History of teddy bear

Last nite, we went to teddy bear hunting ... Actually, i requested him to buy for me a new Chubby. I dont really need as big as Chubby. Just don't want to be left alone this friday nite ... hehehhe .... actually who need a reasons to buy a teddy bear rite? Unfortunately for us... there is no cute teddy bear at the store... Tonite, our hunt will continue to bigger store . .

Last nite also my beloved teddy bear asked me... why many people like teddy bear and why it being called teddy bear.Luckily, i've done my research about it. The left picture on top is a german teddy bear created in 1954. To share it with you, these are 2 different version how this cute toy been called teddy bear:

First version:

The origins of the teddy bear are not certain, but one theory goes as follows:Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was "Teddy", enjoyed big game-hunting. According to one legend, the teddy bear received its birth at Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. To cheer Theodore Roosevelt after an unsuccessful day of hunting, Hotel Colorado maids presented him with a stuffed bear pieced together with scraps of fine material. Later, when he did bag a bear, his daughter Alice admired it saying, "I will call it Teddy." The term caught on.

Second Version:
From teddy bear museum, maybe this is more trusted version.

In November 1902 Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, was hunting in Mississippi. The President failed to make a kill so his hosts caught and tethered a bear, presenting it to the President as a sitting target. Naturally the President refused, uttering the immortal words, ‘Spare the bear! I will not shoot a tethered animal.’ Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of the scene, which was published in the Washington Post.
(Left Theodore Roosevelt , and behind - his famous 'Spare The Bear' cartoon depiction)

That same month Brooklyn shopkeepers Morris and Rose Michtom made a soft bear toy, which they named ‘Teddy’s Bear’ and displayed in their window with a copy of the cartoon. America went bear mad almost overnight, the Michtoms went on to make their fortune with the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company and President Roosevelt had found a highly effective political mascot.

This is the famous cartoon related to teddy bear history:

Watch out!! Pearl maniac in da house

We just came back from our holiday. It was soooo nice... except for the uncomfortable bed and airasia stupidness!! The beautiful beaches, delicious seafood and of course...lot of pearls... everywhere you see... people are selling pearl brooches, necklace and many other things..just name it... they have it... I finally get to buy a necklace and bangle customized to my preferences... teddy bear chose the color scheme and the rest is totally up to me... really love it . . . its made of geryish pearl with some crystal... Luckily teddy bear were there, if not I'm gonna spend every single dollar to bought pearl items... Yeah..i really loves pearl... say what ever you want...but I'm a pearl maniac.. especially the brooches . . .unfortunately ...they did not sell a pearl teddy bear ... this is a picture called pearl diva ... hehehe

During our stay there, we rent a car and managed to visit a few interesting places... what i like most is when we visited the crocodile farm... trust me...they have the biggest (sizes n numbers)collection of croc n aligator in malaysia . . thats my personal opinion lor... we also managed to see the great sabah warrior monsopiad village and visited the highest peak in malaysia - mount kinabalu. how ever, the weather were not sooo kind to us... the heavy rain had make it impossible for us to see the peak or the mountain.. but its okay...at least i've been there . .. during our visit..i make this ridiculous idea...want to climb mount kinabalu before the age of 40? sound impossible rite? Teddy bear actually laugh at me..hehhe

Okay..back to our main focus here - my teddy bear. this friday teddy bear gonna have his appraisal . .. good luck teddy bear! I'm sure you had done a very excellence job this year . . . Oh yeah... teddy bear still had a problem with his toe... we were thinking to go for check up and do x-ray . . . i hope everything is ok and no broken bone ( thats what teddy bear think). What i think is that he need a new pair of shoe . . . and lots of exercise..

Please enjoy these pictures of pearl's product . .. hehehe

"Love is like a pearl in an oyster in the sea . . . took a long time to develop and waiting for someone to find it. Sometimes, the one that found it is someone that appreciate the beauty and proud to have it. How ever, for many others a pearl is meaningless and just a disturbance for them to enjoy the deliciousness of the oyster's meat."

Show me the moneyyy....!!!

