sanity check
aah, friday-off once again - this means no office work for today and i get to stay home. i still woke up pretty early though, coz if i didn't, the kids would still be asleep by noon, and they have school today. nevertheless, i wasn't complaining of waking up early, i already planned...
house arrest i haven't been very productive in the office this week. the project i'm in got on hold so our group did nothing this week but surf the net - sites which are of course, work-related, but most of the times, not. then if my eyes already hurt from staring at my monitor, i go and...
if she only knew my cellphone was shut off since last night coz the battery got drained and when i charged it i just kept it off. so i was surprised when i switched it on this morning coz i got messages sent to me last night. the messages were from my younger sister. they were very long messages...
Fringe Stuff and things like that
Monday I was at STV doing The Hour show which was live! Apparently I did very well and managed to catch up with the Chippendales who are performing at Gilded Balloon! I loved the live TV interview, good pre press for my fringe show.
On Tuesday we moved through to Edinburgh, Ashley managed...
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but there was a time when i had mixed feelings of going home -- time when i would be leaving friends.. and particularly a good, good friend.
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At 57, I have total disability brought by unfortunate accidents. The first was in 1994 when I slipped on ice, and the next was in 2003 when I met a car accident. What happened to me was something that I did not expect. From being physically able, healthy, and productive, I now have...
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what now? J begged for forgiveness. I thought, "again???"
And he begged to let him stay in the house... for the kids' sake. I thought, "well, yeah, rent is kinda expensive..."
But... what then is the point of breaking up if you still see him everyday? He said he'll be invisible. I...
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...fell off the stairs!
waaah!!!
yeah, i fell big time -- all 5 steps of it... good thing i fell at the last 5 steps, what if i slipped from the top? gaahd..
i was wearing hubby's large bedroom slippers... now i know! that's why they call it slippers!
now...
Where To Get A Degree In The Beatles. A University in Liverpool has launched a Masters of Arts degree in The Beatles.
Liverpool Hope University says on its website that the course entitled "The Beatles, Popular Music And Society" consists of four 12 week taught modules and a dissertation. And called the qualification the first of its...
Stolen Right Under Their Noses. A brand new Porsche Cayenne Turbo S was stolen recently at a vehicle inspection center.
A vehicle inspector and the car driver were looking at the undercarriage of the RM 1.4 million car, when they heard the vehicle's engine being started. Before they could react, an underientified driver sped...
Violent Attack By Maid. A foreign maid stormed into her boss's (housewife) room while she was fast asleep in the morning yesterday. The maid started attacking her with a stool, left and returned with a knife and started slashing until the housewife pretended to lose consciousness. She left but returned again, this...
Creativity Allowed, "Still On Superman." Troubled by the never ending negative news on the global economic recession and watching more and more people getting affected by it, I sent an e-mail to Superman and requested for an appointment with him. When I finally got to meet Superman, I engaged him on the current...
Getting Ahead ........ "Getting ahead in the human race,
is like running a marathon race.
Some run fast while others set a slower pace.
But, most sprinters will end up as race quitters."
The Value Of Time. The Value Of Time.
"Your loss of MONEY can be replaced by work.
Your loss of HEALTH can be replaced by rest.
Your loss of KNOWLEDGE can be replaced by learning.
But your loss of TIME can never be replaced."
What Do You Really See? As I turned on my favourite radio station this morning, it was already playing one of my favourite songs by Tuna Turner's "What's Love Got To Do?" Yes, it may be an old hit. But, certainly still as powerful, touching, inspiring and so on even to our younger listeners. And, I...
Life Is What You Make Of It. Life Is What You Make Of It !!!
To some people, "Life is what you get from it."
Whereas to many others, "Life is what you give to it."
But, to You and Me, "Life is what You and Me make of it"
Something That I Noticed ........... My Dog Has More Friends ......
"My dog has more friends than most people
because my dog wags his tail when meeting them,
whereas most people will wag their tounge."
Love ............. WHAT IS LOVE?
"Love is a word, that no word can really define;
but then you can never keep it's power confined.
It is a positive feeling that when expressed;
will only make you happy and not feeling depressed."
Note:- I guess it is a matter of interpretation and the key...
My Three "W"s. following statements.
1. I wish my life were better.
2. I... ... life were better.
2. I want my life to be better.
3. I am... ... better.
3. I am willing to make my life better.
Consider... ... enjoy either our working life or their retirement.... ... statement is, "I am willing to make my life better and...
The Different Meanings Of "Stress." To an architect or engineer, "stress" may mean the internal strain in a building, bridge or structure. It is refered as the ratio of force to area.
On the other hand, to a debate coach, "stress" may mean emphasizing a particular word.
While the musicial composer considers...
A Willy Stewardess' Sneaky Ways. While waiting for his luggage at an airport, a Japanese businessman was approaced by an airline stewardess for help. The businessman who speaks little English was unable to understand what she was saying. However, he was taken aback when the stewardess boldly placed...
A Day Of Drama. Moooo, Moooooo, Moooooooo .................
I reckon most of us here had been following very closely with the latest developments on what happened in Perak yesterday. Well, there were no landslides or any major disaster. It was a political drama to...
Is It Really Gender Persecution? Deborah, was an administrative staff of a large organisation whom I had acquainted many years ago. She got in touch with me just before the Chinese New Year and told me that she was among the twelve others who will lost their jobs after the CNY. In fact, they were all...
Now We Even Have To Keep Goats Under Scrutiny. According to a credible source of information, the police in Lagos, Nigeria had recently said, "a goat is in our custody." The police there have a goat in custody suspected of attempted armed robbery.
Yes, you are reading right ....... and the attempted theft of a car. It seems that a...
Child Protection ....... Needed? Don't get me wrong, I mean child protection for obese kids. It was suggested in Australia recently that child protection authorities be called in to handle "extreme" cases where parents just allowed their kids to get too fat.
Dr. Shirely Alexander of the Children's Hospital wrote in the Medical...
Love Is A Many Splendid Thing. I still remember very vividly what happened at one Christmas party many years ago. My eyes meet across a large dinning table filled with well dressed men and women, where each and everyone of us were complete strangers to one another. And, in a heartbeat the hustle and bustle that of...
A Memo. - Alone With The Truth. to spending the rest of your life with your partner, then... ... a day but your marriage is a lifetime. You don't just... ... romantic but necessary areas of your life. The fact is,&nbs ... having to combine two individual lifestyles into... ... will cost you in terms of your life overall - if you have...
Our 15 Days Of CNY Celebration. 1st Day - Many Chinese abstains from meat and stay as a vegetarian for the day. Usually everyone will stay at home to welcome or entertain visitors. Giving "Ang Pows" within the family members, relatives and friends has always been a traditional practice.
2nd Day...
Practical Steps To Getting Yourself Promoted. There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting a promotion. Unless you are prepared to work for it, your chances of getting that corner room with the view is very slim indeed. Hard work is only half the battle won because you will never achieve your full potential unless you position yourself...
A Great Blessing - 8 Babies Born To A US Couple. Doctors methodically delivered a mother's seven babies, five boys and two girls, just as they had rehearsed. Then, came the eight. The surprising sixth boy and eight child made the mass birth not just remarkable but historic.
"Ultrasound doesn't show everything. Just five minutes after the first...
Latest Finding On The Titanic Disaster. something to do with the rush for lifeboats.
In other... ... The Titanic did not have enough lifeboats and some 1,500...
A Crewman's Working Woe. A former crewman of a vessel which was held hostage by the pirates in the Gulf of Aden in Somalia wants to sue his Compay, which owns the cargo ship for failing to pay him as promised the RM 15,000 as compensation and had affected his wedding preparation.
"I am still...
Alcoholics Talk. moderation is a good adage for much of life, others can enj
What Do Women Really Really Want? Do a man's looks matter to a woman? Beauty had always been typically associated with women, but according to a survey of some 10,000 respondents from 12 countries, male beauty is important. The findings of the "What do women really really want" survey showed that about 30% of the women rate...
Drink Driver Courts Judge's Wrath. A claim by a 38-year-old tourist that he was too busy travelling than to go to court and face a drink driving charge did not wash with a judge in New Zealand. Judge Geoff Rea issued a warrant of arrest when the tourist failed to appear in the Napier District Court, sending a letter pleading guilty...
"Reinstated Again" - Too Drunk To Be Fired. A top court in Peru has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job very recently. The decision was very strongly criticised by the government there for setting such a dangerous precedent.
The Constitutional Tribunal in Peru, ordered that Pablo Cayo be given the job back or...
Partial Solar Eclipse On CNY !!! The 26th of January marks the start of a Lunar New Year for the Chinese but it is also a day a partial solar eclpse will occur. This astronomical phenomenon, also known as annular solar eclipse, is visible from the Indian Ocean to western Indonesia from 4.30pm to 7pm. An annular eclipse occurs...
Shopping Vouchers To Lift Faltering Economy. Taiwan started handing out shopping vouchers to each of the island's resident yesterday, as part of a US 2.5 billion scheme aimed at boosting the island's flagging economy. Every one of the island's 22.7 million citizen is entitled to the coupons worth NT3,600 per person, regardless of age and...
Top On Brand Loyalty. Even in the present economic situation, over three quarters of the population here says that they intend to use the same brand of consumer products with little or no desire to switch to cheaper alternatives.
This is the finding of a recent "State of the Economy" global survey which explored on...
Man Sells ........ Cash, Beer & Meat. A man in California has been arrested for arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter for US 16,000, 100 crates of beer and several cases of meat.
Authorities in the rural farming community of Greenfield, 225km southeast of San Francisco, said the 36-year-old hispanic man sold his child...
The Actual Date For The Year Of The Ox. First and foremost, the good news is that the Year of the Earth Ox is predicted that it may not be all doom and gloom if we armed ourselves adequately. The logic behind this is rather simple - if there are no problems, then there will be no opportunities. It is always during time...
Rent-A-Crowd Possible? "I'm having a large mixed wedding of about 150 people. My partner has loads of family members around to invite to the wedding. Unfortunately for me, my family are all in Ukraine so they can't make it, only my mum and dad will be there. I need thirty 'decent' guests to attend the...
The Chinese Lunar New Year Is Getting Closer !!! The Chinese are all set for an 'ox-picious' start to the Chinese New Year which will fall on the 26th instant. One good news is that instead of the traditional lion and dragon dances for the Chinese New Year, this time around we will be seeing two bulls ushering in the Year of the Ox here. The...
Working People: Taking Stock Of Yourself (Final). Do you look as though you mean business?
Grooming is very important in the business world. This is a statement of plain fact. Whether we like it or not, grooming very definitely affects our success or failure in business. Well-groomed people do not get any direct compliment; they are taken for...
Why Beginning @ The Beginning Is Not Always Best. Being creative in your approach to opening a negotiation can very often make the whole negotiation situation easier to control and allows you to draw certain assumptions before getting to the finer points. Although starting at the beginning may seem the most logical, it may not...
