Stretchy Fletchy
August 20th, 2007
it rained in the wee hours of the morning, and that’s usually the harbinger of worse than usual traffic during the rush to work. so when Toteman called to say he’d be a little late in coming to pick me, i had expected it and was serenely unannoyed over the fact that i would in turn be late as well. it was a perfectly nice morning, why waste it i thought, so i walked down the street to the neighbourhood mamak stall, stopping along the way to buy curry puffs for the boys and to artfully dodge imminent rain puddles.
usually there are a bunch of school children waiting for the bus, but not today because it’s a weeklong school holiday. i’ve noticed that no one ever talks to each other and everyone always looks bored. the boys always have their hair plastered down with water and combed back; the girls have really neat shoes and socks. i’m kinda glad to see that those ugly colourful schoolbags (as opposed to backpacks! ’schoolbags’ are in an entire league of their own) are actually still around; i thought they died out with my primary school days, but clearly they havent.
the first time i saw those fresh-looking schoolkids with bright eyes, i wondered at the back of my head if they had mobile phones and ipods in their pockets, seeing how society is getting richer these days and working parents more lavish with their guilty gifts. then i realized they probably didnt have those gadgets, because if they did, they’d probably have whipped them out and would be tinkering away with them while waiting for the bus. such are kids of the 21st century. i should know – as i sit here in the mamak writing this post, every single person around me is toying with their mobile phone or PDAs over their roti canai and hot milky drinks. even i cant resist making use of the wireless connection here. (but then again i never do try resisting anyway hehehe)
i’m drinking milo ais kosong which is like my default mamak drink. my shoes are dry and i’m wiggling my cotton-socked toes around in them comfortably. i do detest the feeling of sloshing around in wet shoes!
it’s so darn early in the morning. i’ve almost forgotten how good it feels to be up at this time of the day, having breakfast and reading the papers, not rushing anywhere. sigh deep down inside i believe i’m actually a morning person.
me with half a curry puff in my mouth. i am so ladylike it amazes even me sometimes.
is anyone going for gwen stefani? i’m just awaiting the day that certain quarters will learn to be mature about this anti-western performer concerts issue. there are more pressing matters to be addressed, dontcha think, instead of frothing at the mouth over a performer’s choice of stockings.
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1. Samantha | August 20th, 2007 at 10:48 am
nice photo + nice description! :D
2. Aimee | August 20th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
yup. very ladylike =P
gosh. second to comment. i resemble a stalker dont i!
3. reallybites | August 20th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
ah i hate schoolholidays.so many kids in the malls and cinemas.
4. ronin | August 20th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
ah I luv school holidays, no traffic jam.
5. sheon | August 20th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Anybody told you you have cleopetra’s eyes?
I cant agree more on your last statement. those overzealous self proclaimed moral police are always just harping on cleavages and skin, when they should focus more on humanity issues like famine and human rights and education…….
one of the better curry puffs in town is from the bakery just outside jaya jusco midvalley .
6. Lisa | August 20th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
LOL…u walked all the way to Stevens for breakie?
u shuda called me or steve to join u ;-P
JK
nice blog btw
7. Michelle | August 20th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
I wake up at 5!
8. Michael | August 20th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
can i have the other half of the karipuff?
9. ben | August 20th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
why stand near dumpster and take photo
10. Karyn | August 20th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
The other half of the curry puff was most probably already in the stomach by the time that photo was taken.
… right? XD
11. kennysia | August 21st, 2007 at 12:25 am
exactly! some ppl are just way too kepoh. censor movies not enuff, wanna restrict the clothing performers wear! omg.
12. hw | August 21st, 2007 at 12:27 am
im going for gwen :P and i’m ready to take pictures of her and the harajuku girls performing in baju kurungs.
Next time, I’m getting concert tickets for Singapore shows.
And yaeh, it’s good to be up so early in the morning, feeling the cool air that you just don’t get at most parts of the day/night, whilst reading papers over some delicious, hot dim sum
13. thegeekinpink | August 21st, 2007 at 12:39 am
hey! haha i have that shirt too except i had my boyfriend’s name stitched at the bottom.
censoring clothes is just ridiculous, i wonder what they are gonna come up with next. we’ll probably have to wear a speech-programmed chip to censor our own language soon maybe? blah
14. tze | August 21st, 2007 at 8:56 am
you have GOT to stop declaring your love for mcdreamy by always wearing that shirt!
