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Will be a good one.
Friday, December 31, 2010
A threat much greater than terrorism ...
"I know you have seen countless horrors in your lifetime, Mr Bin Laden, and that you have witnessed the very worst of mankind, well now I ask you to watch this..."
Hahahaaa!!
The UK government recently announced plans to pressure ISPs into censoring 'pornography' to 'combat the early sexualization of children'. Isn't pornography legally defined as anything that is explicit, intended to sexually arouse, and lacking in literary, artistic, scientific or political merit? - Sounds like half the crap you see on MTV!
If the government truly cared about children's mental health, they'd be regulating Hollywood, MTV, tabloid newspapers and Disney - not the internet!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
'Terror' in My Home Town
The Shires re-opens after bomb squad blow suspect package up
Shoppers and staff have been allowed back into The Shires shopping centre in Trowbridge after bomb disposal experts blew up an abandoned suitcase shortly before 3.30pm today.More: http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/8763670.The_Shires_re_opens_after_bomb_squad_blow_suspect_package_up/
The controlled explosion was initiated by the Royal Logistics Corps bomb disposal squad based in Tidworth.
They used a bomb disposal robot which entered The Shires and blew the black suitcase up causing slight damage to Halifax store window, near where the bag was left.
The centre was evacuated at 1.50pm not long after Wiltshire Police were told of the suspicious package.
I was there. Pathetic really. A 'suspicious package' was found near where my sister works and naturally everyone's first thought is "ZOMG! A bomb!". So the entire shopping centre was evacuated and the area was cordoned off. An hour later, a bomb disposal team arrived and sent in a robot. After a few 'suspenseful' minutes, we heard this pop, and then a policeman went in and came out with a suitcase full of random luggage.
I wish I had my video camera on me at the time, all I had was my crappy phone camera. In a way it was kind of fun, since nothing interesting ever happens in my home town, but those two wasted hours could easily have been saved if someone just unzipped the bag and looked inside. Talk about paranoia!
At one point someone told me they were examining the CCTV to see if they could discern whether it looked like the bag was placed there intentionally, or if it appeared as though it was just accidently left there. Not surprsingly they couldn't tell and that's why they needed to call in the bomb squad. Yet another case of CCTV failing to show anything useful.
I'd imagine it's even more over the top in places like London. What's sad is how a country that once withstood months of ceaseless bombing from the Nazis during WWII is now so paranoid of 'terrorism' we feel the need to call in bomb disposal robots every time we see an unattended suitcase.
Gah! Playboy Playmate shocked people find her hot and want to see her naked
Former Baywatch star Donna D'Errico said she was stripped of her rights when she was singled out and forced to go through a "naked" TSA scanner at the airport because of her hot looks.
You are kidding me, right? You were at LAX – do you think they haven’t seen hotter than you? Really, sweetheart, don’t flatter yourself. Remember, the title in front of your name is FORMER Baywatch star and FORMER Playboy Playmate.
Besides, let’s have a little pity on these poor TSA workers. Everyone already hates them, let them have something to brighten their day.
"It is my personal belief that they pulled me aside because they thought I was attractive," the 42-year-old former Playboy Playmate told AOL News. "My boyfriend looks much more like a terrorist than either I or my son do, and he went through security with no problems."
It is your personal belief. Well, hey, if it’s your belief, let’s build a psycho religion around it. It’s what they do in L.A., right?
And seriously, WTF kind of statement is “my boyfriend looks much more like a terrorist than either I or my son do?” That’s harsh. I think I’d break up with you for that statement. Furthermore, you know, it’s always the ones you least suspect. I’m just saying.
D'Errico said she asked the TSA agent why she was chosen to go through the body scan, to which he replied "because you caught my eye." After the search, she noticed the TSA agent who pulled her out of line was smirking with two other employees.
So, you caught his eye. You know, he really should have said, “Because you have the lucky seat assignment,” because that’s the excuse I always get when I get “the wand” at the airport. But, it’s no big deal. Maybe he shouldn’t have said it, but really, get over it. Would you rather them not do this at all, and have your plane be the one with the suicide bomber on it?
She claimed the screeners never told her she had the option of being searched instead.
Perhaps you should read the news. You’d know that. Wow, wouldn’t it blow their minds if you were intelligent and pretty???
Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nico Melendez told AOL News that D'Errico wasn't chosen for any particular purpose.
"If you see the images, you'll know it's not a naked picture," Melendez said. "The passengers are selected at random and not because they're celebrities."
Yeah, click the link to the story – it’s not a naked picture. Get over it.
Furthermore, shouldn’t you be flattered that they wanted to see you “naked”?
And finally, look, you’ve been out of the limelight for how long? Truthfully, without the story telling me you were in Baywatch and Playboy, I’d never have known who the hell you were. So just thank them for getting you back into the public eye again for a few seconds. Quit your bitching. (Side note, if I looked like you, I’d walk around freakin’ naked, just so everyone could see. I only wish I looked good enough that airport screeners would want to make me go through the body scanner.)
The 385 full-body scanners being used at 68 airports across the country have sparked an outcry from fliers, who argue they're virtual strip searches because they produce invasive, intimate images of passengers.
Federal officials argue the tough measures are necessary to keep travelers safe.
*climbing on my soapbox*
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
God I hate this. All sarcasm aside for a moment … that’s right, the measures are necessary to keep travelers safe. Because people got past your shitty-ass security before and managed to kill 3,000+ people, and wreck four planes, and have the entire country running scared.
All these so-called “necessary measures” are all just reactive measures after the security has been breeched. Once they prove they could get past you, do you really think they are going to do it again the same way? Surely not. They aren’t that stupid. (And if they are, they deserve to get caught.) No … let’s that a PROACTIVE approach and try to implement security measures that will protects us from new and emerging threats. Let’s out-think the nutjobs for once. I mean, honestly. That’s why no one takes you seriously, TSA.
*climbing off my soapbox and going back to bashing this Hollywood-has-been*
But D'Errico claimed the new rules allow employees to "hide behind the veil of security and safety in order to take advantage of women, or even men for that matter, so that you can see them naked."
Methinks someone has a new cause. Forget PETA, let’s go all anti-TSA.
Plus, genius, you posed in Playboy. They really don't have to go through all this trouble to see you naked. And I guarantee the pictures in Playboy were way more revealing than the blurry, black-and-white image they got from the scanner.
She added, "It's a misuse of power and authority, and as much a personal violation as a Peeping Tom. The difference is that Peeping Toms can have charges pressed against them."
Come on now, if this crazy bat can successfully get money out of Quantas airlines, surely you can find a twisted enough lawyer who will take on the TSA for you.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
NFL's Mark Stepnoski & Tony Szamboti: Buildingwhat? Round 2
Visit: BuildingWhat.org
Related Info:
Building What? is up...
