Antwerp (Once & for All)

As Marpig mentioned earlier, need to get up to speed in doing ths now. Cannot afford to dilly dally, wishy washy and give all sorts of tall xcuses for pure laziness

Itz was approaching New Year 2008 (then) and Marpig and frens arrived in Antwerpen ( aka Antwerp) Central train stationWas making way to the hostel while Marpig passes a Jew on his bicycle. Strange tt it is a common sight in Antwerp. Guess the Jew pop in Antwerp is quite high(?)
And as usual, Marpig never misses any sights or scent of fd!!Right, was heralding it is fun to stay in hostels but also mentioned the dodgy ones and the one in Antwerp wasnt dodgy; just a bit old and full of smoke from smokers. Marpig and frens shared a dorm full of young gals who came to Antwerp to party!! Gosh. U can see the amt of cosmetics they brought and the kind of clothes they wear for partying. They did not return to the dorm until like 3am to sleep on New Year's dae... hahahahahaha young gals~~The hostel is not too bad afterall though the ths arent too new but everyth is fine AND, very gd bf is provided ttz not just bread and butter!! In fact, therez proper english bf like cereal, milk, kopi, tea, bread (all sorts), boiled eggies, fresh fruits, juices, etc!! Guess wat, Marpig bought Foie Gras and thought of trying it on a pcs of bread and it turns out to be YUCKS!!

OMG!! Pigz liver in boiled bland soup (one of Marpigz most feared dishes mentioned in very old bloggie entry way back during masters daes) tastes a mil better!! Gosh!! The subtle smell!! YUCKS!! Pui pui pui!! In the end, gave the entire box of Foie Gras to him to bring back to Singapore since he said the taste is ok (but later he told Marpig no 1 in his home dares touch it) guess it must have since been thrown away... :P
So pls pple, dont eat Foie Gras and leave the poor geese (or smtimes ducks) alone... they are deliberately forced-fed 4 times/dae as opposed to twice/dae to fatten and swell their livers just for u!! OMGContinuing Marpigz dae in Antwerp, Marpig passed by the 1st and only Godiva shop!! Nay, didnt go in nor buy any since one can find Godiva everywhere else and Marpigz arent into chocs no moreMarpig walked and came to the shopping street in Antwerp which is no different to any other shopping streets in the UK but did saw an interesting musician on the street with his funny instrument; a x btw a trumpet and violinMoving on, Marpig made her way to the Grote Markt (also the main square) in Antwerp where the atmosphere of New Yrz eve was brilliant!! There was also a BEEG screen capturing 路人 甲 乙 丙 丁 Live!! Spot Marpig and frens!!
Being the unique Marpig who always questions why, wat, how, itz not enough to spot herself on the BEEG screen; she needs to spot the camera tt capture the imagine!! TTz the real challenge!! *thinking with detective brain* Based on the angle and image, itz not too hard to deduce (correctly) where the hidden camera was!! Spot it in the pic below!! (Come on!! Itz so obvious, dont even need to xplode the pic!!)
Much like Brussels main square aka Grand Place/Grote Markt where essentially, all the must-sees are located, the main square in Antwerp is almost identical but more "oldish"The ice rink in front of Antwerpen City HallThe statue of Brabo and the giantz hand in front of the City HallThe "Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal" aka Cathedral of our Lady beside the Guildhouses which houses works of Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish Baroque painterThe Guildhouses in the main square. Notice tt it is almost identical to the Guildhouses in BrusselsAnd, itz Xmas markets in the main square!! With hot fd and wine and everyth else!!Hot red wines!! Smtimes mixed with other liqueur or kopi etc. Depending on wat u want (or wat u pay actually)Caramel apples, lollies (not those u can spend though), sweets, chocs and 冰糖 葫芦!! Who said only the Chinese eat 冰糖 葫芦?!
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal aka Cathedral of our LadyA statue in front of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal...
Eh!! It moved!! hahahahahaha Yeah, itz one of the street performers!!The details and elaborate Baroque carvings...Went into the Cathedral and Marpig realises, she is not the only 1 with funny photo-taking ideas!! Herez sm1 with a pro camera trying to take a pro angle shot. Hmmm... Marpig did it too, with a not pro camera...
Hmmm... not much difference mah... will any1 noe if Marpig were to say she used a Nikon D70?There are actually 5 churches in Antwerp but don think Marpig managed to visit all of them... the Cathedral of Our Lady is just 1 of them and the above, St. Charles Borromeo's Church is another oneNotice the Baroque style as designed by Rubens
Gosh... itz really beautiful art...
From another angle w/o the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child
Just sm sculpture details. Often, one sees skulls with humans... hmmm... normally these depict a tomb of sm1 in the church...

