smile til mad?

I tot I look scary...


I think I beta smile...


and smile...


and smile til mad...................

Origin of the Honeymoon Tradition

Today, the tradition of a honeymoon following nuptials has, long way from its original meaning. Today's "happy ending" to the wedding event is a far cry from its much different beginnings.

The word honeymoon has its roots in the Norse word "hjunottsmanathr" which was anything but blissful. Northern European history describes the abduction of a bride from neighboring village. It was imperative, that the abductor, the husband to be, take his bride to be into hiding for period of time. His friends assured his and her safe keeping and kept their whereabouts unknown.
Once the bride's family gave up their search, the bride groom returned to his people.
This folkloric explanation presumably is the origin of today's honeymoon, for its original meaning meant hiding.

The Scandinavian word for honeymoon is derived, in part, from an ancient Northern European custom in which newlyweds, for the first month of their married life, drank a daily cup of honeyed wine called mead. The ancient practices of kidnaping of bride and drinking the honeyed wine date back to the history of Atilla, king of the Asiatic Huns from A.D. 433 to A.D. 453.
So that leaves us with the question of where the "moon" in the word "honeymoon" originates.

One piece of folklore relates that the origin of the word moon comes from a cynical inference.
To the Northern Europeans the terms referred to the body's monthly cycle and, its combination with honey, suggested that not all moon's of married life were as sweet as the first.

British prose writers and poets, in the 16th and 17th centuries, often made use of the Nordic interpretation of honeymoon as a waxing and waning of marital affection.
Certainly we have, long way and there is a vast difference between the original meaning of honeymoon and its present-day connotation. The newer version is, of course, the more pleasant one!

POSEIDON

It's New Year's Eve and festivities have begun aboard the luxury cruise Poseidon, at sea in the North Atlantic.

One of the finest vessels of its kind, Poseidon stands more than 20 stories tall, boasts 800 staterooms and 13 passenger decks.

Tonight, many of the ship's guests have gathered to greet the new year in style in the magnificent Main Ballroom. They raise champagne glasses as Captain Michael Bradford (ANDRE BRAUGHER) delivers a holiday toast and the band (led by FERGIE of the Black Eyed Peas) rolls into a version of Auld Lang Syne.

Meanwhile, on the bridge, the First Officer senses that something is wrong.

Scanning the horizon, he sees it – a Rogue Wave; a monstrous wall of water over one hundred feet high, bearing down on them with tremendous speed. He tries to steer the ship away from maximum impact but it's too late.

The wave strikes with colossal force, pitching the ship heavily to port before rolling it completely upside down. Passengers and crew are thrown into free fall, crushed by debris or dragged into the sea as water bursts in through shattered windows. Supports collapse, broken gas lines ignite flash fires and lights fail, leaving vast sections of the ship in darkness and chaos.

In its aftermath a few hundred survivors are left to huddle in the still-intact Main Ballroom, now resting below the waterline. They should stay together, the captain maintains, and wait here for rescue.

One man, professional gambler Dylan Johns (JOSH LUCAS), prefers to test the odds alone. Ignoring orders, he prepares to exit the Ballroom and find his own way to safety, but is collared by eight-year-old Conor (JIMMY BENNETT), who asks that Dylan take him and his mother Maggie (JACINDA BARRETT) along. Fast behind them is Robert Ramsey (KURT RUSSELL), anxious to search for his daughter Jennifer (EMMY ROSSUM) and her fiancé Christian (MIKE VOGEL). Only an hour earlier this young couple had found it impossible to tell him they were engaged and now face much graver challenges.

Wary of alliances, Dylan reluctantly leads the small band of survivors upward through the bowels of the ship. Those who choose to join them rather than wait below include a shy stowaway (MIA MAESTRO), a suicidal man (RICHARD DREYFUSS) who re-discovers his will to live and a young waiter with knowledge of the ship's layout (FREDDY RODRIGUEZ).

Determined to fight their way to the surface, they must forge a path together through layers of wreckage as the ship continues to sink. Bonds form quickly in this journey of vertical climbs, dead ends and sheer drops. And trust proves vital.
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dandan's view:
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dandan's encounter..

dandan placed her leave application form on her boss desk yesterday.
Boss did nothing and put the form aside and continued with his busy routine.
dandan was quite upset for his act of ignoring this issue..