Thank You Mr Curley: "Debunker" PROMOTES the "Building What?" Campaign & Pushes Discredited Material (again) to Discredit Himself
Breaking News: Hell Freezes Over!
Geraldo Should Be Impressed by 1300 Architects and Engineers
Shirley they can't be serious!
Attacks against Geraldo and Napolitano expose establishment desperation and demolish left-right nonsense
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The Year in Duh-Bunking: March
Pat Curley of the Screw Loose Change blog has published the March installment of his "Year In Troof" series. Faith summed up the major point he is raising quite well on this blog back on March 6th, stating:
Scootle had this to say on March 5th:
After Pat called the Pentagon shooter a "nutbar", Scootle came up with this artist rendering of the assailant on March 6th, with a reminder of what I told Pat he should do with such a sweet nutty treat:
"Pat Curley needs to put a nutbar in his pie hole!"
Pat also states in his new blog post that, "The Washington Post slammed Japanese Troofer Fujita. Fujita tried to weasel out of it."
Fujita is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. At the time I pointed out that the Washington Post was right about a few things. That being said, Fujita didn't weasel out of anything. His strongest opinion voiced during his speech to the Japanese Parliament concerned the damage to the Pentagon, which he later stated was an issue the Bush administration could put to rest "simply by showing videos that show the plane that hit the Pentagon." On the other matters he was more agnostic, citing the doubts and information of "very influential people" about 9/11 and stating that the information has "not been properly investigated." So while Fujita was angry at the Washington Post for their characterization of his 9/11 views and for publishing comments made during an informal chat about 9/11 as opposed to the hour long interview he gave them on immigration, he did not withdrawal his request for a new 9/11 investigation.
As was also demonstrated in Pat's February "Year in Troof" post, 9/11 truth remained "a mainstream political reality" in 2010.
Pat notes that, "The Troofers managed to get propositions on the ballot in six tiny New Hampshire towns, and went 1-5."
On March 13th Pat stated that, "And you won't hear about it anywhere else other than here and at JREF." However, on March 12th 911blogger.com posted the an article entitled "Richmond, New Hampshire Passes Resolution For New 9/11 Investigation," which stated:
Here is an important year in review item from March that Pat missed.
Super-Duper Thermite: A Year in Review
Related Info:
9/11 Truth Movement: Year in Review (2009-2010)
The Year in Duh-Bunking: January
The Year in Duh-Bunking: February
Out of the thousands of people who believe that we were fed a load of bull from the government in the official conspiracy theory of 9/11...There are three or four out of those thousands that have bi-polar disorders or anger issues from being screwed by the government. (What are the odds)Faith should have said millions of people!
For "them" to insinuate that we "Truthers" in whole, as a movement, are a danger to anyone, makes as much sense as me saying that since both of those who recently went over the edge in a violent manner were software techs, then all software techs are unstable and prone to violence.
It is clear that there are many sane software techs and a couple of over the edge software techs do not represent the majority of software techs. So if we follow this thought procession logically,... then a couple of people reacting in a over the edge manner (who believe that we have been lied to by our government in regards to 9/11 Truth,) do not represent the majority of Truthers.
Scootle had this to say on March 5th:
...The idea of demonizing an entire movement just because one apple goes rotten is completely illogical. Charles Manson was a Beatles fan, does that mean all Beatles fans are mass murderers? And Michael Jackson was a suspected paedophile, does that mean he was a bad musician? Does that mean all popstars are paedophiles? You see what I'm saying here? 9/11 truth is generally a peaceful movement and they know it. But of course, that's not going to stop the pathetic debunkers and media whores from having a field day over this.Pat also employs this type of argument by pointing out Holocaust deniers in the movement.
After Pat called the Pentagon shooter a "nutbar", Scootle came up with this artist rendering of the assailant on March 6th, with a reminder of what I told Pat he should do with such a sweet nutty treat:
"Pat Curley needs to put a nutbar in his pie hole!"
Pat also states in his new blog post that, "The Washington Post slammed Japanese Troofer Fujita. Fujita tried to weasel out of it."
Fujita is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. At the time I pointed out that the Washington Post was right about a few things. That being said, Fujita didn't weasel out of anything. His strongest opinion voiced during his speech to the Japanese Parliament concerned the damage to the Pentagon, which he later stated was an issue the Bush administration could put to rest "simply by showing videos that show the plane that hit the Pentagon." On the other matters he was more agnostic, citing the doubts and information of "very influential people" about 9/11 and stating that the information has "not been properly investigated." So while Fujita was angry at the Washington Post for their characterization of his 9/11 views and for publishing comments made during an informal chat about 9/11 as opposed to the hour long interview he gave them on immigration, he did not withdrawal his request for a new 9/11 investigation.
As was also demonstrated in Pat's February "Year in Troof" post, 9/11 truth remained "a mainstream political reality" in 2010.
Pat notes that, "The Troofers managed to get propositions on the ballot in six tiny New Hampshire towns, and went 1-5."
On March 13th Pat stated that, "And you won't hear about it anywhere else other than here and at JREF." However, on March 12th 911blogger.com posted the an article entitled "Richmond, New Hampshire Passes Resolution For New 9/11 Investigation," which stated:
To our disappointment seven other towns voted down the resolutions, though the overall percentage of votes in favor (in towns where exact results were recorded) was 23%. In referendums on social issues that depend more on values than awareness of the facts, 77% to 23% might be a landslide. However, because of the painful implications of 9/11 not being what we were told, and the media blackout on critical examination of the official 9/11 account, about 1 in 4 voters calling for a new 9/11 investigation is an accomplishment we can be proud of – it shows beyond a shadow of a doubt that questioning 9/11 is anything but fringe.I think these are all great points, but Pat probably disagrees because the bottom line is that the numbers prove most people don't agree with us and therefore we are wrong. But as FOX News has pointed out, "A majority of the public believes the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was part of a larger conspiracy." Does Pat agree? Will Pat change his mind if and when the numbers shift to our favor? Not a chance, because he's a goalpost moving duh-bunker.
Here is an important year in review item from March that Pat missed.
Super-Duper Thermite: A Year in Review
Related Info:
9/11 Truth Movement: Year in Review (2009-2010)
The Year in Duh-Bunking: January
The Year in Duh-Bunking: February
By Request: Don't scream in my ear you little f'in brat!!!
The story I'm railing on is short, so I have included the text below, but here's the link, since I always do that (mainly to prove I'm not making this stuff up - I'm hardly a plagiarizer, I just use others' mistakes as my motivation).
Holy hearing aids, Batman!
Having been a mom for 2.5 years, I've learned there are two types of people in this world.
It is, however, a risk we take to go out to dinner. We're aware of it. We try our best to control it, but we can't always. There are times her will, and her attitude, are bigger than us both. Anyone who has dealt with a toddler before knows what I'm talking about.
