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three truths and a big fat lie

i have been tagged by  that south london gel, ganching, so here is the list to choose that lie from:-

a) 4 jobs i have had in my life:-

1. Candy -lolly girl
2. Litigator
3. Malay translator
4. Art house projectinist

b) 4 movies I would watch over and over again (spot the theme):

1. Kika
2. Bridget Jones
3. Amelie
4. Nikita

c) 4 places i have lived (ish):-

1. London town
2. Muar (yeah, look it up)
3. Singapore
4. Oslo

d) 4 tv shows i loved to watch (hardly watch tele past 4.5 years):-

1. reeves & mortimer
2. only fools and horses
3. sex and the city
4. big brother

e) 4 places i have visited:-

1. Lima
2. Harare
3. Ho Chin Min
4. Dublin

f) 4 websites I visit daily:-

1. Ganching
2. Inconditus
3. Magda
4. Freakanomics

g) 4 places i would like to be right now:-

1. at the cine
2. a  cafe
3. at my desk
4. in a bar

h) 4 of my favourie foods:-

1. thai green curry
2. calamari
3. freedom fries
4. anything with cous cous

i) 4 bloggers i would like to respond:-

1. you
2. you
3. you
4. magda

yahoo its friday!

5 BRILLIANT THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT

1. SFM and I have decided to consolidate habitats and nest in ONE home. Huzzah. He has agreed to move into my  our (new) house in the burbs and give up his cool rented pad in middle of town. Whilst it is a shame to let his place go, it is great not to have to rush from one side of town to the other and discover that i dont have shoes / mosturiser/outfits for the day.

2. Post this important decision, we decided to get someone to plant the grass on the little patch of green in the front of the house. so  yahoo yahoo yahoo. we now technically have a garden. which means that i can go back to one of my fav activities which is  to potter with the plants . woohoo.

3. Hectic pace at work seems to be abating. (fingers crossed please this continues).

4. Have obtained new insights and experiences. i) finish reading a book (i am 1.5 years behind my reading), am about to start on another .  ii) went to an amazing concert by a world reknowned fadista at the MPO  (My earlier introduction to this music genre was Madredeus in Win Wender's fab film Lisbon Story) .  It was just super super super to listen and see Fado performed live by the amazing Mariza.

5. Its dress down Friday and the weekend is nigh.

whats the angle?

Have been embarking on a healthy lifestyle since the return. squash 2x a week, walks 2x a week and breakfast 7x a week.  Amazing what a difference these little changes make. No more 11am biscuit chomping and feeling so MUCH more energetic these days.

Am back to being a squash addict and have started to think  and see angles again - yahoo.  Surely I must leverage on this - a pool comeback is required.

Bring on the cue baby.  Loopy where are yooou?

ps: progressing nicely on face lift. first album published on left bar. now only have to figure out how to move some items on left bar to the right so it balances.

five sevens

tagged by azuredec, here are the five sevens:-

7 things to do before i die:-

1. climb kilimanjaro ( and have proper equipment - head torch, proper clothes and to be fit fit fit)

2. get on the TranSiberian train and take in the ride of a lifetime (Peter, good on you!)

3. admire the fjords before revelling under the midnight sun (how many times have i been to norway? sooooooooooo many. have i seen any of the fjords? or the midnight sun? nooooooo)

4.  set up and run my independent cinema showing vetted quality films and become a film fascist who dictate what is to be viewed by others;

5. build a pond at the back of that farmhouse so that the frogs can visit the swimming fish and the dogs can try to chase the cats whilst the cats look disinterestedly at them all around the pond

6. grow pumpkins that crawl all over the garden and tomatoes, squash and aubergines that are so full and heavy that the stems can hardly stand.

