oh.. where is the jam?

Apparently the jam on the North South highway yesterday was so bad. My friends who left Melaka after the wedding took about 4-5 hours for a 1 and a half hour journey. Apparently too, the jam only cleared at 5am.

I only set out from my house and hit the highway at 6am, after a good night's sleep. Was cruising and giggling maniacally to myself, all the way feeling like I'd won the effing lottery.

Seriously, does the whole of Malaysia never learn. You'd think after years of getting stuck in highways on public holidays, that the mass populace would at least TRY to get out of it. It's the same with what is happening in the East Coast now. The floods come every friggin year! And while the government may be at least consistent in its inefficiency, you would have expected the masses to take things in their own hands by now. Like, move? Or run? Or not swim in the river?
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He was rehashing the details of the groom's speech from the wedding he attended yesterday. He insisted that I would like it, despite me telling him that I've seen practically all the bad, the good and the corny.

"So the groom went 'everyone who knows me knows im not a romantic, coz i never give flowers, only gifts.. when ppl ask why, i say its coz flowers die. But now, i want to make it up to you, with 8 bouquets of flowers for 8 years together'.." he recounted.

"Larrrrr, that's been done before!!!" I snorted.

"Really?"

"Yes. Get on with the times, yo."
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We were chatting on the pros and cons of getting hitched early. A considerable number of people nowadays are taking the opportunity to marry young before concentrating on their careers. And by young, I mean now. Like, 25, now. Even the bunch of old school friends I met yesterday are all on their way there already. Someone even mentioned that she wants a beach wedding.

While I do see the rationale for not wasting time if you've met The One, plus the fact that having someone else can bring more focus in your endeavours and be a pillar of support in this neverending tidal wave of experiences and perils of life, I do note the old adage of not putting the cart before the horse. The horse in this case represents, obviously, the right choice of a spouse, or The One.

If the horse has genital warts or is sadly tempang, u sure you wanna saddle it up? And don't give me that 'for better or worse' crap. That only comes after, in the whole scheme of things.

"So, all in all, it sounds good, except you got to find that special beacon, ie The One, first."

"Well, you've found one, haven't you? Both of you seem to fall into place.."

"Yeah.. so far.."

"My dear, you gotta be contented with who you have, rather than keep searching.."

"No.. I meant, so far, as in our journey together.. Nothing to do with looking for someone better...I mean, you never know, he might start taking me for granted..."

"That's bound to happen my dear, its more of how you balance it and remind the other half.."

"Well, I'll remind him with a baseball bat.."
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The company has just given me another corporate card, bringing the total tally to two.

I don't need a corporate card. I just need more pay.

Sigh. Don't we all.