We will probably fly with her for the first time in March, and I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Why? Simply because I can stick with my usual tricks, but the be-all-end-all equalizer of "do you want to go home?" is not an option. There isn't even an "outside" to give her an attitude adjustment. The worst I can do is give her a blue swirly in the minuscule airplane bathroom - and even then, she's not old enough to care she's blue (in fact, she'll probably think it's cool) and then I'd just be embarrassed to be walking to my connecting flight with a Smurf in tow.
(Seriously, any of you who picked up the phone to call CPS - it was a joke. I would totally make the pilot turn the plane around before I gave her a swirly. I might go to jail for hijacking a plane, but, you know, it's the sacrifices we make for our kids.)
Now, you realize I have not addressed the issue at hand yet ... the crazy 67-year-old woman who SUCCESSFULLY got money out of Quantas airlines because she's a bitch.
I really feel for the mom in this situation. How embarrassing for her to know it was her kid who set off this shitstorm of stupidity that went through the legal system. Just goes to show how much people have been conditioned to sue over any little thing. First of all, suing is ridiculous anyway, but the airline as the defendant? That's as ridiculous as suing a four-year-old. (No, couldn't sue the kid, because the kid wasn't four-and-a-day, but I'm absolutely sure this crabby old bitch so would have if the kid was old enough. In addition to the airline, I'm sure.)
So, how much merit do I think this woman's case has?
Can you say, none?
I mean, first of all, if anyone is liable, it's the mom and not the airlines. And I wouldn't really think the mom could be held liable - I mean, what was she expected to do, shoot her kid with a tranquilizer dart to avoid potential run-ins with crabby women? Obviously the kid doesn't meet the four-and-a-day test, so there's really no one available to sue. Oh damn.
Now, how about the "injuries" she sustained? Her eardrum apparently ruptured and her ear bled. Well, yeah, I can see how her ear bled if her eardrum ruptured. Let's walk through this, shall we?
There is no way the airline should be responsible, unless it was a flight that was deemed a kid-free zone and this child violated that. (But see, yeah, that won't happen... people with kids will sue for being discriminated against - it's a vicious cycle.) So, how they were even remotely willing to settle for this case is beyond me. Either Quantas has crappy lawyers or there's something they are trying to hide. Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Furthermore, read the text of the e-mail she sent to one of her fellow old biddies again:
This woman deserves absolutely nothing because her case has no merit, but I think this just proves what evil truly lies in her heart. Reference my point earlier about the two types of people in this world - she definitely falls into the first category. Probably didn't have any of her own, or she would have sued them for some stupid reason, I'm sure. I really think this woman needs a serious attitude adjustment - not a check with multiple zeroes from an airline company. But what do I know? I'm just someone with an opinion and a blog.
This whole thing really just makes me think of Jefferey - the four-year-old Bill Cosby encountered on a plane. Irritating as all get out, but this is how they dealt with irritating children on planes in the early 80s. Hmmm ... maybe we need to go back 30 years.
Screaming 3-year-olds on a plane! No one likes a fussy kid when you’re stuck on a flight but should you be able to sue over it? A 67-year-old American woman who was on a Qantas flight as part of her Australian vacation sued the airline over a run-in with a vocal three-year-old, who allegedly yelled in her ear, causing bleeding and deafness. Her lawyer argues Qantas is at fault because the plane's crew failed "to take all the necessary precautions to prevent the accident.” Qantas claims the child was well-behaved in the terminal and up until the incident, on the flight. We’re not sure what kind of precautions they could have taken, other than not allow any preschoolers – an age known for rollercoaster mood swings – to board at all.
More interesting details: it’s come out that the woman was wearing hearing aids, suggesting she already had hearing issues. And listen to the e-mail she sent the day after the incident:
"I guess we are simply fortunate that my eardrum was exploding and I was swallowing blood. Had it not been for that, I would have dragged that kid out of his mother's arms and stomped him to death.”
Whoa. That 3-year-old will grow out of his tantrums but sounds like her nasty streak is permanent. Even so, Qantas has settled the case for an undisclosed amount.
Holy hearing aids, Batman!
Having been a mom for 2.5 years, I've learned there are two types of people in this world.
- Those who feel the world revolves around them - and heaven forbid anything, least of all someone's child - somehow enter the gravitational pull to hinder the world's revolution around them. When a kid acts up somewhere remotely within their eyesight or earshot, expect a nasty look, a rude comment, them making eye contact with you before inching (or running for dear life) from you and your child - or, if you're lucky, all of the above.
- Those who see you struggle with your child, shoot you a sympathetic look and a smile. In half of those cases, they will actually stop and engage your child, or tell you not to feel bad because their kid did it too and they were actually grateful to learn they weren't the only one who dealt with said problem that led to the public tantrum.
It is, however, a risk we take to go out to dinner. We're aware of it. We try our best to control it, but we can't always. There are times her will, and her attitude, are bigger than us both. Anyone who has dealt with a toddler before knows what I'm talking about.
We will probably fly with her for the first time in March, and I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Why? Simply because I can stick with my usual tricks, but the be-all-end-all equalizer of "do you want to go home?" is not an option. There isn't even an "outside" to give her an attitude adjustment. The worst I can do is give her a blue swirly in the minuscule airplane bathroom - and even then, she's not old enough to care she's blue (in fact, she'll probably think it's cool) and then I'd just be embarrassed to be walking to my connecting flight with a Smurf in tow.
(Seriously, any of you who picked up the phone to call CPS - it was a joke. I would totally make the pilot turn the plane around before I gave her a swirly. I might go to jail for hijacking a plane, but, you know, it's the sacrifices we make for our kids.)
Now, you realize I have not addressed the issue at hand yet ... the crazy 67-year-old woman who SUCCESSFULLY got money out of Quantas airlines because she's a bitch.
I really feel for the mom in this situation. How embarrassing for her to know it was her kid who set off this shitstorm of stupidity that went through the legal system. Just goes to show how much people have been conditioned to sue over any little thing. First of all, suing is ridiculous anyway, but the airline as the defendant? That's as ridiculous as suing a four-year-old. (No, couldn't sue the kid, because the kid wasn't four-and-a-day, but I'm absolutely sure this crabby old bitch so would have if the kid was old enough. In addition to the airline, I'm sure.)
So, how much merit do I think this woman's case has?
Can you say, none?
I mean, first of all, if anyone is liable, it's the mom and not the airlines. And I wouldn't really think the mom could be held liable - I mean, what was she expected to do, shoot her kid with a tranquilizer dart to avoid potential run-ins with crabby women? Obviously the kid doesn't meet the four-and-a-day test, so there's really no one available to sue. Oh damn.
Now, how about the "injuries" she sustained? Her eardrum apparently ruptured and her ear bled. Well, yeah, I can see how her ear bled if her eardrum ruptured. Let's walk through this, shall we?
