Ethan On All Fours!

Posted on July 17, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Not only have I made new friends just by being a blogger, my boy Ethan has also made some new buddies too. Recently Rinnah jiejie wanted to know more about him, so she’s done what any blogger would do: tag Ethan! I just did a *seven* tag for Ethan and now while Ethan relaxes in front of the TV watching Baby Einstein, I will do a *four* tag on his behalf (isn’t it a coincidence that Ethan’s Daddy’s favorite numbers are 4 and 7? Hmmmmm……)

♥♥♥♥♥

Four jobs I have had in my life:

  1. “Babble-er”
  2. “Cruise-er”
  3. “Crawl-er”
  4. “Walk-er”

Four places I have lived:

  1. In Mommy’s womb
  2. In the hospital where I was born
  3. In Penang
  4. In the hearts of my loved ones

Four places I have been on vacation:

  1. Ipoh (Mommy’s hometown)
  2. Taiping (Daddy’s hometown)
  3. Kay-el (Shopping haven)
  4. Anywhere with Mommy and Daddy

Four of my favorite foods:

  1. Siew-Mai
  2. Rice (nasi lemak, banana leaf rice, fried rice, chicken rice etc)
  3. Ipoh Chicken Koay Teow (kai-see hor-fun)
  4. Wan ton mee

Four places I would rather be right now:

  1. Riding on the escalator in Queensbay Mall
  2. Riding on the escalator in Gurney Plaza
  3. Riding on ANY escalator
  4. Sleeping on Mommy and Daddy’s bed

Four friends to tag:

  1. Hin Lerk
  2. Jayden
  3. Bryan
  4. Evan
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The Ring around my Finger

Posted on July 16, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

I wear my wedding ring on my left ring finger, the one next to my pinkie. Why? Because the vein of love (vena amoris) coming straight from the heart runs right through this finger. When I was engaged, I wore my engagement ring on this finger too, and now that I am married, I wear them both on this finger. The wedding ring goes in first followed by the engagement ring. It follows this order because this way, the wedding ring (symbolizing the marriage) is closer to my heart (yes, I have a reason for everything I do 😛 ). Because of the love these rings symbolize, I find it hard to understand why some people choose NOT to wear their wedding rings. Somebody told me before that she didn’t wear hers because her husband doesn’t wear his too! *rolls eyes* Do they NOT know the meaning these rings carry?

Well anyway, a few weeks ago, I received a rather interesting email on why the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger. Check this out:

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger?

There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese Legend…

Thumb represents your Parents
Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings
Middle finger represents your-Self
Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner
& the Last (Little) finger represents your children

Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together – back to back
Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb – tip to tip
(As shown in the figure below):

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)…, they will open, because your parents are not destined
to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.
Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)…., they will also open,
because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.

Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children)…., they will open too,
because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse).
You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT….., because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives –
through thick and thin!!

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My Weight Is Ideal

Posted on July 13, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Now here’s an excuse to pig out!…NOT! I’ve been tagged by Joanne to reveal my BMI and here’s what the test revealed:


Your Weight is Ideal


Your BMI is 21.0 – a healthy BMI falls between 18.5 and 25Congratulations, you are the perfect weight for your height.Even though you may not be entirely happy with your weight, you are healthy.

So gain or lose a few pounds if you want, but don’t go too crazy!

Don’t agree? Blame the government standards we based this test on!

Do You Need to Lose Weight?

Well of course it’s ideal! Need I say more? Ahem… now I can plan on wearing more cheongsams, dining at Tony Roma’s or indulging in the yummy slice of cheesecake….

To tell you frankly I didn’t even watch my diet since I gave birth. My weight loss *plan* was just to breastfeed (and I still am) and of course (initially) to exercise. Although I have lost all my pregnancy weight, the second part of that plan did not materialize because up till now, the only exercise I have been subjected to has been just chasing Ethan around the house and strength training in the form of carrying him here and there, and up and down. So even though the pounds have stayed off, I am still not content with my muscle tone. I’m hoping that Queensbay Mall would make way for a fitness center soon (praying it will be Fitness First) so that I can resume my exercise regime.

