Hope you’re now a lot wiser after looking at my wisdom tooth for quite a certain amount of time.. hehe It was a perfectly healthy tooth but i had to pull it out because it was growing in the wrong direction [due to no "friend" on my lower jaw] and it was causing me painful gums as food can easily get stuck there.. and to tell you the truth (and to brag a bit).. i never had a single rotten tooth in all my 32 yrs 1 month and 26 days of existence. Never had a tooth filled and never had a tooth pulled out because it was rotten. Looks like my daughter is also taking after me, no rotten teeth yet and she’s already 7.

But enough about my teeth.. it’s not like you haven’t look at it for what seems like ages now.. hehe..

The main reason for this particular post today is actually to share with you and with the rest of the world about 50 Rules for Dads of Daughters by Michael Mitchell. If you’ve read this before, then read it again.. I’m sure it can get you to shed a tear or two.. again.

When I first read them, i did get all teary-eyed.. they had really stricken a chord in me either in remembering the ways my beloved dad has treated me as i was growing up or in the ways i saw my dearest husband treating our daughter as well.

This article is taken from From Dates to Diapers and the original author is Michael Mitchell who blogs about tips and life lessons for Dads with Daughters in Life To Her Years. If I’m not mistaken, these 50 Rules here are only the first 50 tips from his blog.. I visited it and noticed that the latest entry is Rule 238.

Here goes the 50 Rules for Dads of Daughters:-

 

1. Love her mom. Treat her mother with respect, honor, and a big heaping spoonful of public displays of affection. When she grows up, the odds are good she’ll fall in love with and marry someone who treats her much like you treated her mother. Good or bad, that’s just the way it is. I’d prefer good.

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2. Always be there. Quality time doesn’t happen without quantity time. Hang out together for no other reason than just to be in each other’s presence. Be genuinely interested in the things that interest her. She needs her dad to be involved in her life at every stage. Don’t just sit idly by while she add years to her… add life to her years.

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3. Save the day. She’ll grow up looking for a hero. It might as well be you. She’ll need you to come through for her over and over again throughout her life. Rise to the occasion. Red cape and blue tights optional.

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4. Savor every moment you have together. Today she’s crawling around the house in diapers, tomorrow you’re handing her the keys to the car, and before you know it, you’re walking her down the aisle. Some day soon, hanging out with her old man won’t be the bees knees anymore. Life happens pretty fast. You better cherish it while you can.

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5. Pray for her. Regularly. Passionately. Continually.

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6. Buy her a glove and teach her to throw a baseball. Make her proud to throw like a girl… a girl with a wicked slider.

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7. She will fight with her mother. Choose sides wisely.

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8. Go ahead. Buy her those pearls.

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9. Of course you look silly playing peek-a-boo. You should play anyway.

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10. Enjoy the wonder of bath time.

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11. There will come a day when she asks for a puppy. Don’t over think it. At least one time in her life, just say, “Yes.”

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12. It’s never too early to start teaching her about money. She will still probably suck you dry as a teenager… and on her wedding day.

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13. Make pancakes in the shape of her age for breakfast on her birthday. In a pinch, donuts with pink sprinkles and a candle will suffice.

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14. Buy her a pair of Chucks as soon as she starts walking. She won’t always want to wear matching shoes with her old man.

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Photo Credit :: Danielle Rocke Toews

15. Dance with her. Start when she’s a little girl or even when she’s a baby. Don’t wait ‘til her wedding day.

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16. Take her fishing. She will probably squirm more than the worm on your hook. That’s OK.

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17. Learn to say no. She may pitch a fit today, but someday you’ll both be glad you stuck to your guns.

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18. Tell her she’s beautiful. Say it over and over again. Someday an animated movie or “beauty” magazine will try to convince her otherwise.

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19. Teach her to change a flat. A tire without air need not be a major panic inducing event in her life. She’ll still call you crying the first time it happens.