Just sm minute info. Marpig had been talking bout Gothic and Baroque styles and how does one actually distinguish one from the other?

Based on Marpigz general knowledge, Gothic architecture (Dingko Nut, correct Marpig if she gets it wrong!!) is recognised by ribbed vault, pointed arch and flying buttress (supporting structure) Hence, if the entrance to a church is a pointed arch and tt the ceiling of the nave has ribbed structures and tt the exterior of the church has flying buttresses, then it is a Gothic style church. For eg, the Bath Abbey is an eg of a Gothic style church

As for Baroque, it is xplained in the pics for St. Charles Borromeo's Church above; itz recognised by the use of elaborate voids and domes

Itz often interesting to noe abit of art so as to appreciate wat one sees :) Indeed, with a bit of knowledge in arts, architecture as well as history, travelling is more than just spending lollies and taking photos!! Otherwise, smth beautiful will be degraded to "just another church"

Next is the 1.6km sewerage walk aka Ruien walk in the undergrounds of Antwerp city. Of cos, itz not a working sewer though last time it was. Unfortunately, one needs to pay and at tt time when Marpig visited the place, therez no guided tour. But the kind person bhind the counter still let us go in (just the 1st chamber) for free
As night falls and Marpig and frens awaits the New Yr, Marpig and frens walked ard the main square again where most pple have already gone home... Hence, itz just pure lingering and pic-takingAnd yes, frites is famous in Belgium as much as are the chocs
The numbers of pple are dwindling amidst the stalls and carousel (notice Marpigz fav Churros!!) and itz a kinda sad moment, specially when it is the last dae of a year and the beginning of another new year for one to start anew...Running out of places to go bcos Marpig had finished all the must-see places in Antwerp, the trio (with distinct coloured clothes!!) am thinking of where to enjoy a great dinner to mark the coming of the New 2008...

Heu!! Marpig and frens didnt noe tt New Yrz eve in Europe is crap!! Specially in Antwerp!! Bcos all shops, rests are closed!! Not even a 24 hr convenient shop!! The trio is frantic bout able to find a place to fill their tummies at 930pm until they came upon this Italian rest in Belgium...Bcos therez nowhere else to go and itz gonna be Marpigz final stop for Dec trip, hence, the trio went in w/o giving a damn bout the price!!
Opening the menu... itz all in Italian but luckily Marpig and frens noe words like pasta, pizza, fungi, fromaggi... so am able to order fd ttz not too adventurous... :P
The rest is quite nice with stars outside!! Nay, there are just the streets lights outside... but wow~~ looks so lomantic!!
Fd came and itz digging in time for 3 hungry pigs!! :PWith Marpig, him and a new-found travelling mad khaki, fd is never wasted or left over!! *slurps* :D_

After dinner, the trio went back to the hostel and didnt go partying. He went back to sleep; ttz his way of sending 2007 off and welcoming 2008. Marpig and her just lied on our beds and chat for a while; seeing the streets kids setting crackers outside and small fry fireworks (as compared to the elaborate ones in Singapore) outside, in the dark and quiet streets... Then, all was silent until the clock struck midnight. Having wished each happy new 2008, Marpig and fren went to dreamland

---------------------- Aftermath ----------------------

The next dae, after having bf, she left for Koln (Cologne), Munich, Berlin whilst Marpig and him wander ard the streets of Antwerp b4 catching a train back to Brussels for flight back to LHR. Gosh... and the streets were literally deserted!! So much like the 初一 in Chinatown!!

