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Green Wing

Last week, I got bored and went on a quest to search for a comedy series. I stumbled upon the Green Wing on Hulu. Green Wing is a British series (there goes an extra plus) whose plots centered around medical staffs and their relationships. Most scenes are filmed in a hospital; yet there is no medical storyline involved.

Green Wing.

I find this sitcom tremendously hilarious — it’s a light series that will pretty much crack you up from the beginning till the end. It is funny primarily because of the unusual, if not absurd, behavior of the characters. The only aspect that I dislike is the use of lazzi, which I eventually got used to.

Within several days, I finished watching all episodes in both season 1 and 2. I recommend you to watch Green Wing if you need a good laugh; residents in the United States could stream the entire first season via Hulu.

The Fail Whale

The Fail Whale.

If you twitter regularly, I am sure you have encountered the hallmark Fail Whale when Twitter is out of service. Also, if you microblog on Twitter, the following short clips are going to make sense to you:

I hope you LOL-ed.

Looking for a Wife?

Those posts in the Best of Craigslist never fail to crack me up! Let me share one of them with you, quoted directly from here.

London based entrepreneur, 41 is seeking a person of at least graduate calibre, highly motivated and with a strong desire to be successful in whatever they do, for a challenging position of long term partner/wife.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of handling a wide variety of situations and challenges, good organisational skills, common sense and personal initiative while being able to teamwork. Excellent personal manner, creativity and artistic approach are important and for the right person the job will be a varied, exciting and challenging position.

Operating from the stylish premises in North London in a fun and supportive atmosphere, you’ll deal with high-priority tasks and use proactive methods in managing overall workload. Specific duties include, but not limited to:

• Creating and maintaining positive atmosphere in the immediate environment
• Coordinating meeting food/catering requests
• Anticipating and planing for upcoming needs
• Child bearing and upbringing
• Maintaining stylish looks of herself and the immediate surroundings

No ironing skills are required for this position.

The compensation is negotiable. This is a permanent position following a period of probation.

You’d need

• To be well-spoken, charming and outgoing
• Have interest in arts, sport and literature
• Be smart in appearance
• Be between 25 and 35 years of age

Sexual fluency is a plus but not crucial as training will be provided.

Please apply via email enclosing covering letter explaining why you think you are the right candidate. Please enclose full CV, some photographs and brief description of your expectations from this position.

Why You Should Proofread

This short talk is absolutely hilarious! Nonetheless, there is a little exercise involved throughout the speech – you ought to identify the unreasonable words or phrases and figure out what he would have said if he had proofread.

The Meaning of Mahathir

I received a text on my cell phone today. It reads

A feng shui master informs Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to beware of Tun Dr Mahathir because Mahathir stands for Must Always Hentam Abdullah Till He Is Removed.

A New Equation

I have been meeting up with my old high school buddies in Alor Star. Inevitably, we updated our friends on what we’re doing. Some said “one more semester towards graduation.” Some said “one more year.” Then, when a friend of mine told us that he has graduated, the person who sat next to him immediately corrected “No, he has been unemployed!”

Everyone chuckled at the quip. This witty equation makes sense nonetheless – being graduated = unemployment (畢業就是失業).

The Land of Political Absurdity

If you are a reader of “Dr OWL (in the making),” this should not be new to you. I thanked Wee Loon for sharing this little poem, and I decided to reproduce it here. If you have been keeping abreast with the political events in Malaysia as closely as I do, I am sure you will find every single line in this poem strong and powerful, like a needle making a baloon burst. Enjoy!

Oh man, I love this country
I called it the land of political absurdity
Full of ludicrousness amid stupidity
First in the pipeline is Mr. Badawi
The country’s 5th Perdana Menteri
Hailed from notable ulama’s family
In that spirit he created a new Islam Hadhari
The so-called modern Islam resembling Turkey
Some touted it as Islam Ada Hari
When the original Islam turned awry

He loves to travel in style like big celebrity
Making grand entrance in any opportunity
So he insisted a private jet paid by Treasury
He got it despite hullabaloo by bloggers community
He said the government didn’t purchase it out rightly
The government is leasing it from SPM, a GLC
For him, this is a good strategy
By doing that he thinks he can save money
Oh yeah, he thinks people believe his story

Perth seems to be his favorite city
Last December he opened Nasi Kandar Puteri
And then went on sailing trip with Todt of Ferrari
Back home worst flood hit Johor Kota Tinggi
17 died and 90000 evacuated in that tragedy
But yet, the jet setting PM was outside the country
He might use remote control key