Working People: Taking Stock Of Yourself, Part Two. Are you sure the job you are doing is the job your boss and those above you want done?
Examine the job that you have been doing. Perhaps, you were given your basic instruction by a previous boss. Your present boss may have different goals, different instructions from above, or simply a different...
Sunlight Can Help Avoid Myopia. Researchers said that spending a couple of hours each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted. Exposure to bright light for two to three hours daily help regulate the eye's growth, dramatically reducing the risk of myopia.
Short-sightedness traditionally a problem among the...
Working People: Taking Stock Of Yourself. We are living in hard times. There is a tone of desperation among the working people if you care to listen around today. Many fear of being fired, laid off or demoted in the not too distant future. Every working person seems to feel some uncertainty at work.
In fact, all working people could learn...
Another Working Woe Just Out. I remember watching a news report on the Mexico financial crisis somewhere in 1994. Due to the unfavourable circumstances then, there were doctors and lawyers who had to close down their practises and went to pick fruits in California. I wondered what it would be like if that ever happen...
Saying Yes, But Subject To. The word 'yes' is perhaps a very powerful word in a negotiation. You have to be careful when the opposition starts working this tactic on you. Be vary, when the opponent who is too nice, who is too friendly and gets you agreeing to seemingly unimportant items in too comfortable a...
Distorting The Value Of An Offer. During negotiations, there comes a point when offers are made as a way to close the deal. The person making the offer does so in terms that are favourable to them but in a way that sounds attractive to you too.
The key to any negotiation is listening to what have been said and seeing 'behind' it,...
Keep Your "Wants" And "Needs" Separate. Before going into any sort of negotiation, one have to establish clearly in mind the various thresholds and cut-off point with regard to your pricing.
1. You need to know your lower limit of 'need.' This is the price below which the sale becomes no longer worth making.
2. You need to know the...
Don't Be Fooled By Nice Guys. By definition, nice people don't indulge in dirty negotiating tactics. But, the risk you run when faced with a nice person is that you tend to relax your guard. They may have studied you and your needs. They will have to work hard the most persuasive arguements. They will have decided which tactics...
Briefly On Managing Turnarounds. With the worsening global economic crisis, more and more businesses regardless of it's needs to be turned around quickly. Turning around a sick company is already difficult. Possibly for an unsuccessful company, your first order of business is to stop supporting the things...
What A Year In 2008. marvellous recovery.
Possibly life is such with it's ... that if I am tough with life, life will be a lot... ... if I am tough with life, life will be a lot easier... ... countdown has begun.
In parting, life is like a...
Why Some Men Rather Have Dogs Than Wives? 1. The later you are, the more excited your dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs don't notice if you call them by another dog's name.
3. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
4. A dog's parents never visit.
5. Dogs agree that...
Swimmer Mia !!! A 51 year old man who was snorkeling with his 24 year old son at a popular beach in West Australia was reported to be missing in action. The missing man, a local banker is reported to have often swam at the beach.
An air and sea search was launched for the swimmer who is believed to have been...
Having Fun With Laughter Yoga. With the current economic woes being felt all over the world, the going has got very tough, the tough are no longer shopping. They are laughing. Not just any old laughter, but laughter yoga, a form of exercise that blends bold belly laughs and noisy meditation with rhythmic...
Dogs Always Play Fair. Ask a dog to do a trick and they will give a try. For a reward, say sausage, they will happily keep at it. But if one dog gets no rewards for doing the same trick, just try to get the first one to do it again, he may even turn away and refuse to look at you. Dogs like people and monkeys seems to...
Sneezes Can Lead To ..... Beware, a bout of sneezes could probably be a sign that someone is attracted to you! Although this may not sound as the most promising start to a romance. A team of doctors had recently uncovered a bizzare medical condition where people sneeze every time they think about sex or...
Bosses Boss Bossed. baggage from the past. Their life experiences, failures... ... mistrust. You can be sure your life is going... ... work. I had felt that my working life was controlled...
Of People & Markets All Over .... It was already Autumn and the Red Indians asked their new chief if the coming Winter was going to be cold or mild? Since he was a chief of a modern society, he could'nt really tell what the weather would be in the coming months, unlike the old chiefs. But he could not tell that to his tribe.
To be...
Bidding Adieu To 2008. The year 2008 is finally coming to a close, the countdown to the very last few hours of the year has begun and soon we will be bidding 2008 adieu. It was, by and large, a terrific year for most of us.
In this post, being my last post of the year, I would like...
Looking Back......... I was involed in some spring cleaning last weekend when I found a photo album that has been missing for years, hidden behind one of my bookshelves. By the time I completed my tasks for the day, it was already late at night. Knowing very well that I will not be disturbed by...
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When All Else Fails, Running Away Is A Better Option. An old Chinese saying, 'Of the thirty six stratagems, when all else fails, running away is the best of the stratagems.' Running away does not necessarily mean running away for good.
When confronted with an absolutely superior enemy, you may surrender, negotiate a compromise, or...
Before & After Marriage. Before Marriage.
Tom : Ah..... At last. I can hardly wait!
Mary : Do you want to leave me?
Tom : No! Don't even think of it.
Mary : Do you love me?
Tom : Of course! Always have and always will.
Mary : Have you ever cheated on me?
Tom : No! Why are you asking?
Mary : Will you kiss me?
Tom :...
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Higher Productivity? "Buy More Time". I was listening to the same old excuses for being late (have been very busy, rushing here rushing there going everywhere getting nowhere) from Billy when we met again last Friday afternoon. This time around I just told him, 'Buy More Time'. Certainly,...
Finding Your Perfect Mate.
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Leicester & Tit Pain
I am in Leicester doing my first week run of Christmas gigs at Jongleurs. First of all I have to say that the awesome apartments we are in are just the best ever. Our penthouse flat with livinginthecity.com is amazing, the size of the place is wonderful and it’s within walking distance of the...
Love, Love, Love. love story is true and last a lifetime, someone dies first...
About Feelings. inevitable and material part of our life. But they can be...
The 'Integrity' Factor. In my post on the 4th instant, I briefly mentioned about the landslide which resulted in a loss of lives and so forth. An allegation involving the search and rescue operations team is much talked about in town. It is said that the operations team had failed to respond positively when...
Difficult Times May Continue ......... Despite the Government's initiative to revise the price of fuel on several occassions, the prices of other items and services (which rode on the opportunity of higher fuel and commodity prices earlier) has yet to come down at all.
Certainly, this had continued to...
More Economic Uncertainties ..... With the westerly wind blowing in, many businesses are already feeling the effects. Next year is anticipated to be an extremely tough and challenging year for us. But, whether this economic meltdown will stay longer than that, it is a matter of opinion. Some views...
"Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha". always like the kind of life in the East Coast. I... ... to cherish for the rest of my life.
I really have to...
Have A Blessed Christmas !!! Hi, "Merry Christmas" to each and everyone of you out there. I truly hope that all of you will have a great time and enjoy this Christmas as much as I do.
My 'Christmas Greetings & Best Wishes' goes to Peter, Irene, Elaine, Evonne, Francis and Amy who will be celebrating the...
Towards A Better Wellbeing With Yoga. I started practising Yoga while I was a boarder. Every morning without fail, soon after we rised and tidied our beds, it's time for all of us to do our Yoga. After that, we were ready to run to the nearby basketball courts for our daily morning exercise for another 15 minutes.
In fact,...
11/24, The Final. On the morning of 11/26, I was at the Health Department to lodge a complaint pertaining to the already long expired box of Caspirin dispensed to me by my good Doctor, the Eye Specialist.
While there, a nurse from the Eye Clinic called. As I was in the midst of discussion with the officer, I...
11/24, The Next Day. I was at the Eye Clinic slightly after 9am the next morning to have my box of long expired Caspirin exchanged or replaced.
Since it was just an exchange/replacement, I assumed that it may not take too long. So I stopped my car in front of the Eye Clinic. Got in and pointed out the lable on the box...
11/24, What A Terrific Day !!! On the 11/24, I got out of bed slightly after 7 am and after attending to some routine household chores I went straight to clean up myself. While showering, my right eye got numb and eventually I cannot see anything with my right eye. For a moment, I stood still and shocked with what...
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Have you ever felt like you were standing on a tight-rope,
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tight, eyes starring pointedly at the rope which lies ahead, and for but a
moment your eyes look up, and lock with one...
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because really, I'm just venting. I wish someone would explain to me why it appears that the majority of the world makes such a big deal about being scared? It is almost as if it is a taboo to be afraid, or abnormal to have doubts. I do not comprehend why hardly anyone (especially of the people I know) can not actually...
Have You Watched "The Happening"? Hi, A very "Happy Morning" to each and everyone of you.
A buddy just brought over a DVD, titled "The Happening" to me two days ago. It was an exciting thriller about how a couple and a young child survived the sudden outbreak of an enviromental crisis at a particular region in The United States....
Inter-Faith Conference In Spain. An article in "theSun" our nation's free English newspaper, "Saudi Monarch In Spain For Inter-Faith Conference" on Thursday, the 17th instant caught my attention.
It was reported that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived in Madrid on Tuesday, the eve of an international conference in...
Wrong Career Choices & Changes; Working Woes. properly prepared them for working life. And, quite a few... ... prepared them well for working life. This is followed by... ... more fulfilling professional life. Are you one of those who
Housing Woes, Working Woes. There is a great concern among the house buyers today.
The reason is with the recent steep fuel hike in this Country, the cost of construction has also gone up by at least 30 percent. As such, at this point in time, should our housing developers be allowed to carry on...
Earning Your Stripes.
"The difference between men is in energy,
in the strong will, in a singleness of purpose,
and an invincible determination. But the greatest
difference is in sacrifice, in self-denial, in love
and loyalty, in fearlessness and in humility in the
pursuit of excellence and in the...
Of Errors, Mistakes & Humiliations. Of Errors, Mistakes & Humilations.
"As soon as an error is corrected, it is important
that the error be forgotten and only the successful
attempts be remembered. Errors, mistakes and
humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning
process. Once they have served...
A Quote On 'Defeat'. A Quote On Defeat.
"What is defeat? It is nothing but education.
Nothing but the first step to getting better.
It is defeat that turns the bones, to flint and gristle to muscle and
makes men more invincible. All these forms their basic
nature that they are now in...
How Does One Achieve Success In A Battle?
"How does one achieve success in a battle?
I believe that it is essential to understand that battles
are won primarily in the hearts of men. Men
respond to leadership in a most remarkable way.
Once you have won their hearts,
they will follow you anywhere."
Of Winners And Losers.
"To the winner, there is 100 percent elation,
100 percent fun, 100 percent laughter; and
yet the only thing left to the loser is
resolution and determination."
We are currently treading into a very uncertain political future.
Politically we are no longer stable at this...
Another Eventful Week!!! Here's a brief recap of some of the happenings this week.
