Of the Protruding Spring
It was showering outside when i got back from school.Well,not that i went to school anyway.Ahmad wanted his guitar back,and i had to walk through the rain with this huge over sized umbrella just to return the guitar.Not that i mind really,but problem was that when you have an umbrella that big its hard to control with just one hand,and i was short of that since i had the guitar in another.Anyway,so i got my feet drenched,but that's fine.Its nice to walk in the rain once in a while.Under the protection of the umbrella i just felt like waving my fingers to the sky with my thumb on the nose.The funny thing was when i walked pass people on the pavements,i actually had to raise the umbrella high enough for them to walk under mine.Well,that umbrella was meant for golfers anyway(Which explains the size).I looked ridiculous in that pouring rain with that King Kong size umbrella,with people looking at me thinking if i am allergic to rainwater."No,im allergic to stranger stares.Go away." i thought to myself.

Anyway,so i got home and rested on the bed for a while.Well,the weather and the sound is provocative for a good rest.What can i say?I live for the moment,and i like to enjoy myself.As most people might already know,my bed rocks.Not literally of course.In fact,its far from resembling a rock.Not hard whatsoever.Haha.Anyway,so there i was lying on my bed staring at the ceiling light wondering if i should just turn on the fan and fall into dreamworld.As my eyes slowly gave in to the slow creeping feeling of laziness i suddenly had a thought that flashed by.Imagined myself lying on my bed,and it being my current situation.Am i comfortable?I would say.Am i satisfied?I guess.Like the chinese saying,"There's always a higher mountain"(Which is clearly untrue).There's got to be a more comfortable bed out there.As a comfort seeking maniac myself,i'd follow my parents to IKEA everytime to shop for beds.Well,not that i change very often.I'd go when i get the chance anyway.So am i willing to change this bed for a new one?I mean,my current situation for another?Would i be willing to risk sleeping in a less comfortable?A little too soft,a tad bit too hard.After all,its all about risk taking.Thats business,isnt it?Oh well,i was having a talk with Samantha over the phone the other day,and we talked about this "Dilemma" that we both shared.Well,she didnt tell me hers and i didnt tell her mine.Like i said,it wouldve changed tides and the moon blown up.She kept asking,and i kept saying "No"(Sorry Sam,not going to say it here.Ever).

We all have dilemmas of our own.Choices we have to make and paths that we have to take.Alternatives that might not necessarily be a clear-cut,straight to the point kind of choice.Sometimes they might both be too dear to let go.Opportunity cost might be too high,in economical terms.Dilemma refers to a lot of things.To buy milk or eggs when you have three dollars left in your purse.To go fetch Grandpa from the airport of watch Bourne Supremacy first for Krishna's case,or to drink Coke or Pepsi when you open your fridge.I guess,we face dilemmas all the time,without us knowing it.Perhaps,we are all in a state of denial.After all,dilemma sounds like a disease,dont you think?Like Insomnia.Insomniacs would admit that they have insomnia,and would say "I have sleeping problems."Over weight people would say they have "Weight Problems" and not "Fat".As for myself,i am faced with a dilemma that is serious enough to alter a friendship if not treated well.Im STILL not going to say it Sam.Forget it.

I might just persuade my mother to go out and buy a new bed.Perhaps it might be a lot more comfortable than where i am now.But you never know it unless you sleep on it.And perhaps one night when you are rolling around on your bed a spring sticks out from the bed and stabs you in the back,sending you flying off your bed and onto the bedroom floor,yelping for help like a dog which got its tail ran over by a truck.You cant really remove that spring,and its always there.What are you going to do?Buy another bed?But its new.So what are you going to do?So every night you sleep in that same bed with your butt positioned in a way that the spring is just centimeters away from you.But once in a while you have a nightmare and roll onto the spring,and line two of this paragraph happens all over again.You start to wonder:

"Maybe this bed hates me."

However,if i take that little chance my life might be a whole lot better.You never know where risks might take you.Oh well,its all about choices.Alternatives.Dilemmas.And no Sam,dont bother reading this again.I did not drop hints.

Quotes of the Day:
[Helen has a gaping hole in her abdomen]
Madeline,"You're a walking lie Helen, and I can see right through you!"

Madeline,"I can see my ass!"

Lisle Von Rhuman,"This is life's ultimate cruelty. It offers us a taste of youth and vitality, and then it makes us witness our own decay."

Madeline,"Wrinkled, wrinkled little star... hope they never see the scars."

Madeline,"Bottoms up!"
[Madeline drinks the potion]
Lisle Von Rhuman,"But first,a warning."
Madeline,"NOW a warning?"

Doctor,"I tell you what, kids, it's, uh, odd thing here. Your wrist, uh, far as I can tell, is, uh, fractured in three places. Uh, and you've shattered, uh, two vertebrae, though I can't be certain without an X-ray... The bone protrusion through the skin -- that's not a good sign. You're body temperature is below 80, and your, your, your heart's stopped beating."
Ernest,"What the hell does that mean?"
Doctor,"Exactly! What... what... I'm going to get a second opinion."
[The doctor leaves in a hurry]
Madeline,"Well, it could be worse."

Ernest,"Where did you put my wife?"
Second doctor,"She's dead, sir. They took her to the morgue."
Ernest,"The morgue? She'll be furious!"

Helen,"You have no talent fpr poverty."

Madeline,"Do you know that they do to soft, bald, overweight Republicans in prison, Ernest? "

Ernest,"Well, from now on, I'm going to be the kind of idiot I want to be!"

[Helen and Madeleine shatter into pieces after falling down stairs]
Helen's head,"Do you remember where you parked the car?"
---"Death Becomes Her"(1992)

Song of the Moment---Man on the Side by John Mayer