Life According to Ping ...

August 18, 2005



I got a new toy. Then they came up with this. sulks

Should I change the skin?

August 10, 2005

Thought its quite funny.


A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike English, nouns are
designated as either
masculine or feminine. "House" for instance, is feminine - "la maison." "Pencil," however, is masculine "le crayon."
 
A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?"
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups,male and female, and asked them to 
decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or feminine noun. Each group was asked to  
give four reasons for their recommendation.
 
The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computer"), because:
 
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic
2. The language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
 
No chuckling guys ... this gets better!!!)
 
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine ("le computer"), because:
 
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time  THEY are the problem;
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a 
  better model.
 
The women won.

August 02, 2005

I wore reputably high heels today.

People who knows me kinda realise I suck in heels. Yes my dears, I walk like a duck, I bounce, I walk damn weird are common to my ears. Today I brought myself to higher heights literally and figuratively I would say. I wore a black, coporatish looking pumps and made my way to work. I finally understood the meaning of height. I relish the feel of being as tall as vertically enhanced colleagues. And I did not fall.

I also understood what they meant on Discovery Channel when you are stepped on by a woman's heel, its the equivilent of an elephant weight on you. I was an elephant today.


P.S: My heels are merely around 2 inches +/-.
Learning learning.