On Monday, there were traffic jams everywhere due to the many roadblocks around Kuala Lumpur. Motorists were caught stranded in the traffic gridlock and were late for work. The roadblocks were set up in anticipation of a...
"Rising To The Occassion." Leaders are not born - they are made.
You can have that position of responsibility and leadership as well.
All of us will have a great future if our leaders have the courage and the character to make bold decisions and to be uncommon leaders.
In this world, no leader wins alone. He or she...
On Enhancing Group Performance.
"If you treat a man as he is, he will remain as he is;
but if you treat him as he were what he ought to be,
he will become what he ought to be and could be"
- Goethe.
What a manager expects of his subordinates and how he treats them will largely determine their performance and...
On Developing People!!! Any manager who is attempting to maximise the contributions of those who work with him has two options open.
He can concentrate on the weaknesses, problems or the deficiencies and try to ammend them.
Or, to focus on building on the strenghts and assests of the people in his team.
Effective...
uncealed boxes in the corner of my mind Like Thomas I refused to believe until I could see,
And when you showed me your hand,
I ran in fear from your blood on me (It’s all over me).
I know I can’t change the truth,
But after all these years I’ve had time to practice my deceitful performance.
I hate to disappoint,
But that’s...
Baby Yok Shan Just Turn One! Baby Lai Yok Shan, whom I posted on "What God Gave The Doctors Took Away' on the 4th of June 2008, is now one year young. She was born on July, 23 but she celebrated her birthday yesterday based on the Chinese Lunar calender.
According to today's 'The Sunday Star'...
Very Briefly On What Happened This Week? Early this week it was reported that the private investigator (and his immediate family) who had stunned the nation earlier with two Statutory Declarations had gone missing.
A price hike rally was also held at the Kelana Jaya Stadium, in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
On the other...
Focus On Your "Service & Contribution". Another characteristic common among effective men and women in management is their focus on service and contribution. They understand that they are where they are to make something happen. Thus, they focus heavily on the 'KRAs' - the Key Results Areas.
Effective managers understand The Pareto...
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Effective Time Mangement Skills. One practice common among effective managers is sound time management.
There are literally hundreds of techniques that can be used to better control time, and effective managers use many of them. But, there is a set of time-management principles that they all tend to follow.
First of all,...
Mastering Managerial Effectiveness (Two). A management position is not a job that is undertaken easily. There are 3 common causes of failures in Management.
New managers sometimes fail to learn their craft. Then, there are some managers who fail to do their homework. Lastly, it is the failure of managers to continuously develop...
A-Rod's wife tells pals she believes Madonna lured Yank with kabbalah Pop icon Madonna is using kabbalah to brainwash Yankee star Alex Rodriguez into believing they are "soulmates," the ballplayer's estranged wife is telling friends.
Cynthia Rodriguez, who has bolted to rocker Lenny Kravitz's Paris pad to avoid the limelight, is blaming the Material Girl for breaking...
Mastering Managerial Effectiveness. "The future never just happened. It was created."
As you consider your role in management, think about how you can make the future happen, how you can create conditions that will favour significant progress in your organisation.
The 7 basic functions of Managemnet are Planning, Organising,...
Being An Uncommon Leader. Uncommon leaders are really at heart, common men and women who gave more to their jobs than their jobs can ever give to them.
You can be that kind of leader.
Today we can find many prescriptions for instant success in leadership. We often hear that the name of the game is to shove others...
What A Week? On the personal side, we are beginning to see more lights (no longer very faint lights) at the end of the tunnel. With the grace of God this problem that we are facing or the awkward predicament that we are being forced into is about to be resolved if the other party comes to...
"The Good Man."
Blessed is the one
who can be trusted.
The one who follows through.
The one with ethical boundary.
The task is assumed - then completed
by one known through his word
which becomes his deed.
All that can be said,
understood in high esteem,
is captured, with great compassion, in the...
Am I Your Favourite Son? Joseph and Monica were exasperated with their two sons, Daniel and Sebastian, who constantly competed for their attention.
Daniel was charming and cute. While Sebastian was sleek and charming. Sebastian displayed a sensual beauty uncommon in one so young. Each would sneak into their parent's...
"Wanna Make Your Husband To Love You Again?" A woman once begged a tribal doctor for a potion that would 'make her husband love her again'. She explained that before he husband fought in the war, he was warm, loving and could laugh easily. But since his return he was angry, distant and humourless. The more she did to draw him back, the...
The Secrets Of Leadership. What do you think are some of the important factors of leadership?
David : An important factor is unwavering courage. No followers or supporters wishes to be under a leader who lacks self-confidence and courage.
Mary : Then, there is self-control. A man or a woman who cannot control...
Weak Desires = Weak Results. Judy, a long time friend cum confidante called me after reading my post on the 2nd instant. She asked if I ever realise that the lack of PERSISTENCE is one of our major cause of failure today?
"Yes" I replied. And, with that nod of agreement, very quickly we were...
Why Leaders Fail? At a popular 'Bak Kut Teh' shop at the Berkerly Garden in Klang where I was having my breakfast, a table next to me comprising of young executives were discussing on the subject of why leaders fail?
Teng : I believe that a major factor as to why leaders fail...
Our Positive & Negative Emotions. Hi Everybody, I am back !!!
Many wondered what has happened to me? Frankly, something unpleasant and really ugly happened to us since the middle of the previous week. And, last week we only had time and was busy going to the various government departments, agencies and...
You Can Think Yourself Into Disaster. The subconscious mind makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought impulses.
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you will lose,...
"Desire" When Transforms Into Action = REALITY !!! firmly believe that if you ask life for great gifts... ... great gifts and you encourage life to deliver them to you i ... anything. Yes! anything in life.
If your DESIRE  ... all who have succeeded in life, get off to a bad start... ... those dominating dreams of your life can become a
"Don't Quit."
'Don't Quit'
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must - but don't...
It Cannot Be Done. It Cannot Be Done.
Somebody said it could'nt be done, but he with a chuckle replied,
That maybe it could'nt, but he would be one, who would'nt agree till he tried it.
So he buckled right in, with a trace of grin in his face, if he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing...
We Make Our Own Future. or fear, of which the future life is made,
And fill the... ... with shade,
The tissues of the life to be, we weave with...
Biofuel. What Has Happened? The scene - At a 'mamak' restaurant in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Lim: Ali, now everything is going up, what shall we do? I mean, how are we going to cope with the rising prices?
Ali: Yes. If you listen to the news or read the newspapers, you will hear or read about an increase in price on this...
Understanding 'Chakras' - Your Energy Centers. The human system is believed to be a network of energies. There are 7 energy centers or 'chakras' located in the glands along the centre line of the spine. Each 'chakra' is an active pulsating vortex of vital energy, which expands through and around the surface of the body and emits the...
Chromotherapy. the sound "HARA".
Green is for life, resurrection, abundan ... inexperience, fertility, hope and new life. green is...
Decisions. Decisions. "It is when you take decisions
that you begin to get the results."
We need to make decisions every day.
A decision to do something. Or, a decision to change something.
Maybe simply putting aside some of our time for reflection, making a small decision, a big decision or maybe a radical...
Kopitiam Talk On Motivation Four young men were engaged in a discussion on 'motivation' while having their favourite 'white coffee' and 'curry laksa' at a popular kopitiam in Port Dickson.
Chong - Hey Salleh, "How did you find your 4-day course on 'motivation' which you...
"Beautiful Sunday........!!!" "Sunday morning wake up a lark ................................ Beautiful Sunday! ........This is my, my, my............Beautiful Day!"
Yesterday was a great Sunday for Melissa and myself.
By noon, we were already at the Lemon Garden in Shangri La, Kuala Lumpur having our Sunday...
Look, Look UFO, UFO......." An UFO Sighted !!!" It is believed that an UFO was sighted hovering and eventually landed at around 9.45pm last night.
The incident is believed to have taken place somewhere around Rantau Panjang in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. There were not many people around to witness the...
The 5 Different 'Stress'. Three big time 'towkays' met for a drink at a local kopitiam. The first to arrive was Sammi. She was still as sharp in her dressing and still captured a lot of attention from the onlookers as she strode in like a model in a catwalk. Then, Karl Teng walked in very quietly trying not to...
Ask Yourself This: Can You Fulfill Your Vision in Life Late in Life? privilege
of bringing their vision to life when they are... ... about
bringing your vision to life.
Career building goa ... like mapping out your vision of life and career objectives... ... questions about your vision in life:
1. What are my care ... priorities? Will my vision in life sustain me
throughout...
"What God Gave The Doctors Took Away." continue for the rest of her life living without her left... ... only have to live for the rest of her life just... ... her suffer for the rest of her life.
Thinking allowed, are...
The Story Of A Monk (Updated May 23).
Long ago there lived a monk who was devoted to search for 'meaning' and 'understanding'. He sought for a teacher who could help him to discover the great truths of the truly wise. When he heard about a "guru" who lived in a neighbouring country, he immediately set out to find him.
He...
David The Archer. Despite his young age, David is a very good archer and is possibly the best in his Country.
One day having obtained the consent from his parents, David decided to search the land for an archer of even greater skill and talent so that he might study, learn and further improve his skill....
Positive Thoughts !!! (Updated May 30)
"Vision without action is just a dream,
Action without vision passes time,
Vision with Action will determine a better tomorrow."
.......................................................................................................
"Action is the beginning of everything ,
in business...
"Believe It Or Not, It Was A True Encounter!!!" A few months back, I was admitted into a private hospital one evening, for the final phase of a full laser treatment at the back of my left eye. This time, I was happy to be given a single bedded room. Whenever possible, I would prefer to have a single bedded room. This...
Very Briefly On 'Decision Making'. Simple steps to decision making.
Identify the problem.
Identify the alternatives.
Identify the consequences.
Compare the scores of each alternative.
Implement the decision and monitor it.
Happy decision making!
Mirrors & Feng Shui !!! What have mirrors got to do with "feng shui?"
I am neither a Feng Shui 'sifu' nor trying to act as an expert in this field. But, I have something important to share here.
The Chinese always believes that when it comes to positioning your bed, never have any mirror positioned to directly...
Holidaying In Penang (Updated May 20). It's great to be back holidaying in Penang at The Gurney once again.
Catching up with some of my close friends here since last Saturday. Re-visited some of those places of attractions that always brings back fond memories. And, enjoying some of my favourite Penang food and...
Ask Yourself This: How Do You React to Naysayers? emotionally connected to my vision in life that this... ... efforts?
3. Is my vision in life so dramatically differe ... attitude towards one's vision of life and career objectives...
'Retiring @ 58 Years Of Age For All', Can That Be Possible??? Yes, the Government had announced the good news last week. Our civil servants can now retire from work at fifty-eight years of age. Congratulations, I am really happy for them. That piece of very positive news will certainly be well received by our civil servants....
