And the cycle continues

... with 2 down and one more to go.

*sigh*

Its that time again. by week's end it'll just be us women (3 generation worth) left behind to fend for ourselves, and our only hope of 'protection' comes in the form of 3 lazy fur-balls... namely nicolei, adik and mamat. the lovable, incorrigibly manja and ofttimes a tad dusty, tomcats.

We saw the man jetsetting into the nite to his faraway destination on christmas. then it was AI, who incidentally is starting to look more and more like his father these days (except that he's probably the 'celup tepung' version hehehe.. abe jangan le marah, black has always been beautiful in my book ok lol). he left for lendu alone yesterday amidst the afternoon drizzle, much to my dismay. thank god he made it to registration well and in good time.

And by saturday its AF's turn. he plans to leave for sg petani by lunchtime (i think). its his final semester before getting his first posting. but right now he's in denial. he has this final paper to finish but he's been deliberately keeping himself busy with, among other things, playing out zombie marathons with his band of 4 (himself, AI, AH and any willing & able body.. usually one of his cousins).

Sheesh, tinggal brape hari je la aie... u better get that butt going my darling. otherwise, you're gonna be facing some pretty loud music i can betcha!!

Mak, me and my girl. so what else is new?

I need to run!

Maal Hijrah

Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah 1430H

Doa Awal Tahun & Doa Akhir Tahun.. a refresher as usual :)

Doa Akhir Tahun dibaca 3 kali pada akhir waktu Asar atau sebelum masuk waktu Maghrib pada akhir bulan Zulhijjah.

Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata: "Kesusahan bagiku dan sia-sia lah pekerjaanku menggoda anak Adam pada setahun ini dan Allah binasakan aku satu saat jua. Dengan sebab membaca doa ini, Allah ampunkan dosanya setahun"

Doa Awal Tahun dibaca 3 kali selepas maghrib pada malam satu Muharram.

Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata: "Telah amanlah anak Adam ini daripada godaan pada tahun ini kerana Allah telah mewakilkan dua Malaikat memeliharanya daripada fitnah Syaitan".

Doa Akhir Tahun:

Maksudnya:
Allah SWT berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.

Wahai Tuhan, apa yang telah aku lakukan dalam tahun ini daripada perkara-perkara yang Engkau tegah daripada aku melakukannya dan aku belum bertaubat daripadanya. Sedangkan Engkau tidak redha dan tidak melupakannya. Dan aku telah melakukannya di dalam keadaan di mana Engkau berupaya untuk menghukumku, tetapi Engkau mengilhamkanku dengan taubat selepas keberanianku melakukan dosa-dosa itu semuanya. Sesungguhnya aku memohon keampunanMu, maka ampunilah aku. Dan tidaklah aku melakukan yang demikian daripada apa yang Engkau redhainya dan Engkau menjanjikanku dengan pahala atas yang sedemikian itu. Maka aku memohon kepadaMu.

Wahai Tuhan! Wahai yang Maha Pemurah! Wahai Yang Maha Agung dan wahai Yang Maha Mulia agar Engkau menerima taubat itu dariku dan janganlah Engkau menghampakan harapanku kepadaMu Wahai Yang Maha Pemurah. Dan Allah berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad, ke atas ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabatnya dan mengurniakan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.


Doa Awal Tahun:

Maksudnya:
Allah SWT berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.

Wahai Tuhan, Engkaulah yang kekal abadi, yang qadim. yang awal dan ke atas kelebihanMu yang besar dan kemurahanMu yang melimpah dan ini adalah tahun baru yang telah muncul di hadapan kami. Kami memohon pemeliharaan dariMu di sepanjang tahun ini dari syaitan dan pembantu-pembantunya dan tentera-tenteranya dan juga pertolongan terhadap diri yang diperintahkan melakukan kejahatan dan usaha yang mendekatkanku kepadaMu Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Agung dan Maha Mulia.

Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha pengasih dari mereka yang mengasihi dan Allah berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad. Nabi yang ummi dan ke atas ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabatnya dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.

Another first

... in a series of firsts.

We usually recall with a certain fondness the 'firsts' in our lives, most likely bcos.. well lol, it is the first, yang pertama, yang mula. first loves, first dates, first kisses, first fights.. and baby's first steps, their first words (hey dia cakap ba-ba la.. eh no, ma-ma la), their first tooth.

