Ding dong bell...

*we interrupt your commercial break to bring you the latest breaking news as it happens...*

I know I was supposed to be on a hiatus, but this piece of news was just too tantalizing not to blog about. Ahahaha.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Badawi (or Pak Lah as he is fondly called), is getting married this Saturday. Yup, he's getting married for the second time. The official announcement by his office can be found here.

A colleague of mine says of bride-to-be, "Lucky lady. Overnight she gets to become the first lady." Well, I wouldn't want that by a long shot. Just think, you'll have to deal with all the protocol of being the first lady. You'll have to be with your husband meeting and entertaining foreign dignitaries and all the exhaustion of travel to boot. You won't be you anymore because you'll be in the public eye and subject to scrutiny of thousands. People will comment on how you act, how you dress, how you talk, how you treat people, even on how you walk. If it's not about you, it'll be about your husband and your family. Your life probably won't be your own also, because there will be a hundred and one public events to attend, as the First Lady. There'll be people following you up and down - especially that pesky security detail. There'll be the hangers-on and the apple polishers (read: politicians) and their wives surrounding you like buzzards on carrion. People will mouth platitudes to you and you'll wonder if they are genuinely being nice or are they nice just because of who you're married to. No sirree! I don't envy her at all (unlike my colleague).

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While I'm blogging, a quick birthday shout out to angel! Happiest Happy Birthday wishes for a special person! *muack*