Relax One Corner

I’ve waited a few days before posting. And a little feed back would be nice.
Let’s lay the foundations.
The person in question has definitely some brain cells, thinking is definitely something they do. Understanding the English language is confirmed.

If someone said something to you that is obviously an insult (if all of the above is to be believed) would you let them off the hook? Or would you bring it up?

This is not a question of being petty, this person then not long later tossed another insult, this time pertaining to my mother.

Maybe it’s is not considered an insult, just being mean.

Example:
Did you let a cockroach eat your hair?
I don’t know what conditions you live in but it never happened to me.

Would you laugh it off, do you find it funny?

Why haven’t I said/done anything yet? Logic dictates human nature needs to be polled and based on the collected results a decision can be made.

written by kerry

Ok I waited a bit watched the fallout and think I have a few cents left to offer.
Miss Ris Low, certainly not the low risk choice for the Miss Singapore World pageant; but to the average person on the street she is just another ‘pretty girl’ who will be forgotten in no time flat. Only to be laughed at the next time she unfortunately gets in the news.

I give her (Ris Low) the props for taking part in the flagging beauty contest franchise. This business has been going down hill for some time now. Scrapping the bottom of the barrel in fact. Far be it for me to say but even the Singtel Grid Girls can do a better job. *hahahahahaha*

She committed a crime, in fact several times. So she has bipolar disorder, which does not mean she has uncontrollable urges to commit crime. That is called kleptomania. What we have seen so far is all political spin, and a little magic. Magic? Yes the art of misdirection. Focus on the bad interview, ignore the crime spree. Nothing to see here folks, move along now.

Now on to the meat of the matter. Should she keep her crown? Can she represent us in the international contest?
Well the matter is moot. She gave up the crown. I would believe that if I didn’t have such low faith in humanity and that behind the scenes they said, “Sorry you have given us too much bad press, pack your bags. Don’t call us we’ll call you. Have a nice day”

All that aside, I still wouldn’t want her to represent us. I’m a stickler on our Miss Singapore World being able to speak English properly. Not Queen’s English, as people in England do not speak the Queen’s English. Just pronounce the vowels and consonants. Don’t add extra letters to words.
Is it really too much to ask that we don’t perpetuate the idea that we don’t speak English in Singapore. Even Beyonce said it.

Summing it up. Too bad, so sad, but once we have a little quality the rest will follow.
To Miss Ris Low good night and good luck.

written by kerry \\ tags: miss singapore world, ris low

Several months ago a little after the #awaresg saga ended with the happy return of the ‘Old Guard’.
So a bunch of us got together at Brewerkz Riverside Point. There was a nice big crowed, about 12 of us gathered around a long table. As with all gatherings several conversations were happening simultaneously with those in the middle flipping back and forth (not to different from watching a tennis match).
Now the gods conspired and all conversations either ended or paused.
In that moment of silence, one @growlybear was the only voice to be heard.
“Please fondle my bum!” he announced.*
*Ok we have taken to opportunity to take it out of context with his permission.
Did he really say that? WTF? Seriously what?!!?
Almost instantly everyone said, “Ok lets tweet that!” “Who has an internet connection quick!”
Thus a hash tag was born!
It didn’t take long for #bumfondle to make its round the Twittersphere.
There was plenty of giving & receiving #bumfondles and people wanting to know how they could get in on the action. ;P

So now at most tweetups, look for #sgtweetup @ctham with gladly retell the tale much to the cheesy grin embarrassed look of @growlybear.

Well to top it all off there is an official website http://bumfondle.me
There you will find links to the underwear you can buy and the 2 podcasts from the Shareen & Joe Show.

written by kerry \\ tags: hash tag, tweetup, twitter

3 guys & 3 gals, 2 married, 2 a couple,a single female and a single male. A good mix to get all the views right?
Out come? Guys you have to remember the words of General Ackbar, “It’s A TRAP!”
Sure it seems an innocuous question, but beware the depths of danger and trouble that hide behind it can cause any man to say “Just shoot me NOW!”

Surely I’m being over dramatic, actually no. The number of ‘explanations’ given why a woman would ask such a loaded question made us men cringe in horror. It is a bloody mine field! No answer is safe. Silence is also not safe.

From the guys, the obvious question is, “If you think it makes you look fat, why did you buy it?”
From the girls,
“I was slimmer then.” [ok I can agree that MAY be true]
“The lighting was different” [gee you think?]
“It was on sale” [Logic fail if you then wonder if you look fat in it]
“It matched the top I had on” [so put that bloody top on instead of this one!]
“I want to be comfortable’ [then stop buying skin tight stuff DDuh]
“What do you think” [No way, I saw that movie. The guy got the death sentence for it]
This is just a sample.

Now guys we agree, that a straight answer is what we normally give, if there is no possibility of peril or punishment. But for the sake of argument let’s offer a few reasons why we say, “It’s a TRAP!”

Personal Disclaimer statement!
I personally HATE those skinny-till-bones-protrude-so-I’m-sexy women.
Hello! When the curves we see, is actually the round part of various bones in your body sticking out so much; I hardly think Sexy but of pictures I saw of POWs at the Changi War Museum.

Back to the point.

Men will tell you if you women have gained some padding.

Guys will tell you that you have some junk in the trunk if it is really there. And some guys like a rounder bum on their women.

So if you show him your bum and say “Does this make me look fat” the answer is NO. With the small print stating that “If you did I would have told you, and yes I’m not lying, and no I do not want to play THAT game”

Also if you have already made up your mind that you wish to use that item, why bother asking? We know that most times you don’t really want our opinion. Again It’s a TRAP!!!

This brings us to the ‘Women have a secret agenda which usually end up with the guy getting sent to the dog house’ reason for asking that question.

If you want some affection, just say so, like “Hey baby if I took all this off will I look fat?”

If you are having the monthly urge to Purposely make Men Suffer (PMS) let me clue you in to a secret. We don’t like that game. We don’t want to play.

If you just feel like pissing him off, make him go shopping with you and not be able to leave your side.

See like I said in the beginning, “It is a TRAP!!!”

written by kerry \\ tags: men, versus, women