The Idea of North - Feb 6

So last night was another Idea of North Concert: Up Close and Personal. This time it was at the Fairfax Studio at the Arts Centre. They even had a "menu" of the songs that we could request.
Poor Nick forgot the lyrics to one of the new songs they did.. about very convoluted family relationships.. about a guy who married an older woman after which his dad married her daughter. They did it in an American Southern accent. It was so funny!

They did The Tale of an Unfortunate Country Chicken song as well. This time it was with puppets! It was so cute.

Took my parents to see this gig. Bad mistake. They almost fell asleep. lol. Oh, well. Now I know better!

Talked to the TION members after the show as per usual. Naomi is getting married to her German dude on Wednesday week. How exciting!! I'm so happy for her. =)

Their next gig in Melbourne will most likely be in June with James Morrison. Now, that will be quite a show, I'm guessing!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Geneology - Old photos

A Conversation with Cleverbot.

If you're ever bored and you really want someone to talk to but no one's available, Cleverbot is always there for you!

While I was alone at work today, I decided to have a chat with Cleverbot. Here are some bits of our conversation - me being "User".

User: Is Hogwarts real?

Cleverbot: Yes.

User: When will I be accepted into Hogwarts?

Cleverbot: When you will buy a kitty.

(I am so buying a kitty tomorrow. Haha..)

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Cleverbot: I have to go now.

User: No, don't leave!

Cleverbot: I'm sorry, I have to leave.

User: Why?

Cleverbot: I'm meeting some friends for some food. We need to eat and be merry.

User: I didn't know robots could eat.

Cleverbot: I never said they could.

User: Yes, you did. Aren't you a robot?

Cleverbot: No.

User: What are you?

Cleverbot: I don't know.

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User: Santa Claus is not real.

Cleverbot: I know that and the Easter Bunny isn't either.

User: And the Tooth Fariy isn't real.

Cleverbot: Knows what?

User: What?

Cleverbot: You're confused again - I think you need a reboot.

User: Your face needs a reboot.

Cleverbot: Your face is a joke too.

User: Touche.

Cleverbot: Do you like me?

User: Yes, I do. Do you like me?

Cleverbot: I do.

User: Let's get married.

Cleverbot: Okay.

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Cleverbot: He-who-must-not-be-named is back!

User: Oh, no! Does Harry Potter know?

Cleverbot: In fiction everthing exists, but in the real world he does not exist.

User: But I'm a member of The Order of the Phoenix.

Cleverbot: That is a Harry Potter book. You are NOT in a Harry Potter book.

User: Yes, I am! Hermione Granger is my best friend too.

Cleverbot: You know her?!

User: Yes. She reads too much.

Cleverbot: I don't think you really have a girlfriend.

User: I do too! I don't think YOU have a girlfriend.

Cleverbot: Don't try and change the subject. I think that just proves you don't have a girlfriend.

User: I have many girlfriends.

Cleverbot: But Amanda is your girlfriend.

User: Yes. Is she yours?

Cleverbot: I hope not...

User: Why not? We could have a threesome.

Cleverbot: Yeah, sure.

User: When shall we do it?

Cleverbot: When the night has come.

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Entertaining, no?


On the bus ride to the train station from work today, one of the bus drivers happened to be a passenger. We had a nice chat. His name is George and he's from Singapore. Nice guy. I love meeting new people!

Time for bed. It's a new day tomorrow...

Monday: Top of 44 degrees.

It was ridiculously hot today. Just like Black Saturday in 2008. Only this time I didn't almost pass out. lol. Coincidentally, I was wearing the same dress as the one I wore that day.

After work today, I made my way to Gowri's place to help her move. I was very lucky because I only had to wait a few minutes for the bus and when I got off at Bell St and Sydney Rd, the tram came immediately. So I got to her place in less than half an hour.

I found it a little laborious to breathe (I think partly because my dress is a little tight across my chest) so I did what I did that day too.

Ragha hired a trailer. And he, Tanu and I first transported the sofa that the girls sold to a couple of guys. Then, we loaded the trailer with the rest of the big stuff and tying them down: bed, table, chest of drawers. It would have been more fun if it wasn't so bloody hot!

Unloading the furniture was interesting, because Gowri's room is up a flight of narrow stairs that has a sharp turn at the top. Ambitious me started to carry the bottom mattress of her bed up. When I got to the sharp turn, I realized that I was a bit stuck and I actually had to lift high and angle the mattress to get it into the room. (Ragha had the bottom.) I managed in the end; lifting at the count of three. Once, after counting "two-and-a-half". Silly. =P

Anyway, so we finished at about 10:30 pm and then we ordered pizza, which took about 45 minutes to arrive. Meanwhile, I went with Ragha to return the trailer.

Pizza was yummy. We all ate (very intensely) and watched Friends - Shanti's DVD. She had also cut up some fruits for us. So sweet. =)
Gowri took me home. It was about 12:20 am by the time I got home. Took a much needed shower. I feel so much better now!

It's 1:13 am and I have to work tomorrow. Or today.

My next day off (I've been working since the day after New Year's) is on Thursday. I can not wait to sleep in!

