Life's Like That..

Was commuting during the evening peak hour..my detest for heavy traffic is quite legendary..was muttering under my breath about the bumper to bumper traffic..'why is the traffic so bad..every car is moving so slowly..blah blah blah..'

Then i looked up..and there it was..my fave scene of the day - sunset. Almost missed it cos i was too 'engrossed' in the congestion.

Eventually i did arrive at my destination..2 degrees calmer..

And then i told myself 'Whenever traffic(or life) is not so smooth, i will think of the sunset'

Chicken Little

I have weird eating habits(no..i did not repost my previous entry by mistake..)

Chicken Little is my latest nickname..for my eating habits(again)

It seems like i have the habit of 'dropping' food on the table during mealtimes..it's not that i can't use the chopsticks well enough or..maybe i'm not using it..'correctly' afterall..

In fact, these 2 'characteristics' of mine came as revelations of some sort..i never realised i kept dropping food and i had always been rather proud of my chopsticks skills(mistakenly?)

I dun know if i always had these characteristcs..or were they newly 'acquired'..was it simply cos nobody ever pointed them out to me..?

And if people didn't point them out, was it cos they couldn't be bothered..or they felt it was too trivial/embarrasing/awkward?

Chicken Skin

I have 'weird' eating habits.

Of cos most people have some peculiar eating habits(one friend only eats 'neat' food such as chicken rice; char kway teow is too 'messy'...another doesn't eat anything with wings - that rules out chicken, duck, pigeon, etc) but it seems like mine is fussier than most..

Growing up in an environment with 'just-as-fussy' eaters, i didn't realise i was so particular with food..and i don't just mean the type of food..nothing too spicy..deep frieds are a no-no..and of cos the fact that i dun take any mushrooms is rather legendary..

What I'm more fussy about(than most people)is that i like my food prepared fresh n served hot..'who doesn't?' you might ask..well, i figured it's THE reason why i always prefer eating noodles, rather than rice(ie.菜饭), especially for dinner..since noodles dishes are almost guaranteed to be prepared upon order..tze char being exception cos they're 'fresh' in a way..

Just as i was typing out the above paragraphs..a watsapp msg came in - 'drinking cappucino now, got it for free' and it suddenly dawned upon me that the one person who accomodated/tolerated my eating habits most..is the person that i spent the most and yet, least time with...

In fact, the very first meal we had together eons ago..she asked 'you don't take chicken skin right?' and proceeded to pick out a skinless piece for me..what was so impressive was that our main form of communication prior to the meal was through icq(oh my..sounds so antique!) and it was just a passing comment that i don't take skin(u know.. the sort of rubbish we say on online chat)

I guess that was the moment when i knew i'm gonna keep this friend for life..

Happy Bday Pal!

It's my customary cyber bd wishes to who-else-but-Wei...my ever faithful blog follower..haha

Floppy..?

Was feeling a bit..u know..'xian' over the past couple of days..no particular reason, just a dip in energy levels and happiness index generally..

So I did what i always do..sent out a whining watsapp(yes, i'm totally appreciative of this app) 'feeling lethargic..dont feel like doing anything lately'..

22 hours and 3 irrelevant msges later(such as, 'the hospital is really messed up..haven't received my pay'), the somewhat-sympathetic response came - 'i have been like this all the time..u will have a day full of energy and the rest of the week feeling floppy'

Floppy..??

How amusing to hear this word as an adjective for describing a mental state/mood..and how amazing that it seemed like the perfect ang moh counterpart of 'nuah'..

Should I have...?

I witnessed this scene today:

- Old Uncle wanted to try bubble tea(no joking)
- Counter Girl suggested oolong tea(sensible)
- OU paid for drink (as he should)
- OU then requested to break his $10 into 5 x $2 notes (trying his luck)
- CG obliged (not bad service)
- CG realised not enough $2 notes in the cashbox, returned the $10 and apologised(reasonable)
- OU became angry and shouted at CG to return change of $0.10 (uncalled for)
- CG replied she did so earlier (unfortunately i was busy on my phone to actually see her giving back change)
- OU got agitated and called CG stupid and threw the receipt at her(plain rude)

I was 1 arm's length from the whole scene...and throughout that 5 mins, i was wondering if i should interfere..

I could have told OU that CG already returned the change but i hesistated as i really did not witness the returning of $0.10 change..or i could stand up against OU calling CG names - i really don't like this..raising voice i can still give the benefit of doubt that one has a loud voice..but names calling..tsk..

Also, i was feel a little lousy these couple of days and i really have no intention of getting into another argument, esp when i'm not directly involved(i got into an ' argument' with a condo security guard the day before and he actually called up my friend - the resident, to complain about me)

I'm usually quite mild and occasionally have been labelled 'pushover'...but the 5% when i erupt..you wouldn't want to be near me..

Sorry CG.. -.-