Sunday, 25 February 2007 @ 2:15pm.
Sometimes I laugh out of frustration or confusion here; other times I laugh at something that strikes me as random or really unusual; there are the times when I laugh because others are laughing; and then occasionally I laugh because something hits that familiar American funny bone…
Today I saw something which caused me to do a double-take. A string of bicycles whizzed past me on a busy street. All of the bicyclists except for one man were dressed in regular clothes like basic t-shirts and pants. If you can believe it, one guy was actually dressed as a stereotypical cowboy! I’m talking cowboy hat, plaid shirt, a bolo tie, and blue jeans. He moved too quickly for me to notice whether he was wearing boots as well, though.
On Friday, I saw the film Ghost Rider starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. It’s a movie based on a comic strip character and it’s good silly fun. 
I found myself alone in laughing out loud during some parts of the film, however, since some of the dialogue included sarcasm and a couple of scenes poked fun at some American stereotypes. One would have to know about this stuff in order to find it funny.
On Valentine’s Day, I was working at the office when I randomly heard some gamelan-type music playing outside. I went to the street to see what was happening. It turned out to be a family of street performers. The first act was not too pleasant for me or the other onlookers, but we laughed out of nervousness. A little girl of not more than 4 years old was wrapped in white cloth and then tied with red ribbon all around. She was then laid down in the middle of the street as an older man snapped a huge bull whip around her. We were scared that the girl would get hurt, but she was just fine - all part of the act apparently! The second act made me giggle more out of amusement. A firebreather spit fire into the air - pretty impressive stuff. Here’s a picture:
And finally, the day before my birthday, my friends and I ventured to Seaworld. It was very cool (and educational!) to see all the sealife in the aquariums. What I didn’t expect was the following:
I hope you all get a good chuckle today at school, work, or home!
