there are some freaky creatures in this world. i was innocently surfing the net the other day, when i came accross a site talking about flying foxes. i mean it's bad enough that they're foxes... they have wings too.
since i like sharing (and dont want to be the only one freaked out) here's a nice shot of a friendly flying fox / megabat.
the presidential candidacy of women in 2 of the strongest overall powers in the world - ones with veto power in useless UN - got me thinking & researching about female leaders/heads of state; there are currently 13:
 | President Mary McAleese, since 1997 |
 | Prime Minister Helen Clark, since 1999 |
 | President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, since 1999 |
 | President Tarja Halonen, since 2000 |
 | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, since 2001 |
 | Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, since 2001 |
 | Prime Minister Luisa Diogo, since 2004 |
 | Chancellor Angela Merkel, since 2005 |
 | President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, since 2006 |
 | President Michelle Bachelet, since 2006 |
 | Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, since 2006 |
 | Prime Minister Han Myung-Sook, since 2006 |
 | President Micheline Calmy-Rey, since 2007 |
1- If the entire population of Earth was reduced to exactly 100 people, 51% would be female, 49% male; 50% of the world's currency would be held by 6 people, one person would be nearly dead, one nearly born.
2- The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side. (How much did they spent to find out about that???)
3- Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike each year than all the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. (Sad... isn't it?)
4- There is a company that will (for $14,000) take your ashes, compress them into a synthetic diamond to be set in jewelry for a loved one.
5- A perfect SAT score is 1600 combined. Bill Gates scored 1590 on his SAT. Paul Allen, Bill's partner in Microsoft, scored a perfect 1600. Bill Cosby scored less than 500 combined.
6- For every person on Earth, there are an estimated 200 million insects.
7- A Georgia company will mix your loved one's ashes with cement and drop it into the ocean to form an artificial reef.
8- Most of the deck chairs on the Queen Mary 2 have had to be replaced because overweight Americans were breaking them.
9- The day after President George W. Bush was reelected; Canada's main immigration website had 115,000 visitors. Before Bush's re-election, this site averaged about 20,000 visitors each day.
10- 90% of Canada's 31,000,000 citizens live within 100 miles of the U.S. border. (I object)
11- A ten year old mattress weighs double what it did when it was new, because of the -ahem- debris which is absorbed through the years. That debris includes dust mites (their droppings and their decaying bodies), mold, millions of dead skin cells, dandruff, animal and human hair, secretions, excretions, lint, pollen, dust, soil, sand and a lot of perspiration, of which the average person loses a quart per day. Good night! hehe
12- If the recent U.S. election was held in Canada, John Kerry would have beaten George Bush in a landslide - 64% to 19%.
13- If you disassembled the Great Pyramid of Cheops, you would get enough stones to encircle the earth with a brick wall twenty inches high.
14- In September 2004, a Minnesota state trooper issued a speeding ticket to a motorcyclist who was clocked at 205 mph = 328 km/h (i know someone that did that speed on a 1300cc Suzuki Hayabusa)
15- Physicists have already performed a simple type of teleportation, transferring the quantum characteristics of one atom onto another atom at a different location.
16- The Nike swoosh was designed by a Portland State University student, and purchased by Nike for $35. (doesn't he feel like an ass now)
17- The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it's born and after it's dead.
18- The remains of 125 people will be launched into space where they will orbit the Earth for centuries. ( i don't get it..why???)
19- 20% of Americans think that the sun orbits around the Earth. (Ok... I hope that they have included children under 6 in that poll... Otherwise, no wonder why Bush was re-elected!!!)
20- Americans take an average of just ten days per year vacation. In France, the law guarantees everyone five weeks of vacation, and most full-time workers get two full months vacation. (I am considering moving to France now)
21- There is a new television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite. (Can your life get THAT boring ????)
22- A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.
23- The U.S. treasury department has more than twenty people assigned to catching people who violate the trade and tourism embargo with Cuba. In contrast, it has only four employees assigned to track the assets of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein before his execution. (Hmm.. Priorities, never heard about that? )
24- People with initials that spell out GOD or ACE are likely to live longer than people whose initials spell out words like APE, PIG, or RAT. (Wonder about mines YZE)
25- 72% of Americans sign their pets' names on greeting cards they send out. (Can we say... CHEESY? )
3 movies i like (funny):
1. snatch
2. office space
3. lock stock and 2 smoking barrels
3 more movies i like:
1. house of spirits (touching love story during political turmoil)
2. pulp fiction
3. usual suspects
and cold mountain, seven, primal fear, swimming with sharks, good fellas, the untouchables, the godfather 1& 2, scent of a woman, crash
3 movies i walked out on:
1. jurassic park
2. 13 ghosts
3. silent hill
3 movies i unfortunately didn't walk out on:
1. meet joe black
2. the grudge
3. blairwitch project
3 movies which made me cry (proper cry):
1. i am sam
2. what dreams may come
3. don't move (penelope cruz, italian)
This is probably the greatest invention of the 21st century, I only heard of it last week.
