我家廁所衛生紙的最後遺囑！

Tell me that your not in love with these little Usher lookalikes?

These 3 little boys are the cutest gangstas ever haha

Just when you though Rebecca Black couldn't get any better.... WE WE WE SO EXCITED

Yesterday....

Yesterday was so 'Productive'. I had a few things to do and for once I achieved them all, which is kinda a big deal because I am the biggest procrastinator of all time.

I decided to wear my mums vintage maxi skirt, a belt that I picked up in Singapore & my crazy MJ shoes. 

This photo kinda reminds me of the ring for some reason, but I'm not brushing my hurrr =S

Anywhooo..... So I went and had coffee with one of my favorite people in the world, Nina. I had a Creme Brulee on soy (as usual), she had a plain iced coffee, we shared a few secrets and lies and it was delightful. Then  I moved on and did my groceries because I had planned to cook spaghetti that night. 

I strolled down West End... And went and did the second last thing on my list - posting my ebay items. On the way I passed through the cutest little book store. I love novelty items and this place was full of them. I am currently saving up for 'Insults & Comebacks For All Occasions' and 'Excuses & Lies For All Occasions' because I think it will make me a better person haha...

Finally I got home and did the last thing on my list. 

Make a kick ass spaghetti bolognaise 

I wanted to make spaghetti that my boyfriend would love but wasn't too bad for my thighs so I altered the traditional recipe a little and added capsicum & zucchini and slow cooked it for an hour an a half so the veges werent obtrusive  

The Recipe

1 Onion (diced)

1 Teaspoon of olive oil

1 Teaspoon of butter

500g of lean mince

1 Small Zucchini

1/2 a Capsicum  

I can of peeled whole tomatoes

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 little yogurt tub of tomato paste

3 cloves of garlic

1 cup of beef stock

3 table spoons of tomato sauce (and then add to taste) 

1 Tablespoon of mixed Italian herbs

Salt & Pepper to taste

Sprinkle of white sugar

Parmesan cheese on the top

tadaaaaaa =)

This is actually one of the strangest songs I have ever heard/seen....

But isn't she cute? And listen to her strong little voice =) 

ocd

they say that we all have a little bit of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) in us. some more than other of course but we all have those little quirks that make us who we are. well i've been thinking of some of my quirks lately...or more like noticing i guess.
for example, did you know that i bring a FULL glass of water with me to bed EVERY night and that i almost NEVER actually drink from it?!

i think its funny and i've never thought about it before but it happens...every night....

i've got more....but who has that kind of time?! haha! what about you??

les oeufs

i love eggs. random i know. but i do. i love a "dippy" egg. i love an "egg mcmuffin". i love omelets and western sandwiches and scrambled eggs.

do you know what i don't love?

ROTTEN eggs. have you ever smelt a rotten egg?? it first happened to me when i was living with tami in thunder bay. we started cooking the eggs and that was a big mistake! i will never forget that smell. however, i hadn't smelt it again since then...until this year.

tonight i encountered my 4th rotten egg of this school year and it ruined yet another meal. i wanted to have an egg mcmuffin...instead i had just muffin. the smell is SO bad!!! why oh why does this keep happening?! and want to know the worst part, kelly then went to cook his omelet for dinner, cracked two eggs, BOTH FINE!

i might be off eggs for a while...i think we're in a fight!

oh bother

so, i am home. after a week in singapore, hong kong, and macau, i am home in saigon.
i got home, did laundry, caught up on my favourite blogs, checked out my facebook, read some emails, thought about eating dinner, and thought about calling my mom for mothers day. here are some realizations i had throughout this process:
1. i am an internet addict. i had many shows to download and many blogs to read (thanks linds!). and i missed it!! so what?! sue me!
2. it is stinking hot here. 45 degrees at 7:45 pm. the cool of hong kong is greatly missed.
3. i have lots to do this week. starting a new unit on space, get ready for final report cards, prepare for art for action, write a few post cards, prepare flat justin for his trip home, guests coming tomorrow for a few days, ay ay ay!!
4. and most importantly, i am a chicken. there is something in my bathroom. it is making chirping noises. i don't know where it is hiding and i don't know what it is. what i do know is that kelly is not home and i am scared! so i closed my bathroom door and decided i will be using kelly's bathroom and sleeping with earplugs tonight.

that's all for now. more updates to come. must go call my mom now and wish her a happy mother's day!

jurassic park on a plane

as we landed in Hanoi this weekend, i was thinking to myself and decided that the landing is something that definitely needs to be blogged about. it's so strange because i think it's the same in many parts of the world so i can't say it's a Vietnamese thing, but i would like to know more about why people act the way they do. anyway, to explain what i saw, i will compare the different types of people to different types of dinosaurs. you'll see what i mean...

