Relaxation time - away from it all

What did one river said to another? “Long time no sea!” 

A mountain to another, “High there!” 

A piece of cloth to another, “See you sewn!” 

A wall poster to another, “Let’s stick around.” 

A buffalo to another, “Meat you someday.” 

A wall to another, “Meet you at the corner.”  

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What is common between: 

1. Dogs and trees  - they produce barks 

2. A gardener and swordsman  - they fence well. 

3. Shoes and men  - they have souls (soles). 

4. A car and a deer - they have horns 5. A lawyer and footman - they bring up your case. 

6. An author and a liar - they make stories. 

7. Fish and balance - they have scales. 

8. A typist and postman - they handle letters. 

9. Children and lamps - they brighten up your life. 

10. Knife and words - they can hurt. 

11. Batteries and kings - they have power. 

12. Judges and teachers - they give sentences. 

13. Nervous system and cars - when they break down you are in trouble. 

14. A ship and a football team - they have captains. 

15. A painter and thief - you can catch them red-handed.  

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Their languages 

Optician: Now, look here… 

Undertaker: Good grief…. 

Oil digger: Well, well… 

Teacher: You know something… 

Cobbler: My foot! 

Publisher: So long… 

Weather forecaster: Good morning… 

Ear specialist: Did you hear about… 

Tailor: Try this for size! 

Timekeeper: Just a minute… 

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Their jobs 

Chauffeur: drives you mad. 

Barber: trims your pride. 

Cook: boils with rage. 

Housekeeper: sweeps you off your feet. 

Fisherman: up to something fishy. 

Teacher: will teach you a lesson. 

Butler: puts you in your place. 

Milkman: milks away your money. 

Footballer: goes for kicks 

Well digger: has a boring job.

Okay then. Hope your mind is lightened. Your soul, enlightened! Or vice versa! Have a good day!

Aliens in the world!

 

Everyone knows when seen from outer space the world is round and there are human beings on it. We call the human beings, who are us, the people of the world. Yes, it belongs to every one of us because we are the people of the world, right? Wrong! There is a huge group of human beings who cannot call themselves ‘people’ of the world because they do not have a place in it. Do you know whom I am talking about? Yes, I am talking about the Rohingya populace. If you got it right the first time then my congratulations to you!

The Rohingya masses do not have a permanent land anywhere in this world, a place where they can settle down and call home. Once upon a time, they thought the Rakhine state in Myanmar, where they had been living for decades, was their home. But not anymore. In the year 1982, the Myanmar government outlawed them, saying that they were not citizens of Myanmar and that they had been staying illegally, all the while. They had said and are still saying that Bangladesh has the full rights on them as they had emigrated from that region originally, and that they were Muslims, the official religion of Bangladesh. They asserted that the mostly Muslim Rohingya populace have got no rights to be the citizens of the predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. 

The Myanmar military has been forcing them to leave for Bangladesh for several years now. It is still going on. However, Bangladesh does not recognize and accept them as its own. Even the several thousands of Rohingya community that Bangladesh took in under refugee-status have been forced to be transported to some remote islands, the latest being Bhasan Char, in Bay of Bengal. To Bangladesh, the Rohingya do not belong to the mainland as they are the people of Myanmar.

So this is the complicating issue; Bangladesh says the Rohingya are not its citizens.  Myanmar also says likewise. Other countries are also not welcoming them with open arms. And they can’t wait to see their backs of. Even the British, once the colonial rulers of Myanmar, then called Burma, seem to have washed their hands off them. Who are the Rohingya then, without any part of the world to call their own? Aliens in human forms? That the world looks upon suspiciously?

Could President Trump have really won the US presidential election?

 

President Trump has still not admitted he lost the election to Biden even though the courts and other election authorities proclaimed that there has been no foul play.

Knowing Trump’s adamancy, even if after Biden has taken over the Presidential office, Trump will continue to say that he won the election and that they had made it to look like Biden won. Unfortunately, this is going to put the US in bad light to the world in later times”.

Also, I had seen one of his press conferences, after the election results, in an American TV Channel allowed in Malaysia. He was putting forward his arguments regarding the outcome of the election and why he was saying that he was the one who won.

