Monday, April 11, 2005

Sevenfold, dude... sevenfold.

Isn't it weird how tragedies become more blogworthy than good stuff? Like how I never mentioned getting a mini iPod for my birthday? Or that I even had a birthday party in the first place? Well, its just as well since I am now an ex-owner of a pink mini iPod I secretly called Hamster.

Spent an unfruitful day with my mom today- going to many places but not getting much done. The last stop of the day before college in the evening was One Utama where I placed my ratty red haversack in the boot to keep it out of sight. Dinner, then bought the mini iPod casing (no three-pack rubber casing anymore, guys). Went back to the car, opened the boot and stared at the empty place where a bag containing my laptop, Hamster, Hamster's charger, handphone, the Red Binder that contained my life, my assignment, half a tube of fruit LifeSavers, a buncha new gel ink pens, my house keys and the hunter green corduroy jacket i bought in Phils.

They stole my dreams! All of it! Literally, actually. My dream journal dating back to last year was in the Red Binder. Frankly, I was more concerned about losing the binder than I was my laptop until I remembered my scripts and stories in that thing. The script in itself is probably more valuable than my iPod, old P2 laptop and handphone combined. If I see it on the internet or on TV3 in someone else's name, I'll track the guy down and shoot him in th' foot. Ah well, it can always be rewritten. All is not lost, I suppose.

I had to change the entire set of house padlocks because my house address was in my resume, which was in my laptop. My mother cannot be in logistics to save her life. You know how it is, when you have four similar locks and 16 keys that might or might not fit when you expect it to. We swapped the two 'hot' padlocks for new ones and my mom started getting confused fits. Heh. The missing keys weren't my fault, so she couldn't get too riled up and whale on me. In half and hour, we forgot which padlocks were 'hot' and which were not. Another few fits later and we logically solved it by comparing the rate of tarnish, CSI-style! Although, Griss would've been appalled by our headless-chickens-in-the-yard approach to th' science of tarnish.

Nothing is truly stolen, because I expect sevenfold in return. I'll keep my leather mini iPod casing til I get Hamster The Second back. In fact, sevenfold would probably mean me giving away the casing eventually because it wouldn't fit the iPod I'll be getting. A wifi-enabled laptop that doesn't take 20 minutes to boot up. Seven new scripts that'll pay cash for my first car (with a good alarm system). Oh yeah.

In everything, give thanks...

9 comments:

L said...

oh no...!! sorry to hear about that... so many precious stuff u had there!!!!!
but yes, claim sevenfold, dude... and in everything give thanks!! will pray for your new laptop and iPod 20gig (or do u prefer 40g)?

grac said...

LOL! What am I going to do with 40G worth of songs? Unless you wanna fit in a couple of your own and do some kinda time-sharing thing...

grac said...

Nothing is ever truly lost...

Heh- I wonder how many people swore upon hearing this news? I know I would've, if it happened to someone else. Strangely enough, I didn't even react strongly to the situation. Just shrugged and told my mom it was okay.

Anonymous said...

hey dude...am so sorry to hear that you've lost hamster. hope you get a new one soon. we should hook up on the net soon, i can't afford anymore phone cards. they cost too much for dear life itself. love ya bud...

Jamie said...

Hey gal... *hugs*

you're really strong. i admire your optimistic perspective on the whole situation despite the enormous loss.

i might have not been so genteel. ;)

be blessed greatly, my dear.

Anonymous said...

FOUND: a bag containing a laptop, an ipod, a charger, handphone, a Red Binder containing useless scribbles, a dodgy assignment, half a tube of fruit LifeSavers, a bunch of new gel ink pens, some house keys and an icky hunter green corduroy jacket from Phils... anyone interested in a handphone, a Red Binder containing useless scribbles, a dodgy assignment, half a tube of fruit LifeSavers,some house keys and an icky hunter green corduroy jacket from Phils... contact the BIMBO!!!! If she's not drunk,having sex or snogging anyone(which she does real often) she'll get back to you...

Anonymous said...

oh, oh, oh, oh.... and green is SOOOO last season!!!! I like did u a favour and all.... *doing hair twirls*

grac said...

lol! don't have to be so bitter, my dear. if i didn't truly love you i would never write about you.

plus you forgot to mention th' hand down the pants thing you do so well... not that i speak from experience.

Anonymous said...

squirt lover, trust me, if there were a hands down the pants thing, u of all people, probably because of ur squirty history or perhaps due to other reasons, would NEVER EVER know that from experience...

but i love u anyway... not in that way ok... me = homophobic prude... u know what, call me prudence why dont ya... muah muah...

lots & lots of air kisses coming ur way...