7. take the avis famile and friends to victoria falls and go white water rafting together. woooooyahhhhhhhh

7 things i cannot do

1. sew a straight line

2. read the local papers without clucking

3. face another exam on financial analysis and asset valuation

4. stand passively in the face of a queue jumper

5. remain poised,  calm, composed and serene for more than 1hour

6. be under the midday sun without being ultra grumpy

7. hear the words "moving forward' , lets use 'this platform' to give them the 'heads up' , otherwise we'll have to  'escalate this upwards'.

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex

1. sharp wit attached to a wicked sense of humour

2. piercing intelligence or in the absence of - talent

3. height

4. kind face

5. adventurous outdoorsy disposition and or athleticness

6. hairless chest

7. sunflowers in eyes

7 things that I say most often

1. fucking hell

2. fecking hell

3. for fucks sake

4. for fecks sake

5. amazing gace (jones)

6. insane  (in the membrane)

7. stuffed (like a stuffed crust pizza)

7 celebrity crushes

1. feather haired shaun cassidy in those hardy boys days (he was pretty!)

2. simon le bon and his sexy pout

3. thandie newton (she was so damn hot in mission impossible)

5. alan rickperson in truly madly deeply

6.  sting (tantric magic!)

7. the unbeatable thinking woman's crumpet:  ralph fiennes : for what a fines man he is too..

(ps: gurlies, i have met him THREE times in riv studio and had to resist stalking him home)

and one more: george monbiot even its more than 7 because he just has to be on the list!

7 seven people I want to do this (if  and when they feel like it):

1. loopy

2. poppy moon

3. billy boy

4. peter

5. PRL (even though she hasnt a blog, i want her to send it to me via email)

6. fazu

7. mainegirl

vigour and vim

i have decided for the umpteenth time that i am going to lead a healthy life.

i am going to get enough sleep.  make use of my gym membership (its been 3 months, THREE  BLOODY MONTHS since i went in there-  thats a quarter of a year. QUARTER OF A YEAR what a waste of dosh!) and get myself toned. Cease drinking duretics.  Eat nutritious food. Keep a food diary.  get enough sleep.

Working backwards for this week.

Monday (all weeks begin on a monday)

8 hours of sleep. yahoo. one  firm mango. an egg mayo sandwich (urgh. too much mayo, why dont i just pack my own sarnies?!). a corn on the cob. 3 cups of herbal  tea. zero coffee (gulp). 10cups of water (am forever thirsty when am working and would imbibe more but for the unwelcomed interuption of loo visits). 3 biskut marie - coffee flavour (there is no caffiene in that!) agadeshi tofu and some sushi.  3 glasses of  vino tinto.

Tuesday

6 hours of sleep. delish hokkien mee. 2 cups of regular tea i.e. strong-ish  englist breakfast with a tish of milk. 1 litre of water. 1 packet ice lemon tea (yikes its sweet). 1 coffee flavoured biskut marie. rice, delish pumpkin dal and egg curry.  yum.

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analysis:

not enough greens.

coffee flavoured biskut marie has got to go.

where is the gym? (sing to black eyed peas)

go to bed NOW.

laundry list 132

roma, my roma rara avis 2000

to do, to do, to do.

1. compose entry to answer nad's burning questions + ps wonder.

2. submit 20 entries for mobil-esso win a bmw contest.  jeepers. i may as well win somefink for the amount  spent weekly filling up my tank (oh poor environment!)

3. pick up dress from dry cleaners - it has been 16 weeks and what if they make good their threat to dispose of uncollected items after 3 months.

4. return overdue books to library and remember not to take any out until the purchased stack on the dining table ( from last warehouse sale) is read.

5. drink lots of water. lots. water

6. start thinking about making/getting treats to fill sunflower man's surprise bday box.

7. write and send out 12 emails to friendies around the  globe

8. pack for trip to korea tomorrow (!) remember business suits, fun clothes and undergarments. dont forget raincoat, cardigans and shoes.   work shoes and walking boots. swimsuit and goggles for the morning swims (or am i being ambitious?)

documents.

call cards.

camera maybe?

korean dosh. american dollars.

plastic.

passport.

ticket.

and me.