Get together and laughter and jokes corner

hi fellow SHCians,

I would appreciate feedback of a get together for members interested in joining a laugther and jokes corner, where we could have coffee, chat, bbq, pot luck to each other home or outside and shared some laughter, humorous stories and jokes or creative writing as a hobby corner

pls comment your feedback or write to me at angsylvia58@gmail.com with your contact and email address

lets brainstorm some ideas before we start a jokes, stories telling, humorous and laughter corner to have coffee together.

once we have enought people I will set up a meeting.

sylvia ang (oe)

pls register your interest here and leave your comment, phone no.

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Author: Sylvia Ang

I am a divorced single christian lady. I am an entrepreneur and dating practitioner. I love creative writing, poet, photography, toastmasters and meeting new friends. I got back from niagara falls ontario canada after living there for two years. I am a member of braddell heights advanced toastmasters club. I am a volunteer with Kim Tian RC and a volunteer RC event photographer. I am single for a while and would love to participle in wholesome single activities, walks, tea and coffee chats and movies and other activities. Love nature walk, trekking, mountain, lake and garden. Would love to widen my circle of friends with both ladies and gentlemen. cheers you may add me in my facebook sylvia ang, at sylvia_ang@live.com.sg

111 thoughts on “Get together and laughter and jokes corner”

  1. Hi Sylvia,

    I like your idea of having jokes and stories telling gathering. This may work along the line of a toastmaster meeting. But to have both hobbies and story-telling may be too much to handle.

    We need to find a suitable place, perhap a member’s home to kick start the process. Good if more member can give suggestion here! Count me in.

    Dan

  2. Hi Sylvia,

    My observations are that SHC members joke and have ineresting and meaningful conversations whenever they meet, whetherfor a meal, for a walk, travelling together or even in a noisy bar.

    I doubt they need to meet specially to have jokes, or need to prepare their jokes for a joke session. I can only imagine it must be quite stressful.

    Unless you are thinking about promoting public speaking.

    Good luck anyway

  3. Hello Sylvia,

    You come up with a good proposition. This will be a good gathering for the extroverts and light-hearted SHCians to
    congregate for a common purpose to just have fun and chit-chat over coffee. It should not be too big a group. Ten would be an ideal number in my opinion. Too big a number will turn the gathering into a fish market and grouping will occur. Then to ‘each their own’.

    Currently monthly gatherings are for everyone regardless. Hence, your gathering must be more unique to be able to bring together SHCians of certain chemistry to talk and laugh and share light-hearted experience to form this specific group.

    I support your idea. I am a good joker and was a pro. volunteer emcee for numerous events. My vote for you – brave and articulate lady !!

    You can conduct a stringent interview to choose all the talking roosters and hens to qualify.
    Hahaha ! Just joking on the last statement.

    Lee patrick

  4. hi Danz, Patrick and Charles

    Your feedback note and is valuable. We firstly needd to find a suitable venue or if someone could open up their house too. One unique is the laughter club that is worldwide where I seen in a video clip from Friends of Pangea Days where worldwide people have laughter exercise where laugh out loud in the open park or even in an enclosed room which is a laugther club. Another laugther of course of our job corner where members love to tell and share some jokes over coffee. Marg have express intereted.
    with Danz, Patrick, Marg and sylvia we can find a place and set up a coffee soon. By and bye more will join us. 6 is an ideal no with max of 10 people.

    Let me know and I could fix coffee this coming week.

    cheers
    sylvia

  6. Hi Slyvia,

    Thank you for the suggestion as per your caption. It is always good to have such gathering where one can get to know each one better. Unless this can have the right time and right place, then, the gathering should be a memorable one. Dan organised one at Adonai area where Roxy Square stands. It is great to know one another even through that cramped and busy period. I am not sure if you guys wanna think about having another there but perhaps one that is during a weekday? I believe majority of the members are already more or less semi retirees as I could also read from the past gathering to be overwhelming though it was held on a Wednesday. No obligation though I thought tables and chairs could be one factor where it may hinder the thoughts of seats. As mentioned earlier, the coffee shop is at our disposable as we are able to have access all the way through 11 pm. In the night, we have our stalls AND A ZHI CHAR STALL there. As Adonai is setting up an admin office so to say a shop within that vicinity, we could also adjourn to that open area later for some demo of line dance or under the moonlight talks. Give it a thought members….not on a promotion of Adonai though.
    If Dan doesn’t mind, perhaps Dan can be the EO for this? Heheh..mark this gathering for Mid-Autumn Festival? We can have tea and mooncakes under the moonlight there. Pomelo peelings contest??

    Regards,

    AnneC

  8. Sylvia,

    Just some suggestions for your new group…..

    1. The main purpose is humour, so those attending should contribute equally to the jokes/humour. Everyone can take turns to share their armoury of jokes.

    2. As Patrick has suggested, there should be some attendance limit to allow better interaction.
    Encourage newcomers in later gatherings to bring in more jokes & laughter.

    3. Set a date & time & place, to allow those interested to arrange their schedule.

    4. Maybe the EO can also note down the funny jokes and share with the rest on the SHC website.

    Congrats on your initiative,
    Jonathan

  9. Sylvia, i see your idea of getting a smaller group together, sharing stories,jokes, hobbies,..whatever and having a good laugh in a relaxing environment, it will foster deeper friendship among participants because of the depth and regularity of interactions.
    i view it as supplementing our monthly SHC gathering which basically provides a platform to meet new friends.

  10. Hi Sylvia
    I concur that it’s a great idea to have SHCians meet to share jokes. I’m all for it.

    Organising, coordinating, maintainining continued interest and other related issues will pose many problems like venue, frequency and timing, just to name a few.

    Perhaps we could meet up with other “interested to contribute and help out” SHCians to ‘brain storm’ a little to resolve the problems and activate the event.

    I await your further advice.

    Cheers and tata
    Jonson Tan

  11. Hi Sylvia,

    Your idea has generated a lot of ideas on this forum. Meeting in small group is good but it only cater to a handful.

    I think we could incorporate this ideas in our monthly gatherings. So far no agendas has been set except for a batik show and board games in our monthly meeting.

    The last gathering at Ghim Moh was well attended, the venue was ideal because no outsiders were present though it was quite cramp. I suggest that for our next meeting we include certain topic for discussion.

    Some of the topic are jokes, story-telling, hobbies, travel and etc. Perhap one or two topic will do. Depending on the responses we divide the member into group of seven to ten member to discuss among themselves where a time frame is allotted. Each group will appoint a leader to share to the rest of the group when we break up. A moderator is required to lead the discussion!