Today, while browsing the net , i saw this very interesting article written by Robert Frank. I summarized his shocking finding. What do you think about this scenario? I think it does happened in Malaysia, but the numbers will be way below the statistic.

Marrying for love ...... of money

According to a survey by Prince & Associates, a Connecticut-based wealth-research firm, the average "price" that men and women demand to marry for money these days is $1.5 million.
The survey polled 1,134 people nationwide with incomes ranging between $30,000 to $60,000 (squarely in the median range for nationwide incomes). The survey asked: "How willing are you to marry an average-looking person that you liked, if they had money?"

Fully two-thirds of women and half of the men said they were "very" or "extremely" willing to marry for money. The answers varied by age: Women in their 30s were the most likely to say they would marry for money (74%) while men in their 20s were the least likely (41%).

Women aren't the only ones with the gold-digging impulse. In the Prince & Associates study, 61% of men in their 40s said they would marry for money. Ms. Smock says that as men get older, they become more comfortable with women being the bread-winners.

The matrimonial price tag varies by gender and age. Asked how much a potential spouse would need to have to be money-marriage material, women in their 20s said $2.5 million. The going rate fell to $1.1 million for women in their 30s, and rose again to $2.2 million for women in their 40s. Ms. Smock and Russ Alan Prince, Prince & Associate's founder, both attribute the fluctuation to the assumption that thirty-something women feel more pressure to get married than women in their 20s, so they are willing to lower the price. By their 40s, women are more comfortable being independent, so they're willing to hold out for more cash.

Men have cheaper requirements. In the Prince survey, their asking price overall was $1.2 million, with men in their 20s asking $1 million and men in their 40s asking $1.4 million.

Douglas Freeman, a tax and estates attorney in California who works with wealthy families, says the men's numbers are lower because they would feel threatened by women worth several million dollars. "The men aren't going to say they want $10 million, because they wouldn't be comfortable with a woman who's worth so much more than they are," he says.

Whatever the case, the prices for both men and women seem surprisingly low, given the new landscape of wealth. While $1 million or $2 million may sound like a lot to people making $30,000, it's hardly enough to transform someone's life or make them "rich" by contemporary billionaire standards. No one in the survey quoted a price of more than $3 million.

Of course, when the mercenary marriage proves disappointing, there's always divorce. Among the women in their twenties who said they would marry for money, 71% said they expected to get divorced -- the highest of any demographic. Only 27% of men in their 40s expected to divorce.

Says Mr. Prince: "For these women, it's just another step on their journey to the good life. They want to be paid what they think they're worth and then move on."

Send me an angel

Just want to share one of my favourite songs by Scorpions ... teddy bear also like this song eventhough he's not the die hard fan of the group.

Send Me An Angel

The wise man said just walk this way

To the dawn of the light

The wind will blow into your face

As the years pass you by

Hear this voice from deep inside

It's the call of your heart

Close your eyes and your will find

The passage out of the dark

Here I am

Will you send me an angel

Here I am

In the land of the morning star

The wise man said just find your place

In the eye of the storm

Seek the roses along the way

Just beware of the thorns

Here I am

Will you send me an angel

Here I am

In the land of the morning star

The wise man said just raise your hand

And reach out for the spell

Find the door to the promised land

Just believe in yourself

Hear this voice from deep inside

It's the call of your heart

Close your eyes and you will find

The way out of the dark

Here I am

Will you send me an angel

Here I am

In the land of the morning star

This week has been a very inactive week... nothing much to share . . . Teddy bear were sick almost of the time. And early this morning he had to send something to his boss. Unfortunately for us...there is problem with my Vee (our nick name for our vios). At the end..we had to spend few hundreds to fix it... Here goes my budget for our holiday... waaaa ..

I think I need a new hobby or new activities so that i won't be this boring everyday . . . or maybe i should bought a cat . . . and i can named it Bumblebee... but i love greyish cat compare to orange. But who cares rite? It just another cute cat name . . . . hehehhe

Imagine, a cat and a teddy bear living under one roof... Its gonna be very interesting!!!!

