Doing the Unthinkable

Wow, the storms lately have been pretty fierce. On Saturday night, there was a lightning strike very near our house and the loud "BOOM" scared all the kittens - the 2-legged ones as well as the 4-legged ones. Then, yesterday, although not as fierce as Saturday night's storm, there was another lightning strike pretty nearby and I had Abang and Adik both taking comfort on my lap.

I hope the lightning strikes weren't meant for me (and hence missed me!) since I did the unthinkable last week. Yes, I confess, I ... sigh ... parked at a yellow line by the roadside, obviously not a designated parking spot, just to run in to the bank and deposit a cheque.


Abang would be appalled and disappointed if he found out (all you potential ratfinks out there - don't even think about it!). He's always going on about people "not parking properly". In fact, several times he has said, "Some people just DON'T KNOW HOW TO PARK" really loudly when the car owner who's blocking our car comes and moves his car.

Once we were having lunch at Pizza Hut at Tesco Mutiara Damansara and we sat at the table that looks out to the open air parking lot. There was a Satria parked at the side of the curb, obviously not in a "proper" parking spot and he stared at it for the longest time before saying, "Mummy, that Satria is not in a parking spot, kan?"

So I had a good look and agreed with him, "Yes, you're right. That's not a parking spot."

"Naughty Uncle Satria!"

Early last week, I was out and about with Abang and we had to turn back at some point because we forgot something. When I went straight at the traffic lights, he asked why I had not made a U-turn there. So I informed him that there was a "No U-turn" sign (an upside down U with a slash across it) at the traffic lights. He wanted me to show him the traffic sign but it was long gone so I promised to point another one out to him.

Since then, everytime he sees a "No U-turn" sign, he announces, "CANNOT make a U-turn!" He has also become very eager to learn other road signs. So we've taught him easy signs like the "Can make a U-turn" (a blue upside down U), "No parking" (a big red X), "roundabout" and others like "Dead end road".

Anyway, the good thing about all this is that I find myself obeying traffic rules more consistently (read: I don't break the law as often!) since Big Brother (literally) is constantly watching my every move.

Hence why I keep expecting lightning to strike me anytime.