And today, joining that memorable list of firsts is..... the discovery of my first grey hair!! right in front at the top of my head!! ish ish ish dah beruban rupanye cik tipah ni ekekeh!!

So abe, sama la kite skarang. but it does seem that i have a lot of catching up to do ;)

Moving on.. i really enjoyed today's aerobic session at the dataran. the instructor grilled the lot of us almost non-stop for more than 30 mins and altho the movements became a little repetitive (read: boring) after a while, the up-beat music more than made up for it. the strong hip-hop flavour was just the way i liked it to be :)

I love dancing and moving to music (even at this age) but the man just sings so i've only managed to meet that need during aerobics (and the privacy of my bedroom of course lol). i've toyed with the idea of joining dance classes/groups.. but malas la pulak nak susah2 squeeze it into my already longer than long 'to-do' list!!

So its readily available aerobics for me... and each time before it starts i send a little prayer that the instructor doesnt have any hindustani or pop yea yea songs in his repertoire of music lol!!

The boys are going back to college soon so today will probably be filled with related activities (read: beli barang2 keperluan kanak2 riang). and of course its awal muharram tomorrow, time for renewed hope, enthusiasm and passion :)

OUTPUT
AM - Aerobics/dataran shah alam/moderate pace/50 mins

p.s. Abe, soooo glad u're finally safe in tashkent after the bad weather fiasco.. risau sangat (and of course my overactive imagination didnt help one bit)!! rest when u can and do take care my love :)

He's gone again

... and each time he does that i feel my soul shriveling up that much more. as this goes on and on and on i begin to wonder, will there come a time when it will eventually disappear into nothingness?

Of course i am not incapicitated, nor am i rendered completely useless. you'll still see a fully functional makcik going about her business. the only difference is, her heart is not with her.. its in a godforsaken land, far far away with the love of her life. and her greatest hope is that it will be kept safe and not trampled over in the excitement & challenge of a totally different environment; one that includes beautiful sights & sounds.

Nope, being apart like this doesnt seem to be getting better with age. nor is it any easier even when it is the 2nd time around. long gone is the bravado that i used to have when i was younger, and fast on its heels is the strength to bear the weight of the responsibilities alone. i find myself seeking, wanting.. no, needing the shelter & protection that his presence provide.

Its no fun going about it alone.

Letih.

Sepi.

Dan rindu.. yang teramat.

Derailment

.. we're back.

But something's just not right. in fact something might even be very very wrong. i can feel it in my bones.

Hmmmm.

Bandung was bittersweet. time for some serious deliberation.

With love

from the bunch of us in Paris...



... Paris Van Java that is ekekekeh ;) btw thats AF's hand, just to show that he's also around lol

We were more than overjoyed to find out we had free internet access at the hotel.. gratis gratis gratis!! it sorta made up for the cessation of almost all maxis services (the kids are in sms withdrawal right now heheh) maybe because of the mountain ranges or something, dunno.



Oh and AH seem to have sprouted wings here in west java!! hmm, i wonder when mine would start growing?!?

Away for a week

.. on a national lampoon's vacation but hopefully, without the mis-haps lol






Will be back next sunday so see u then :)

Bulan Kahwin

.... the juru nikah of last nite said, november & december are without doubt the busiest time of the year for people in his profession. on an average, they conduct about 10 marriages per day!!!



Last nite was the nikah of my neighbour's daughter and the family had decided on making their home the venue for both the nikah & bersanding ceremony. its something i've been giving serious thought lately... buat kenduri kat rumah ke atau kat luar ke, macam dewan, galeri, hotel etc?

Of course nothing beats the personal touch of a home wedding.. it is history in the making and sememangnya our home already holds so many precious memories. but by making that decision, we inadvertently rope in the rest of our close neighbours into the process.. especially when the tents for the kenduri span well across the length of the neighbourhood. oh its no big deal kalau kat kampung tapi agak susah la bila senario sebegitu dibawa ke bandar.. walaupun ramai yang willing to bantu (especially kita2 yang akan kawinkan anak2 jugak nanti), akan ada jugak jiran yang merungut. also for the invited guests, finding suitable parking can be quite a nightmarish experience.

