Tuesday, August 15, 2006
well,
i have to rush through this because (as usual)
i'm rushing off.
so anyway,
i realized today's tuesday.
only tuesday and already i have had four majorish outbursts.
today was memorable,
and to those on the same 136 bus,
keep laughing.
thought of this week is
I love my School really,
no kidding
so anyway,
started off yesterday
in the hall, morning assembly.
tight and limited space,
i was right at the back when four Indian girls squeezed in.
one was on the tubbier side and she was sweaty and wet and i knew because it was all over my fucking leg.
obviously i inched away.
during the national anthem, they sang overly loudly.
even ann na glanced at them
they didnt sing in a patriotic, "i love my country" way,
they sang it like they had something to prove.
stupid things the lower sec do.
they talked and chatted and giggled and moved, rubbing sweat through uniform on my leg.
while big bird was talking, they chatted too.
i'm ot a goody two shoes,
and it's not that i don't talk during assembly,
but there was limited space and with their giggles and what not,
they were leaning into my space, being extremely noisy when i was trying to read my book and basically,
just being a bloody nuisance
"WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
i had said to them.
startled, they shut up for a while before the chatter continued
ignorance is bliss
After assembly,
three chinese girls,
i can't be sure,
arms draped around each other were walking,
laughing, pushing and pulling each other.
for the love of God,
you know gun is around,
and you know sooner or later, she's gonna throw a bitch fit.
instead of talking or laughing or even screaming and shouting which is breaking the silent "rule" through and through,
you pushing and pulling.
unfortunately for them,
they pushed and fell against me who had a bad start to her morning
thanks to ms sweaty thighs rubbing herself on me
and when that happened i turned round and yelled
"WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR FUCKING PROBLEM!"
because why the fuck were they dancing around like lunatics anyway.
TODAYsince i've missed by social studies test two weeks ago,
i've continuously checked at the science lab to see if my paper is there.
each time they say no after they do their usual slow paced fingering through each paper thing.
my ss teacher said it had to be with them and if i havnt taken it til now, i might not even be allowed to take it because of the lapse of time and all that.
understanding completely, im about to see her after school to further clarify details when i decide to stop by the lab
the lady inside keeps glancing at the clock and says something about 2.20pm
i explain that i've been here many times and that my teacher said it should be here.
finally, after more looking, the just for laughs monster says
"eh! charis ng!"
thank you Jesus, they found the damned paper!
of course, they blame Ms Christine Poon for not writing down the subject when on the other hand it is also their fault for not checking the papers properly all the other times i was there!
about to take it, the just for laughs monster pulls it back from me when i say im gonna go see the teacher first to tell her.
"you go first la, then come back at 2.20. 2.20."
old singaporeans have a tendency to repeat themselves like that.
me,
obviously adamant about not waiting around like a lemon so long,
i ask
"why? why 2.20?"
"you cannot see is it!"
the just for laughs monster says to me, irritation plain obvious in her voice,
she shows me the front paper which is clipped ontop of all the different sets of test papers
(btw, it is an official school paper which is for THEM to see, not us students. students never see it)
well hello,
obviously i wouldnt have seen it.
so i tell her so
"well actually, no,
i couldn't see it until you shoved it into my face but thanks anyway!"
with that, i leave.
no luck finding ms heng and while waiting,
i hear one lab assistant telling another what i told the just for laughs monster who is also a lab assistant.
pretty funny hearing it from someone else.
but well
i spoke the truth,yes?
HIGHLIGHT OF TODAYas usual, all us pl lites were on board the bus which gets the most crowded,
bus 136
it is true, i admit,
i do get annoyed with some people who dont move in but sometimes one also has to think, most people dont notice how jammed up it is at the front.
a middle aged man sat with his two little grandkids at the front
the second bustop after the one we had all boarded at,
this middle aged man stood up and started telling us to move to the back.
i don't have a problem if you're telling us nicely
but he was telling us, reprimanding more like.
before the bus doors even managed to open properly he had stood up and shouted
"there is an old lady boarding the bus! can you move back! move back! are you going to let her stand on the steps?"
