This is the place to post your sage advice. I’ll start.
If you’re wearing heels and it’s a rainy day, it’s not a good idea to run down the escalator to catch the train. I did that the other day and got a bad result. In hindsight, I would definitely recommend against it.
“Lather. Rinse. Repeat.” --oh, you know. (or is this a plot to make us shampoo more?)
“Buy low, sell high.” --what I learned from a year and a half of business school.
“Fat girls tend to come a lot.” --Dudley Moore in “Best Defense.”
“Every civilization must contend with an unconscious force which can block, betray, or countermand the conscious intentions of the collectivity.” --Tleilaxu theorem (unproven), from “Dune Messiah.”
[quote=“Erhu at oday at 3:45 am”]This is the place to post your sage advice. I’ll start.
If you’re wearing heels and it’s a rainy day, it’s not a good idea to run down the escalator to catch the train. I did that the other day and got a bad result. In hindsight, I would definitely recommend against it.[/quote]
Go to bed earlier and get a good night’s sleep so that you don’t wake up late and have to run down the escalator wearing high heels.
Never clear a nail gun by pointing it at a window and depressing the trigger
Never microwave a “mantou” when you are drunk the morning after St.Patricks Day and fall asleep.
Never go to a government office in a bad mood, they’ll do that for you.
Listen before you speak, and pause even before you do that.
A pinch of salt in a Cuba Libre tastes really good.
Say, “I love you” to those you do when finished talking on the phone-you may never see them again.
On learning Chinese; Learn to mimic, learn how to use a Chinese dictionary, study a bit of caligraphy, watch Hong Kong movies with Chinese/English subs, repeat yourself when speaking to locals and study something else you enjoy using Chinese.
Samba music, Port wine and a long dedicated massage will make most women melt.
Wheat germ in spaghetti sauce- healthy and puts a nice body into the sauce.
Use kerosene not gasoline to clean motorcycle chains, don’t forget to put out your cigarette while bending over to apply it.
Be polite- this world is always in need of another gentleman.
“You’re born with two strikes against you, so don’t take a third one on your own.” Connie Mack
(He was an old time baseball coach)