"After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, 'No hablo ingles.'" - Ronnie Shakes

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How Girls Waste Time

38. a) Playing games involving slapping/biting with each other

126. Living life by the adage: 'If you have it, flaunt it. If you don't, bitch about those who do.'


And of course, there're the usual addenda to existing entries.

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I hate using toilets where, as you reach under to clean up, you feel a sudden wet sensation and, if you are unlucky, some floating particles. MRT station toilets are particularly guilty of this.

Apparently the reason modern animation looks so sloppy is because of a cut in budgets: they have less detail so each cell is easier to draw.

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At one Swedish library, you can borrow books—and a lesbian - "A Swedish library, realizing that books are not the only things being judged by their covers, will give visitors a different opportunity this weekend—to borrow a Muslim, a lesbian, or a Dane."

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Quotes:

In Singapore you can buy canes in the market... Little curly plastic handles. I'm sure you remember. I'm sure you're very familiar with this.

People might say caning was unacceptable when confronted with a member of the Singapore Children's Society, but think in private that it was okay.

In Hong Kong... a woman was prosecuted, and there was prosecution by the social services, for making the child study excessively.

[On facial features of children inhibiting parental anger] It's difficult to be angry and aggressive to something that is cute

[On a piece of concept tissue with the word 'Reserved' on it] A science person would not be fascinated by that. [Other student: Science people do not question. They just except.] ... [only] in Physics. You should come to the Evolutionary Biology lab. The people there...