    For this kind of meeting, Han’s and Wild Pot Cafe at SMU Admin Building are not suitable as member of the public are present. We must find a room like the one at Ghim Moh. Perhap we should check whether it is feasible to rent a room at the CC or a condo, charge a minimal sum to include hot drinks and snacks.

    Just my 7 cents worth!

    Dan

  12. The lyrics of a popular song puts it so appropriately :

    We are the world
    We are the children
    We are the ones who make a brighter day
    So let’s start giving
    There’s a choice we’re making
    We’re saving our own lives
    It’s true we’ll make a better day
    Just you and me

    Maybe, 2nd line shd be “we are no longer children”..hehe.

    To all of you in SHC whom I met and come to know, and to all of you whom I have yet to know, may I wish you all the joy of sharing at every future gathering and may I take this opportunity to Thank you for the wonderful time which we shared.
    HC

  13. “The lyrics of a popular song puts it so appropriately :

    We are the world
    We are the children
    We are the ones who make a brighter day
    So let’s start giving
    There’s a choice we’re making
    We’re saving our own lives
    It’s true we’ll make a better day
    Just you and me

    Maybe, 2nd line shd be “we are no longer children”..hehe”.

    Well, not quite, Hou Chong of Perth and bething there. More appropriately, I think we shd change the song, not just 1 line, such as :

    “We are the worst
    We are like chicken
    We are the ones who make a blighter’s day
    So let’s start grieving
    There’s no choice we aint making
    We’re slaving our old lives
    It’s true we’ll blather the whole day
    Just you not me”

    Heeee………………..

  14. Hellooo Tim,

    You are still living it up !!
    You really make my day reading your copyright composition.
    A writer in your own right and humorous. Keep it up!
    Hahahahaha !

  15. Hi Slyvia,

    Count me in too.
    I love to hear jokes and I laugh aloud.

    The laughing club I had participated at Hort park had the EO making some jokes and every joke we are “forced” to laugh even though we feel nothing so funny abt it.

    I feel it does not go well with me.

    I prefer jokes that “auto trigger laughter! Ha! ha! :)

  16. Welcome back Patrick-L after what appeareed to be a solitary confinement under the bed in the aftermath of what appeared to be a blushing encounter which had you bashed & brushed, hehe…………….

    “The laughing club I had participated………..had the EO making some jokes and……….we are “forced” to laugh even though we feel nothing so funny abt it. I feel it does not go well with me”.

    So Steven-C, how sure are you that it will go well with you this time? Haha, it might be so unwell that the force used will not be a scolding if you disobey but tying you to a pole taller than you and depriving you of food, water and toilet paper……………..till you laugh.

  17. Tim

    Thank you.
    ….Not only that, the last DnD nite took its toll on me. With the dance posted on Youtube,(and to date a million hits) all my ex- beauties gave me a hard time. With that, even Agnes Seow was hunted by the paparazzi, thinking she was from the Las Vegas Dance Revue. She too vanished from the SHC scene. HAHAHA !

    So the most dangerous place is a safe place; hence like you said I hid under the bed to the comfort of my understanding wife,(she saw my fling on Youtube) till things cooled down.

    Also, my self-proclaimed Don Juan title is relinquished and bestowed to our charismatic man from Down Under who was never short of ladies in waiting when in our garden country. Sweet dreams my friend back home. I must really take my hat to him. Anyway, a chinese saying : “Back tide pushes front tide” Too gracefully old an age to be in the limelight at 46…..ooohs sorry 64. See what I mean…. cannot get the numbers right. Hahaha !

    The mind grows by what it feeds on – an experience that never can be forgotten -The last ‘waltz’ of DnD in SHC fading into oblivion.

  18. Dear All

    Thank you for your interest, valuable suggestions and feedback. We need volunteer EO, assistant helper and leaders pls indicate your interest here. I am organising a dinner on 10 August Monday 630 pm meet control station chinatown train station. We wait for 5 mins for all to come and proceed to chinatown hawker centre for our meals. (there will be table of 6 to 10 pax) so if the turn out is good we can have more table with assistant leaders and helpers. All to share some jokes, stories or travelling tales and chit chat. All given 1 min to introduce themselves to each other.

    pls indicate your attendance below

    1.

  19. We are the world
    We are the children
    We are the ones who make a brighter day
    So let’s start giving
    There’s a choice we’re making
    We’re saving our own lives
    It’s true we’ll make a better day
    Just you and me

    I shall change the lyrics

    We are SHCians
    We are here to foster friendship
    For a better tommorrow
    We stand united to support the laughter and joke corner
    We reach out our hand and hand in hand we make the
    laugther and joke corner a success
    we SHCians stand united, we open ourselves up and break
    the comfort zone, have a light hearted laughter and some jokes to cheer each other

  21. Hi Patrick,Hou Chong,

    ….Don Juan title is relinquished and bestowed to our charismatic man from Down Under who was never short of ladies in waiting when in our garden country.

    Looks like Don Juan is “harp choe” of our new member
    Hou Chong being surrounded by the SHC ladies. Ha! ha! :)

    Hou Chong, we too enjoyed your company v.much and hope you can come to Spore perhaps twice to thrice a yr. to join in our healthy activities.

  22. Dear Tim, Steven, Patrick, Don Huang, Jonson, Jonathan, Alice, Anne pls reply and let me know is 10 August a good day for all of you to meet. its a public holiday.

  23. Hi Sylvia, #18

    By your writing, you are a natural EO. The one minute introduction is a real getting to know each other. Because I noticed in other gatherings,I attended a couple of them, the EO do not try to encourage “getting to know you” period. Hence, no one is wiser in the end and many departed guessing who’s who.
    Your initiative is commendable.

    Monday the 10th of Aug. is a holiday and Chinatown foodcourt
    is a crowded place. My suggestion is you bring forward the time to 5.00pm to beat the dinner crowd. Or anyone has a better proposition to suggest. Please feel free to do so.

  25. Steven #21

    It is a dangerous liasions for a guy like Steven to miss Hou Chong and want him to come back thrice a year….Hmmm
    Maybe if it is uttered by some SHC ladies or any SHC beauty,
    I fully understand.

    So, Steven what are you up too huh !! Hahahaha.

  26. Hi Tim
    #13
    When the going gets tough, consider this:
    Reality is a state of mind, an imagination within our mind. It doesn’t exist. Time is just a space for us to transcient between the space that we know and the infinity that is nowhere and everywhere. All things are not meaningful to us till we know the path, the continuity of a true reality.
    Lets laugh, everything is a joke. Have fun.

