18.7.07

Expecting, expected and expectations

The bothersome part about having a blog is the fact that you have to write. And it created a more acute sydrome of bothersome when you are expected to write "consistently". Expectation such as this shows that there are people reading your blog. Perhaps, the entries of readers comments in my blog gave you all the impression "Who the hell reads your blog? Comments showed you were interacting with "a" person for more than once and got 5 comments for that...sheesh,"but surprise, surprise, there are actually people who read my written ramblings.

I am currently getting rounder and heavier. I am due on the 30th this month and excited+scared as hell now because anytime from now, my baby girl will pop her head out and say "ibu rocks!". Meanwhile, I have been briefing my baby about stuffs happening outside the womb. Union Guy in his blurrest stage of blurness, is always asking me why am I talking to myself. He forgets the fact that there is a third life being called "our daughter" inside me. Dads, ayah, abahs, whatever...they are the least imaginative autonomous unit in a family.

What kinda stuffs I told her?

1. I told her that Malaysia is a secular state. Even if Najib or Dr. M and the whole bunch of boring politicians cut their wrist or burn themselves ala expressionist artists to prove their point that Malaysia is an Islamic State, nothing can change that. Maybe we have a majority number of Muslims in the country, but hold on, that's the kind of official info we get from the Registration Department, even that fact is very much disputable nowadays. Yes, Islam is the Official Religion of the Land but then, that's IT. Its role and function as the Official Religion of the Land is limited to personal matters of the Muslims of the Land such as family matters. The notion of " Islamic State" propogates by "some" ruling party figures and "some" Opposition party figures are merely political agenda.

2. I also told her that "Nuri" has outlived its presence and performance as one of our military's prime air transportation eons ago. With a record number of crash and people deceased, this is not the time to lament on live TV that " We have no choice but to use Nuri all these years". The annual budget for Defence, if I am not mistaken, hold the biggest allocation next to Education. If we could afford to buy other hi-tech defence equipments or submarines (Ops, have we ever bought submarines, I could be OSA-ed for this like our dear rocking Nat), why can't part of the allocation used to replace our ancient "Nuris"?

3. Last but not least, I told her "No, you can get pregnant even if you make out in the swimming pool because there is no such thing as the chlorine can kill off the sperms. Or that when you jump up and down after having sex, that could also prevent pregnancy. Further details about some other myths about sex, here.

I am currently resting and trying to be calm and happy most of the time. My mother and "Atah", my kick-ass grandma will be coming to my house next week to assist me throughout my confinement period. Untill then all I can say is : "what a chaotic world we live in".


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