you know how mother always have the uncanny ability to just know?? just know what is going to happen, just know what kind of a person just by looking at that person? and how she understands her children very well, she can almost predict what next?? My mother has that problem. I called it the ‘always-know’ syndrome.

For example, i got to know this one person and i tried to convince her that we were just friends. i was almost angry with her for saying that this friend was not sincere enough to befriend me. I did not believe her then. i continued to befriend with the person. and then i got bored and other things happened, if you had been reading this blog for quite some time, you’ll know.. and now we are more strangers than friends. seriously. am more than willing to just forget that we were ever friends once upon a time ago. and that made me happy. and i began to think that my mother, and father, were right when they chided me for being too trusting to this friend. that’s one point for them. but this is not what i wanted to tell you about.

so on a lighter note. now, yesterday, i told my mother i felt like going out to compass point or something. my mother said no, to wait for her and we’ll go in the evening. I still want to go. jalan-jalan, and adamant that i will not buy anything, just windowshop…and oh yea return some library books. still she said no, if you go, you are sure to buy something. still stubborn i replied, just want to jalan-jalan go popular, check out any new books. instantly, she replied: popular lagik, and you will spend on books! (not that it’s wrong, she just wants me to prioritise on raya things)

and so it happened, was done with teaching. i thougt since i couldn’t go to compass point, maybe i could go to junction8, again with the sole reason to windowshop. i want to try and avoid going to popular.

but alas, my feet unconsciously bring me to the bookstore. it’s automatic laa, everytime i stepped inside a mall, it’s either i will visit the library or the bookstore, i know it’s boring, but it makes me happy seeing books everywhere. so still thinking that i WILL NOT BUY anything, or books for that matter. i browsed and browsed and then it happened!

i saw one very good book! a book which i always saw in IIU-library, always want to read it but never got round to do it. despite the book will be an important resource in my line of study. i never got to read it!! so when i saw this book, here, right here in this place. i felt a connection to it!!(macam aper jer eh) but really, like a magnet my hand touched the book, my mind’s already reeling with all the possibilities of owning the book. it’s going to cost me 4 pieces of 10 dollar note, which might be able to buy me a new shoes…but i still have more to spare…but then ma will know about it….and she might nag about it…but then i might not be able to get this book next month…and i still want that Witch of Portobello…but that cost $30…oh nooo, i have to choose, it’s either this or that.. either way, i will still buy one!

i was thinking the whole of ten minutes, still holding the book. and then i remembered what my mother said,”popular lagik, and you will spend on books!”

her ‘premonition’ is about to happen. i did. spend on a book.