Hmmmm.

For now i'm thinking of nikah at the masjid negeri (the rooms there are actually quite adequate for such occasion) and reception kat dewan memane where parking can cease to be a giant headache for the guests.

Now back to my neighbour's majlis. gawd, the pelamin and table settings were absolutely gorgeous.. flowers flowers everywhere... both artificial & fresh flowers!! memang macam heavenly garden gitu :)

pelamin dalam.

pelamin luar.

reception area (malam nikah).

To the newlyweds, semoga perkahwinan ini dirahmati Allah & kekal aman damai bahagia dunia akhirat.. insyallah.

Occupational hazard

.. that includes brain busting, among other things.


De Palma Ampang, 10/12/08 - 11/12/08.

Ultra vires, ab initio, 'consequential loss', quantum meruit, 'probable certainty', inter alia, prima facie.. 'nemo dat non quad habbet' !?!

Yup i'm on a 2-day work-related course and muh grey matter is jez about ready to ooze outta muh friggin' ears yall lol.

Where are the ear plugs? i gotta keep it all in -_-'

And what have the kids been doing in my absence?

Gaming of course!! mak reports that they've been holed up in the boys' room pretty much the whole day. this time all 3 hooked up their lappies and teamed up in 'left 4 dead' some kinda zombie killing game. hai, habis la zombie kg pisang nanti ekekeh!!

OUTPUT
PM - 2k/neighbourhood route/slow jog with golfman.. he's getting better :)

Kemeriahan eid

.. dan kemesraan bersama keluarga :)

Hope your eid was as joyful as mine. we didnt take part in the qurban this year but we had a house full of children & laughter nonetheless.

And judging from that perpetual smile golfman was wearing on his face, i'd say he was happy.

And i want him to be happy.. surrounded by his children, his siblings as well as anak2 & cucu2 sedara, cocooned in the warmth of their love & affection.

So that when he is eventually alone again, the memory will serve to comfort him.

That he will clearly remember,

.. he is dearly loved.

.. he is sorely missed.

OUTPUT

AM - 2k/tasik/18mins

(ceh, lethargic gile.. and after eid yesterday malas betoi nak keje haish!!)

Eid Mubarak

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha

Semoga dirahmati NYA

Kerja sambil2

.. while the rendang is simmering on the stove, thought i'd post a few random pics i picked up from the kiddoes collection.

Its goofing that makes the world go round lol

And i think its high time i went back to tending my wok ;)

Yay yay..

.. golfman's finally moved up a notch and started jogging again!!

Once upon a time, many many many moons ago, the King of the house graduated from brisk-walking to jogging and was well on the way to better stamina. unfortunately crisis upon crisis wrecked the land (read: overtime & relocation) and his loyal highness was forced to abandon his new found interest.

Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. before he knew it he had lost all momentum and completely forgot how good it felt to be pounding the pavement. he started to eye the pavement with suspicion & mistrust and before long, there was no love lost between the two. in fact, they had now become sworn enemies!!

Out of love & devotion (cewaah) for her master and secure in the knowledge that constant pounding could bring nothing but good, his Queenie worked tirelessly at re-uniting the two.. master pavement, pavement master; run for golf, golf for run (huh, say what?!??).

Ignoring apathy, rebuff even censure she kept working at it and working at it. but even tho she sometimes felt she was making some progress, for every step forward it usually ended with 2 steps back (the King was a stubborn old fart despite his comel-ness).

But the King finally came to his senses when he woke up one morning and discovered he couldnt see 'south' anymore and with it his most 'prized' possession!! 'it' could've turned purple for all he knew or grew horns (heaven forbid said the Queenie hik2).... and all because the area he fondly called his 'telly belly' had suddenly (well actually not so suddenly laa) turned into a hard, distended, swollen monster. how could such monstrosity make an appearance? for the life of him he couldnt remember ever swallowing a beachball, accidental or otherwise.

With so much at stake (if his 'prized' possession did decide to turn purple, the king certainly didnt relish the idea of being the last to know), the song that his Queenie was constantly singing over the years started to sound melodious to his ears. yes, maybe it was time he paid the pavement a visit. maybe the pavement wasnt as hard & relentless as he remembered. maybe the pavement wasnt all that bad.