And finally!! Ends Marpigz entries for her Dec trip!!

Not Feeling Too Well

This is definitely no good.

Imagine Marpig sleeping ard 330am and waking up a few hours later at 9am to read up on cancers and the price of CT scans in the UK and at home

Been really feeling terrible. IT is not going away and now Marpig feels it whenever she breathes or moves or sleeps

WTF. In SG, pple always say, "can die cannot sick" in terms of work but Marpig says, "can wait to die" in the UK in terms of healthcare

The prob is tt every1 in the UK including docs and nurses work 8 to 5 and sorry, sat and sun, clinics don open. Waiting to see docs are a pain, waiting to get proper diagnosis is even more painful

No wonder even Brits themselves criticised their own healthcare and travel abroad to Europe and even Singapore for medical services and treatments

Been checking the price of a CT scan which Marpig am suppose to do in Feb but didnt cos no time and guess wat, itz 350 to 650 quid in the UK while itz 400 - 600 dollars in Singapore

Really really want to fly home this instance to sort everyth out which means might take up more than a month of leave which Marpig only has at the moment... maybe could speak to boss and tell him Marpig needs unpaid leave

Marpig really needs S(i)GH and seems like only Dingko Nut get the hidden msg

Sharks... to quickly arrange for appointment needs the help of Marpigz dadz fren working in SGH, which means, need to go through Marpigz dad... didnt want him to worry and anyw, he is happily in Msia (once again) now...

Therez still so much to do and accomplish, everyth has just started!! Marpig really dont want to get pulled back down even b4 she starts "flying"...

Suddenly, seems like everyth must be done in a rush now... sigh~~

FYI

Just a quick one; Marpig just published Brussels Final Part which was drafted way b4 the latest entries were published. So pple, pls back-track to tt entry so tt u don miss out on juciy bits!! It is under June entries

Luck & Destiny Have Smth to do with Why(?)

Marpig wanted to comment a little on smth but hey, Sharon Stone has already beem lambasted by others (for wat Marpig wanted to say)!!

Of cos, therez a diff bcos Marpigz point of view isnt lke hers

Itz kinda funny when she speaks bout Karma... bcos it isnt Karma tt China got earthquake nor Burma got cyclone. Guess ttz wat happen when the ang mohs embrace smth Eastern and decided tt they noe more than they do but later discovered they applied wat they learnt wrongly and made a boo boo of everyth. Duh.

Anyw, when it all happened, Marpig was thinking, itz all the fault of the Junta tt God is punishing Burma. ?? Diff to reason? Guess itz bocs the Junta is like a big bully who just doesnt go away and hence, God decided to send forth a cyclone. Heu, innocents are dead and suffering while the Junta is not harmed and am sitting ard and had decided they should distribute international aid while nth gets done

Erm... and we asked ourselves, why doesnt the cyclone just kill the Junta but the innocents?

Then, b4 the world get to grips with the disaster in Burma, a Richer 8.0 earthquake rocked the entire Sichuan in China and destroyed families and homes. But why? The Chinese didnt do anyth atrocious. Marpig noe naught bout the reason bhind all this Tibetan thingy. As usual, Marpig hates politics so don really give a damn

So, seems like the innocents are well dead. Does it mean tt Karma (as wat SS said) has gone wrong? Marpig prefers to use retribution (cos itz easier to reason) however, if we believe in God, there wont be retribution and does it mean God made mistakes (and double at tt)? JM pls enlighten Marpig!!

Confusions, conflicts, unxplained, doubts, etc arises when humans start to rationalise ths or when humans seek reasons bhind events or why ths happen; either to themselves, to their frens/relatives or to the world...

On comes the age-o debates on why sm pple are born disabled, why sm pple are born with a silver spoon or even the notorious question, "Why me?"

Luck? Destiny? Itz so easy to brush ths off with using these 2 "reasons"

Who is the one who said we must ask when in doubt? No, we should all not ask questions nor seek for reasons nor try to rationalise ths...

Because the world IS like this...

Itz Pure Luck tt We (Seldom) Get

Much like Anne Frank, Marpig am treating the bloggie like a diary where she can pour out all her lamentations as well as concerns for her life (uncanny similarity there) Didnt want to tell Marpigz sis nor dad, least they worry...

