Friday, August 10, 2012

The Happiness Equation

Love + Laughter + Friends  + Family =  Happiness


It's in your hands ;)

More than Words

From artlyst.com

In no specific order:
  1. platitude -  a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
  2. erudition - knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
  3. ennui - a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom-
  4. affliction - a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
  5. calcified - to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.
  6. licentious - going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.
  7. venerate - to regard or treat with reverence; revere
  8. writ large - made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"
  9. bucolic - of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life
  10. eviscerate - to deprive of vital or essential parts
  11. temerity - reckless boldness; rashness.
  12. diffident - lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
  13. castigate - to criticize or reprimand severely.
  14. elucidate - to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
  15. ambivalence - uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
  16. hyperbole - an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
  17. punctilious - extremely attentive to punctilios;  strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
  18. priapic - exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.
  19. turpitude - vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
  20. avuncular - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Haters gonna hate

Boss cat strutting his stuff
Yabba Jabba
If he isn't indulging in his bloodlust during his spare time, he does enjoy collecting polka-dot ties and polishing knives. An impeccable dresser although a little shy of his own reflection. LOL

Monday, August 6, 2012

Colony of Singapore

From Wiki : Flag Of Crown Colony of Singapore

After 3 decades of my life only then I learned that my mum was born during the period of political awakening of Singapore. Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Malaya under colonial rule. But the post-war aftermath and the defeat of the British gave rise to a need for a local government. The year of 1955 was the turning point leading to self-goverment independent of colonial suppression.
My maternal grandfather was registered as a British Subject " The first Singaporean elections, held in March 1948, were limited as only six of the twenty-five seats on the Legislative Council were to be elected. Only British subjects had the rights to vote, and only 23,000 or about 10% of those eligible registered to vote." Wikipedia
However, he passed away when my mum was only 7 years of age, although he was already in his 50s then.
My grandmother had to raise 6 children on her own and she was already in her 40s.
I know so little of my family history.

Ignorance is a disease.