Questa è Enida

Negative people and their negativity sure can bring you down, I tell you. I know I sound arrogant. But if you know me the way I know meself, you would say what I would say too. Like, isy baik nyer that lady kan? I say “thanks a lot” a lot. I smile a lot more than I should. Can’t help it, I have that smiley jaw as oppose to the chebik jaw. Original jaw, no cutting-cutting.

Got the tyres replaced today. The tyre guy was really trying to sell his scary stories – to get us to change the other two still-good tyres. But hey, a person doesn’t have to drive half a globe to know how far a half decent tyre can actually go before it explodes. Just because I am a woman driver doesn’t mean I can be taken for a ride. Piiiraaah! After the two hours wait for the I-don’t-know-why-they-had-to-specially-order-the-Michelin tyres, I was on the road again…to KLCC for lunch.

That was where I was touched by a kind gesture from a stranger. I sent my tai-lo’s to get some food for Kitty and me. The drinks came and of course Kitty HAD to spill. Tai-lo’s were still away and I couldn’t leave her at the table alone. When I was finally brave enough do so, there was no serviettes around! A lady from the table next to us handed a couple of Kleenexes. Awww…thanks a lot! I meant it. That was enough to make my day.

You see? It doesn’t take much to lift a person’s spirit. A simple touch of kindness. That’s all. I wish, instead of the nyenyenye SMS, my friend would have written: “U R pregnant? Oh, good news! Happy 4U! Congrats!” Tu lah dia, the negativity that brings you down. Well, mind ya…it was the same person who chebik her lips telling everybody that I bought my house cash. (She asked which bank had I gotten my loan with. My answer was, there was no loan. There! Twisties come in many shapes and forms, didn’t I say?)