    Hi Lee Patrick
    #17 3rd para.
    I happened to know this chap from down under very well. So I will share his secret with you. Heard that he has a heart for the One and only one. So pls dont relinquish the title of “DonJ” which you have been appropriately conferred..haha.
    Am pleased to see you back actively on the forum.
    Many of us enjoy your inputs, your ideas and your wisdom, I certainly do.

    Hi Geraldine
    #20
    May he rest in peace …. kakakakaaaaa….

    Hi Steven
    #21
    Thank you for inviting me to your house – it was interesting to see your vertical garden. All the best to your hobbies.
    In the comng months, I will attempt to capture some photos of Spring blooms and put them onto a DVD, something which many of you are so good at. Paul Kong has so kindly spend lots of time and effort in teaching me, not sure whether this student can make the grade…hehe ps: Thanks again Paul.
    HC

  27. Hou Chong #13 to TimLiu

    Well said! Reality is the sad true of human endeavour and
    failure. Humankind can never come to terms with his/her own reality of existence. Hence, the quality of life is compromised because many of us do not accept the true reality of a simple life in a complex realm.
    Greed, delusion,craving,promiscuity, you name it!

    Will share with you a beautiful extract from my mentor Joseph Goldstein : ” WHEN WE CAN SETTLE BACK INTO THE
    MOMENT REALIZING THAT PAST AND FUTURE ARE SIMPLY THOUGHTS
    IN THE PRESENT THEN WE ARE FREEING OURSELVES FROM THE BONDAGE OF TIME.” …..and I add, TIME is infinite and
    everyone’s nemesis. Time is everyday’s laughter as well
    as death. The MIND of humankind is a deep abyss beyond
    even their own understanding.

    On a lighter note, your popularity with the damsels in a
    short sojourn here is great fun. You are going to break some hearts about “the chap who has a heart for one only”.
    To borrow your words “Lets laugh, everything is a joke, have fun.” Hahahahaha !

    Humble self
    Leepatrick

  28. Hou Chong #26

    Hear you have gone back to play with your organ down under.

    Reality is following Chin in a bus from Padang to Bukit Tinggi.
    Reality is following Sergeant-Major Dolly’s instruction so that I don’t get thrown out of the bus.
    Reality is also seeing love unfold in front of the bus.
    Reality is being in a bus with some people of questionable sanity.
    Reality is drinking Ivan’s gin and Maga’s whiskey.
    Reality is in a bus full of oldies behaving like teenager. Time is a state of mind.

    Does this sound clever or not?

  29. There’re 2 earlier postings in this thread which I like viz Patrick-L’s “Back side pushes front side” – aptly depicted by his 46-64, and Sylvia’s rewrite of the song “We Are The World” which, made a mouthful with so many words, will have to be sung to Hokien opera music or the tune of Bollywood.

    “Time is just a space for us to transcient between the space that we know and the infinity that is nowhere and everywhere………Lets laugh, everything is a joke”.

    Haha, Hou Chong, so you too are into Zenism where it’s “4 big all empty” (4 ta jie kong) but then it can also make people “walk into fire & become demon” (jou huo ru muo) and that’s no joke, evident in yr “transcient”. The solitaire Zen wd have probably say it like this :

    “Time is just a space for us – so transient – to transcend between the space…………..”

  30. Soo, I dunno who the hell or heaven you are but yr #28 is definitelly real and really funny.

    Btw, wonder how was that love unfolded in front of the bus? For a bus, there’s no much of a bonnet and to make love there must have beeen more than a trying experience. Great guts to even dare to think of doing it, not to mention actually they did it…………….

  32. Dear All

    Thanks for the laughters and banter at this post which make us cant help but laughting along the way. pls keep up the good spirit. cheers Sylvia

    In life its good to have a heart for one and only. well done and kudos to you guy

  33. Reality is a state of mind. In whatever we endeavour do it with moderation. Have consideration for others. Love our neighbours and friends unconditionally. Be helpful, humble and meek

  34. Talking about gardening, I cant log to post at steven chan post on gardening. I used to take up gardening as a hobbies in my younger days in singapore, in australia, usa and canada too. would love to join in the discussion or gathering with like minded person too.

  35. Snow Pea by Sylvia Ang Spring 2007 Niagara Falls Ontario Canada

    Mid Spring the snow pea plant were blooming in the backyard.

    Vine entwined into a big bundle with string. Pinky Snow pea flowers appeared.

    Like a maiden looking for her soulmate. The shy maiden turned from pink to lilac purple.

    She found her Soulmate and Qua Sara Sara whatever will be will be said her mama. Miss Snow pea has to take the challenge to meet life zealously, rejoicing, sing praises and victoriously. They entwined each other into lovers like oneness, looking deep into each other eyes. The eyeball sparkled and feeling turned into passionate ecstasy. Love each other eternally from dawn to midnight.

    Summer come Snow pea flower gave birth to snow pea. What she reaps is what she sows. Upon reflection, Snow pea smiled. You got to take challenges in life. Unless you are willing, prepared and ready and take action now. There is no Mr or Miss right, just make yourself to be right for the person coming along the way. And let nature takes it course. That’s the way its is for Snowpea. Snow pea lives happily ever after with her beloved.

    (Inspiration penning this poet at Niagara Falls after picking Snow Peas from my backyard for cooking, 2007).

  36. Sylvia,
    Apologies, I can’t do dinner on 10 Aug. How abt brunch/lunch on 10 Aug at Anne’s Adonai stall? If not, maybe you can also organise mini-gathering during the Sep Monthly Meeting for joke/story sharing.

  37. Wahpianz oi, insteal of falling over at the Niagara falls or falling for the kinky snowman, you fell for the pinky snow peas and penned such a cute write-up.

    “Summer come Snow pea flower gave birth to snow pea. What she reaps is what she sows. ……..There is no Mr or Miss right, just make yourself to be right for the person coming along the way.”

    Well, well, I suppose it had to be pollination which made Ms Pea procreated a junior pea. But what if Mr Snowman came? Guess Ms Pea will pee in fear………….

    Btw, almost miss yr invite. Thanks but am unlikely to make it, working long hours lately, had no time to pick my nose so will be looking for a quiet corner somewhere to harvest…….you folks enjoy.

  38. dear all

    we go chinatown for dinner at 5pm meet at chinatown mrt control station and depending on the response we will find a quiet corner near by.

  42. hi Jonathan and dear all

    I live at sengkang and came back from canada. I dont know how to go to roxy from sengkang.

    how about food court or hans at clark quay its very quiet there. 10 aug is a public holiday. otherwise we could have a lunch time at basement of botanical garden and then go for a walk and share our jokes or travelling tales at botanic garden

  43. At #37, I talked abt looking for a quiet corneer to pick my nose and in the poasting following next, you, Sylvia-A, suggested to “find a quiet corner” for dinner. Now I am scared. What if we are all in the same corner ?