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20. Take her camping. Immerse her in the great outdoors. Watch her eyes fill with wonder the first time she sees the beauty of wide open spaces. Leave the iPod at home.

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21. Let her hold the wheel. She will always remember when daddy let her drive.

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22. She’s as smart as any boy. Make sure she knows that.

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23. When she learns to give kisses, she will want to plant them all over your face. Encourage this practice.

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24. Knowing how to eat sunflower seeds correctly will not help her get into a good college. Teach her anyway.

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25. Letting her ride on your shoulders is pure magic. Do it now while you have a strong back and she’s still tiny.

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26. It is in her nature to make music. It’s up to you to introduce her to the joy of socks on a wooden floor.

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27. If there’s a splash park near your home, take her there often. She will be drawn to the water like a duck to a puddle.

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28. She will eagerly await your return home from work in the evenings. Don’t be late.

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29. If her mom enrolls her in swim lessons, make sure you get in the pool too. Don’t be intimidated if there are no other dads there. It’s their loss.

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30. Never miss her birthday. In ten years she won’t remember the present you gave her. She will remember if you weren’t there.

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31. Teach her to roller skate. Watch her confidence soar.

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32. Let her roll around in the grass. It’s good for her soul. It’s not bad for yours either.

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33. Take her swimsuit shopping. Don’t be afraid to veto some of her choices, but resist the urge to buy her full-body beach pajamas.

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34. Somewhere between the time she turns three and her sixth birthday, the odds are good that she will ask you to marry her. Let her down gently.

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35. She’ll probably want to crawl in bed with you after a nightmare. This is a good thing.

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36. Few things in life are more comforting to a crying little girl than her father’s hand. Never forget this.

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37. Introduce her to the swings at your local park. She’ll squeal for you to push her higher and faster. Her definition of “higher and faster” is probably not the same as yours. Keep that in mind.

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38. When she’s a bit older, your definition of higher and faster will be a lot closer to hers. When that day comes, go ahead… give it all you’ve got.

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39. Holding her upside down by the legs while she giggles and screams uncontrollably is great for your biceps. WARNING: She has no concept of muscle fatigue.

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40. She might ask you to buy her a pony on her birthday. Unless you live on a farm, do not buy her a pony on her birthday. It’s OK to rent one though.

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41. Take it easy on the presents for her birthday and Christmas. Instead, give her the gift of experiences you can share together.

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42. Let her know she can always come home. No matter what.

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43. Remember, just like a butterfly, she too will spread her wings and fly some day. Enjoy her caterpillar years.

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44. Write her a handwritten letter every year on her birthday. Give them to her when she goes off to college, becomes a mother herself, or when you think she needs them most.

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45. Learn to trust her. Gradually give her more freedom as she gets older. She will rise to the expectations you set for her.

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46. When in doubt, trust your heart. She already does.

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47. When your teenage daughter is upset, learning when to engage and when to back off will add years to YOUR life. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

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48. Ice cream covers over a multitude of sins. Know her favorite flavor.

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49. This day is coming soon. There’s nothing you can do to be ready for it. The sooner you accept this fact, the easier it will be.

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50. Today she’s walking down the driveway to get on the school bus. Tomorrow she’s going off to college. Don’t blink.

I couldn’t sleep so i thought, i’d better write something to welcome 2012 into thevoicewithin.net

earlier today, i was thinking of going to work tomorrow later today, but since kejadiannya begini.. to avoid being zombie-like the whole day, decided to postpone my niat murni to perhaps this Thursday.. heheh.. yes people, my christmas cum new year leave is until Thursday.. cuti sakan nampaknya ya..

sa tau ramai yang memaki-maki sbb sistem elnpt yg saya buat tu buruk.. i could list down hundreds of reason why, but then again, let’s start the new year with no excuses, okaiiii… i’m guessing my office phone has hit the 99 (or is it 100??) missed-calls for quite a number of times already…

apa ble buat lah.. tunggu ja la kamu aa.. due date 6hb pun, tatap kana extend punya tu.. sampai bulan 12 pun ada tu.. hahaha..

come to think of it, sa punya elnpt pun blm submit.. since i couldn’t sleep anyway, bagus bikin laa.. sementara masih ingat…

bah, toodles!

