Unexpected

1. left the house intending to go jog yesterday but ended up: 1) going in circles trying to find public parking; 2) strolling on 3rd St Promenade, window-shopping and drooling over certain items that i probably shouldn't splurge on - and didn't; 3) getting myself a large hazelnut latte from Coffee Bean; 4) spilled some coffee on my sweater and hair whilst walking; 5) discovered Santa Monica's weekly farmer's market - which closely resembles the pasar pagi back home; 6) forgot where i parked and walked in circles (again) trying to figure out how to get to the parking structure. -_-" good thing the roads are of grid system here, or it would've taken longer. but yeah, all in all very pleasant experience. and i'm glad i stumbled upon the farmer's market. it's soooo much like the wet market back home, what with the tents and all. :) except it doesn't stink of fish and chicken poo; they sell mostly vegetables and fruits. for a few minutes there, i felt like i'm walking through the market in Bangsar. :) i kid you not, i was almost half skipping down the street, humming one of lily allen's tunes in my head, completely oblivious to the surroundings (and forgot i have an exam to sit for!!), and you probably could've seen a smile plastered on my face the entire time i was there. only when i absentmindedly tried to look for ah being's asam laksa that reality hit me hard on my head. -_- bahhh. but, uhm. didn't go jog after all. maybe some other time heh.
2. back at home, i parked my car on the street for convenience's sake and walked a short distance home. enjoying the melodic tunes of birds' tweets and was about to heave a contented sigh while admiring the beauty of nature, but was abruptly interrupted by moans of a lady doing her *ahem* "morning exercise" shall we say?. hah and it ended with a last note of satisfaction. good for her, i hope she spreads her happiness to others throughout the rest of the day. :) (you know what they say about cranky people: they didn't get any the previous night, hence the crankiness. :P)
3. a 29 yr old man in Alabama killed 15 people before taking his own life, and of those perished included his own mother and grandmother!! grandmother?!?! now what has the old lady done wrong to deserve this? sick!! what was he thinking??
4. And in a town called Winnenden, Germany, a teenage boy 17 yrs of age, shot down 15 people before taking his own life too. those people probably didn't know that's the last time they're gonna see daylight and just like that, instantaneously, they had dropped dead (quite literally) in a split second. in the midst of trying to comprehend the boy's mind, speculating his motives as well as feeling sorry for the families of the deceased, i can't help but feeling apprehensive about the uncertainties of life. it could've been me, this could've happened anytime anywhere. right here in front of my doorstep, even. don't we all feel the same way, at one point of life or another?
   

have a great rest-of-the-week, people. (or try to, if the news disturbed you a great deal)