Gleeee!

My best friend just reminded me about how I used to deal with prank callers when we were in high school.

I used to read chapters from my Sejarah (History) text book aloud to them until they got bored and hung up.

The chapters about the Sultans and Tamadun Islam (Islamic civilization) were always hot favourites.

*GRIN*

But since I no longer have my History text books with me, weird callers will just have to listen to bits from God, Actually because that's what I'm reading at the moment. 

I'm sure hearing about why God probably exists will thrill them to no end. 

*GRIN*

Comeback

Remember my coriander plant? 

• Despite being manhandled by the cashier at the supermarket

• Despite being left on the kitchen window sill in strong afternoon sunlight 

• Despite being left outside in gale force winds (this was accidental. i didn't check the weather forecast)

• Despite being plucked to garnish dinner (after being written off as a goner)

It's alive!

And here's proof! 

Something fishy

I am seething.

Something fishy is going on.

Last week I received a call at 11.34pm on a week night from a guy with an Aussie accent saying that he was calling in response to an advertisement. As I was already sleeping by then, I groggily answered the phone and asked him what he was going on about. When he still wasn't making any sense, I hung up and went back to sleep. 

That thing he said about an advertisement bothered me though. 

Then today I received an unsettling call when I was having dinner. Some sleazy guy with an Indian accent called me saying that he wants to "meet for some fun" and that I "gave him my number last week". 

Bullshit.

I don't give my phone number to strangers and I certainly didn't give anyone my phone number last week.

This call bothered me more than the first because he knew my name.

Something is going on. I'm not quite sure what but I am keeping a log of their numbers.

Any ideas about what I should do? 

Mishmash

Haven't had much to blog about recently.

Then again, that's not entirely true. I've been doing more out of the ordinary things.

Like roll my rubbish bin in from the kerb at one o'clock in the morning... only to roll it back out the driveway about fifteen minutes later.

To cut a long story short, I panicked when I thought I threw a pair of earrings of great sentimental value out with the trash so I rolled my bin in. I later found the earrings in my handbag and subsequently rolled the bin back out. My neighbours now probably think I'm a little loony. *sheepish look* 

I drove to the airport for the third time. My cousin navigated. I was very touched that he woke up at six-ish on a Sunday morning just to accompany me and make sure I was all right. I am well loved. Thanks, cuz. :)

Also adopted a coriander plant. It led a brief existence. I shall stick to hardier plants from now on. Maybe a nice potted plant. With flowers. 

On a more sombre note, last week I learned that people do change over the course of nine years.

Philosophizing

It frustrates me sometimes how so many of life's dramas are self-inflicted.  

For every action, there is a reaction. If you smoke, chances are you will develop some form of respiratory disease. If you indulge in too many sugary foods, you will develop diabetes. If you spend beyond your means, you will be in debt. If you are undiscerning about the friends you make or the partner you take, you are likely to get hurt. 

Everything boils down to the choices that we make. We can choose to pursue fleeting, short-term happiness. Or we could choose to seriously consider the long-term things that are most important to us and work towards them. We choose how we want to live our lives. 

Perhaps this is a simplistic view of the world. But maybe life isn't as complicated as we have been led to believe.

Back!

There have been so many things that happened in the past two weeks. So many reasons to celebrate. :)

My parents came to visit and that in itself is always cause for celebration. We don't often live under same roof so its nice whenever we have that opportunity. Oh! It gets even better. John came to stay! Random conversations, laughter, lots of teasing, mischieveous grins, big bear hugs. :) 

We celebrated my parents' wedding anniversary, my birthday, my getting a permanent full-time job yup! I start on the 1st of October! and Father's Day! So many celebrations rolled into two weeks. Its been absolutely brilliant!

On a random note that does not need to make sense, I discovered that I have guardian angels... people who I will be forever grateful to. I hope that someday, I will be able to help others the way they helped me. 

PS- I know you have been praying for me. Thank you. :)