Since I don't have anything interesting or clever to say and since I found this list in my inbox today, I thought I would share. Hope no one gets offended. Enjoy!
1) I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
2) Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
3) I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
4) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
5) The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
6) Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
7) If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
8) We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
9) War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
10) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
11) The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
12) Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
13) To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
14) A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
15) How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
16) Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
17) Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
18) I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.
19) A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.
20) Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR".
21) I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
22) Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
23) Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
24) Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
25) A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
26) You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
27) The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
28) Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
29) A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
30) Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
31) Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
32) I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
33) Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
34) I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.
35) When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
36) You're never too old to learn something stupid.
37) To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
38) Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
39) Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
40) A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
41) Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Friday 25 February 2011
Monday 21 February 2011
I really need to be better at trying to keep this blog alive. I am slacking and I know it. But truth to be told there is really not much happening in our household. The week before last I first had an adductor injury which left me in pain and limping for couple of days. Then I got ill. I knew something was happening on Wednesday afternoon as I left work at 5.30 pm (very early for me) and went straight home and straight to bed. I kept waking up in the middle of the night with high temperature and a really really sore throat. I ended up not going to work on Thursday and Friday and by Monday I was feeling much better. Needless to say no training was done during that time but by Monday last week I was ready and motivated to get back into training. But those two days being at home and not working made me really appreciate my job. Gosh I would go mad if I had to stay at home the whole day - I am really bad at keeping myself entertained at times.
So last week it was back to work and back to training. The training part is going ok. I have managed to get most of my workouts in and that motivates me even more. I am beginning to like my new swim squad although the knowledge that we will live here only until July/August makes me not wanting to really get stuck into club life.
Work has been OK. I am still working on my never-ending transaction that has been going on since July last year. Last week I witnessed real incompetence shown by lawyers on the other side and it really made me wonder who gave them law degrees and practising certificates.
In other news Shaun and I are trying to get more sleep these days. We are both well known in our friends' circles for being notoriously bad at getting enough sleep. Part of it is because we are so busy all the time and just don't have enough time to do it all but also part of it is because we are just not disciplined enough to make ourselves go to bed early. So this weekend I was on a mission. I made us go to bed before 10 pm on Friday and on Saturday morning we were up early and done with our workouts by 10 am. Well, let me tell you, that is a first for us. We normally go to bed late on a Friday and then in an effort to catch up on some sleep do not normally get out of bed before 10 am. But this weekend we realised that if we are just a bit more disciplined we can have far more fun at weekends. By getting up early and getting our workouts out of the way we had time to go into town, enjoy the local market and sit in a coffee shop drinking coffee and reading paper for couple of hours. It was wonderful. And then we did a repeat on Sunday and by having our workouts done first thing in the morning we had time to go to a local bistro and have lovely lunch. So needless to say, our sleep pattern will be changing.
So last week it was back to work and back to training. The training part is going ok. I have managed to get most of my workouts in and that motivates me even more. I am beginning to like my new swim squad although the knowledge that we will live here only until July/August makes me not wanting to really get stuck into club life.
Work has been OK. I am still working on my never-ending transaction that has been going on since July last year. Last week I witnessed real incompetence shown by lawyers on the other side and it really made me wonder who gave them law degrees and practising certificates.
In other news Shaun and I are trying to get more sleep these days. We are both well known in our friends' circles for being notoriously bad at getting enough sleep. Part of it is because we are so busy all the time and just don't have enough time to do it all but also part of it is because we are just not disciplined enough to make ourselves go to bed early. So this weekend I was on a mission. I made us go to bed before 10 pm on Friday and on Saturday morning we were up early and done with our workouts by 10 am. Well, let me tell you, that is a first for us. We normally go to bed late on a Friday and then in an effort to catch up on some sleep do not normally get out of bed before 10 am. But this weekend we realised that if we are just a bit more disciplined we can have far more fun at weekends. By getting up early and getting our workouts out of the way we had time to go into town, enjoy the local market and sit in a coffee shop drinking coffee and reading paper for couple of hours. It was wonderful. And then we did a repeat on Sunday and by having our workouts done first thing in the morning we had time to go to a local bistro and have lovely lunch. So needless to say, our sleep pattern will be changing.
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Medals, parades and other stuff
Well not much and at the same time a lot has been happening. Work is busy as usual. I have been working on a particular transaction for over six months now and every time we think we are near the end something else happens or the lawyers on the other side have more comments, blah, blah, blah. The lawyers on the other side have been driving me absolutely mad.
Anyway, I haven't been feeling that great last week. I don't like this time of the year because I always feel sick - mainly because I commute to work in a crammed train or underground and the germs are flying around. I am trying to take care of myself but when you are inches away from people and they are coughing, sneezing etc. it is just not that easy. My training of course suffered. I am finding it very difficult to get into grove of training when I don't feel well.
Last weekend we went down to our old neighbourhood because Shaun's unit was receiving their medals for the deployment in Afghanistan. It was a freezing day but it was lovely to see everyone. And HRH Prince Charles came and was awarding the medals. It was wonderful to catch up with some old friends but the time just went by far too quickly. We stayed the whole weekend since there was another party for us to go to - company that Shaun used to command was doing a welcome and farewell to few people, including us. Again, it was great to see them all but at the same time sad that we are not there any more. I miss living down there. I miss living by the sea. I miss my old running and cycling routes and my old masters swim squad. But most of all I miss all my friends. Life in the Army, eh!!!
On that note I am leaving you with couple of photos from the parade.
The company Shaun commanded in Aghanistan:
Prince Charles:
All together:
Anyway, I haven't been feeling that great last week. I don't like this time of the year because I always feel sick - mainly because I commute to work in a crammed train or underground and the germs are flying around. I am trying to take care of myself but when you are inches away from people and they are coughing, sneezing etc. it is just not that easy. My training of course suffered. I am finding it very difficult to get into grove of training when I don't feel well.
Last weekend we went down to our old neighbourhood because Shaun's unit was receiving their medals for the deployment in Afghanistan. It was a freezing day but it was lovely to see everyone. And HRH Prince Charles came and was awarding the medals. It was wonderful to catch up with some old friends but the time just went by far too quickly. We stayed the whole weekend since there was another party for us to go to - company that Shaun used to command was doing a welcome and farewell to few people, including us. Again, it was great to see them all but at the same time sad that we are not there any more. I miss living down there. I miss living by the sea. I miss my old running and cycling routes and my old masters swim squad. But most of all I miss all my friends. Life in the Army, eh!!!
On that note I am leaving you with couple of photos from the parade.
The company Shaun commanded in Aghanistan:
Prince Charles:
All together:
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