a survey

I like the look of bullets in a write-up. When I went back to school (for the nth time) two years ago, a few lecturers wanted our answers to exam questions in bullets – much like – enumerated items. I found an excuse to make some bullets in my blog, and I thought of one topic: No Substitutes (guaranteed limitless bullets) and one method: a survey. I asked friends and relatives about one thing in their lives that can’t be substituted. I had an image of a long list of answers in BULLETS.

• mother’s milk (too overstated)
• a child's hug
• a security blankie
• an old teddy bear named Koko
• chocolate that melts and oozes in the mouth
• seri muka
• nasi lemak
• an antique kebaya/antique watch/antique table/antique……
• a photo of a dead pet
• Marsha of Akademi Fantasia (???)
• home-made pancakes
• a best friend
• a guy who picks up the tabs (no dutch treats eh)
• a little girl’s French beret
• Harry Potter book
• beloved amah
• cigarettes
• fiancé/fiancée
• wife/husband
• laptop
• coffeemate
• honey stars
• Lancome’s Blanc Expert (did I get that right?)
• credit cards
• dora the explorer (so cute)
• a hole in one

I got my wish – BULLETS.

P.S. I conclude without hesitation that my adult friends and relatives are foodies and/or materialists and/or credit laden. The children are more sentimental and found attachments in valuable/non-negotiable/irreplaceable possessions.