Sunday, September 21, 2008

Under The Iron Sea

*dusts Multiply blog* I'm still here! I'm still here. I haven't died and stunk up the place yet. There's actually been nothing much to update, because I've either been working or sleeping (or both, heh.)

Again it's the slow, monthly crawl towards payday. Another 5 more days of watching every penny like a hawk, bargaining with the auntie at the sugar cane juice stall and attempting to cook Thai green curry so I have some food to bring to work.

I have always, always promised myself NOT to make fun of people who speak poor English, because I always reverse the situation and think that they'd be laughing at me if I were attempting to speak Malay/Chinese/Tagalog/Flemish. Which they have, by the way. I think my colleagues get a kick out of the fact that I scored F9 for my Malay during the 'O' Levels. So happening, right? Sigh.

But today, I was introduced to a colleague's friend, and the girl was talking very loudly and pretending to tease my colleague about shoplifting. "You better be careful! Or the SECURE will come and get you!" Then she burst into bright, shrieky peals of laughter. I was like, no sniggering Islinda! So as a result, I ended up looking rather constipated. I think I confused her overall. She sure confused me. I guess she was trying to say the word 'security' instead of 'secure'.

I'm also shocked at my extreme level of suakuness. I had NO idea that 3 people were murdered in a flat not too far from my place! I only found out about this today when I saw the killer being arrested on the front page of the newspaper. My first thought was, "What killer, ah?" My second thought was, "Yishun?!" and my last thought was, "This happened on Friday?! How come I don't know?"

I think I live inside my own little world too much.

Am listening to way too much Keane. Anyone else have any good recommendations? (PS: This does not apply to you if you think 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' by Aerosmith is the best song in the world.)

(PPS: Yes, I know this is musical snobbery, but I don't care. I just don't trust people who like that song.)