#queen of not giving a fok

[putalittleloveonme]

Back to the “Touch” music video for a second why is there so much criticism over it?

#also don't know if the 'big baggy trousers' is correct so please correct me if i messed up #jesy nelson #lm* #queen of being confident in herself and her own group #queen of not giving a fok #*

[arodrwho]

critrole 1.48 lb

helo simon

what the fuck this is so cute. they’re adorable

cool cool cool cool thank god for whitestone ey? jus take all the refugees

all of the them

oh this is a cool plan, ye, send a letter w/them

the tree-travel is weird for u vax? noteded

PIIIIKE

“my little buddy pike” hey grog i love u

“i did not go up to pike, i hung way the fuck back” o dang why’s that, is it the uhhhhhhhhhh raven queen thing or like the gloves-gone-wonky thing (which also is the raven queen thing but u know. more directly pike-related facet thereof) or like u know

i would wonder if it’s abt pike having died before but that seems silly cos vax isn’t the one who died, vex was, so if anyone would be feeling weird uncomfy kinship there it would be vex

what are ur thinky thoughts vax

“lead her out of the tent” oooooooo what y’gonna talk about

“i don’t think it’s safe any other way” “i missed you so much!!!!!” grog i fucking love you

“and i go to give her a fist bump” awwww

“and it actually hurts u a little bit” gos h

“i feel like i haven’t spent any time with vax” “he’s around he’s probably just sulking” “i walk away” gfgkjfhg vax, buddy,,,

“nope out of that one” v ax

“can i insight check vax” “sure” “natural 20″ ohhHHHHH

ooooo secret text

scanlan can you maybe stop being creepy for 5 seconds

y EAh tell her all abt the sword

“don’t walk away from me please” i like these words thx

“i can’t put into words how much that means to me. i’m worried that she took you up on the offer and i know you’re worried about it too” give the sib a hug, i love her

“i don’t think she’s as horrible as you’re afraid she is. can i tell you what i’ve found?” “yes please” What Good Sibs

“she hates vampires, we hate vampires!!” vex i love you

“she’s already speaking to me” “oh. and?” djghdjfg

“and i’d do it again, because i did it for you, and i am trying to come to terms with it, not knowing the terms” gosh

“i’m proud of you, and i’m happy for you, and i’m so, so thankful for you” I Love And Would Die For Vex

“i have no clever answer to give you” “that’s wonderful. i love you. --and i walk away!” deli gh t fu l

i love them a ton

Background Friend Hugs

yOU SHOT SCANLAN

oh that sounds like a cool spell? oh not useful here. m’sorry, s’gotta be disappointing

o basilisks

awwwww yeah these are good plans, sharpshooter, scorpion times, very good

aw no vax :(

o good u go to pike

blood didn’t work fok

oh!! that’s an alive man!!!

“that might’ve been something to do before you restored him” fhkhgfgh well shit

“technically saved 7/8 of a mapmaker” lmfao

ooooooooo ur talking to the rq that’s exciting

vasselheim? ohhhh her temple, yeah? --yeah

“congratulations, you’re creepy as fuck. we’ll work it out” amazing

beep beep episode is over roundabout now yes?

yea there we are

that sure was a lot of things happening wasn’t it

#daypost

[dougmeet]

Pig trouble - Fiona Apple

"There's an oink, oink in the night  / it gives you such a fright  / He's got a tail that's curly  / he's coming for you, girly" -- #fionaapple​ ​#bobsburgers song not just the Apple in the jaws of the fetal pig, or pearls thrown eponymous and moot, but the apotheosis of this modern-day Kurt Weill in Oscar Wilde’s jodhpurs, purblind to the din around her, to be prepared to be on call to be ready to take over the instance, when someone needs an alliterative pig punch pop outro, that’s not only curly at the end, pink on the outside, but written with the passionate “any means necessary” sticktoitiveness of a Greenpeace Warrior TURNING  Japanese vessels of slaughter for Nipponese men who only could eat, so said their herbalists, whale blubber, from spite and with rancor to show gluten’s what freedoms it’d cost them, their status had caused, this bloodbath at sea, by none but Capt. Quahog, not Scotty on Star Trek, but full speed ahead he hoarsely screamed, killing whales for fun had alwawys been his dream, and because  oil burning fires were better for the environment, said the hipsters from Greenpoint, not thinking about anything but their beards,  the environment was over,  not listening anyway -- sympathizing instead in the last thoughts the whale would have of the poor men and women out there in the night whose lover’s would never return  to quarantine them, practice social distancing, or  make love again, and ne’re to wash bitumen sooty blacked rooms where, now  she  dies -- unless you count Instagram a man. 