IT has been there since last yr Oct and initially, itz really hard to "pin-point" where IT is xcept tt IT is smwhere "bhind the left ribcage, near the hrt"

Itz been 9 months and IT is still there and now itz more obvious and ITz getting in Marpigz everydae life bcos Marpig could feel it when she breathes (cos the diaphragm pushes & xpands), when she moves and even when she sleeps on her side. This is NOT GOOD

Docs in the UK sux... itz got to be wrong diagnosis bcos they keep sending Marpig home with painkillers (but IT is not painful) and tt they don noe wat IT is hence, they told Marpig tt she should not worry bcos "it will go away" Wah kao. Worse, they get onto the "docs only" website and print out smth and gave it to Marpig, saying it might be tt syndrome and itz nth. Fishburger.

Enough said, enough done, if anyth happens to Marpig, Marpig will sue them for negligence. Who noes, their college results is merely a pass and yup, a C or an A, sm1 who managed to pass xams can still be a doc at the end of the dae

BUT, maybe (& hopefully) ITz really benign... may be just another lymph node there tt got inflammed? Just another xtra flesh growing inside Marpig... really don want to think bout it. Cant all humans die naturally? Sickness are a punishment?... Why? For wat? Why the gd pple always die early for no reason and for no xtreme evil they had done but the truly rubbish pple get their way? WHY?! Sigh~~~~~~~

Brussels Final Part!!

Wah kao. Just like sm1 who doesnt want to leave the beach, Marpig am dragging her feet in the sand and come on!! Her entries still linger in Dec 2007!! *bengz* need to quickly sort out the final Brussels part and move on to the end; Antwerp!! Brace up all!! Bcos this entry is gonna be picture diarrhea!!Marpig & her reflection
Marpig, her bags and their reflection

Marpig am gonna touch on the joys of backpacking!! All right, who said backpacking and staying in hostels is painful, dirty, not secured, not comfortable, cheapskate, etc?! Marpig felt tt the only diff is the way pple view and treat u in the 2 types of accommodation. Bathroom? Nay, not even tt since sm hostels do have en suite bathrooms

Marpig am in-btw, she is afraid of lax security (as always and she don mind paying for increased security) hence she is often wary of really penny cheap hostels cos at the back of her mind is the word "dodgy" However, she doesnt believe tt it is a must to stay in hotels unless on travelling tour packages OR for romantic reasons OR the price diff is peanuts OR boh bian

Anyw, staying in decent hostels is fun and one gets to meet lotsa other pple from all over the world with all sorts of opinions and views on life!! Itz also a gd way of brushing up onez communication skills!! Oh, Marpig will share a bit on the Canadianz and etc views on Singapore during her trip to Italy!! Gosh!! Who would think others think of Singapore like tt?! Wake up call!!

Anyh, herez Marpigz hostel accomo in Brussels!! Itz really great and clean and everyth is near perfect. Don mind staying there again!! Oh, u don need to do yr bed which xplains the mess. Then again, ttz one of the way to tell other pple "I have nth xpensive for u to steal" hahahahaha