What? An Iron Bird (Updated May 24) !!! This happened one evening when we were having our soccer game during those boarding days that I mentioned yesterday.
While playing, a plane was flying slowly towards our direction from a far. The sound from the plane grew louder and louder. A boy playing with us became very...
A New Day, Another Chance To Do Better schedule and very regimental life.
From hindsight, there... ... better each day, for the rest of my life.
I Am Happy...
Ask Yourself This: How Connected is God to Your Vision in Life? do.
Bringing your vision to life is going to take... ... of passion for your vision in life is so much more powerful... ... powerful when
your vision in life is in sync with
God's... ... in sync with
God's vision in life for you.
When a visio ... for you.
When a vision in life is in sync with God's...
Visionary: Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Aquino developed his vision in life - to see a prosperous... ... Aquino didn't see his vision to
life through to...
What Employers Are Capable Of Doing (Final Report). A Meeting between my ex-colleague and his former employer was held early this week at the Labour Department.
The employer's representative informed the officer that the company was prepared to settle the employee's outstanding salary, claims and allowance by this month. With regards to the...
About People (Updated May 22). Its great to blog again after the weekend. Today, I wish to share a very beautifil quotation I came across in the early '80s.
There Are 4 Types Of People In This World.
He who knows naught and knows he knows naught; He is a child, teach him.
He who knows naught and knows not he knows...
Ready To Retiring @ Sixty For Both Genders ??? Our civil servants in this part of the world are pushing the Government to extend their retirement to 60 years of age.
I stand to be corrected. But, it seems to me that since the call to improve on the delivery system was made by our Prime Minister after taking office a few years...
Happy Labour Holiday (Updated May 22) !!! 'It is character that gets us out of bed every morning. Commitment which moves us to action. Finally, it is faith, hope and discipline that enables us to follow through to completion' by Zig Ziglar.
Lis, is a one-company employee. Besides her secretarial and administrative duties, she is held...
Our Iceberg Is Melting (Updated May 24). positive and is a way of life. Perhaps, you may agree... ... us to move forward in our working life.
I came... ... ultimately led the colony to a better life and future...
What Some Employers Are Capable Of Doing. A recent headline in our local English newspapers, "Harun: Legal or Illegal" attracted me to read that news. What immediately comes to my mind is that some employers are really capable of doing terrible things to their own employees.
Harun is a legal foreign worker. He has been here in our...
6 ingredients for a green, clean home
Sure, it’s great to find that one magical product that solves a very specific household problem. (The Gonzo Pet Hair Lifter a multiple-cat-owning friend received as a Christmas gift truly has no equal.) But the truth is, you need little more than the following six ingredients—baking soda,...
Something About me! know what I want to do with my life. Based on my background... ... my then naive perceptions of life, I wanted to literally... ... dreams were not the way to go in life. I was told
one has...
untitled the curb, right out of my own life, resulting in my current... ... no matter where you're at in life.He loves us all SO MUCH!... ... sufficient. I lived it.
I owe Him my life.
To ... light of the fact that my entire life is nothing but a... ... because I have been broken by life and by God and probably...
MOTOROLA W220 Motorola W220 provides ample battery life and the best of...
Give life. die to save some one elses life. Many of us have... ... mean they must spend harf there life on a machine because t ... is just an armour we wear in life, and in death it is cast...
summer weekend anyway
And this is my beautiful lifeThe only thing certain... ... amazingTo be aliveIt's a beautiful life
I talk in my sleep ... be
And this is my beautiful lifeThe only thing certain is... ... try?And this is my beautiful life
My beautiful lifeThe... ... beautiful life
My beautiful lifeThe only thing certain is...
Something by The Fray theirs called "How to save a life". If you watch Gray's... ... my version of "How to save a life" by "The fray".
...
Hectic and Fun Life is mad at the moment. Was in Newcastle last night doing my one woman show, the crowd were so nice and really made me feel welcome. Husband and I drove down to Newcastle late afternoon and decided not to stay over as I have work today. I am doing a private gig in the afternoon and am...
Your Inspirational Thought .... courage to reach for change, life will find a new way to... ... potentials that let us unfold a life greater than the...
Cold and Frosty in Glasgow
Yes, Glasgow is cold and frosty, yet the sun shines! I am so glad to be home.
Ashley had cleaned the house for my arrival as her and her dad live like students when I am gone and use every single dish, pot and plate in the kitchen over a three day period.
I haven’t unpacked my...
It’s me again shut my eyes. What part of my life wants Tim Robbins and...
Fringe Report Awards
Landing in London on Monday I was exhausted. I had been up half the night with nightmares. Sometimes I suffer really badly from the scary dreams and that night had been a spectacular horror fest. My emotions were ragged and I felt as though my brain would explode.
I didn’t want to let...
My Old Uncle John
Back in the late 70s my old Uncle John came to live with my highly dysfunctional family. In our small two bedroom flat there was my brother Jim, his girlfriend and their baby, my other brother David, his best pal Charlie, my mum and my old Uncle John.
Uncle John was my dad’s brother...
Newcastle and Comedy
Just a quick note to all you lovely Newcastle people who are comedy lovers, I am doing a one woman show at the address below. Do come along if you fancy a fun night out. It would be nice to see some bloggers there!
NEWCASTLE COMEDY FESTIVAL – March 8th -The Northern Stage-
Barras...
Being Good
I don’t know which is worse, my husband doing nothing OR my husband being so efficient that he has thrown out almost all of the contents of my home. For the last three weeks husband has been in superman mode and cleaned out every cupboard, drawer and wardrobe. It is making Ashley and me...
Janey, You Talk Too Much
All my life people have told me ‘Janey, ... loved me talking.
All my life “Janey shut up”...
Travelling Nutter had the worst shits EVER in my life, I thought I was going ... medication and have had a shower …life
On the Road again chatting with her and the busier my life becomes, the less...
Where Am I?
I sometimes get so bloody confused as to where I am supposed to be from one day to the next. Life is busy just now and travel plans are being changed daily. I am off to London tomorrow for a few days and then back up and down for the rest of February.
To make matters worse I am trying to...
Part Time work head and will get nowhere in life” one woman would often... ... or patronise them ever in her life time and she had learned...
Prague and Beyond. Well I arrived for my well deserved break; husband and I are staying in the MOST amazing apartment’s right in the city. I swear to God, its luxury, I have never seen this calibre of serviced flat outside London! The huge ornate gated entrance leads up to wonderful high ceilinged flat that is so...
Here I am at 47
I woke up old in Cardiff, I am 47 today and I have waited so long for this birthday, as I have finally reached the age my mammy died at, but I suppose I will have a big celebration at my 48th birthday next year as that’s when I will have outlived her!
And I must outlive...
Cardiff is freezing
I flew to Cardiff yesterday at tea time and the wind nearly whipped me off my wee fat ankles. The flight was fine, but on arrival at the airport I exited and headed for the taxi office and the strong wind picked up my thick hair that in turn gave my face whiplash.
I checked into my lovely...
A Best Friend owns her own PR Company. Her life is a constant whirl of TV
httSpears arrives for court hearing but doesn't stay Singer Britney Spears arrives at civil court in downtown Los Angeles for a child custody hearing. She got back into her car and left without going in.
Email Picture
A court commissioner extends his ban on the singer's visiting with her two young sons until at least Feb. 19, when the matter is to...
I hurt. For a while now, by dad has been very sick.
Actually, for longer than two years, trips have been made back and forth between house and hospital. I don't know anymore.Receantly, just these past couple of months, he has only progressively gotten worse. I for sure thought my dad would get...
The Scotsman Newspaper
I just thought I would mention that The Scotsman newspaper that I write a weekly column for has now allowed people to view the articles without paying a subscription.
So if you want to read my latest columns free of charge…please check it out.
Click Here
On another...
Getting Ready Again he has just shredded my entire life. He then shredded all h
Coroner Unable To Determine How Donda West Died LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The exact cause of death couldn't be determined but there was no sign of "surgical or anesthetic misadventure" in the death of Donda West, Kanye West's mother, a coroner's report said Thursday. West, 58, died Nov. 10 at a Los Angeles-area hospital, a day after she had breast...
Pen Pal told Louis about my true home life.
Dear Louis,... ... wondering what happened to your life. Are you happy... ... happened Janey, but I am good in my life and am going home...
Ashley is NOT dying and we are getting a dog
My daughter Ashley fell a few weeks ago when her trainer caught on the escalator of the underground tube train station and hurt herself. At the time it was just her knee that seemed to take the blow. But since that first week of December when the fall happened she has had chronic back...
How Do you think about fashion bags I am very interested in beautiful handbags. I like to collect pictures of new fashion handbags. In my spare time, I go to shopping with my elder sister and buy the new fashion handbags. I believe a fashion handbag is an indispensable thing for fine lady and young girls. I also like new fashion...
I am an impatient cow
I have a mole on the top of my shoulder at the back of my neck. I insisted that I would finally get it seen to as it has been itchy lately.
I made an appointment with the doc for 5pm and ran across the street in the driving freezing snow and sat in the Georgian drawing room that is my...
Its 2008
Husband and I spent the New Year bells watching TV and reading quietly. I had just come off stage at Glasgow Jongleurs. I was on Scottish television on their New Year show called ‘From SR to Lavvie Head’ it was all about famous advertisements.
We inadvertently clicked on and I saw my...
My First Time of the bar the biker sprang to life; he stood up and I...
The Ten Things that Really Make America Great success you will ever have in this life. If you have... ... have a right to a standard of life above the Third World.... ... SophisticationIt's easy to know more about life here, about
Looking back got to do or see much in her lifetime. It bugs me and... ... wish she had done more in her life; she never got to fly in... ... people like her too often do.
Her life was her lot and she... ... existed and dreamed of a better life. I never once accepted...
Christmas is done
Well it was a tiring day for us. I was awoken by at least five calls and ten text messages beeping on my phone. I am not annoyed, I have friends!
I got up and staggered through to the living room half asleep and realised it was 1pm. It was the middle of the bloody day, what is everyone...
How to convert Fast Pick-Ups Into a Relationships
Sometimes fast lays don't become relationships.With a fast pick-up this comes a big problem. As an expert on fast pick-ups I agree to that. You see, even though guys that can pull these off enjoy not only success with women straight out of a fantasy world and typically get girls obsessed...
A Christmas Story day.
Sometimes when you have so little in life you
The Queue Nazi
Standing in the bank, I got pissed off at the size of the queue. The bank was crowded. In front of me was a really wee old lady, she was wearing a wee pink woolly hat and leaning on a stick. We had about nine people to go in front and I decided to tell the wee old woman to sit...
Christmas is coming
I finally got my Christmas tree up. Husband did drag it out of the cupboard and huffily dumped it on the carpet. I clapped my hands, I love my tree…he hates it.
Husband has an aversion to all things Christmassy and it annoys me to death. I felt like getting a bobble from the tree and shoving it...
Spa Daze!
