Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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(138) believe it or not...
Starfish haven't got brains.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
No word in the English language rhymes with month.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
'I am.' is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.
A cockroach will live 9 days without its head, before it starves to death.
The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world!
Yes, it is my birthday today! Hmmm... when one hits the 40s, his/her birthday is a relatively quiet affair. But my mum never forgets anyone's birthday, be it her children, their spouses or grandchildren! She baked me a cake and gave me an angpow on Sunday.
I was still up when Darrick sent an sms at 12.32am while my sister in London sent her wishes at 12.58am. Judith's sms came in at a more 'normal' time at 9.55am. Then Issac rang to wish me a good day. When I got the 'snail' mail, there were 2 birthday cards - one from Judith, the other from Issac. Then Judith tagged my board cos she believes all good thing should come in threes!
Laogong didn't go to work today so that we could go on a lunch date. Hah, guess where?! Later in the night, Laogong got the kids to sing the birthday song while I cut the cake that my mum baked. Hahaha... 1 candle only!
The grand finale was a silver chain and cross pendant from Ben! Wahhhh... he took half-day off from camp to go buy me a present! Aiyah, his army allowance is so measley and yet, he bought me something from the jewellers! Then, I can't wait for all of them to join the workforce and earn big fat salaries....
HAPPY 47 YEARS YOUNG TO ME, MYSELF & I!
the pig oinked at
2:48 PM
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