And oh, dont 4get bout Marpigz theory of potential energy (xplained ages ago in 1 of the bloggie entry whilst Marpig was still doing her masters)The communal dining room cum free internet stations. Kitchen is thru the door where the red stand-up lamp is . Travelling with Marpig is the best too bcos... hehehehehe u will noe later!! Marpigz 8 or 10-bed dorm!! As mentioned, the mess are deliberate. Notice him in the pic too!! Come to think of it... travelling with him is not all tt bad... just boring and doesnt make Marpig felt xtra taken care orf... duh.:P All Marpig needs are fd, her trusty bag full of "gold bars" and mobile charger!!Close up of Koropok!! Yup, it is bought in Brussels and are in erm... Dutch? Finnish? Watever, the lang of Brusselians
It is a REAL FIREPLACE in the entrance to the hostel!! (No joke, this hostel is like a 3 star hotel!!) Xmas tree and fireplace with a greenish elf :D
Takeaway? Instant microwave food? Nope. U r right!! Bingo!! Marpig cooked spaghetti (with crabsticks and sausages) for him and her (3 of us)!! Being a born prodigy in makan and cooking, Marpig didnt take long to come up with smth as easy as tt!! Brilliant and tasty!! Imagine, therez enough for the trio to have 2nd helpings and hey, how much more xpensive it would be if the trio were to have tt in a rest?! Haw haw haw!!
Anyh, whilst in Brussels, these little cutie wahffle (not spelling mistake; pronounce as itz spelt pls) vans are the best!! Ah~~~ can still rem the taste of the wahffles... *yum yum*Marpig am always fascinated by the Xmas markets!! Always full of hot fd and wines tt warms 1 inside out. Therez also interesting pple and bric-a-bracks which 1 don get to see in shopping centres. Shall visit Xmas markets all over Europe!! Therez this website tt list (most) European Xmas markets!! Visit http://www.christmasmarkets.com/ Really hope to visit Xmas town in Finland!! Sexy Lady, we must plan smth there ya? We could climb sm icy mountains too!! :D Don 4get yr 3 yr plan!!
Smtimes, it is necc to stoop as low as 1 could to...
get ths in pictures!!Grand Place...
Grote Market... Essentially, as mentioned in Brussels Part 1, be it Grote Market or Grand Place, they meant the same th, just in diff lang. So, itz another World Heritage place which Marpig could tick off her list!!We all love details and hence, Marpig wont leave w/o taking sm detail carvings on the facades of the buildings in Grand Place!! Poor working babies... Wonder wat was it trying to advocate at tt time... Smtimes Marpig wonder how do pple in the olden daes manage to carve these sort of details and rounded shapes to near perfection... obviously, it takes yrs to find and Marpig (& many of u) wouldnt noe the tradeMost of the time, whilst travelling, pple tend to retire to the hotels (or hostels) once night set in, but, inspired by Marpigz new-found travelling mad fren cum colleague, she takes both dae AND night shots of places!! Hence, the trio went to Grote Market in the night to soak up the atmosphere!! Much like Sentosaz musical fountain, this is musical Grote Market!!

As with all humans and countries, therez always the black sheep(s) Being the head1/4 of the EU, (inset pic is the EU office in Brussels) Marpig am sad to say tt the walkway in Bruxelles Centraal (Brussels Central train station) smells stinkingly of fresh and fermented urine!! Pooh!! Gosh!! One cant walk w/o having to cover the nose and mouth OMG!!The next place tt Marpig and frens went was St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral. Marpig nearly could not find this church if itz not for the timely church bells ringing in the air miles away!!The entrance... Once again, close up of the details on the entrance
The altar inside... so beautiful!! (the angle which the pic is taken :P)Along the nave of the cathedral. Notice the statues of the 12 apostles. Mr Calendar, Marpig didnt do any photo editing for all her pics umk!! :D Prefer to capture the REAL th at tt moment!!Been to lotsa churches, cathedrals and all stain glasses depict scenes of bible or coronation of kings at tt time... really great to just sit in the churches or cathedrals to admire all the arts but time is always not on our sides...

Then, Marpig visited Parc du Cinquantenaire aka Jubilee Park!!
The entire place is huge as 1 can see from the pic and it is in fact a horse-shoe shaped. The park houses 3 museums; an automobile museum which needs to pay to visit, hence Marpig and frens did not go, the other is an arts museum which Marpig am not too keen and the last one is a military museums which is free (and also the loo) so Marpig and frens went in. But, we went in one by one bcos one cant bring a bag in unless one pays to deposit the bag :P Oh, it is here tt Marpig saw the cutie little wahffles van again and had a wahffle!! :D_The famous Cinquantenaire Arch in the park (note tt the flag in the middle is the flag tt Marpig had on Brussels Part 1!!) The military museum is on the right
Gosh, this is one of those out of the place pic bcos Marpig couldnt rem which building was it taken... hence, am standing by the red door thinking... :P

