It was 2 days of doing nothing really. I just cooked ate, and stayed at home. Its so cold out that besides going to buy groceries and that one trip to strings on Friday with my Malaysian friends, I didn’t really leave the house. I know its not that cold, as Mongolia gets much much colder, it will only get worse. I slept so much that I had a terrible headache on Sunday for oversleeping. Two panadols did help, but the hour long bathtub soak really did the rest.

I did do one thing worth blogging about! I saw the entire season of Mind Your language! I laughed and laughed and almost split myself into half. Its a classic show man!! Did you know that the actress who plays Chung Su-Lee (Pik Sen Lim), is actually Malaysian.

Here are some of my favorite Quotes from the show.

Miss Courtney: [asking Mr. Brown questions from a sheet] Sex?
Jeremy Brown: Occasionally.

Jeremy Brown: How about a toast for Ali and Su-Lee?
Giovanni Capello: No, sorry, we have no toast, only biscuits.
Jeremy Brown: No, I mean a toast for Ali and Su-Lee.
Giovanni Capello: We have no toast for them, either!

Jeremy Brown: Where do you go to cash a check?
Ranjeet Singh: In Czechoslovakia!

Jeremy Brown: Now, although most sports are international, there are some sports that are native to different countries. For example, the national sport of France is…
Danielle Favre: Football!
Jeremy Brown: Correct! And the national sport for Italy is…
Giovanni Capello: Girls!
Jeremy Brown: That’s not a sport!
Giovanni Capello: Maybe not, but it’s more popular than football!

Ranjeet Singh: If at first, you are not succeeding, try try!
Jeremy Brown: [corrects Ranjeet] Again.
Ranjeet Singh: If at first, you are…

Police Sergeant: What is your name?
Juan Cervantes: Por favor?
Police Sergeant: How do you spell that?
Jeremy Brown: That’s not his name!
Police Sergeant: Oh, giving me a fake name, are we?
Juan Cervantes: Por favor?
Police Sergeant: I’ll come back to you, Mr. Por Favor, or whatever you name is!

Miss Courtney: Can anybody tell me who said “To Be or Not To Be”?
Chung Su-Lee: Chairman Mao!
Miss Courtney: This may come as a shock to you, but there are people who’ve written things besides Chairman Mao.
Chung Su-Lee: Chairman Mao lite evelything!
Miss Courtney: Well, he certainly didn’t lite… *write* “To Be or Not To Be”!

Jeremy Brown: Su-Lee, spell “Democracy”
Chung Su-Lee: C-H-I-N-A.
Jeremy Brown: And I suppose if I asked you to spell “Dictatorship”, you would have spelt “England”?
Chung Su-Lee: Or “America”!

Jeremy Brown: Juan, explain what is wrong with the following sentence: “The cows was in the field”
Juan Cervantes: The cows… was NOT in the field.
Jeremy Brown: No, Juan, the correct sentence is “The cows were in the field”!
Juan Cervantes: I didn’t see them!

Ali Nadim: Jolly good!
Jeremy Brown: [Mr Brown is talking to the class about everyday things they should know how to say and do] Ali, where would you go to get some aspirin?
Ali Nadim: The Tandoori Takeaway.
Jeremy Brown: What?
Ali Nadim: My jolly good friend who works there always has plenty aspirin.
Jeremy Brown: No, where would you *buy* aspirin?
Ali Nadim: Why would I be buying aspirin, when I can get it from my jolly good friend for free?
Jeremy Brown: All right, where would you go if the Tandoori Takeaway was closed?
Ali Nadim: Oh, blimey! The Taj Mahal Curryhouse
Jamila Ranjha: White Chemist!
Jeremy Brown: [Ali leaves his seat and begins to walk out of the classroom] Where are you going?
Ali Nadim: To buy aspirin.
Jeremy Brown: I thought you said you didn’t have a headache?
Ali Nadim: Oh blimey! I do now!

Jeremy Brown: [calling out roll] Giovanni?
Giovanni Capello: [stands up] Si, professore!
Jeremy Brown: No “professore”!
Giovanni Capello: No “professore”?
Jeremy Brown: No, from now on, you are to address me as “Sir”.
Giovanni Capello: “Sir”? Now I understand!
[bows]
Giovanni Capello: You have gone to get “notted”!
Jeremy Brown: [baffled] Come again?
Giovanni Capello: Si, you have gone to get “notted” by the Queen!

Giovanni Capello: [Miss Courtney has called Mr. Brown on his birthday] Hey, maybe she’s gonna get you a birthday present!
Jeremy Brown: Yes, and maybe the Pope’s getting married!
Giovanni Capello: [shocked] He is? I didn’t know that!

On this day in History..

• This little light of mine - 2003
• Interbank Volleyball Competition... - 2005
• Getting Ready for the Big Day... - 2005
• Not so hot chick... - 2005
• 20 Questions... - 2006
• My team is here... - 2006
• Saigon Secrets : Street Seafood - 2007
• Saigon Secrets : Vietnamese Teachers Day - 2007
• Saigon Secrets : Saigon Wedding Shots (Traditional) - 2007
• Saigon Secrets : Trung Nguyen Coffee - 2007
• Spanish Voyage :- Barcelona Day 2 - 2008
• Fathers & Babies - 2009