Jane’s world

Found this online… and find that it’s pretty interesting..

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur’s youthful happiness. So he offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur, would have a year to figure out the answer. If, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be killed.

The question was: What do women really want? Such a question would have perplexed even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. Since it was better than death, however, he accepted the monarch’s proposition to have an answer by year’s end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody; the princess, the prostitutes, priests, the wise men, and the court jester. In all, he spoke with everyone but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. What most people did tell him was to consult the old witch, as only she would know the answer. The price would be high as the witch was famous for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but he’d have to accept her price; the old witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most noble of the Knights of the Round table and Arthur’s closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified, she was hunchbacked and awfully hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like a sewer and often made obscene noises. He had never run across such a repugnant creature. He refused to force his friend to marry her and to have to endure such a burden.

Gawain upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him that nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur’s life and the preservation of the Round table. Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch answered Arthur’s question.

What a woman really wants is to be able to be in charge of her own life.
Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur’s life would be spared. And so it went. The neighboring monarch spared Arthur’s life and granted him total freedom.

What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her worst manners on display. She ate with her hands, belched and farted, and made everyone uncomfortable. The wedding night approached: Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific night, entered the bedroom. What a sight awaited! The most beautiful woman he’d ever seen lay before him! Gawain was astounded and asked what had happened.

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she’d been a witch, half the time she would be her horrible, deformed self. And the other half, she would be her beautiful maiden self. Which would,he want her to be during the day and which during the night? What a cruel question! Gawain began to think of his predicament.
During the day a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his home, an old spooky witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman to enjoy many intimate moments.

What would you do?

… to be continued…

~Japanese Slipper~

1 part Midori® melon liqueur
1 part Cointreau® orange liqueur
1 part lime juice

Combine equal parts of each ingredient in a cocktail glass. Stir, and serve

Before I start, pls be informed that this post is specially dedicated to Kelly..

1. He will get you free entry to zouk.. no, i mean get us free entries. People, pls dun be mistaken hor.. we r not cheapo.. we just dun mind having extra benefits.

2. He will get you.. no, us.. free drinks @ zouk.. once again, not cheapo k..

3. He will fix you a drink to cheer you up when you r down. aw.. so nice rite?

4. He will teach you how to fully utilise your still-new cocktail shaker and martini glasses. So that you dun waste my money buying them k!

5. He will introduce new drinks to you.. and us.. so we can have alternative choices to our fav lychee martini.

6. You will be the ist one to drink his newly-concocted drink.. isn’t it sweet?

7. He will fix drinks for us during home parties.. heh.. prob at malai’s new place-to-be!

8. hmm… wat else??

Anyone wanna provide other good reasons for kelly to have a bartender as a bf?

Oops.. seems like i’ve procastinated too long. But nevermind, better late than nothing right? Anyway, here goes..

Wanna say that this has been one of the busiet decembers i ever had.. haha.. prob kelly and qin’s too. Did quite alot of clubbing despite our pact to club only ONCE a month.. and we are also def drinking more and more. Maybe we r trying to make up for lost time? for the months that we missed out on clubbing in 2005. heh.. :)  We went Zouk-out.. before we are too old for it! Went MOS for it’s opening.. went zouk and zouk again..  So I guess if u ask me is it a MOS or ZOUK? It’s def ZOUK!!!

To Qin & Kel: But whether it’s clubbing or not.. I just wanna tell u gals that it has been great hanging out with u all. Nothing beats 13 years of friendship. Thanks for being with me thru the ups n downs of the decade.. oops.. am I making us sound too old??!! hee..

Oh.. so we are now gonna have TWO clubbing sessions a month? One MOS & one Zouk? Ok ok.. what if Cafe del Mar opens in Singapore? Think about it.

Yo-hoo! I have added another 1st… my 1st photo album-Maldives! Oh, I’m in love with the place man.. it’s a very beautiful island full of sunshine, fishes and fun!

On the first day, we went island hopping.. where we were brought to an island where the locals live. It’s also an island that has been affected by the tsunami though I couldn’t see the damage created by it. The guide brought us to the local school which is only made up of a few classrooms. It makes me feel guilty cos I remembered that I used to complain about the uncomfortable chairs.. when in fact, we have been so damn fortunate!

Then, we went to Paradise Island to snorkel. It was my first time and it has been a great experience! It’s fascinating to see the fishes in their own world. We were later brought to another island where we have our lunch by the sea. I went jet skiing there (my 1st time again!) and it has been exhilarating! And finally.. we went dolphin-watching.. and i’m really amazed that there are so MANY dolphins flipping around.. performing "stunts"!

The next day, we went sun-bathing at the beach and chill out at the pool bar.. sounds good rite?? We went banana-boating too.. and ended up with bruises all around! I was kicked in the butt and in the eye! And I looked like I haven’t sleep for days with the bruise in my eye! Still, it has been a fun experience. In the evening, we went deep-sea fishing and for the 1st time (again!!) in my life, I caught a fish! It’s so easy that we are catching fishes almost every few minutes! And this makes me wonder y is Singapore "fish less"! How many times have we spent a whole day with catching a fish???? gee..

And finally.. before I go home.. I was thinking of when I should do the flight again.. hehe..

"blog test, blog test, 123".. Ok, it’s working.

Ahem.. welcome to my blog! this is my first attempt in setting up a blog and sorry guys, there’s nothing much to see now. HOPEFULLY i will fill it up with something as the days go… that’s if I manage to curb the devil named "procastinate" living inside me. ;) 

for a start.. 

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.
William J. Lock