i bet you've been thinking what had happened to me in the cruise.
or then again, probably not.
ok. i'll tell you all about my adventures!! whee~
hold on to your hats, people! :)
ok. shit. that's a crappy beginning. "hold on to your hats???" smooth pauline. really slippery smooth T.T
shut up pauline and let me narrate....
our story begins on 14th december, harbourfront, where pauline and her family are getting ready to board their holiday cruise, SuperStar Virgo, to Penang and Phuket.....DAY ONE.
"there are no cute boys. here. at all. some holiday." i said flatly. like stating the obvious.
upon arriving at the security checkpoint, and queueing, well... i don't see anything.
"we haven't exactly boarded the ship yet. you can't just judge looking here! there are probably more on the boat, anyway."
so my sis talks sense. interesting. i just blurt whatever comes to my mind.
after security, we went on board. (ohhhh!!!! ah!!!!!!)
our cabin is on deck 5.
me and my sis shared a room!! yeah!!! no parents!!!
oh don't get me wrong. i don't hate my parents.
i just need space to be independent. i don't like someone scrutinising my every move. i get agitated and restless.
it's like having your own dorm and bunking with your best friend. i totally never experienced it at all. now i have :)
the captain suddenly announced.
"as procedures on deck, passengers are required to undergo a mandatory drill in case of emergency, should anything happen on the cruise. life jackets are available in the cabins."
me: oh hell. it's like the ship's sinking or something. let's pretend it's sinking!!
my sis: i, uh, need to pee.
me: WHAT?? the ship's sinking!! water's coming in fast and all you're going to do is....PEE???!!!
my sis (from the bathroom): yeah. it's urgent what.
if this truly happens, we might not make it you know. because screaming at the bathroom door won't save me from drowning.
ok. lifejackets. easy. just slip it on.
me: yeah! i'm saved. my life jacket is on! where's the buckle thingy?
my sis: oh my god. you've put it the wrong way round, stupid.
fine. it's not my fault. the jacket's shape is so confusing, i don't know which hole is for the head.
me: ok. run!!
so we left our cabin and went to our assembly stations.
me: go go go go ah-!
my mum and sis turned. ok. i didn't fasten the buckle so tightly, so the excess straps got caught beneath the door gap.
my sis: smart pauline. real smart.
is this a comedy movie or something?? why am i stumbling into silliness?
anyway, fast forward, after the drill, we placed the lifejackets back to our cabin.
we had snacks at the buffet spread (deck 12) and went touring around the ship.
picture time!
anyway, i was on the deck, suntanning, when i saw him.
no. can't be. he looks like....
joe jonas.
i am dead serious.
like, joe jonas aura radiating out of his perfectly tanned skin.
except, he's got the asian blend aka. tall dark and handsome.
wow.
oh. he looked my way, alright. i swore, i saw the corners of his mouth upturn. a teeny bit.
thank god i had my big sunglasses on. so he can't see my eyes widening.
so i rushed to my sis.
me: camille camille camille camille!!! i saw joe jonas!! a guy that looked like joe jonas!!!! isn't it exciting?? he's so-
my sis: kidding right?
me: I'M SERIOUS. look, he's over ther-
ok. he's gone. vanished.
whoa. i like mysterious guys :)
anyway, looked for him throughout deck 7 and....
we couldn't find him.
"HE SERIOUSLY LOOKS LIKE JOE JONAS!!! HIS FACE...."
"whatever."
we ventured to deck 13, the highest floor. it's open air.
there's a restaurant, mini golf course, helicopter pad, benches, basketball courts.
and a great view of the wide ocean.
we practically ran to the front to spread our arms like titanic's jack and rose.
the wind was so strong, it blew my skirt up!!! :O
and guys looked.
omg.
of course i was screaming. i went beserk.
i shouldn't have worn a skirt.
my sis was trying hard not to let her skirt fly.
then we went to deck 8, to the picture gallery, where the photographers hung all the passengers' photos. the ones everyone had to take with the mascot before we boarded the ship.
i was looking for my photo when i caught a glimpse of someone.
the glass was reflective, so i saw who was standing behind me.
a guy, of course.
not handsome. but not bad-looking either. just average.
but i dunno. my body was giving off funny-weird vibes.
he was, i suppose, looking for his photo too, and he watched the glass.
and our eyes met.
imagine standing in front of a mirror and someone stand behind you. the person looks at the reflection of your eye, and you look at his.
so you're not exactly looking at each other. just watching the other person's reflection.
that's what we were both doing.
suddenly, i felt shy. i dropped my gaze, he did too, and he walked past me.
and then he looked back.
i pretended not to see. (but i saw of course.)
then i casually walked nearer to him, took a seat and looked for more photos. i crossed my legs. pretending to be engrossed in finding...
and then i uncrossed my legs.
was it me or did i see his face whirl a bit?
oh heehee. that was fun.
he looks like a nicholas guy. i don't know his name. but i'll call him nicholas.
and when my family went to the lobby to get a phuket tour package, nicholas's family was there too!
and we were both standing so close, i felt the air thicken.
he looked at my way, i looked away. i look at his way, he looked away.
a game, eh? i play games.
after a while he left, i got tired standing, so i sat beside an elderly couple at the lounge area.
just sat there until he came striding back in, and took a seat beside the elderly couple.
the elderly couple were his parents!!
shit. he probably thinks i'm stalking him now. which of course, i am not.