Medey..medey . .. teddy bear is sick again

Today, teddy bear came back early after visiting the clinics . . . I really glad about it but this feeling doesn't last long . . . After complaining about his headache and pain in the throat, he told me today that his BP is 190... Can you believe that? IT above normal hypertension rate . . . The doctor also surprised to read the measurement... Others might have fainted with that rate. . . Hmm... this really make me worried about him . Maybe this due to his busy schedule lately, coming back late and lack of sleep.

From now on, drastic action from me. .. No more fast food for at least a month and he only can eat tasteless vegetable soup at nite. What make me worry now is his breakfast and lunch time. With his friend who i bet dont have high BP problem and I'm not around to monitor his eating . . His BP gonna stay there for sometime . . .

FYI, teddy bear love to eat almost anything . . . His habit do really cause harm to his health . . . Even though I really want to monitor his habit but sometimes I can't say no to his request . . . Especially when he make his cute teddy bear face . . . Tomorrow, I'm gonna forced him to the gym... no more WOW this week until his bp is down again . . . I plan to stock our fruits and vegetables especially star fruit for him . . . Oh my, really not in the mood to go to my training class today . . .

Bee Mine

Today, while cleaning up our study room, i saw a card that was given to me on my birthday from my tedd bear. it written:

My LOVE is not count by how BIG the card is,

but

my LOVE is count by how BIG my feelings for you . .

From huggable me!

Isn't that cute? Here another one that he recently gave to me on our last anniversary (4th):

I once thought that i couldn't be happier

than I was on the day we were married,

Now I realise that that day was

only the beginning of a hapiness

that has grown deeper than i ever hoped

And a love that has grown stronger that i ever thought possible . .

Reading those card make me realise that how lucky I am to have my teddy bear as my husband. There are a lot of women out there that suffering in silence and become a slave of their loved one. Even though there is some time that i wish my teddy bear could change his attitude but I don't think we gonna be this happy if he is some one else. A marriage need both people to make it happy and ever lasting . . When only one person is eager to make it happened, it is really a sign that you have a very important decisions to made. But one thing to remember and consider in making this important decisions. Men dan women expressed their love and care differently. And as human we can't read other's mind . . . the best way is to ask and seek the truth in their eyes when they say it. Yes, I'm not a marriage counselor but i do believe honesty is the best recipe for happier marriage.

For my teddy bear;

Please always bee mine

and Ill be yours coz life would bee just fine . .

We snuggle and cuddle for hours

and always have a wonderful time!!

The Latest Teddy Bear Character

As I mention in my last blog... my teddy bear had create an evil and not so good looking character , named Kawkawmoo if I'm not mistaken . .. Its a combination of a cow and human ... Honestly, the cow picture above is 1000% more cute than his character . . . Now, as for the earlier character . .. a male and female oen is almost forgotten by teddy bear . . . Teddy bear, how can you catch up with yur friends if your keep changing your characters . .. hmm... oh ya.. one of his officemate came to our house last friday and i managed to asked him about his achievement in WOW . .. Guess what, he's at level 70 and still waiting for my teddy bear to catch up in order to do quest together . . . And FYI he's still single and cute too... the only thing is that his love is to WOW and work... too bad for all nice gals outside there ... Luckily, i managed to get married to teddy bear before he became WOW obsessor ( is there any such words?? hehehe dont really care) .

Today, teddy bear and I spend our time to watch Bee Movie. . . not a great movie but just a nice one to release your mind. We also plan to watch Golden Compass but to lazy to go out. I bet the queue gonna be very long. Even though, one of teddy bear relative were one of the actor in that movie... yeah, the white bear . . and he look so strong compare to my cute teddy bear. . .

My teddy bear broke his promise twice regarding this blog . . . So, if you reading this blog teddy bear... please fulfill your promise this time . . . To end this blog today, I leave you with these pictures. ..

