The return of the budgie smuggler...

On a totally random note, Google has told me that Speedos (or budgie smugglers as they are affectionately called Down Under) are making a comeback.

Hurrah!

This was something that quizzed me as odd as I always though kwei-lo's are supposed to be less conservative regarding beachwear. Like hello, seen all the skimpy bikinis on the girls on the beach regardless of how fat they are?? So I was quite puzzled as to why the guys on the other hand wore board-shorts. My first impression was "maybe it's more suitable for surfing". But I noticed its a staple for non-surfers as well. And for those who DID wear Speedos, they mostly belonged to the older generation. And people would snicker derisively behind their backs.

Ironically, Speedo's are an Aussie invention.

As a child, I have always seen my dad in Speedo's whenever we go to the beach or to the pool. Mind you he has a huge pot-belly, so I wouldnt say he looked great in it. Then again EVERYONE wore Speedos. All my uncles did, regardless of paunch or no paunch. So imagine my suprise (and slight dissapointment, LOL) when all them fit aussie boys run around the beach wearing things that covered too much skin.

UNFAIR!

Bring back Speedo's. It needs to be the swim gear du jour for Aussie blokes once again! Down with the board shorts unless you need it to surf (in which case, use a wetsuit, no?)!!

Because even boardshorts have taken over Malaysia. I doubt many M'sians wear them swim briefs anymore. Is Europe the last continent standing????? (Judging by what the Dutch and German boys are wearing to the beach here in Newcastle, I think not. They might even bring back this nonsensical board shorts idea back home, heaven forbid!)

Leaky faucets

This week I cried twice, thanks to anime and manga.

Incident 1:

Reading Naruto Shippuden. Without giving away too much *spoiler spoiler!*, it had strong family and death themes, and by the end of Chapter 504 I was bawling my eyes out.

Incident 2:

Then I started watching Mainichi Kaa-san (or Kaasan - Mom's Life as its called on Crunchyroll), and there was an episode where a little girl asks her grandpa "Grandpa, when I become a big girl, are you going to die?" and then when her Grandpa struggles to find an answer she says "Don't die! Don't die!" while clinging on to him.

He doesn't die till much later, but he tells everyone who will listen about that incident and what a sweet caring granddaughter he has. Right until his deathbed when the girl (now a teen) visits him, he tells her "did you know, my granddaughter once told me... " and he never finished the sentence.

Cue the burst pipes. Heck I'm tearing a little as I type this. I think because it makes me think of the phonecall I had with my granny before leaving to Australia early this year. I couldn;t say goodbye. I could only cry silently on the phone and tell her that I would miss her alot, thats why I was crying. But the truth is, I was afraid she would pass away whilst I'm here and I would never ever get a chance to say a final goodbye. I think somehow she knew, because she told me to study hard and that "Mah Mah is not going anywhere. I will see you when you come back at the end of the year".

Okay. I need to go wipe my tears and blow my nose now.