2, 3...a scaredy cat runs in the family?

This morning was like any other morning. Not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen to me. I woke up as usual around 6.3oam (usual time for me to wake up during holidays). I sent my nephew to school as he has a three day camping at school. This might not be news flash but to me it could only mean one thing...Yes, freedom to use my laptop without him 'perching' at the edge of the sofa waiting for his turn with bated breath, eyeing me and my laptop with eagle eyes...hehe. However, as he slowly walked towards the shan tao school gate, I can't help but feel overprotective of him, feeling worried whether he will be alright. He has never been away from my family and I. He still sleeps with my mom in the same room and he won't even go to sleep if my mom is not there to watch him sleep. There is a kind of connection between them...a strong bond that is stronger than the bond between me and her, etween my nephew and my sister, his mother. Anyways, my point is... my mom and I can't stop worrying about him. "What if he wakes up late at night and wants to go to the toilet?" "What if the electricity suddenly goes out and he's scared of the darkness?" These kind of questions will run through our minds. How I know? To tell you the truth...I'm not a mind reader but my mom did discuss about these things... plus what activity/ies to do during Earth Hour ;-) We just hope that he will be a much braver boy after this camp. He needs to be more mature and less of a 'scaredy cat' that he is... Ok moving on...Earlier on, I did mentioned about no 'great expectation' on my part. Boy was I wrong. I went to the Giant store at CT Mall at 11am. Had to do some grocery shopping as I can see through the rice container, and hear the jingle jangle of the sugar when I shook the can. Anyways...after we (+mum+Sarah) had finished loading the heavy laden trolley with goodies of all sorts, we made our way to the counter to part with my hard earned money. I did my normal grocery shopping routine, putting the groceries one by one on the conveyor belt. Everyone was shocked when I suddenly screamed. I thought that I would faint there and then. Right there, on the Nescafe package, was a lizard, brownish almost black in colour. Tried to shoo it away but felt too weak, actually crippled by fright. For those who knows me well, they can vouch that there is no love lost between me and the pesky, cold blooded, creature. I did all sorts of non-verbal communication, movements Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li would surely envy but to no avail. The lizard was very stubborn. The cashier can't help smiling at my antics (I know this coz my mum later pointed it out when we were in the car). Luckily the lady behind me was sympathetic and was my 'heroine'. She asked me what was wrong and I can just point at the lizard. She understood and lifted the Nescafe from the conveyor belt, put it down and shooed the lizard away. This time, the lizard obliged. I am very thankful to the lady. She was very helpful and I find that her action was 'extraordinary' as she took the trouble help me out, despite me being a total stranger and a foreigner...you see, she is a young Englishwoman, so me being a Malaysian, is also a foreigner to her. She humbly accepted my "Cheers!" aka thanks. My family and I quickly made our way to the exit, trying to avoid people's gazes. Haha...how embarrasing. I guess I do share something in common with my nephew after all... besides genes :-)