**NB. i am not a dinosaur expert but this is how i see it...

The Velociraptor
the Velociraptors (the speedy thief) are the fastest of the dinosaurs. before the plane has landed, these creatures are up out of their seats, carry-on luggage in hand, cell phones on, and sending texts. they do not adhere to the "please remain seated until the seat belt sign is off" rule or the "please do not turn on cell phones until you are in the terminal" rule. i often laugh at the raptors because these rules are not made for the good of the airplane staff, they are intended to keep everyone safe. the raptors do not seem to care about safety. speed first. this type is also terrible at following the numerical order which is a given on an airplane. i feel like it is logical to let people off the plane in order. first row one, then two, you get the picture. raptors do not get the picture. i suppose the velociraptors could also be called the plateosaurus which was the dumbest of all the dinosaurs...

The Tyrannosaurus Rex (aka the Barney)
The t-rex or Barney is the smartest of the dinosaurs (both are ranked in the top ten smartest dinosaurs list!). This creature knows that it is best to remain seated until the seat belt sign is turned off. They know that we don't need to push each other because believe it or not, everyone WILL get off the airplane and the airport is not going anywhere! the t-rex acknowledges his or her surroundings, knows who he needs to watch out for on the descent and who the laid back crowd will consist of. however, the t-rex or barney does not let others take advantage of them. they do their best to ensure that everyone maintains their fair spot on the food chain!

The Apatosaurus
the Apatosaurus, sometimes called the Brontosaurus or Long Neck, also makes an appearance on most flights. Although fewer than the raptors, you can tell immediately which passengers take the role of the Apatosaurus. This is one of the slowest moving and easy going of the dinosaurs. If you take your memory on a little jog and recall the movie "The Land Before Time", you will remember Little Foots grandmother who is just like the Apatosaurus that can be seen on the airplane. These creatures take their time and are quite happy to be the last off the plane. they are content to sit and wait patiently while the more aggressive of the dinosaurs get off first and act a bit silly.

so, now you can decide. which dino are you?? (fingers crossed that you're no velociraptor!)

how to feel lazy 101

live with kelly while he trains for a triathalon and a marathon. please see below for details.

• i walked home from school yesterday (about the only active thing i did all day) to find that kelly was still at the gym. put on my pj's, began to blog about healing the wounded heart.
• kelly came home from his 1.5 hours at the gym. i was blogging. we made dinner together. we ate dinner.
• kelly went to lotte mart shopping. he needed shirts for running. and stuff to make cookies with his class. i watched "life inturupted" - my newest television show.
• kelly came home from lotte mart. i got ready for bed.
• kelly went swimming. i went to bed at 8:30. and watched "brothers and sisters".

if that doesn't make you feel lazy, i don't know what will!!

"kids say the darndest things" 1

K - "Ms. Emily, why does your arm smell so much?"

Me - "Oh, you mean my lotion?"

K - "Ya. Your arm smells."

The DREADED "Seating Plan"!!!

It happens as early as Kindergarten. They don't want to sit with certain people, they want to sit with other certain people. They have made their alliances and there is no going back! Until....dun, dun, dunnnn, the teacher (mean, mean teacher) rearranges the seating plan and it just doesn't quite suit everyone.

In my class I have one little Vietnamese girl, we'll call her V, she doesn't want to sit with the Koreans because they always speak Korean to each other. Then there is N, the "popular" boy who EVERYONE wants to sit with. And don't forget NA who can't get along with S or M. And NA and SO need to sit with the TA. What about K, and L who need to be separated but want to be together. Or SH and KJ my two Japanese students. It's like an intricate puzzle that needs to be solved and there is simply no way of pleasing everyone.

Well, I've taken a stand. I changed things up and I think it's going to work. All you teachers out there, I know you can relate. I'm telling you, this seating thing has changed the life of SKB today!

mr. bright side

urg. today was not a good day. i have no explanation for it. i was in a bad mood. period. everything that anyone said to me just got under my skin. finally, the school day ended, after school clubs were over, and it was time to go home. thank goodness. so i get my stuff together, find kelly and we are off on the bike. or so we think. just as i got on, one of the drivers at our school points with a "oh la la" at the back tire of our bike. a flat. great. and turns out that kelly is having one of those days too so we decide to just go for it on the flat and see if we can get home. this is where things got a little bit cheerier. we pulled over on the way home at the main intersection near our house where we thought we had seen a man with a pump before. sure enough, the man with the pump comes over, puts air in the tire, finds a leak in the tire, and fixes the tire. all in about 5 minutes and for a whole $2.50. it was one of those moments where i wished i had my camera. it was so easy. it was so quick. oh and did i mention that he did all of this with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth? now that's talent. thanks mr. tire man for making me see the bright side of an otherwise dreary day.

Hmmm...

Hard pick...i still can't decide...