well i'm sorry that life isn't always tarty for everyone darling,
but it's not like we pl lites purposely wanna leave her on the steps so she'll crash through the window!
i move in as much as i can and the black guy sitting down in front of me mumbles:
"just sit down, why's he doing that? just sit down man, embarrassment!"
his girlfriend shakes her head as well.
they look like tourists but i like them immediately cos of what he's said(:
the middle aged man who shouted sits down and, pointing a finger at us standing (which is extremely rude by the way, not to mention condecending!)
he says,
"that's education!"
he turns round and starts lecturing the pl lites beside him who, unfortunately did not take of their class committee and class monitor badges and he points out that they should know better, being class monitors.
behind me, people laugh at his stupidity and his words of "that's education"
me, i don't give two hoots really
a couple more stops down i turn to see the two girls beside me move closer to the rails, and away from the seats. they smile and i can tell their actions were so
"they wouldn't start the ranting middle aged lunatic" again
i see him walk through them,
without so much as a thank you,
his two little cherubs trailing behind him and a grim look on his face like
"that's what i'm talking bout!"
me?
i don't move.
not that i dont have space, but the bus is moving you see.
i'd probably fall and so would he. possibly
basically, i dont move when the bus does.
my hand is on the seat handle just infront of the black guy.
the middle aged guy closes his hand on top of mine briefly and raises his head in a silent demand for me to move
"hold on," i say, " the bus is moving"
"excuse me! i need to get off!"
"hold on!" i almost shout, " the bus is moving!"
he sticks his finger into my face
"you ah!" he says, " you're trying to be naughty!"
i'm not even looking at him, i roll my eyes and stare him back
"no i'm not! there just isn't space and the bus is moving!"
"don't try to be funny, there's railings behind you!" his voice is raised.
he moves my hand off the handle i'm holding and towards the metal railings.
at this,
i am pissed off.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU! CAN'T YOU JUST WAIT FOR THE BUS TO STOP? I DON'T WANNA FALL ON OTHER PEOPLE!"
his eyes wide,angry,he slaps me,
and there is a hush.
"oh my god, did you just slap me?"
i say this with partial amazement
"no no, i never, i wanted to ask you to move there"
bullshit baby, i win here.
turning to the pl lite beside me,
"did you just see? he just slapped me!"
she nods
"no no, i.. i..."
moving back to give him space now that the bus has stopped,
i dont stop there. hell no
"yes you did! oh my god! you just slapped me! a student in uniform! in front of your little kids too! what the fuck?"
the little ones jump off the bus and he says something indicating that it's me who's looking for trouble
he gets down,
"fucking shit" i say as the doors close, then they open
and he comes back up the door grabbing onto my wrist
"ugh!" i yelp
and twist outta his grasp
the black guy is half turned and telling him to stop bothering everyone
" you come with me!report! i'm going to report you to the police!"
eyes wide in pure amusement, i say
"report? when you're the one who slapped me?!"
"no no..."
"when everyone here saw?" i throw the question at him.
playing with this i go
"hey pl lites! did you see that guy slap me?!"
of course they say yes,
and so does an old man with big eye glasses as well as that black guy's girlfriend
old man: (hand raised) i saw him slap her!
girlfriend : yea, totally! he just slapped her!
ooooh honey, do need i say more?
the black guy kinda just tells the middle aged imbecile to stop bothering us and the back doors close
then they open again so that the driver can tell the black guy and his girl to get down cos it's their stop.
the middle aged guy is still ranting
i pass the lady the umbrella she left behind and she goes,
"thanks dear"
"welcome"
i reply.
through the window i see the black guy still telling the middle aged guy to shut up.
i just shake my head.
rene stretches out,
"hey charis, chill"
whispers of "wow, did you see that"
fill the bus
maryanne gives me a thumbsup when she alights and i smile back.
dory asks what happened cos she was there but at the front of the bus.
tsk
haha
so yea y'all.
my wrap up for today
im fucking late for my audition.
you know you love me(:
and yes, i do love my school
- xoxo
charis loves you
4:46 PM
peeeeektooores!(: