Tagged by BadAss Angel

Hmmmmm...my dear friend BadAss Angel (no, she's no way as mean as her name sounds for as long as you understand her mood swings and get along well) has tagged me and so, this post is specifically in response to just that.


Layer One: On the Outside

Name: Gayathri and of course its kinda rare to get people calling my name in full. Often its just Gaya.

Birthdate: 25 October 1980 and yes, I know I'm much older than when I first joined The Sun!

Current status: Hahaha...this is tricky, I'm legally married for more than a year now but no, I don't live with my husband and I don't get to spend the night at his place or even go on holidays together-gather until after my ceremonial wedding is over

Eye color: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Righty or Lefty: Righty

Layer Two: On the Inside

My heritage: South Indian of Telegu descent, to be specific

My fears: Cockroaches, all types of flying insects, eerie places & people who are supposedly master of all trades

My Weaknesses: Baskin Robbins, sotong/udang sambal and Chennai briyani rice

My perfect pizza: I don't fancy pizza as much as I love seafood - so make that any pizza with plenty of udang and sotong topping...nyam, nyam...

Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

My thoughts first thing when I wake up: What I'm still working to earn money? When am I gonna earn money without having to go to work and report to silly bosses?

My bedtime: Between 9.30pm and 11pm

My most missed memory: The good old days at the then The Sun news desk...sorry but its kinda hard to move on and completely leave behind good memories

Layer Four: My picks

Pepsi or Coke: Coke for sure, I think nothing quenches my thirst like Coke...yeah...

Mc Donald's or Burger King: McD of course! Burger King is so bloody expensive

Single or Group Dates: Single, candle light dinner which I don't know when and if I will ever have

Adidas or Nike: Nike lor...because you have to just do it!

Tea or Nestea: None

Chocolate or Vanilla: Nothing beats chocolate whether its ice-cream, cake, cookies, etc.

Cappucino or Coffee: Hate coffee, tea and all their variations - they stink!

Layer Five: Do I

Smoke: What? Cigarettes? No.

Curse: Very rarely but I'm no angel except for the fact that I don't use four letter words

Take a shower: Twice to three times a day, without fail

Have a crush: Not on a person but on some material thing - yes!

Think I've Been In love: Yeah

Go to school: Sure & I loved my secondary school years

Want to get married: What a freaky question...am counting down to my big day on May 19!

Believe in myself: To a certain extent but there are times I need reassurance!

Think I'm a health freak: No lah, I know health is wealth but what is life without some fun huh?

Layer Six: In the past month

Drank alcohol: Never in my life...is someone willing to let me try before I tie the knot?

Gone to the mall: Of late, I have frequented some malls but only to buy household stuff...sad:-(

Been on stage: In 2002 during a human rights conference, as the emcee

Eaten Sushi: Don't like it!

Dyed your hair: Been more than four years since I did so

Layer Seven: Have I ever

Played a stripping game: Me? Are you nuts? I've no guts to wear sleeveless blouse even!

Changed who I am to fit in: At different points in life, yes, but not to the point of compromising on my principles.

Layer Eight: Age I am hoping

To be married: Ha...do I have a choice? Its coming soon...in a matter of days!

Layer Nine: What was I doing

1 min ago: Typing answers for these questions la

1 hour ago: Went over to see Aunty Pamela to order a wedding cake

4.5 hours ago: Trying to prepare a draft CEO statement for an annual report

1 month ago: Work. Eat. Plan for the wedding. Sleep. Work. Eat. Plan for the wedding. Sleep.

1 year ago: Convincing my parents that I can get married much later...hey, I'm still young lah

Layer Ten: Finish The Sentence

I love: Handbags, watches, perfume, trustworthy friends, dogs, ice cream, etc.

I feel: I have had enough for the day and that I should rightly head home for some well deserved rest

I hate: Dumb bosses, people who bodek dumb CEOs who are clueless and lazy people

I hide: When I can't keep my emotions under check

Layer Eleven: Tag 5 people

Aiya, I dunno if I have five friends who have not yet been tagged...see that goes to show how small and ill known I am in the blogsphere.