Badawi has son-in-law by the name of Khairi
He married Badawi’s daughter Nori
Recently both blessed with the baby
That has longest name in the country
I can only remember the last name, Khairi
This young chap is Pemuda Umno deputy
Claimed to have “protection” from Mr. Badawi
Has a big wish to be PM by age of forty
So he is gathering support from Putera and Puteri
At the same time accumulated wealth aggressively
Through ECM Libra and some crony
Media was at his helm through NST
Now he has potent tools – money, media and machinery
And his father in law alias Perdana Menteri

Meanwhile Hisham is putting up a new strategy
His kris wielding attracts flak of Malay supremacy
It backfires especially to Chinese community
His reasoning draws conclusion that he is puny
Najib is not convince Hisham to be his deputy
Najib may consider a big mouth Nazri
Provided that Rosmah is okay to work with Nazri
You know why lah, Najib takut bini

We don’t have to elaborate the story
You have to come here to enjoy the absurdity
We have quite a few funny ministers and MP
Such as hilarious Work Minister Mr.Samy
Before Hindraf he represents Indian community
The longest serving minister that heads MIC
In press conference he got agitated quite easily
When Umno conference was held on Deepavali
He said no “open house” as sign of hostility
He twisted the decision maybe after talking to Indrani
This MIC leaders share similar trait and personality
The latest one was Cameron Highland MP Mr. Devamani
He has broken ranks with fellow BN MP
When he accused government not doing enough for Indian community
After meeting with BN Whip, he regretted and say sorry

Let me continue my story
Well, you probably have heard it already
About the biggest anti-government rally
Not exactly same scale as 98 Reformasi
On Nov 10 more than 40,000 flooded the city
To protest unfair election practice against EC
Dirty ruling party tactics are legendary
Short-notice on Election Day is customary
Just a day before Pak Lah was basking in glory
In annual affair of UMNO general assembly
Full of hypocrisy and puji-memuji
Pak Lah shouted it loud “don’t challenge me”
Despite threats and warning from Pak Lah and Khairy
People are defiant and take no heed from Badawi
They chanted God is Great, Daulat Tuanku and Reformasi
November is a month of illegal assembly
School holidays thus parents are quite free

The rally was given wide publicity
The rally was headlined in AlJazeera and BBC
Foreign media questioned our brand of democracy
Water cannon and tear gas were fired indiscriminately
Umno leaders are in denial state naturally
Such as Zam who head the Info Minsitry
Zam was trembling uncharacteristically
In an interview that becoming laughing stock in the country
Scrambling for words and chew out frantically
He can’t censor it as we are in digital technology
You can just Google or YouTube easily

Well that is one example of political absurdity
What do you expect from half past six menteri
Some are in complete ignorance and dreary
Some will resort to unthinkable publicity
Giving broom as reward never in history
Some will slaughter cows in parliament for kenduri
To celebrate the matrimony of our own Sleeping Beauty
Another stupid joke by backbencher MPs

You can’t find this in your country
A journalist like Michael Backman will agree
So many things to write for your Daily
No wonder he keeps coming here for juicy story
Malay tabloids prefer to write about ghost and celebrity
That’s saleable among ordinary
Maybe they got sick of constant spat by political party
They prefers to idolize people like Siti or Mawi
Do you think they care who is their MP？

That Was Easy!

It seems that children are not hard to deal with at times…

A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating merrily on every trash can they encountered. The crashing percussion continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some action.

The next afternoon, he walked out to meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the street. Stopping them, he said, “You kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you express your exuberance like that. In fact, I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I’ll give you each a dollar if you’ll promise to come around every day and do your thing.”

The kids were elated and continued to do a bang-up job on the trashcans.

After a few days, the old-timer greeted the kids again, but this time he had a sad smile on his face. “This recession’s really putting a big dent in my income,” he told them. “From now on, I’ll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans.”

The noisemakers were obviously displeased, but they accepted his offer and continued their afternoon ruckus. A few days later, the wily retiree approached them again as they drummed their way down the street.

“Look,” he said, “I haven’t received my Social Security check yet, so I’m not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?”

“A freakin’ quarter?” the drum leader exclaimed. “If you think we’re going to waste our time, beating these cans around for a quarter, you’re nuts! No way, dude. We quit!” And the old man enjoyed peace and serenity for the rest of his days.

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