Curiouser & Curiouser

The Probability of something happening on any of the 7 days in a week is very high.

*duh*

Today was a relatively bad day. But it had it's moments which, I found, quite amusing..

Firstly, upon leaving my half-witted answers for the last part of the Econs paper I just had today, I was told that the Marketing exam was already done with. I was like, WTH?! and ran all the way to the wrong board (at first) only to discover that it was, as I thought, on Wednesday, as planned. *major phew*


Then, I had to go up to the bank and when I was turning into the head-in parking lot, this stupid chingchong pimply woman on my left, was reversing out. And NOT LOOKING. I blared my horn to no avail. So, she basically scraped my car door with her Kenari bumper. Stupid Cow. At first she said, "Sorry ah...". Then when I asked her what she was going to do about it, she got all defensive and said, "It's just a small thing." I said, "Yes, but to repaint the whole damn door costs a lot. This isn't kindergarten." "So what you want now?" she says. So not in a mood to bargain or even look at her another time, what more hear her voice and call her on my phone, my head aching, I just flicked her away with my hand, saying, "Just get out of my sight and learn how to drive." I should've just started sharpening some knives just to get her to pay me straight away.

Then, when I was driving, the tyres were making noise. The alignment was long overdue, and so I thought of getting it done the next day. Mana tau, when I reached home, the tayar actually pamcit-ed. Ian has it in his boot now, nicely hissing away the last remnants of its funky smelling air, so we can get it patched up tomorrow. Not the first time for that silly tyre. Gosh.

Funny moments was when I went to 7E to get some stuff, and when I walk in, the guy was talking to his friend, stopped mid-sentence and said, "Alhamdulila! *some mumbling*" and drops my items and change. Staring follows me out of the store. (wth?!?)

Then this guy who works in Badass Coffee, "Henry" as Ian calls him, who vaguely reminds me of Calvinator, was carrying my fish and chips towards me. I looked up and smiled, because, that's like my only meal so far for the day! And he dropped the cutleries on the laminated wooden floor, which, frankly, does not sound good with reverbrating steel knives and forks. Helter skelter. And then everyone looked at ME. (Is my smile that scary?) My face immediately turned down towards the keyboard, trying to keep my expression straight. And then, he just sheepishly edged the plate on to the table, mumbling, "I.. get.. some more.. er.. I come back..for you..." Walking off, he did a turn and looked at me and went to get cutleries. He took pretty darned long, and came back with a tray full of drinks and actually stood in the middle of the room , debating whether to give the hungry girl her cutleries , or to be practical and deliver the drinks first. I wanted to smile to reassure him, but seeing as that doesn't have very good track record, I just acted blur and kept doing my work. Of course, when they arrived, there was a mini, obligatory, 'oh' of surprise and a thank you, teeth all firmly out of sight. I don't know why, but I feel like the more embarassed one in this situation.

Upon leaving Tropicana, I was of course, plagued by bad traffic and higgledypiggledy driving. Then I realised. It wasn't just the jam. There was this irritating silver Myvi chinese boy P driver, zigzagging in and out. He was at first beside me. And then, he overtook me. Then he swerved slightly, his head slightly cocking to the middle, and drove super slow. I moved to the next lane, swearing under my breath, thinking he was either on the phone, or had dropped his girlfriend on the floor or something. Then he sails up next to me, me being in a slightly slower lane hence not being able to overtake him, staring at me. I was thinking, "@#$%^ this fellow super kuai lan now." And, the whole way to the LDP Furniture flyover, he was overtaking me, and staring in the rearview mirror. When I overtake him, and turn to give him the tut-tut stare, he pula looks in the side mirror, and stares at me when I pass him. So discomforting. It wasn't like that gangster challenging stare. It was just plain Staring.

On the way back, stopping under the flyover, I noticed the raggedy low cost flats on my left, were being torn down. First reaction was, CRAP, did it give way? Then, as I looked, I realised it was all in the name of development. So I just wondered, whether they found any skeletons in the walls, or what it's like to look back at that space where you/someone has grown up and spent most of their lives in, just reduced to dirty walls, rubble and metal. Then this Black Myvi came beside me. Rude to stare, time to expand my kaypo horizons. So, hesitatingly, I looked to my right, expecting more destruction. And saw that quintessential Malaysian banner, you know the one, the yellow, red and blue Hibiscus-like pattern, with it being draped everywhere, hanging off the top ceiling of what looked like a multi-level carpark. Puzzled I was. I mean, it looked really weird, and I was wondering what went through that person's head when he decided to put it there, and that was when I turned back, checking the traffic lights. That was when I realised, that the black-myvi-chinese-guy was staring at me. Like right smack full frontal stare. So I turned slightly and he snapped his attention back to the front. He then did some mini act, of "*huff* Why the lights so long? *huff*" with the pretend stress face. Ok la, maybe he didn't see me face, and just saw a headful of hair. My mind wandered and so did my gaze. Brake lights blinked, and I looked ahead. BAM! He was staring that same stare again. Wth. Freaky.

This time, kau-kau checking my reflection. Maybe I'd grown Shrek antennas or my hair was standing up like Mary or whatever la. Takde pun. Tired, pissed off, bored and having 'turds-at-gate' moment. Maybe it was the combination of all those emotions.

Reaching home, I did a little stalking and found Ian and StinkyTinky walking. Picked them up, because, they were BOTH lazy to continue walking, pffft! and brought them back.

Speaking of weird encounters, on Friday, din-din day, :) Which I shall label as from now on and create a logbook for.. *idea spark* I was in Jaya Grocer, Empire, and was picking out some prawns. Funny, the same sized prawns are labeled as XL in Giant, and as S in JG. Anyways, super fresh, and nice looking ones, then this Myanmar-looking guy speaks to me from behind the counter. My fingers paused in mid-air, "Sorry?" And I realise he just spoke Cantonese. Sorry to all Chinese people out there, Je suis Banane. So I smiled apologetically and say, "Sorry, I don't speak Chinese." So he signals to another guy, outside of the counter, and Guy 2 comes up and says the same thing to me, "Lei oi mai mat yue?" Of course I understood him, but life would have it that I speak disgraceful and extremely laughable Cantonese, so I repeated as above. To stop them hovering, I just kept quiet and started picking out the prawns. So they stood by, in case, I were to ask for anything, chatting to each other over the counter.


To my horror of horrors, I discovered that their conversation was solely about me.


In Hokkien some more.


I lost count of prawns.


Remember me wanting to read people's minds? OH NO. Trust me. It isn't nice being talked about when you are right there. Only one knows what they said. Because I shall not repeat it anymore. *zip*

*grimace*


One who hears all craves deafness or a mute button.


Anyhoos, late night munchies were:
Cream cheese, cherry tomato & basil sandwiches with a dash of balsamico. Pretty nice acchually!

And Nips (with raisins!) Candy coated, chocolate covered raisins are so not palatable. Me likee M&Ms, Smarties and Maltesers. And Mars Almond bars, which they stopped totally! :( and Bounty. And Kinder Bueno chocolate and wafer bars. And Turkish Delight, which I used to hate, are now fantabulous. And After Eight. And that honeycomby one. MM. As well as, the old Cadbury one, with the two wafers, and like, fans of chocolate in between, and is covered in more chocolate. The names eludes my dysfunctional brain. *yum* Anything with Dark Cherry, Strawberry, Orange, Coffee goes with chocolate. Yum. None of that peanuts and whatnots. Hazelnuts and almonds, fine. Raisins, depending.

And the one I just ate, doesn't taste.... so raisiny.

ew

*banishes thought with a squirm and continues mugging those Mktg notes with brain wide shut*