Next up is Heysel where the Atomium is!! Have no idea wat is inside but Marpig believes it is like science museums...
Notice the colour of the sky in the 2 pics. Because she wanted to take proper night shot of the Atomium, Marpig and frens waited till the sun really went down :D

Speaking of sun set and night shots, herez smth taken at sun set...
Wonder where did Marpig took such a pic of the entire Brussel city with the reflection? See the next pic and guess!!Yup!! The reflection is made from the railings!! And, Marpig and frens were on the top level of a carpark!! Mentioned in other parts of Brussel entries bout this free and best place to take pics of Brussels city? This is it!! And being pic-mad, Marpig and frens (not him though) went up the carpark twice; once in the dae and once in the evening!!This was taken on top of the carpark in the dae. If one was to blow up the pic, one will see the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the left, the white, tall and sharp tower in Grote Market smwhere to the left of middle and Atomium on the right

Finally *whew*, is Brussels famous 60cm peeing Mannekin PisEverydae, lotsa pple came just to see him, with ever changing clothes according to seasons and events, peeing. He is so well-known and enjoyed so much fame tt souvenior shops sell him peeing in all sizes!!
The story goes where a little boy became a hero after he peed on smth and avoided a disaster or smth in tt line. Cant rem the story since therez smth more interesting than this peeing boy

Has any1 thought of why is there a peeing boy but no peeing gal? Well, here comes the truth. There IS a peeing gal who is supposedly to be Mannekin Pisz sister called Jeannekin Pis. But strangely, she wasnt well-received by pple and consequently, proving not profitable, the poor peeing gal was relocated and locked up by the back alleys of the rest street in Brussels (where Marpig had her moules and frites) Not alot of pple actually noe of her xistence or where to find her!! Gosh, so Marpig am here to uncover smth worth noeing!!
Why is the treatment different for J. Pis and M. Pis? Hmmm... the reality is always cruel. There goes J. Pis, peeing in a locked up corner with no recgonition watsoever *shakes head*

Anyw, finally finished the part bout Brussels... don really wanna do Antwerp but still, itz to round the Dec trip up completely!!

Myriad of Essentially Juicy Mini Bite-size Bloggie Entries

Marpig always wanted to spice up her bloggie with words of wisdom, sm from her own tots while sm are gathered from frens or movies here n there and herez one ttz really funny!! Itz from a TVB serial called (in cantonese) " 窈窕 熟 女"

For those who understand cantonese, here itz goes:

" 男人锺意女仔, 三分姿色, 七分乜野都唔识"

This bloggie entry shall be a myriad of essentially juicy little bits n bots (much like Marpigz chain of tots)

BTW, in response to Mr Calendar (we like codenames, dont we? :P) falling for 1 of Marpigz usual partly-real xperience of flying...

ttz the whole idea!! hahahahahhaha But Marpig WILL do tt in the future!!

Also, therez always interactive questions tt Marpig littered everyth on her bloggie and XT had brilliantly got 1 spotted and bingo!! Yup, the korean drama tt Marpig watched 6 times is Dae Jang Geum!! :D *clap clap clap*

Oh Oh!! All of u GOT TO WATCH THIS!! http://flash.cyol.com/product/05121802324416.swf

Right, kicking orf;

1stly, does all of u noe tt desserts is stressed spelt backwrds? Hmmm... No wonder Marpig seldom take desserts (therez only a few she likes & choc is definitely not 1 of them) cos she seldom get stressed... she only gets paranoid and crazy :P

2ndly, Marpig already got a shopping list for dec when she goes back home for checkup, travelling, etc. In summary, she needs to revamp her working clothes closet (as if she even have a dedicated closet for clothes hahahhaha), a really brilliant flat and thin and lightweight digital watch tt she can wear for all occasions including diving and hiking and backpacking. She also needs to get tt eye mask so tt she can sleep and oh, ear plugs cos Marpigz dad snores louder than a trumptet; will come in handy whilst in korea since Marpigz dad snores louder than a trumpet

3rdly, as many frens have shared with Marpig and also based on her own xperience and rationalising unconsciousness, Marpig realised every1 is in fact, addicts

But wat are all of us addicted to? $? Yeah, sort of, indirectly. All of us need $ to do the ths we like or would like to do. No matter how 1 dread working, he/she must still work to feed his/her habits such as (in Marpigz case) travelling, gd food and wine, cars, gals, men (y not? :P), etc. Well, in essence, working is just the legal way of feeding our unsatiable habits...

