Little Ant and all the soldiers from Unit 1 were at their positions, between the back of the bed and the wall. It was almost nightfall. Commander Unit 1 was in a meeting with other top generals, the soldiers were on their own. Some soldiers were more eager than others.
"Let's go! Let's go! Get into position under her pillow.", said Private 0105.
"Wait!", Little Ant yelled. "It isn't nightfall yet. The fat lady isn't in the bed fast asleep. There's no one there. We have to wait until she's there. Those are the Commander's orders."
"No more waiting! We've waited long enough. I'm sick and tired of waiting. Those who want to follow, come along. The other cowards, just watch the action from the sidelines! Haha..", laughed Private 0157.
A handful of them went. Not many though. Little Ant estimated around 20. He watched from the corner of the bed. If the fat lady found them, he could still make a fast escape back to safety. He saw the rogue ants position themselves around and under the pillow. They waited there for the fat lady.
Not long after, the ants from Unit 1 heard the key turn. They knew the time had come. The fat lady and the man had returned. It was only a few more hours before they would spring into action. The generals heard the key turn as well and were returning to their units to prepare for attack.
Little Ant heard the group of rogue ants talking.
"Yeah! She's back! We'll hit her the moment she gets into bed.", said Private 0197 enthusiastically.
"She won't even know what hit her. Ha ha ha.", laughed Private 0154.
"Yeah, we'll show those cowards!", said Private 0157, pointing at some of the soldiers from Unit 1 who had gathered to see what they were up to.
Little Ant felt the bed shake. He looked up to see that the fat lady had jumped on the bed. The man was there as well. He was seated on the side of the bed. He saw Private 0157 and 0154 running around the sides of the pillow. They were chasing each other. They didn't notice the fat lady was there.
"Hey guys! Stop fooling around. She's here! She's here!", Little Ant shouted at the top of his voice.
"Shut up coward! We're not afraid of her!", replied Private 0157.
They continued playing around the pillow and even climbed onto the top of the pillow. Little Ant was worried for them. He didn't want any more casualties from his Unit, even though these few were the biggest ant jerks. Ant Jocks he called them. Proud, arrogant and insensitive. They thought they were the strongest and best of the lot.
The fat lady moved closer to the pillow. Little Ant's heart dropped! He rushed out from his safety position to the corner of the pillow. He wanted to warn them. As he did that, he saw the fat lady's face move closer and closer to the pillow.
"Run guys! She's spotted you. Run before she crushes you!", shouted Little Ant from the corner of the pillow.
Private 0154 and 0157 took him seriously this time. They felt it. They felt a shadow come over them. They looked up and all they saw was a giant finger. It was too late. They knew it in their hearts. All they could do was try to run.
Little Ant watched in horror as they ran for their lives. Of course they were no match for the fat lady. Just the tip of her finger was a hundred times their size. She caught them, crushed them. She was looking for more of them. She was certain there were more. Little Ant could see it in her eyes. She was hungry for revenge after last night's attack.
"Run guys! Run back to base. She's coming after all of us.", Little Ant shouted, trying to warn the rest of the rogue ants as he was himself running back to safety.
He got back to the corner of the bed. Panting, he saw that the fat lady had turned over the pillow. "Oh no!", he thought, "Now she's going to spot the rest of the rogue ants hiding under the pillow. He saw her crush his friends with her fingers. She was sparing no one. After she finished those under the pillow, she moved the pillow away and attacked those who were trying to run back to base. She got them as well.
With tears streaming down his cheeks, Little Ant could do nothing but watch. He was powerless. He stood there motionless.
He saw the fat lady moving towards him. She had spotted a few rogue ants running back to base. She now knew where they were hiding. Luckily, it was a small entry way between the bed and the headboard to where they were hiding. Her fingers couldn't even fit through.
Little Ant retreated a little as the fat lady's face moved closer. He could see her giant eye balls peering into the entry way, looking for ants. She couldn't see them of course, because they were hiding between the bed and the wall.
He heard the General's voice calling all remaining soldiers back to base. He left immediately. Before leaving, he took a last look at those mean, peering, giant eye balls.
"This is not over.", he thought to himself.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Ants Vs Mary - Part II
The next day, they gathered again. Mr. Top Ant wanted to know the progress of the war. Calling his top generals, he asks for a report on the situation.
"General, what's the status of the war?", Mr. Top Ant asks the General of Unit 1.
"Mr. Top Ant, our unit was stationed at the top of the bed. We would like to report that our success was tremendous. We hid behind the fat lady's pillow until she fell asleep at night. When night fell, my unit ventured out. We managed to bite her multiple times. To be exact, 5 times on the butt, 1 on her side, 1 on her arm and 2 on her face. My top soldier even managed to hit her directly in the middle of her forehead, she now has a big red spot there!", the General proudly reported.
"Excellent work General! Anything else to report? Did we lose any men?", asked Mr. Top Ant.
"No sir! We were very fast with our work. We went in and out before the fat lady could spot us. We managed to injure another man as we retreated as well. We found him sleeping right next to the fat lady. We think he's her accomplice. We gave him a bite on the back and on the face as we were retreating.", replied the General.