And he did have a point! He sarcastically said that ‘super’ machineries were involved in counting the ballots and  machineries could be set up to say Trump votes as Biden votes! Wow! Could it be done? Well, we know that in the electronic and machinery world anything is possible. We have seen money being scooped off, computers being hacked and important information being compromised, and so on.

As to the postal voting he alleged that a person could have received more than one absentee ballot to vote, even four or five! This is because postal votes seemed to have supported Biden! He said he had been against postal votes from the beginning. 

There you are. My, there is also some logic in there. I am also being swayed! Swayed, that's all.

Major news!

 

Amongst the headlines of today’s news media was the foot of President-elect Joe Biden that got fractured while playing with his dog, Major.  Some big news! It concerns the whole world! Later I got to know that it was his right foot and he got another dog named Champ. And both are German Shepherds.  Now let us focus on the main dog in the news, Major. The news media are full at it because Major is a major news!(smirk). So far we know Major has been in Biden’s custody since 2018.

Later we will know;

How old Major is

From where was Major was acquired

What food does Major it and how often

The complexion of Major

The likes of Major

Where will Major normally go to play.

How is Major’s relationship with Champ

Did Major get ill before

Hahahahahahaha! Don’t be surprised if some reporters stalk Major! But, seriously, I don't have anything against news on the President-elect. But to treat this as a headline news is what I can't stand. And to give details of the dog....!

China rocks!

China rocks. Yes, China has come out from its wilderness and now rocks the world. Rocks. This will be the, immensely, often repeated word, in the noun form, in association with China, in these few days and weeks. Just when the Americans and the Russians were feeling smug about their capabilities in the area of space, China launched a rocket, they called Chang’e-5, to collect lunar 'rocks' from the moon. The launch was executed on November 24, 2020 from Wenchang, in the island of Hainan. A lunar lander was expected to land on the moon on November 27, 2020, and after collecting the rock samples the spacecraft is expected to return back to earth on December 16 or 17.

An anchor of a news program of an American TV Channel that I was watching, smilingly, said that China had sent a rocket to space to collect rocks from the moon, 40 years after the Americans and Russians had done so, with their Apollo and Luna expeditions, respectively. I could not help noticing a hint of sarcasm from her tone, and her grinning face. She was trying to emphasize that China was 40 years late. Ha ha! Your jealousy showed ma'am!

That sarcasm aside, China indeed seems to be moving stride for stride to catch up with the Europeans and western nations in every aspect, be it economy, weapons, agriculture, electrical and electronic products, all sorts of modern and state-of-the-art vehicles, even in sports and anything else that comes into your mind. You name it they have it. They have moved away from the stigma of being known as a nation of backwardness and protectionism. I, when young, had been an avid fan of old cowboy and western movies, and had watched and enjoyed many of those types of films. And in some of those films I had seen old Chinese men portrayed in shamble clothes slaving out for the horse-riding cowboys and outlaws in the saloons. Boy, in those old days the Americans really looked down on the Chinese!

Wow! How China and the Chinese have changed, progressed! Skyscrapers and other modern amenities are everywhere. China is now a nation with ultra-modernism and having somewhat some openness and accessibility, unlike before. The Chinese are everywhere in this world. Even the football jerseys of some European clubs have Chinese writings on them, advertising some products  They are imposing their presence, their culture in many parts of the world. 'China towns' had sprung out in many places outside China. Maybe, rightly so, as it is known to be the oldest surviving civilization in the world, commonly being said to be about 3500 years old. And it spreads.

Speaking of oldest existing ancient civilization, India is next in line. Now, this is a nation worth watching, too.

Looking at China, now, its motto seems to be ‘what you can do, I can do better'. I hope China just doesn’t overdo it. Better, maybe, but not overdo. You can ponder that one. Ha ha!

Kamala Devi Harris - A Tamil, out of the blue!

 

When Kamala Harris was debating incumbent Vice President Mike Pence, I still did not know she had her ancestry roots in Tamilnadu and that she was, as-a-matter-of-fact, a Tamil. I, actually, thought she was a product of a white and black American marriage. Though the name of Kamala is common for Tamil females I did not give it a thought, then. Names could be stylish and could be very deceiving, as to a person's real racial or national identity. 

