The Night Before ROM

Make up starts at 6:30am and I have to leave the house at 8am to Putrajaya for ROM (Registration of Marriage). So I really have to get enough sleep the night before.

The night before ROM, at 10:30pm, I wasn't home yet. I got a phone call from my dad.

Dad: Where are you?
Me: At the tailor picking up Ryan's suit.
Dad: Oh. So what time are we leaving tomorrow?
Me: 8am. Are you going to sleep now?
Dad: Yes, I want to sleep but I couldn't sleep.
Me: Why?
Dad: Don't know. Maybe excited I guess.

LOL!

It's really an awwwww moment. My heart smiles.

Fry the Dog

Bailey, my brother's dog, is staying with us temporarily because my brother's house is under renovation.

So every evening when I come home from work, Bailey would run out of the house when the autogate is open. I was told to call when I'm about to reach home so that my dad can leash Bailey.

So one evening I called my dad...

"Dad, can you tie the dog?"
"Fry the dog? Ok. Fry the dog."
"...."

Lol!

Silly Me

There was one day, Ryan and I went to a shop in our own car. We parked next to each other.

As we were walking back to our car, I was talking to Ryan about something. I forgot that we went in two separate cars and so, I got into his car.

Lol! So embarrassing but funny.

Dad, you're funny

So I came home early because of a really bad cramp. See, it's the time of the month.
My parents were heading out when I got home. Later in the day, my dad called me on the phone.

"Hey, how are you doing over there? Did you take any medicine for that cramp?"

 "It's alright. I'm using hot water bottle. I don't usually take medicine for this because I don't want to depend on drugs to ease the pain"
 

"Oh, just calling to check on you."

"Awww, that's so sweet dad. Thanks for calling."

"Let me know if you're dying."

LOL!

Bill please

"Okanjo one gaishimasu"

It means, "bill, please". That's how you ask for the bill in Japanese. 

Jess and I struggled to finish the whole sentence when were in Tokyo. We always get stuck after okanjo. Anyway, we still got what we wanted because okanjo means bill.

Well, there was this one time I managed to say the whole sentence in a very Japanese way. The waitress's reaction was hilarious. She was looking at Marina and she said to her in Japanese, "Gasp! She speaks like a Japanese!" LOL. Ah, too bad that wasn't captured on video.

Watch us how we asked for the bill in Japanese.

My dad and his nun joke

I was doing my house chores and time seems to be going so fast. So I was telling my dad how time flies.

"Wow dad, every hour seems to be going so fast!"

"Good lah, so fast until that you're going to get married very soon. =D"

"Haha! Your dream come true right?"

"Ya. You don't have to apply to become a nun anymore."

Lol...

My dad is just so funny. He's always teasing me asking me to become a nun. One day, we had this conversation when I was still single long ago and was going through a mundane period. 

"Joyce, why don't you go join the Sisters of the Poor?"

"For what? To become a nun?"

"Yeah, so you won't get so much headache."

"But I like men!"

Lol...My mom burst out laughing and she said I damn hiau.

Translation
Hiau / Heow is a Hokkien word. It means indecent or whorish in my situation above.

Searching for solution

Sometimes, when we're stuck with a problem, we need to consult someone for advice.

But sometimes, we just need someone to listen to us talk and we will eventually find our own solution without the other party doing anything.

I'm not sure if you've been through this but I did.

This conversation between Cheh Lu and Davin in the office got Kuan and I burst out laughing.

Lol. Have a great weekend guys!

Mandarin Orange

In the office today, I saw Kuan peeling mandarin orange for himself. So I asked him for some.


Sometimes, the things Kuan says can be really amusing. He's witty and he can talk back and get back at you with reasons you can never think of. He should be a lawyer.

激死我啦. Lol!

Can meh?

So at lunch today, Lena and Davin were joking with each other as usual being silly.

Aaron burst out laughing when I asked Lena, "Can meh?"

Hahaha! Bugger...very funny meh? :D

You Said It Wrong

It was an open house. Lots of guests to entertain.

There was this little girl who spoke only Mandarin. She's 2 years old.

She kept talking to me. So I thought, "Hey, I can practice my Mandarin!"

Well, I managed to answer all her questions until she said, "姐姐, 你说错了."

Fail! LOL.

Good try, Joyce!

Translation
姐姐 - jie3jie3 - older sister
你说错了 - ni3 shuo1 cuo4 le - you said it wrong

See what Bailey did to me

This is Bailey, my brother's dog. Look at him. So cute right?

So one day, I was alone at home packing my stuff for the move. My brother left Bailey here. We usually keep Bailey outdoor when he's here.

This time I let him in the house since my brother bathed him the day before. Well, guess what?



Yes, he pooped in my room! Oh my Lord! When I turned around and saw that, I screamed at him and he knew that he did something wrong. He ran down and hid under the dining table. I took the cane and caned him. He then helped himself out of the house and he just laid there staring into space, looking really sad. Lol. Still so cute but I'm still angry. Hmph!

How to pick up girls at the vending machine

One day during our lunch break, the few of us were talking about how we can text in to buy a drink at the vending machine in Japan.

"Yeah, there's a number at the machine you can text to. Then the machine will go "grrng"...and then you'll get your drink."

"Imagine you're standing in front of the machine thinking of what to buy and suddenly the machine go "grrng". When you look around, you see this man waving and smiling at you. Hahaha..."

So I got inspired and created my next comic...

I hope you like it.

Have a great weekend guys!

Queue Jumper

This is my first attempt to do a comic strip. Please forgive me for the ugliness. Be nice ok. Lol!

So here you go...