    I cant pick my nose very well watching someone eating altho I am sure you folks have no problem eating and watching me pick then flick.

    Seriously, much as I like to I cant join you all on the 10th instant. I had to politely decline a colleague’s invite to a lunch. Need and really enjoy a quiet time for myself.

  44. hi dear all

    Some member suggested Hans, at clark quay which is air cond and quiet enough for our jokes corner.

    the usual Han place where we have our monthly meeting. lets change the venue to Han, clark quay, 1130 am for lunch 10 august monday. each member to contribute their share of jokes, story telling or travelling tales and have lunch at hans

    I dont know how to go to hans, someone have to meet me at clark quay mrt control station at 1115 am 10 August monday

    cheers

  45. hi Tim

    dont get me wrong quiet corner is an air cond is a quiet place like hans for our members to have the jokes corner

    nothing offensive so to speak. be more diginifed and treat our ladies with diginity and grace

  46. “……..be more diginifed and treat our ladies with diginity and grace”.

    Sylvia-A, ok & noted. You shall have the dignified grace and for you, you hv had my last joke…………

  48. hi Lyndia chin, patrick and steven let me know if you guys are coming along at hans 1130 am otherwise I shall go ahead with Lyndia at hans

  49. Hi Soo
    very impressed with your reality check travel tales, keep the tales coming

    Hi Hou Chong, thanks for we are the world

    Hi Tim youare really funny for the ms pea and kindy snowman joke. Ms pea go into hiberation during all winter at my canadian godbrother rick backyard where I stayed in canada,
    snow aplenty at the backyard enoought to make a snowman with carrot for the nose, charcoal for the eyes and button
    apple twig for its hands and a scarve and hat to keep in warmth, thanks for your funny rendition of “we are the world: keepup the good work, we all have a good laugh, keep clowning Tim

  50. TimL @ 29

    You got me all confused with the Chinese saying: “back side pushes front side” ( back tide pushes front tide )
    but in Chinese reading it should be read from right to left not left to right.
    So it should be “front side pushes back side”. Definitely not the other way round. Hahahahaha!

    SEE, the creativity of Tim Liu with copyright reserved.

    All in the name of jokes and laughter brought about by Sylvia Ang.

  52. Hi Sylvia, thank you for your kind invite but Adonai will be operating on that day also. I sincerely welcome you guys to drop by at Adonai, perhaps, it will also be a good time to see the place I recommended for the gathering. In fact, I have already plan to have that place open specially for SHC to use for ‘serious’ (I mean formal) meeting. Sylvia, do understand your worries on the direction to Adonai though you can contact me via everson_theblueplace@hotmail.com so that i can give you clear instruction to Adonai??

  53. hi alice the response for 10 August is not good. we will organise one at adonai in the future if response is good but not 10 august bec lydia and me plan to attend photography outing 9 am at botanic garden and it may take 1/2 to 1 day. waiting for cecila to confirm. if yes I have to change the venue to botanical garden for the laughter club 10 august if only lydia and me attending. still waiting for others to response

  54. Hi Sylvia

    Since the response is not good.
    JonathanO #36, give a good suggestion to incorporate it into
    the next Monthly gathering where a corner is reserved for jokes and laughter enthusiasts.

    Then you can have your last laugh.

  55. Hi Sylvia,

    I preferred a place like Hans in South Bridge Road to have our laugh. This place is air conditn , spacious ,good ambience and reasonable/little noise esp. if there is
    NO SHC gathering there.

    At least there are many cosy and private corners which we can choose to laugh aloud.

    I am irritated and troubled by too much of noise as I had noise induced deafness that 24/7 ringing sound in my ears.

    V. Noisy places aggravate it.

    I personally felt that Adonai and Botanical Gdns.Food Court are too open to the public and every tom dick and harry will walk past us and think we are siao for laughing out most of the time. In 1 word, NO privacy. :)
    I don’t mean to be a wet blanket but let face facts.

    You may choose to agree or disagree.

    Count me in if it is Hans but NOT food court /hawker centres.

    May I suggest that it would be better if it is held in any one of the members home and we can take turns to host it as a “simple” pot luck gathering with coffee,tea and some food like keropok,grd.nuts,agar2, cut fruits etc…
    At least we have some privacy.

    My 2cts. worth.
    What do others suggest ?

  56. Patrick-L, this thread is no-joke. Dignity and grace is thick in the air and pervades so you better not play the fool here.

    Since you’re still preoccupied with tides and backsideess, I have no choice but to elaborate more, mindful that i shd not joke.

    Whether it’s “back side pushes front side” or “front side pushes back side”, it depends on who wants it more. Knowing you, yr preference for 6446 is understandable.

    lasrtly, yes there’s indeed this “back tide pushes front tide” thingy. The long form reads smthg like this “Chang Jiang hou lang tui chien lang, Yi Dai chiu ren wan xin ren” (The back tide in the Yangtze Kiang pushes the tide in front; a generation of new replaces the old).

  57. Hi Tian Soo
    #28
    To your clever quesion, my honest word for word answer :
    Yes, I have gone back to play with my organ down under…ahem.
    Realities of quality time down here is waiting for the next time..where else can you find?
    HC

  58. Tim #30
    “I dunno who the heaven you are…”.
    I can help. Mr Tan Tian Soo is one of the men in the picture above. He is into Organic, all about being Green, wears green, walks on the green, squats on the green, putts on the green, put his hands into each hole on the green and grin and grin.
    See any good looking green and grin above?
    HC

  60. Thank you Hou Chong. So Soo is Lim Tian Soo. Used to see his name in full, but Soo is cool and speaks well of his green and grinning tool, hehe.

    Well, if it’s TS then no doubt he must be closer to heaven in this kaleido-sphere which we presently call home. Where to next is a tough qn……perosonally I prefer down under (and that means down under not Oz land) where most of my friends are and where we dont have to abide by the strictures of according one another with grace and dignity but, with the cows, we graze together and with jokers, we dig them with impunity.

  61. MY Dear TimL, (getting up close and intimate)

    My hanyu pinyin is rather poor because I ate so much potatoes. You are spot on. I always love the phrase.
    Have you heard about the : “Ee jiang choon swee siang tong liu” and the tattoo joke. It is ‘ee liu’ for macho men

    Joking distresses one’s disposition. It raises our adrenaline and revitalises our personality. And according to a medical journal, those who take life too seriously and are unable to see the lighter side of life, degenerate faster. When we take jokes with a “lttle pinch of salt”, we will not be so “ham sup”. The lighter side of ‘midnight’.