4thly, due to recent rubbish economy in the UK (US & Europe) pple and companies are finding it harder to borrow lollies from the banks. So where do pple turn to? Pawn shops!! Marpig received flyers given out by pawn shops out of the blue 1 dae. To Marpig, it was al a joke when she read tt the pawn shop accepts all gold, diamonds, etc. Duh. Marpig has none of those to pawn. AND, cant believe pawn shops in the UK!! Like every1 on earth, Marpig am stereotypical when it comes to pawn shops; it suggests smth dogey and flashes of images of gamblers stealing their wivesz (or vice versa) jewelleries in the middle of the night to pawn so as to lose more

5thly, this is purely lamentatious review (nope, don think ttz such a word but yes, it xist in Marpigz dictionary) on Windows. Cant rem (& don want to noe) wat is the very early OS for comps. But Marpig do noe therez Windows 95, then Windows 97, then Windows 98. Then maybe Bill Gates also believed wat Nostradamus predicted (tt the world is coming to an end in 2000) tt he didnt have Windows 99

Then, al was wel and the world goes rd, Bill Gates came up with Windows 2000 to celebrate the fact tt he can continue to sel his Windows bit by bit to get more lollies. He decided ttz not enough bcos pple are having more Apples & waking up to the fact tt Windows are all the same with nth new but the name and packaging. Hence, as the university rule of thumb prevails, he decided since he can no longer convince pple, he will have to confuse all. This gives birth to Windows XP which, strangely, bcos it wasnt name after any of the year and no1 could guess wat XP stands for, it sold well and last quite long until pple are having Apples again. This time, Bill Gates decided not to use any years nor any cryptic abbrev. Instead, he called it Vista and happily made the user interface messy so tt pple will think itz smth new and will spend millions just to train pple to use a cock up shit

Then, Vista really cocked up cos no1 wanna use it cos interface is too shit and wols down the performance of even the best comps. Gone were the daes where pple are like sheeps who noe naught bout OS and so itz harder to be led

Recently, Bill Gates decided to go back to naming Windows by numbers but not years, no. The latest is called Windows 7 which is touch screen OS and God noes wat sort of comps or gadgets one needs to get. Why call it Windows 7? Beats Bill Gates.

(Disclaimer: Marpigz personal comments meant to spice up bloggie only. Please continue to support Bill Gates as most of us have no choice anyw unless u get an Apple. Then again, they have combined forces, Marpig thinks)

6thly, winner of Singapore Women Award died of cancer at the tender age of 33... So, who says only the old and frail get cancer? Really, Marpig am afraid she will get cancer... hope tt lump near Marpigz hrt to the left is nth serious... kao. Marpig hates the docs in the UK. Will sue them if anyth is discovered late.. choy choy choy!!

7thly, capable Adam Khoo has a Wealth Academy where he teaches pple how to earn their 1st million. Well, Marpig says pple who pay to listen to him is helping him to earn his 2nd or 3rd million, thank u v much. Sour grapes? Nay, Marpig noes wind doesnt fall on her (read, windfall :P) nor any1 else cos wind blows sideway, not drop like rain, ya. Plus, Marpig don like to eat grapes tt are sour. Durians are much better

(Disclaimer: Once again, Marpigz personal comment which also said for sm of the innermost tots of pple who don dare to voice out. Do pay to go to Adam Khooz Wealth Academy if u think by sitting and listening will get u rich)

8thly and finally, this is smth Marpig touched on smtime ago bout with lollies come charity. One cant be a phliantropist if one isnt filthy rich. It is also very contradictory tt developers and so on and so forth, leveled trees and destroy ecosystems to build resorts and golf courses and then donate lollies for conservation research and Marpig am specifically talking bout the Resorts World Sentosa.

Itz just like saying sorry after u killed sm1. Duh. Talk bout global hypocrisy instead of global warming lah