29 March 2008, Saturday

my recent posts will look a bit weird in terms of the spacing cos i'm
using the notepad to type it instead of Microsoft Word.

anyway, i went to Cold Storage to buy my favourite snack for the year,
wang wang's hei bai pei (ya, ya, i hear gasps of disbelief but believe
me, i've never tried it before last week. lol.). and as you know, Cold
Storage mostly cater to the richer upper class people who are willing
to spend more so they travel less (like, 3 times more than average?)
and today being a weekend (29 March, Saturday), lots of rich people are stocking
up for the next week. and me, i only went down to buy my snack. so i
queued up behind this caucasian with a trolley full of goods worth $254
(i found that out later) and he suddenly spoke to me.

i wasn't prepared to be spoken to, so i was bit slow. he asked me if
what i had in hand (that snack) was all i had. me being damn
uncomfortable when ang mohs talked to me plus i was stoning, stared at
him for what seemed like an eternity. anyway, he offered to let me go
first since i only had one item but i said it was alright. well, i did
reach after him, so i should pay for my purchases after him. anyway,
after i declined, he shook his head and turned away as if i'm some
dimwitted person (which i will admit i am, IN THIS OCCASION).

anyway, the point is, i was damn touched when he offered to let me go
first. why am i not living in such an environment when people are
much more generous to strangers? can you imagine your neighburhood
kiasu aunties letting you go first? they will more likely ask you to
let them go first because they have 5 items while you have 6.

and that reminds me of another place. In Bangkok, at their MRT
stations (they call it the BTS), they also have those yellow lines
to stand behind to allow commuters to alight first but the difference
is that they do stand behind the yellow lines. and they actually stood
in an indian file and allowed commuters to alight before they board the
train. so amazing. isn't it? and it's so fun standing in a single file
waiting to board th train.

why is it that we don't see these in our society? we are indeed richer
than the Thais in terms of GDP but are we better than them in anything
else? i get this feeling we are at our best in earning more money and
earning more money and earning more money and earning more money and...
why is it that the caucasians have more money and culture? what exactly
is it that we lack that made us richer materially but not non-
materially?

oh, Energy is coming down to Leisure Park tomorrow, 30 March but by the
time i post this, they would've came and went. not a fan of Energy, my
apologies to Energy fans, but tomorrow, there'll be lots of business
(hopefully) and free entertainment. Though not earning commission,
it's still good to be busy. else. i'll just stone whole day. that can
be boring after a while too.

looking forward to the Chek Jawa trip with the class next Saturday! :D
i know it'll be fun. hopefully, i don't have to work after that.

hey, i realised that my tolerance for kids has increased. but i still
can't stand screaming/ wailing kids. nor brats. still have the urge to
strangle them or at the very least, gag them. if all the little kids
look AND behave like angels (as opposed to looking like angels and
behaving like the very devil), the world will be a much better place.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

-aeRieL-

30 March 2008, Sunday

continuing on the inter-racial marriages (last post), i wonder what
my dear relative would say to a chinese and an ang moh marrying. would
it be more acceptable than a chinese and indian? or is he one of those
who cannot abide by any 'dilution of the chinese blood'? i really do
wonder at times.

you know, the Energy thingy only starts at 3 pm but their fans are
already waiting for them at 10am. how logical is that?! i know i
wouldn't even do that for Gary Chaw lor. it's insanity. but then, fans
aren't really supposed to be logical when it comes to their idols,
right? nevermind. i still don't agree with their way of supporting
their idol... hmmm. i just realised i would insult some people with
this post. opps. :P

-aeRieL-

1 April 2008, Tuesday

you know, these days are so boring, or should i say mundane, that i can
hardly summon much enthusiam to go about the day. it's like a routine
that never changes. much like school and my prevoius job. but some how,
i don't recall complaining much in my last job. i had to start work
earlier and end work at about the same tme as now and i'm paid about
the same rate as now but this time round, it's so much more boring and
tedious. and go school can pon school but go work cannot pon work. cos
one week only got one day off.

but i will try not to complain about it. yesterday after work i went
to parkway and when i was on the bus home, i hear this old lady saying
she has one day off every ten days. i thought my working conditions are
quite inhumane already but that bets mine. she has to work a ten
hour shift and sometimes 14 hours.

but i'm still bored! i can fnish one book per day every day that i am
working. i know i'm paid to do nothing but the shopping centre is
really like a ghost town every single freaking day except for weekends.
you don't see that for AMK Hub lor.

on a different note, i googled 'aeriel' the last time i used the
internet and i found out it is a guy's name. like, got some rock star
or something with that first name. but Meredith Ann Pierce's
character with the same name is a girl leh. lol.

-aeRieL-

aeRieL fell to the samurai's sword @ 10:49 PM