Himglish and Femalese

MODERN MISCOMMUNICATION (courtesy of the Times)

Femalese E-mail

To Jonathan Himglish From Alice Femalese

Hi Jonathan, It was lovely to meet you at the party on Friday. Did you have a good time? I did. What an amazing DJ! Anyway, work has been so busy this week, I am really looking forward to taking it easy this weekend, although I’d quite like to catch a film or something. What have you got planned? Alice x

What she really means Will you go out with me this weekend? Please note I have signed this e-mail with an “x”, indicating my romantic interest (you will only get more kisses once we are properly dating).

Himglish E-mail

To Alice Femalese From Jonathan Himglish

Hi Alice, Great to meet you too. Yes, I think I’ll also be laying low this weekend. I also enjoy films — maybe I’ll see that new one with Seth Rogen in it. Jonathan x

What he really means I am rather oblivious and have terrible taste in films.

Femalese post-date tweet

Alicefemalese Just had the most amazing night with a new friend.

What she really means I just went on a really hot date and am totally smitten.

What he thinks she means I went out with this guy tonight, but I don’t fancy him. I guess we can be friends, though.

Himglish text message

Thanks for a great night! I hope I can see you again soon. J

Her reaction “Great night”? What does he mean by “great”? What a dull adjective. Wouldn’t he say “lovely’ or “amazing” if he really liked me? And he didn’t sign with a kiss. I’m sure he signed one of his previous texts with a kiss. Does this mean he doesn’t fancy me? I don’t think he does. This is awful. I’d better call my best friend and discuss this terrible development with her for at least three hours.

The Valley

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."

Psalms 23:4

I may be in a valley right now, but God will always be my God - my refuge, my strong tower, my hiding place, my strength, my promise. 

I may be in a valley right now, but I thank God for family, friends who've stuck with me and supported me (and still are). I thank God for Ash, for she's been there, and never stopped pointing me back towards God.

God, I'm in a valley right now, and this is my prayer:

Find Me Here

Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

[Everything - Lifehouse]

A meeting with a Doctor

I've run into problems on the thesis. Having nearly completed my legal research, I've realised that there's really nothing that the law can do in relation to the ethical issue I'm discussing. i.e. I'm slightly stuck. And my thesis is going to just me a summary of the existing law - and won't be a thesis =(...

Having said that, I had a really good meeting with Dr Richard Tai (Obs/Gyn), who talked me through some of the central issues in relation to the provision of prenatal testing. And no, I'm not pregnant - it's for my thesis.

It's amazing how much he knows about the topic (well, he's been practising for 29 years). But he really had a sound grasp of the law on the topic, which was, for a law student (yours truly)... =). 

Anyways... back to summarising what we talked about. Or rather, what he taught me