Welcome Home Hootie

Hootie has been discharge yesterday. For those who wish to visit, do drop by his aunty's house at Jalan Maktab. Give me a buzz and I'll direct the way.

Quick update, Hootie has started talking and saying more things by the day (for someone who doesn't talk so well, he is very good at complaining). He is still too weak to walk but can move his hands and legs. Still relying on feeding tube but can start to swallow liquid. Can write short sentences also. And he is very much aware of his surroundings and environment.

So, again, thank you all for the doas and wellwishes. It is still a long way to go for Hootie but he is definitely on the road to recovery.

Can you walk your talk?

As I was walking with Mr. Pink towards one of our favourite breakfast spots this morning, he spotted a girl eating orange while waiting to cross the road. To his horror, the girl decided to throw the orange skin by the road side instead of throwing it into the waste bin. The beauty is; the waste bin was not even a metre away from her.

Mr. Pink got really upset. He went on and on about the girl being such an "asshole". But he's got a point. It's not like there are no waste bins around, it was just a few centimeters away from her and there were several others nearby. Not that it bothers him, but her attitude gets to Mr. Pink.

As we continued our short walk, Mr. Pink spotted a car stopping at the traffic lights. It wasn't a big junction, just a zebra crossing traffic light. There was no one crossing but the driver stopped anyway. And Mr. Pink said "that's a rare occasion. Most drivers would have drove off, but this particular driver stopped nonetheless."

I have my fair share of experience with ignorant citizens. A few of them DOES get to me. Here's my list:-

• A driver taking his/her own sweet time once the light turned green but decided to ram the accelarator once the light turn yellow and of course, you're the one who's stuck with the red light.


• A driver who decides to just ran over the red light and expects you to stop for them even if it is your right of way.


• A driver who can't decide where they are going and kept changing lanes in the middle of a bad traffic jam. I mean, if everyone keeps to their lane, I'm sure that the traffic will still flow even though there are a lot of cars.


• Lift hoggers. They just decide to stand right in front of the lift's door and when it opens, wouldn't even let the people who is originally inside the lift to go out first. This also applies to people queuing for the LRT/Monorail/Star.


• People who queue at the fast check out counter with a basket, sometimes even trolley, full of groceries. Even an idiot knows that they have more than 8/10 items in their basket/trolley.


• People who haven't the faintest idea what to order at McDonald's/KFC. I mean, what were they doing while queuing? Can't they read the menu and decide while queuing? Besides, McD / KFC hardly changes its menu, so can order sometime today?

• Drivers who take their own sweet time to get out of their parking spot eventhough they know that you are waiting for them to leave and you have cause a 2 mile traffic jam in the car park.
  
  
• People who throw rubbish out of their car, while the car is in motion! Don't think other drivers are interested on whether you can multi-task while driving ie eat, drink, talk on mobile and drive at the same time.
  
  
• People with no toilet training. I think you know what I mean.

And the list goes on...

Is it so difficult to be considerate to others? If only everyone is conscious of their environment and play their role accordingly, the world would be a better place to live in. I guess, it is easier said than done. But what bugs me is that, not many people practice what they preach. They bitch about others' wrongdoings but at the same time do the same mistakes. They wonder why some people do not exercise patience but lose their temper and starts screaming/swearing when they are being put in the same position. It is also kinda hard to respect these type of people. How does one respect someone who doesn't walk their talk?

So friends, lets start being less selfish and be more considerate towards others. We might not be able to change the world but at least we are the BETTER ones.

Recycle... That's what you do... Recycle... Save a tree or two...

Madame had the opportunity to catch Wall-E yesterday. And yes, enjoyed it I did (hint: anyone for clone wars?). Although it is a love story between two robots which is set in an unrealistic world, but the issues potrayed are very realistic.

When Wall-E fell in love, I couldn't help but feeling touched. I mean, even robots know how to show their love and emotion. He was willing to do anything to please his new found love and protect her in every way possible (let alone help her). When he almost lost his "life" and lost his memory for a few seconds, I felt like crying for him. My heart really felt it. Poor little thing, so kind and sincere. Nonetheless, like any other Disney movies, it did have a happy ending (if not, "they'll burn down the cinema!" quoted from one of my closest friends).

Another issue that is so near to our hearts is "Save the World". It is rather important that we remember that everyone need to play their parts in making this world a better place to live in. So, I pledged to increase my efforts in going green. I'm already a fan of recycling (you get money out of it kay!). I've also started bringing my own shopping bag to the grocers and shop at places that encourages green shopping (to name a few would be cold storage and Jaya Jusco). I wish there are more environmentally friendly products around. I've also try to save electricity (at the same time, save some money). i don't have a bath tub at home and I've just switched to a top loading washing machine, whereby I can control the level of water to suit my washing load. And yes, if I can afford it, I would love to change my ride to a hybrid.

So, to all my dear friends out there, please play our part in making our planet a better place to live in. Not only we will be saving some trees and animals, we are also saving ourselves.