God save the Blog QuEEn !!

I should be  crowned the "blog queen". Not because my blog entries have maximum views / comments, or not that I have a gazillion followers or anything.. but only because, since my blogging mania has began, I have suggested blogging to almost everybody in my life.  Its almost like an impulse. You meet someone... catch up on "how life sucks" updates. (Sometimes it feels as though we are in a 'Whose life sucks more' competition).. A coffee later, i say.. "You know what will help, Start blogging". Now one thing you should know about me... if I have make a point I can get annoying. that's right. Nagging (AT TIMES) becomes my forte.. As I say this I am sure many of my dear friends must be jumping of their seats nodding their heads in agreement.. some teary-eyed due to the torture they have endured over years.  And to all of those who are shocked at my brave confession.. I am growing up guys.. ;-)   

So BAck to my point,  I have been actively promoting BLOGS  to the people in my circle. That's only because I have been enjoying this process so much that I want to blog about everything... When i say everything... i mean EVERYTHING !!! Come on, the slug I found in the garden outside my house will not exactly be an interesting read on 'life without a map', or, will it ? I wonder...   

Friend 1 :  "I need a job... i have bills to pay ... empty stomachs to fill"   

Me : " oh dear.... you know what ... Blog it"

Friend 2 :    "I have a job... I have the love of my life... I have a Hermes Birkin... I love my life..."

Me :  " (envious) I am sure you don't have a blog... muhahahahha"

Friend 3 :  " i hate my life.. nothing is going right... why me God... why me"

Me :   "(sympathetically)  everything will be alright... In the meantime why don't you start blogging my baby ?"

Friend 4:   " I have called to say goodbye... after this call gets disconnected.. I'm going to pull the trigger pointing to my head"

Me :   "Wait a sec, this is more important, have you blogged it yet ? "

You get the drill...  Please don't unfriend me.

I promise I'll stop once you START BLOGGING !!!!

(on second thoughts.. )

One rainy day , I had some friends over. After gobbling down a NAndos chicken Pita and peri peri chips, they decided its time for them to leave. Now my funky block of flats have given me the privilege to park TWO whole cars in the car park at the back of the building. All you need to do is , display a parking badge on the dashboard and its rest assured that your vehicle shall not be clamped by the grumpy man in charge to punish nasty offenders. In London to have two empty spaces to park is as valuable as owning  Titanic' memorabilia !  The sad part is that i have ZERO cars parked in there.  that's another story... (heavy heart)

So when i have guests, i escort them to the door... but when i have vehicle owning guests, i walk them till the car park.. not only to say a sweet goodbye with all my heart but also to collect my parking badge resting on the flashy dashboards. If i don't do that, and say lose those badges..(God Forbid) my landlord will happily drive all the way from Birmingham to fine me 50 pounds for the loss each badge. This piece of cardboard cut in circular shapes with some rubbish written on it values to a whooping 100 pounds. So just as usual, i walked my friends to their car...the way to the car park is a small patch of grass and stone tiles in the middle for people to walk. Whilst walking to the car, I saw slug crossing one of the stone tiles. This slug must be say 5- 6 cms long. I noticed it, made sure not to come in its way , and walked to the car.. said goodbye.. collected the important car park badge and walked home.  Ten minutes later i get call from the same friend saying that she cannot find her credit card  that she used to buy Nandos take away blah blah... she looked everywhere no sign of it. So i looked everywhere at home, under the couch, on the floor etc. I also walked outside and walked down the same route we had taken to walk to the car, hoping that she had dropped her card while getting into the car.This went on for another ten mins.  All efforts in vain ! I was sure that the card is no where fallen on my territory. I have looked everywhere.  As i was walking back, lost in thoughts of the missing card, i see that same slug again !!!! Its crossing the same damn tile and moved two steps from when i last saw it.. i look at it.. and break into a smile.. "Ninimou... where do you want go ? let me help you... you take donkey years to get to your destination at such pace.. ! "  Got no reply from the SLUG... it continued its journey across the mighty tile..