editor mode

 i sent a friend

who had earlier sent me a pic of his new air fryer
a youtube video with the title
"4-Year-Old's Warning Saves  House from Air Fryer Fire."

in that video, the 4-year-old saw the fire and called her dad who tossed the air fryer to their pool averting serious damage.

my friend's response:
'oh!  where will i find a 4-year old?'

wahaha...  i'm not sure whether he's trying to be funny or he just did not watch the whole video 🤔
(or maybe he just read the title? 🤣)

it was mentioned in the latter part of the video that the air fryer was off but still plugged in.  a Deputy Director from the Good Housekeeping Institute was shown saying when you're done using your air fryer, you should unplug it.  that was my intended takeaway.

i suddenly remembered the inverted pyramid structure for news stories.  you put the most important points at the start so when your story gets trimmed they would remain.

given the benefit of hindsight, i would start the video with the Deputy Director's statement then segue to the fire and what the 4-year-old did.

of course, that's for a traditional news story.  for features, you could save the key for the very end.

it's not about one being right and the other wrong.  it's a matter of style.

order

message from food delivery rider:  "I'm here."

i go out to the balcony and see no one.  i can see the whole length of our street including the street opposite ours from the balcony.

i check the alley on the side.  nobody there.

i go back to the balcony and check for shadows in front of the garage.  none.

(haha...  i should just have checked the security camera.)

then ta-daaannnn!!!  a motorcycle appeared from the end of our street.  'twas the rider with my food!

this has happened so many times before.

i used to rush down whenever i receive such a message.  i don't want to be wasting the courier's time.

the thing is, i'm sometimes the one who ends up waiting in front of the garage.  i've waited a full five minutes for a courier before.

well, they do not really say in the SMS that they're already at my place.
all they say is "I'm here."
that could be anywhere.

should i start asking where the "here" is?
no.  i don't want to be messaging couriers while they're on the road.  safety first.

i could live with these.
but not without telling the riders it's not good to be sending such a message when they're not yet around.

in this case at least, the ranking is:
1.  honesty is the best policy.
2.  don't sweat the small stuff.
3.  time is gold.

cancel

you log in and you see,

"Someone is writing a comment..."

you got curious;
you waited.
in the end, nothing.

hahaha...  change of mind? 🤭

#SilenceIsGolden 🤫

giving and receiving

this morning, i received a message with a photo showing eleven ( ! ) boxes of my fave chocs.  yes, 11!!!  and they were being shipped to me!  wow, wow, wow, wowwwww!!!  i am soooo happy...  i am soooo thankful 😋🤗🙏

this is not the first time i'm being given said chocs.  the last time, if i recall right, i was sent eight boxes!

the sender had previously given me emphatic instructions that the chocs were all for me, i.e., exclusively mine.  uhm, the earlier ones he sent, i shared with others.  i think it made him cringe.

i perfectly understand.  i used to give my mom nice and pricey stuff and she'd just give them away.  frankly, i did not like it.  say what you will about her being able to do as she pleases with the stuff she receives, bottom line for me is that i spent that money because it's for my mom.  i wouldn't spend the same for someone else.

it went on for years.  she wouldn't change so i did.  i stopped giving her expensive stuff.

much as i'd like to share the chocs i would be receiving, i won't.  i would like to respect the wishes of the giver.  it's not bad.  it's even beneficial to me.

if i really want others to have such chocs, too, then i should buy them said chocs myself.  i don't think i will though  ->  too pricey for me.

yeah, it's easier to give away stuff you did not spend on.  which reminds me of something i learned from my dad:
"The true measure of giving is in the level of sacrifice."

no sacrifice in this one for me.

food for thought

8:52 a.m., my phone rang.  it was the food delivery rider.  my meal is here! 😊

immediately after, still 8:52, my phone rang again.  it was a courier delivering the stand i ordered! 😀

my food came someplace less than a kilometer away.  i ordered it just 15 minutes earlier.  (yes, it was quick☇)

the stand was shipped from a store in a different city.  i ordered it two days ago.

regardless of where they were from,
regardless of when they started,
both arrived at the same time.

there's something to be learned from that. 💡