off

this afternoon, my favorite garlic noodles was at 40% off and free delivery.  i was full, however, so i did not order.

9 p.m., i felt like ordering but by then the restaurant offer was down to 25% off.

i normally would postpone purchase to some other day when discount is 50% (which happens weekly).
this time, however, i decided to place an order even at just 25% off.

click...
scroll...
ta-daaannn!!!
noodles not available!

not meant to be 🤭

jealous

friend complaining about his girlfriend getting jealous of this woman who was so much older than him.

i told him i could understand his girl.
it's not always about being insecure.
it could be about instinct.
maybe she sensed something, whatever that is.
("Trust your gut.
It knows what your head hasn't figured out yet.")

some people meet and they have chemistry.  they feel a certain connection.
it has nothing to do with age.
it has nothing to do with looks.
it has nothing to do with superior qualities.
to me therefore,
as far as jealousy is concerned,
everyone is fair game.  🤭🤦‍♀️🤣

mind and matter

i was on the phone with a friend and windows cropped up in the conversation.  i was sure about the windows i have on the side and in front.  i could not confidently recall, however, what kind of windows i have in the rear.  i had something in mind but i wasn't sure if i was remembering it right.  mid-conversation therefore i jumped out of my bed to check the windows in my dining area.  yay, my recollection was correct!

i don't eat in my dining area but i do see those windows everyday.  why did i have doubts as to how it was?  hmmm...

oh, well...  i'll take that anytime over the way my mother-and-daughter neighbors so confidently remember things that never at all happened.

disturbing.

true self

i personally know people who have succumbed to COVID in this pandemic.  my heart goes out to those who are infected and to those who have been exposed to  the virus.  i say a prayer for everyone's good health, safety and protection not just before i sleep, not just when i wake up but every time i come across possible health risks.

i must admit though that i find it hard to sympathize with our supposedly quarantining neighbors.   just like last year, this week and last they again have been brazenly breaking health protocols.  they go out (even waiting for their vehicle within our property!).  they drive to i dunno where.  they walk the dogs.  they walk about.

well, today, the barangay sent watchmen to put them in check.  i am happy and thankful for the barangay's action.  at the same time i am also sad and angry that you have to have guards for these people to comply.

character is who you are when no one is looking.

self-incriminating

barangay personnel was calling in our neighborhood this morning.

i was supposed to respond but then i heard her ask who brought out the mattress on the street.

i then heard the neighbor say he did.

the barangay said he shouldn't have because they are supposed to be on quarantine.  she told the neighbor to call them next time so they will be the one to handle it.  she added someone called the barangay to have the mattress removed.

guess what, the neighbor said he was the one who called!

ok.  let me break that down.
this guy
who was supposed to be on quarantine
brought out a mattress
from their house
to the street
yesterday.

he passed four houses
(ours included)
plus a condominium on one side
to get to the spot

where he left the mattress leaning against an electric post.
this morning, he calls the barangay
because the mattress was not collected with the trash.

🤦‍♀️

reminds me of something his wife did four years ago.

i saw their maid throwing cooking oil in the gutter in front of my brother's house.
i got angry.

the wife writes me an explanation later.
she says she ordered her maid to throw the cooking oil in the gutter because in her understanding, the gutter is, in her own words,
"public owned,"
"public property,"
"public use."

if that weren't bad enough, she said she was looking for the number of the barangay so she could call and confirm whether the gutter is really for "public use."

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

like attracts like.
what a tandem.