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a quick update
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The time now is 8.35a.m and i am still at home despite the awful fact that my classes starts at 9 later because my "train partner" , Alvin , is still sleeping. And now i'm having second thoughts about going to school because i only had an hour's worth of sleep after a great night out chilling with two animals ( namely a cow and a cat ) @ acid bar followed by a late night chat with mr okay-thanks-bye who is safely in Eindhoven ( pronounced as And-Ho-Ven , not Ando-ven , he ever so kindly corrected me ) now . woo hoo i love acid bar !
Work has been good so far and i'm settling well at TCC but most of my time are spent idling , pacing up and down or chatting with my new collegues because the crowd is measly as compared to the constant flow at the airport.
Majority of the patrons are rich tai-tais with too much time and bling-bling on their hands whose conversation topics of choice includes "Winston Churchill and Einstein did not really have alot of education yet they ruled the world !" and "The other time i was shopping at Fifth Avenue ...." Looking at them i seriously doubt whether they're just name-dropping to impress or really intellectual to actually talk about Churchill. I mean , how much of an intellect can you be when you have such a perfectly coifed hairdo and immaculately manicured fingers ( i get depressed looking at them because i get reminded of my wrinkled ugly hands ) ? Tsk.
I am very intrigued by a customer who frequents our outlet so frequently that everyone signals his presence with knowing glances whenever he steps in. Even though it was only my fourth day of work yesterday , i have already seen him thrice and my collegue told me that apparently he is such a big fan that he has been known to visit three times a day for his meals.
Surprisingly nobody has talked to him before and its easy to see why because his lips are pursed into a thin line immediately after ordering , as if we were encroaching his personal space. Because we're situated in a so-called "arts hub" , we do get our fair share of artistic-looking individuals ( bad dress sense and all ) and he is a classic example of a "Zen" person. Think earthy hued linen shirts with bamboo buttons , wispy beards and chunky wooden accessories. Very "clean" and holistic. ( Besides the "Zen" persona types , there is also the "I-will-starve-for-my-art" types. Long shaggy hair and torn t-shirts with Woodstock logos and portable easels. The most disgusting ones are the flamboyant "I-am-artist-hear-me-roar" types .Hard to describe but you'll know when you see one )
He speaks in a no-man's-land accent that is a complex blend of brit/singaporean/american and okay , i don't mean to sound like a perv but he smells really nice. Yeah , i get all weak-kneed with nice smelling men ( i love the scent of mr-okay-thanks-bye the best ! :p ) . And of course , english accents too ! Okay , i digress.
I wonder if there is a story behind his attachment to TCC . Probably he just likes the food but the romance novel fan in me refuses to think rationally . Maybe this was the place where he first held his girlfriend's hand before she passed away in an accident where she was flung off his bike ?
Maybe he's waiting for that elusive lady whom he saw and fell in love with ages ago but never got the chance to see her again ?
Whatever it is , i cannot believe that he comes here solely for the food because at that price , i don't think i would wanna dine at the same place every day . Besides there are so many different restaurents near my place !
I am just so curious about him , the "Zen" man.
Oh , don't EVER order the YuanYang and Mighty Joe Young. The former is a disgusting blend of Coffee and Tea which reminded me of day-old filtered coffee gone rancid. The latter is worse , banana , chocolate and coffee . An unfortunate unity of otherwise yummy ingredients. Don't be fooled by the interesting sounding names !
Perennial favorurites are MochaVilla , a tried and tested formula that works and their tea blends are awesome , especially their jasmine green tea which actually has *gasp* , jasmine flowers in it !
As for the food , well , let's just say that i would rather fork out a few more dollars for Bakerzin's cakes :p
Damn i wonder if i'm going to be sued for these , what with the recent spate of bloggers getting into trouble. *facepalm*
Its gonna be a crazy weekend , i get scared looking at my schedule because i have two birthday celebrations ( one of which is Yan's ! Happy birthday to my bestie ! ) to go to , and i have to work as well. Not to mention the mandatory family lunch on sunday !
I have spent 20 minutes on this entry and yes , i am very late for school. Time indulge in my favourite hobby , which is spending unecessary money on cabs.
Take care , folks !