But for now that “Your Weight Is Ideal” message up there will have to do 🙂

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Left right left right

Posted on July 13, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Have you had any experience talking to someone with shifty eyes? I have! …. And I don’t like it at all! Nuh-uh….eyes moving left and right as I am trying to have a decent conversation? No way!

I once read that people with shifty eyes convey the message of distrust, insincerity and lack of interest. I find it so distracting when in the course of conversation, as I am trying to explain something, the person I am conversing with has his or her eyes moving left and right. It’s not that their head is moving, just the eyes! I’m not sure if it’s a habit or not, but if it is, it is a habit that ought to be nipped!

Looking away from a person’s face once in a while during the conversation is acceptable, perhaps as an *intermission* to gather one’s thoughts but to shift one’s glance briefly and then shift back to the conversant in a repetitive manner, that’s just what I would retort with a “How rude!”, in the style of PB. So tell me, am I just plain fussy or am I making sense?

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Paying It Forward

Posted on July 12, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

So I finally watched Pay It Forward last night on 8TV. I’ve been meaning to watch this show since it was released but never had the opportunity nor the time. I heard that this was a show that was poignant and that it would tug at heartstrings, what with Haley Joel Osment being in the lead and all. Boy was I glad I caught it last night. In typical MLM fashion, Pay It Forward tells of a *movement* started by a young kid, Trevor, to spread goodwill throughout the world. Well, in the movie, it only spread within the US of A, but you get the idea. How this is done is that one person will try to help 3 others by doing something FOR them that they are unable to do themselves, or perhaps just give them a push (sometimes a shove) in the right direction. These 3 people then, instead of returning the favor done by the original first guy, will then need to help 3 other people each, i.e. paying it forward. This will result in what I like to call it, a pyramid of goodwill. But anyways, long story short….watch the show. It will change the way you view life.

After the show, I was reminded of this tag I had pending from Rinnah. It has been a very busy week for me, because at work I have been buried in issues and issues on end, and I found it hard to smell the roses, short of sounding cliché. But that being said, I told myself that I would find the time to do this unique tag today…. one that will allow me to do my little bit for charity. What’s special about this tag is that blogger Idham has pledged to contribute RM127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage for every completed meme. The catch is that the meme MUST be completed by August 26 2007. Isn’t that great? It’s so easy! All that needs to be done is to complete just 17 sentences from the list below, and then drop Idham a comment to say that you’ve completed it . So just by writing and completing this fun and rather thought-provoking meme, I would be contributing RM127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage! It’s making me feel good already! And it’s one of my Pay It Forward instances.
1. A person is only as good as … he thinks he is.
2. Friendship is always ……………………………………….
3. To love is to … give of oneself wholeheartedly and unconditionally.
4. Money makes me … rich.
5. I miss … my schooldays.
6. My way of saying I care is by … giving a bear hug, with no words being said.
7. I try to spread love and happiness by…………….
8. Pick the flowers … when you see them.
9. To love someone is to … love unconditionally.
10. Beauty is … portrayed by the soul.
11. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was … becoming a teenager, at last!
12. When I was twenty one, I remember … celebrating it in Kenny Rogers, Cheras Leisure Mall 🙂
13. I am most happy when … I make my loved ones happy.
14. Nothing makes me happier than … achieving my goals in life.
15. If I can change one thing, I will change………
16. If smiles were………..then I………………………….
17. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could … have weekends forever and get paid to enjoy them?
18. If you want to … be happy … then you have to … go against the norm.
19. Money is not everything but………………………..
20. The most touching moments I have experienced is………………
21. I smile when……………………………………………
22. When I am happy, I………………………………..
23. If only I don’t have to … be a slave at work … then … that would be absolutely awesome!
24. The best thing I did yesterday was … not hog the PC after work, but watch Pay It Forward.
25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title,”………………………………”
26. One thing I must do before I die is……………………….
27. Doing this meme, I feel like … I am doing my part for our future generation.

And now, the following folks can also help the kids at the orphanage too, by just completing this meme. If you’d feel like taking this up anyway, please feel free to do so!

My Baby Bay
Hijack Queen
Simple American

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