My best mate Monica showed me a brochure for a very expensive spa in Central London. I don’t fancy it, but I didn’t tell her that as she was so excited. I have no intention of paying £250 to wear someone else’s over sized towelling bath robe, and to let some skinny chic throw hot stones at...
Am Exhausted
Leeds was lovely, but I am glad to be home. I have a sore throat and chesty cough and feel like shit. I had to get up today and drag my carcass awake. I managed to fix my hair nice and get my entire make up done as I was going to STV to do a comedy thing to camera. I felt like sleeping all day and...
Rainy days do get me down
I am still in Leeds. Life was in turmoil yesterday. My brother Jim now lives in Essex with his daughter and five lovely grand kids and I go a call saying he had taken ill. Jim is a complex person but I adore him, regular readers of this blog will know that Jim has come through various drug...
Working Class Leeds
I love Leeds, I am here for a week performing comedy at Jongleurs and the place is awesome. Very cosmopolitan, sassy and certainly a jewel in the north, but and I say BUT very hesitantly.
If you want to catch a glimpse of the working class, real Northerners, the Alan Bates type...
Fred Thompson's Hesitancy over Right to Life abortion, the proposed
human life amendment, or Terri... ... record when it comes to voting pro-life,
it is only 86... ... Terri Schiavo and the
right-to-life question sounded weak ... Thompson dismissed it as an end-of-life
family matter....
Norfolk and past times shops or ANYTHING to indicate life in... ... been anywhere this quiet in my life. I could hear my... ... was late with this blog, but life is mental.
Things happen to Me
Things happen to me. I went to my local late night Asian shop to get milk and fags at 2am. This is normal for me and I love it when it’s quiet.
Anyway when I arrived there were two police officers, one a woman and one a man. The shop was empty except two members of staff who were...
Dead Cat
There is nothing better than getting into your own bed with your favourite pillow and cuddling into it. The familiar smell of your own bedroom is great and hearing Ashley banging doors as she gets up for Uni was even wonderful. I missed my home and am glad to be home from Canada.
When I...
I love Toronto crowd.
I have honestly never in my life heard him...
Stressed
Well we flew to Toronto, Zoom airlines are really cool, nothing special but you really do get nice service. I managed to get three seats to myself and slept a bit on route.
Husband and I landed in Toronto and by some shitty luck, the comedy promoter managed to misjudge our arrival time...
Toronto here I come
On Sunday the 11th November I am off to do comedy at the Toronto Comedy festival. I fly into Glasgow on Sunday morning from Bristol and then go home for an hour to swap cases and then head out to Toronto at 3pm that day!
So I am quite excited and can’t wait to get there and do the...
I am finally Home equipment that would have saved his life and that’s the... ... were quickly fitted with the life saving technology four...
London Blog
I am sorry I have been missing in action yet again…I am in London and the web has been slightly dodgy. I am in an amazing apartment thanks to the people at Crown lawn who always make me feel like a princess, which is nice. I do love this part of London, I am in Kensington/Chelsea and not far...
What about the rights of his victims and their families? because of 'right to a family life'Britain's leading... ... breach his human right to a family life.
The Home... ... person the right to a family life.
He agreed with an... ... had a devastating effect on my life. My freedom has been...
Why do we Hate?
I am off to London this weekend, just for a week of gigs down south. I am looking forward to it, I do love London.
There is a distinct anti- English feeling sometimes in Scotland; people can very rude about southern cousins. Some people say to me “That’s a shame you have to go to England to...
Kill the PC shit OUTLOOK EXPRESS to make life feel like it ran down a...
Aberdeen & Wombles
I had a hectic weekend. I went up to Aberdeen as I was performing my one woman comedy show at The Lemon Tree club/theatre which is an awesome space to do comedy in. I got an early train up and checked into a hotel just on the outskirts of the main city centre as I figured that would be quiet. No...
A real ghost story hell I was going to do with my life. I got lost in my...
Ashley got drunk
The other night Ashley came home late from University, she was roaring drunk.
She had been out with some guys from class and drank Tequila.
I was sitting happily watching TV and the giant stumbling daughter from hell arrived. She banged every door in the house and started speaking very posh,...
Asians in Scotland and Racism
I was gigging with a lovely Asian comic, Inder Manocha. He is an amazing comic and wonderful man and when we spoke backstage about Asians and Scottish people’s attitude towards them it made me recall when I was young.
I lived in Shettleston in Glasgow’s East End and in the 1960s, we had many...
Baby Abi and Autumn Leaves
Went over to see my favourite wee great-niece Abi, her wee sister Julia and big brother Shawn, they are so cute. Shawn is ten, Abi is four and wee Julia is one year old now and is almost walking about. They are the kids of my niece Ann Margaret.
Abi is the funniest wee human being in the...
After life. says that we do have an after life our body dies but some...
Good life. I would love a little black and white cottage in Stratford upon Avon i have always loved the place since my step mum took me there as a child, we went for a day out in the...
The Dog and the Doughnuts
Warm baked bread, always makes me think about the old bakery in Shettleston where I grew up.
The bakers shop had a typical layout. It had loads of glass shelves with bread; cakes and buns all on display and it had white coated shop assistants serving the customers.
The black and white...
Late Nigh Walks sat chatting some more about life and other stuff that...
The Handbag and the Pliers on a timer and spluttered to life every morning at 9am. The ... raise some kids and spend my life making steak pie and soup ... up, my mum never had any in her life and my sister married... ... ultimately end up carrying my entire life in bags as I... ... into an abyss. We had to make a life changing decision. We...
What Women must never do or say
Following on from the previous blogs about what men must never do or say – here is the female equivalent!
Women must never say to men-
· Can you actually see your penis when you look down, or does your tummy hide...
Flybe Are Shit
Flybe airline in the UK have driven me to near screaming. I was booked to fly out of Glasgow on the 9am flight to Southampton to do comedy from the Thursday till Sunday. So I got up at 7am and made my way to the airport all sleepy headed and irritable. (I don’t do mornings).
As I stood...
Turn up, Tune out. seemingly importance of having life figured out leaves. I ... achieved. The stress of doing life right and being perfect...
Back to reality, void of truth. Words could not express all that I experienced on my amazing trip to Costa Rica. It was like fairy dust was sprinkles on me, and I took flight to never land. I never expected I would be given what I have recieved.
I should have wrote all these feelings down sooner. It's hard to pull such memories...
What Men Must Do
A mate called me last week and as she is single she discussed certain things a man must DO and NOT DO to be on a list of possible boyfriends. Now I thought this was awful but then I realised I too have an agenda that my man must follow. For example, I know I could never have married or gave up my...
Imagination looking at all the different plant life, smelling the deep
The Lake District
Husband and I took a short break down to the beautiful Lake District. The weather was awesome and so amazing. The place is so startlingly lovely.
The rolling hills that line the stunning lake make a great backdrop to Bowness in the Lake District.
The down side is that Beatrix Potter...
The Poof the fluffy dog and Ella upturned dog till it came back to life.
That role ... feet.
Its attack was not as life threatening that day; I...
Cats I loved He never left the house in his life and it scared me, but...
Age got me held us down? The small town life that made me ache to... ... to remind me I lived. I had a life
Thoughts of Me
I have realised that after 27 years of marriage I may have brainwashed my husband or at the very least wiped out his past memories. He told me that the inner voice that everyone has, you know the voice that reminds you to shut the door or zip up your fly, has been replaced from his voice to...
Long life. one way or another, our past life catches up on... ... have some thing of an active life dealing with the problems ... have and enjoying the simple life.
I am back to normality
Having spent weeks in Edinburgh at the Fringe I am slightly disorientated back in Glasgow.
I am home, unpacked and have my daughter Ashley back with me.
She was off to Amsterdam halfway though the fringe as she went on holiday with her mates. It’s the first time she has missed a...
Festival Round up
I am sorry I was late so here is a run down of my fringe 2007. The chat show was an awesome experience and some of the guests were a delight, Edwina Currie, Julian Clary, Ray Wyre, John Smeaton ( The airport hero who fought off the terrorists in Glasgow), Brendon Burns, Tom Robinson, Paul...
Is this the end of me?
Dear all my Blogging mates, I am so very sorry I haven’t blogged in a week, this is the longest period of abstinence since I started Blogging in 2004.
The Edinburgh Fringe has me in its cast iron grip and I haven’t had complete access to the internet and what with working lots…well…I am...
JOHN SMEATON IS MY GUEST AT THE CHAT SHOW
The amazing John Smeaton is the man who kicked into the terrorists who tried to explode Glasgow airport back in June. He is my exclusive guest on my chat show on August 23rd at the Green Room venue.
I spoke to him today and he is a lovely big guy and mine is the only show he is appearing in at...
THIS TIME I DANCE! personal co-pilot into my true life.
I am still
very... ... Sunday-night-doldrums. I never wanted that life and I... ... go? What is this
all for? The life you are leading isn’t... ... hold on to this illusion of a life for much
longer. But... ... passion, learn to live your best life, make your...
The Reviews are in dinner, has the man no idea how life at a festival...
Here is the News from Edinburgh
Well we are all manic. Ashley’s play has started down at the Ego venue and my two shows are going great guns. The ticket system is a pain in the arse. Firstly, the Fringe Box office and the Pleasance can’t decide how to work out and sell the tickets and then they are varying accounts of how...
Thats life. The sad part about getting older is that you can not do what you used to or it takes longer.Lol.
Once you could throw a dustbag over your head and look good now it takes more care with hair and clothes to just look passable.
In shops you still pick out the clothes you would...
Its all systems GO
Well we moved into the flat in Edinburgh for my three week run at the Fringe Festival. The flat is awesome, so big and light and I love it. The good news is, it is just out of the city centre so the noise levels are fabulous. No screaming in the street outside like the flat last year!
My...
Dark scary dreams… I couldn’t bear to live my life without knowing she was...
My Tribute Act Yes I know it’s hard to believe but I actually have my own tribute act! That’s me and Billy Connolly has our own personal imitators in Scotland. I have arrived!
He is a Scottish comic and he does a character called Senga McInally and it’s based on me. I heard about it through a mate...
Things I remember that make me snort with laughter
I remember about twelve years ago, I went to a private therapist to talk about the sexual abuse I had suffered as a child.
I didn’t really want to go but was advised that it would help. This was a new age type of holistic therapy. But it was recommended and although I was hesitant I tried to...
Daisy chains and shouting matches…
Well Glasgow is incredibly hot so I went to the park today to eat lunch and I actually made a daisy chain! I haven’t made one in years and it does take a bit of practise.
At least I got some peace and quiet.
I saw the feature of Ashley and I in the Sunday Times Ecosse section and the...
I am an ambassador…
There is a new charity in Scotland being launched tonight called World HIV Aids Charity in Edinburgh and I am an ambassador. I am doing a speech and an auction, and I will auction the authors signed copy of the latest Harry Potter book!
I may read the last few pages and spoil it for everyone! I...