    The Yangtze Kiang pushes the tide. I am the ebbing tide. Many younger generation (a generation of new replaces the old)though much more learned and articulate, have no time for jokes and are caught up with the rat race of life to really know the true values of a joking life.

    You got personality man! Tim. Keep on joking and make a fool of ourselves sometimes,(not all the time.) The spice of life leh!

  62. Lee Patrick #27
    So humankind has devoured its own simple life by the senseless proliferation of boundless contamination on our thoughts. We are presently trapped in the bondage of time and we cannot outwait time. Breakaway – no way. Best alternative – just laugh…haha cough cough…oh dear, this kind of laughter is becoming common…mmmph.
    HC

  63. hi Tim

    My apologies. I am a light hearted person and not sensitive to jokes aside. sori about the dignity and grace remark bec I dont understand you posting of “scare” and at one corner.

    I am not offended at all so go ahead and clown around.

  64. dear all and steven, patrick, lydia and jonson

    sori my 10 august photography is on at 9 am 1/2 or full day. so we have to change another day either at a member home for potluck or just to hans (our normal shc meeting place) just someone have to drop me a mail or phone me to tell me how to go there or meet at train station.

    I await your reply

  65. Dear All, Lydia, Patrick, steven, jonson

    The venue is confirmed at cofee house (cafe) of YMCA Orchard road, close to Doby ghuat train station at 1245 pm

    Lydia and me will finished our photography at botanical garden at 12 noon and we will take a train there.

    whoever is early just wait for the rest. Its air condition and serve food about the say place as Hans. very quiet and hardly anyone around.

    pls reply and confirm your attendance.

  68. Sylvia, read you. Think I aint too bad a guy and if I aint siao chi (small gas), I wd be the perfect guy.

    Patrick-L, dont know the tattoo joke on “Ee jiang choon swee siang tong liu” but do know of a mandarin song that goes like this “Jiang swee siang tong liu, ta yi chi bu wui tou………..”

    Hou Chong, I got my tongue sungkok reading yr #62. What’s that in short?

  69. Sorry TimL, I can’t post the ‘ee liu’ tattoo joke on the thread. It may offend the more gentle sex. I take your advice not to be too foolish @56. for saving my skin and
    my modesty.

    “For hell hath no fury like a woman’s scorn.”

    Will reserved it for the laughter and jokes gathering for the selected few who will laugh their hearts out.

  70. Hi Hou Chong,

    Sounds like you have not fully recovered from your cough. Guess the cold and dryness in Perth now make it harder to recover. Drink lots and lots of warm water (another secret of mine) and if it’s itchy/scratchy/sore throat, gargle with salt water. It really helps.

  71. Hi Patrick,

    What modesty? You?! Kakakaaaa…….

    ‘For hell hath no fury like a woman’s scorn.’ Absolutely. Right on. BE CAREFUL.

    Want to hear about the tattoo joke when we meet again.

  72. Hi…hey .. where are all the funny people who love to laugh? Poor Sylvia is trying so hard to find us a good venue, to kick start this laughter club.. and we’re only having, like 4 people turning up for this first meeting? Calling Sockie, Boon Liang, the bowling kakis.. the cycling kakis.. the dancing/singing kakis.. the makan kakis … where is everybody??? Tim, u so busy, huh? Terence, are u in town this weekend? U might just find the secret if you turn up!

    Cheers, Lydia.

  73. Hi Sylvia,

    You have definitely started an interesting concept of a laughter and jokes corner. I guess many of us are reading your thread, and wondering how you would get this started. Maybe, laughter and jokes are something that would come in naturally when people meet together.

    Do try the activities that are currently ongoing. Join them, get to know 10 – 20 kakis with the same interest. And before you realise it, your laughter and jokes corner would have already started.

    I think we like to know whether you are fierce, friendly, sweet, crazy or funny. Personally, I think I am sweet and funny. Start a few jokes or laughter on this forum.

    Terence Seah

  74. dear all

    currently lydia, patrick lee, jonson and myself is attending 10 august 1245 pm coffeehouse (cafe) of YMCA Orchard, close to doby ghaut mrt train station

  76. dear all

    here are some jokes

    a baby procuphines leaned backward and asked a spiny thing hey are you mum…the answer is cactus

    Tom was riding at the AYE and the phone rings, his wife Jane called. The traffic police was announcing there is a guy that ride on the wrong side of the road and causing traffic jam. Tom replied to his wife, thats me.. I see hundred of cars in the opposite direction.

    Joke – your horse called
    John was reading a newspaper one day, his wife mary came from behind and took a wood and beat him. He asked what is that for. Mary replied when I was doing your laundry, I say a piece of paper with the name jane and her phone no there.
    John replied “Oh there was the horse I bet last sunday.

    Few days later when John was watching football on the TV, Jane came from behind and used a wok to knock him down. He asked what was that for. Jane replied angily you horse called for you on the phone.

  77. Not sure whether this is a joke.

    Some seats in trains are reserved for the needy. Fair enough but why say “Please give this seat to those who need it more”?

    If this seat meaning 1 seat is to be offered to those meaning more than 1, it’ll create a fight unless “those” refer to small backsides who, with good food and little exercise, are a rare breed today. In fact some backside actually take 2 seats and probably they are the real needy ones.

    Lst nite, at a k’ok, fetishness hit a new high when this funny bone belted out “Anus Love” for all to know what he loved.

    Ciao now…………………

  78. A police officer pulls over a car with a young blonde driver in it….

    Cop : “Miss, this is a 65 MPH highway, why are you going so slowly?”

    Blonde : “Officer, I saw a lot of signs saying 22, not 65.”

    Cop : “Oh miss, that’s not the speed limit, that’s the name of the highway you’re on!”

    Blonde : “Oh! Stupid me! Thanks for letting me know, Ill be more careful from now on.”

    At this point the cop looks into the back seat of the car, where the passengers are shaking and white as ghosts.

    Cop : “Excuse me miss, what’s wrong with your friends back there? They’re shaking something awful.”

    Blonde : “Oh… We just got off of highway 119”.

  79. Let me contribute this Adult joke on how vulnerable a man
    is when come to his urge. Really funny !!

    A platoon of soldiers were in the desert.
    A camel was tied to one of the tents and the Army Captain asked one of the soldiers why there is a camel around.
    “Sir reply the soldier, for the men who sometimes have the urge to ……

    The Captain said, I do not condone that, but will let the camel stay.

    The Captain himself cannot contain his urge for long and
    finding a ladder climb behind the camel and indulge in the act….with insanity.

    When he finished, he asked the private: Is that how the men’s did it.

