" When it comes to men and relationship, especially those that are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. It's that simple. It's that easy. "
I was back home for a five-short-days trip last week, all for Daddy's Birthday !
Was scheduled to catch the 7.05am flight back home, and make it back in time for breakfast. And with those extra time allocation needed for the journey to the airport, boarding pass collection and checking-in time beforehand - Let's just say that i was up at a very unearthly hour to get ready, just when everyone else is heading to bed. Hence no more 7am flight for me again. Ever.
I wasn't really all bothered about the journey to the airport till the day before, only to realise how eerie its going to be. I mean with all the cases of those desperate cab drivers (really, please spare them from the jail - save the taxpayer's money and just chop their "trunks" off already!), the thought of being alone in the cab at such hour is pretty just me asking for trouble.
So, i ended up doing the unthinkable but most probably the wisest decision ever made ! :)
Called for an airport limo service instead.
At first i was keeping myself mentally prepared, to set aside a few hundreds for the fare, and maybe another hundred as a tip. But i was proven so wrong ! It is really a fairly simple process. All they needed was my name, contact number, address and time of departure. Then you'll be given the time that you'll be picked up and the fare. Wait, this is not the best part yet.
In the evening the day before i was supposed to leave, the driver himself messaged me.
It goes " Hello Miss Sarah, i am Roslan here and i will be your driver for tomorrow. This is my contact number, please do contact me to pick you up. Thank you. " So polite, i am already impressed.
The morning itself, i thought maybe i should go down to the lobby about ten minutes earlier and wait instead. But, i reached the lobby only to find a man fully uniformed standing beside his cabbie - and with the widest smile ever. I was thinking seriously at that hour, who on earth smiles like that ! He approached me, shook my hand and introduced himself, quickly took my baggages and opened the door for me. And i instantly felt like a superstar.
Alright, maybe look at this then you'll get me...
Get it ?
The whole journey to the airport was such a pleasant one, so much that i thought i've achieved nirvana *exaggerates* Was pretty sad when we arrived at the front of the airport, almost wished that he made another roundabout turn - just for fun :)
Anyways, will you believe me if i say that what i've paid for this airport limo service is much cheaper than taking any normal cab? Yes it really is !
On usual days, a cab from Bandar Sunway to the airport would most probably cost around RM 80+.
But...
on the very same usual day, this airport limo service will only cost you RM 56.
I might have paid more because i had no choice but to take the after-midnight service, but it was all still less than RM 100. Nice :)
I was watching the fairytale of Beauty and the Beast just the other day. Yes, i've been keeping the super old-school version of it till this day. And i realised this one thing....
Beauty and the Beast is actually one of the few fairytales where the main characters actually get to know each other before falling in love. Hence making it the more realistic one, the one where we can really hold on to and believe that Happily Ever After happens afterall. It is nothing like Cinderella, who falls in love in an evening, or Sleeping Beauty, who falls in love with a kiss. Instead, Beauty spends weeks and possibly even months with the Beast before falling in love with him.
That's it isn't it ?
You meet your Prince Charming, but you won't discover that it's him....
Finally, i made it to the airport! The horrible part is that its only 5.40am now, so go guess what time i had to leave home. And, i'm only granted two hours of free wifi here.
Saw the sad news write-up about Madam Mainam Mahmud ? *click me*
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Por-tai, was how we addressed her. I remember her being very nice, and although we have met quite a few times, she was never close to our family. If there's one description i'd have to give about her, she's definitely this old lady constantly puffing away. And...Por-tai, is my great-grandmother.
I remember great-grandma staying pretty near us (mumsie's side). She's the kind who favours son more than daughters, and the fact that grandma was adopted made matters even worse. Hence the both of them never quite got along.
Everything kind of fell apart for great-grandma when she make one of the greatest mistake, ever. To give her favourite son everything, all her money and properties etc. Yes, her only mistake was to pamper her son too much. Having all the money, her son eventually didn't see the need for her to be around anymore. Then comes the one incident which I can never get over even after all these years.
"The way her own son chased her out of her own house".
She was out in the morning, and came home to only find the locks changed and no one was home. Everything had been moved out, and everyone at home disappeared, forever.
I remember being on my way home after school that evening, when i passed by her house and saw her sitting outside all alone. Reached home, and told my mum what i saw. The next thing i know, she was staying with us for the next few days.
Fast-forward :
Great-grandma was eventually checked into an old folks home. As much as she grumbles, it was still grandma who visited her very frequently. Although both of them are constantly arguing once they meet, i guess that is just their form of communicating. Por-tai wasn't staying in the old folks home for very long, before she passed away. And as much as her death was almost a mishap, I always think that her death was caused by her son. Who shattered her heart into a million pieces.
Many years have passed since this incident. Yet I always wonder about her son and his family. That ungrateful son. I remember them so clearly that i can never imagine myself stumbling upon them in this lifetime. I may not know where they are till this day today, but all i know is they can't be having it good right now. And that, has all got to do with the thing called karma.
Just can't deny that life's a cycle.
Your parents take care of you when you're young. And when you're all grown up, you exchange roles with them.
Been such a long time since I watched any horror movies, have never been a big fan of it anyway.
And unfortunately, i got dragged into watching Piranha. My eyes were basically shut throughout the movie, only listening to all the screaming of those whose legs and heads and hands being torn apart.
There was this one stupid scene where two man were carrying an injured lady (who just got bitten) to the shore and they actually pulled too hard that....her body got torn apart ! So one man ended up with her lower torso and another was holding her upper torso. And the lady survived long enough to witness her body being torn apart and gave a big scream before dying. I really have no idea to laugh or to cry watching that !
Anyhooo, the movie's definitely not made for those with weak hearts.
I met up with her tonight,
and loved the fact how the both of us instantly pulled our chairs together and started sharing all sorts of stories we've been missing, all night long! We might have been a million miles away from each other for the past year, yet its really good to know that it has changed nothing between us.
I'm going to start missing you, till the next time we meet again.
" I will not pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me. Love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person ; love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of ; love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still get weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you. "
- The O.C.
I think i know why there's plenty of such quotes out there:
cause no one actually really knows what love is all about. We just keep assuming.
Just ignore the absence for the past four months cause...
it was for no reason you see.
So finally i've reached this point. And truth to be told, i am feeling pretty confused.
Submitted my first job application few days back.
Point is, the job which i've applied for was not something which has even crossed my mind, ever! I'm pretty much just all about "everything" and "anything" now. As in, I want to do everything, and I don't mind doing anything. Not good at all.
I actually have in mind where I should be applying to, and what in exact I should be applying for. I used to be so sure of it. But it's almost like I woke up one morning, and just didn't want any of those anymore! I am in fact, dreading to enter into the Corporate Life.
" The corporate world is calling with nice cars, fancy lunches, and guaranteed paychecks - only if you are willing to put your dream company on hold and sit in a low-walled prison for five days a week. It is a place where you will be torn between stable income and the wish fulfillment of a bold new venture ".
How sad, but true.
I wish I didn't have to make such decisions. That I don't have to go through such long, agonizing processes. I have officially concluded that the upmost annoying thing in life could be filling up job application forms! Hobbies. Just when you thought you could easily fill in the usuals such as Reading, Dancing, Photography or Swimming. You better think twice. Is it even related to the job that you're applying for ? Will you stand out from the rest with that ? Will the hiring manager be impressed ? I give up.
And....
What if i do understand what my parents want of me, but its not something that I want for myself.
Pause.
There, that's the thing about growing up. It just gets more and more complicated. The kind of price you have to pay for wanting freedom and independence. Gone are the days where all I had to decide was between Ice-creams or Chocolates.