It was just a misundestanding... the pavement IS a friend after all!!

Yay.

2 days ago, he came back from work and agreed to a walk/jog session. the 3 of us - golfman, AF & me did a neighbourhood loop up till 711 section 9 (even bought some fruits @ just fruit) and back again. about 3k.

Yesterday, golfman and me went on a jog from start to finish. about 2k.

He's feeling good.

He even brought us all out for a chinese dinner @ KSAS, followed by a long karaoke session... sampai nak muntah2 la bebudak (with the exception of AI) melalak lagu ntah pape haha.

I'm feeling hopeful.

I've wanted a running partner for so so long now :)


OUTPUT
PM - 2k/section 9 S.Alam

Accessibility

.. and its impact on a relationship.

I'm fascinated by the differences each generation go thru as they play the courtship game.

I remember stories my maktok used to relate about her many beaus and how they had to curi2 pandang during kenduris and social gatherings. but nothing really happened unless somebody did the meminang because courtship then did not include going out on dates and such.

I also recall stories of my besotted father cycling all the way from ipoh to sitiawan, probably on some rundown basikal tua, just so he could meet my mom. but however ardent, distance separated them and meetings were few and far between.

And even during the courtship of golfman & yours truly, where public transport was so much better, snail mail greatly improved & phonecalls though expensive, were at our disposal; there was still a vast amount of time when we were on our own... missing the other half, wondering what they were up to... merindu dan terus merindu.

But now, with the advent of the mobile phone or cell phone or handphone or whatever you want to call the most canggih of canggih means of communication, made accessible to ALL regardless of age, position, belief (or political standing lol), we are accessible to one another 24/7.

Not only thru the calls & sms'es, but theres also the internet with the webcams, im's and ym's!! is there a time when we're not connected?

On one hand i consider it a great improvement from the uncertainties that existed in the past...

"Hmmm.. dia ok tak ek, dah lama tak dengar berita"

"Dah bertolak ke belum ni? harap2 jangan la terlepas bas pulak nanti"

"Ish mana pulak dia? dah sejam setengah tunggu tak nampak bayang pun lagi!!"

(Yup, all the anxiety & worry that such questions generated would've been easily settled by just a call or an sms).

On the other hand, i'm starting to think that being too accessible can actually be quite detrimental to a relationship. and that it is also the cause of many unnecessary break-ups. the key as always is in the balance. tapi boleh ke people, who are head over heels in love, exercise restrain when the technology is there for them to use and abuse?

For example..

- bila kita asyik sms or call everytime we worry about somebody.. agaknye rimas tak the other person?

- when we're required to be lovey dovey all the time.. rasanye boleh bertahan tak perasaan tu when in actual fact, we have our moods & temperaments?

- bila the other person decides to have some 'me' time (like out with her/his buddies or shopping/gaming) and she/he doesnt respond.. are you strong enough not to take it as a rejection and leave him be, or do you sulk & merajuk?

- kalau asyik connected je (and we're talking about 24/7 here).. will there still be that sense of mystery & wonder left to keep the relationship interesting or will the couple be headed for burnout?

Pening jugak bila difikir2kan. i personally feel that intimacy shouldnt be rushed, that it has its own sweet pace. in this era of instant gratification, young people rush in and rush out of relationships at an alarming rate. most of the time they dont give it enough time to mature & develope. and mostly i blame the excess in accesibility because i think it somehow creates a false sense of intimacy and allows everything to happen too fast too soon.

Only the commited, the more realistic ones and the lucky few will make it thru the courtship and into the next level. sayang sebenarnye bcos so many i'm sure would have made it if only the pace was slower, and enough space given to each other. space necessary for each to do their own thing, without having to feel guilty about it.

Macam buah tak cukup masak. kalau nak sedap kena la bagi masa untuk masak ranum.

Just my 2 cents thru observing the kiddoes & their friends.


OUTPUT
AM - 3k/tasik/3 mini loops 25 mins
(ceh, i was late again.. this time i got carried away preparing brunch for the kiddoes).

December already?

I dunno.. for me 2008 has passed by almost like a dream. almost like grasping onto a fistful of fine sand and ending up with nothing but a gritty feeling upon my palm.