Thus, she wasn't very happy..
She was already suffering from emotional attacks the night before and
This really affected her badly..

No choice, she buried herself at work and when the dusk came,
she spent her night with her friend, taking consulting lesson..
Funny enuff, she did not feel very good after which..

But there's something which did lighted up her mood alittle later part of the night..
And the next moment before she knew, the dawn has come..

Awaking with a new brand new day, she feel restless still although she did not slept late...
Dragged herself to the office, she started her busy morning again..

As usual, she switched her handphone to silent in case of some evil personnel complaining..
She made herself a cup of dark coffee, placed on her table,
took a sip and forgot about it when she switched on her computer & started working..
Checking mails & mails, she did.
A daily routine she never miss..

Awaiting for her boss to arrive, she sit herself upright..
Yes, she feel tense.
She know it herself she should not be, but she just can't help it..
The presence of her boss, is like the presence of the demon..
[Following your god and you find your ways..haa..]

Fighting the wars endlessly and it was finally lunch..
Trying to relax abit, she lunch out with her colleagues today.
Ordered her foods, trying to put a spoonful into her mouth, her boss called..
Yes.. about work..
Kinda of stress, she feel.
On the way back to office, her colleague called..
And again, regarding work..
den to realise she's so silly to actually let her boss has her handphone number.
But if she don't give, she won't feel eased..
Confused, indeed.

But when one is down, she won't forever stay dat way.

In the noon, her boss suddenly asked her why she wanted to take leave for.
She answered nervously and the boss said this to her..
"Just go and settle your things tommorrow."
And he passed her back the leave form without signing it.

dandan feel so surprised and could not believe what she heard.
He actually let her go on leave and not deducting her pay.
[she's taking unpaid leave as she's not a confirm staff yet]

She feel glad..
She really feel so contented..
although it might seem nothing to others.

No matter how the boss treat her in future, she still want to thank him for this.

Thanks...Boss!!

Don't stay near me..

Feel so sucky today..
Headache..spinning round & round..
Cough...spreading virus....
I didn't invite both of u, did I?

Didn't manage to get a good night rest..
Don't know what am I pondering..
Nothing big deal, yet its seem heavy on my mind..

Tossing around did not help..
Eyes get wider instead..
Not a good idea to coax me, myself to bed, den I realised..

Brain, indeed hardworking..
Thoughts ran through again & again in circles..
yet they seemed miles & miles away..
Tired, indeed I was.
Helplessly can't control..
mind won..yes u did.

Make up a decision..
Yes, I did.
Mabbe not a good one..

Humans are selfish, don't they?
No emotional feeling anymore, I don't fancy you at all..
Stay away from me, I shall command you..
No offend, no revenge I plead..

Let my life be in peace & happiness..
In time to come, you will arrive, I know..
But why won't you arrive abit earlier..
Don't let me wander aimlessly, can't u?

I looked at the silent night..
Childish, I realised.
No motivation, no guts.
No strength to carry on..

Guess emotional is staying with me today..
No way to chase her away, I clearly know..

Everything is gonna be alrite..will they?

Not firm enuff I shall say..

I no longer know what I want...
Juz because a few words she said, I started to ponderz..
I started to give up..

Afterall, I do mind how people see me...
I do mind how they think about me..

It's kinda of saddening for myself..
I can't even follow my own heart and make my own decision..
Instead, I got swing about so easily..

Yes. She's right..
But I think else from her..
I believe in another world of my own..
I believe happiness exists in another way...

Whatever it is..
I will make a decision and hope I will not regret in future..

toilet trip...

This is when one get bored..........
& start taking photos in the toilet.......
forgive me...

Ah beng can read..so can I

Must be an Ah Beng to read fluently...........

Ah Beng was asked to make a sentence using 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10.
Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1.

This is what he came up with...
1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep.
But the couple saw me, so I panic and 4 down.

The man rush out and wanted to 5 with me.
I run until I fall 6 and throw up. So I go into 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him.
Then I took a 9 and try to stab him.

10 God, he run away.
So, I put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven.
Next day,I call my boss and say I am 6 . He said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also asks me to climb a 3 and jump down. I don't understand, I am so nice 2 him but I don't know what he 1.