When the Democrats won the election I was jolted. Who is this woman who has the chance to become the future President of United states! I googled and Wikipedia said her name is Kamala Devi Harris, 'Harris', being the name of her spouse. That's it! 'Kamala Devi' is a very common Tamil name. Believe it or not, my own sis-in-law's name is Kamala Devi! No, I am not making it up! It is real! She has her Certificate of Birth and the Malaysian Identity Card to prove it. My sis-in-law, being, unfortunately, poor and, naturally, having that feeling of deprivation, will be, indeed, very proud and, surely, get some solace and satisfaction, from knowing that her namesake is soon to be the Vice President of USA! See what I mean? Ha ha! Good for her! By the way, congratulations to all the Kamala Devis out there, on your proud association!

It is, truly, an 'out of the blue' thing to me, this news about the vice President of the great superpower America being a woman with Tamil roots. Yes, say what you want about her ethnic status - black American, African American and what not - but the fact is she is an American Tamil! I wonder if she knows the Tamil language, her mother having migrated from Tamilnadu of South India. 

Moving over to another matter, a matter of tongue-in-cheek in nature, if you will, Kamala Harris becoming the vice president of US will be the subject of future motivation talks for women. It may go like this:

*** “Women, you can really achieve anything if you really put your mind into it. You can even enter the man's domain. Look at Kamala Harris!”

*** “Black women are not any less inferior than white women. They are equally good, if not even better. Just look at Kamala Harris!”

*** "Asian women are no less talented than the western women. You are also as talented as them. You can also do what they do. You want one example? Kamala Harris is there! So don't let anything demotivate you!"

*** In Tamilnadu, India – “ You, the Tamil women of this nation, you can also become as great as women of other races. You also have it in you to become great. Just look within yourself. Don’t give up on anything that you want to achieve. You must try and try until you acquired your purpose. Look at the Vice President of US, Kamala Devi. Come on, she is also Tamil, an American Tamil!”

Ha ha ha! There you are! Those are just assumed examples. Just having some fun in the excitement! Good for you, Madam Kamala Harris!

Covid- 19. End of the world?

Remember the 2012 spectacle and brouhaha. There were strong speculation  and assertions that the world was going to end on December 21, 2012 because the calendar of the Mayan civilization (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador) ended on that date! 

Well, the world did not end. We are still up and about, but not very much of it, up and about, I mean. Because we are engulfed by the plague of Covid- 19 virus disease. Here is the bombshell! Could there have been a mistake in the deciperation of the Mayan calendar. Could the year of doom be 2021 and not 2012, what with the all present incurable disease? Looks like vaccines for preventing the deadly coronavirus are not being found. Many countries have claimed "Eureka!" But until now nothing has materialized. The countries are desperately competing to be the first ones to have discovered the vaccine. They want other countries to applaud them, accept them as the genius they are! You see, they are greedy for the wealth and the power that monopolizing the vaccine will bring!

Coming back to the matter of similarity, just look at the numbers; December/21 /2012 or 12/21/2012. It could easily have been 12/21/2021! 

Painful, it may be, yes, let the world end in 2021! Man has gone overboard. He has thrown morality out of the window. He is slaughtering his own kind for the control of territories, for power, for wealth.  Abuses of all sorts are becoming the norms of the day – women abuse, child abuse, abusing and killing of one’s own kin – you name it, they have it. Even the priests whom we, faithfully, respect cannot be trusted! They can be so shamefully embarrassing! Adulteries, infidelities, frequent marriages and divorces are almost accepted as trends and envious life styles. Platonic friendship has given way to what they call now as polyamory – a term stylishly given for multiple partnerships. Innocent group relationship has been taken over by their ‘polyfidelity’. “Till death do us apart” has become “Till wealth do us apart”!

Man’s morality has gone down the drain! It is right that he too should follow along and drown! Yes, let the world end before more humiliation surfaces! It did not end in 2012. Could it end in 2021?

(The above is my singular observations and frustrations. Don't let it affect you).