bug

My female owner reckons she caught a Brisbane bug. The bug where she would rather stay at home and rot than to go out to a venue that is inaccessible or unfamiliar. This stems from her highly blessed (or pampered) life in Brisbane where her driving friends would offer lifts to bring her around to places. This is apparently normal in Brisbane because of the inadequate transport system which makes it hard for non-car owners to move around.

So anyway, my female owner had a BBQ to attend this evening. She was hesitant to attend for many reasons, among which are that the place is inaccessible by public transport and she had another appointment in the night. Onli Fren sent a few smses to her cajoling her to attend, coz this BBQ was organised for their former bible study leader who is currently based in Cambodia as a missionary and is back for a short holiday. Finally, being in the area and sensing her reluctance, Onli Fren offered to pick her up… and my female owner agreed to go (not before she had to sacrifice the night appointment to make it for this BBQ).

Ah… that lazy, unproductive bug. Whatever happened to her independent streak? I have more examples.

Earlier yesterday, she had a badminton session with Impromptu Frens. Out of the blue, Clever Fren asked if she needed a lift to the venue, which is accessible by a direct bus (about 50mins). My female owner initially rejected the offer, saying that she would take it only if he happens to be in the area, which is unlikely coz he actually stays quite near to the venue. His reply to this was that it was up to my female owner to accept and she finally did, after her friends convinced her that since he offered to do it, then he’s really ok with going out of his way. In the past, she would have rejected such offers coz it would be inconvenient and she didn’t want to be unnecessarily indebted to anyone.

She hanged around with some of her Impromptu Frens until the wee hours of Sunday morning and again, she accepted a lift home from Clever Fren. Again, in the past, this would be unheard of (unless she is intoxicated and stripped of decision-making power). But now, because she cannot really afford to take cabs, she had little choice but to graciously accept his kindness.