Its december already?

Almost 12 months have passed and i havent anything substantial to show for. i'm not any better, or richer, or wiser. i havent solved any major problems or created anything new. heck i've barely even touched my 'new' year resolutions.

I'm almost into the last chapters of my life's journey (to be honest, i cant even picture myself hitting 70), and all that i'm doing is managing!!

Sigh.

Its kinda sad that as i age, i seem to be bogged down by the mundane. i know the passion is still in there somewhere, buried deep, but i keep letting another day slide by without making much effort to go beyond the necessary. like a comment i chanced upon by a fellow blogger, i too need to be kicked hard into doing something meaningful.. an accomplishment to be proud of, something to call mine and mine alone.

I do not regret one bit doing what i do for the family because that in itself is meaningful, but i must make sure i also make time for me.

So, lets see what i can wring out of 2009. i really dont think i have that many more years to waste.

OUTPUT
AM - 3k/tasik/22mins

Cat's age

.. converted to human's, just so we may understand and perhaps empathize with the physical changes as well as their peel-s & perangai-s.


Nico the lazy fella, is almost 4 so he would be about 30 in human years kot..

Converting Cat Years to People Years

There are many tables for converting between cat years and human years.Many of them use a very simple calculation (e.g. 1 cat year equals 7 human years). This is inaccurate because:
The average life for a house cat (excluding accidents, in particular, car runovers) is about 1/5th that of a person, not 1/7th.

A cat has a relatively short childhood. A cat with an expected lifespan of 15 years would be sexually and physically mature within 18 months. A man with an expected lifespan of 75 years would have the equivalent maturity at 15-18 years of age. For this reason, an accurate mapping of cat years to human years needs to consider factors other than chronological lifespan. This is shown in the following table:

Calendar Years In A Cat's Lifespan/Equivalent Human Longevity:
0 - Birth/ 0 - Birth
1 - Sexual Maturity/ 15 - Sexual Maturity
2 - Physical Maturity/ 20 - Physical Maturity
3 - Adulthood/ 25 - Adulthood
4 / 30
5 / 35
6 / 40
7 - Middle Age/ 45 - Middle Age
8 / 50
9 / 54
10 / 58
11 - Senior Age/ 62 - Senior Age
12 / 66
13 / 70
14 - Geriatric Age/ 74 - Geriatric Age
15 / 78
16 / 82
17 - Venerable Age/ 86 - Venerable Age
18 / 90
19 / 94
20 - Remarkable Age/ 98 - Remarkable Age

The oldest confirmed recorded age for a cat is 34 years. The oldest confirmed recorded age for a human is 122 years.

Factors affecting lifespan and health

It is not unusual for a house cat to reach 15 years or even 20 years of age, whereas an intact tomcat living in the wild has a life expectancy of about 3 years.Some general factors that affect lifespan are:
- Gender. Female cats tend to live slightly longer than male cats.
- Neutering. Neutered cats tend to live longer than intact cats.There is evidence that neutered cats, especially neutered tomcats, benefit from a reduced exposure to infectious diseases (they stay closer to home).
- Diet. The three major natural causes of death in cats are kidney and/or liver failure, cancer and infectious diseases. Suitable foods (including special reduced protein cat food for older cats) can significantly delay organ problems and may also reduce cancers.
- Living Conditions. A claimed and protected environment will result in a healthier cat, which can be expected to live longer. For this reason, house cats typically live longer than barn cats or feral cats.
- Medical Attention. Cats should be vaccinated against the common feline diseases. Infectious disease is one of the three main natural causes of cat death. Like people, cats periodically require medical treatment for illness or injury, especially as they get older.
- Individual Characteristics. Just as some people are born with a strong constitution, so are some cats. Consequently, while one can talk about the expected lifespan of a cat based on the above factors, individual cats will vary somewhat from this.

(from: http://www.imaramusic.com/Oreo/lifespan.htm)

Hangover.

Arggghh..

I went overboard with the ice blended lattes yesterday and woke up with a caffein hangover.

Pening.

Pusing.

Mual.

Macam nak mati (well not really.. nak pengsan ada la kot).

