I watched Monty Python today – a 1975 production that is simply classic. My brother (surprisingly) kindly downloaded it for me off the web, strange indeed, because there was no mention that he would be doing so. Anyway, the movie’s so awesome because it evokes peals of laughter right from the moment the film begins to roll. The subtitles are really screwed, so you become pleasantly amused right from the start. Those who’ve had the privilege of indulging in such a movie would definitely remember the air speed velocity of a swallow, the ‘Knights who say NI!’ and the French soldier who’s a master at taunting people. OH MAN, it really makes people LAUGHHHH. If you do get the chance, please go watch it. You’ll hardly regret. Unless of course, you’re someone who is unable to let loose your imagination and just relish the silliness of the movie.
Dinner today was at the Secret Recipe outlet located at Marina Square, with my dearest girlfriends. I haven’t met them in a while and my, are they both so ‘grown up’ already, working women! ;p So while they shared the work fatigue they had to endure for the glitter of income which will soon reside in their personal bank accounts, I thought about how my own tuition fatigue might compare. HA! So Secret Recipe was having this promotion – grilled chicken and an iced lemon tea for $10++. Shem opted for that while I chose spaghetti. Now this is where something really out of the blue happens – the waiter actually suggests that I choose the same meal as Shem instead of ordering the spaghetti. Well, this is not something you experience everyday, where the waiter taking your orders actually recommends you a dish other than the one you ordered. Sensing my surprise, he explained that previous customers had left their spaghetti untouched and when asked for feedback on the food, they said that the spaghetti tasted like maggie mee and basically that it was really horrible. I enjoyed my grilled chicken and I gotta thank that kind waiter for that. Too bad I didn’t get his name.
But the real highlight of the day was really the brooding-over-dreadful-A-level-results part, which occurred during most of the entire evening. I guess in our minds, we were trying very hard to mentally prepare ourselves for the worst that could come, but even so, we all know that when reality strikes, it’s still so damn bloody hard to accept the fact. Countdown to doomsday: two and a half friggin’ days!
Anyway, here’s something that could possibly lift even the down-est of spirits that are affected by the onset of this contextual doomsday!
Here are some signs in English from all over the world:
Dinner today was at the Secret Recipe outlet located at Marina Square, with my dearest girlfriends. I haven’t met them in a while and my, are they both so ‘grown up’ already, working women! ;p So while they shared the work fatigue they had to endure for the glitter of income which will soon reside in their personal bank accounts, I thought about how my own tuition fatigue might compare. HA! So Secret Recipe was having this promotion – grilled chicken and an iced lemon tea for $10++. Shem opted for that while I chose spaghetti. Now this is where something really out of the blue happens – the waiter actually suggests that I choose the same meal as Shem instead of ordering the spaghetti. Well, this is not something you experience everyday, where the waiter taking your orders actually recommends you a dish other than the one you ordered. Sensing my surprise, he explained that previous customers had left their spaghetti untouched and when asked for feedback on the food, they said that the spaghetti tasted like maggie mee and basically that it was really horrible. I enjoyed my grilled chicken and I gotta thank that kind waiter for that. Too bad I didn’t get his name.
But the real highlight of the day was really the brooding-over-dreadful-A-level-results part, which occurred during most of the entire evening. I guess in our minds, we were trying very hard to mentally prepare ourselves for the worst that could come, but even so, we all know that when reality strikes, it’s still so damn bloody hard to accept the fact. Countdown to doomsday: two and a half friggin’ days!
Anyway, here’s something that could possibly lift even the down-est of spirits that are affected by the onset of this contextual doomsday!
Here are some signs in English from all over the world:
Cocktail lounge, Norway:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.
Doctors office, Rome:
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.
Dry cleaners, Bangkok:
DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.
In a Nairobi restaurant:
CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.
On the main road to Mombassa, leaving Nairobi:
TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD ISIMPASSABLE.
On a poster at Kencom:
ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN HELP.
In a City restaurant:
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.
In a cemetery:
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUTTHEIR OWN GRAVES.
Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTINGBEHAVIOURS IN BED.
On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.
In a Tokyo bar:
SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.
Hotel, Yugoslavia:
THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID.
Hotel, Japan:
YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a RussianOrthodox monastery:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIANAND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY.
A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVETOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Hotel, Zurich:
BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THEOPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?
Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
A laundry in Rome:
LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
Oh, and I heard the news report that a meteoroid nearly hit Earth. WOAH. I wonder what would happen now if it really did. Scary. I wonder what I would do if it really did. Mmm. What would You do if it really did?
Oh, and I heard the news report that a meteoroid nearly hit Earth. WOAH. I wonder what would happen now if it really did. Scary. I wonder what I would do if it really did. Mmm. What would You do if it really did?
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