Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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(80) how smart are you?
Below are four questions and a bonus question...
You have to answer them instantly. You cannot take your time.
You must answer all of them immediately, without any hesitation.
OK, let's find out just how clever you really are...
1ST QUESTION:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person.
What position are you in?
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Answer:
If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong!
If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!
Try not to screw up in the next question.
To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for the first question.
2ND QUESTION:
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?
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Answer:
If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again.
Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?
You're not very good at this, are you?
3RD QUESTION:
This must be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30.
Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.
What is the total?
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Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is actually 4100.
Don't believe it? Check with your calculator!
Today is definitely not your day. Maybe you will get the last question right?
4TH QUESTION:
Mary's father has five daughters:
1) Nana
2) Nene
3) Nini
4) Nono
What is the name of the fifth daughter?
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Nunu?
Of course not. Her name is Mary.
Read the question again.
Okay, now we go on to the BONUS ROUND...
There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth, he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?
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He just has to open his mouth and ask! So simple!
Well?? How did YOU fare in this little test?
Anyway, keep this going to FRUSTRATE THE SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE! 
the pig oinked at
3:48 PM
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
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(79) happy valentine's day...
Ben bought 3 stalks of red roses & gave me one in the morning. The remaining stalks? He gave Em & Jon one each to give to me.Judith placed a pair of piggies on our pillows when we were at work.Though they drive us nuts many a time, aren't they adorable? 
Hmmm... nothing from Laogong? Hee hee... I didn't get him anything either!
the pig oinked at
3:18 PM
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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(78) chap goh meh...
Today is the 15th day of the Lunar New Year! It is also the final day of the CNY celebrations. For some, it is also 'Yuanxiao Jie' or the Lantern Festival. For others, especially young couples, the 15th day is also Chinese Valentine's Day.
After tonight's dinner at the in-laws...
No more senseless feasting!
No more snacking on pineapple tarts!
No more 'I can toss higher than you' yu-sheng!
And best of all, no more having to give out angpows!
My piggy bank's as light as a feather while my weight is...
ARGHHHHHH! I have put on 2.5 kg!
Tomorrow...
I will take down all the CNY decor
I will take the red & gold tablecloth off the dining table
I will swop my bright-red cushion covers for a more sober colour
I will start on a new diet-exercise programme!
the pig oinked at
3:38 PM
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Thursday, February 09, 2006
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(77) our budding poet...
I had always thought Jon was a 'maths & science' guy, not the 'language & literary' type. Well, SJI had gotten their boys to submit poems and short stories for the Singapore Polytechnic Creative Writing Competition 2005 and (gasp!) Jon won a prize in the Secondary/Poem Section!
Jon and I went to the prize-giving ceremony this afternoon. Unfortunately, we forgot to bring a camera. Anyway, it was an informal affair and I can always 'kope' photos from the S'pore Poly's website once it's up!Jon's FIGHT FOR FREEDOM:
Slinking through the murky mounds
He holds a dagger in his hand
No single stir, no solitary sound
But his goal is not for man.
Ahead he sees streaks of light
In the depths of darkness
He prepares to fight
Ready to give all, no less
This is his mission
His enemies must fall
They meet with their destruction
And none will survive at all
Gathering speed, arm at ready
Even when he is surrounded
His plan held steady
Swept right through, not being grounded
Those beings of shining armour
They called him bleak
Living only for honour
Yet it was they who were weak
Reaching his destination
The light that sears him
It is his negation
Even if it means life or limb
Plunging the dagger into the Sun
He watches triumphantly
Before turning to run
His duty done explicitly
The darkness has pervaded
Evil has seized the day
The world has now degraded
Sin is now the way
But those shining beings
Not as poor as they seem
They are always foreseeing
And as gentle as the stream
So now call for change
Hold fast to your principles
Fret not being strange
Fear rather the world's twisted examples
Seize back the stolen life
Restore the broken day
With angels we make through strife
And with love none will go astray
Dad & Mum: Congratulations!
Jon the Poet: Looks like I have $30 consolation (to console me) prize.
the pig oinked at
3:38 PM
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006
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(76) night prowlers...
The guys from the alarm company came on Saturday morning for a routine check and maintenance job. One of them commented, "Your system is working fine. Hmm... it had not been triggered off at all for the whole of last year. That's very good!" Well, he spoke a little too soon!
At 3am last night, the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood was shattered by our shrieking siren! Rudely awakened, Laogong jumped out of bed to cut off the horrendous sound. We thought it was already 6am and that the maid had forgotten to disarm the alarm system when she woke up.
I opened my bedroom door to find one hungry prowler scuttling up the stairs and the other pacing behind her bedroom door! These two had stayed up to plough through old issues of Reader's Digest and in their eagerness to satisfy their hunger pangs, they had forgotten to disarm the infra-red sensor!
MUGSHOTS of the NIGHT PROWLERS!
the pig oinked at
2:38 AM
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I had always thought Jon was a 'maths & science' guy, not the 'language & literary' type. Well, SJI had gotten their boys to submit poems and short stories for the Singapore Polytechnic Creative Writing Competition 2005 and (gasp!) Jon won a prize in the Secondary/Poem Section!
