A Starving Singaporean

Really, I am hungry. Not for the lack of food, there is plenty at home. Unfortunately the food processor is temporary out of commission, i.e., dental work. Mush diet is cruel, very cruel. Soup, porridge, pudding, very minute pieces of food, yum, how unfilling. The food network is a bad tease at the moment, definitely why I was sobbing at Emeril Live. The "Dirty Laundry" looked too good. Pain, what pain? No need for pain-killers since I have a high tolerance for pain. Hunger is measured on a different scale.
I think it should be illegal to starve a Singaporean, especially one who is a bottomless pit, perhaps even guilty of gluttony.

William Gates.

His influence is accidental yet vast, simple intentions with prosperous results. Regardless of your opinions, if you are reading this, chances are he has touched you. William Gates, aka., Bill Gates retired today from Microsoft. Cheers or jeers, he shaped the computer world.

From my early years of BASIC programing about 30 years ago, his life interests me. In Singapore a kid was intrigued by a Harvard dropout who is having fun building computers from a garage and writing programmes. This intrigued found a book on BASIC programming and spent an entire school vacation, reading and writing codes from the home library while other kids played. Who knew that kid that I admired, who only wanted to write codes on the computer, never once thought about making money, will be the richest man in the world. The bottom line, I learnt it was never for the money but do it for the heart.

Apple, UNIX or any other platforms, the point of origin for comparison is still Windows. I can go on and on and on and ignite controversies, but you can go talk amongst yourselves.

Thanks for the years Bill Gates. Way to go!!
*applause.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to Mr Dee .....eeeds
Happy Birthday to you!

And many more.

*Please don't pull me over.

*Here is some cheesecake.

Summer must be Close

Summer must be getting closer for us to enjoy these beauties in our backyard.

Introducing: President Ronald Reagan

President Reagan is a hybrid tea with thick lush petals and intense fragrance.

This is another hybrid tea named Cabana.

Blooms are pink with white streaks, the size of a coffee cup, at least my coffee cup.

Of course, the irreplaceable doggie pool.

Ahhh ... nothing says summer like the smell of wet dogs.

30 Seconds

In less than a week span, the tornado sirens went off again.

We are not taking any chances, 2 members of this household have survived too many catastrophes and disaster to know not to tempt fate. Let's see a hurricane, earthquakes, floods and tornadoes.

The clouds loomed over the backyard like a giant overlooking my shoulder, blocking any light simulating night fall. Just as I straightened my achy knees, the tornado sirens wailed. Within seconds, the dogs were in the house, the kids chased into the basement, turning off everything and grabbing blankets and pillows into the lowest level.

We stayed there for about 30 minutes, equipped with a television, pillows and blankets, we told the kids this was a camp-out. The warning lifted before long and then we began the task of breathing.

The span of 30 seconds allowance, to grab any thing or everything important.
What did I grab? Fortunately I had a waterproof bag of all our important documents and identifications. That was a 15 second dash. Looking around the immediate surrounding, I grabbed the next most important or valuable, our Penguin Jerseys. Yes I grabbed our jerseys.

What would you grab in 30 seconds?

Up Close and Personal

Buildings light up with "GO PENS"

The presentation of the Cup.

Almost Civil exchange.

Ahhh ... What else can we say.

Sooo Bummed.

I am sooo bummed

Think I am curling up

And eat all these food

With some of this beef cooking here.

Dish courtesy of Sushi Kim, located at the Strip in Pittsburgh, PA. This dish, Bulgogi Beef aka Korean BBQ Beef, feeds 4 at less than $25.00. It was an experience the troops enjoyed, fresh beef sizzling at the table. Yeap, we will be back!!

Hat tip to Sushi Kim. 8 Thumbs up!!

So Close.

The Stanley Cup could have stayed in Pittsburgh, missed just by a hair.

This guy should be covered with just black and blue.

MVP for Fleury

It way past bedtime,
You could even hear a clink from a falling dime.
Too tired were our eyes,
To keep up with the TIE!

Something score already!
Someone score already!
We are at Third overtime,
I am really losing my mind.

Enough is enough!
I am not that tough!
Turning to the stairs to end the day,
Of Course, The Penguins hit Powerplay.

Ahhh .... *bleep *bleep *bleep
I am deprived of more sleep.

Dragged my tired rear.
Next to the tv and my dear.
Sykora! Sykora! Sykora!
You are the ...er ... THE SCORER!!
(Rhyme problem)

Ahhh ... I feel for the goalie,
Marc-Andre Fleury.
Try getting hit 53 or more times in 1 night.
I know why he is cheering,
The end to all the beatings,
He is the MVP, that is only right.

Thank you for now I can turn in.
Resting before
The Penguins beat up the Red Wings
Once again!!

PS: Dear G Berry, GO PENS!