Laura Joy Land

Here are a few random snapshots taken at the weekend; some funny, one just random, and one that's decidedly not funny... "Take the transversed path; the road less travelled."  Is it just me, or is there something not quite right about this sentence?   "I found me Enjoya!" Well done you! ;) Sounds a bit Bristolian, innit me luverr.  Mwah. Here's the decidedly not funny one:  "Watch Out! The dangers of homosexuals spying on our children." There's a relatively large gay community in Batam, but as far as I can tell, they live their lives in the shadows, as the majority of locals are genuinely scared and unaccepting of homosexuality. :(  I came across a shop selling plus-sized clothing. It's called Huge's.  Hadi tried to tell me that the designer's name is Huge, but I'm not convinced... And finally, the cute baby-grow for Daddy's girl! :)

What a lovely Sunday that was. In fact, what a lovely weekend. On Friday night we watched the new Bond film, which I found highly entertaining. The opening action, the general plot, the crazy villain: all good stuff. However, I have to say I was rather appalled at the portrayal of women in this one. I know, I know, Bond's a player and it's all tongue-in-cheek, right? Well, not this time. In my opinion, there's no excuse for the superficial way in which the villain's female slave was introduced and treated. Bond takes two minutes to figure out her past and then, twenty minutes later, despite offering to save her from her life as a sex slave, still thinks he's entitled to jump in the shower with her. Argh. And then there's Moneypenny: the female agent who misses one shot and subsequently decides she's not cut out for the field and would be better off behind a desk, doing the occasional 'favour' for Bond. I'm amazed that they managed to fit such...