Teddy bear in-charge again

This week, we had our discusion about where to spend our christmas holiday together . . . as usual, our discusion will end without any fix decision . .. How ever, to my suprise teddy bear finally make his mind and finalized our holiday trip . . . muahh..muahhh teddy bear.... Really love you. . So today, I make all the arrangement because teddy bear always came back late today . . and he look very tired and went to sleep early without playing his online game. Poor him . . I'm really looking forward to our holiday coz it seems soo long we did not go for our holiday . . i'm going to a new state that I never go before and planned to buy a lot of pearl . . yes, I love pearl brooches . . .

FYI, teddy bear already continue his journey in WOW... he got a new character . . . I hate that character coz its of his look..it look like a cow combine with other animals which i'm now sure what . . . I prefer the old character... the women named...ceasar or what ...I'm not sure how to spell it correctly... for those who are playing the same game and in gorgonash server (am i correct?) please feel free to find my teddy bear in there . . . hehehhe .... and please dont kill her coz my teddy bear will really pissed of when she got killed my others . . . but that one of the way to stop him from playing that nite . .

Oh ya... recently I told my teddy bear that i missed my old teddy bear... the real one . . . and something hit my mind . . . My old teddy bear is named Chubby not Tubby as i mentioned before . . . Tubby is a name given to some one... I also wonder why i get confused . . . And also successfully persuade teddy bear to buy for me a huge teddy bear ... hopefully its gonna be a white one so that i can call him Chubby again . . .

Till next time... i left you all with this picture of a teddy bear made of pearls...

Have you ever????

Have you ever tired being yourself? Have you ever wish that you can sometimes change your appearance and become someone else just for a moments? No worries and can do what ever you like.. This is how i really feel now... Why? I also don't have the answer . . . Sometimes, I wish that I can always be like a teddy bear...always be loved, been cared and been wanted in joy and sorrow. . . But life is never that simple . . .

Tonite, me and my teddy bear watch a movie entitled " The Green Mile"... Tom Hanks was the main actor and so many great actors . . . The story was really good and full of morale value. It one of the movie that can make me cry, yeah..i rarely cried watching a movie. . . Maybe it was the movie which make me thinking all this stupid things. What i really learned from the movie is that sometimes what others think its a gift but in reality its a curse for you. Dear all, please dont missed this movie... its on Astro now... Oh yeah, i can see tears in my teddy bear's eyes too...

Christmas is just near the corner, for all whose celebrating it... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! May your life is blessed and found hapiness in everything you do. That's the most important thing rite? Money and power wont last and help you through hard time. But happiness will lead you to a place close to heaven.

This picture stated that we are a prisoner of love? Is it true? Sometimes its true rite? I leave it to your brilliant mind to think about it:

It's Finally Over ...

My PTK exam is finally over... I'm not quite confident with my performance but i really hope that i pass it even with not flying colors... Can't imagine to go through everything again..... Just like what i thought, the activities had drained all my energy level and i'm really not feeling very well today... So what i did was, curled up in a blanket and sleep the whole afternoon. How ever, i got an asignment to finished up before Tuesday and my groupmate is MIA . . . To much trust sometimes might hurt you...

On Saturday, i managed to pursue my teddy bear to visit our local zoo ... and gues what? he seems to be very happy to see his old friends there? Still can't guess it? It is an huge brown bear. hehheheh.... The visit do really re fresh my mind and make me really happy to spend hours walking with him . . . The bear was sooo huge and somehow not as cute as my teddy bear. They look little bit scary due to their size. Actually zoo is one of my favourite place to visit because i found my peace there. I'm thankful to my teddy bear for bringing me there eventhough it's not his favourite place. As compliments to his angelic attitude, we did go to his "candy story" to have a sneak peak about this new pda phone in the market. Teddy bear can't make his mind yet which model he want to buy, so we left the store wihtout buying anything.

" IF YOU ARE PATIENT IN ONE MOMENT OF ANGER, YOU WILL AVOID ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF SORROW"

CHINESE PROVERB

"IF YOU SURRENDER COMPLETELY TO THE MOMENTS AS THEY PASS, YOU LIVE MORE RICHLY THOSE MOMENTS"

ANNE MORROW LONDBERGH