Saturday, January 17, 2009

January 17th 2009

Light headed whenever I raise my head up, feeling shivers all over my body while I am boiling inside and cherry red cheeks. Head feels like it has been stuck under the train. All of the sudden I realized it: I am in...fected by the damn flu. Yesterday around 2 pm, I started having this serious head ache. Initially I thought it was due to a lack of sleep, so I went to take a nap. But around 8 pm, I started feeling cold while it was fairly warm inside the house. Then I knew I had the damn flu. I barely slept last night because every move made me feel more nauseas. My neck is all blocked and I could use a massage. It got so bad that at a certain time, I couldn't even open my eyes or the head ache would get unbearable. Now it is slightly better, yet the smallest sound causes pains, even the tip-taping of my keyboard. So my apologies to Lolu for not picking up my phone. I saw it ringing but my head didn't allow me to pick up. I will surely give you a scream when I am feeling better.

Did anyone see the images about the plane ending up in the Hudson river? The pilot did a great job because doing heroic things like in New York with its skyscrapers, is not easy at all. But this is yet another reason for me to stay out of a plane for the next 10 years. I think after 9/11, the plane crashes (including the one in Belgium last year) and now this, I prefer not to fly too high... I know that the plane is one of the safest way to transport yourself, much safer than a car, but yet you feel much more helpless when you are in a plane. Or at least that is how it feels psychologically. When you drive a car, you feel like you are in control of it but often this is just a fake thought because no matter how careful you are, (fatal) accidents happen very often.

I heard Bush' last speech yesterday. That guy is really full of himself, now isn't he? His war on terror as prevention for a new terroristic attack... Please that is the biggest sophism ever! Or that the United States are the only country that can bring world piece and spread democracy like they did in Iraq. Or Bush who claims he handled the economical crisis very well... I could continue like this for days. What is sure is that Bush won't let the public, the media or anyone else but himself decide whether his 8 year rule was successful or not. Thank the lord it is all over now! Yet I feel the whole Obama-mania is somehow getting out of proportion. Don't get me wrong because I am happy he will be the next president, but somehow people seem to forget he is the president of America and not of the whole world. Yes he will bring change, but mostly change for the Americans. He won't be able to change the world policies and he will still think first about the American interests when he acts. Obviously less than self-centered Bush... So yes people can identify themselves them with Obama until a certain level, but expressions like "MY president is black" or saying that you can only understand this while you are "truly American and black, like himself" when you aren't American, or never even been to America and have no connection with America whatsoever is in my humble opinion a little bit exaggerated. I'm sure many people will shoot me, go ahead, just my two cents...

Currently, I feel like Akon's second hit single, lonely. Being sentenced to bed rest isn't fun, especially when the person you want to be with is not there to keep you company (whether online or in person). It makes a girl sulk and even feel neglected. lol Yes our female creatures feel abandoned and neglected when we don't get enough attention when we need it most.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I have to agree with you about the whole Obama-Mania thing ... it's becoming too commercial for my taste. I mean, dude is a MAN and a PRESIDENT! If he fails at the things he has promised Americans, then he's surely and ought to get the same horrible media treatment Bush got. Watever. I feel myself beginning to rant.

All I am saying is this: let's hope for the best with this new administration. And let's not become disillusioned that all America's problems will dissolve just because Obama can give riveting speeches! AND again, Obama is NOT going to save the world, even tho America thinks it can.

But heck, I believe in him - he's amazing!!! Nuff said.