was I flirting?

I was calling up the Zoo for my friend's behalf. He wanted to book seats for Breakfast with Wildlife and wanted to get the seats that closest to the animals. He didn't mind forking out extra money just to get those "special seats".

So I called... and a lady with a nice voice picked up the phone. I explained to her that I am doing this on my friend's behalf and tried my best to secure those "special seats" (tired to bribe her with money and using the honeymoon reasoning, the "specially come over from Perth for this breakfast thingy" reasons).

Surprisingly, she asked if I was the "hubby" who is too shy to admit that I'm booking the breakfast thingy for my "wife". I was amused that she would say something like that and I told her if I am that "hubby", I would gladly admit it.

We went on with the bookings and she asked for my friends' name... which was Matt. Subsequently she asked for Matt's contact number and I told her that it would be better if she called me instead as Matt's carrying a Aussie phone. Gave her my hp number and she asked for my name.

After telling her my name, I told her: "See ... Matt and Richard are not the same person. I wouldn't be able to give you two different names if I was pretending to be not the "hubby" right?"

We had a laugh over that.

Later that evening, I told this story to my friend and my friend commented that I was flirting with her.... which made me wonder ... did I? hehe to a degree, I did feel that after putting down the phone but I wonder ... did I really?

to be or not to be ...

Was out with a bunch of Poly Friends and had a great time joking / teasing one of them who is getting married in the upcoming Children Day. Wasn't expecting him to propose ask me to be his brother (tho we had been rather closed during poly days).

I had already done brothers three times for my friends and do not want to do it anymore. It's tiring, humiliating and not to mention that curse of becoming brothers for more than 3 times.

He asked a couple more times and I felt bad turning him down. He even offered to be mine when the time comes for me.

To be or not to be ?

If I be, then there will be another few more brotherhood that I could also take up since it's officially more than three times... I can't decide

why thank god?

Miami Ink just feature this tattoo on this guy who had survived a potentially fatal fall. he had a cross with wings tattooed onto his shoulder and thanked god for keeping him alive.

I can't help but wonder why is there a need to thank god ? Let's not talk about my belief in religion and assume that god do truly exist ... I still can't really see the point in thanking him.

first of all ... as Christians who believed in heaven after passing on this life, isn't that such act by god withholding you from eternal joy and actually making you suffer more in life?? come on face it, in life extension, the probability of going thru more lost with love ones, relationship woes , financial problems , watching the world destroy itself and blaming everyone else but themselves and etc (i think u get the point) just increased .... I know some will argue that the joy comes with suffering shouldn't be discounted but if you claim to love god so much ... shouldn't you be with your god sooner than later???

then ... ever wonder "who" put in such potential fatal situation in the first place if god truly exist ? satan ??? the devil ??? now remember god is all mighty and can control all things except your freewill and to that degree, even if the accident wasn't planned or done by god, he had in his infinite power allow it to happen ... I just find it hard to thank the one to put / allow one in such situation ... he did it so that i can be thankful to him? oh spare me the pain and misery please

Some might say that god has a plan ... a master plan that we human won't understand ... it will be like ants trying to understand humans action ... which just sound like bullshit to me ... if i don't understand , what make you so smart that you can understand the actions of a certain being that we all can't see or hear? cos you can feel it ?? well aren't we all just three blind folks feeling up an elephant?

why cant we just accept that we were lucky enough to survive a potential fatal accident? a roll of dice and we just happen to come on top? there's no one bigger higher or more powerful than us and we are just a spec of dust trying to survive the chaotic randomness ... it's ok, you don't have to panic ... this isn't a school bus without driver or a fish tank with the mysterious hand feeding us ... it's ok that no one is in control of things that happen ... bad things do happen but we definately don't need to credit god for getting over it ... u did it so be proud of it

let the games begin

almost missed the opening of The Beijing Olympics 2008 as I was watching Idiocracy

some quick thoughts abt the opening parade ...

• Isn't it sad that Taiwan participants couldn't wave their own flags while Hong Kong can ?
• 080808 is a nice number but did the Chinese Organiser realize that it's the Chinese Ghost Festival period?
• Wouldn't it be better if Singapore postpone the National Day Celebration? Beijing Olympics Opening is going to be a tough act to follow

Man Made Wonder or something else?

Every time I catch the documentary Man Made Wonder : Okinawa Aquarium on Discovery Channel, I had mixed feeling about it.

When it talks about the Aquarium was built, it always kept me in awe ... how the tanks were built, right up to how the thick glass tank was made, how big the tanks are, how they recreate the environment for the fishes, the design and so on (even till how it will fare against earthquakes)

Heck ... it even got me rather interested in visiting this Aquarium if I am ever at Okinawa.

But then again, watching the three whale sharks in a tank got me thinking ... if I am a whale, I will be wondering "What have I done to deserve this? this life time jail sentence without the chance of parole"

I'm sure if you had watched Finding Nemo, you will know what I am talking about.

Yes, the tank that house the whale shark look huge to us but for a creature so huge, it will be like being trap in your house. Can you imagine, day in day out, living in that small container?

The show keeps lapping on praises on the various makers of this Aquarium and I wonder how would they like it if they are made to stay in the Aquarium that they built for one year ... no wait, ten years ... no wait ... how about rest of their lives? Would they still be so proud of their work?

Animals don't do that to other animals .... and I wonder if it's Man Made Wonder or Man Made Atrocities