I am an ambassador…
There is a new charity in Scotland being launched tonight called World HIV Aids Charity in Edinburgh and I am an ambassador. I am doing a speech and an auction, and I will auction the authors signed copy of the latest Harry Potter book!
I may read the last few pages and spoil it for everyone! I...
I am an ambassador…
There is a new charity in Scotland being launched tonight called World HIV Aids Charity in Edinburgh and I am an ambassador. I am doing a speech and an auction, and I will auction the authors signed copy of the latest Harry Potter book!
I may read the last few pages and spoil it for everyone! I...
Beach time again…
Husband, Ashley and I went out to Balmaha beach on Loch Lomond. It is very nice but there are too many dogs running around shitting everywhere, despite a ‘dogs on leads only’ notice up in the car park.
The stony beach overlooks the east side of Loch Lomond and it can be a peaceful...
I am panicking about age again… no future!
I think my life is just beginning now... ... too old too quick. I want my life back to live all over...
Gulls must die…
My bed is directly beneath my window in our bedroom and we always have the window tilted open. This morning I woke up with screaming and screeching in my ear, I leapt to the floor and ran to the door when husband shouted “Its ok it’s a gull outside, not Ashley”
I fell on the bed in a state...
Getting Old…
I am nearly very old and I feel it, I am 46 now and truly that is old for being a stand up comic, all the other comics who are female are mostly young and sexy. I know I am old because…
1) I actually use the handles on my bath and now stick my feet onto the bath...
Trust me I am a doctor…
Is Dr Who going to be the only doctor from lands afar that we can now depend on? The latest news that terrorist cells are being established through the NHS with Pakistani/ Indian originated doctors in the UK is horrifying.
Is Locum a new word for bomb?
We have thousands of Asian doctors...
I am a bad Mother… has disappointed me so much in life and is used to making...
Terrorist Attack on Glasgow…
Am sitting in Leeds chatting on the phone to my daughter Ashley, she was still in Glasgow and it was late afternoon on Saturday. She then told me that Glasgow had just had a terrorist attack. Two Asian men had rammed a Cherokee Jeep into the front of Glasgow Airport. This was on the same day as...
Leeds and flying Telly’s
I am going home tomorrow and getting everything ready for my posters and flyers for my two shows at Edinburgh this year. I am doing a chat show at 5pm at Green Room and a one woman comedy show at Pleasance at 7pm - tickets are available online and selling well already! To book online for my one...
Warm and Home… you will ever need in your gay life!
I think I actually sh
Glastonbury... the best half hour gig of my life! It was awesome, I even... ... was the youngest heckle of my life, so we all went quiet...
The story of my jukebox… to own a bar in my almost past life. You should hear... ... to spend the best years of my life in that fucking old pub,... ... chose the theme tune to my own life.
I loved Hall... ... for me!
How odd is my life? Maybe my jukebox is... ... Maybe my jukebox is coming to life and Daryl Hall will turn...
A Tattoo…
I saw the weirdest ever tattoo on a fat girls tummy last week. At first I thought it was ‘go faster’ type stripes she had inked into her tummy either side of her bellybutton pointing up the way.
I couldn’t imagine anyone having ‘go faster’ stripes on her belly, how fast does...
Remembering the Ragman…
Back in the 1960s in inner city Glasgow we used to have a man who came round the streets with a big horse and cart. He would blow on an old brass horn and all the kids would come running out of their houses and head straight for the Ragman.
His big horse was old and smelly with more flies...
Am Sunburnt and Nippy…
I went to Balmaha beach at Loch Lomond. It’s my favourite spot in Scotland. It’s a stony beach beside a lovely Loch and usually so quiet and peaceful.
This time there were a few screaming kids that truly deserved a fork in their nasty wee foreheads…noisy fuckers.
Husband and I...
Home again naturally… Husband does everything to make my life easier and I... ... that you have to compromise your life to allow other people...
Big Bugs scare me…
New York has the biggest crawly bugs I have ever seen. Standing in the street in flip flops I looked down and there running towards my foot was a big reddish cockroach, so I screamed like a girl.
In the apartment where I am staying, I saw another huge bug scuttle behind my suitcase, so...
Seven Secrets You Won’t Know About Me…
By email a friend suggested that I had to write seven things that people would not know about me. Now this is hard for me as I have written my autobiography and have blogged my inner most feelings since 2004, so what’s to write that you might not know?
So I had a big long think and...
Coney Island and the insect bites…
I am 46 and staying out to 5am to go partying is not a good idea as far as I am concerned. I hung out with friends and ended up catching a cab at dawn, the view of Manhattan and the sun rise was just worth the late night.
I had four hours sleep then got up and went off to Coney Island...
The Heat in NY…
It is stifling here and I cannot believe that all the clothes I have packed are useless and I am walking around Manhattan in my sloppy pyjamas, as these are the coolest clothes I own. I feel like a homeless person.
Mind you down in the Bowery where I performed my play and comedy, there...
Blow Jobs and Bafta’s doesn’t seem too bothered and so life goes on.
I... ... from watching free of charge. My life is dull…I...
New York and brain bleeds
My nephew Shaun who is ten years old fell and banged his head. Poor wee soul had a brain bleed and was rushed to hospital. I was so worried about him and went I went up for a visit; he was in no pain and was in a private ward getting all the attention from the nurses. Thanks nice nurses in...
Fighting and bitching…
I sat there on the sofa and chatted to husband, it was one of my long funny anecdotes, it’s a really funny story and you had to be there to laugh at it. I looked at husband when I was in full flow and he was completely ignoring me and watching telly.
“You don’t listen to me ever!” I...
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MY BEAUTY SECRETS
by Janet Reno
_________________________________________________
THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL
by Hillary Clinton
_________________________________Sequel:
THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HILLARY
By Bill...
Getting ready for the move
I took the two older girls to a book reading of the above book by Laura Bush (yes, the first lady). Well, she wasn't really there. It was more of a VTC of Laura Bush, but the story was cute. Anyway. It got me to thinking about deployment. I've deployed a few...
The Cinematics... <3 I found my way back home today.
15 years each way,
I think I feel safe.
And when they find I have something to say,
I hope they see straight through me, to what I really mean.
And, yes I feel it in my heart.
And nothing else can make me feel this way...
Here I am, here I am.
I am home.
I...
My life. My step mother spent harf her life in hospital where i was...
Just do Your best to hear me, it's all you can do. I know, It's been a while since I have last blogged... but.. I don't know. I've been in such a funk. I have found it unexplainabley harder and harder for me to express myself. Everytime I open my mouth, I feel stupid. Everything I write seems insufficient. I feel like anything I say and write...
Too Much Sun…
I can’t believe that London was so cold when I first arrived that I had to buy a sheepskin jacket, now it’s too hot I had to go buy flip flops…that hurt my wee scabby Scottish feet. Bring on global warming…
The gigs are going well and I am enjoying travelling all over London. This...
Tube tales
I am still in London and will be for a while. I am missing Ashley my daughter so much and yesterday she called and told me she had all her hair cut into a mullet!
What the fuck is that? My beautiful girl had thick long dark amazing hair down her back…what has she done?
On another note...
Change Your Focus been saying to manifest in your life?
The children... ... direction.
So it is in life. Focus on where ... where you want to go, and your life will follow.
-...
Hold On
A couple of weeks ago, God dropped the word perseverance into my spirit. That’s
when I looked up the word. The word perseverance comes from the
Greek transliterated word proskartereo. It means to be
steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing. ...
Life !! LifeThis is my first posting,Every one in this world wants to share his/her thoughts but in this busy...
no beuno I decided I am not capable of doing anything involving working at a desk. Nope, no way, can't do it. I nearly went insane typing up an auction booklet for a silent auction Kels and I are doing to fundraise for our missions trip this summer. After a 5 hour meeting involving book keeping and sorting,...
I Do Not Want To Be Right
My grandmother stood in her yard a little over a year ago. She shook a
photo. One that I had seen many times. One of me and some distant
cousin playing together when we were real young. I didn’t recall the
actual event, but I had heard the story many, many times. "Do you have a photo...
speechless I uhm.. this is... this makes me want to cry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_aDpmfAzxI
driving down a windy road I don't think I could fully describe the feeling I get when I am driving by myself; payvment lying miles and miles ahead of me, and the blazing sun riding high in the sky. That emotion... that euphoric sensation that takes over my body and allows my past to melt away and my dreams to take flight in...
Patience is a Virtue. I'm going insane. I'm ready for life to happen. I'm ready... ... can't my parents see that. My life isn't in books. I'm not ... be the underlying theme of my life at the moment.
Seeing for the first time. Today I went to a local gallery to speak with this really amazing photographer, (though the guys name escapes me now. how ironic!) with my photography class. It was rather interesting, conversing with him about all the different qualities of photography and arguining over what made a good picture....
Your Faith Has Made You Whole
Have you ever told God how you think that He should do things? Or how He should answer your prayer?
Have you ever bombarded heaven with a list of things that you needed? Or given God a deadline?
I know I have. In recent months, I have been upset with God. ...
Religion Or Relationship? the first fifteen years of my life. I memorized... ... what Jesus did by
laying His life down so that you may hav
The Never Lie circumstances for the rest of your life.
Jesus... ... your destiny, your purpose in life, but he can get you to... ... good things He has done in your
life. Do this every
From Another Perspective most of
them...yet.
For me, life has
been a process... ... the trials and problems in my life and look
at them on a... ... whether I fulfilled my purpose in
life? It will be... ... something that happened in my life and
someone is helped...
What Is The Password?
Awhile back, we
bought a new washer and dryer for our home. When we went to
install it, though, we discovered that a part was missing. A part
that was essential.
After calling
the store, we learned that we would have to pay for the part if we
wanted it. Even...
A Calm And Patient Expectation will become a reality in your life.
About... ... share what God has
done in her life. Her writing has...
Step By Step address a different addiction in my life. He wanted... ...
I have been a worrier all my life. I worry about... ... share what God has done in her
life. Her writing has...
Mirror Image I
could see the areas of my life that needed work. ...
Show your beauty in style You are one of the most beautiful creations of God. You are a star for so many people and for them you twinkle all the time. You are the woman of substance for so many people and you love to show your beauty and elegance in style.
But for how long? Is it possible to showcase your beauty when you...
What You Allow, You Agree With (NLT).
What are you allowing in your life? What... ... everything that you allow in your life or
allow for... ... night. Do you agree with their
lifestyle? ... ... do
some housekeeping with your life. It is time that ... What are you allowing in your
life that you don't agree...
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Putting The Christ Back In Christmas
Friday, I visited the drive-thru at the bank. When the teller finished my transaction, she said, "Happy Holidays!"
Instead of "Merry Christmas," all the businesses have the words
"Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings" scrawled on their windows.
And no one seems to...
I Love New Zealand…
I got an email from the New Zealand Comedy Guild; they let me know that I have been nominated ‘Best International Guest’ regarding the show I took over there in May this year!