- SHE HAS HEARING AIDS! Obviously she had prior hearing damage. Was it a birth defect? Or the result of a previous accident? If it was the result of an accident, how do we know this particular incident wasn't related to that? We don't.
- SHE WAS ON A PLANE! You know, a plane, where there are changes in air pressure and your ears pop and stuff. Perhaps your eardrum ruptured as a result of the elements to which it is exposed while you were flying, rather than the bratty child you encountered.
- SHE WAS ON A PLANE! Yeah, again ... umm, there are other loud noises you encounter on a plane that could have contributed (if you believe a loud noise caused the eardrum to rupture, which I really don't).
- SHE IS OLD! This kind of stuff randomly happens to old people. No, that's not an ageist comment - it's a fact. Deal with it.
- SHE'S AN IDIOT! If the three-year-old in question got close enough to her head to scream in such a way that caused her eardrum to rupture, I'm sure he did other irritating things before this. A three-year-old does not (traditionally) just scream at a stranger unless prior attempts to get said person's attention were futile. Therefore, if she didn't speak up to tell the mom the kid was annoying her and she would like him to stop, then she deserved what she got.
There is no way the airline should be responsible, unless it was a flight that was deemed a kid-free zone and this child violated that. (But see, yeah, that won't happen... people with kids will sue for being discriminated against - it's a vicious cycle.) So, how they were even remotely willing to settle for this case is beyond me. Either Quantas has crappy lawyers or there's something they are trying to hide. Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Furthermore, read the text of the e-mail she sent to one of her fellow old biddies again:
"I guess we are simply fortunate that my eardrum was exploding and I was swallowing blood. Had it not been for that, I would have dragged that kid out of his mother's arms and stomped him to death.”
This whole thing really just makes me think of Jefferey - the four-year-old Bill Cosby encountered on a plane. Irritating as all get out, but this is how they dealt with irritating children on planes in the early 80s. Hmmm ... maybe we need to go back 30 years.
Charles Lewis
So, Pat Curley of the Screw Loose Change blog seems to have taken Scootle's advice and did some further reading on Charles Lewis, who says that he overheard radio chatter at Los Angeles International Airport on 9/11 saying that "NORAD had not responded, because it had been 'ordered to stand down'"
In a previous post Pat stated, "But what time was the Pentagon hit? Around 9:38 in the morning, right? What time is that in LA? So now we're supposed to believe that an LA building inspector was at work at LAX before 6:30 in the morning?"
To which Scootle replied, "Now I know Pat read my post on the program, he mentions it in his article, but he obviously did not read the 911truth.org article I linked to. According to his testimony, he was at work around 6:30AM."
Now Pat has this to say:
To say that Lewis was there to "fix certain parts of a guard shack" is a misrepresentation of what he says in the aritcle. As he points out, "'LAX Security' involves the Los Angeles World Airport Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and sometimes the FBI and/or the California Highway Patrol." Lewis states that he was "one of only a few persons who would know how to fix certain parts of the new security systems if problems developed," and that he "managed the design changes and construction" for the systems at Guard Post II. Thanks for reading though, Pat.
Blog contributor AdamT. had this to say:
He could possibly get in contact with the individuals mentioned and I will try to do just that. Nevermind the fact that if Lewis were lying it doesn't make sense for him to suggest ways his story could not just be proved, but disproved as well.
In a previous post Pat stated, "But what time was the Pentagon hit? Around 9:38 in the morning, right? What time is that in LA? So now we're supposed to believe that an LA building inspector was at work at LAX before 6:30 in the morning?"
To which Scootle replied, "Now I know Pat read my post on the program, he mentions it in his article, but he obviously did not read the 911truth.org article I linked to. According to his testimony, he was at work around 6:30AM."
Now Pat has this to say:
He went out there to be available to fix certain parts of a guard shack? And I'm sorry, I don't find his claims of being at the Hilton at 6:30 AM very credible. At the end he provides several ways in which his story could be corroborated, but you can guess the next part. David Ray Griffin (who made the post at 911 truth dot org) made no attempt to confirm the guy's story.How about giving Scootle a tip of the hat? Don't want to admit that you didn't look into the issue at all before making a comment?
To say that Lewis was there to "fix certain parts of a guard shack" is a misrepresentation of what he says in the aritcle. As he points out, "'LAX Security' involves the Los Angeles World Airport Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and sometimes the FBI and/or the California Highway Patrol." Lewis states that he was "one of only a few persons who would know how to fix certain parts of the new security systems if problems developed," and that he "managed the design changes and construction" for the systems at Guard Post II. Thanks for reading though, Pat.
Blog contributor AdamT. had this to say:
"And I'm sorry, I don't find his claims of being at the Hilton at 6:30 AM very credible." -PatPat states that David Ray Griffin should have followed up on the recommendations Lewis made to corroborate his story. How is he supposed to obtain video from LAX security cameras and audio of the phone conversations, radio transmissions, and radio broadcast at LAX? I think a new 9/11 investigation would be better suited to do that.
Wow. You know, I hope for Pat's sake that if a crime is ever committed against him, the police don't use his method of investigation.
He could possibly get in contact with the individuals mentioned and I will try to do just that. Nevermind the fact that if Lewis were lying it doesn't make sense for him to suggest ways his story could not just be proved, but disproved as well.
Michael Gove- Education Secretary - Villain? Oh no he isn't! Oh yes he is!
Pantomime season is here!
Well to be honest it's been here since the Elections in May! Coalition government, U turns on policies, raised tuition fees, slashing spending where it could make a difference!
I have a few teacher friends... One suggested I caricature...
Michael Gove MP for Surrey.
Specifically an education secretary depriving children of their books!
Nasty Man! .......Boo! .......Hiss!
I hadn't really seen any pictures of him before he was suggested. Imagine my delight to find he looks like a startled rabbit caught in headlights! Check is publicity shot here!
Oooh Joy! He's going to be easy to caricature!
I don't normally do political.
But with the Tuition fees scandal and other education cuts...! I must say something. I'd never have done any further education without a grant! *
Any society that skimps on education is storing up trouble for the future!
Anyway, back to Michael. At this point I feel I must confess. I watched "Shrek Forever after", with the family over Christmas. And...
Rumplestiltskin is playing heavily on my mind.
I knew what I should do!
Michael Gove looking like Rumplestiltskin, juggling books!
I found a suitably villainous looking photograph and it all fell into place. Voila!
But, I can't quite explain how he's turned out like a court jester? Except that in my mind they all dress the same! OK?
So an Education Secretary depriving children of their books! Or is he juggling the books! I think it's open to a few interpretations! Don't You?
Whatever he might be doing, the people aren't happy!
Rant Alert!
*Excuse my indulgence but it's a topic that's important to me! I know my circumstances were not the worst, but I feel some explanation is required.
In order to go through occupational therapy training... I'd have had to work full time to earn enough to cover living costs and tuition fees. Assuming I could get a job in a record unemployment situation.