[Updated at 3:50 a.m] : woopsie!! rupanya elnpt non-academic suda tutup.. tettt….!!

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After contemplating for a few minutes, I finally decided that I should go in. The keys worked, just as i have thought they would be, but the hinges of the door creaked so loud it startled the birds perched on the windowsill and they flew scattered, scared.. Oops.. sorry birds

It was dark inside. I walked slowly to the window and opened the curtain to let the sunshine in and OWH MY GOD!! The thick dust from the curtain swirled around it became a blinding mist and I choked, coughed and sneezed. When my sneezings stopped, I finally opened my eyes and realized.. there are cobwebs everywhere!

POOR MIMI’S BLOG!

POOR THEVOICEWITHIN.NET…

 Hehehe.. sorry people.. you must be wondering, what happened next? well, sorry to disappoint you.. I wasn’t realy talking about an abandoned house here.. I was just thinking that if my blog was a house, that’s how it would look like right now. thick dust and cobwebs everywhere..

I’ve been wanting to write a proper entry for quite some time, but everytime I began typing, I got distracted and the excitement to blog disappears just like that! I wanted to write more, but I guess I keep getting mental blocks these days..

Anywhoo… now that I’m here, let us clean them cobwebs as best as we can, shall we?

Now, the reason I’m here today is because I wanted to whine. I’m sorry this might annoy you but I’m allowed to whine in my blog, ok..

I’ve been having something weird on my right eye for a week now. It started on Monday. When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was that my right eyeball – yes, eyeball – is painful. It was still dark outside so I switched on the lights and realized that there’s definitely something on my right eye that’s blocking my view, although I didn’t feel anything foreign in it. Went to the mirror and tried to see if there’s any strands of hair or anything else but nope, there’s nothing there.. I rub it gently for a few time, still my view remains the same.

I thought, owh well, perhaps I slept on the wrong side of the pillow and accidentally put pressure on my right eye. don’t worry Mimi, come afternoon, your eyes will be perfectly normal again. Afternoon came and go but the “blocking thingamajiggy” stayed on. That evening, as I was driving home, traffic was slow as usual in front of the Federal House so I decided to “play” with my eyes. I closed the bad eye and my vision is perfect, but when I close my good eye, I saw a thin black cloud shrouding my vision. I could still see but it’s like the colors are off – it’s like they have a tinge of light gray or light brownish on them. It’s like I was looking out of a tinted windshield. That got me scared. I tried googling about painful eyeball and cloudy vision while I was on the road but nothing seems to ease my mind.

That night, I called my dad but he asked me to give it another day. If it’s not ok by the next day, he said I should see a doctor. Owh alright.. I’ll give it a day.. but the funny thing was, I ended up giving it a whole week!

*iklan : my hubby called and Selena Gomez’s Love You Like A Love Song Baby went on the air hehehe..*

So, this morning, since the kids spent the night at their grandparents, I asked my husband to take me to their panel doctor. I think the best way to deal with “unknown discomfort” is to visit a general practitioner first and see what’s their thoughts on the matter. After about 3 minutes – checked my throat, checked my lower eyelid, looked closely at my eyes, put a finger in front of me, pressed my eyebrow – he said he didn’t know what’s wrong.

Ooh.. I heard a loud gasp over there.. heheh… now before you say more, let me finish my story. He said, he couldn’t find anything wrong in general with my eyes. There are no infections whatsoever so he advised me to see an eye specialist. Since all specialists clinics are closed on Sunday, I went home feeling slightly more worried than before. Googled for eye clinics in kota kinabalu and a few came up on yellowpages, no proper website except for Optimax. I saw that they have Eye Problems section on their page so I read them. When I get to Glaucoma, it felt like I’ve hit a number on Bingo. No.. not Bingo yet, but a number on my Bingo card came up!