How lovely is that?
I find out who wins the award on 17th December. I am up for the award with tow other...
My Tree is Up!
I conned husband into dragging the tree up from the downstairs cupboard. I just pushed it onto him, we were passing the cupboard and I said “Can you go in there and pull out my tree and decorations and help me carry them up, I am so small, I can’t lift it” I looked all forlorn and...
The Deciding Witness He says will
happen in your life. If, however, you agree... ... says,
those things will happen in your life. The choice...
Tracing my family Tree…
I have spent the last few days tracing my roots. It has been hugely interesting and to be honest very revealing!
For instance my new baby niece Julia is a long line of Julia’s that stretch back to the early 1800s. My dad’s gran was a Julia, her mum was a Julia and her mum was also called...
Meeting Jesus in the street…
Yes I did meet him, he was about fifty years old, smelled like a cats ear and had a beard that owls lived in but he said he was Jesus and I didn’t want to be the Doubting Thomas of my generation, mostly because I am not called Thomas and the other reason was -what if he really was Jesus and I...
Did God Really Say...
To
be deceived. What does that mean? The dictionary defines
it two ways: 1) to cause to believe what is not true;
mislead 2) to give a false impression." Back
in the Garden of Eden, God gave Adam and Eve guidelines on from which
trees they could eat. Only one...
My First Marriage Proposal… looked older and beaten down by life; she had a small thin... ... wasn’t what I wanted in my life. I never wanted to be...
Everything's Going To Be Okay! of a struggle? A time in your life when nothing seems to... ... your behalf. He
will turn your life around. He will use...
Life in a Slump…
There is so much happening yet so much I can hardly talk about. In a strange way, I am avoiding stuff that is happening. My brother is quite ill and dealing with that has brought me closer to my own death in a way. I hate seeing anyone ill and it scares me in case I am ‘next’.
I know...
Extreme sports people….
Yet again two men have been found after being lost in the Scottish mountains and died later of hypothermia, it’s really sad but I have a theory and possibly the answer.
Big frozen hostile mountains in Scotland are not MEANT to be climbed by human beings especially in the WINTER...
Believe It! disappointments and trauma of life cloud his judgment
abou ... presented with in my every day life. I let the devil sideli ... either. When the distractions of life and the devil try...
Meeting the World’s most amazing director…
My London trip is going amazingly well. Other than walking miles with husband who just ‘loves walking’ …I do enjoy the strolls through Hyde Park but we almost got into a fist fight with a cyclist. Husband knows how scared I get on busy roads and held my hand walking across High Street...
Aspergers Man is making me mental…
For those who don’t know, my husband has mild Aspergers Syndrome. Since travelling with me the last few days, he is so mental he makes Rain Man look like Al Gore….he is driving me to madness. Since we have been in this flat in London he has moved around the furniture, colour co-ordinated my...
My First Newspaper Column!
So in between all the dashing through the night in cars/planes and taxi’s I am finally in London. Brechin was awesome, Manchester was amazing….I am so pleased that the gigs went well. I even managed to meet up with people who check the blog and have read my book! That’s an amazing...
As Our Souls Prosper...
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not
know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the
desert. - Isaiah 43:19 (KJV) God
is doing a new thing throughout the earth. And He wants to do a new
thing in our lives too. He wants to take all...
Lost IPod, missing deadlines and dead babies in my dreams
Only I can get myself into a big state in two whole days. Here is the story, flew to London on Wednesday, went to the most amazing flat organised by Crown lawn as usual (they are immense people and their apartments are awesome). The only problem was- I was as exhausted as I hadn’t slept the...
From Barrenness To Brokenness
Call up on the Lord. Cry out to God. Seek Him with all your heart. What do these terms mean?
They simply mean to pour your heart out before God. They mean to
be honest with Him and to speak what's in your heart. Good or
bad. You don't have to protect God from...
I didn’t win… probably will never devote my life to charity and be that...
Tonight is the NIGHT! to be nineteen again and your life goes your way” He... ... wouldn’t want to live that life all over again would...
How To Win At Waiting
Waiting on God. How scary is that? And are we really waiting on God? Or
is God waiting on us? Is it really a matter of God's timing? Or are we
blocking our own progress by not doing what God told us to do in the
first place? The first thing to do when walking through this
type of confusion...
Someone has put up Christmas lights
I am looking out of my window here in Glasgow and across the road there is CHRISTMAS lights twinkling in someone’s flat, they are strung across the window frame…..it is only October for goodness sake!
We haven’t even had Halloween and yet FIREWORK’S are banging making Glasgow’s West End...
Junkie, drunks and Swans…
On Tuesday I went out with a film crew to do the short film that will be presented to the assembled guests at the finals of ‘Scottish Woman of the Year’ dinner.
It really is just a small clip of me walking around with a voice over, giving the people there a taste for who I am.
The other five...
Who's Driving Your Life? about
relinquishing control of my life to Him. He... ... bad things happening in your life than good. For
a long ... pride. I played god in my life. I did all... ... didn't see Him working in my life. God
never does... ... hands are on
the wheel of my life, God will patiently wait...
Native American Indians and baby Abi strikes again… I have to thank Marie Leaf, for sending me her hand made dream Native American Indian handmade Dreamcatcher. She posted it to me from all the way across the world.
It is beautiful and the feathers that dangle from it are just spectacular. I lie in bed and watch them flutter and dance in the...
My Brother JIM… bleed.
Jim has lived a strange life, having been an addict...
Never Give Up! God's will to manifest in your
life? Have you ever b ... to
discover God's will for your life only to fall flat on ... devil meant for evil in your life, God can
turn around for
Back to the East End…
I went back to my home town of Shettleston today to pick up a parcel from my brothers son David. It was really strange being there again, seeing that bar where I first met my husband at 16 years of age, standing on the exact spot where at age nine I was hit by car as I crossed the road in my...
Meeting Alan Bennett…
Firstly I want to thank everyone who voted for me online for ‘Scotswoman of the Year’ my nomination has left me flabbergasted. The sheer amount of votes that have been flooding in are overwhelming and I am so grateful. Some of you lovely people have been saying amazing things in your...
All Things Through Christ moment you surrendered your
life to Him. When you... ... matters--the plan of God for your life. You can... ... accomplish His Will in
your life. All you have to do
What an exciting day! kept a secret for most of her lifetime. But when she saw an... ... world.
She has taken her own life by the scruff of the nec ... will!"
Janey Godley. What a life - and she's still only... ...
She dreamed of a different life, she worked for it and...
Do You Want To Change?
Do you want to change? To really change? Or are you happy, content, with the status quo? I am not a status quo person. I want to do whatever is necessary to get me to my destination of where God wants me to be. But
most of us don't want to endure the process it takes to get...
Dreams can come true, but hopefully not for me…
So the bad dreams continue and despite a deluge of help from people they refuse to be binned.
I am coping with it all, but it does mean my energy levels are down I am afraid. So my blog is suffering.
I am currently organising a trip to London, where I will be working and having some...
How Do You See God? spirit of fear to
take root in my life. ... ... God doing anything good in my life is because I didn't see... ... is the final authority in my life. And that
settles...
Fights, sex and anniversary nights…
We did manage to get through our wedding anniversary without a fight…well almost.
Here is what happened, we decided NOT to plan anything (coz that always starts the fight) and take the day as it came. So we got up and did some paperwork with the tentative view to go out for dinner at night,...
Where Rape is not a crime and why I like my husband today… I am having a bad day shouting at my computer screen as I write.
I read with complete and utter horror in a magazine this week that in Pakistan –women who were raped were jailed or worse….stoned to death.
The law that they have purportedly broke is called Hudood Ordinance. The rapists...
Old People Who Shout in the Street… making assumptions about her life when you know nothing... ... woman, she wrote a book about her life, she was abused as a...
Old people who kiss in the street…..
Husband and daughter Ashley came to meet me today after a meeting.
As they both entered the bar, they passed in the entrance an elderly couple (mid to late 60’s probably) who were locked in a passionate kiss….seriously into a massive big clinch and my daughter was horrified “Arrrggghhh...
Fighting again…
Well there are more territorial issues going on in my home than there are in the Middle East…well I know that’s an exaggeration – but I am prone to some exaggeration when it comes to describing my relationship- well not really exaggeration, more exacerbating and explaining the problem is how...
Are You Distracted? onto Him and His purpose for my life.
That's what we have ... Whenever
something negative happens in your life,...
Maybe I think too much...?
How can there be 120 odd socks in my laundry basket?
I know!
That’s way too fucking many odd socks for one family to own. Where did their partners go? Did they divorce each other and jump out of my window? Did they argue as they were rolled up together, like a fiery couple (possibly imitating...
Life with Godley the mental patient …
I still have that lump on my cheek, it will not go away. I think I have to maybe go to a voodoo witch to get it removed completely. The antibiotics never seemed to work, they only gave me thrush. Now I have a lumpy face and an itchy vag…wonderful!
I am now on special bifidicus tablets...
You Are Not A Failure God
has a purpose for your life. Not many people... ... benefits
of being a child of God--total life prosperity... ... speaking those words over your
life. The
more you do...
Your Assignment Is... you find God’s plan for your life? Ask yourself: “Am I... ... God’s plan and desire for your
life. If you have a...
The Place Of Purpose womb, He spoke
destiny over your life. He sanctified you... ... conventions. Writing
drove my life. It was the only... ... me
hoping, dreaming of a better life. What
is the... ... What
is the constant in your life? What is the one thing...
Meeting Friends… that I have ever heard in my life.
I swear I thought I was ... the whole place burst back into life. I was merely an...
What Is A Trailblazing Visionary? needs to, accomplish in your life.
Not that you will ever... ... you let God do a work in your life, you will live a more... ... productive, a more enriching life for God. You will make...
London is hot…
The weather here is awesome; I am in the most amazing apartment in the West End of London. I have a huge penthouse suite that Crown Lawn organised; they are just the best people in the world and look after me like I was their own family. I love them.
The balcony looks over the whole of this side...
Oban and beyond…
So finally after a stand up argument, throwing useless clothes into a suitcase – tears and snot running down my face, husband and I finally reconciled and set off in the car for the 3 hour journey to Oban on the coast of Scotland.
We seem to argue at everything we say, see and engage in the...
Enough with the lumpy face... he is entirely bored with my life, he doesn’t want to go... ... he doesn’t want to spend his life chatting to me on the... ... don’t need his approval for my life and I know he is... ... but I cannot fix him or fix his life. He needs to do that... ... alone and I will carry on with my life and hope he comes th
All Back to Normality…..
Here I am in Glasgow, I am so pumped with adrenaline that I cannot sleep or properly rest. After the whirlwind of the Fringe, I thought after 80 odd shows I assumed I would go home and sleep like a raped hostage victim, turns out I am still high as a kite!
I still have a boil on my cheek and my...