We were in KLCC hunting for a sony laptop, red mind you, that my hub's turkmen colleague pesan. Kebetulan the one she wanted came with a great promotion (free coordinated wireless mouse, coordinated mp3, coordinated padded bag & black backpack - totalling RM913). unfortunately to make sure that the freebies were suitably colour coordinated, we had to move on to midvalley and menapak several pc outlets.


*the mp3 was out of stock so they still owe us. but still thats a whole lot of freebies, all part of the pc fair promotion.

Aduh. susah kalau orang pesan2 ni sebab dek kerana tak sampai hati, we try our very best to get them what they want. even if it means combing 2 major shopping malls. even if it means pusing2 like mad cows.

Lucky thing it was just the 3 of us so trailer tak la panjang sangat. AF & AH had left earlier for another poetry reading session, this time somewhere in bangsar. Still we were so focused in getting the laptop we quite forgot about sitting down to lunch and just ate on the run. had some fancy bagels at klcc (a cross between jco doughnuts & aunty annes pretzel) and sushis from isetan. also.. lots and lotsa lattes!!! the cool smooth ones that go down nice & eeeeaaassy hehehe.

But.. i sure as hell paid a hefty price for being sooo indulgent.

The kepala-hotak-pusing-sampai-tertonggeng kind!!

It didnt help that as the nite progressed everyone started becoming totally mental... over, of all things, a misplaced battery charger (thats what usually happens when everyone's had a long day). orang ni kata orang tu, orang tu kata orang ni, bising betui.

Haaishhh. when it rains it just pours.

Thank god i became quite comatose after that and nothing really mattered anymore.

Not until i woke up that is.

But not wanting to waste an otherwise beautiful sunday morning, i dragged myself out of bed and right into the shower. one thing led to another and ta-daaaa... i was out shaking more than my butt (dah tua semuanya shaking gitu ekekeh) with my aerobic friends at the dataran.

Nothing beats sweating it out.

I feel goooood now :)

Hope yall have a good day too.

OUTPUT
AM - 50 mins med pace aerobics/dataran shah alam

At last

.. after a long, long, loooooong wait AF finally deign to convert his raw sony files (whatever that means) into uploadable pics. pics he took of the family during eid. pics that i had to wait more than a month for!!

Anyways, here we are in all our 'glory' hehehe.. introducing the nutty AA family ;)

Eid 2008 - Pic 1

Eid 2008 - Pic 2

Oh and heres the daddy, making sure he's never taken for granted ekekekeh

.. and his Katana Princess ;)

(note: all rifles, guns & katanas are props & nobody was hurt in the process hik hik)

Twilight frenzy

.. and AI is definitely responding to the call of the vampires.

What can i say about my 2nd except that he's a sucker for all thats dark & mystical. maybe not too much into the macabre, but dark enough to dwell within the realms of the nite creatures. Its wizards & vampires, da vinci & templar knights, rowlings & rice, conspiracies & vendettas. sometimes i kinda think he'd have prefered to live in the days of the past.

He adored gandalf. and potter. and v. and lestat.. and in all probability its cullens now. edward that is. mysterious & slightly menacing, he cuts quite a dashing figure.

Knowing the ban on driving alone especially when its late, he dragged his bro to midvalley last nite just to catch the midnite show. it would've included AH, but she had her own plans.. which usually involves her bf one way or another.

But dark or otherwise, at least he's still a romantic at heart. but then again, all my kids are. they're just good at putting up a tough front. quite like somebody i know, and know well ;)

I read the 1st & 2nd instalment of the series of 4. wasnt driven to continue bcos its a bit too mushy for my age. i guess i still prefer the darker more realistic nuances of anne rice.

Somehow, theres just something sexy about vampires and its no wonder the stories never really go away. myth or not, the ghaib is too vast for us to fully appreciate, nor comprehend.

Oh btw

.. take a look at this book and tell me what jumps right out at you.



Hehehe.. i may be completely old school when i sometimes hang on tight to the queens english but doesnt that just scream of typo to you? judgment as opposed to judgement? heh, the americans really go all out to be different dont they... its not enough that they confuse us on the highways & freeways, the football fields & soccer fields lol.

Its a management book golfman brought back from one of his work-related forums.

It disturbs me to no end. it really does.