It says :

Glaucoma is a disease that characterized as permanent loss of vision as a result of damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye, by an increase pressure of the fluid in the eye.

I thought to myself, this could be it! So I googled again for the symptoms… – life is so easy nowadays with google, kan? There are actually a few types of Glaucoma but I noticed that I have more “checks” with Angle-closure Glaucoma. The symptoms for this particular Glaucoma is :-

• Severe eye and head pain *check
• Hazy or blurred vision *check
• The appearance of rainbow-colored circles around bright lights
• Nausea *check or vomiting
• Sudden sight loss *check

Then, I clicked on Google Image and when I saw this image :-

Glaucoma. Photo courtesy of National Eye Institute, NIH

I was like “Yess!!!! That’s how my vision looks like!!” Another hit on my Bingo card!

Although, mine was slightly more on the right side and less on the left side.

So, I couldn’t wait. I’m going to make an eye appointment tomorrow. I hope I can get one as soon as possible!

Will update soon.. bye..

Anyway.. I LOVE September. Why? Because all hit tv series will start their new season!

So, to all peminat tegar tv series, here are some of the Premiere Dates:-

CBS Channel

Wednesday, September 14
8 p.m. Survivor: South Pacific

Monday, September 19
8 p.m. How I Met Your Mother (one hour)
9 p.m. Two and a Half Men
9:30 p.m. 2 Broke Girls (new show)
10 p.m. Hawaii Five-O

Tuesday, September 20
8 p.m. NCIS
9 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles
10 p.m. Unforgettable (new series)

Wednesday, September 21
9 p.m. Criminal Minds
10 p.m. CSI

Thursday, September 22
8 p.m. The Big Bang Theory (one hour)
9 p.m. Person of Interest (new show)
10 p.m. The Mentalist

Friday, September 23
8 p.m. A Gifted Man (new show)
9 p.m. CSI: NY
10 p.m. Blue Bloods

Sunday, September 25
8 p.m. The Amazing Race
9 p.m. The Good Wife
10 p.m. CSI: Miami

ABC Channel

Monday, September 19
8 p.m.  Dancing with the Stars
10 p.m. Castle

Tuesday, September 20
9 p.m. Dancing with the Stars Results Show
10 p.m. Body of Proof

Wednesday, September 21
8 p.m. The Middle (one hour)
9 p.m.  Modern Family (one hour)
10 p.m. Revenge (new series)

Thursday, September 22
8 p.m. Charlie’s Angels (new series)
9 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy (two-hours)

Sunday, September 25
9 p.m. Desperate Housewives
10 p.m. Pan Am (new series)

Wednesday, September 28
8:30 p.m. Suburgatory (new series)
9:30 p.m. Happy Endings

Thursday, September 29
10 p.m. Private Practice

Tuesday, October 11
8 p.m. Last Man Standing (new series)

Tuesday, October 18
8:30 p.m. Man Up! (new series)

Sunday, October 23
8 p.m. Once Upon a Time (new series)

NBC Channel

Tuesday, September 13
10 p.m. Parenthood

Wednesday, September 14
8 p.m. America’s Got Talent (season finale)
10 p.m. Up All Night (new show)
10:30 p.m. Free Agents (new show)

Monday, September 19
8 p.m. The Sing-Off
10 p.m. The Playboy Club (new show)

Tuesday, September 20
8 p.m. The Biggest Loser

Wednesday, September 21
8:30 p.m. Up All Night (regular time period debut)
9 p.m. Free Agents (regular time period debut)
9 p.m. Harry’s Law
10 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Thursday, September 22
8 p.m. Community
8:30 p.m. Parks and Recreation
9:30 p.m. The Office
10 p.m. Whitney (new show)
10 p.m. Prime Suspect (new show)

Friday, October 21
8 p.m. Chuck
9 p.m. Grimm (new show)