    No SIR said the soldier, they ride the camel to town where
    the girls are……

    Footnote:
    (Oh my God what a perverted Captain. Hahahaaaaa! I had emailed to some SHC members earlier to tickle their funny bones.) I really cannot ‘tahan’ the straight answer from the soldier and just burst out laughing. See, no doubt, it is just a joke but in real life, there are a lot of stupid people around when the URGE is there. Food for thought, heheheheeee!

  80. hi Tim and Patrick

    Thanks for your jokes and laughter. Ha Ha Ha

    Hi Jonathan &fellow SHCians

    would you care to us for lunch at YMCA. We will have round robin to share our jokes. Do come and have fun

  81. Hi Geraldine #71
    Thanks for the tips on suppressing cough. My cough came from taking too many mandarins on my return. There were hundreds of them on my tree this year.

    Here is a piece of useful info. : Diet coke and mentos must not be taken together. It will result in a deadly blow up which can be fatal.
    HC

  84. I marked the spot
    Two friends rented a boat and fished in a lake every day. One day they caught 30 fish. One guy said to his friend,

    “Mark this spot so that we can come back here again tomorrow.”

    The next day, when they were driving to rent the boat, the same guy asked his friend, “Did you mark that spot?”

    His friend replied, “Yeah, I put a big ‘X’ on the bottom of the boat.”

    The first one said, “You stupid fool! What if we don’t get that same boat today!?!?”

  85. On a recent flight, an elderly passenger kept peering out the window.

    Since it was totally dark, all she could see was the blinking wing-tip light.

    Finally, she rang for the flight attendant.

    “I’m sorry to bother you,” she said, “but I think you should inform the pilot that his left-turn indicator is on and has been for some time.”

  86. little boy wrote this letter to his grandmother:

    Dear Grandmother,

    I’m sorry I forgot your birthday last week. It would serve me right if you forgot mine next Tuesday.

    With love,
    Mike

  87. When 60-year-old Al Asbaty returned to his car after shopping, he was startled to find that thousands of bees were building a hive inside his Oldsmobile.

    Due to the sunny and warm weather, he had left the windows rolled down, allowing a queen bee to fly in, followed by about 20,000 of her most faithful servants.

    Just as one of Asbaty’s relatives was about to spray the inside of the car with a can of insecticide, police bee expert Tom Fuscalo arrived and managed to coax the insects into an artificial hive.

  88. Tokyo, Japan:

    A bull bound for slaughter gave its handlers the slip Wednesday and escaped into Tokyo’s teeming streets.

    The 1,300-pound bull, shipped in from southern Japan, thundered down the gangplank as soon as it was lowered, bolted past port police and headed for the wide open spaces.

    More than 20 policeman chased the animal for 40 minutes through nearly three miles of city traffic before managing to herd it into the parking lot of a posh hotel. Waiting patrol cars formed a makeshift corral to avert another escape.

    Police then roped the bull’s horns and tied it to a tree until the owner came to transport it.

  89. Try joining the Mafia
    This guy, Artie, gets tired of working so hard and not getting anywhere, and seeing all these guys in the Mafia in their fine three piece suits and fancy cars, decides that he has to join the Mafia.

    He goes up to one of the guys and says, ” I want to join the Mafia.”

    The guy answers, ” You ever kill any one for money?”

    Artie answers, “No.”

    The guy says, ” Well, you either got to be born into the mafia, or you gotta kill somebody for money.”

    So Artie says, ” How much will you pay me?”

    The guy says, ” I’m not gonna pay you.”

    Artie says, ” C’mon, just pay me a dollar so I can get in.”

    The guy says, ” Okay, I’ll tell you what. You kill somebody, tell me about it, and if I see it in the morning paper, I’ll pay you a dollar.”

    Artie says, ” Oh thank you, thank you!” and heads off on his mission. He goes to Ralphs Supermarket, sees an old lady pushing a cart, and decides that she’s lived a full life, goes up to her, grabs her round the neck and chokes her to death.

    The bag boy sees him, and chases after him. Artie realizes that he can’t out run the bag boy, turns around, grabs the bag boy by the neck and chokes him to death.

    In the morning paper the headlines read, ” ARTIE CHOKES TWO FOR A DOLLAR AT RALPHS”.

  90. The new rhea farmer
    A computer programmer, bored with his job, decided to start his own business. Wanting to do something totally different from his current occupation, he bought a mating pair of rheas and a large tract of land.

    His rhea farm was soon doing a booming business as there appeared to be a great demand for the birds. Not being satisfied with just selling the birds, the rhea farmer started researching how the birds were being used. He found that all parts of the birds were being utilized, except the feathers. Nobody wanted the plainly colored rhea feathers.

    The ex-programmer, now rhea farmer, purchased some equipment, technical people, and chemicals, and was soon selling fancy, colored rhea feathers. The resulting sales were amazing and made the new feather merchant very happy. There was one small problem. The workers making the colored feathers were becoming quite ill. The concerned young man called in a number of doctors to determine the nature of the illness.

    It was discovered that without exception, the workers had developed a severe case of … “dye a rhea”.

  91. Transylvania vacation
    Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe, as it happens, near Transylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late, and raining very hard. Bob could barely see 20 feet in front of the car.

    Suddenly the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree.

    Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to carry her to the nearest phone.

    Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming from an old, large house. He approaches the door and knocks.

    A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob immediately blurts, “Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We’ve been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone??”

    “I’m sorry,” replied the hunchback, “but we don’t have a phone. My master is a Doctor; come in and I will get him!”

    Bob brings his wife in. An elegant man comes down the stairs. “I’m afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the laboratory.”

    With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table.

    After a brief examination, Igor’s master looks worried. “Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion.” Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.

    The Hills’ deaths upset Igor’s master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting, melody fills the house.

    Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty’s hand twitch. Stunned, he watches as Bob’s arm begins to rise! He is further amazed as Betty sits straight up!

    Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master:

    “Master, Master! … The Hills are alive with the sound of music!

  92. Fishermen on the lake

    Two fishermen were out on the lake when one of them dropped his wallet. As they watched the wallet float down to the depths of the lake, a carp came along and snatched up the wallet. Soon came another carp who stole it away and then a third joined in. Remarked one of the fisherman, “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen carp-to-carp walleting.”

  94. Hi Sylvia,

    Here is a joke to share with you.

    On walking into the factory, the Managing Director of the company noticed a young guy leaning against the wall, doing nothing.

    He approached the young man and calmly said to him, “How much do you earn?”

    The young man was quite amazed that he was asked such a personal question,he replied, none the less, “I earn $ 2000.00 a month, Sir. Why?”

    Without answering, the MD took out his wallet and removed $6000.00 cash and gave it to the young man and said, “Around here I pay people for working,not for standing around looking pretty!