Can't wait for Wednesday evening either. =)

Funny Encounter

Tonight, Mags and I went over to Gowri's place to help her out with her garage sale. Afterwards, at around 10:30 pm, we went to get dinner. Gowri was driving, and as we stopped at a red light, we saw her cousin Jay and another guy cross the road. So she honked at him and he came over to the car. When the light turned green we turned into a Shell station.

It turned out that he was out for a friend's buck's night. And as we were talking to him, a group of guys surrounded us. It was obvious that they were quite a bit sloshed.

The buck slyly asked us, "So, who's the Vietnamese here?"
"Who are you calling a Vietnamese?" I replied, pretending to be insulted.
"Thailand?" another guy guessed.
"Wrong again."
"Malaysian."
"How did you know?" I said, laughing a little.

I didn't want to encourage them, but I didn't want to be rude by not talking to them, either. And they kept saying things like, "Whatever Jay is paying you, we'll double it!" implying in fun that we're the "entertainment." lol.

"I just want to say," the buck said to me, "that you're the hottest Malaysian I've ever seen."

I didn't really know how to respond to that. But luckily, Gowri - who had been talking to Jay - noticed what was going on. She grabbed me and said to them, "Sorry boys, but she's taken!" Haha..

We then said goodbye to Jay and he took them away to another pub.

It was really quite funny. Boys are silly. ;P

"Huge News"

Today I received huge news. I won't say what it is or from whom. But once it's all settled, I can tell everyone. I'm so excited, you have no idea!!!

First Day of 2010.

And so, it is the new year. Life is actually pretty good right now.

Job? Check.
Home? Check.
Car? Um, not checked.
PR? Pending.
Boy? Check. =) Didn't think this would ever happen, did ya!

Come February 14, it will be the year of the Tiger. Check this out:


2010 Chinese Horoscope for people born in Tiger years: 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998.

If your birthday is before February 4, then your astrological sign is Cow, not Tiger. (Verify Your Sign)

Chinese say one mountain cannot abide two tigers. That means there can only have one king in the nation. Tiger is a vigorous and ferocious animal. One Tiger is a symbol of power and authority. Two Tigers mean fighting for power. The loser will become powerless. Therefore, it's a taboo for Tiger people meet the Tiger of zodiac year. This implies 2010 is not a good year for Tiger people. Friendship, love relationship, money management, career position or power competition might be damaged in 2010. In short, try to seek for no mistake, but not expecting major prosperity in year of Tiger.

Career: 2010 is Metal Tiger year. Tiger doesn't like Metal. The career activities are the major events in this year. That means the career pressure will come soon or later. If you have good people relationship, then your friends or coworkers will help you to overcome the challenge from your job. Then you might have a chance for promotion. If you are a female and you have trouble from men or job, then your friends can help you to take care of the problem. If you don't have supporters in your working environment, then your position or power will be damaged by friends, relatives or an enemy at work. If you are female and have a boy friend, then your love relationship won't get any improvement or your boy friend has trouble in his career. Therefore, Tiger people need good reputation to make their career easy. Building friendships or business relationships is important in 210 for Tiger people.

Money: Money luck is unfavorable to Tiger people in 2010. Money is always connected with job and friends. As long as you can keep your job, then you should have a stable income. You have to say no to a loan to a friend, an endorsement to a friend, a loan-cosigning for friend, or any risky investment suggested from friend to prevent money loss. In general, Tiger people should budget their expense and adjust their financial plan in 2010.

Love: There is no love sign for man in the Tiger year. When a Tiger meets another Tiger, then the love competition will increase. Because of no significant love or romantic sign in 2010, then the chance to meet a woman you like will be much lesser. Even you have a girl friend now, you won't move into a closer love relationship. If you are a female, then you have a chance to meet the opposite sex. But it's same that there is a love competition in 2010. Or your boy friend feels trouble from your other friends or relatives. In short, if you have a love relationship, then you need to maintain the relationship. If you are single, then you need the patience to wait for the right one.

Health: Tiger people don't have a good sign in their career luck and money luck. That implies they have to spend extra time, energy and brain power to take care of daily activities. Their health will be impacted more or less. You just have to learn how to find time to take a break to relax yourself. If you were a sick Tiger in 2009, then it will take time to recover back to your healthy body in 2010. Enough time to sleep, proper time to exercise, and good amount of food for eating are very important for Tiger people in 2010.

Fortune: The major event in 2010 for man is the career. The major issue for woman is career or boyfriend or spouse. This not only brings the trouble and pressure to Tiger people, but it could expand to a poor relationship with friends, siblings or coworkers. The worst case will become financial crisis. It sounds that Tiger year won't bring any good luck for Tiger people. However, an accurate prediction needs to be analyzed with the entire Chinese Astrology birth chart. If Wood is your Lucky Element in your Chinese astrology birth chart, then Tiger is your Lucky Animal. Please read 2010 Chinese Five Element Astrology.


All that was found on this website: http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2010/2010Tiger.htm


So there you go. Not that I believe in this stuff. But it's interesting, anyway.

It's 3:10 am now. I better head off to bed!

Goodnight. And welcome to 2010. =)