Anyway, I tag:

1) Petals With No Name

2) cHiK_kU zONe

The three other people I know personally like The Blueberry, Furball and BadAss Angel have already been tagged!

My Engagement - A Pictorial Journey

Oh, how true these words are...

Note: I couldn't establish who the original authors are of the images above, which were sent to me via a fowarded mail.

Countdown Starts for Big Day

I'm getting more and more nervous than I was in the days leading up to my engagement?

Why, you ask?

Well, because I'm trying my level best to maintain my calm and sanity in the days left leading up to my wedding but yet the stress and unwanted negative vibes from certain poisonous relatives and would be in-laws are getting to me.

Ever wonder why some people just can't keep their mouths shut when they are not even spoken to?

Worse still, at times when their opinions are never sought, they overwhelmingly offer it and make it loud so that everyone can hear it - but we all know that their ideas and views are not worth a penny.

Their ultimate objective is just to ruin things that I have carefully planned and you know what - I just don't understand what kind of kick they get out of it! Sick people, really.

God help them and rid them of my path - grant me as much patience and level headedness that I need to get over this, please.

This aside, the countdown officially begins today for my big day on May 19!

Can't believe time literally flies when you are busy trying to get everything in place for a picture perfect wedding (so I hope and pray)!

Love me FAST

Read the following news in the New Straits Times today.

Honestly, I'm unsure if it is anything for us to take great pride in since a friend rightly pointed out that this isn't some Olympian race to determine as to who gets over and done with love making faster.

We ought to put quality ahead of quantity, stressed the married mother of two, who is in her forties.

And later, she went on to say, "It appears our fast paced living encourages more couples to indulge in quickies rather than meaningful intimate sessions that would build a better relationship over the long haul."

Anyway, everyone views the issue differently as another male colleague stressed that "faster doesn't always mean no quality because to some people, quickies are very exciting and satisfying".

Ah yes, the beauty of diversified views and that's just two people in my work place speaking their mind on the interesting read below.

Malaysians rank sixth fastest in love-making

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians spend an average of 19.9 minutes when they make love.

Hardly the stuff romance novels are made of, they ranked sixth quickest in the world in terms of time spent in a love-making session.

However, if it’s any consolation, the average time spent is above the global average of 18.3 minutes.

India’s lovers were the world’s quickest, spending only 13.2 minutes per session. Nigeria once again topped the ranking on a leisurely 23 minutes.

Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and Australia were all well below the world average time.

Malaysians were just a heartbeat ahead of China’s lovers who took 20 minutes.

This was the findings from the "Global Sexual Wellbeing Survey" by condom-maker Durex.

It was revealed at the ongoing World Congress on Sexual Health in Sydney, Australia.

More than 26,000 people from 26 countries were screened online by global research firm Harris

Interactive from August to September last year.

Durex’s local distributor SSL Healthcare Malaysia general manager Voong King Yee said sex played a fundamental role in the physical and emotional well-being of a person.

The survey found two in five (or 38 per cent) of the 1,026 Malaysians polled were fully satisfied with their sex lives.

Forty per cent of Malaysian women were completely satisfied compared with 37 per cent of their male counterparts.

Want to know how you can spice things up?

"Seven in 10 (74 per cent) of the Malaysians surveyed said the situation could be remedied by injecting some old-fashioned love, tenderness, adventure and romance.

"Two-thirds (64 per cent) like more intimacy and better communication with their partners," said Voong.

Even in the "country of romance", France, they do not get it right all the time.

Only 25 per cent said they were satisfied with their sex lives.

Nigerians, on the other hand, know something others don’t.

They have the most people (67 per cent) satisfied with their sex lives, followed by Mexicans (63 per cent) and Indians (61 per cent).

The survey found that Malaysians have sex 115 times a year compared with the global average of 103.

The Greeks made an Olympian effort of 164 times, with Brazilians the next most amorous at 145, followed by the Poles and Russians (both 143) and Indians with 130.

The survey also found that Asians were least satisfied with their sex lives.

Australia’s Bond University sex expert Gabrielle Morrissey said it reflected cultural issues relating to sex in Asia.

"Work is more important than sex in many Asian countries."

Anger

Anger is a mighty emotional weapon and more often than not, when not controlled, it can destroy a person, his/her life, belongings or everything altogether.