Apparently  he had left her, or died trying to, make ambergris out of whale come, he could have prepared her  for such an outcome, so that she could have married before the plague hit the fan.

And so Fiona “overpowers meatier disillusionment,” in a sanguine swine reverie, where she lucidly dreamed of  Roy Orbison’s 5-octave instrument, vaguely operatic, like Caruso, nothing too serious, somet  piggish reve, unfevered, not slowly spinning, but slowly  rotating unskewered snout to tail-tip-free of, sin apple en boca, gracias, dios de narcos in sinaloa offered her, compliments of a Chef whose vocation made it de rigeur, no reason to do it,  Eve smirked -- you might remember her debacle in that paradisical hell they called a garden.

Apple, upon hearing (cancelled 3 dates of her Bolt sold out tour and like one --a bolt, departed, egressed, barely dressed, amscraed outta there), came halfway across the universe, unaverse to many things but not that, and fetched her promo Artist Gold Boltcutters from its platinum plaque, and with the boltcutters firmly in her grip, she pulled out that apple which had been affixed by some French superglue, called Glue Superbe, and  pulled it out, woke it up, licked her fingers, and  holy fuckin’ Chainsaw Massacring Swine-hurters, smoked a nice strain of 60%  Sativa  / 39%  Indica: 60  for her heart,39 for her mind, and 1 CBD wrapped in garbage,  which she gave to the swine.

God damn Julie Nammers what the fok what any motherfuckers think.  

 If they didn’t know that made her and the piglet whose  second chance ended up in Lyon, whose hero it wanted to meet, but in an alive way, Paul Bocuse, who finally had the excuse to confide in it and her the anxieties he had been having at his ripe old age over what he’d done and to how many, and what would finally be said of him ... he needn’t have worried because, guess who became filthily rich? 

He was adopted by #morwennabanks and @davidbaddiel and their two kids, and along with their  salty mouths out of which came Babe’s (they named him), his own piggish cursing unbecoming and blamed on PTSD, alright, but  THE PIG BECAME  @peppapig AND MORWENNA BANKS WAS HIS MUM.  (READ PHILLIP LARKIN:  HE’LL BE ALRIGHT) --@MRJYN

Fiona continues:

"But you kissed a fetal pig / And now you two are boyfriend-girlfriend / You got pig trouble  / Pig trouble, little Tina" by fiona apple

@FionaAppleRocks    queen pepper pig  renzaborg,  sabbaticalh                     #fionaapple   BobDylan  blakemills  fetchtheboltcutters 

#@FionaAppleRocks queen pepper pig kinda shaking" indeed @renzaborg and thank you @sabbaticalh fionaapple

[40sandfabulousaf]

You know... I was gonna give myself a few days' break from blogging. Then the extremely talented Amanda LaCount posted yet another of her adrenalin-raising mini videos and it got my brain juices flowing full force 😂

Hello guys! I hope the weekend has been amazing so far, with plenty of R & R, some time to exercise and loads of self care 🏃‍♀️ Before we get into the curvy babe action, time for a slice o' me life!

During tough times, I instinctively go into what Grace calls 'survival mode.' This is where I focus solely on my wellbeing and all other additional 'fluff' - for lack of a better word - is placed on the backburner. Thus, much as I enjoy fashion, nice clothes, pretty designer bags and gorgeous jewellery, all these are shoved aside as I channel what energy remains after work into holistic health.

