wrong number lah!

a friendly chat with.....a friend lah, who else....brought me back to the world again. for this, i thank you, i. i know now, to fight this and to keep my head up high, i must take it easy, for this is going to be a long marathon. at the end of the day, i want to be there for her and i must keep my sanity for me to walk through this with her.

hmmmm.....which leads me to also ponder, since i did not say anything so inspirational to me, how did i suddenly catch a glimpse of this higher understanding? never mind, as long as i now understand.

the first sign that i am back is that i was annoyed at the phone call that i received this morning.

ok, now, it's the regular 'tips of the day - from ms lenglui' time. putting money into your pocket, so listen carefully and learn from my mistake. for those of you who are thinking of moving and planning to get a new telephone line, or those of you getting a new number just to run away from moneylenders...or those of you whose anal region is suffering from itchiness and plans to get a new number for the fun of it, be careful of the number that you choose.

by logic, if the opportunity presents itself, most of you will choose a favourite number, or at the very least a number that is very easy to remember. so did i. for the sake of presenting an example, let's say i chose 56788880. before i continue with my story, let me advise you not to call that number looking for ms lenglui. there is no ms lenglui (my dad was not dumb enough to burden my whole life by giving me such a silly name) and i cannot be reached at this number. nevertheless, you can still try to call that number pretending to look for me and chat up whoever picks up the phone....just make sure that it is not a line to the nearest looney house or the morgue first.

ok, let's not get too far from the story (oooo, i love telling stories). i thought all my friends would find it very easy to remember my number (ahem, and thus, enhance my popularity....when you are in trouble, who do you call?......56788880. like ghostbusters. easy mah).

sigh! reality is always a far cry from imagination, huh? nope, i didn't receive more calls from my friends; they all contact me by my handphone - always have, i just failed to realise that. but i now receive more calls from very rude strangers.

eh, hello ah, can you give me the barcode for that..........bla bla bla. my mind shut off immediately.
hello, this is XXX company hor? can i speak to Yvonne? nevermind that i answered 'no' to the first question, she was still waiting for me to transfer the line. nearly wanted to ask her to hold......for a very long time. *wicked smile*.

and the faxes that i have been receiving....quotes for god knows what products.....invoices......inventory list.....haiyah! i can sell all this to your competitors, do you know that, people?

the problem is, i get calls meant for 56788800, 56788801, 56788802.....all the way to 56788809. can you imagine? when callers are in a hurry and they press an extra '8', all the calls are directed to me. sigh!

sometimes, i am tempted to answer the phone with 'hello, you have reached the pyschic line. we know that you have dialled the wrong number. please try again' (i know before i answer because they are those whose numbers i don't recognise). but that will only bring more of those weirdos back.

and so i have to live with it.....until i move again, that is, if i ever do. meanwhile, folks, do me a favour. count the number of '8's when you dial. sigh!