Saturday, December 18, 2004
its amazing,these little ironies in life.
last week a letter came from national library board reporting of a missing book.since i frequent the library more than anyone in the family,my mum assumed i was the culprit.i've never heard of the title before and i dont recall borrowing a book by that title.
then came a whole hooha of my mum lecturing me on the importance of taking responsibility for my library books and me denying the whole thing and my dad muttering about fines and my bros screaming cos they lost the match on fifa playstation.........
and then my youngest bro,who's turning 7 next year,says,"eh!i borrowed that book lah!i cant find it hehehe"
i felt like slapping him that very instant but he was giggling so innocently i didnt have the heart.so we all launched into a search for the missing book.
finally,after half an hour or so,my bro found it in their underwear drawer.
and the title of the book?
"Can You Find Us?"
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there's a malay wedding being held under the block in front of mine.my neighbour's getting married so its a happy affair for everyone.suddenly this procession comes along.its not the bride and groom,its a chinese funeral procession.
so imagine,the sombre line,with crying women and stiff-jointed men and the hearth,making its way past the block adorned with gold-and-white-clad chairs and tables with baritone malay ballads softly tinging the air....
speaking of marriage,it seems that people are really taking the adage,"age is nothing" seriously.a tad too seriously.
there was an article in the new paper reporting a couple from china or korea or taiwan or somewhere like that,with a notable age gap.notable,to say the least.
the girl is 28 and the guy is 82.thereabouts.the girl is a student and the guy is a Nobel winner.what the hell??
so you're 28.and you don't wana marry a 30 year-old.how about a 40?sure why not?a 50?fine.a 60?uh,okaaay.a 70?if you think the guy is really worth it.
but an 82 year old??!!??!!
he's old enough to be your grandfather!
i wonder how they're gona consummate their marriage.
come on,don't look at me like that.when you think of marriage,you think of a unity of two souls...and also two bodies.its as inevitable as sausages in hotdogs.at least i put it in a subtle way.i could have said how are they gona f-yeah you know what lah.
he'll be long gone by the time she's menopausal.
whatever makes them happy,i guess.
funkadelic @ 8:21 PM
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