I will be continuing this blog solely about my new puppy here:

http://www.xanga.com/chiister

When I first found out I was going to leave, I was excited and scared. Then we started hanging out and I think 'where have you been all this while?' and immediately 'i'm going to miss you so much'. It was a pivotal point in my life, to let go of something that hadn't really felt right for awhile and plunge into a new job, new life, new beginning. Yet, I had you but didn't want to let go. But I knew I needed to do this because if I didn't we would never know.

I remember walking along the beach and we talked about the future and what could happen. But things can change in a year. And for the first time that I left for another country, all I wanted to do was come home to you.

That's what it feels like, coming home.

It's the end of a chapter but this time, I'm not afraid.

Here's to another journey, another beginning.

How much would you take it off for?

Yet another Playboy debate; this time an athlete, Amanda Beard, is stripping it bare! Immediately, the public goes into a frenzy, dividing into mostly three groups; the ones who think she's a bad role model, the ones who think a little skin showing, actually make that skin and vagina AND breasts showing, and the ones who are more interested in what's happening to Paris Hilton right now.

There's a lot of debate, a lot of opinions and the big question is: do you want a US National Athlete, 7-time Olympic medalist to bare it all, well, not just bare it all, but to pose in probably THE sleaziest magazine (no matter how much they argue they're NOT) PLAYBOY?

Well, I remember back in the day when I used to worship, and I mean, worship my role models. Being an athlete myself, I used to fawn and ooh and ahh over the people in my sport. 'I want to be just like her!' was my mantra for a long time. Well, I try to imagine if one of my role models was in a hoochy magazine, what would I do? Well, I wouldn't know about it for one. And if I did, I suppose I would be questioning it. But I don't think it would influence me to put 'Be on the cover of Playboy' on my to-do list.

So I suppose in one way or the other it wouldn't really matter to me. However, if I was my mom, I would be a little chagrined that my daughter worships someone in a hoochy magazine. And what if it was my son? I wouldn't want my son to be putting up pictures of say, Anna Kourni-what's-her-name, naked in his bedroom.

Look, the public can argue all they want but I think everyone's missing one critical point. Well maybe a few.

1) She's butt-naked in a hoochy magazine.

2) Half a billion guys will be utilizing the July edition in their bathroom.

3) It's really NOT classy to bend over with no panties on.

I wouldn't want my child to think it's OK to do this. I mean, kudos to Amanda Beard for 'making her own decisions' bla bla bla, but really, for a lot of money and plastering your pussy all over the world, what's there to think about right?

Yeah, right.

I think Paris Hilton's 'unspecified medical problem' is that she got butt-raped.

Is my family dysfunctional because:

1) We eat out everyday and no earlier than 8PM.

2) We show very little physical affection towards each other except a kiss on the cheek when we haven't seen each other a long time.

3) #2 does not apply to my big bro and I; we try not to make any bodily contact and we invented 'air hugging'.

4) My mom and dad call each other 'uncle' and 'aunty' (this is a relatively new development).

5) My sister and I drive 20 minutes to buy Ramly burger. The Ramly burger stall opens at midnight.

6) We don't care how good the nasi lemak is, we don't pay 20 ringgit when we can get it for 4 ringgit with chicken and sotong.

7) My parents read the newspapers at breakfast and over dinner (while waiting for food).

8) My dad writes our New Year's resolutions.

9) We don't talk about boyfriends or girlfriends with our parents, less it's time to get married.

10) My dad comes home everyday and says 'why is it so dark in here?' and proceeds to turn on every light in the house.

11) No one goes to bed earlier than 12:30AM on any given night.

I wouldn't have it any other way ...