Stories in the newspaper never fail to amaze me on a daily basis.

Do you know your spouse well? How well?

I should presume that once she / he touches you, you will know whether that hand belongs to your spouse, or a stranger? No?

What if she / he talk to you? Can you recognise the voice?

If you fail on both account … err … do you think something is really wrong between you two?

The victim, a 36-year-old housewife,she was awakened by a naked man.

She claimed she was not aware that the man, who had caressed and slept beside her, was not her husband.

She said the intruder also had covered his face with a T-shirt.

The man tried to coax the woman to go into another room, saying he was drunk.

The woman then called out her husband’s name and the thief replied “I am him”.

The housewife smelled something fishy as his voice didn’t sound like her husband’s. She then went to another room and found her husband fast asleep on the couch.

That’s when she screamed causing the thief to flee by leaping out the window together with the stolen items.

Do you really has to walk to the next room, to see your husband lying on the couch, to confirm the one caressing you is NOT your husband?

We were walking towards the car park after some hours of shopping.

My son suddenly pointed at a crowd: Lets go see what’s happening.

Apparently there was a stall at the lounge, displaying some snakes and frogs within some cages.

The Indian man proudly proclaimed: Rare reptiles on display, in the exhibition hall. Entrance fees Rm8 for adult and Rm4 for children

As I was already dead tired after the hours of ‘wandering’, I just give an excuse to my wife: It is reptile. Snakes and frogs. Nothing interesting. Not worth going in. We will wait for some exhibition of cats / dogs / birds / fishes.

When I reached home and lie cozily in bed, it suddenly struck me: Was I too judgemental? Am I wrongly imposing my own preferences onto my kid? Shouldn’t I teach my kid to be open minded?

Sigh. Tough being a parent.

After many rounds of struggle, Brooke White finally has to leave American Idol.

As we all know, she has successfully build a strong image. In fact, some has said that her (clean / down to earth / truthful) image is what bring her to this stage of the competition.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, looks like the final stage really will be David (Archuleta) vs David (Cook).

Do we vote for pure voice control superiority, or vote for musical talent?

I am currently reading this book.

Weapons of Choice from John Birmingham.

This is a science / war fiction : In the year 2021, a Task force comprising aircraft carrier and stealth cruisers, due to a mistake by a nearby scientific research vesel, was transported back to 1943.

To make it worst, they ‘appear’ in the middle of Task Force 17 which is preparing for a war. Monumental mistake! (Or what the Navy would call a clusterf***). They opened fire on each other …

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John Birmingham really has good writing skill. He manage to inject humour into all the tense moments. His imagination of all the future weapon systems is amazing. I concur with one of the review : A real page turner