    Here is your 3 months salary, now GET OUT and don’t come back”.

    The young man turned around and was quickly out of sight.

    Noticing a few onlookers, the MD said in a very upset manner, “And that applies to everybody in this company”.

    He approached one of the onlookers and asked him, “Who’s the
    young man I just fired?”

    To which an amazing reply came – “He was the pizza delivery
    guy , Sir!”

  96. Hi Charles,

    Thank you!

    Hi all,

    Most of the times, I don’t have much jokes to share with u guys. After the long weekend, everyone including me back in the office, must be feeling very ‘sien’. I happened to opened my email and thought this joke is a bit humorous so just like to share share…..

    Hope you enjoy.

  97. hi Susan

    Thanks for your joke contribution.

    Dear all and fellow SHCians

    I spoken to Frisna there will be a corner for those interested in the laughter club to share on 20 August thur at the usual SHC general meeting at Hans. So those who miss the fun the other time could come and share with all of us. keep coming. Cheers

  99. Dear All& Frisna

    sori cant make it to attend the 20 aug general meeting as I didnt realise I got my photography course at pasir ris on the same day. cant lot to general meeting post to express regret unable to attend meeting.

  100. Here’s a joke to share

    Why Wedding Dresses Are White?

    Son asked his mother the following question: ‘Mum, why are wedding dresseswhite?’

    The mother looks at her son and replies, ‘Son, this shows your friends and relatives that your bride is pure.’

    The son thanks his Mum and goes off to double-check this with his father. ‘Dad why are wedding dresses white?’ The father looks at his son in surprise and TAKES him on a walkabout, he shows him the fridge and asks him what is the colour, to which the sonreplies: ‘ WHITE ‘. He does the same for the dishwasher, the washingmachine, the stove, etc Then he tells the son: ‘Son, all household appliances come in white.’

    Sockie

  101. creative writing – Snow Angel at Bruce Trail, Ontario – by Sylvia Ang

    The snow angel appeared in my dream. Girl, I will take you to the Bruce Trail for hiking during winter. He lay on the ground and fluttered his hands. He left snow prints. An angel appeared smiling, sending me a wide cheery smile and dream.

    The snow angel laid a magic carpet and flew me to Queenston Heights Lookout. The Niagara River meanders below in the misty icy landscape. Famous vineyards roll down the hilly slope. The trees swing and shiver quietly amidst the winter snow. I smiled and thanked God for the magical moment.

    I was flown to the snow covered wooded paths that meander into the woods near Queenston Park. I left footprints on the snow path moving towards the trees on the hilly slopes. I smiled…Oh ..the snow was pure, white and fluffy Snowflakes falling on my head. Oh how romantic. Suddenly it started to drizzle and formed tiny pot holes in the snow. I was thrilled to also spot rabbit paw prints on the snow. They were looking for food in the dark.

    My childhood dream was to have a white Christmas. Frosty the snowman greeted me at Queenston Park. He stood tall and mighty. I gingerly wrapped my scarves around him. Gave him a black cap and my pair of red gloves. How I wished I had a carrot to use as a nose. Two dried same apples for his eyes to shine and be a beacon like a star at the park.

    My snow angel guided me to the entrance of the Bruce Trail. Its snowflakes casacading…what a feeling of joy to behold. I sat on the snow covered log and admired the beauty of the landscape.

    I touched the dwindling brown shrubs on the wooded path. I pondered, am I dreaming in a different time, back to the past –is it fall again? I wondered?

    I lean on a big tree trunk – let my creative juices flow. Come on folks lets imagine that we rub shoulders with the tree – our buddy. A shoulder for us to lean on, to cry, to laugh, to sing praises and to live life to the fullest.

    I wrapped my arm around the tree and swing my body and smile – cheese – to have a snapshot. I stood close to the edge of the slope. I have a bird’s eye view of the vineyard in the rolling hills and small town below.

    My snow angel strolled hand in hand with me. I saw snow drops freeze and bejewel the branches like morning dew. Nature is playing magical tricks like an artist painting brush strokes on the branches.

    The hike was fun and relaxing. It was enjoyable and not too cold. Just me and my snow angel strolling on the trail. We returned back from the trails to Queenston Park.

    We spotted some green pine trees with snow at the tip. It was so refreshing, rejuvenated our mind, body and soul. We felt our energy was recharged like an Ever-Ready battery.

    I felt like a child again. Rushing to the swing and swinging up and down merrily beaming with joy.

    The Bruce Trail has brought me found memories that will last a lifetime.

  102. creative writing – If pig could fly, I could soar like an eagle and fly along the gorges at Glen Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada by Sylvia Ang

    Fear of Height. In the past, I climbed the hilly peak in Augusta in Western Australia. My fear of height grips me and terrorized me like a giant. My legs went lumpy and soft. I could not move any longer. I was stuck going up the hill. Cold sweat tripled my chin and made a chill in my spine. I stood still with the howling wind. My ex spouse Danny was shouting at me ‘sunshine, come on, you could make it’.” Move on. Do it now,” “It’s beautiful up here at the top of the summit”. I smiled and took a deep breath. I prayed to God for strength and protection… I don’t like what I see as I could fall off the cliff. I could change my mind set to produce positive result. With determination and strong will. I inched my foot forward and grabbed my hand firmly on the rock. My ex spouse Danny cheered me like a cheerleader. My composure changed and like David, I felt suddenly I could go on like an Eagle to climb the mountain and dare the height.
    To this day, I have climbed the potholes of the gorges of New Hempshire and Maine.Went to the look out at Mount Washington in USA and took a helicopter ride during winter at Grand Canyon with my ex spouse at from Las Vegas.

    Today I could comfortably hike with my Canadian friend Rainer at the Glen Niagara and the Niagara Gorge.
    At the gorge I saw climbers scalding the height with ropes skillfully. I dream that one day I could do the same. I took the courage and ventured further the trail into the lower ranges with rainer. We lost the trail and almost staggered to the edge of the cliff overlooking with dense maples trees. It was a wonderful sight to behold and a feast to the eyes at the edge of the cliff. I closed my eyes and rainer kisses me as the maple leaves dropped onto my face and hugged me.

    We had a 4 hours hiked down the lower ranges of the gorge. I saw sunlight sparkled throught the crack of the big boulder and took snap shots of the wonderful view. We saw ant trail and took a close up picture along the boulder. The rocky path was a little tough and rainer held on to my hand to make sure I was in safe hands. He said “come on sunshine Sylvia, give me your hand” I stretched out my hand and held tightly to his grip. As we went to the lower gorge ranges. Its fall season and the maple leaves were changing its leaves. From red to crimson to orange. It was beautiful up there. I leaned onto a tree and rainer too a snap shots of me. I shouted and dreamt again that “If pigs could fly, I could soar like an eagle and fly along the gorges”. It’s a view of the gorgeous overlooking the Niagara falls river, Ontario Canada.

