August 2007

A new month is here. August. Gonna be an eventful month. Probably a bz month.

For starters, it's time again for my regular monthly medical check-up. Need to replenish my "drugs", too. A perpetual "drug addict". In my little own way. Without those pills, me would be long gone...life-savers!

Then there is a dinner for an old friend. A former colleague. Tomorrow. At Crystal Phoenix. He just retired last month. Welcome to the club, CSM!

School holidays are starting on 18th Aug. My grandson is scheduled to spend part of his hols in AS. With us. Dunno for how long yet. Wonder if he'll be here at all...to be frank. Hope he will be tho. His "prize" for being top student in his class in his recent mid-year exam.

Following close by is the birthday of our other grandaughter, Jan. On Aug 22nd. With her dad's (our son) bday falling on the next day! And a few days later, it's my other half's turn. Yup. Her Bday, too! Happy Birthday, everyone! Wish you all that's good & nice...

How am I gonna handle all that? Best way is just to follow the flow of things...if you get what I mean. I used to get so caught up & stressed abt what to do under such circumstance. But no more. Have learnt that somehow events will fall into place on their own...factors being beyond our control. A simple way to achieve "happyness" ?

In the midst of all these, our newly planted "backup" guava tree is blooming with buds & flowers. Lots of them. Fruits soon. Pics (taken today) below will tell their own story :










My new marcots are almost 2 weeks in the making...really hope they would be successful. To fulfill future needs.

Just learnt that Hotlink has some kind of Bday bonus for its users. Reload by a certain date during yr bday month. 30% bonus airtime is yours! Just did so for my other half. Re-loaded RM60. 30% of that = RM18. A good bonus. A nice Bday angpow, too. However, need to wait a few days to confirm if the offer is real.

Almost forgot. The movie, Evan Almighty, is now available on DVD. Surprisingly clear enough. Even b4 the movie reaches the cine. Have been told it's very entertaining. There have been calls for it to be banned in the country. Due to references to God. Just like "Bruce Almighty" b4 it. However, Bruce Almighty was finally given the go-ahead. Sincerely hope it'll be the same for Evan Almighty. After all, a movie is just a movie. Fiction. For entertainment only.

Finally, Aug 31st is Msia's 50th Merdeka...Independence Day. The Govt is making it a big event...being the number 50. At one point, even privately organised celebrations were not allowed. But ultimately "corrected". Only that there should not be other events held at same venues as govt-organised ones. Phew...another sensitive issue...

Well, quite an eventful month, won't you agree? Let's see how everything turns out. Would they fall in place nicely or ?. . Your guess is, as always, as good as mine.