My course was full time, with placements during the day. At one point I was doing night shifts. I moved town every 3 months during my second year!
My evenings were spent on coursework and studying. I did not lead a decadent life! And I struggled to get through as it was!
In short, any more pressure and I would have failed! And no money equals pressure!
When could I have worked? What employer would have taken me on with those circumstances? When there were plenty of others with my level of skills willing and able to work to suit the employer? I was in Oxford, a small city with a large University.
My parents were unable to help financially! I'd just lost my father after a long illness. With years on Sickness Benefits prior to that.
My mother had been his primary carer! Going back to work during a period of record unemployment with no recent work history...she couldn't get a job!
The wealthy know the value of education and will spend on it. Even still, I had a friend who's wealthy parents refused to pay for her upkeep at university! Why? Due to a petty argument the night before she left!
I have another who was holding down 2 jobs because his funding was cut. He failed his coursework and had to drop out because he was too tired to study! He finally finished his studies 3 years ago some 10 years later!
Those who don't have money may see the benefit of further education, but are more terrified of the debt! It's not just the money but the psychological effect on a population who already feel they won't amount to much!
Why, because it's reinforced by their subculture. A study into the rich/poor divide was published by the BBC last week! Says it all really!
In other words, It's not just that they won't go, they can't go!
In my experience the lazy and disruptive university students were the ones whose parents could bail them out! I did mention that I studied in Oxford didn't I...? Although not at the University. Those of us who had no fallback support knuckled down and appreciated what an opportunity and privilege we had!
I believe every child/teenager has the right to good education and that poor students with ability should have enough financial backing so they can experience further education.
We pay more in the long term. Both financially and through lost benefits to society. Can we really afford that?
Alan Bennett, for example has already said he'd never have gone to university in the current climate!
The poorest countries are those with the poorest education provision for the poor... and that's no coincidence!
EDUCATION benefits EVERYBODY!
Well to be honest it's been here since the Elections in May! Coalition government, U turns on policies, raised tuition fees, slashing spending where it could make a difference!
I have a few teacher friends... One suggested I caricature...
Michael Gove MP for Surrey.
Specifically an education secretary depriving children of their books!
Nasty Man! .......Boo! .......Hiss!
I hadn't really seen any pictures of him before he was suggested. Imagine my delight to find he looks like a startled rabbit caught in headlights! Check is publicity shot here!
Oooh Joy! He's going to be easy to caricature!
I don't normally do political.
But with the Tuition fees scandal and other education cuts...! I must say something. I'd never have done any further education without a grant! *
Any society that skimps on education is storing up trouble for the future!
Anyway, back to Michael. At this point I feel I must confess. I watched "Shrek Forever after", with the family over Christmas. And...
Rumplestiltskin is playing heavily on my mind.
I knew what I should do!
Michael Gove looking like Rumplestiltskin, juggling books!
I found a suitably villainous looking photograph and it all fell into place. Voila!
But, I can't quite explain how he's turned out like a court jester? Except that in my mind they all dress the same! OK?
So an Education Secretary depriving children of their books! Or is he juggling the books! I think it's open to a few interpretations! Don't You?
Whatever he might be doing, the people aren't happy!
Rant Alert!
*Excuse my indulgence but it's a topic that's important to me! I know my circumstances were not the worst, but I feel some explanation is required.
In order to go through occupational therapy training... I'd have had to work full time to earn enough to cover living costs and tuition fees. Assuming I could get a job in a record unemployment situation.
My course was full time, with placements during the day. At one point I was doing night shifts. I moved town every 3 months during my second year!
My evenings were spent on coursework and studying. I did not lead a decadent life! And I struggled to get through as it was!
In short, any more pressure and I would have failed! And no money equals pressure!
When could I have worked? What employer would have taken me on with those circumstances? When there were plenty of others with my level of skills willing and able to work to suit the employer? I was in Oxford, a small city with a large University.
My parents were unable to help financially! I'd just lost my father after a long illness. With years on Sickness Benefits prior to that.
My mother had been his primary carer! Going back to work during a period of record unemployment with no recent work history...she couldn't get a job!
The wealthy know the value of education and will spend on it. Even still, I had a friend who's wealthy parents refused to pay for her upkeep at university! Why? Due to a petty argument the night before she left!
I have another who was holding down 2 jobs because his funding was cut. He failed his coursework and had to drop out because he was too tired to study! He finally finished his studies 3 years ago some 10 years later!
Those who don't have money may see the benefit of further education, but are more terrified of the debt! It's not just the money but the psychological effect on a population who already feel they won't amount to much!
Why, because it's reinforced by their subculture. A study into the rich/poor divide was published by the BBC last week! Says it all really!
In other words, It's not just that they won't go, they can't go!
In my experience the lazy and disruptive university students were the ones whose parents could bail them out! I did mention that I studied in Oxford didn't I...? Although not at the University. Those of us who had no fallback support knuckled down and appreciated what an opportunity and privilege we had!
I believe every child/teenager has the right to good education and that poor students with ability should have enough financial backing so they can experience further education.
We pay more in the long term. Both financially and through lost benefits to society. Can we really afford that?
Alan Bennett, for example has already said he'd never have gone to university in the current climate!
The poorest countries are those with the poorest education provision for the poor... and that's no coincidence!
EDUCATION benefits EVERYBODY!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Reading email = felony
A Michigan man faces up to 5 years in prison for reading his wife's e-mail to find out if she was having an affair, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Really??
Elitist reporter note: Unless we are talking about age or measurements, AP style dictates that we spell out a number less than 10. One could argue that this is a measurement though … but I beg to differ.
The newspaper says Leon Walker, 33, of Rochester Hills, has been charged with a felony after reading Clara Walker's Gmail account on a laptop the now-divorced couple shared. He goes to trial in February.
A felony? For reading e-mail that she didn’t keep very secure? On a laptop the two shared? Are you freakin’ kidding me?
Oakland County prosecutors used a state statute typically used to prosecute crimes like identity theft or stealing trade secrets, the newspaper says.
Uhh, this does not hardly compare to identity theft or stealing trade secrets.
Leon, Clara Walker's third husband, found out in an e-mail that she was having an affair with her second husband, who was once arrested for beating her in front of her small son. Leon Walker showed the e-mail to that son's father, Clara's first husband, who filed an emergency motion to obtain custody.
"I was doing what I had to do," Leon Walker, a computer technician, tells the Free Press. "We're talking about putting a child in danger."
I think he was right. How could he live with himself if something happened to that kid and he could have prevented it? Even if it does mean admitting he read e-mail he shouldn’t have? I mean, it’s not like he confronted her about said affair with the e-mail, he used the knowledge to protect his stepson, which I think is a grand gesture and he does not deserve five years and a felony on his record for that.
Elitist reporter note: I had to read that paragraph multiple times before it made sense to me. It should have been written differently.
Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper, in a voice mail to the newspaper, calls Walker a skilled "hacker" who used his wife's e-mail "in a contentious way."
A skilled hacker? Really? In a contentious way? Really? He tried to save your kid, you selfish moron.
In preliminary testimony, Clara testified that while Leon had bought her that laptop, it was hers alone and that she kept the password a secret.
Scott bought my laptop for me, but he’s used it. I mean, I have passwords for various things on it – and yeah, I do so because there are times I’m hiding things. Like if I ordered him something for Christmas and I get the receipts and tracking information sent to my e-mail account. Or I don’t want him to see my browsing history so he doesn’t figure out his present.
Grammar Nazi note: The sentence would have lost no meaning if the word "had" was removed ... "Clara testified that while Leon bought her that laptop..."
Leon Walker says he routinely used the computer and that she kept all of her passwords in a small book next to it. "It was a family computer," he says. "I did work on it all the time."
How the hell is he a “skilled hacker” if she keeps her passwords in the book next to the computer? She deserves time in jail for being a moron. And if he used it for work all the time, how can she claim it was hers alone? Something is not adding up here, but it seems the sum is five years in prison. What a shame.
You know the saddest part? She’s doing this because he obviously got her on infidelity in the divorce, so she’s trying to get something on him. How pathetic. He busted you, deal with it.
"Each one of us can become a Chodorkovsky..."
Mihail Chodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev remain behind closed bars.
This is seemingly one of the elements of democracy- the freedom to interpret it as you want.
Oh please let this year end.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
I have a blue box ... wish they weren't jerks though.
A few months back, I found out they were opening a Tiffany & Co. factory within 10 miles of my house. Imagine my excitement that Tiffany - the Tiffany - would be operating here in Kentucky. (Does that tarnish their reputation?) That's when I made the random statement that I always wanted something from Tiffany - I didn't care what, I just wanted something so I could say I owned something Tiffany and I had the box to sit on my dresser to prove it. (No, smartasses, I did not want an empty box - though, I admit, that's better than no box at all!)
So, for Christmas this year, Scott actually bought me something from Tiffany's to fulfill that wish. It's a beautiful silver doughnut-style ring (silver was all he could afford - I have seen their prices, I get it ... but I've always been a silver/white gold/platinum girl, so I was totally fine with it). The bigger surprise came three hours later when I went to wash my hands and I noticed my finger turned green. A green finger from Tiffany's??? Surely not.
I pen a very nicely worded e-mail to Tiffany's customer service, informing them that I was shocked by this, and was hoping there was something they could do. After all, getting an attitude wasn't going to do much for me besides tick them off and raise my blood pressure. Not worth it.
And, true to the promise, I did receive a response within 24 hours. Below, their response:
Dear Trysh Thompson,
Tiffany & Co. understands your concern regarding the sterling silver
ring that has turned your skin green.
I am sorry you have had a reaction. Our silver is 92.5% silver with the
remaining element being copper. You may be sensitive to copper and
therefore have had a reaction. Sometimes with sterling silver jewelry
there may be different alloys used and the combination may not affect
you.
We would be happy to return the item for you, please contact one of our
representatives at 1-800-843-3269.
Tiffany & Co. understands your concern regarding the sterling silver
ring that has turned your skin green.
I am sorry you have had a reaction. Our silver is 92.5% silver with the
remaining element being copper. You may be sensitive to copper and
therefore have had a reaction. Sometimes with sterling silver jewelry
there may be different alloys used and the combination may not affect
you.
We would be happy to return the item for you, please contact one of our
representatives at 1-800-843-3269.
I don't want to return it ... I never once said I wanted to return it (furthermore, it's engraved, it can't be returned). I said I wanted them to do something to help - like offering rhodium plating or telling me something I could do to fix it (besides tainting my beautiful Tiffany ring with clear nail polish which is a fix for cheap costume jewelry - not Tiffany jewelry). Nor did I ask why it happened. I don't care why it happened, I just want it to stop happening.
Gee, thanks Tiffany's.
To be fair, they were nice about it. But still, what a let-down. However, in true "girl" fashion, no, this has not turned me off from the Tiffany brand, if someone handed me another blue box with a white bow, I'd gladly take it instead of saying, "Screw them, they are jerks." :)
I have since googled what to do when a ring turns your finger green and I have found many other girls who have suffered the same fate of a Tiffany ring (so at least I'm not alone), and I found a handful of "tricks" to do that don't involve nail polish.
I did, however, feel the need to share my story - as you all know how much I LOVE great customer service.
Punks.
Though, I have to admit if it was me, how much would I be willing to deal with people the day after Christmas either, especially those bitching about a $195 ring when we all know they sell items for well north of the $1,000,000 price range. Yeah, I guess they take precedence.
Visibility 9-11: Debunking the Debunkers (5/5/2009)
Decided to upload this after realizing I could upload videos longer than 15 minutes on Youtube.
Related links:
Visibility 9-11 Welcomes John-Michael Talboo and Stewart Bradley of Debunking the Debunkers
Debunking the Rebunking
Related links:
Visibility 9-11 Welcomes John-Michael Talboo and Stewart Bradley of Debunking the Debunkers
Debunking the Rebunking
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Year in Duh-Bunking: February
Pat Curley of the Screw Loose Change blog writes:
As to his second point, FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds didn't become a truther then, but Pat did just learn about it from me. Pat used anonymous FBI officials instead of the preponderance of evidence concerning her credibility and a mistranslation of her words to make it seem as if she had inadvertently exposed herself as a liar.
When it comes to Debra Medina, Pat is only giving half the story. Yes, a local Texas ABC affiliate did report that Tuesday February 23rd poll numbers showed Debra Medina jumping from nine percent of Texas Republicans having an unfavorable opinion of her to 30 percent. However, after Medina's initial statements Texans still seemed to be backing her and Glenn Beck lost 500,000 viewers. However, after she flip-flopped on the 9/11 issue on February 18th she lost many of her largest supporters. As one commenter stated upon hearing audio where Medina agrees that "the belief that America would do this to its own people" is "despicable":
As to Meserlian, I don't agree with the seismic and basement bombs evidence he presents. And I don't condone his actions towards the police. But as was pointed out in the link Pat provided, "Meserlian admitted he can be annoying, but that’s only because he’s trying to get the truth out." Pat has pointed out, "Meserlian was forced to surrender his engineering license by the State of New Jersey because he wasn't using a licensed surveyor in his work." However, Meserlian did write up a defense of his New Jersey professional engineer's license, which he held "for more than 30 years." To achieve a P.E. licence Imagineering E-zine notes that one must pass several exams:
So what we have here is, misunderstanding, mistranslation, and misrepresentation, otherwise known as duh-bunking!
