lazarusylicious: HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIDYA!

Hey good people..

I realise that my last 3 posts were all depressing and words, words, words, words, words! So this time, photos! It's at the end of this post.. From Vidya's birthday celebration.. Yeah, finally.. the BIG 2-0! Sorry for the late update.. So again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dearie!

Some of the photos were from Usha's camera.. It's sooooo kewl.. Metallic red.. Looks like a ciggie casing.. 8.0 megapix summore! Damn.. And it flashes like 3 times.. Very 'BLING BLING'.. haha.. So yeah.. Lonerz with 2 cameras?? woah.. It's like taking a shot 360 degrees! and i'm not talking only about angles! ok.. I should stop drooling already.. slurrrrrpp..

And it's nice to hear Vid's sis getting married later this May, so Vidz will be in India.. And Usha and Sameema will be in US in some summer program in Berkeley during the vacation, earning 8AUs in 6 weeks! Aisyah is following Martin back to Norway.. And my family's going to Hong Kong, as usual, for a shopping spree.. MY FREAKING PASSPORT! It's due, remember? Please, please, please, do not let me stay here alone! Oh God, please.. Aaaaaarrrgghh....

So, everyone's out of town this hols..

I think we should be grateful that we could even travel.. I downloaded this software, somewhat like youtube, where you can share videos.. So there were alot of videos of the misery that poor people around the world go through.. Like poverty, malnutrition, AIDs, sexual abuse, war, etc. These things get to me.. Makes me reflect..

And money is has been circulating here in Singapore..

In Salleha and my family alone: my mom got money from me grandmama, about 15K.. Me dad just got his Bonus pay which I dare not put the sum here, Salleha's parents and both her elder siblings got some from our government, something like 800 each.. So yeah.. we should be VERY VERY GRATEFUL.. Wake up every morning, breathe and go Alhamdulillah..

But I believe what goes around comes around.. God works in mysterious ways.. So don't go complacent, people.. Save up, donate, do some charity.. I forsee a great deal of hardship the next few months, so think twice about getting that slick new $2700 digital SLR.. He's testing us.. ALWAYS.. and it's at times like this, especially when we're at our peak happiness, we should cut down the parties and prepare..

I can smell it..

So enough blabber.. Here are the photos.. Click to a 1024 pixel.. Enjoy!