Life Of Convenience

I tweeted this

m lucky. printer accepts files via email. DVD sms me whenever series arrive. my pork seller oso accept phone orders. damn lucky biatch me - on twitter

It's true. Darn lucky I am!

I just re-designed my own business card and decided to get it printed. This time in pretty-pwetty pink!! I don't know....there's a little girlie in me, I guess.

So, all I need to do is to email the pdf file to the printer, give her a call and tell her what kind of paper I want and when I can collect it. The next day, I collect it. Simple!

Then there's my TVB series DVD seller who SMSes me every time there is a new DVD arrival. I know it's a smart business tactic for him lah, but hey, whenever he sms me, I call him to let him know that I am heading over and how much money I am bringing (so that he can have the change ready for me). I head out and flick the car lights on and off to signal to him that I am there.

He runs out while I stop the car, open the car door, he passes me the DVD and change and I pass him the money. TADA!! Then I drive off. No need to find parking or anything. Brilliant, right? :-)

And then there's the pork auntie who passes around her business card. I tell you...really savvy. Sell pork also she has business card. It's written there - 'Pork Seller'. :-) Cute as hell. So, if I want to make char-siew for dinner tonight, I can SMS her or call her and she will reserve a part of the meat for me, which I can collect early in the morning too.

Sometimes, you have to be thankful for all these small things because life is tough, you know. When you have all these little-little things to be thankful for, be so.

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