night lights
i got off work earlier than usual yesterday. my cousin brother from Thailand was down in Malaysia for a business trip and he wanted to have dinner. picked him up at the Pan Pacific Glenmarie and proceeded to Subang Parade for some wine and dine. ended up in this local cafe, which served some local cuisine, something he looked forward to tasting. ironically, his tour included a Thai luncheon instead of the local fare. what were those people thinking? anywho, the chow was okay, but a tad bit pricy.
took him for some light shopping at a nearby supermarket. he was looking for stuff generally not found back home. this included a Mirinda in Raspberry flavour and some assorted food stuff. whilst walking, he asked me if it was possible for a short stop at Malaysia’s tallest landmark, the Petronas Twin Tower. i figured it wouldn’t hurt and so we drove to the city centre. the traffic on the way was BAD. usually this would point to 2 things, police or an accident. it was the latter and being Malaysians, the local punters stopped smack in the middle of the road to get their 4-digit vehicle number hoping to become rich the next day. come on people, have some pity for the poor bloke, whose car was totalled. needless to say, the opposite lane/carriage was also experiencing a sudden crawl. accidents must be contagious, i figure.
after the ‘excitement’, it was once again smooth sailing and that was when i caught a glimpse of the Towers, the other being the KL Tower. my cousin brother whipped out his camera and started taking some pretty good shots of the landscape. it was at this moment, when i realized just how much we take things for granted in life. it was a sight to behold. both the Towers were brightly lit and stood out like some futuristic beacon in the dark night. i couldn’t help but feel a little nostalgic.
often, we journey through life, pretty much disregarding irrelevant things around us. once a while, stopping to catch your breath, your breath gets taken away by the simple things in life. it’s a refreshing change of perspective and i encourage everyone to try this. life’s too short to be pissed all the time. this is what i am learning to accept as my motto now. take care my fellow readers. hope you have a fulfilling day ahead. God Bless…
Taking things for granted? Remember reading a similar post on someone’s blog recently. I guess it’s natural for us humans to take things for granted. I do it at times but nowadays I try not to cos who knows what will happen after this? I might get a heart attack and die. Who knows rite? *touchwood*
And yes life is too short. Be happy be jolly be crazy. Hope u have a great day buddy!!!
Hi nawooz… i’m sorry to hear what you have gone through recently. familiar with that kind of shi**y feeling…take care and hope you will have a speedy recovery.though its a hurtful experience,so painful for the heart to bear,but i know you can come out of it and become a stronger person… (; cheers. God bless you too
thank you so much for being my support group. (",) feels much better to blog about it. anyway, it was a double-edged sword. for those people taking things for granted, hope you ‘grow eyes’. for people taken for granted, like me, live strong and hope for the best.
i’m in both situations for different reasons. the taken for granted part, cos of QM. the taking things for granted i just mean life in general. i feel i take my parents for granted but sometimes i just feel so guilty that i try and tell them how much they mean to me. i just hope i never regret doin anything that makes me feel like shit.
i can say you are close to getting it right, mate. realizing it is halfway there, but letting them know is the whole nine yards. i’d say you’re doing great. i must confess, i too suffer the same problem as you. sometimes you just get so caught up in yourself and ignore everyone else around you, only to realize later what an arse you were.
anyway, i think i’m due for a needed recharge of the old batteries. kinda worn down with all the happenings lately. hoping to make sometime to slap on the sunblock, put on my beaching shorts and head for the nearest coastline for some rest and relax. daaats the lyfe mon!
we all do it u noe… spoke abt this to my fren and she too agreed with what i said. its jus human nature la to be like that.
wooo… go go go man!! take a break. why not flirt around and watch the ladies start queing up for ya!!! good luck wei!!!
haha…queue up??? you must be joking right. btw shan, i think there is some script error on your blog. it was fine yesterday, but Internet Explorer freezes when i try loading your blog page today.
hrm…not sure why man. but i jus tried on mozilla n IE now… its fine. dun wat shit la happened. i havent blog for awhile too… mebbe tmr la!! let me noe if still got error nawooz! thanks
it’s back to normal today! hurry and blog. choppy-chop now
i love your blog, will keep looking you blog every day.