Archive for September, 2006

freelance translation work

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Anyone interested in doing freelance translation work for a company from Mandarin to English or from English to Mandarin?  P250/page.  If they’re satisfied with the outcome, they probably will increase the pay per page.  I have to tell you this early that they’re very critical with the work, so the work has to be finely polished.  J  Let me know if you or anyone you know is interested.  You may send me an email at stayfunny@bigfoot.com or call me at +62.813.80873947.  Please feel free to pass this to your friends.  J

Philosophy of Life

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1) Growing up is mandatory; growing old is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re down there.
4) You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It’s frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:
1) You believe in Santa Claus.
2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus.
3) You are Santa Claus.
4) You look like Santa Claus.

SUCCESS:
At age 4 success is . . not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . having friends.
At age 16 success is having a driver license.
At age 35 success is having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . . . having a driver license.
At age 75 success is . having friends.
At age 80 success is . not peeing in your pants.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don’t hurt.
3) Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can’t trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.

Laws of the Natural Universe

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you’ll have to pee.

Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Law of Probability:
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of the Telephone:
If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

Law of the Alibi:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

Variation Law:
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).

Law of the Bath:
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Law of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with or wearing something you vowed never to wear in public.

Law of the Result:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Law of the Theatre:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

Law of Coffee:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Murphy’s Law of Lockers:
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

Law of Rugs/Carpets:
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Law of Location:
No matter where you go, there you are.

Law of Logical Argument:
Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about.

Brown’s Law: 
If the shoe fits, it’s ugly.

Oliver’s Law: 
A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Wilson’s Law: 
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

Staying Healthy Physically

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

A friend sent me this:

God grant me the strength not to fall,
Into the clutches of cholesterol.
At poly-unsaturates I’ll never mutter,
For the road to hell is paved with butter.
And cake is cursed and cream is awful;
And Satan is hiding in every waffle.
Beelzebub is a chocolate drop
And Lucifer is a lollipop.
Teach me the evils of fried chicken from the south –
Lord if you love me, shut my mouth!
(excerpt from JoelOsteen.com message “Staying Healthy Physically”)

When I was reading it, I thought, the writer surely must have me in mind when he was composing it.  ha ha

Love @ 1st sight…over a phone!!!

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
One of my phones went totally dead the other day - because I keep dropping it.  tsk tsk  I had no choice but to buy a new one.  I was actually contemplating to buy a new one already a few months back.  I just kept postponing it.
Back then, I was willing to spend around U$1000 for a good phone.  I am so glad I delayed buying a new one.  I got this new FAB phone!  I just had to rave about it.  It was love at first sight!!!  ha ha ha  It’s the Samsung ultra edition X820.  It’s soooo thin!  Thinner than a chocolate bar.
Here’s the front view:
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And here’s the side view:
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Key Features:
- EDGE, GPRS, Tri-band: GSM 900/1800/1900
- 2.0 Megapixel camera
- 262,144 color TFT LCD (220×176 pixels)
- 64 polyphonic ringtones
- music player (mp3 / aac / aac+ / e-aac+ / wma player)
- mms / java / wap 2.0
- Bluetooth
- vcard, vcalendar, alarm, voice mail, voice memo, calculator
- e-mail client
- syncML / USB
- document viewer
- TV out (pal / ntsc)
- video recording and messaging
- speakerphone
- 1000 phone book entries
- 80 MB user memory
- Dimension: 113 x 50 x 6.9mm
- Weight: 66 grams
- Battery time (630mAh) - talk time: up to 2.5hrs, standby time: up to 260hrs

Pretty neat huh?  :)

And in my personal opinion, it’s money worth spending, it’s really really cheap with all the functions included.  I’m contemplating whether to buy the same model for both my mom and dad for this christmas.  :)

Golden Rule in Choosing a Life Partner

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

Don’t listen to your heart alone nor your head alone. Wait until your heart and head agree.

写什么才好呢?

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

第一次在这里写中文,想看看如何. 好极了! 棒不棒? 哈哈  没什么。 就是没事做。 下次多用中文来写, 练习练习我的中文。 =〉