Rightly Considered

First of all, apologies. I've been away from the blogging community for quite some time it seems. Due to my internet situation, I don't get the chance all that often. Not that I was missed by most. I'm really just apologizing to my grandparents and my mother who like to use the blog to check in on me from time to time.

Not a lot of excitement the last few months in regards to anything I've done. There has been, however, some exciting things going on in the lives of others. al-hamdu lellah!

The other day was eventful, and adventurous (from hindsight). Monsoon type rains came in the middle of the night, leaving the streets muddy and flooded. There's not a real drainage system so it all just sits and "gives birth" to mosquitoes and havoc among cars. Pedestrians find themselves carefully maneuvering mounds of dirt lucky enough to survive the midnight downpour- that is until someone pauses, then changes their mind mid-step and reverses to the rock you're already mid-step in reaching, causing a pile-up and... GOO! I had an appointment to pick up some medical tests that morning, so I awoke from my hibernation (seriously, the rain made it really cold) and headed out the door.

Hop. Splash. Snap! Tip-toe, tip-toe, tip-toe...slide! Snap!

Let's try this again,
A hop, skip, and a jump away I'm at the bus.

This repeats after I "step down" and I head towards the hospital. Now it's getting frustrating though. But I still arrive early, and clean too (I'm a good stone jumper), and wait 45 minutes until the receptionist finally gets to work only to speak those fateful words, "bukra, insha'allah." AHH! I'm about as mad as a hornet as this point.

Then comes remembrance: "Inconvenience is only adventure wrongly considered..." Thank you G.K.

On the way back from my search for the mysterious and oft-not-seen species commonly referred to as the genus recep-tion-itus (you think finding a yeti is a big deal, wait til you see these), albeit a failed attempt at retrieving the ancient EmArEye, I proceeded through the swamp-for-a-day Sandbox by fearlessly hopping from one ferocious croc to another. Barely escaping their wrath to seek adventure another day.

"You are stronger, You are stronger!"