Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

I chance upon this this article on Yahoo yesterday morning. 

Once I started reading it, it reminds me of DB.  English is his native language.  Yes, his spoken English is, of course, better than mine plus all the slang and some phrases that really get me “urh….”, however, I have to say his spelling sucks to high heaven.  English is my second language or is it third? :)  After going through ESL (English as Second Language) classes and writing classes at the community college, my writing improved, way better when I first got here, although my spoken still sucks.

Anyway, I want to say is this.  DB’s usage of “you’re” and “your” is so apparent, it just irks me to death.  Example, “Your welcome.”  Drives me nuts seeing that on text or emails.

And when he writes “The dogs are board.”  I have to read that sentence again to get the meaning.  It should be “bored” not “board”.  Another one I see very often amongst my coworker is “tasty”.  Some of them write “taste” and DB spell it that way too when I say the chicken was tasty.  Another big one this manager uses is “my bad”.  I think that is slang but it’s not a proper sentence and I’m picking up on it once in a while and I will catch myself once I say it and then correct myself.  I will say, “It’s my fault/mistake.”

Oh since I’m at it, he still says for example, “I doesn’t like the shirt.”  WTH, right?  I have to correct him, “I don’t like the shirt.”  Sometimes I know he is saying it wrong on purpose but in emails and when I read his cover letters, I have to correct his grammar and spelling and like the article said, spell check do not check some words that are not right for the sentence. 

Not boasting here but I told him he should be teaching me English, not the other way around.  Yes, no?

….you see a depressed person wasting his/her life away doing nothing about it.  Worse still is he/she is not enjoying what God has given to him/her.  It is extremely sad.

Sometimes talking to the depressed person is not easy either.  He/she might not want to talk about the problem that is bugging them.

The doctor is the best medicine for these kind of folks.  The doctor will prescribe the “happy pill” if worse comes to worse for that person. 

Been there done that, and I’m glad I’m out of this depressed mode.  I am hoping this person will come out of this shell very very soon.  It is nerve wrecking, I know.

This is what I do at work when I have no mood….I flip on to YouTube and search for the hit songs back in the 80’s and early 90’s.  I found video on  the compilation of the 80’s music.  They are in 4 parts.

Part one

Part two

On this compilation, the 3rd song, “Relax” I think is Duran Duran is the name of the band, not Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Part three

Part four

So many memories….the best of my growing up years…hanging out with friends jamming to these songs.  I also have them recorded in cassette tapes.  Super ancient, man!  Also, the names of bands: Wham, Spandau Ballet, Queen, Duran Duran, Toto, REO Speedwagon, U2, Simple Minds, Police, Culture Club, and so many more….notice majority of the bands that I remember most are from UK???  I think these bands were the best! :)  My all time favorite back then was Duran Duran and then Tears for Fears. 

I could still remember the lyrics to most of these songs in the videos.  Scary….goes to show why I didn’t do well in my SPM! :)  Oh and don’t forget MJ back in the 80’s: Beat It, Billy Jean, Thriller…these songs were used in our school performances…I didn’t performed lah, but my schoolmates.  And when breakdance came to life in the 80’s…trying to do some of the dance….surprised I didn’t break any bones.

I LOVE the 80’s! :)  Right now listening to Karma Chameleon – Boy George.

…due to itchy fingers?

That mole is on DB’s head.  Yeah, he is going botak, so I told him to crew cut his head.  Anyways, I saw this mole-y thing on Sunday night.  He could not see it, so he asked me to take a picture and so he could send it to his mom.  MIL was a RN, I guess he wanted her opinion.  I told him to go make an appt with his doc but he said will wait for his annual checkup which is soon I think.   He also said he was scratching a spot on his head coz there were dry skin. 

Well, I am guessing this mole-y looking thing is from his itchy fingers, however, he said one of his prescription medications have skin rashes as side effects.  I will have to see if he will have it check out.  I can lead the horse to the water but can’t force it to drink.

Sunday mornings are DB’s time of the day.  He get to listen to his old country songs on the radio.  So happened this morning we were in the kitchen putzing around for our usual coffee.  This song came on.  Listening to it, made me uneasy.  I know DB was listening to it coz he was very quiet.  After the song was over, I said what an awful song to listen to.  He said I wouldn’t know how it is since my siblings and I had not have these environment in our family, our upbringing were a total opposite. He said there were  many times he and his siblings had these bad dreams in their sleep.  It always sadden me when he talks about his family and the environment he was brought up in.

Skip a rope skip a rope listen to the children while they play
Ain’t it kinda funny what kids all say skip a rope

Daddy hates mama mama hates dad
Last night you should’ve heard the fight they had
Gave little sister another bad dream she woke us all up with a terrible scream
Skip a rope skip a rope…

Cheat on your taxes don’t be a fool what was that they said about the golden rule
Never mind the rules just play to win and hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin
Skip a rope skip a rope…

Stub ‘em in the back that’s the name of the game
And mama and daddy are the ones to blame
Skip a rope skip a rope listen to the children while they play
It’s not really funny what children say skip a rope
Skip a rope skip a rope