    We saw a black squirrel quietly nibbling nuts. I could hear the Niagara river course. We followed the path and it leads us to the Niagara rapid along the river downhill. It’s beautiful and the rapids were rushing downstream. I could see below the cliff that some Canadians were climbing down the rope.

    Rainer said comes on Sylvia give me your hand… My leg went lumpy again and I can hardly move. I tell myself I have to make it. Took a deep breath and with some courage I slowly inched my foot downward. Rainer held on to my hand and tried to move my feet downwards. Slowly I inched my way downwards the steeply cliff. We could hear the sound of the rapid rushing down. It was a beautiful day and we held each other tight and dance in the sun with the wind swept maple leaves.

    Friends there are any fear that we could conquer. Let go of fear of height and you too could climb and conquer every mountains in this world and dare challenging the Giants of life.
    Word count 686 words
    Copyright all rights reserved
    By Sylvia Ang Lay Kheng (Sunshine2900) April 2008

  103. Sylvia, thanks for your short stories. I like them because they are short and easy to read in one sitting. Many of us would like to be more creative in our writings like any craftsman but failed to savour good writings because we do too much speed reading.

  105. My creative writing – Life Little Surprises by Sylvia Ang – My stay at Levittown, Long Island New York, USA

    John Keats once said “A thing a beauty is a joy forever”. Life certainly has its treasure and storehouse of little surprises. It is worth the trouble after all. It seems that we can’t take life’s little surprises for granted. Nature always arrange the awesome thing that amaze and enlighten us. Let me share my life’s little surprises during my stay in Levittown, Long Island, New York, USA in the mid ‘80s.

    My lst experience of snowfall. As I gazed from my kitchen window. “Hey Lin, it is snowing”. “Let’s put on our gloves, boots and mittens”. “Let’s step out”. I don’t believe it. It’s snowflake cascading. It is light, pure and featherless. My landlord Cookie watched with amazement and said “Come on in, you gals must be crazy”. “It is freezing up there”. “Lest you catch the chill”. That was my first encounter with snowfall.

    2nd experience of a freak snowfall. Have you even wondered, how is it like to have BBQ at your backyard in the midst of a freak snowfall during fall season? Annie, the ex SBC Actress friend from Singapore called “Sunshine Sylvia, do we have the honor of coming to your house for BBQ?” I replied “It is all yours Annie”.”Congratulations ! for your engagement with Kay Yong, what are friends for”. I will prepare the food on the eventful evening. I seasoned the roast duck, marinated with ginger, garlic, orange peel. Stitched and hang the duck to dry to get the crispiness. I prepared the BBQ sauce, Indonesian style.

    I prepared the BBQ sauce, Indonesian style. On that evening, all my friends were happily and eagerly waiting for the BBQ duck to be cooked.

    Longing waiting for the prized satay which you could not get at New York . Suddenly life got its little surprises. It is freak snow fall. I told my friends:”Hurry, let’s bring all the food to serve at my dinning room. I switched on the heater and shouted at Lin. Let’s bring more sweaters for our beloved guests from the attic closet upstairs. All my friends quickly obliged as many hands made light labor. Within minutes the atmosphere was back to normal. Despite the sudden change of cold weather. Our hearts were not dampened . Kay Yong popped a bottle of champagne to celebrate the triumph of conquering Annie as his mate and the occasion of their engagement. We sang happily, ate merrily and bought in little tokens for the beloved couples. Suddenly my house smelled of food, people, duck and satay. I don’t mind my house smell of the food, people and sometimes even bacon and coffee brewing in the morning in the kitchen.

    3rd experiences with nature and squirrels. As I gazed through the attic window, I saw neat rows of maple trees swinging in unison against the strong howling winds. These trees shivered quietly. I imagine that these trees were a group of dancers coming alive. Each performing their roles to the tune of the conductor of the orchestra. I thanked the strong howling winds. Nature was certainly playing its magical tricks.
    My eyes brightened with this magical notion. Suddenly, I heard the squirrels at the roof of the attic playfully nibbling nuts with their sharp bazer blade teeth. I tapped at the attic and the twosome who had been hibernating up there responded to the there responded to the calling with a scratch. I smiled and thanked the squirrels for the storehouse for Life’s Little Surprises.

    Written by Sylvia Ang Lay Kheng, Sunshine2900
    All rights reserved

  106. Hi Sylvia

    As you were busy and unable to attend this month’s
    gathering a group of us shared jokes and the laughter
    was really infectious.

    I suggested why don’t we call the group “The LG(not
    Life’s Good but Laughter Group)” and as you initiated
    this interesting idea of sharing jokes, what do you think?

  107. Hi Sylvia:

    just got time to read all your joke threads n saw your msg to me. I was wondering what happened to you for not showing up at the monthly meeting n wanted to write u personally. good that it’s due to your photography session rather than the “other reason” u told me over the phone. Wonder how come u can log into your own post but not others. You used the same id & password right?

  108. hi dear all and kum fook fatt

    I like the idea of laughter group but also welcome suggestions from the other SHC members and all of you.

    Happy to hear that you have a great time to kick start the jokes session. keep it going, when one or two or more gathering there is a group to form the laughter group.

    Dear all, I am open to suggestion for more ideas to brainstorm for a visit to a member home for potluck and chit chat and laughter for friendship sake. anymore in SHC is gracious to open their garden or home for us to visit to have coffee, tea and potluck or bbq and jokes around.

    Sori didnt get to log to read the mails earlier as my computer having low ram memory in c drive due to too many photographs. need a friend to recommend a computer guy to solve this problem otherwise cant log to email or silverhair club for two hours to read or access mails.

    Hi Frisna congralutation that your gathering was doing great last 20 August. Keep up the good work. Didnt realise my photograpy course is a continuous of 4 lessons in a month.

  109. #108

    As mysterious as her no show and vanished, Sylvia Ang pop out from the deep blue sea and talks about potluck at SHcians home. Your brain really is storming.

    What I am afraid is when she undertakes the cooking of the dishes and when we really assemble for the occasion, she may inform us her gas stove is not working and did not cook
    anything. Then, whoever turn up really will be in for not potluck but hardluck.

    This will be another joke from her to test our sense of humour. Well done Sylvia !

  110. Well, well, maybe Sylvia needs a bit more time to settle in…..many SHCians, esp the ladies, are cautious when they are new so let’s give her the time……………..

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