Related Info:
9/11 Truth Movement: Year in Review (2009-2010)
The Year in Duh-Bunking: January
The Year in Duh-Bunking: March
His first point led to a debate between he and Scootle where Pat demonstrated his complete misunderstanding of the nano-thermite paper.The Year in Troof: February Follies
Gage's Gaggle held their 1000th signer press conference and celebration. Steven Jones chose this opportunity to speculate that perhaps the New World Order had caused the Haiti earthquake.
Sibel Edmonds became a 9-11 Truther.
Debra Medina, a Republican candidate for Texas Governor who was registering real support in the polls, crashed and burned when she claimed that there were lots of legitimate questions about controlled demolition at the WTC on the Glenn Beck show.Don Meserlian, the swimming pool engineer, got slapped down in local court for threatening to beat up the local cops because they weren't interested in his rants about misprision of treason.
As to his second point, FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds didn't become a truther then, but Pat did just learn about it from me. Pat used anonymous FBI officials instead of the preponderance of evidence concerning her credibility and a mistranslation of her words to make it seem as if she had inadvertently exposed herself as a liar.
When it comes to Debra Medina, Pat is only giving half the story. Yes, a local Texas ABC affiliate did report that Tuesday February 23rd poll numbers showed Debra Medina jumping from nine percent of Texas Republicans having an unfavorable opinion of her to 30 percent. However, after Medina's initial statements Texans still seemed to be backing her and Glenn Beck lost 500,000 viewers. However, after she flip-flopped on the 9/11 issue on February 18th she lost many of her largest supporters. As one commenter stated upon hearing audio where Medina agrees that "the belief that America would do this to its own people" is "despicable":
I wanted to vomit when I heard her say this.And people close to Medina's campaign were concerned about it, writing in emails that:
Apparently, to want the truth has become "despicable". All the 911 victims family members that want the truth and have questions, are now "despicable".
The legendary Texas film maker/radio show host/activist Alex Jones, has just pulled his support for Medina based on her "despicable" interview with the neo filth operative. This was a death blow for her. His Infowars.com "infowarriors" were the core of her base support. Now, we're gone.
No where does Debra say "truthers are despicable people"... We are THIS close to beating the establishment. We have to keep up the pressure, dig in, work hard and we can win this election... Are we going to let this stop us? I have placed my faith in the ability of Debra Medina to lead us in this fight, and I will stand by her and fight for our rights with her. I will not cave because the opposition is trying to divide and conquer.Regardless of which of Medina's 9/11 comments had more of an effect on her campaign, the fact remains that 9/11 truth remained "a mainstream political reality" in 2010.
As to Meserlian, I don't agree with the seismic and basement bombs evidence he presents. And I don't condone his actions towards the police. But as was pointed out in the link Pat provided, "Meserlian admitted he can be annoying, but that’s only because he’s trying to get the truth out." Pat has pointed out, "Meserlian was forced to surrender his engineering license by the State of New Jersey because he wasn't using a licensed surveyor in his work." However, Meserlian did write up a defense of his New Jersey professional engineer's license, which he held "for more than 30 years." To achieve a P.E. licence Imagineering E-zine notes that one must pass several exams:
The first exam, Fundamentals of Engineering, covers mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering sciences. The second exam, Principles and Practice of Engineering, requires the applicant to solve engineering problems in his discipline plus problems in four other disciplines. The difficulty of these tests have been equated to passing ten final exams on the same day. The data covered on the tests requires the applicant to draw upon knowledge that has been accumulated over an entire college and professional career.So when Pat calls Meserlian simply a "swimming pool engineer" he is misrepresenting his credentials, just as he does when he calls Kevin Ryan, who has a B.S. in chemistry from Indiana University, a waterboy because he worked as a chemistry lab manager at a premier water-testing laboratory.
So what we have here is, misunderstanding, mistranslation, and misrepresentation, otherwise known as duh-bunking!
Related Info:
9/11 Truth Movement: Year in Review (2009-2010)
The Year in Duh-Bunking: January
The Year in Duh-Bunking: March
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Year in Duh-Bunking: January
Pat Curley of the Screw Loose Change writes:
And yes, a woman who has "dedicated her life to ending war and injustice" after losing her son in Iraq stated that she is "a 9/11 truther" in September of 2009. And your point is?
As Scootle pointed out on January 17th:
Pat says that there is, "Lots more Troofer fail 2010 to come." Some more fine duh-bunking I'm sure. In the meantime, here is our year in review.
http://911debunkers.blogspot.com/2010/08/911-truth-movement-year-in-review-2009.html
Related Info:
The Year in Duh-Bunking: February
The Year in Troof: JanuaryYes, in January 1,000 crazy, but nevertheless credentialed, goalpost chasing, architects and engineers kicked off the year with a bang. Thanks again Pat, for making us feel like not reaching overly ambitious goals is somehow a let down. You keep us inspired brother! The fact of the matter is AE911Truth is looking back at an amazing 2010, and Pat has proven himself to be the best ringmaster there is.
The 1000th Clown joined Richard Gage's circus, only about 2-1/3rd years after Gage's predicted date. Not having learned his lesson, Box Boy promptly set a goal of having 2,000 members by summertime.
Cindy Sheehan joined the Troof Brigade.
The State Department blew a big hole in the "Osama Ain't Wanted for 9-11" meme.
The Obama Administration gave up on trying KSM in New York City.
And yes, a woman who has "dedicated her life to ending war and injustice" after losing her son in Iraq stated that she is "a 9/11 truther" in September of 2009. And your point is?
As Scootle pointed out on January 17th:
The debunkers are now saying Bin Laden is now wanted for 9/11. Indeed his Rewards for Justice wanted page does mention September 11th...And as Faith said, "Just because they have found a "Mastermind" (possible Patsy) to blame 9/11 on does not answer any of the questions I have regarding 9/11 and our governments involvement in some form or another. "
"Usama bin Ladin is wanted in connection with the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and for the August 7, 1998 bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya."
However the key thing here is the indictments. As it goes on to say...
"The individual listed above has been indicted on the following charges:Murder of U.S. nationals outside the United States; conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals outside the United States; and attack on a federal facility resulting in death."
I don't see "Conspiracy to murder U.S. citizens INSIDE the United States" or anything like that. So it would appear he has still not been formally indicted for 9/11. Which was our argument all along. He hasn't been indicted because there isn't any hard evidence that he was involved. Now that doesn't mean he wasn't involved (I've always been hesitant about defending Bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed etc because the world isn't black or white. Just because the US and other international intelligence agencies were involved doesn't mean Bin Laden, KSM, the Hijackers and Al-Qaeda weren't involved), we're just telling you what they are saying.
Pat says that there is, "Lots more Troofer fail 2010 to come." Some more fine duh-bunking I'm sure. In the meantime, here is our year in review.
http://911debunkers.blogspot.com/2010/08/911-truth-movement-year-in-review-2009.html
Related Info:
The Year in Duh-Bunking: February
Al mare
I am at the seaside. Covered in snow.
