Friday, October 3, 2008
i was eating peacefully. initially, that is, until something brushed past my leg.
i swiped it away and resumed.
again something brushed.
"wha...?"
my brother came running into the kitchen, shrieking "ARRRGGHH!! flies!!"
he looked like he wanted to cry; i bit back my laughter, because my mom threw me a warning glance.
seriously. just flies. no reason for a boy to cry, much less my brother.
too late. a fly dropped in front of me, missing my plate by an inch.
this time, i was up (i nearly stumbled back onto my chair) and let out an ear-piercing scream.
yes it was ear-piercing. my ears were ringing. my dad glared at me.
well, our house was invaded with flies for the past 2 days. and i have no idea why.
my house is spotlessly clean, i tell you. so clean you can see your reflection on the white marble tiles. i'm not kidding. ask grace.
my mom said it was probably construction that brought the flies. we had to switch off most of the lights so the flies won't be attracted.
"good. we can save electricity at the same time anyway," she said.
whatever. pesky flying freaks. i had a fright when one landed on my eye!!
my sister was laughing. it wasn't funny (ok, maybe it was...) it was wriggling on the tip of my long eyelashes!(ever since then, i have to shade my eyes when i enter a brightly lit room for fear of flies.)
so well, nights were spent navigating in the dark hallway. i used khoon hwa's flashlight.
(remember khoon hwa? during the science symposium thing. my flashlight in the goodie bag was faulty. i asked him to switch with the goodie bag beside him but he refused because he says its wrong. you know, in case the person beside him realises his flashlight is faulty, since its mine and all. but kh was nice enough to give me his in exchange for mine. he says "like we'll ever use this" waving the flashlight.)
if he was here now, i thought. i'm totally using the flashlight. i was using the flashlight in my own home- not due to a blackout, but by flies. idiot.
my dad reasons "why, they also have a right to live!" the flies, he means.
haha. yeah right. i mean, what life do they have? they just fly around and annoy people by getting entangled in innocent girls' eyelashes.
i squashed 6 yesterday and 1 today.
i don't care if i'm gonna wipe out the entire fly population- i'll be glad to do so anyway.========================================================
"which reminds me. i owe you lunch."
"huh- oh yea! i forgot. where are we eating?"
"you said subway."
"oh no! not subway. my sis says i eat very messily there...you know, i bite...and the stuff everywhere..."
"i don't mind people's table manners....it's not like you have no manners like that..."
"oh you mean, bad manners as in, i might talk with my mouth full, spraying food on your face?"
"yea...or burping. you should know better."
"err...i still don't think we should go subway."
"why? do you eat that messy?"
"you know...loose veggies...the stuff fall out without fail everytime i bite..."
"so it's...unglam, you mean?"
"yeah!"
i swear i thought i heard him snort.
and i pictured myself without table manners. it'll be 'unglam' and uncivilised. me wearing cave-woman rags holding a club spraying spit when i talk.
and i laughed and laughed till we reached the bus interchange.
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i tried the sunshine bread buns. cuth's idea.
there's filling inside. i picked the chocolate.
he said "so fattening." and he picked the strawberry.
i wrinkled my nose. "oh, i'm a chocolate person."
actually, i tried to drag him all the way to Hans to buy a chocolate muffin but he didn't budge. no surprise.
"if last time you asked me, whether i loved to eat, i'd say yes, but now i just eat to live," he said.
and that's when it hit me. i'm a live- to- eat person.
i mean, let's face it. if i don't like the food, i'd be unhappy. i always make sure my tongue and taste buds get the best- because i deserve the best.
something like that. eating good food is like...a necessity.
you can't just be contented with mediocre food. not say i have high expectations for food or anything. but i love chocolates, any dishes, any cuisine. Indian, Malay, Chinese, Italian, French, Western, Filipino....
i'll try whatever with ketchup, tartar, chilli or whatever sauce you've got.
grilled, fried, steamed....anything.
I LIVE TO EAT!
i love food. i really do.
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1. i must study.
2. i shall not eat unnecessarily.
3. i should stop playing Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest game in my handphone.
4. i should stop cam-whoring for fun because i'm bored.
5. i should probably capture all the flies in my house, put them in a jar, breed them, then drown them like my sis's friend Berenice. (which is a totally psyched idea!)
6. i should stop singing Christmas songs because it is not Christmas yet.7. i should stop thinking about what to do after exams. like getting a manicure. getting a new hairdo. ice-skating. hanging out. getting some Starbucks frappacino. must stop daydreaming.
8. i should stop staring into space. aka. stoning.
9. i should stop blogging. now. coz i seriously need to study or else i am in deep shit.
"You're a part-time lover and a full-time friend."- Juno
Stuffs I painted @ 8:53 PM