FOX Channel

Monday, Sept. 20
8:00-9:00 PM: House
9:00-10:00 PM: Lone Star

Tuesday, Sept. 21
8:00-9:00 PM: Glee
9:00-9:30 PM: Raising Hope
9:30-10:00 PM: Running Wilde

Wednesday, Sept. 22
8:00-10:00 PM: Hell’s Kitchen

Thursday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM: Bones
9:00-10:00 PM: Fringe

Friday, Sept. 24
8:00-9:00 PM: Human Target (Changed to October 1)
9:00-10:00 PM: The Good Guys (Fall Premiere

CW Channel

Wednesday, September 8
8 p.m. America’s Next Top Model
9 p.m. Hellcats

Thursday, September 9
8 p.m. The Vampire Diaries
9 p.m. Nikita

Monday, September 13
8 p.m. 90210
9 p.m. Gossip Girl

Tuesday, September 14
8 p.m. One Tree Hill
9 p.m. Life Unexpected

Friday, September 24
8 p.m. Smallville
9 p.m. Supernatural

Reality Tv

Making the Band 4 [MTV, Aug. 19, Tuesdays at 9]
Architecture School [Sundance Channel, Aug. 20, Wednesdays at 9]
Glam God With Vivica A. Fox [VH1, August 21, Thursdays at 10]
The Cho Show [VH1, August 21, Thursdays at 11]
America’s Toughest Jobs [NBC, Aug. 25, Mondays at 9 (four episodes); Sept. 19, Fridays at 8]
My Super Sweet 16 Presents: Exiled [MTV, August 25, Mondays at 10:30]
Janice Dickinson’s Modeling Agency [Oxygen, August 26, Tuesdays at 10]
America’s Next Top Model 11 [The CW, Sept. 3, Wednesdays at 8
Top Design 2 [Bravo, Sept. 3, Wednesdays at 10]
Kitchen Nightmares [Fox, Sept. 4 at 8, Thursdays at 9]
Rachel Zoe Project [Bravo, Sept. 8 at 11, Mondays at 10]
The Biggest Loser 6: Families [NBC, Sept. 16, Tuesdays from 8 to 10]
Survivor Gabon [CBS, Sept. 18, Thursdays at 8]
Dancing with the Stars [ABC, Sept. 22, Mondays at 8 and Tuesdays at 9]
Opportunity Knocks [ABC, Sept. 23, Tuesdays at 8]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition [ABC, Sept. 28 at 7, Sundays at 8]
The Amazing Race 13 [CBS, Sept. 28, Sundays at 8]
Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style [Bravo, Oct. 2 at 11, Thursdays at 10]
Real Housewives of Atlanta [Bravo, Oct. 7, Tuesdays at 10]

FX Channel

Tuesday, September 7
Sons of Anarchy

Wednesday, September 8
Terriers: A new dramedy about a former cop who partners with a friend to paunch a private investigation firm. From The Shield creator Shawn Ryan.

Thursday, September 16
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
The League

Enjoy, peeps!

Heal what has been hurt,
change the fate’s design.
Save what has been lost,
bring back what once was mine,
what once was mine…

There’s a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch, and it’s bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out and I’ll lay your shit bare
See how I’ll leave with every piece of you
Don’t underestimate the things that I will do

There’s a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch
And it’s bringing me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can’t help feeling
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Baby, I have no story to be told
But I’ve heard one of you
And I’m gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Making a home down there
As mine sure won’t be shared

The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can’t help feeling
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside of your hand
But you played it with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow

(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
It all, it all, it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You could have had it all
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)

But you played it
You played it
You played it
You played it to the beat.

So, here goes..

Dear Spotty,

I’m really sorry that finally, you succumb to your severe kutu infection. We have done everything we could to save you, but in the end, you lost the battle. I couldn’t feel sad for you, in fact, I’m glad you’re free at last from all the kutu and we are free from your smelly kudis.

I hope you’re happy up there together with all your ancestors.

You will always be remembered.

Sincerely,
Your Owner.

Day 24 – Mission Accomplished!