U3 is a USB flash memory platform. This new standard means that in addition to carrying your data, it is now possible to carry your personal PC operating environment with you.
Your personal DESKTOP!!! with you...anywhere....just plug in the USB stick and your personal desktop appears on any PC....for more details click on this link
Come onnn, don't act like you're not impressed.
the number
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 is called a google. that's a 1 followed by a hundred zeroes.
a 1 followed by a thousand zeroes is called a googleplex and is also the name of the google headquarters in CA. what a perfect name, googleplex = google-complex.
girls, have fun looking for hidden messages
and guys, since many of you have trouble being vocal about your feelings, here's a way around it... u're welcome
RED = LOVE |
 bright red means lovedarker red / brgundy reveals unconscious beauty dark crimson means mourning a withered red rose shows that the love is over a red rosebud symbolizes youthful love and beauty Quantity: a single red rose shows love, a dozen shows gratitude, twenty-five shows congratulations and fifty show unconditional love. Two red roses tied together symbolizes an engagement. |
YELLOW = FRIENDSHIP |
 yellow indicates joy, gladness, friendship and "I Care"yellow with red tips indicates a friendship turning into love |
PINK = GRATITUDE |
 deep pink shows appreciation, gratitude, "Thank You"light pink conveys admiration, sympathy, grace, joy peach roses are given to show modesty |
WHITE = PURITY |
 white expresses purity, innocence, but can also mean secrecy, silencewhite (bridal) also symbolizes a happy love a whithered white rose represents fading beauty a white rosebud is a symbol of girlhood |
ORANGE = DESIRE |
 orange denotes fascination, enthusiasm, desire, as well as "I want to get to know you" |
LAVENDER = ENCHANTMENT |
 lavender symbolizes love at first sight, and can also be given to someone unique, enchanting |
3 restaurants i like in Kuwait:
1. entrecote (fanar, not bidaa)
2. le notre
3. hashi
3 burger joints i like in kuwait:
1. burger hub
2. johnny rockets
3. burger boutique
3 desserts i love in kuwait:
1. lorenzo's chocolate cheesecake
2. beit 7's fudge cake it's called 'khala (aunt) smthg fudge cake'
3. shogun's fondant
can u tell that i like chocolate ?
and since it's lunch time, here's a little som'in for your eyes (and mine); it's up to u to imagine the side dishes.
some random trivia about the number 27:
the moon takes 27 days to orbit the earth
a lawn tennis court is 27 feet wide
the age at which Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain died was 27
if you add the numbers between 2 and 7 the result is 27
the number of books in the new testament
the number of pieces in a rubik's cube
the number of letters in the greek, spanish, hebrew alphabets
the sun revolves on its axis every 27 days
the human hand contains 27 bones
it takes 27 days for a human cell to re-grow
The current number of Amendments to the United States Constitution
The modal age of the peak peformance year for major league baseball position players
The code for international direct-dial phone calls to South Africa
The number of completed, numbered piano concertos by Mozart
The age at which most women find eternal happiness, wealth, health and everything they desire
yes, i made up the last one, but u never know.
and just because it's there, here's a link to a website dedicated to pictures of the number 27 in random contexts.
[FABIENNE] Whose motorcycle is this?
i've had a conversation about turn-offs & deal-breakers with some friends a while back. here are the most common ones:
common turn-offs:
too sensitive
too possessive
inconsiderate
guys: hair highlights
guys: jewelry
girls: too feminist
girls: too made up
inconsistent
too righteous
arrogant
too predictable
too unpredictable
spoiled
common deal-breakers:
no sense of humor
stingy
violent
apathetic
mean to the help
unreliable / flake
insecure
disrespectful (to anyone)
ignorant
lazy / unambitious
moocher (no puns here, moocherx !)
irresponsible
ok, so i might've added a couple more as i typed....
and i think all turn-offs become deal-breakers past a certain level.
First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your creative contributions, below you'll find the list of suggestions I got from everyone, before the strike of midnight, I will choose my new nickname.
My favorites are:
1. TBFKAY
2. Zed
3. Why.Ay.Zed.Double.E.Dee
4. Y2K
5. ......... that's it
