's rights and education worldwide, said Yves Willemont of UNICEF Belgium.
"The Smurfs and UNICEF have a lot of values in common -- values about joy, happiness and respect," Willemont said. "We also have in common the fact that we are dedicated to the cause of children and to the promotion of every child and the right of every child to survive."
UNICEF and the Smurfs joined forces two years ago to raise the plight of ex-child soldiers in Africa.
Born in Brussels, Peyo worked as a movie projectionist before entering the world of comic strip drawing.
The Smurfs appeared as a supporting cast of characters in Peyo's 1958 "Johan and Pirlouit" cartoon, which was set in the Middle Ages.
The Smurfs quickly grew in popularity and by 1960, the Smurfs had their own comic strip series and. With the help of the Hanna-Barbera Productions, the Smurfs became an animated cartoon in 1981.
Thierry Culliford said the Smurfs promote love and friendship. He said many who grew up watching the Smurfs on TV during the 1980s and 1990s now are parents and want to introduce the Smurfs to their children.
Demand for Smurf stories continues, said Hendrik Coysman, managing director of IMPS, which controls the rights of the Smurf brand worldwide.
"Thousands of fans are asking for more stories and these will be based of course on the fantastic asset that Peyo has left us," Coysman said.
Peyo, who died 15 years ago, "would be very happy if he were here today" to see Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Handy, Jokey and the troop of 96 others celebrate 50 years of Smurfmania, daughter Veronique Culliford said. E-mail to a friend
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Smart girl (and lucky too)....
From Star.
Worker who tried to flee with girl held
MALACCA: Police have detained a 21-year-old construction worker from Myanmar who tried to run away with a 13-year-old girl in Penang.
The man was said to have tried to coax the girl into following him while she was on her way to attend a Quran class last Thursday.
Melaka Tengah OCPD ASP Johari Yahya said police received a call at noon yesterday that the man was seen around the Melaka Sentral bus station.
A team led by C/Insp V. Gunasegaran went to the station and arrested the man.
ASP Johari said the man did not resist arrest as he was taken by surprise.
He said the man wanted to go to Johor after staying in Malacca for two days. A bus ticket to Mersing was found on him.
The girl’s father had lodged a report after he found her returning home several hours late.
The girl was said to have outsmarted the man by telling him she needed to go back to collect her identification papers.
The man, who did not suspect anything, waited for her to return at the Butterworth bus terminal but she went to her sister's shop and later returned home.
Worker who tried to flee with girl held
MALACCA: Police have detained a 21-year-old construction worker from Myanmar who tried to run away with a 13-year-old girl in Penang.
The man was said to have tried to coax the girl into following him while she was on her way to attend a Quran class last Thursday.
Melaka Tengah OCPD ASP Johari Yahya said police received a call at noon yesterday that the man was seen around the Melaka Sentral bus station.
A team led by C/Insp V. Gunasegaran went to the station and arrested the man.
ASP Johari said the man did not resist arrest as he was taken by surprise.
He said the man wanted to go to Johor after staying in Malacca for two days. A bus ticket to Mersing was found on him.
The girl’s father had lodged a report after he found her returning home several hours late.
The girl was said to have outsmarted the man by telling him she needed to go back to collect her identification papers.
The man, who did not suspect anything, waited for her to return at the Butterworth bus terminal but she went to her sister's shop and later returned home.
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