Kids & Monkeys

All about Peanuts
3 mischievous boys went to the zoo one day for an outing, since they had been at school all week.
They decided to visit the elephant cage, but soon enough, they were picked up by a cop for causing a commotion.
The officer hauled them off to security for questioning. The supervisor in charge asked them to give their name and tell what they were doing at the elephant cage.
The first boy innocently said, “My name is Gary, and I just throwing Peanuts into the elephant cage.”
The second added,” My name is Larry, and all I do was throwing Peanuts into the elephant cage.”
The third boy was a little shaken up and said, “Well, my name is Peter, but my friends call me Peanuts.”
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Kids at play
A six year old boy called his mother from his friend Charlie’s house and confessed he had broken a lamp when he threw a football in their living room.
“But, Mom,” he said, brightening, “you don’t have to worry about buying another one. Charlie’s mother said it was irreplaceable.”

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Costly Monkeys

Man entered a pet shop, wanting to buy a monkey. The shop owner pointed out three identical monkeys and said, "The monkey to the left costs 500 dollars." Why does that monkey cost so much?" the man wondered. The owner replied, "Well, it knows how to use a computer."

The man asked about the next monkey on the perch. "That one costs 1,000 dollars because it can do everything the other monkey can do, plus it knows how to use the LINUX operating system."

Naturally, the startled customer asked about the third monkey. "That one costs 2,000 dollars." "And what does that one do?" the man asked. The owner replied, "To be honest, I've never seen him doing anything, but the other two calls him boss!"

Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humour, Kids, Peanuts, Zoo, Lamp, Linux Operating System, Monkey, Boss

Relationships

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A female telephone operator received a phone call one day. She answered,"Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is."

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".

NO POINTING FINGERS
A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?" The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife forher shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves. If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?
A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest."

The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television." There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship.

Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.
Tags: Inspiration, Relationship, Trust, Pointing Finger, Shortcoming, Weakness, Companion

Chinese Likes To Eat?

Talk about food, the chinese friends (in KL) that I have will travel just to taste a particular food. I'm talking about dinner on a Sunday night. Be it in Klang, Port Klang, Kajang, Sungai Buloh, Sri Kembangan and our normal hunting grounds around KL or PJ.

The places we go to were usually fully packed and may have to wait for your table. After getting a table, you may have to order and take turns for your food to be served. Just waiting alone may take 1 hour at times and the food will be finished in 30 minutes.

But I bet we cannot match the scenario in found in a feast held at Xuyi County, East China's Jiangsu Province. Some 15,000 people devoured nearly ten tons of lobster made by about 500 cooks during the feast.

Bearing in mind that Xuyi County is one of the poorest counties in Jiangsu Province with 90% of the population being peasants. Peasants but yet could enjoy such a feast. This is what I call - enjoy life while you can!

Tags: Food, Dinner, Klang, Port Klang, Kajang, Sungai Buloh, Sri Kembangan, KL, PJ, Lobster, Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province, China, Peasants

Chinese Surnames

My surname is Ong (as known in Malaysia) but in China it's known as Weng. Maybe it's how the Hainanese people pronounced it. My paternal grandparents were from Hainan Island.

In China, when a local baby was given birth, the baby could follow either the father or mother's surname. In Malaysia, we have to take the father's surname.

My surname is not that popular in the sense not many people shared the same surname. Following are the top surnames being shared in China:-
* 93 million with the family name Wang (normally known as Wong in Malaysia)
* 92 million people shared the surname Li (Li = Lee)
* 88 million were called Zhang (Zhang = Chong or Cheong)
* 20 million shared between Chen, Zhou and Lin surnames (Chen = Chan)

And if you are interested to know your family tree back in China, Shanghai Library is currently compiling the world's largest genealogical database, containing about 50,000 Chinese family trees, by the end of this year. Wow!!! Alternatively, you can join the political arena where your political foes will definitely find out on your behalf as they will dig till the cow comes home on your historical background to bring you down.

