Refridgerator Notes
Posted by Ray @ 3:15 pmWoke up today, trudged to the fridge for my morning glass of milk, and was greeted with a picture of Olinda Cho (a Singapore Idol finalist).
Having only just woken up, it took a few seconds for the image to actually sink in. And few more long seconds later, my brain coughed up its first question: ‘Huh?’
This was immediately followed by ‘Who stuck this picture here?’ and ‘I didn’t know we had Olinda fans in this house!’
So I voiced out my confusion to my mother, who’d been watching me stand there staring at the newspaper clipping with a get-out-of-my-way look in her eye.
Me: “Who stuck this here?”
Her: “I did.”
Me: “Why?”
Her (sagely): “So that whenever I look at it, I’ll think ‘I cannot become like that!’ and I’ll have motivation to exercise.”
Heh.
*For the record, my mother, who is in her late 40s, plays tennis at least twice a week, golf roughly once a week, and goes on what I shall charitably call “jogging” (she’s old lah, cannot blame her speed) fairly regularly. She also appropriated 3kg dumb-bells from somewhere and uses them whilst watching TV.
This one time, I got back home just in time to see her using our staircase for - you guessed it - exercise. Up and down and up and down.
So no, I don’t think that fate awaits her.
**Given the recent spat of retractions and apologies and threatened lawsuits, I feel it is only smart to insert some sort of disclaimer here. I present this (and other stories) only as humorous anecdotes; rest assured I do not mean to insult, defame, libel or otherwise piss anyone off. Break a leg, people!
On a related note, I am very sorry to see that Acidflask has taken his blog down. Good luck with your future endeavors, and here’s to hoping everything blows over.
Edit:
Everything (well, as much as could be collated) you need to know about the Acidflask (and nilsinelabore) situation, from Singapore Angle.
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Wahahahahaha! Somehow I feel that I have had the exact same conversation.
Comment by J Schnorng — Tuesday, April 26 2005 @ 5:32 pm
just dropped by, found the comics hilarious!!! yet so true to day to day life.
moreeee!!!!!!!!!
Comment by eadwine — Wednesday, April 27 2005 @ 8:29 pm