Reference: http://www.hot-screensaver.com/wp-myimages/port-dickson-beach.jpgThis post is a confession of a wrongful doing which hopefully will lead to repentance. It all began one dark night on Friday. I was suppose to travel to PD to look for a particular location. Having been to PD (for recreational purposes) I believed I would be able to find the place with no hiccups at all. (Boy! If only I knew how the night would eventually turned out ...) So, I kidnapped (bribed with prospect of food actually) my housemates. They were under the impression (a very false one) that I would be bringing them some where in PD to eat a nice dinner.
The journey begun with a warning from my family back home to not go look for the place at night. (With my past record of getting lost, it was a very very sound advice :P ) But, on that particular night, my cup was filled to the brim. So, despite the good advice, I bundle all my innocent housemates into my car and off we went. The first turn of to PD was also to Lukut. I believed (to my own risk) that the sign board never lies. I took the turn off and enter a small road (look like kampung style but actually not lah! It was 3 lanes for both direction. The extra third lane was for the side that had a turning). Cold sweat poor out! I cannot see the town, the hospital or any resort!!! Panic attack!!!
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About 45 minutes later ( I believe actually not so long but i scared already so, I drive even slower) we reached the area of the resorts. Then, we decided that enough was enough. We turned in to a petrol station and asked directions. I think the gas attendant must have thought we were crazy cause he just told us to just keep driving straight. I thought he must have heard us wrong. Anyway, we kept on driving and finally found the hospital!!! After one and a half hours!! (Actual time needed is only 30 minutes if you follow the correct directions :P)
Whew! Sigh of relief and onward back to Seremban. But! My ego had not yet finish deflating ... I still wanted to find that nice restaurant I bribed my housemates with ... a few turning later ... by some miracle we found it!! I felt quite accomplished (for a few seconds :P ). Dinner was a hot pot dish. The waiter kept saying it is spicy. DL and I cannot take spicy food. So, we ordered extra dishes too. But when the hot pot came, NOT spicy!!! So, in the end had extra dishes causing each person to pay RM20 each!! (most expensive meal we have had since setting foot in Seremban and most amount of money we spent in the whole week!!)
Fine, just as you thought things could not get any worse, we turned back to go to Seremban. The highway was poorly lighted!! My excellent eye sight with such high astigmatism made me feel as if I was driving blindly. I think my housemates finally broke out in cold sweat! (there is only so much one can tolerate :D ) After a slow drive, we arrived back home at Seremban.
DL left for home about an hour later than expected and K help drove my car home. Sigh. My apologies go out to all the people who I put at risk of developing heart problem & the people whose advice I did not take to heart.
The moral of the story (after all, all stories need to have purpose right? :') )is that never let ego get the better of you. I let it get inflated only to have it burst. This time it was different. God decided that after all those years using a pin for my ego, He wanted to drive the message home :D. He released the air slowly. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming Him. I just feel truly blessed (really I do!!) because through out my life, He always leads me on the right road. Every time I decide to do something naughty (yes, it happens a lot) He will chuckle and teach me a lesson. So, in conclusion, thank you Lord for the lesson well learnt. Next time my ego inflates, please Lord, slap me :P I deserve it after You have been so nice to me.
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