R.I.P Whitney - An Angel loaned to the world by God

Wow. Shock. Disbelief. Utter Sadness - these don't begin to express what I felt when I read, on FB, about Whitney Houston's passing. Who doesn't know Whitney? All I can say is I pity you. This woman had the voice of an angel. She sang, and left you with goose bumps, and before you knew it, a huge lump develops and tears roll down your cheeks. Her voice still elicits the same effect on me when I listen to her music. Yes, that's what she was. So much so that she earned two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her career. Her album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 million albums worldwide.

I grew up in the 80s. I never before bought an album/tape as it were those days. Whitney's was my first ever purchased album, because all she brought out was THAT GOOD. She was a regular in our house, thanks to growing up the last born in a family of 8 siblings. I thank God now, that I grew up at that time, when I was able to appreciate the music of such greats as Michael, Whitney and the now also departed Etta James. I couldn't quite pick a favourite out of her songs (How Will I Know; I Will Always Love You; I'm Every Woman; I'm Your Baby Tonight; I Have Nothing; I Learned From The Best; My Name Is Not Susan; One Moment In Time; Where Do Broken Hearts Go; Didn't We Almost Have It All; I Believe In You And Me; You Give Good Love; Saving All My Love) I remember we always tried to hit those vocals (eh, unsuccessfully). But, I feel like a little piece of my childhood has gone....:(

R.I.P Whitney. You had a troubled life in your later years. The whole world was rooting for your recovery,  but we won't dwell on that. We remember fondly that amazing talent. That amazing voice. Those memorable, touching and poignant songs. Rest with the angels, Whitney. We only borrowed you a little, but I imagine the chorus line up in Heaven just got that much more livelier.

 It's still very surreal. But, as Janet Jackson said: "Please cherish life and those around you. Tomorrow is never promised,” 

Condolences to the family and close friends. As fans, We Will ALWAYS LOVE YOU

I'm a stickler; I'm a creature; I'm a HUMAN

Yup, i'm truly living up to my reputation of being an Occasional Blogger. You see, so many things cross my/our minds; but there never seems to be enough time. Wait! There probably is, but it's just occupied by other things (re: FACEBOOK). But, I again promise to be a little more faithful to my blog.

I'm a stickler: I love to follow rules. After all, there's always a good reason why they were set up in the first place. I view rules as ways of harmonising things - otherwise, if we all decided to do what we want to do, what a mess that would create in an already chaotic world! So, why is it that others feel the need to NOT FOLLOW rules? For example, many work places have what are termed as Standard Operating Procedures. Over the past coupla years, i've had to encounter those that a) are ignorant of these SOPs; and are b) intent on not following such established SOPs. The result has been total frustration for me because when you ask them to justify why they won't follow the rules, they have absolutely no reasons for it!!!!

I'm a creature: Duh....of course. Hahaha. But, i'm a creature of habit. I have set routines for everything about my personal life that I don't like to break. Why? Because, when I break them, that totally confuses and frustrates me. I do things in a programmed manner - very difficult life to live in this rather haphazard and confused world we live in. I like to follow a routine when I wake up in the morning; I have a routine for how my work stars at my desk each day; I have a routine for how my Friday evening should go and my life is one big routine. The Security Test said not to stick to e.g. one route when going home as this could be potentially dangerous if you have people targetting you. And i'm like, yeah right! I hate my routine being interfered with. So, i'm not a good person when it comes to "impromptu" plans. I need to be given advanced warning about stuff - and, if you want me to be an active participant in whatever it is, it is best to keep this in mind.

So, what does that make me? Predictable? Difficult? Complicated, or what? Is it such a bad thing? I wish people took the time out to know me, my thinking and my likes; it really would make our relationship less complicated.

More later...I have lots of things to write about, but I also have to get the juices flowing again.