This database will comprise tens of thousands of characters, records Chinese families' lives and histories going back 1,000 years which includes overseas Chinese too. Data contributions are coming from overseas Chinese libraries in USA, Singapore, Holland and Taiwan. Once compiled, the data will be available online for the public to access.

Will I be related to any one of the China emperors????
Tags: Ong, Weng, Hainanese, Hainan Island, China, Wang, Wong, Li, Lee, Zhang, Chong, Cheong, Chen, Zhou, Lin, Chan, Shanghai Library, Genealogical Database, Chinese Family Tree, Overseas Chinese

Sudan - Forward Looking Country

Despite the setbacks down in south, west and east with different tribes trying to settle with the existing government, it has not hampered the government's effort in preparing for the future.

Owing to the large in-flow of chinese companies/investments into Sudan, the University of Khartoum could foresee the need of chinese language. Hence, a department was set up to cater for it. Even a Chinese Bridge Speech competition was held in the university in order to enhance the students' abilities to speak in the language. They could be better than me.

With another language in their cap besides their arabic and english languages, it will help graduates to obtain jobs with chinese companies there. With influence such as China's oil interests (approx. 60% goes to China) in Sudan and Sudanese's value of imports from China equates 5% of China's oil import from Sudan. The main oil company in Sudan is Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company which is 40% chinese-owned. Apart from that a major 1,500km pipeline to Port Sudan on the Red Sea is being constructed by chinese companies. With such impact, the government cannot afford to close even one eye.

Smart move for a country that is still considered a Third World Country. I'm sure Malaysia is much better than this.........

Tags: Sudan, China, Chinese Language, Chinese, University of Khartoum, Chinese Bridge Speech

Sudan in Reality

There are 2 good articles found in The Star newspaper today about life in Sudan and its realities there. It did quote Malaysia's Ambassador to Sudan Zainal Hamzah view about Sudan too.

Opportunities in Sudan infrastructure and electricity

Businessmen, just by reading this statement, would have gotten their subordinates to check/obtain more info about Sudan. But in reality?

Not cheap to live in Khartoum

This is without a doubt. How could a third world country's goods and services be quoted at an astronomical price compared with Malaysia.

The above 2 articles really do reflect the current situation in Sudan. Of course I can vouch for it. Most of us who had been there, even for a short period, did mention that we could co-author a book to tell our side of the story. Khartoum - a city that could surprise and amaze you daily.

Tags: Sudan, Khartoum, Ambassador to Sudan, Zainal Hamzah

Saudi Style Parties

Whisky, women and weapons (extracted from The Age)
LONG after midnight, the party is in full swing, the music loud, the whisky and champagne flowing. In the penthouse suite at a five-star London hotel, six attractive young British women, most in short, tight dresses that leave little to the imagination, sashay between wealthy princes from Saudi Arabia, flirting and laughing slightly more loudly than the Arabs' witticisms merit.

A silver dish of white powder, with matching spoon, is passed around. From time to time a couple slips out of the suite only to reappear half an hour later and seek new friends. Others do not feel impelled to leave to share intimate moments but settle on a sofa or the four-poster in the main bedroom oblivious, perhaps, to their fellow partygoers.

For this is the country where Islamic sharia law reigns, the Koran is the constitution, woman are not allowed to drive and where the religious zealots hold sway over law and order in a delicate pact with the ruling House of Saud, the extended royal family that holds every government post.

The Saudi royals also like to entertain and expect that to be reciprocated. In their home country that will consist of lavish dinners, with the finest food, in elegant surroundings. Abroad they will expect at least the same - and sometimes much more, especially in western Europe.

The "whisky and women" were usually demanded by less senior members of the ruling family, says one former diplomat in Riyadh. "There are about 5000 Saudi princes and a lot of the younger ones especially like to do things that many men of their age do. They are very restricted in their country so it's understandable that some go a bit wild when they are over here."
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Tags: Saudi Arabia, House of Saud, Saudi Royals, Saudi Princes, Arabs, Whisky