My grandson, Joseph, picked up what looks to him to be a miniature clock from my writing desk and asked what time was on it?
"No, Joseph," I said, "This is a compass, not a clock."
"Oh, a compass. What is a compass, Yeye?"
"A compass tells the direction. A clock tells the time," I explained.
He walked away and continued to play with the new-found instrument.
After some time, he came to me and asked once again what was it that he was holding. For a 3-year old, the name was obviously too hard for him to remember the first time.
I told him, "This is a compass, boy."
He replied instantly: "Right, this is a compass. Don't you forget that, Yeye!"
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Jack The Jerk
I assure readers this will be a short blog ... for I do not want to waste anybody's time on a subject such as this. The 4-minute press conference he held recently is a farce and insult to all journalists who rushed to attend what must be a hastily contrived scene in the jerk's latest movie. He owes all Singaporeans an apology ... for, not only did he not apologise to all the women and young girls he had hurt (and conned), he did not say a single word of 'sorry' in his short public announcement.
So what did he really say? As far as I am concerned this was what he was really saying ...
"Thank you for being here today. I know you did not come here to write about my latest movie but to kaypoh over my private affairs.
"What I did is my own business and it is entirely my fault that whole Singapore comes to know about it.
(Pause, shaking his head, putting his hand on his forehead.)
"I don't know what the fuss is all about. My wife has forgiven me and look what you have all done to her? She has to tolerate all the pain that other women cannot tolerate.
"She has never held a press conference before and I hope this is the last time she is holding any press conference with any of you.
"Everyone, please, please give her a break."
Wife stood up, collapsed like a stack of Sentosa's cards. The jerk, seemingly too weak to hold his heavy wife up, fell flat on his fat face too, and howled loudly.
At this precise moment Director Ah Nan shouted 'Cut!' to end Scene 1, Take 1.
Title of the movie? "Women Too Enough ... Big Big Problem."
Small prints appear on screen. Confucius: "Do not do unto others'
daughters what you do not want others to do unto yours."
So what did he really say? As far as I am concerned this was what he was really saying ...
"Thank you for being here today. I know you did not come here to write about my latest movie but to kaypoh over my private affairs.
"What I did is my own business and it is entirely my fault that whole Singapore comes to know about it.
(Pause, shaking his head, putting his hand on his forehead.)
"I don't know what the fuss is all about. My wife has forgiven me and look what you have all done to her? She has to tolerate all the pain that other women cannot tolerate.
"She has never held a press conference before and I hope this is the last time she is holding any press conference with any of you.
"Everyone, please, please give her a break."
Wife stood up, collapsed like a stack of Sentosa's cards. The jerk, seemingly too weak to hold his heavy wife up, fell flat on his fat face too, and howled loudly.
At this precise moment Director Ah Nan shouted 'Cut!' to end Scene 1, Take 1.
Title of the movie? "Women Too Enough ... Big Big Problem."
Small prints appear on screen. Confucius: "Do not do unto others'
daughters what you do not want others to do unto yours."
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