Flight Manual for Dummies

• Puerta de Alcala - The monument of Plaza de la Indepencia, "The Arc de Triomphe" of Spain.
• Bear and the Madroño Tree - The Royal symbol of Madrid
• Real - means royal not "real" (Real Madrid = Royal Madrid; Royal Tru Orange = Real Tru Orange corny!)
• Plaza Mayor - The central Plaza of Madrid built during the Austrian period, the venue of all royal festivities from soccer games to bull fighting. Now, a plaza where restaurants serve the best Paella!
• Paella (frying pan) - the rice cuisine that originated from Valencia, a province in Spain, from which rice, seafood and meat are mixed harmoniously to create a very palatable dish!
• Las Ventas Plaza De Toros - The home of bull fighting, tights and Spanish asses in Madrid. Truly, the most gruesomne yet titillating experience ever!

1. The Matador has 6 assistants: 2 picadores (horse-riders each provided with a spear/lance), 3 banderillos and 1 mozo de espada (sword servant).
2. Spanish bullfighting is divided into 3 stages (Tercio de Varas, Tercio de Banderillas and Tercio de Muerte) each one to commence and end at the sound of the trumpet.
3. Tercio de Varas - "lances third", the bull's behavior is observed by he matador, afterwhich the picadores attracts the bull to the heavily armored horse to spear it. This would eventually weaken the bull due to excessive blood loss.
4. Tercio de Banderillas - "banderillas third", 2 harpoon sticks disguised as banderillas are bravely planted by the banderillos to the raging bull. Further wounding would cause it to be really cranky like my mom in the morning, thus the famous red eyes, fuming nostrils.
5. Tercio de Muerte -"death third" The matador re-enters the ring with the red cape (muleta) and a sword. For every graceful turn, the bull's life is at hand, waiting for the final kill. The sword thrusted from the shoulder blades perforating to its heart as they both charge head on.
6. Though the injury is fatal, it would take time for the bull to die, this calls for A coup de grâce- the hapless animal stabbed in the spinal cord.
7. After all the drama, the bull is dragged by gallopping horses to be cooked as tapas and the Matador claims his minute of fame.

SELFISH
(Original: THE OTHER TWO; Remake: SUNSET DAZE)

Someone I hate, she thinks she’s great
And loves to state the obvious
You’re next to me, entirely, let’s wait and see

Someone like you, selfish it’s true
All you can do
It’s plain to see, entirely, you disagree

No sense of reason, I think it’s true
Why did you have to believe them
No sense of reason, what do I have to do
There’s no-one else you’re deceiving

Sometimes it’s true, forgiving you is hard to do
It’s crystal clear, could end in tears
And not something I can feel sure of

No sense of reason some think it‘s true
Why did you have to believe them
No sense of reason, what do I have to do
There’s no one else

No sense of reason some think it‘s true
Why did you have to believe them
No sense of reason, what do I have to do
There’s no one else you’re deceiving

No sense of reason, why did you have to believe them
No sense of reason, there’s no one else
No sense of reason some think it’s true
Why did you have to believe them

No sense of reason, what do I have to do
There’s no one else you’re deceiving
Why did you have to believe them

Special thanks to Ritz. Please feel free to visit her blog.

Before anything else, let's feast on Madonna's latest video enjoy!

Love my new look? Got tired of being topless so, I put a shirt on for a change. Kinda chilly outside. Well anyway...

To whom it may concern: I'm not perfectly fine and it kills me that I'm commiting a sin due to the fact that my indifference is not the proper way to react on the unfavorable situations you are presently in. Trust me that I do feel for you. It's just that I cannot emphatize with you at this time for I do have my own problems that is stressing the hell out of me. I really am sorry if I've offended you in some way. But do have it in your heart to understand what I'm going through. You should know...

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In response to my dear dear friend Sam, I found myself a new pet too. Cookie the cocky cockroach. First time to see his kind after 2 years and OMG! I just can't believe how hideous the Doha version is. He's been roaming around the house lately out for a more relaxing and cooler atmosphere from wherever he came from. Well, sadly his dead now after a can of baygon took his life. Lesson learned: Don't you ever scare me like that when i shower.. You'll definitely get it!

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As a passenger/customer, don't you just find it at times to just hate a flight attendant even if he/she has done nothing to you? Just the sight of his/her face makes your stomach churn? Happened to me just recently. I dunno, I just can't help it. I think we all have that tendency. Share, don't to be scare-d. *wink*

• Eiserner Steg - the 100 year old bridge, picture not shown only the troubled water beneath it.
  
• Romer - a complex where in the 1400, this was the venue of royal banquets.
• Dom der Katholischen - The Cathedral - 10 Emperors where crowned here between 1562-1792. The name is a bit exagerrated since it houses no bishops at all.