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sorry seems NOT to be the hardest word
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Is it just me , or is the word being used incessantly nowadays ?
I have people profusely apologising to me over the slightest ( or even non-existent ) wrongdoings.
For goodness sake , i am NOT a tyrant !
Shawn.B called me just now while i was in the shower and when i returned his call he was a picture of guilt and panic
Fiona : Shawn , you called ah ?
S.B : Yup.. You're busy huh ?
Fiona : No lah.. Was in the shower. Whats up ?
S.B : Oh... Sorry leh i didn't know you were in the shower ..
Fiona : Err.. Okay.. So you called me for..?
S.B : Huh ? No lah.. Regarding Eugene's BBQ lor.. Eh.. Sorry leh.
Fiona : Sorry what ?
S.B : Sorry for disturbing you while you were in the shower lor..
Which i thought was really funny because
1) How on earth could i have been disturbed by his one single call which i did not hear , much less pick up ?
2) I sounded really jolly and in no way did my voice had the slightest semblance of annoyance.
And then there was J.
I don't know why on earth he gave me roses for because we've known each other for the longest time and have seen each other in the worst light ( like him scratching his ass while peeing at Ros' chalet and me forming a damp patch on a pillow with my drool while sleeping which is AN ISOLATED INCIDENT )
So i called him.
Me : Eh , thanks for the roses ah. Very nice.
J : No prob.. You like it ?
Me : Yup.. thanks again
J : I thought you prefer lilies ?
Me : Aiyo , its the thought that counts man !
J : Sorry leh.. I didn't really think when i got the roses.
Me : Its okay lah ! Its nice what !
J : Really ? But i think you will prefer lilies lor .. Sorry..
Me : I SAID I LIKE IT MEANS I LIKE IT LAH NABEI COCKANATHAN YOU I SAY WHAT I MEAN OKAY U PUNDEK !
Okok , so the last sentence was made up.
I guess the apologies were to fill up the awkward voids in conversation but it was quite embarrasing to hear someone apologising once every few seconds.
But of course , none of them can beat Myloh in apologising.
He definitely wins hands down !
A made-up example of an online conversation :
Myloh : Are you there ?
Me : Yeah.. Hold on.. Typing out some assignment stuff
Myloh : Sorry ..
--3 minutes later without any reply from me-
Myloh : Sorry again...
Me : Don't be sorry for nothing lah !! Wait ah , im going back to my assignment :)
Myloh : Okay.. sorry..
--- 2 minutes later without any reply from me-
Myloh : Sorry to have disturbed you just now..
Myloh : Really sorry ...
LOL.
Shitte , maybe its time i start potraying myself as a "Hubby , what would you like to drink for breakfast tomorrow ? Hubby , do you want a foot massage ? Hubby , would you like me to be on top or below tonight ?" kind of girl . Yep , the passive and submissive type whose life revolves around the man in her life .
Why ?
Because , this is the kind of girl nobody ever apologises to. Who cares about her temper ? What can she do even if she throws a tantrum anyway ? Run to a corner and whine ?
Maybe i really do give out provoke-me-and-you-are-gonna-be-so-fucked vibes.
Really , i'm not.
One should refrain from apologising unless the situation really calls for it as a remedy , because it loses its credibility and sincerity if used too often .
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Oh hell , i am so addicted to Subway's Cold Cut Trio and its White chocolate cookies ! ( had it for 3 consecutive days )
But i really dislike the macademia nuts in the cookie though :(
Mr Magain , one white chocolate chip cookie without the nuts pretty please ? Thankewww !!
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Special acknowledgements :
J for the lovely roses with the berries that look good enough for consumption
S for the card and the basket of baby tulips
Julynn for her timely air-mail of australian lingerie ( cheap , cute and good :P ) because most of my lingerie are quite fucked up after too many rounds in the washing machine. Really , lingerie's supposed to be handwashed but i just chuck all my laundry into the machine. And i end up with bras with mangled/bent underwires and undies with holes because it usually gets caught in the hooks of the bra .
Ros for being such good company today and her big stalk of giant rose !
Soryan a.k.a MINABONG for calling me and wishing me a very sarcastic happy valentine's and an awful rendition of some loveyd-dovey tune . YOU ALSO SINGLE AND LONELY HOR !!!
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I think the Civil Defence has successfully drove the anti-terror message into my head.
Too successfully in fact.
Now , i get really paranoid whenever i see lone bags with no apparent owner and i start conjuring up images of the bag containing a bomb and blowing everyone up into bloody smithereens.
Just today , i was waiting for a bus to school at the interchange when i saw a pretty big sports bag on the floor near me and immediately i broke into cold sweat.
Even though i have been drilled to call the cops or inform relevant authority ( no thanks to the strings of ads all across the island ) whenever such bags/boxes are spotted , being the very Singaporean ( "Aiyah , tell for what ? Sekali is nothing then paiseh sia ! Then people say we kaypoh ) and "face-conscious" me , i chose to remain quiet but i couldnt bear to exit this lovely world with such a bang ( pun intended ) .
i scurried away quickly to the next bus stop away from the interchange even though it meant a 5 min walk under the blistering sun , at least i wouldnt have to die should it really blow up.
I DAMN SELFISH AND BO LIAO AND PARANOID RIGHT?
as i neared the next bus stop , i squinted my eyes to look for the bag and there it is in the arms of a very athletic-looking young chap.
Sometimes , i really question my mental health .
Sometimes , i really feel like an asshole.
Sometimes , i really could kick myself ( despite physical limitations but i can always find someone else more flexible to do the job ) for being so stupid.