This period is a particularly rough one, as all serious virus outbreaks are. 1 of the first things I did was to purchase the most nutritious fresh foods that money can buy - fish (mackerel, cod, salmon, pomfret, garoupa, snapper, for example), seafood (plenty of scallops, crab, clams, mussels and prawns), eggs, egg tofu, veggies and fruit rich in Vitamin C as well as antioxidants.

I also bought cordyceps, dong quai (a type of ginseng, I think), fok sun (a herb - dunno what this is called in English), wolfberries, black moss, red dates, hashima and birds' nest - the latter 2 being rich protein sources. With these, I make nourishing tonic soups, stews and rice congee.

I still have my staple facials because they're relaxing and my beautician knows how to massage my head, face, neck and shoulders in such a way that I fall into a deep sleep. By the time she wakes me, the session is over and I feel refreshed from a good rest. I visit the dentist every 3 to 4 months to maintain good oral hygiene too.

Apart from that, the only apparel I buy is usually fitness-related. Being active daily means my sports/gym wear wear out quite quickly. These get converted into loungewear, but they need to be replaced. Not gonna whine about this since it's to be expected; after all they get worn out because I'm using them for the very purpose that they were created in the first place - exercise!

Now we move onto the curvy babes who're also donning their fitness apparel to move it move it.

Making curve workout gear super stylish is none other than Dancing Queen, Amanda LeCount 👸 Toning down the neons with sleek black, the subtly eye-catching outfit complements - and doesn't overshadow - her slick routine.

Girly leggings and pastel shades also work with a cute dance number and pretty smiles.

Besides being sleek and posh, all black screams TOUGH and the group is all about power, power, POWER moves!

Not quite fitness gear but proving that you can put your groove on in feminine jumpsuits are these lovely babes.

Because dance can be done anywhere, anytime, for those happy, feel-good, confident vibes 👌

Fitness apparel is meant to be functional and sturdy because its purpose is to enhance our workouts and not to distract us by rolling up or down and make us uncomfortable. Like lifting for instance, how inconvenient it is to need to adjust the waistband or sports bra strap.

The same goes for yoga wear, when people try challenging poses.

I'm glad that fitness brands take these needs into account very seriously, so that anyone who wants to be active can do so with the assurance that their clothing will help rather than hamper them. Looks like there're increasing options for our bigger friends too!

Till the next post, stay sweet!

#goldenconfidence #itsmyconfidence #positivity #positivethoughts #positivemind #positivelife #positiveliving #bepositive #positivevibes #positivelifestyle #visiblyplus #visiblyplussize

[megadarkbouquettidalwavethings]

A factory worker at 13, Hong Kong’s iconic billionaire Li Ka-shing retires

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Li Ka-shing’s rise from penniless immigrant in 1940 to billionaire tycoon is the consummate success story in Hong Kong, a city which progressed alongside him from trading outpost to one of the world’s biggest financial centers.

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing takes a selfie with journalists after announcing his retirement as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

A factory apprentice when he was 13, Li, who announced his retirement on Friday at 89, was called “Superman” in the ultra-capitalist hub for his work ethic and business success.

While Hong Kong’s adoration of the billionaire and his rags-to-riches story has waned somewhat in recent years, he is still stepping aside from one of Asia’s most outward-looking empires, spanning more than 50 countries and 323,000 employees at last count.

Through a career spanning the 78 years since his family fled war-torn China for Hong Kong, Li built fortunes first in plastics and property before joining the first wave of top-tier Chinese tycoons in the city with the 1979 purchase of Hutchison Whampoa, a venerable British “hong” or trading house.

Along the way, he led raids on rivals, built strong – later controversial – ties with mainland leaders, was rapped on the knuckles for insider dealing in Hong Kong and turned his sights to overseas expansion in a way that few of his local rivals ever did.

Also unlike his rivals, including fellow hongs Swire Pacific (0019.HK) and Jardine Matheson (JARD.SI), he proved adept at something else: selling assets.

“Li Ka-shing’s real genius, to me, is not necessarily in the assets he acquired, but his ability to sell them at the right time,” said Jonathan Galligan, head of Asia gaming and conglomerates research at CLSA, the brokerage. “Look at anything he sold and, plus or minus a year, its hard to say he didn’t pick the top – that’s a tremendous skill.”

