Reading the signs

I'm not very inspired to write these days. Nor to read despite the pile of new books and tons of reading materials on my newly self-assembled book shelf. Infatti, I'm a little lost. Sometimes I feel pulled in different directions. Frankly I'm ready for a change. But I don't know what form it will take. Perhaps it's the time of the year - to make new resolutions again. I'm quite proud to say I've achieved most of my resolutions in the past 2 years! That's the power of listing down your short-term goals and working towards them. Pick up that pen and paper, it's easy lah.

A girl's issue

Work has been on an upswing with a few projects coming in at the same time; we couldn't really complain - especially with the recent 'economic downturn'. Take now and worry later. I try to skip all the negative headlines in the papers too, because life is already quite tough trying to put up a positive front. We don't need the media telling us about the next World Depression. Perhaps all this credit meltdown is a good thing. Humans deserve a big wake-up call to stop over-consuming and over-spending when they don't have the bloody means to. What happened to buy it only if you can afford and need it?

Greed is one evil that needs to be replaced by responsibility. Take the latest melamine scare for example; it goes to show businessmen's greed is blinded by quick profits with no heed for conscience and integrity. We should all boycott China's produce untill they learn to respect consumers' safety.

This led me to ponder about the pet food that we've been feeding our cats. You never know where this melamine is hidden. Ah Girl (Ripley) has been losing a lot of weight and is all skin-n-bones these past months, probably due to old age (she's 16 and that's almost 80++ in human years). We confirmed it at the vet who did a blood test. It indicated that her kidney, liver and heart are under stress and she'd need to change her diet to prescribed food, undergo weekly fluid dialysis, and take a liver tonic and heart pill. Poverina. My mom cried on the way home, as she loved Ah Girl the most. We'll just have to care for her in the best ways we can now, while we still can. She has lived with us for close to 10 years now since I adopted her from the streets of Tiona Bahru and is a part of the family. Sigh.

Ok just to cheer us up, here's a funny incident which happened to me last week on the mrt. I was on the way home and playing with my phone when this Indian guy seated next to me, said in a heavy accent:
He: 'Miss, the train is very slow today...'
Me: 'Huuuh?'
He: 'The train usually 2mins from Tanah M to Simei, today 4mins.'
Me: 'Ooh is it? I dont know. bo.'
He: 'Miss, you married Singaporean?'
Me: 'Yes' (i thought 'oh no')
A brief silence.
He: 'You know where is cheapest to stay in S'pore?'
Me: 'No, I dont know, sorry...'
He: 'Sorry miss, i ask u because u look very educated.'
Me: 'sorry I dont know. Bye'