8 May 2006
some people have a thing for talking about their entire day in their blogs, so now i will attempt the same task i never thought logical.
today's my first real day off since the end of the exams and since the end of the semester, so i decided it was time to ge off my ass and go visit my optician for a new pair of contact lenses. of course what followed was a series of expressions of feigned shock (ooh?) at the knowledge that my present lenses are severely expired (since 2003...), and authentic shock (ahh...?) at finding out that my eyesight hasn't really deteriorated in a year. well, except for the astig on my left eye that apparently was caused by out-of-alignment glasses...go figure...
nothing like stability to remind you that you're growing old.
after lunch i decided to go look for kim's birthday present--belated, present, considering her birthday's today, and the present's in my room...sorry babe, i still love you though hehhehheh...i know you'r reading this so i shan't say what i got you and where from cos if you still dunno then *sheepish* you'll find out soon...-- so anyway i zipped down to town with my mom for a little post-sem shopping.
actually, today was sorta my first foray back in town in like two months. i had spent the past two months cooped up at home and literally hiding from civilisation and humanity...though on hindsight i don't think i missed much...the thing is, somehow i'd developed a severe phobia of orchard road--i know, i feel way beyond stupid too. when i get past feeling stupid then maybe i'll figure out why i developed the phobia in the first place. but for now, i'm too stupid to figure anything out.--and i only managed to curb the fear enough to have dinner at cineleisure last thursday. thanks, weixin, for bringing me back to town. *muacks*
and the thing about shopping in town is, while i was in town today, what else did i do but see things that i did not want to see.
yes, exactly. ridiculous numbers on tiny objects. i mean, you look at a pricetag with all those huge, meaningless figures, and then you trace the little plactic string to the other end, and all you get is this miniature, almost-invisible-to-the-naked-eye, pathetic excuse of a merchandise that would probably have been hidden by the pricetag anyway. makes you kinda nauseaous. you seriously wonder whatever possessed you to pick it up in the first place. whaddya expect, considering how insignificant it really is
but, ah well, some things you want, some things you don't.
the things that i really want, well at least i can console myself by believing that when i get a job i will be able to afford all that and be really happy.
and as for the things that i don't want, well i just look back at the tag, point and go (nasal voice) "hah-hah, use-less...thing so lousy, pricetag also lidat rubbish wan...jialat lah, want for what?", turn around, and walk out without looking back. all the while happily chewing on my strawberry candy.
today's my first real day off since the end of the exams and since the end of the semester, so i decided it was time to ge off my ass and go visit my optician for a new pair of contact lenses. of course what followed was a series of expressions of feigned shock (ooh?) at the knowledge that my present lenses are severely expired (since 2003...), and authentic shock (ahh...?) at finding out that my eyesight hasn't really deteriorated in a year. well, except for the astig on my left eye that apparently was caused by out-of-alignment glasses...go figure...
nothing like stability to remind you that you're growing old.
after lunch i decided to go look for kim's birthday present--belated, present, considering her birthday's today, and the present's in my room...sorry babe, i still love you though hehhehheh...i know you'r reading this so i shan't say what i got you and where from cos if you still dunno then *sheepish* you'll find out soon...-- so anyway i zipped down to town with my mom for a little post-sem shopping.
actually, today was sorta my first foray back in town in like two months. i had spent the past two months cooped up at home and literally hiding from civilisation and humanity...though on hindsight i don't think i missed much...the thing is, somehow i'd developed a severe phobia of orchard road--i know, i feel way beyond stupid too. when i get past feeling stupid then maybe i'll figure out why i developed the phobia in the first place. but for now, i'm too stupid to figure anything out.--and i only managed to curb the fear enough to have dinner at cineleisure last thursday. thanks, weixin, for bringing me back to town. *muacks*
and the thing about shopping in town is, while i was in town today, what else did i do but see things that i did not want to see.
yes, exactly. ridiculous numbers on tiny objects. i mean, you look at a pricetag with all those huge, meaningless figures, and then you trace the little plactic string to the other end, and all you get is this miniature, almost-invisible-to-the-naked-eye, pathetic excuse of a merchandise that would probably have been hidden by the pricetag anyway. makes you kinda nauseaous. you seriously wonder whatever possessed you to pick it up in the first place. whaddya expect, considering how insignificant it really is
but, ah well, some things you want, some things you don't.
the things that i really want, well at least i can console myself by believing that when i get a job i will be able to afford all that and be really happy.
and as for the things that i don't want, well i just look back at the tag, point and go (nasal voice) "hah-hah, use-less...thing so lousy, pricetag also lidat rubbish wan...jialat lah, want for what?", turn around, and walk out without looking back. all the while happily chewing on my strawberry candy.
posted by benita adrianne at 11:19 PM
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