One of Li’s best-known deals in this respect was the 1999 sale of its UK telecoms unit, Orange, to Germany’s Mannesmann at the height of a market boom. After Vodafone bought Mannesmann soon after, the subsequent forced disposal of Orange to France Telecom produced a second windfall for the Li empire, which netted $21 billion in profits from the two deals.

Today, the assets still held by Li through his flagship CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd (0001.HK), include the biggest container port operator in the world, Canadian oil giant Husky, one of Europe’s leading telecoms operators as well as a collection of UK businesses that saw him awarded a knighthood by the Queen in 2000.

Even after stepping down, Li, who turns 90 in July, will remain a senior adviser for his sprawling business empire.

MYTH AND REALITY

Shrouded in myth and filled with apocryphal anecdotes and tales of family misfortune, Li’s name has become synonymous with against-the-odds success by dint of hard work.

He himself has regularly emphasized the hard work as well as his own drive to educate himself after becoming an apprentice in a watch strap factory at the age of 13, shortly before his father died.

By 19, he had become general manager of the factory, overseeing up to 300 workers and office staff, and at 21, he founded Cheung Kong plastics – the foundation of his empire.

That factory, with 1,000 square feet of space, operated around-the-clock, made a profit from its first year of operation and the young Li slept in a storage room in one of the many stories about his personal thrift.

Li has used his Hutchison platform, as well as a habit of personally investing alongside his companies, to amass a fortune estimated by Forbes at $35.3 billion, making him the world’s 23rd richest man.

Li, whose wife died nearly three decades ago, will hand over the keys to his empire to his elder son Victor Li, who, unlike younger son Richard, keeps a low public profile.

But despite the fables of Li’s thrift and being an active philanthropist, many Hong Kongers resent the pervasive role his family plays in the local economy.

They also blame the oligopolistic dominance of tycoons such as Li for social ills including a gaping wealth gap, extensive harbor reclamation, heritage demolition and extortionate property prices.

It is true that it would be difficult to spend a day in Hong Kong without enriching the Li empire and Hong Kongers sometimes use a Cantonese pun on his name, which translates to “Li family city”.

Li’s Hongkong Electric is one of two power utilities in the city, while Cheung Kong is one of Hong Kong’s biggest residential developers. His companies also control one of the two dominant supermarket chains and one of the two largest pharmacies as well as one of Hong Kong’s largest cellphone companies.

Economists have joked privately that Li’s businesses give him better first-hand knowledge of the health of the Hong Kong economy than any amount of government information ever could.

END OF AN ERA

Li is the most prominent of the city’s powerful tycoons or oligarchs to step aside for the next generation, an exclusive peer group that also include Lee Shau-kee of Henderson Land, six months Li’s senior.

While these tycoons still control large swathes of Hong Kong, namely its core property sector, Chinese capital and businesses have become increasingly intertwined in the city’s economic fabric, challenging their dominance as the streets are increasingly lined with mainland-backed banks, petrol stations, shops and supermarkets.

Over the past few years, Li’s close ties with Beijing’s Communist Party leadership have come under scrutiny.

Li came under rare attack by some Chinese state media outlets a few years ago, who accused him of abandoning China by selling off some assets there. Li, however, has denied turning his back on China and says he is confident in the country and its president Xi Jinping.

Though rarely accessible in recent years, the bespectacled tycoon enjoys shooting from the hip during public appearances and hasn’t shied from making controversial and politically barbed comments.

His lieutenants have however tended to be more circumspect – at least when it comes to commenting on Li. Asked in 2015 for his thoughts about what a surprise wholesale restructuring of the Li empire meant for the family’s succession planning, Canning Fok, Li’s second-in-command, told reporters, to laughter that “We don’t interpret what the big boss says.”

And asked this week by Reuters for his thoughts on any retirement by Li, Simon Murray, Fok’s predecessor, kept it brief, replying via email simply “Happy Retirement!”

Reporting by James Pomfret and Jennifer Hughes; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan

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