annie's tag

what did you do on saturday?

some of us will be out roaming the shopping malls in the city, for lack of a better activity to pass time. others will be having lunch with family members and friends, catching up on socialising during the weekends. we did both, wandering around like zombies, not too crazy about the idea of returning to an empty home. however, both activities felt hollow and empty; tired and defeated we decided to retreat.

back home, with my cut-off shorts and sleeveless t, i found that home is still where the heart is. i felt the peace and calm that have been eluding me in recent weeks. my bed beckons but i ignore its calls.

instead, i think i'll attack annie's tag; the things that i will and won't settle for. perhaps it's my mental state of mind in recent days; i find each and every tag that comes my way a little too heavy too handle. i actually had to google for my answers!

things that i won't settle for:
1. lack of air
2. lack of food
3. lack of water

things that i will settle for:
1. lousy air
2. lousy food
3. lousy water

ok, tag slain. thank you, annie.









yes, and you will probably never see or hear from me again after annie is done with me...if i answer the tag as above, that is.

seriously, things i will not settle for.....

1. taking a clue from annie, i have to agree that i will never settle for an abusive relationship; mentally or physically. i can spot an a**hole when i see one, but perhaps it takes me a couple of months...or years to recognise one *grins*

2. anybody harming my kids. they will have to deal with me first!

3. hubby having an affair. many women will be able to close one eye and continue the marriage, for the sake of the children. i know i am not one of them, and i will never be. if his heart loves another, i don't think i want his body......to torture or donate to science, maybe..

4. a man who expects to be waited on hand and foot. *rolls eyes* you'll be surprised, in this day and age, that there are many cavemen that survived the ice age. then again, you would have thought they have evolved all these time...but they didn't.

5. shallow pretentious friends. i rather have none. enough said.


things i will settle for:

wow. this list is non-exhaustive, i think. lousy food, lousy air, lousy pollution....

1. mediocracy. most people want good, or even great. so do i. but i know i'm not and never will be, in most things. so, i'm willing to be lousy. hey, it's a lousy job, baby, but somebody's got to be it.

2. lousy service. this ticks me off each and everytime and i wish i can shove it up their a##. still, i hold it in and accept that it's all part and package of this stupid country.

3. not being able to find the time, or energy, to keep everything neat and tidy. in my heart, i'm a perfectionist. i prefer everything to be compartmentalised, labelled and in alphabetical order. in reality, i just chuck it aside. *grins*

4. not being able to fulfill all my dreams. we don't live in this world exclusively. sometimes, we have to take into consideration the circumstances and the feelings of others. we make sacrifices. sometimes we are filled with regrets....but this is the road that was chosen, and given another chance, i will still make the same decisions.


for now, this is it. i'll come back and add to the list when inspiration strikes.