Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad 137th Edition
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Is UK 7 hrs behind us?
look up GMT..we're GMT+8
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Originally posted by Fatum:
he kenna sauce head liao ...
well he's just a... ... ... >____> guai guai pattern de... shy shy de...A few are saying he kenna some gong tao or something... >__>
or maybe he found a gf there which i presume wont be the case >__>
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
well he's just a... ... ... >____> guai guai pattern de... shy shy de...A few are saying he kenna some gong tao or something... >__>
or maybe he found a gf there which i presume wont be the case >__>
maybe he found a bf there?
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Originally posted by the Bear:
look up GMT..we're GMT+8
think the 7 hour differential comes in late autumn to end winter? -
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
well he's just a... ... ... >____> guai guai pattern de... shy shy de...A few are saying he kenna some gong tao or something... >__>
or maybe he found a gf there which i presume wont be the case >__>
murray head ! ...
"one night in bangkok and the tough guys tumble ....
can't be too careful with your company ....
I can feel the devil walking next to me ...."
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Originally posted by elindra:
For AV : - Jordanian Woman Body Builder
05 May 2010 - 08H07Jordanian woman body-builder takes on world of prejudice
AFP - Her highly muscled body is smothered in tattoos, she is constantly criticised by her fellow Jordanians and she suffers deep inner torment.
No matter what it takes, however, 26-year-old Farah Malhass is determined to become the first Arab woman to enter an international body-building competition.
"Everyone is against me. No one understands why I want to become an international star in figure body-building," she said.
Her pursuit comes at great personal cost; many Jordanian men have strict views on "correct" behaviour for women, as witnessed by the frequent so-called honour killings -- of female family members suspected of having sex before marriage.
Malhass is a sitting target for Jordan's hardliners, not least of all because her body is covered in tattoos: a bare-breasted angel is depicted on her upper thighs, angel wings cover her back, and edgy statements are branded across her arms.
"You are somebody when you stop being nobody," reads one. "Only the one who hurts you can heal your pain," reads another.
"The tattoo is vital for me. It reveals my identity and the path I want to follow," says Malhass, who travels regularly to Beirut to get her tattoos after receiving her first one at the age of 17.
"Yes, it hurts, but it is therapeutic at the same time because the pain allows me to overcome the inner suffering that eats away at me," she says.
Hailing from a well-off Jordanian family as one of two daughters, Malhass's parents are divorced. She has no contact with her businessman father and her mother is often away on travels.
"It was my grandfather who looked after us. He always spoiled me, but when I was 20 I wanted to live alone and achieve my dream."
A rebel from an early age, she has nurtured the dream since the age of 14, when she swore that one day it would be her pictures splashed out across the walls of the gym.
Malhass began training at 20, but soon came up against the disapproval of her family, who could not understand why she should chose to "deform my body and make myself look ugly."
So she enrolled at Saint Martins College in London to study fine art, but soon dropped out.
Back in Jordan, she joined the International Organisation for Migration in 2007 and worked with Iraqi immigrants, "an experience that scarred me with their stories of torture and abuse."
Malhass left the IOM last year and is now totally committed to her ambition of taking part in international body-building competitions.
Today, she is on the verge of seeing her dream come true.
She is to travel to Canada in September to take part in an amateur body-building competition in the "figure" category, for muscle men and women who do not aim to develop huge biceps.
"If I win first prize, I would then be able to participate in professional competitions," she says.
But in Amman her plans are met with scepticism and derision far more than encouragement.
The Jordanian body-building federation has difficulty accepting a woman into its ranks. "Aren't you ashamed of parading in front of the world in a bikini," she is asked.
So far only one Jordanian athlete, Zeid al-Far, has supported her. He is also competing in Toronto and they are sharing the cost of their training.
They are also seeking sponsorship together but this is proving elusive, with just one radio station manager in Amman and a nightclub owner in Beirut taking any interest.
"Preparations for the competition are expensive, with all the vitamins and other health supplements, gym membership, food ... I've even sold my car to meet the costs," she says.
She insists she wants to reach her goal by herself, without family help.
"Besides, my grandfather is ill and if he ever learned that I was taking part in this kind of competition, he would certainly never recover."
wow, she's hot! and love her tattoos.but I think she doesn't have much in terms of life expectancy if she doesn't migrate elsewhere.
