Pull of Gravity
It takes tremendous force to go against nature. Nature is of course defined by me as non-manmade, laws that keep the mammoth ball spinning and the sun rising. Gravity is what keeps all of us down to earth, yet we want to soar and fly. Man has built aeroplanes even rockets to propel this dream to unimaginable heights.
We do know that we have to overcome mounting pressure at great heights. Without manmade protection, you cannot breathe, you get compressed, your ears and nose start to bleed, and when your manmade gear malfunctions, you are doomed for sure.
Drop a pen and it falls to the ground. Carry your groceries with a 5kg pack of rice and you’ll start to feel Gravity working on your numbed fingers. Gravity is invisible and can come in many forms. I say that because I realise I can feel the weight of the non-material such as words of my friends and events happening in my life…this force tugs at my heart and ebbs away the flow of life.
Event 1)
Girlgirl is my pet. Was my pet. I had her rescued 5 years ago from someone’s toilet and kept her since. She started living with me for about 6 months when I was still staying with my mum, she stayed with me for the whole of 2.5 years at Beach Road and another 2.5 years at Pheng Geck.
I had wanted to keep her, protect her and love her as long as possible. The "as long as possible" ended very recently when I shifted to Geylang. I was not able to hold on to her anymore.
Words are not enough for this. A part of me is sliced and gone.
Event 2)
A customer just sued me. I have to attend a court session this coming Monday.
The truth is : I had a promotion for package of specific items selling for $2500. This customer came along and didn’t want anything in the package. She wanted fully customised items, note ITEMS and CUSTOMISED, for the same price of $2500. It was a ridiculous request. Out of goodwiill, I agreed. Among the items she wanted, was a coffee table. Her instructions were that she wanted something to have a lid, cannot be round, cannot be square and must be dark coloured. So Simon suggested rectangular box, dark coloured and with a lid. She agreed. During this period of time, Simon went to her house several times to help her with measurements, designs and even helped to repair a totally warped bed she bought from another shop. When the coffee table arrived, she rejected because she said it looked like a coffin entering her house and thus inauspicious. Out of goodwill again, I accepted her refund request and gave her back $250. Two of the rest of items had stucked drawers. This was due to the fault of my supplier and the process of shipping. It was of course my responsibilty. One of the affected item, we reordered her a new replacement. The other affected item, we offered to repair. However, we were not allowed to repair because she has used it as an altar table and according to her, the altar was installed at a particular auspicious time and thus cannot be taken away from that spot. Yet she complained continuously about the stucked drawer. There was no resolve on this issue. It dragged til the other reordered item arrived in S’pore and when we sent it to her, she rejected it saying its a different design. What happened was that the legs were thickened by about 1cm all round to improve stability, nothing was changed in design at all. She wanted a refund. I said ok. It was for an amount of $650. Told her to wait 30 working days. A month later, I sent her the cheque. She did not receive. So I sent her another one. She did not receive again. (bear in mind that the first cheque of $250 was personally collected by her). Now she is suing me for $2500???? When I received the letter, I was puzzled why she did not receive my cheques and found out that the postal code she wrote in her own handwriting was wrong. I pointed out to her the mistake and cause of missing mails, she still insists on suing me? and for $2500????
Well, we shall have to see how Monday goes.
Event 3)
PUB is going to sue me.
Event 4)
My credit cards are going to be busted soon.
Event 5)
My PC is crashing on me soon. Date unpredictable.
Event 6)
My _____________ (incovenient to mention here) is padlocked.
Event 7)
My _____________ (cannot reveal. clue : multiple persons) is chasing me for payments.
Event 
I am so craving to have a holiday but I can’t.
The wits I usually have with me, my backers, my resources are all wearing down. The time may come soon when I will be succumbing to the pressure of gravity and my ears/nose will start to bleed.
Put yourself in my shoes. What will you do?
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