I wonder if she's blind or what. It was so obvious we were all queuing for the washroom. And why did the girl in front didn't say anything? The woman behind me started making friends with me after that. Lol.

I know the comic strip fonts are very small. I've tried my best. So here's the story...

So one day at Sunway Giza, I was queuing for the washroom. I was the third one in line. Out of nowhere, this girl came in and walked past us and stood in front of the cubicle.

The woman queuing behind me asked me, "Hi, is this the queue?"

I replied, "Yes". The woman looked at the queue jumper in front and I knew I had to do something.

So I called out to her, "Excuse me, the queue starts here" pointing to the back.

She apologized and joined the queue.

Bugger at the ATM

I was at the ATM machine and someone was queuing behind me really close like 2 feet or less away. That made me feel really uneasy like someone's trying to invade my privacy or breathing down my neck or something. Shouldn't you give more space to the person taking out money in front of you at the ATM? Grrrrr. I turned and looked who was behind me hoping that he would get the message but NOOOOO. Sigh! Some people...

So anyway, after I got my receipt from the ATM, of course I had to take a quick peek at the receipt before I leave. As I was about to leave, suddenly this bugger behind me called out "excuse me" in a very rude tone. I was surprised with his "excuse me" and then I shot him a dirty look and said "wait a while lah". Stared kau at him and walked off. He looked a little embarrassed. Lol! Hmph! Don't think you can bully me because I'm mini.

I went to the pantry and as usual, the toilet door was shut. I turned the knob to open it and I went in. Davin saw what I did and he said,

"Shouldn't you knock first just in case someone is inside?"

"If someone is inside, I won't be able to turn the knob right?"

"Yes, but imagine if you're inside and someone try to open the door, won't you feel uneasy? like someone's trying to barge in."

Hmm, that got me thinking and he's right! So I said,

"You're right, I shall knock the door next time. You know what? You can be a really good father."

Lol.

It's true. You don't just slap your kids if they snap at you when you tell them what they should do. Instead, turn it around and ask them "how would you feel if it were you?" and let them think for themselves. It's part of development. Well, if they snap still............just SLAP! :P

If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says, "keep away from children." - Susan Savannah

I asked my dad a question, "Dad, do you sometimes wish that you have more kids?"

He replied, "No, I didn't want to have more than 2 kids."

Mom said, "If we have more kids now, I think we'll still be in New York and we won't be moving to this new house."

Then, dad threw me a question, "How many kids do you want to have?"

I replied, "Depends how much money I have and how many kids I can afford."

LOL.

"I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance -waiting for the bathroom." - Bob Hope

So one day, I saw a tweet from Time Out KL, "RT with a reason if you want to be TOKLreader of the month and get featured in the magazine!"

So I did with the reason "I'm a big fan of your magazine."

A few hours later, I got a direct message from Time Out KL thanking me for RTing and to drop them an email for more details.

When I saw that message, I just didn't know how to react. All of the sudden, I was very SHY. It's funny because I was like so gung-ho when I RTed but when I finally got it, I wanted to take it back.

Anyway, I got the courage to email them and here I am, the reader of the month in the November issue of Time Out KL.

Well, I love TO. Each time I visit a new country, I will check if they have TO there to see what's hot.

That's my brother drying Bailey with a hairdryer after bathing him. Bailey seems to be enjoying it. Sometimes I wonder who is the master here. LOL!

Happy Ending

This is a happy ending post. LOL! Whatever that means.

So K came back from his 7 days training in Bangkok. As usual, we asked a lot of questions such as "did you do anything special?", "met any new people?", "did you check out this place?", etc.

K: I went for massage.
J: Got happy ending?
K: No happy ending.

So, later that day, J emailed a YouTube video below to all involved in that conversation.



L then replied, "Now I know why K said….NO HAPPY ENDING….hahahhahahahhaha…"

Now we all know why.

LOL!

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CL says the funniest thing sometimes.

D wrote an email: Hi guys, have a great weekend. I think we’re doing quite well as a team, synergy and all. Lets have our fingers crossed for the SAP B1 partner of the year award as well!

CL replied: Happy ending if get the year award????

D replied: Errr.....

D hopes that she DOES know what "happy ending" is. He is worried she go tell someone that and the guy gets the wrong idea.

Well, CL's reply did brighten up my day though. LOL!

Do you have a phobia?

A recent trivia challenge got me google up the word "sitophobia".

Then I came across this link here.

10 Weird Phobias That Will Totally Surprise You

1. Venustraphobia – Fear of Beautiful Women
   Seriously?
   
   
2. Phobophobia – Fear of Having a Phobia
   This person must be one hell of a confused person.
   
   
3. Sitophobia – Fear of Eating
   How do people with sitophobia eat then?
   
   
4. Porphyrophobia – Fear of the Color Purple
   Lol! Is the color purple really that bad?
   
   
5. Panphobia – Fear of Everything
   Wow, I don't know what to say.
   
   
6. Pteronophobia – Fear of Being Tickled by Feathers
   This, I can understand if you're ticklish.
   
   
7. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of Long Words
   LOL! That is the longest word I've ever come across. I'm still figuring out how to pronounce that.
   
   
8. Neophobia – Fear of Anything New
   Huh?
   
   
9. Metrophobia – Fear of Poetry
   "Roses are red, violets are blue" ... "Nooooooooo! Shut up! *puke*"
   
   
10. Nephophobia – Fear of Clouds
    This person must not see sunlight and only go out at night.
    

I didn't know there is such a long list of phobias. It's crazy. View the phobia list here.

"Fear always springs from ignorance." - Ralph Waldo Emerson