Fringe day ‘whatever’..! I have clearly forgotten what day I am on! The Fringe does that to you.
Ashley and I love Square Street, the sketch show that she wrote and I am pissing myself with excitement at the reviews! So far we have had eight reviews covering all three shows and seven have got four stars!...
Fringe day nine…
I have had enough rambling about venues, reviews, performances and all that other crap that makes me smile when I am bored. Here is the low-down. I am fucking so laughing at myself for even attempting to bring along nice clothes, high heel sandals, and fresh new make up. I have no time to wear...
Fringe day eight….
I know I am a slacker, I have been neglecting me blog badly!
Last night on the way home from a gig up at Bristo Square Ashley and I came across the same wee drunk man who sits near our flat.
He is still saying “Arrgyaddacabbageyuklaucktjsfjh”
Fuck knows what it...
Fringe day six…
I am appalled at my lack of socialising skills, every night I am in bed by 10pm!
Today I got up and had to go do a radio show about my Blog Live! Show which incidentally got FOUR STARS in the List! WOW!
That’s two sets of FOUR stars we had got since arriving, because Square Street the sketch...
Fringe day Five¦ Sorry I went a day without blogging, I was so fucked up and busy you have no idea how mental it’s been. Ashley and I went on the wonderfully funny Paul Provenzas Talk of the Fest show.
It really is just a late night talk show that includes guest comics who talk about comedy from a...
Day Four Fringe
Not exhausted yet! Everyone keeps asking me if I am tired, like I have cancer or something! Doing three shows a day is fun, I can’t imagine how lazy I was only doing one for the last two years….this is cool!
Well the reviews are coming in, one two star and one four star for the very same show...
Fringe Day 3
I woke up in a cold sweat worried sick that my play The Point of Yes would completely fall out of my head just as the show opened today in Assembly Rooms yesterday. Husband walked me up to the venue, laughing at my shaky scared knees tremble, as I slipped and tripped over the evil cobble stones in...
Fringe day two
Well last night Square Street opened. It is the sketch show that my daughter Ashley wrote and produced, and that we both perform.
Ashley has not performed comedy at Fringe since she had her own show at 13 years old and was worried that what she now finds funny- no one else would.
We had four...
Fringe Day one I woke up at 7am in Glasgow, decided I didn’t want to be in this business anymore and curled back under duvet. The warmth engulfed me and I went away on a happy dream about wee squirrels and singing shoe horns. Then woke up with a start and realised that I am going to be late for my run through of...
Eaten and beaten
My knees, lower legs and ankles are covered in hard ringed blotches that itch like fuck, because mosquito’s love my blood. During the night as I lay sheet-less on the square hard bed, 27 wee bitey mozzie’s decided to come in the dusk and chew on my flesh. I must have been a veritable feast for...
Barcelona is Brilliant… breathing in this place is like life blood to me, I dreamed ... Cow, what a start to married life- having your eardrums...
Barcelona and heat… I thought I couldn’t possibly get any hotter in UK, but yes, Barcelona is fucking furnace like. I am staying in a really old apartment and the architecture is just awesome. The old entry to the apartments looks like my old tenement in Glasgow’s East End. It had marble flooring, wooden staircase...
A TANTRIC JOURNEY and penis as I had done all my life, I began to feel their...
Stressful Day indeed…
I had a really vivid dream about my cousin Sammy who had died in 2000 of heroin addiction. I was chatting to him in the dream and my emotions were shattered, to actually see him again and hear his voice shook me to the core. I woke up and wandered into the living room to tell husband about it. He...
Am snowed under…. I have to go to the bingo tonight with Ashley for an article in the press; we have to do two social events where one of us likes the event and the other dislikes and then the reverse. So tomorrow we go to karaoke as Ashley loves that and I hate it….now I don’t really like bingo BUT I do fancy...
Brain Pain…. So I went to the docs today and got that nasty headache pain checked. I saw a new doc and she was pretty young. I entered the room and on sitting she asked me what my problem was. Now to put you in the picture, my usual doc is cool and we have a laugh, he knows I am a comic and always chats...
Stress and madness…
Yesterday there was no way I could write my blog, I was way too stressed.
This is what happened. I had designed my posters for Edinburgh Fringe and I went round to the printers to check everything was cool to go ahead for print job to begin. The young Aussie guy who works there called Travis, sat...
What a crazy day!
Yes, it is still very hot, I mean seriously hot, the kind of hot that kills Scottish people as we are not good at avoiding the sun. We don’t really understand that big ball of fire in the sky. It burns us and we die.
So I got up in a bad mood. I can hear you ask ‘why Janey?’ well I will...
Sunshine in Scotland
It was so hot today, seriously hot. I was sweating in the searing heat, Shaun- my wee nephew aged 9 came over and we went out for a walk. His mum is seven months pregnant and his baby sister (the famous Abi) is in Spain with her grand parents and wee Shaun needed some attention.
He is really...
Sunshine and Stomach pains… Portsmouth was lovely, though was awoken at 5am with a phone call because my mental manager accidentally pressed his phone inside his pocket and it called me. I jumped from the hotel bed, banged my already sore feet
into the bottom of the chair in the dark and listened to the inside of his pocket...
Big Newspaper Article and bleeding feet… Today in the Scotsman newspaper my daughter Ashley and I have a huge lovely article written of us, I love it.
Here is some quotes form the article-"Effortless stream-of-consciousness riffs that Virginia Woolf mighthave written had she only had a pawky sense of humour." Scotland's funniest...
Being a mum… I had baby Abigail today, she is my wee favourite great niece and she is only three years old. She is so cute and intelligent and full of conversation, she has an imaginary rat called Segar! She told me how it crawls up her arm and cuddles her and she took it to the zoo and it hates tigers! How...
Fun in Oxford… Last night at Jongleurs I had a great time, I do really love their audiences. A lot of comics hate the clubs (although they work there and complain about the corporate feel to the gigs) I love ‘em.
Every other club I have worked serve food, serve hen parties and cater with music and does comedy,...
Oxford and wee flies… So I made it to Swaylcliffe, I am not sure how to spell it, but that’s how it sounds. It is just near Banbury-near Oxford. I did a lovely gig last night at QI club in Oxford, the place is divine and wonderful and the food is amazing. Monica and her sister and a mate came along and watched Good...
Madness…. So I finally got to the airport in London to fly home to Glasgow. The heat in London is a fucking killer. As I lifted my bag at the check in with good old-my favourite airline who lost my luggage and once abused me- British Airways, I mention to the assistant that my case looked unsafe on the...
3 Fights at Soho and Beyond!...
Well all the shows went well, I did enjoy doing the Jenny Éclair radio show and the Loose Ends piece, all of which you can hear on my website and Livedigital.
Saturday morning I was up at 7am to get the cab to Jenny’s show. I was so fucked and tired, that’s what I get for staying out late at...
All Going Good…so far Well the first night of Soho Theatre gig was good and the second night was awesome, if I say so myself. I love talking about this blog and the people who came to the shows enjoyed talking about blogs, coz I did ask them!
It was nice to see people like Howard come back ( Howard and his wife have...
Am Late. I know.
Sorry I have been missing again, I have been travelling and you have no fucking idea how busy I have been but I must be disciplined and get my blog up to date. I am sitting in fancy flat in Chelsea waiting to go to Soho Theatre tonight for my opening night. I haven’t really decided what I am...
When Do I get it right? she decided what her route in life was and now she expanded... ... dream?
Could I imagine giving up my life to raise kids in... ... hated your kids and turned your life into the Ballad of... ... experience of middle class, suburban life)
Now I know that... ... never even considered it as a life choice.
It may have...
Ashley is vomiting…. Well I did warn her, she is like me and cannot drink much. Last night she went out clubbing and came home all bleary eyed. This morning when I went into see her, she was lying in her bed, all sprawled out looking like a murder victim, I am sure there was white chalk lined round her. She lifted her...
Crazy Days… garden.
That’s my life!
On a funnier note, as...
No going back…. she has had a very privileged life in comparison but she...
Janey is Blogging… Yuk…
So today I am trying to get my life organised, I...
Manchester Madness. proud of what I am doing with my life. I don’t think I... ... and stop letting the stress of life get to me.
That’s...
Oh Fucking Hell… I was at a special community event today. I do workshops and am writer in residence for the Drug forum people here in Glasgow. My play ‘The Point of Yes’ which is about heroin flooding Glasgow and I play the two characters involved.
Anyway, there are many other community group representatives...
Life and Luggage… most wonderful experience of my life. She really did make... ... Ashley and I have made friends for life in NZ and I want to...
"TEST" decide who you are. dont know is it prepares you for life. Like one of my old c ... your kids what is your goal inlife and tell them what they...
Don't Ever Think About Promiscuity or Cheating and Consider Lending Her Your Car Keys!
Don't Ever Think About Promiscuity or Cheating and Consider Lending Her Your Car Keys!!!
Well, How About Another test?
PROMISCUOUS, Moi?
I am 21% Promiscuous.is a good chance you are still a virgin. You are not certain because you haven't even bothered to figure out what sexual...
Essays Left to Write: 2 Well now, I've written tons of essays this term. Some of the topics were really interesting. Here are the essays (+1 magazine article) I've finished lately:
Critique on Theodor Adorno's "On Popular Music"
Critique on Laura Mulvey's "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema"
The Origin...
Hmmmm... bored ten... I'm so bored now. My life is nice, it's just...
MORE CELEBRITY COCK & BULL STORIES! you pay good money for in later life."Emo Philips.
"I am... ... yet."St Augustine
"My love life is terrible. The last... ... blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was,...
DANGERS OF DRINKING TOO MUCH BEER ON A MONDAY LUNCH TIME! THE DANGERS OF DRINKING TOO MUCH BEER ON A MONDAY LUNCH TIME OR ANY TIME!
For those of you who've ever had a lucky escape in a bar!
Or, if you're going out anytime, don't say you haven't been warned!
CLICK THE LINK BELOWSCROLL DOWN TO THE SCREENAND THEN
THEN PRESS THE ARROW on THE...
ALL BLOGGERS ARE JUST NURSERY RHYME CHARACTERS! Are All BLOGGERS JUST NURSERY RHYME Characters?
Are you a blogger?Are you always hiding behind dubious user pics?
If you can answer yes to the above questions then there is a real strong possibility that you could be -A Nursery Rhyme Character
I've just been told that I am.I'm actually one of...
Car Crash We just left Manchester hotel, I decided that being so shattered I would lie down in the back and sleep all the way home. So I propped a pillow in the back seat, made a wee cosy bed, strapped on my seat belt and snuggled down. I was tense, yet tired; I hate trying to sleep in the car and made an...
Life is Intense don't mean to complain. My life is so exciting right... ... that's my little ego-centric life right now. ...
More Buddhism positive ways of dealing with life's problems, and live you ... life's problems, and live your life to the fullest! ... ... but then let it go! And life will be good again!