Little Cozy Corner

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And there you go, the winner of Big Brother 08 Australia!

Who would have thought that a 52 year old grandmother who got evicted in the first eviction round but returned to the House, has won the grand prize of $250k in cash??? In any case, I say good on her! Amongst all the housemates, I think she deserves the cash prize the most. My choice was either her or the brickie with the dreadlocks, Rory. He’s qutie the cutie and omg, he is VERY well equipped too!!! *shy shy* Both come from the lower income gap so the money received would certainly be most appreciated.

Actually I can’t believe how I could sit through this and get so addicted to it! It’s like all those daily drama series that run for years on end ie. Santa Barbara, Dynasty, Knots Landing. I mean, I remember how addictive they were that my mum used to stay up and watch Santa Barbara but the end never got aired and I don’t know why. Must have been devastating! In any case, I was *never* into BB at all. In fact, I used to hate it so much. I thought it was really shallow and actually it is. But somehow, I got sucked into it and I found myself so addicted that I would actually record it to watch later if I knew I had to get Arianna ready for bed and what nots. It was just crazy! I really never saw it coming until it hit me but by then it was too late, I had crossed over to the dark side. *sigh*

That said, this year’s BB will be the last, at least for now. They have shut it down due to the lack of response given by the public and after many controversial matters in the past and continous critism, I’m not surprised that this won’t be happening again next year. In fact, Season 8 has also been dubbed as a freak show as they really had some out of the norm characters in there and the one that took the cake was, in my opinion, was Rima. A little person who broke her leg in the first Friday Night Games so she was removed from the house but did return for a short period of time bearing some rather unsettling news - there was a ‘mole’ in the house! Wow, that really stirred the pot SO much….

Anyway, even if BB did return, it is said that it will be in a different format. But how much different can it get? The main idea is that you have a bunch of people locked away from the rest of the world and you put cameras *everywhere* and watch their *every* move even when they shower! Mind you the late night show, ‘Big Mouth’ actually gives you clips of the housemates having their shower and most of the guys do bathe in the nude and that is why the whole nation knows how equip Rory is! *lol* He’s definitely got rows of girls just waiting to throw themselves at him. Ted totally hates it but has no choice but to watch it coz I watch it. Heh. He always tells me that I might as well sit at Starbucks and eavesdrop on other people’s conversations - so bad!!!!  *Pphhbbbttt!*

I really hope I don’t get sucked into this again the next time they decide to run the show….gosh, these reality TV programs are really getting out of control eh? But there has to be a limit to the number of times you air reruns of comedies and cartoons right? Right?!

Some shot of the 8 years of BB.

Although it’s winter and it’s freezing on most days, I have my eyes focused on the coming summer. When you’ve lived all your life in a tropical country, not many would appreciate winter much and summer is always most welcomed. I think the Aussies are more excited about it than foreigners! *lol*

That said, summer is the time I get to wear some swimwear although I don’t necessarily want to get wet. It’s nice just to hang out at the beach without going into the water you know? I’m so going to get one of those monokinis. Have you seen them? They are absolutely GORGEOUS!!!

- I couldn’t care less about Hugh Laurie or the roles that he had played in the past like in Stuart Little.

- Him wearing a bow tie was not a problem and would have most likely gone unnoticed.

- Him being so polite and emotional would be considered normal.

- Him being ANYONE else was acceptable.

Not not anymore…..watching Stuart Little the other day because there was nothing on tv literally made me sick in the guts!!! I couldn’t stand to see House all so soft and so emo and so polite and so….YUCK! Plus, doesn’t he look just O so good with that rough and rugged, and tired, and just up yours look? *sighs blissfully*

House has killed all the characters that he has played for me in the past. I cannot see him in any other character than him playing House. In fact, I wish that that was all he has to do. Just play House. I miss House….please bring House back. Haiz, when is the next season coming out?

Missing that sarcastic, couldn’t care less, SOB la….

I love parties! I hardly ever turn down an invitation because parties are fun. My favourite themed party is Halloween. Costumes and playing dress up is just simply exciting especially when you dress your kids up.

This Halloween, Arianna will be old enough to understand to a certain degree what it’s all about so we are planning to send out some Halloween invitations for our party. It’s going to be so fun! I think I’ll dress her up as a little Jack O’lantern and I might go as Countess Dracula. Ted shall be my Count.

I love to bathe. The feeling and smell of a fresh, clean, soaped body really turns me on hence, if I could bathe 10 times a day, I would because it really makes me feel good. I love how the streams of water jet down and massage my shoulders and run down my body, cleases me and washes away the days grime and grit.

*Like so story storybook style eh?*

Anyway, my point is, at any given time, I would definitely choose a shower over a soak in the bath. A hot shower that is, cold showers are reserved for hot, humid days which there aren’t many of these days. I’m not sure why a lot of people make a big deal about having a soak in the bath because to me, what’s so great about wallowing and soaking yourself in your own filth??? Some even soak in the bath for hours on end - yuck!!!

That said, I will admit that the ‘thought’ of soaking oneself in a tub of steam, hot water laced with fragrant oil certainly sounds very good but it still, cannot la!!! I would still turn to hot jets of water down my achy joints. As a matter of fact, since we moved in, I have not used the bathtub yet. Even in the hotels, I hardly ever use the tub, in fact, I think I spend more time in the swimming pool than in the tub!

On the opposite pole is Ted who LOVES his baths and if he could have a soak 3 times a day everyday, he would! But we are not wasteful people seeing that water IS liquid gold no matter where you live, but more so in Australia at the moment. Water conservation is a big issue and everyone should save water where and when we can, hence, soaking in the bath is a luxury. I normally offer to run him a bath because he comes home late sometimes and a hot bath does help him unwind PLUS, my man deserves it.

So are you a soaker or a shower person?