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my parents are no longer coming to adelaide.. instead, they will only be heading down to melbourne (http://www.arcadiacottages.com.au/cliffside.htm) .. n i'll have to join them on the 20th to 29th nov.. then i'll fly back to singapore on the 9th dec.. n after 2 days in singapore, my whole family (including my aunts, uncles n cousins...so all 20++ of us) will be heading to the states n canada!! Finally.. new york, here i come! (sounds like a line from sex n the city eh?) i'm so excited... can't wait to take on the exams.
woke up at 7am today.. accomplished quite a lot since then :).. will be dropping by the library later to search for a couple of books before attending a 11.30 tute. gotta be a patient for cindy later today as well. Hmmmm..BUSY BUSY day.
woke up at 6am yesterday and i had sucha tiring but fun filled day. last night, eisen, delia, alicia n i made 320 konnyaku jellies for the international food fest today n i cooked chicken curry for dinner! ahaha.. we even went to collect cardboard boxes along rundle mall after that.. we really looked like homeless people roaming around for a place to sleep. hehe
looking forward to a great day ahead! ok..back to work!
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The truth about men and dogs
SEXLESS IN THE CITY
THERE is a man in my apartment building who goes out of his way to avoid me whenever he sees me walking my dog Olly. He has even knowingly stepped into a puddle of mud just so he wouldn't have to share a five-foot walkway with us.Once, he happened to be in the lift when it stopped at my floor. Just as we were getting in, he did the gentlemanly thing of hitting the Close button repeatedly, causing the doors to crush us on both sides.
It would be easy to attribute the man's behaviour to fear. After all, to those unaccustomed to large dogs, Olly can seem like a monster. But he is an extremely friendly Dalmatian and two-feet-tall children have been known to run up to him and scream, 'Hello Pongo!' no doubt believing that their favourite Disney film's lead actor was making an appearance right here in Katong. The man in question is about 2m tall and built like a house. If he wanted to, he could crush Olly and me like two pesky cockroaches. To be sure, my best friend's 4-year-old son once saw the man and screamed: 'It's the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk!' Since Olly needs lots of walks, we tend to bump into Mr Giant quite often. At yet another such meeting recently, I heard him say to his friend: 'God, I hate animals!'
Now, I can appreciate a person who fears animals - past trauma does lead to adult phobia. But a man who just plain dislikes them is different. For one, it spells a lack of humanity. Why wouldn't a man like a domesticated dog or cat? Because it drools? Because it scratches? Because it sheds fur on his black pants? Or perhaps because it demands some form of affection and attention? Men who hate animals also belie their insecurity. Because as most people know, a domesticated animal is only as dangerous as you or its owner allows it to be.
I mean, what's the worst that could happen when you cross the path of someone walking a dog? That your crotch could get sniffed (by the dog, I mean)? Most responsible pet owners will lead their dogs away if there is a slight chance that it might chomp on your leg. And as Bernard Harrison will tell you, most animals only attack when provoked. Ignore it and it will ignore you. Dislike of domesticated animals is just not an attractive trait in a man. It's like the guy who runs screaming out of the room every time a cockroach or wasp comes to visit.
On the flip side, think about the bachelor who lives with his beloved chocolate lab. Now there's a man who's not afraid of commitment, a man who's willing to take care of others.
He's the man we want to shack up with, even though after living a year together, we invariably end up silently resenting the dog that owns such a large part of his heart. Yes, women are hard to please, but like dogs, all you need to do is show love and compassion, and it won't be long before we're utterly (and often blindly) devoted.
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