Monday, July 28, 2008
“P.S I Love You is a romantic drama movie about a woman whose husband has just passed away. But later she discovers that her late husband has left her a list of tasks. Each task will be revealed after she complete the previous task. All tasks will complete in 10 months. These tasks intended to ease her out of grief and transition her to a new life. The movie is adapted from a the best-selling Cecelia Ahern novel.”
Now, I know I'm really sensitive and all, but God, I almost cried watching this..
I know I'm a Gerry to my Holly
And That makes life worth living.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in
May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting
to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.
Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house
had the privilege of the nice clean water, the n all the other sons and
men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By
then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence
the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water..
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood
underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the
cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it
rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall
off the roof. Hence the saying It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed
a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess
up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung
over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into
existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get
slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor
to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more
thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping
outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying
a thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that
always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things
to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They
would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold
overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in
it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge
hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.
When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It
was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would
cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew
the fat..
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content
caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning
death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years
or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the
upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
sometimes knock a person out for a couple of days. Someone walking along
the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were
laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would
gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up.
Hence the custom of holding a wake.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of
places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the
bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these
coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the
inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they
would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the
coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would
have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to
listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was
considered a ...dead ringer..
And that's the truth. Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I've just been reviewing my life through pictures lately (for a lack of a better thing to do) so I've just noticed something that sorta makes me worried.
I'VE GOT NO PICTURES OF MYSELF FOR THIS OR THE PAST YEAR!!
Well, quite eye opening.
A PLEA.
If anyone has any pictures of me (preferably of the last two years), pretty PLEASE send them to my email account at naveen_kabillan@hotmail.com
THANKS!
Monday, July 21, 2008
*updates on the Gunung Angsi Trip and serving the children and mentally diabled from the Vinashini Home Orphanage will be up as soon as the pictures/videos come*
Am Super Super Suuuuupeeeeeer tired today after a crazy weekend of hiking and traveling. It's really been fun though I'm black and blue in some places and have probably lost a pint of blood to leeches. Knees aren't doing too well either.
Yesterday heard a sermon which could be described to be life changing. Learning to see Church, The Bible and Christianity in a different light is extremely refreshing for a weary soul.
Wish I could write more in this post, but suspense and secrecy needed for the posts later ya?
Sorry Danny..
Till then.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Since Uni hasn't started, I'm desperate to find ways to fill my time. Seriously quite bored here, till I'm driven to do crazy things (how about watching The Matrix till I know every line of the movie?)
Really gotta get in shape. In my opinion (though my family begs to differ) I do think I'm in an OK state physically. Unfortunately for me, the Seremban Youths have planned a mountain hike this very Saturday. Double Unfortunate that a great deal of the seasoned hikers in the church are coming down too! Uncle Kok Bin, Jeremiah (Cassy's Dad), David Ting (Reagan's Dad), Chong Seng (Chye Leng's Dad), Edwin Choy (Cailin's Dad), and Wong Suen (Xiang's Dad)
To add to the competition are my super fit comrades from the Seremban CoC. These people love for mountains, very much unlike me who lives for my computer.
Guess I should prepare to get my butt kicked by a bunch of my friend's Dads?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Been really really bored lately. My bro Mit laft for College last Sunday, so every morning, its basically me and myself at home. Since there is so many DvDs in my collection, I'm currently left with nothing to do in the mornings.
Can't wait to get into Medical School. Wanna learn something new so so much.
Life's really different without my brothers around. I didn't really feel it back in College since you've always got lotsa things on your mind and hands, but right now,without anything much to do, it gets pretty lonely..
Well, it's part of life, we all move along, and soon, I must too.
Am addicted to
Monday, July 07, 2008
*~vron-- THIS is D day D Lord has made! supply o sent 7/7/2008 1:07 AM:
LOVE U bro!!
*~vron-- THIS is D day D Lord has made! supply o sent 7/7/2008 1:07 AM:
=D
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Good Morning (12.15pm is still morning for me)
Must apologize for lack of updates on the blog. Been through a tough time recently, lotsa turmoil. Everything's fine now, and I'm heading to MED SCHOOL!! YAY!!
I've got a LACK of focus!! Hence the LACK of blogging initiative..
I've got huge cracks/blisters/hurting thingys on my feet. Smart me had to go play 'street' soccer without shoes/slippers. Arrrgh, I hate the asphalt..
Am suddenly into Nirvana and Metallica again..
The aims for this month are:
1) Blog More
2) Lose 5kg (it's been done k)
3) Start picking up reading the Bible Daily
4) Get FOCUSED
5) COME SINGAPORE
Ahh... Glorious, glorious Singapore on my mind.. Wonder if I'll get dunked in the pool again.
Well, its not out of Soymilk's reach :)
I'm loving God
Thanks to all the blogs i referred to (countless) for html code help :) (esp. cyn' and sixseven)
Adobe Photoshop Elements for supernatural abilities