"Good job General. Tell your men that I'm proud of them. They've done their fallen brothers justice. Go back to your positions. We shall attack again tonight. We shall attack until she admits defeat! Go General! Be safe!", said Mr. Top Ant.
"Yes sir", replied the General loudly.
The General of Unit 1 went back to his men, who were at their positions by the bed. The fat lady and the man was nowhere to be seen. The coast was clear. They gathered around the General.
"Men, I come back with new orders from Mr. Top Ant. He says to hold your positions and attack again tonight. He's happy with our progress. We must be more careful tonight though. The fat lady must suspect something awry. She's sure to do a thorough check of the bed. I suggest we hide between the back of the bed and the wall until the time is right to attack. Go men!! Let's avenge your fallen brothers!", commanded the General.
"Yes sir", replied the soldiers of Unit 1 loudly and proudly.
The soldiers in Unit 1 were proud to be avenging their brothers. Some of them had relatives in the unit that went down in their attack 2 months ago. The soldiers in Unit 8 were assigned to burrow in the rice. The ants were running low on food supplies and they tried to get anything they could get their hands on. The fat lady had found them and drowned them. Not only that, those that didn't drown she made suffer. Most of the soldiers in Unit 8 that had survived the drowning didn't survive that night. The fat lady had scattered some white powder all around them. All that crossed that white powder died slowly from the poison.
"I shall avenge my brother", thought Little Ant. He was the youngest of Unit 1. He saw the despair that mother and father experienced when they found out about the fate of Unit 8. They were all very proud of his brother, Big Ant. With determination in his eyes, Little Ant went back to his position and waited there till night fall.
"General, what's the status of the war?", Mr. Top Ant asks the General of Unit 1.
"Mr. Top Ant, our unit was stationed at the top of the bed. We would like to report that our success was tremendous. We hid behind the fat lady's pillow until she fell asleep at night. When night fell, my unit ventured out. We managed to bite her multiple times. To be exact, 5 times on the butt, 1 on her side, 1 on her arm and 2 on her face. My top soldier even managed to hit her directly in the middle of her forehead, she now has a big red spot there!", the General proudly reported.
"Excellent work General! Anything else to report? Did we lose any men?", asked Mr. Top Ant.
"No sir! We were very fast with our work. We went in and out before the fat lady could spot us. We managed to injure another man as we retreated as well. We found him sleeping right next to the fat lady. We think he's her accomplice. We gave him a bite on the back and on the face as we were retreating.", replied the General.
"Good job General. Tell your men that I'm proud of them. They've done their fallen brothers justice. Go back to your positions. We shall attack again tonight. We shall attack until she admits defeat! Go General! Be safe!", said Mr. Top Ant.
"Yes sir", replied the General loudly.
The General of Unit 1 went back to his men, who were at their positions by the bed. The fat lady and the man was nowhere to be seen. The coast was clear. They gathered around the General.
"Men, I come back with new orders from Mr. Top Ant. He says to hold your positions and attack again tonight. He's happy with our progress. We must be more careful tonight though. The fat lady must suspect something awry. She's sure to do a thorough check of the bed. I suggest we hide between the back of the bed and the wall until the time is right to attack. Go men!! Let's avenge your fallen brothers!", commanded the General.
"Yes sir", replied the soldiers of Unit 1 loudly and proudly.
The soldiers in Unit 1 were proud to be avenging their brothers. Some of them had relatives in the unit that went down in their attack 2 months ago. The soldiers in Unit 8 were assigned to burrow in the rice. The ants were running low on food supplies and they tried to get anything they could get their hands on. The fat lady had found them and drowned them. Not only that, those that didn't drown she made suffer. Most of the soldiers in Unit 8 that had survived the drowning didn't survive that night. The fat lady had scattered some white powder all around them. All that crossed that white powder died slowly from the poison.
"I shall avenge my brother", thought Little Ant. He was the youngest of Unit 1. He saw the despair that mother and father experienced when they found out about the fate of Unit 8. They were all very proud of his brother, Big Ant. With determination in his eyes, Little Ant went back to his position and waited there till night fall.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Ants Vs Mary - Part I
So the head ant, Mr. Top Ant, calls a meeting. He says to the bunch of them, "There's this fat lady always crushing our comrades with her giant stubby fingers!! We must do something! We mustn't let our comrades die in vain!!". The chorus of soldier ants, all dressed in black tops and red army pants shout, "Death to her!! Death to her!!".
Mr. Top Ant gathers all his top commanders. They sit around a giant bottle filled with yellow liquid (that would be my oil bottle). They seem to like the smell it emits and the slippery feel of the land. After a long meeting, they decide that the best way would be to kill the fat lady slowly but painfully. Confident that their venom from their tiny bites are the best way to go, the commanders then brief their individual units.
The top commander, Mr. Red Black (ok, so I'm not so creative with the names...can't possibly name them Bill or Jack or Tom right?) tells his unit, "Men, we are not going to lose this war. We shall multiply even as she tries to kill us. Multipliers, go do your thing!! As for the rest of us soldiers...fight on!! We must find a hiding place and ambush her from there. Attack in groups. Do as much damage as you can.".
