A Mysterious Flying Object

Over the weekend, while some of us were out smelling flowers
or butts (oops!), or queuing up for a Blue Tooth or the government,
or even not blogging but enjoying discovering food outlets the
day before, or out sailing or having a funny heartfelt experience,
or enjoying the pleasures of the Golden Week or not blogging
but deciphering the clouds the previous weekend, or attending a
wedding , I had a different experience.

I saw a flying object.

It was at 10-something in the morning on Sat, May 6, in front
of my home.

I was admiring the clear blue sky and the clouds when I saw
an object in the sky. At first glance, I thought it was the
moon which I’ve seen many times on a clear daytime sky.

The object was as big as the moon but more oval in shape than
round. As I gazed longer at it, I noticed that it was moving
and rather fast too. I thought to myself that it couldn’t be
the moon as I’ve not seen the moon move.

It couldn’t be a plane either as it was moving too fast and
appeared more like a disc than a plane. It couldn’t be a bird
either, I thought. It was way too high up and did not look like
a bird at all. Probably a satellite? Not that I’ve seen one.

What could it be?

I later learned that a Chinese-language newspaper carried an
article of an Australian tourist capturing a picture of a
flying object while visiting Penang a day or two earlier.

Coincidence? Could that really be a UFO?

What I saw looked something like the illustration below.
This is a Powerpoint work so it's not that exact but something
along the lines of disc-like, white in the center (circular)
and sides, and moved fast. (Probably a hand-drawn water-colour
illustration or one done with colour pencils would do it more
justice.)

The whole experience lasted no more than 10 to 15 seconds
before I lost sight of it as it went behind the mass of clouds.
This is indeed exhilarating for me. I saw a Flying Object.

Something like this..

Sunset over Europe and Africa

It's only about 5:00pm but is fast getting dark and in part
due to the rain. The weather has been rather predictable
this past week - bright sunshine first part of the day and
rain or thunderstorm in the late afternoon. Dreary.

I wonder how does this part of the world look like from a
satellite. However, here's how parts of Europe and Africa
look like come sunset. Awesome view!



This photograph was taken via satellite, on a cloudless day.
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting.
Half of the picture is in night.

The bright dots you see are the city lights.

The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert. Note that the
lights are already on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona and
that it's still daylight in London, Lisbon, and Madrid.

The sun is still shining on the Straits of Gibraltar.

The Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness.

In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands;
below them to the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are
the Canary Islands; and further south, close to the farthest
western point of Africa, are the Cape Verde Islands.

Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during
daytime and nighttime.

To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.

Isn't this a fantastic photograph? Unfortunately, not able to
give due credit as source is unknown.

Noah's Ark

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark.

One:
Don't miss the boat.

Two:
Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three:
Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

Four:
Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you
to do something really big.

Five:
Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs
to be done.

Six:
Build your future on high ground.

Seven:
For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

Eight:
Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board
with the cheetahs.

Nine:
When you're stressed, float a while.

Ten:
Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by
professionals.

Eleven:
No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always
a rainbow waiting.

Now, wasn't that nice? Pass it along and make someone else smile too.


In case you are not familiar with Noah's Ark, the following
is from Wikipedia:

















A painting by the American Edward Hicks (1780–1849), showing the animals boarding Noah's Ark two by two.


According to the Bible, Noah's Ark was a massive vessel
built at God's command to save Noah, his family, and a
core stock of the world's animals from the Great Flood.

The story of Noah's Ark, according to chapters 6 to 9
in the Book of Genesis, begins with God observing man's
evil behaviour and deciding to flood the earth and destroy
all life. However, God found one good man, Noah,
"a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time",
and decided that he would carry forth the lineage of man.

God told Noah to make an ark, and to bring with him his wife,
and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Additionally, he was to bring pairs of all living creatures,
male and female, and in order to provide sustenance, he was
told to bring and store food.

When Noah completed the Ark, he and his family and the animals
entered, and "the same day were all the fountains of the great
deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and the
rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights." The flood
covered even the highest mountains to a depth of more than
twenty feet, and all creatures on Earth died; only Noah and
those with him on the Ark were left alive.

Read more in Wikipedia. There's also the story of how the
rainbow came about.

Good Morning!

I know, I know, some of you might ask
"What's so good about the morning?"

Well, for starters, the sun is shining - even though through
mammatus clouds and a bit of a haze over the skies of KL.
The view from my office with KL city centre in the distance
is as usual.... MARVELLOUS... what with the Twin Towers and the
KL Tower in full view. Ahhhhhh.....lovely, I am thankful.

Over the radio this morning, I heard T Rex's "Get It On".
Don't you just love that grungy number?

This morning's topic was on horror stories of your driving test.
One caller volunteered that she had her car in full reverse
gear instead of forward gear and almost rammed into others
waiting their turn. From her rear-view mirror, she saw
everyone scrambling for cover when she pulled that stunt.
Well, do you have an embarrassing driving test tale to share?

Talk about embarrassing moments, here are a few side-splitting
ones. Enjoy.

Titled: Women's Embarrassing Moments

Curl Up and Die
I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids
in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo
and a blow job?"


