Things I have learnt while on holiday

[robinturner]

• Beach holidays are not always boring, and can be improved by practicing ch'i kung.
• It is possible to use face cream, eye cream, foot cream, body lotion and a variety of hair-care and after-sun products without suffering personality loss. At least for short periods.
• A shalvar is the most comfortable thing to wear on your lower body, except when you're climbing stairs, in which case you risk serious injury.
• Strange though it may seem, peach blossom is a good addition to beer.
• Coupling was heavily influenced by Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
• Nelly Furtado seems to have lost her virginity and her musical taste.
• Smoking ages the body by ten years. Since I turned 45 this week, this makes my biological age 55, but since most people think I'm about 35, I should definitely not give up smoking, as then I'd look 25 and no one at work would take me seriously.

Comments

[ex-flashcat696.livejournal.com]

Well, a belated Happy Birthday to you!

(What's a shalvar?)

Smoking: yes, everyone I know who's smoked for many years does look older than their actual age (as far as judging that can go). Most people think I'm younger, too, but I don't smoke. However, I've learned not to wear a tank top, shorts, and my hair in a ponytail if I'm going to purchase alcohol unless I want to have to pull out my license to verify the fact that I am over 21. Around these parts, stores are required to "card" anyone who "appears 30 years of age or younger." I think the cashiers are just messing with me, but I find it both flattering and sometimes annoying that some people don't believe me if I say I remember watching the moonwalk on television at the time it actually took place. Mostly it's because at that point they expect that I should have a couple of full-grown offspring by now.

[solri.livejournal.com]

A shalvar (also spelt "shalwar") is a pair of baggy trousers common in the Middle East and South Asia. Styles vary - naturally this is the Turkish type, which is tight round the ankles but with a massive gusset. This means that cats will love your lap, but your movement, while very free in some areas, is restricted in others, hence the difficulty in running up stairs.

[ex-flashcat696.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, so they're wide but short? I don't see how they could make running up stairs difficult.