Mnemosyne

The Irony

"Ah, parting is such sweet sorrow!" As dawn breaks, and we say goodbye, all I long for is the darkness, where I shall be one with you again...

Ok I'm talking about my blanket.

It's been cold, rainy, and gloomy for the past 4 days. And the absolute best thing in the world to do is - obviously - snuggle up in bed all day. Sad thing is, school starts this week, so all snuggling plans have been cut short.

BUT! (Ah here comes the big B-U-T) I don't have school on this glorious (albeit wet) Wednesday, so I woke up this morning, all ready to soak up the sweet langour of this day.

Anyway.

I checked my mail this morning, and found this email from one of my dear profs, reminding me of the absolute necessity to read our national daily - beyond the entertainment and sports sections. So. Reading the papers this morning made me laugh.

I realise that ironies make the best news. The incongruity of what is expected and what actually occurs. Take today's papers for instance:

- A man rescues a young lady from drowning in an icy lake, then sues her for giving him a high fever and arthritis.

- That strange Lebanese guy who claims to be worth billions, but is wanted for cheating and fraud in other countries.

- China's excessive economic development in recent years have led to MEGA environmental problems and perhaps even a lowering of living standards.

- And horror of horrors: Cough syrups don't work. In fact, they may actually cause harm to children in the form of over-sedation. I think I am going to pass out thinking of the massive amounts of cough syrup I took as a child. Maybe that's why I now sometimes seem overly sedated.

- Then there is the story of that Filipino girl, who despite her family's poverty, returns a large bundle of cash. A story slotted amidst the many other stories of stealing and cheating.

"Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

when you think everything is okay and everything's going right.

And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think

Everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face."

# posted by Mel @ 3:32 PM