15. aya | August 21st, 2007 at 3:00 pm
secretly, i do think im a morning person too. but i just rarely manage to wake up that earli to live up to that description. :P
but on the other hand.. i do stay awake till.. morning..
16. Charlie | August 21st, 2007 at 8:10 pm
I don’t understand morning people la.. Some of you can sleep at like 4 a.m and then get up for college looking peachier than a peach at a peach festival.
PS. That currypuff tak sedap ke?? Eat half already cannot swallow.. : P
17. pinkpau | August 22nd, 2007 at 3:11 am
samantha : thank u :D
aimee : u havent seen me mud wrestle yet hahaha
reallybites : haha ya i noticed penang schoolkids always hang out at malls wan. ur penang schoolgirls are so pretty!
ronin : i hear u :P
sheon : no, but the biggest compliment i’ve ever been given is that i have jeon ji hyun eyes! haha so untrue but i shall forever hold that close to my heart. bakery outside jusco mv.. is that la boheme? if so, their egg tarts are pretty good too!
lisa : haha babe!!!! i heard you’re in star celeb!!!! congrats :) :) :)
michelle : OH MY GOD whatever for!!!
michael : ate oredi
ben : HAHA ben! dont give away all our neighbourhood secrets! later people also want to take photo near the dumpster
karyn : correct u are!
kennysia : lets hope there will be no restrictions on my husband justin timberlake. otherwise there will be hell to pay!! *clenches fist and pounds table*
hw : haha no baju kurung :P eh did u manage to catch what the heck gwen said in BM before hollaback girl? di mana something something.
thegeekinpink : we should both be glad that we dont date boys with the names ashton, brad, justin, heath, etc etc :P that would be rather horrific. sigh let’s not give the authorities any ideas about literally censoring freedom of speech!
tze : but why =( season 4 starting soon, all the more reason to declare my neverending lurve for him!
aya : hi five, buddy :P
charlie : actually i dont understand them either. actually what i dont understand are ppl who can attend school every day O_O
18. hw | August 22nd, 2007 at 3:27 am
pinkpau: no, I don’t think anyone caught what she said, but I heard ‘di mana gadis something’… not exactly sure but I think she it’s a translation of where my girls at? or something like that… haha I have no idea, all I remember was looking at my gf and she looked back at me with wtf written all over our faces.
and omg she didn’t do ‘Crash’ =(
19. sheon | August 22nd, 2007 at 8:43 am
forgotten the name already lor……..its been a while since i stepped foot in midvalley. its just beside the escalators.
since you mentioned a korean, i must confess, i’m starting to luuurve their movies! i recently (yes i know its an old movie) watched “sex is zero”, i must say, its one of the most entertaining yet poignant movies i’d watched.
i wonder why all korean hotties look the same? blame it on plastic surgery or kimchi?
20. pinkpau | August 22nd, 2007 at 9:08 am
hw : haha that’s what my friend and i did too! we were like WHAT?? then everyone cheered.. but i bet like you and i they didnt understand what the heck she said :P haha ya she din play crash. i wish she’d done sweet escape again tho. aiyo that time when she ran down to the audience. lucky buggers at the far end lower tier!!!!!!!!!!!!
sheon : ya la boheme :) which korean hotties; the guys or the girls? no lahhh they dont look the same, but then if you look at a corean actor/actress you can immediately tell their corean. for some reason. my fav = jeon ji hyun!! sex is zero.. what genre is that?
21. Asyraf Lee | August 22nd, 2007 at 9:09 am
It was about a year ago, where I had to fetch my sister from her school after her Saturday school stuff.
As usual, she’s not waiting at the place she was supposed to, so I asked her friend nearby. That friend then took out her phone to call my sister, of which the phone turns out to be some expensive phone (I can’t remember the model)
Quite thankful that no one was calling me at that time.
22. sheon | August 22nd, 2007 at 10:50 am
“sex is zero” sounds like soft porn leh…hahaha……….a teeny bit of nudity in it lar..and some adult orientated jokes…but in general its in the genre of love comedy. its ridiculously hilarious. hmmm……… on my movie scale…its a definite ‘must watch’!!
i mean the gals……..its like…..all of them are produce of the same mold lidat. even Harisu (the hottest pondan in the world) looks them ‘them’………
23. gt | September 17th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
hey, u seem to be in my neighbourhood if not mistaken :-)
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