The cat that came to visit

Sometime back we had to take care of our friend's cat while they went on vacation to Rome. I was a bit apprehensive as my kids never had any pets. I am more of a dog person  and have never had any cats in my life but in the end it turned out ok. The cat actually liked me would come purring and rubbing her side on my legs.


Moreover it was toilet trained and really well behaved. All I had to do was clean the litter and feed her.

My kids loved the cat and my son was fascinated but he probably thought it was a moving teddy bear and tried to hug it and the cat never came near him after that. Ultimately our friends came back and she went back with them. 
It was a nice experience but would I ever keep a cat.Not right now but maybe in the future when we have a bigger house and the kids are big enough to clean the litter ;-)

Hey! Get off my table.

Rhymes

My daughter is learning rhymes at school and came up with one a few days ago. She's been pestering me to put it up on my blog.

I foresee that she's going to have her own blog soon.

Anyway here's her poem called honey

I like Honey too
Like Winnie the Poo
and that's what I am going to do.

I asked her "do what?"

"Eat honey!" she replied.

And she wanted it in Pink. She's really happy now.

Foxes in the backyard

Saw two foxes in the back yard of my sis-in-law's house in Greenwich. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen them myself. Here are these healthy looking foxes in one of the busiest cities in the World.






The female fox actually looked straight into my eyes and didn't look scared at all.

They did some naughty stuff as well.

And finally they went away

London Bridge

Attending a 5 day training programme here. Some pictures I took during lunch break.






Near London Bridge

More pics later

Rectal thermometer

Yet another forwarded email (thanks Luiz) but I assure you that this will definitely put a smile on your face. I don't know who the author is but he's really creative.

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When you have an 'I Hate My Job day'
[Even if you're retired, you sometimes have those days]

Try this out:

After you've gotten a cash advance stop by your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer by Johnson & Johnson.

Be very sure you get this brand of thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson.

When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed.

Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favourite chair. Open the package and remove the thermometer.

Now, carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Now the fun part begins.

Take out the literature from the box and read it carefully.

You will notice that in small print there is a statement:

Every Rectal Thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized.

Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times:

"I am so glad I do not work in the thermometer quality control department at Johnson & Johnson."

HAVE A NICE DAY; AND REMEMBER, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A JOB THAT IS MORE OF A PAIN IN THE A** THAN YOURS!

And now, if you haven't got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart...
Then you are just an old sour fart. Maybe you should go and work for Johnson and Johnson.

In the name of Allah

A lot of my friends here in the UK have been asking me about the recent controversy over use of the word 'Allah' by Christians in Malaysia‎. I was not actually sure what it was all about myself and did some research.

It all started when the Government of Malaysia banned the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. Apparently this issue was raised up by a few people who objected to the words being used in Bibles - most of them printed in Indonesia. Then recently Malaysia's high court overturned the ban following a lawsuit filed in 2007 by The Herald - a Catholic newspaper.

It then became a political issue and the debate even spilled onto the Blogosphere. A number of Christian bloggers blogged in support of the court's decision while other bloggers were against it - some claiming it to be a attack on Malay rights.

Following the court ruling, several churches in Malaysia have come under a spate of fire-bombings and vandalism attacks - nine at last count

Initially, I was wondering why Christians would want to use the word "Allah" - which is God in Arabic (not restricted to Muslims) when the Bahasa Malaysia word for God is actually Tuhan. However, I later found the word has been in use in Christian publications and church services for a number of years before this whole controversy and violence.

I totally disagree with people who claim that this would lead to confusion among Muslims and encourage them to convert to Christianity. Burning houses of worship is definitely not a very religious activity.

A lot of people don't see the positive side - everyone in Malaysia regardless of faith should be encouraged to use the word Allah to refer to God. Hopefully people will then come to realise that we are all praying to the same "God". Thus one less reason to fight over.

Just my opinion and you may disagree.

More Snow in Coventry 2010

me more pictures:

Our leaning snowman


In our backyard


WBS teaching centre, University of Warwick


At Jubilee Crescent, Radford