What a great time in Malaysia

I spent the past weekend in Malaysia, visiting friends and helping out with debate at a university. Had a great time. :)

What I really appreciated about the whole thing was how warm and friendly the entire group of debaters were in that club I helped out. Absolutely amazing. One of the closest-knit, ego-less societies I've ever had the pleasure of knowing.

The only downside was I forgot my DVD copy of "Once upon a time in China 2" in the debate room. Oh well...

Now back to work... :)

Funny stuff :)

These have been circulating forever, and I wish I knew who wrote them so I could give credit, but since I don't I'll just say that I got these somewhere on the net:

LOVE EQUATIONS

Smart man + Smart woman = Romance

Smart man + Dumb woman = Affair

Dumb man + Smart woman = Marriage

Dumb man + Dumb woman = Pregnancy


SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item she doesn't need.

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman always has the last say in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men
are a lot more willing to die.

=)

Countdown to Korea

My countdown to Korea has begun... Whatever happens, I'm definitely going. It's just a question of when.

Damn. It's going to be cold when I get there. :)

I wonder if it's just me, or are human beings really victims of wanderlust? I mean, we all want new things, new experiences, new friends, new places... right?

I think part of the problem with my lack of "stability" is the fact that I can't stand to be in any one place longer than a few years. It's just who I am. I always want to be on the move, seeking new challenges wherever I go. I'm just not sure I'd have the guts to move to Africa, though. Hmmmm.... after all, Asia is big enough. :)

What's missing?

Why am I lacking in inspiration? What is missing in my life that is preventing me from being fulfilled?

Just a small rant

I'm sooooo damn tired. :( I think I've been taking on too much work lately. The last three days have been just about me giving seminars (either on debating or on cross-cultural communication). I mean, I'm grateful I'm getting work, unlike many unfortunate folks out there, but I'd still like to be able to catch my breath once in a while.

Makes we wonder what it is I'm working for, exactly. I mean, if you work so hard and all you get is tired... why work so hard? Shouldn't life be a bit more relaxing and stress-free? :)

Oh, well... back to the grind...

The President and the Queen

I got this via e-mail, and thought I would share it with everyone... ;)

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George Bush is visiting the Queen of England. He asks her, "Your Majesty,how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you cangive me? "Well," says the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people." Bush frowns. "But how do I know the people around me are really intelligent?" The Queen takes a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy. You just ask them to answer an intelligence riddle.

The Queen pushes a button on her intercom. "Please send The Prime Minister in here, would you?" Tony Blair walks into the room. "Your Majesty..." The Queen smiles. "Answer me this, please, Tony. Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?" Without pausing for a moment, Blair answers,"That would be me!" "Yes! Very good!" says the Queen.

Back at the White House, Bush calls in his vice president, Dick Cheney. "Dick, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"

"I'm not sure," says the vice president. "Let me get back to you on that one." Dick Cheney goes to his advisers and asks every one, but none can give him an answer. Finally, he ends up in the men's room and recognizes Colin Powell's shoes in the next stall. Dick shouts, "Colin! Can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?" Colin Powell yells back, "That's easy. It's me!" Dick Cheney smiles. "Thanks!" Cheney goes back to the Oval Office and asks to speak with Bush. "Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin Powell." Bush gets up, stomps over to Dick Cheney, and angrily yells into his face, "No, you idiot! It's Tony Blair".