Birthday wishes...

A friend's birthday is coming and so I asked how she'd like to spend her birthday. Being a practical person, I expected her reply to be either "A happening party my friends!" or "Nevermind la, we just have dinner, like always". Instead this is what I got:

"Either with Daniel Craig or George Clooney!"

I was speechless when I read her text. No, I swallowed a big gulp of saliva! Then I re-read the message. And again, and again...

Oh boy, how in the world am I supposed to bring either of them to her birthday? Let's see, I have a friend who lives in the district where one of them is often seen - can I ask for a favor from this friend? Hurmm... Or maybe I should... Or... Wait, this is better...

Then, I got this email which pretty much solved my problem:

One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, 'My dear child, why are you crying?' The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and that she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family.

The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble set with sapphires. 'Is this your thimble?' the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, 'No.'

The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a golden thimble studded with rubies. 'Is this your thimble?' t he Lord asked. Again, the seamstress replied, 'No.'

The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble. 'Is this your thimble ?' the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, 'Yes.' The Lord was pleased w ith the woman's honesty and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy.

Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water. When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, 'Why are you crying?'

'Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!'

The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney. 'Is this your husband?' the Lord asked. 'Yes,' cried the seamstress.

The Lord was furious. 'You lied! That is an untruth!'

The seamstress replied, 'Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to George Clooney, you would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said 'no' to him, you would have come up with my husband. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. Lord, I'm not in the best of health and would not be able to take care of all three husbands, so THAT'S why I said 'yes' to George Clooney.

And so the Lord let her keep him.




I laughed so hard when I read this - God answered my prayer!  Well, sort of... So, changing all reference of the seamstress to my friend's identity, I forwarded the email...

I guess she's spending her birthday with George Clooney afterall. And I get to keep Daniel Craig. =)