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I can't remember who said this:
"religious zealots are those who do not masturbate but think about it all the time"
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Originally posted by av98m:
wow, she's hot! and love her tattoos.but I think she doesn't have much in terms of life expectancy if she doesn't migrate elsewhere.
her tattoos spoil everything ....
especially that laughing clown one on the biceps ....
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Originally posted by Fatum:
her tattoos spoil everything ....
especially that laughing clown one on the biceps ....
I like that tattoo haha -
old skool joker!
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#*(&#$^*(@#&*%)(*@#)^(*@#^
stupid NEA >___>
I just called to ask who's taking over the 2 person who left recently... They couldn't give me a name and transfered me dunno how many times to finance, operation, meteorlogy, admin, IT... >___> Even their former dept also dunno anything... Do they even work or know their colleagues???
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
#*(&#$^*(@#&*%)(*@#)^(*@#^
stupid NEA >___>
I just called to ask who's taking over the 2 person who left recently... They couldn't give me a name and transfered me dunno how many times to finance, operation, meteorlogy, admin, IT... >___> Even their former dept also dunno anything... Do they even work or know their colleagues???
at least got transfer...MOM just outright transfer you to somewhere which doesn't pick up the phone... email them and they ignore you (no return receipt!)
you spam them, they continue to ignore you...
you call their bosses, their bosses say they'll get back to you and they don't...
you go up the levels, each level ignores you...
a simple yes/no question, took 6 months before someone will acknowledge!! and another month before they will answer that question on condition that you do not say they said it!
and i'm not lying about this...
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Originally posted by the Bear:
look up GMT..we're GMT+8
got it -
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
#*(&#$^*(@#&*%)(*@#)^(*@#^
stupid NEA >___>
I just called to ask who's taking over the 2 person who left recently... They couldn't give me a name and transfered me dunno how many times to finance, operation, meteorlogy, admin, IT... >___> Even their former dept also dunno anything... Do they even work or know their colleagues???
my complaint this week was with an airline - i emailed them my medical letter as requested when i asked for a change in the travel dates (coz of foot); they replied "ok blah blah blah please call [call center number] and make changes.no guesses for what happened when i called - they said no; need fax copy of letter - already told them of my email and could you please get it from your colleague from the customer service; no we can't because they're DIFFERENT from us, what they tell you is NOT our problem/business; even with medical letter still need to pay penalty.
i emailed the customer service twice but no reply.
made changes online since there's a 48-hour lead time, paid penalty.
then emailed CEO of airline as well as senior management of parent company.
problem settled. but the hassle and stress of going thru process.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Is UK 7 hrs behind us?
now is : singapore time : 4pm, UK time : 9am...
i know cos i have to liaise with them everyday..during working days :)
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it's FRIDAY!!
*weeps tears of joy*
for people keeping score, the UK elections have gone to shit...
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TGIF~~~
i'm soooo tired~ didn't get to sleep much last night >__>
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ahahahaha...
being psychoed to go to some exhibition at Suntec on 15th May...
chances are, i'll be taking the cheapo tour thing walking around so near the exhibition site but i will not go in there.. muahahahahaha
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Originally posted by the Bear:
ahahahaha...
being psychoed to go to some exhibition at Suntec on 15th May...
chances are, i'll be taking the cheapo tour thing walking around so near the exhibition site but i will not go in there.. muahahahahaha
15 may... hmmm... dang... my bro's bday tat day >___>anyway wat exhibition will be on that day?
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the Home Team Exhibition...
quite big...
i'd rather go walk about with friends
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Originally posted by the Bear:
the Home Team Exhibition...
quite big...
i'd rather go walk about with friends
Yeah... The last Home Team Exhitibion I went to is boring... We're only need to pretend to be interested crowd... -
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Yeah... The last Home Team Exhitibion I went to is boring... We're only need to pretend to be interested crowd...
dunno if i should brave the crowds to check out the yellow ribbon runeasiest is sign up online
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Originally posted by cassie:
dunno if i should brave the crowds to check out the yellow ribbon runeasiest is sign up online
you're going to break your foot again? -
Originally posted by cassie:
dunno if i should brave the crowds to check out the yellow ribbon runeasiest is sign up online
-__________________________________________-ur foot is either still recovering or just recovered...
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Oh dear... I think I'm hooked on snorkelling now - I want to do it again.