I am asking one more time, where does all this snow come from?!
Stumbled upon this image. What does it show?!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The saddest thing in the world ,Is loving someone who used to love you .
*********************
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
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MERRY CHRISTMAS ! That's right folks !
It's that special time of the year that everyone has been anticipating ! The once-a-year occasion that brings people of all kind together disregarding race , religion nor nationality .
My definition of Christmas : Christmas is the time for people to be with the ones they love in their lives . And I'm certainly going to be with the people I love in my life for this year , I tend to make it a compulsory matter .
Christmas is also the time where everything , and everyone for that matter , lives or ends up happily ever after . I mean ,
Roger Federer has just beat long-time nemesis Rafael Nadal in an exhibition match in Zurich by 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-3 , which means Roger has gotten himself a good Christmas present ; victory over the Spaniard . So , I guess it's safe to say that this Christmas brings joy to everyone all around the world !
For the past years , I've been celebrating Christmas on a small but a rather cozy way and that is ; blasting the air-conditioning without a care of global warming while snuggling cozily under the covers , sipping an awesome cup of hot chocolate with tiny marshmellow bits in it while watching a great Christmas movie .
I know , it's simple , but I consider this a great way to spend Christmas .
Most of my family members do not celebrate Christmas or do not have the time to do so . My parents are outstation which leaves me head of the house . My brother went on a trip with his friends to Langkawi , my eldest sister , well .. she rather spends her time upstairs with her laptop . The only one left is my second eldest sister , Jen , who has helped me a lot with the Christmas decor and wrappings . She's also been very generous as to buy me dinner whole week round , as my parents are away . So I guess , it's safe to say that she's the only one that celebrates Christmas too .
So anyways , here's some of the photos of the Christmas decors that I am really proud of . And along with some of the photos of me and my family ( and pooch ) , just hanging out for Christmas .
My awesome Christmas present !
A branded watch I've been wanting since a month ago by ,
Fossil .
The Christmas tree , which looks smashing ,
courtesy of my cousin
Carmen Loke ~
The pride of our Christmas holiday ,
our home-made mistletoe !
After making the mistletoe ,
we got a little bit creative ..
Yum ?
The scruffy Christmas pooch !
Yes , that's me , in a Santa hat .
Playing none other than ,
" My Heart Will Go On " .
We decided to get perky ,
all my sister's idea .
Chillin' out at my cousin's BBQ party ~
Something went wrong throughout the process of photo-taking .
From Santa-rina , she metamorphorsized into The Joker .
I think I will not be able to pull this off again next year , as I will be ( unfortunately ) sitting for a major examinations which will ultimately determine the course of my life and of course , once the SPM examinations is over , everyone goes on their separate paths and most likely will not meet each other again .
Perhaps everyone will meet each other again , maybe in a coffee shop or when we hang out at Sunway Pyramid .
But our very lives begin the very moment we receive our SPM results and from that moments on , we will definitely see whether our friendship can stand the test of time . Who knows ? Maybe it will .
Who knows ? Only time .
So I guess it all comes down to this one , Christmas celebration , huh ?
Anyways , I hope YOUR Christmas is as splendid as the one I had ! So , before I take my leave , let me take this opportunity to express my warmest heartfelt Christmas greetings to all of my 4,000 readers who had the time to stop by and read my daily rantings .
Thanks for loving , and trust me . I do feel the love !
I really do appreciate it . It's been a wonderful year and all that's left for me to say is to have a great Christmas everyone !
- Jaden -
It's that special time of the year that everyone has been anticipating ! The once-a-year occasion that brings people of all kind together disregarding race , religion nor nationality .
My definition of Christmas : Christmas is the time for people to be with the ones they love in their lives . And I'm certainly going to be with the people I love in my life for this year , I tend to make it a compulsory matter .
Christmas is also the time where everything , and everyone for that matter , lives or ends up happily ever after . I mean ,
Roger Federer has just beat long-time nemesis Rafael Nadal in an exhibition match in Zurich by 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-3 , which means Roger has gotten himself a good Christmas present ; victory over the Spaniard . So , I guess it's safe to say that this Christmas brings joy to everyone all around the world !
For the past years , I've been celebrating Christmas on a small but a rather cozy way and that is ; blasting the air-conditioning without a care of global warming while snuggling cozily under the covers , sipping an awesome cup of hot chocolate with tiny marshmellow bits in it while watching a great Christmas movie .
I know , it's simple , but I consider this a great way to spend Christmas .
Most of my family members do not celebrate Christmas or do not have the time to do so . My parents are outstation which leaves me head of the house . My brother went on a trip with his friends to Langkawi , my eldest sister , well .. she rather spends her time upstairs with her laptop . The only one left is my second eldest sister , Jen , who has helped me a lot with the Christmas decor and wrappings . She's also been very generous as to buy me dinner whole week round , as my parents are away . So I guess , it's safe to say that she's the only one that celebrates Christmas too .
So anyways , here's some of the photos of the Christmas decors that I am really proud of . And along with some of the photos of me and my family ( and pooch ) , just hanging out for Christmas .
My awesome Christmas present !A branded watch I've been wanting since a month ago by ,
Fossil .
The Christmas tree , which looks smashing ,courtesy of my cousin
Carmen Loke ~
The pride of our Christmas holiday ,our home-made mistletoe !
After making the mistletoe ,we got a little bit creative ..
Yum ?
The scruffy Christmas pooch !
Yes , that's me , in a Santa hat .Playing none other than ,
" My Heart Will Go On " .
We decided to get perky ,all my sister's idea .
Chillin' out at my cousin's BBQ party ~
Something went wrong throughout the process of photo-taking .From Santa-rina , she metamorphorsized into The Joker .
I think I will not be able to pull this off again next year , as I will be ( unfortunately ) sitting for a major examinations which will ultimately determine the course of my life and of course , once the SPM examinations is over , everyone goes on their separate paths and most likely will not meet each other again .
Perhaps everyone will meet each other again , maybe in a coffee shop or when we hang out at Sunway Pyramid .
But our very lives begin the very moment we receive our SPM results and from that moments on , we will definitely see whether our friendship can stand the test of time . Who knows ? Maybe it will .
Who knows ? Only time .
So I guess it all comes down to this one , Christmas celebration , huh ?
Anyways , I hope YOUR Christmas is as splendid as the one I had ! So , before I take my leave , let me take this opportunity to express my warmest heartfelt Christmas greetings to all of my 4,000 readers who had the time to stop by and read my daily rantings .
Thanks for loving , and trust me . I do feel the love !
I really do appreciate it . It's been a wonderful year and all that's left for me to say is to have a great Christmas everyone !
Do catch the next update , for a new and improved blog
as I welcome the new year of 2011 !
Ever yours , as I welcome the new year of 2011 !
- Jaden -
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