In traditional Indian families like mine, girls are brought up with the firm belief that anger should be suppressed as much as possible - as opposed to men, who it seems to me, enjoy greater freedom in expressing their anger openly.

Somehow, within traditional families like mine, it is some what ok if a guy gets angry and displays it openly but if you are of the fairer sex, its a big no-no, baby.

Over in the West, however, it seems anger is an emotion that is well expressed by both men and women, with less gender bias being apparent.

I got a series of pictures via email which best describes what some people might to do when anger controls them in a rage.

Out you go for the town to know...

Now that's an art, really...

Eeeeew, here's one hell of a rage!

Sometimes, words DO speak louder!

Here's an artistic shackle...err..house..err??!?

This is a message for the world to know and Scott to find out...later!

Now ladies and gentlemen, the moral of the pictures above is about what not to do when anger gets the better of you.

As always, I take no responsibility if these pictures actually contribute to your creative thinking as to ways and means you can now show off your anger :-)

365 Days

TO MY DEAR WIFE:

During the past year I have tried to make love to you 365 times.

I have succeeded 36 times, which is an average of once every ten days.

The following is a list of why I did not succeed more often:

54 times the sheets were clean

17 times it was too late

49 times you were too tired

20 times it was too hot

15 times you pretended to be sleep

22 times you had a headache

17 times you were afraid of waking the baby

16 times you said you were too sore

12 times it was the wrong time of the month

19 times you had to get up early

9 times you said weren't in the mood

7 times you were sunburned

6 times you were watching the late show

5 times you didn't want to mess up your new hairdo

3 times you said the neighbors would hear us

9 times you said your mother would hear us

Of the 36 times I did succeed, the activity was not satisfactory because:

6 times you just lay there 8 times you reminded me there's a crack in the ceiling

4 times you told me to hurry up and get it over with

7 times I had to wake you and tell you I finished

1 time I was afraid I had hurt you because I felt you move

KEEP READING....... ===================================================================

TO MY DEAR HUSBAND:

I think you have things a little confused.

Here are the reasons you didn't get more than you did:

5 times you came home drunk and tried to screw the cat

36 times you did not come home at all

21 times you didn't cum

33 times you came too soon

19 times you went soft before you got in

38 times you worked too late

10 times you got cramps in your toes

29 times you had to get up early to play golf

2 times you were in a fight and someone kicked you in the balls

4 times you got it stuck in your zipper

3 times you had a cold and your nose was running

2 times you had a splinter in your finger

20 times you lost the notion after thinking about it all day

6 times you came in your pajamas while reading a dirty book

98 times you were too busy watching TV

Of the times we did get together:

The reason I laid still was because you missed and were screwing the sheets.

I wasn't talking about the crack in the ceiling, what I said was, "Would you prefer me on my back or kneeling?"

The time you felt me move was because you farted and I was trying to breathe.

Once you read this letter you have to keep it going.

This game has been played since 1996.

You must send this letter to 7 people.

On the 5th day someone will ask you out or say "I love you."

This is not a joke.

It has worked for many years.

If you break the chain, you will have bad luck with guys/girls forever.

This is just for future readers.

This began in 1996, not much of a past, but it works.

So here are the rules:

If you read this on a Sunday, wish for a good week

If you read this on a Monday, wish for money

If you read this on a Tuesday, wish for love

If you read this on a Wednesday, wish for success

If you read this on a Thursday, wish for anything you want

If you read this on a Friday, wish for a really hot date

If you read this on a Saturday, wish for an important phone call

Send this to seven people (after you make a wish). Make sure it is sent as soon as you read it or your wish won't come true. And check!

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To end your Friday

Three Minute Management Course

Lesson 1: A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.

Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you £800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her £800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"

"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the £800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story : If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2: A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.

The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.

The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"

The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way.

On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."

Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3: A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."

"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Puff! She's gone.

"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Puff! He's gone.

"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager.

The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4: An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.

A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?" The eagle answered: "Sure, why not."

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up

Lesson 5: A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story: BullS*** might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

Lesson 6: A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Moral of the story: (1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend

(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

This ends the 3-minute management course.