Pad, please!
An insurance man visited me at home to talk about our mortgage
insurance. He was throwing a lot of facts and figures at me,
and wanted to follow as best I could, so I told my 6-year-old
son to run and get me a pad. He came back and handed me a
Kotex right in front of our guest.


Ho, Ho, Ho
I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into the
bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made
a mess, he looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a
few shots. They came out so well that I had copies made and
included one with each of our Christmas cards.

Days later, a relative called about the picture, laughing
hysterically, and suggesting I take a closer look. Puzzled,
I stared at the photo and was shocked to discover that in
addition to my son, I had captured my reflection in the mirror -
wearing nothing but a camera!
(Name Withheld---Can you blame her?)


Lady Golfer
I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls.
I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After
browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the
good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if
he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said,
"I think I like playing with men's balls."


Nuts about You
My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that
sold a variety of nuts. As we were looking at the display case,
the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help.
I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts."

My sister started to laugh hysterically, the boy grinned, and I
turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has
never let me forget.


Na-na na-na na-nah!
While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to
release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to
grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance
from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start
behaving "right now" she would be punished. To my horror, she
looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening,

"If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I
saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was
deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers
stopped what they were doing.

I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the
bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when
the door closed behind me were screams of laughter.


Priceless
One of the funniest "most-embarrassing-moment" stories I've
come upon in a long time was about a lady who picked up
several items at a discount store. When she finally got up
to the checker, she learned that one of her items had no
price tag. Imagine her embarrassment when the checker got
on the intercom and boomed out for all the store to hear,
"PRICE CHECK ON LANE THIRTEEN, TAMPAX, SUPER SIZE."

That was bad enough, but somebody at the rear of the store
apparently misunderstood the word "Tampax" for "THUMBTACKS."

In a business-like tone, a voice boomed back over the intercom.
"DO YOU WANT THE KIND YOU PUSH IN WITH YOUR THUMB OR THE KIND
YOU POUND IN WITH A HAMMER?"


Mom's Advice
A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the class
was squirming around, scratching his crotch and not paying
attention. She went back to find out what was going on.

He was quite embarrassed and whispered that he had just
recently been circumcised and he was quite itchy. The
teacher told him to go down to the principal's office.
He was to phone his mother and ask her what he should do
about it. He did it and returned to his class.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the back of the room.
She went back to investigate only to find him sitting at
his desk ith his penis hanging out.

"I thought I told you to call your mom," she screamed.
"I did," he said, "And she told me that if I could stick it
out till noon, she'd come and pick me up from school."

.................

Okay, enough chuckles already. Get back to work or whatever
you were doing! And have a wonderful weekend.

01:02:03: 04/05/06

Today is May 4, and at two minutes and three seconds
after 1:00 this morning, the time- and date-stamp was
01:02:03 04/05/06.

This won't ever happen again.

Interesting Quiz

According to Mensa if you get 17 of these you are a "Genius".
Only two Mensa members achieved full marks. Enjoy.

1. 26 L of the A
2. 7 D of the W
3. 7 W of the W
4. 12 S of the Z
5. 66 B of the B
6. 52 C in a P (WJs)
7. 13 S in the USF
8. 18 H on a G C
9. 39 B of the O T
10. 5 T on a F
11. 90 D in a R A
12. 3 B M (S H T R)
13. -32 is the T in D F at which W F
14. 15 P in a R T
15. 3 W on a T
16. 100 C in a R
17. 11 P in a f (S) T
18. 12 M in a Y
19. 13 = UFS
20. 8 T on an O
21. 29 D in F in a L Y
22. 27 B in the N T
23. 365 D in a Y
24. 13 L in a B D
25. 52 W in a Y
26. 9 L of a C
27. 60 M in a H
28. 23 P of C in the H B
29. 64 S on a C B
30. 9 P in S A
31. 6 B to an O in C
32. 70 = T S Y and T (B A)
33. 15 M on a D M C

How do you Sleep?

What does your favourite sleeping position say about you?

What not to name your Dog

A funny story.......


Everybody who has a dog calls him Rover or Boy. I call mine Sex.

Now Sex has been very embarrassing to me. When I went to City Hall to renew his dog license, I told the clerk I would like to have a license for Sex. He said, I'd like to have one, too. Then I said, But this is a dog! He said he didn't care what she looked like. Then I said, But you don't understand. I've had Sex since I was nine years old. He said I must have been quite a kid.

When I got married and went on my honeymoon, I took the dog with me. I told the motel clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and me and a special room for Sex. He said every room in the place was for sex. I said, You don't understand. Sex keeps me awake at night! The clerk said, Me too.

One day I entered Sex in a contest, but before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just standing there looking around.

I told him I had planned to have Sex in the contest. He told me I should have sold my own tickets. But you don't understand, I said, I had hoped to have Sex on TV. He called me a show-off.

When my wife and I separated, we went to court to fight custody
of the dog. I said, Your honor, I had Sex before I was married.
The judge said, Me too. Then I told him that after I was married,
Sex left me. He said, Me too.

Last night Sex ran off again. I spent hours looking around town
for him. A cop came over to me and asked, What are you doing
in this alley at 4:00 in the morning? I said, I'm looking for Sex.

My case comes up Friday.


Still wondering what to call your new puppy? Here are two sites
to help you out:

http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dognames.html

http://www.dogs365.com/dognames/