Mr. Red Black asks his deputy, Mr No. 2, "From our statistics gathered by the team, where is the best place to hide? Where has the fat lady not done any casualties?". Mr No. 2 replies, "We should hide under her bed and ambush her when she sleeps. Another method is to hide in her panties. Our soldiers have noticed that she doesn't check her panties before she wears them. Now that will really hurt her! We can also hide in the toilets and attack her in the morning when she's still half asleep. She will barely notice our men there."
Mr. Red Black then address his unit again, "OK men! You heard Mr No. 2. Split into groups and concentrate on the bed, panties and toilet. Remember, be stealthy! Walk along the walls or crevices so that the fat lady doesn't notice you. Go men! Seek revenge for your brothers!!"
Mr. Top Ant gathers all his top commanders. They sit around a giant bottle filled with yellow liquid (that would be my oil bottle). They seem to like the smell it emits and the slippery feel of the land. After a long meeting, they decide that the best way would be to kill the fat lady slowly but painfully. Confident that their venom from their tiny bites are the best way to go, the commanders then brief their individual units.
The top commander, Mr. Red Black (ok, so I'm not so creative with the names...can't possibly name them Bill or Jack or Tom right?) tells his unit, "Men, we are not going to lose this war. We shall multiply even as she tries to kill us. Multipliers, go do your thing!! As for the rest of us soldiers...fight on!! We must find a hiding place and ambush her from there. Attack in groups. Do as much damage as you can.".
Mr. Red Black asks his deputy, Mr No. 2, "From our statistics gathered by the team, where is the best place to hide? Where has the fat lady not done any casualties?". Mr No. 2 replies, "We should hide under her bed and ambush her when she sleeps. Another method is to hide in her panties. Our soldiers have noticed that she doesn't check her panties before she wears them. Now that will really hurt her! We can also hide in the toilets and attack her in the morning when she's still half asleep. She will barely notice our men there."
Mr. Red Black then address his unit again, "OK men! You heard Mr No. 2. Split into groups and concentrate on the bed, panties and toilet. Remember, be stealthy! Walk along the walls or crevices so that the fat lady doesn't notice you. Go men! Seek revenge for your brothers!!"
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
They're back...
Had a lovely 10 day long holiday in KL. When I came back, guess who was there to greet me? My favourite guys...the half-black half-red ants!!
Not too sure what they were trying to do. It was pretty weird. I have this bottle of cooking oil. I put some kitchen towel under it to catch the oil drips. The ants were there, sort of just walking around and they had collected some sort of debris (which I can only guess is from the cement under my cooking hob and sink or the wood from the cupboards). Anyway, it seemed like they were trying to make some sort of nest or something. They were piles of it here and there. It wasn't scattered around; they were in groups. So anyway, cleaned that up.
Next morning, as I was brushing my teeth, felt something bite my ass. Got hubby to check. Was a red bump there. Damn ants!! Looked at the bed, found one or two walking around.
Later, went into the bathroom. We have a packet of cottonbuds by the sink. Bunch of ants in there, just nuzzling in the cotton!! Why? Why? I ask myself? What is it that these ants want? Anyway, washed that off.
Today morning, after my shower, took my panties out of the wardrobe. I usually don't inspect my panties but this time as I was about to wear it, I saw some spots. Thinking it was dirty, decided to take a closer look. Lo and behold! ALOT...seriously ALOT of ants there. Don't even want to imagine what it would be like to have worn those panties on without knowing. Painful is a word that comes to mind though.
I give up! I seriously keep the house really nice and clean (because of the ants) but apparently, indonesian ants are not like normal ants. They're not after the sweets and food. They've got altered tastes.
HELP! Someone? Anyone? Shed some light here...
Not too sure what they were trying to do. It was pretty weird. I have this bottle of cooking oil. I put some kitchen towel under it to catch the oil drips. The ants were there, sort of just walking around and they had collected some sort of debris (which I can only guess is from the cement under my cooking hob and sink or the wood from the cupboards). Anyway, it seemed like they were trying to make some sort of nest or something. They were piles of it here and there. It wasn't scattered around; they were in groups. So anyway, cleaned that up.
Next morning, as I was brushing my teeth, felt something bite my ass. Got hubby to check. Was a red bump there. Damn ants!! Looked at the bed, found one or two walking around.
Later, went into the bathroom. We have a packet of cottonbuds by the sink. Bunch of ants in there, just nuzzling in the cotton!! Why? Why? I ask myself? What is it that these ants want? Anyway, washed that off.
Today morning, after my shower, took my panties out of the wardrobe. I usually don't inspect my panties but this time as I was about to wear it, I saw some spots. Thinking it was dirty, decided to take a closer look. Lo and behold! ALOT...seriously ALOT of ants there. Don't even want to imagine what it would be like to have worn those panties on without knowing. Painful is a word that comes to mind though.
I give up! I seriously keep the house really nice and clean (because of the ants) but apparently, indonesian ants are not like normal ants. They're not after the sweets and food. They've got altered tastes.
HELP! Someone? Anyone? Shed some light here...
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