Sunday, January 01, 2006
welcoming 2006am back from countdown anD i finalli figured out the weird feeling i was hafing after the countdown when i see that people were actualli
rushing running [to be exact] to catch the train home. i realli felt like laughing at that veri moment. so these are Singaporeans fer u. i suppose they didnt noe that the last train is actualli at 0130hrs. anw, that's not the point.
wud actualli got mi pondering was that: are ocassions celebrated fer the sake of celebrating? sadly, it seems to be a yes to mi. i dunnoe. but i just haf the feeling that it's the case fer these people. as though they went fer the countdown just because they didnt wanna be classified under the category "loser". oh well, no one would love to be called one if given a choice, i guess. anD at least in this way, they wld be spared of the pain of hafing to give a pathetic reply "oh, i actualli stayed at home on new year eve." anD hafing to force out a weak smile after that. as though a reasonably more decent answer like "oh, i went fer the countdown on new year eve." would make their life more interesting. i am truly amazed=\ to these people: oh, your life sure rocks hur.
why go through all the trouble then? i dun get it. if one is realli going fer countdowns just not wanting to end up looking like a loser, then i'm sorry. i am gonna slam this straight in ya face: YOUR LIFE IS DAMN SAD. if that simple reply to the Qn" how did you spend ya new year eve?" realli matter so much to you, here's an easy way out fer you. dun make ya life so miserable, hafing to squeeze through the crowd, anD even risk being molested or sprayed at by the bangalas. here goes my suggestion.. You could go countdown yourself on another dae, perhaps the 28th dec or wudever, when it wldnt be as packed as the new year eve[ i suppose that didnt make much of a difference to you, since ya life is already that pathetic anD counting down aint of that much of a significance to you anw.] after which, when ppl ask if u went to countdown, u can proudly answer a YES with ya head high up, anD thinking: just that i did it on the 28th Dec instead of 31st Dec. doesnt that make u smarter? neh~
this kinda reminds mi of wud tong yee taught us. Pragmatism: the uniQue culture of Singapore. just like Qing Ming festival or Hungry Ghost Festival [wuDever u call it], unlike people in Hong Kong, Singaporeans will not pay respect to their ancestors on the first dae. They wld choose to go on some other daes cus' there will be traffic jams on the first dae. then we ask ourselves, wldnt it be meaningless then? so wud's the point of hafing such festivals?
of cus i'm dun haf anithing against being pragmatic. but at least i wldnt be pragmatic in this sense.
over the years, events like countdown just seems to haf lost it's significance, somehow.
anw, speaking of the countdown, met up wif joanne anD gang. a simple gathering like this sure made myee dae(: am amazed how some things just remain the same over the years.. joanne anD her supposed-to-be farni jokes [it did make us laugh nonetheless] , xixxi anD her auntie behaviours etC etC. lol.
anD an auntie had to spoil my dae after the countdown. went into the toilet anD rubby said "excuse mi" to this
lady auntie SEVERAL TIMES anD she refuse to move even an inch!! anD so "wtf" came out before i even realise it. damn pissifying. hello? you're singaporean anD you telling mi u dunch noe wud is "excuse mi"??!! anD you still haf the cheek to push mi as u make ya way to the cubicle. fuck off LAH. i wasnt even attempting to snatch the cubicles with you [which i reckon u thought i was going to]. if i ever wanna use to the cubicles, i haf the basic courtesy to QUEUE UP alrights, low class auntie! FYI, i just need to use the mirror there LAH. u can stay in the toilet anD declare that your home all you want. grr.. thanks so much fer making my toilet trip such a memorable one hur.
she misses life as a toddler
