For once in my life, I had the pleasure to watching Oscars live. It does not mean anything to me but I've alwis went like, "Dammit on a Monday MoRNIng?!!" before. It turned out to be a huge disappointment la coz it was as interesting as watching a golf game for me. No connection and totally no relevance at all.. The Aviator I've heard la but Ray? Million Dollar Baby? Vera Drake? Malaysian cinemas cannot be this quality-blind.. Actresses-wise, Cate Blanchett n Natalie Portman looked absolutely stunning in their make-ups n gowns, tho I prefer Cate's style. That woman is what sheer elegance is all about.
Headed over to Giant Kelana Jaya after that to return my promoter pass. For real this time around. I know I won't be cmin bk again coz I've had my fun.. I've slack 'nuf.. I let the escalator take me up the 1st floor, didn't rush up like I normally do. I went over to the redemption counter, where I am known to ppl there as the kedekut... owe that to my "generosity" when it comes to givin them ice-cream. HaHAh can't help it la! I've only got one tub of sample at my disposal n sales quota to meet.. n wut bout my tummy? A girl's gotta eat rite?
Next thing I did was head over the frozen section and count my closing stock. There were 12 empty places, which was just great great and great becoz it brought my total sales for the day up to 73 tubs!! The record was 70. I was ecstatic. Last Monday I registered the lowest sales ever (5 tubs) outta Calvin's 6 outlets n that was so bloody goddamn embarassing. That stupid Calvin kept taunting me as his worst promoter n I'm like.. Go die la.. Haha 27/02 was my saving grace. My 2nd best was 26/02, 53 tubs, n 3rd was 1402, 44. Figured out the connection between the dates yet?
My other purpose was to find Su Yam. Su Yam's from Ipoh. She's a year older than me, but she finished her SPM just about the same year as us. She's a promoter workin for Marigold that's worth not only a mention, but a whole entire entry for who she is. We didn't exactly hit off at 1st meeting. One rlly bad thing about me I noticed is that it's not very often I like ppl the 1st time I meet them. A very bad habit. Adrian introduced us n the dinner break tgt later was kinda awkward lerr.. Coz I can't speak a word of Canto. There. It's a goddamn handicap if u dunno Canto in KL. I mean, in CHS I didn't feel the need to know so much but here, at GHKJ, everyone's a Canto machine. Adrian was more accommodative, speaking in Eng for the benefit of me but Yam was shooting Canto all the way.
So the time came for Adrian to leave GHKJ. He came by n visited me after college when my iceboxes were still outside the hypermarket. Aiyin visited me once too, which I found it extremely sweet of her. Pepsi guy once. These are the kinda ppl I feel I nvr would have normally talk to if we were to meet in CHS.. What rlly caught me offguard was Karen cmin me to teman me for dinner, twice. Rmb her, J? =) I seriously tot that day was our last. Her company was a badly needed change of fresh air from the monotony. I'm easily moved by simple gestures.
Yam was counting her Vitagens after I finished with my stock. I'm like, Sei Soh Porr how could u miss me?!@! Thinkin back.. She dragged me with that orange dragging thingie all around the warehouse, n we were both so stupid n acted like a coupla 3 yrs old. That was fun. Ppl were like, "Amoi buat pe?@!!" HahAHA. I kept screamin "Guan sui lei! Guan sui lei!" when she manouvred me through the weekend crowd. We went over to the other booths' n helped other promoters promote their stuff. It was so dumb, it was hell hilarious, but it worked. She n I curi makan icecream in the cold storage-- a place I like to imagine as Russia, with the white flakes tracing the racks n boxes as snow. I took her to the KJ park to show her the place around just to Tao Kai!! we fooled around with the playground, dipped our feet into the fountain area.. it was very simple kinda fun. I had a great time with her. She told me everything about her.. how she came out alone, rentin a place n living with her bf now.. the thing that shocked me was that she's not gonna study anymore.. Her family cannot afford that.. instead, she's sending most of her salary bk to her mother, who has cancer. She tot it over.. the Marigold job gives her EPF n medical benefits.. Bk at Ipoh, she was an MSSS runner but her studies were not good. In fact, she does not aim high. Her ambition is to be a tcher, but it's sad that she conceded it's nvr gonna happen bcoz of her results. All she wanna be now is a policewoman n yet, she's not sure if she'll able to pass her BM. I sensed a slight regret from her tone for not being serious in her studies. Like I said, these are ppl from a different world altgt. From the moment I saw her bf.. 22, modified noisy Satria, shoulder-length hair, buttoned up half-way collar shirt, scowl.. I know she's those typa clubbing girls yet she has that inner strength which I find.. compelling. She eats biscuits with Milo for her dinner break. I'm not pityin her. By typing all this, it's a form of respect which I pay to her for her will n acceptance which is simply missing in most girls our age, includin' yours truly here. I don't believe in Gods, yet I pray. I pray hard to wuteva forces that she pass her BM. How does a damn credit in BM help fight crimes anyway? Dumb system.
As I was walking outta Giant, I saw that Malay worker. I don't even know his name. I know I shud prob go up to him n say bye or sth.. but I didn't. I told you, simple thoughtful gestures move me. Instead, I called Calvin to hand in my reports. I'm thinking.. I like that fat crappy guy. He's the coolest superviser in the planet, I declare. He makes my job so much more fun by not mounting any kinda pressure or threats on me. He, is, Da Man~~! BUt he's so bulky.. HAHA. Then it hit me. Shit! I left my 27th report at home!!! Cursed my way down the escalator.. I swear I'm gettin' more forgetful each passin' day. As expected, he mocked n mocked me again that stupid unshuttable mouth.. He had no choice but to drive me bk home n take my report.. It took a Starbucks Frappucino to shut his mouth up. For a while anyway. It's been like, what a yr since I my last Frap n it tasted soooo good. Know what they say, yer ain't know what yerve got til yer lose it.
So yea, I survived a ride's worth of his crap. He n I kept arguing on which route to take. I mean, for cryin out loud, I lived in SJ for over a decade n u think u're right just coz u're from sales?!! I know what u're thinkin, Perng, so dun, coz i've improved tremendously already. Now comes the part of the day that was extraordinary. After givin' him my report, after sayin' bye to him, after lockin' all the doors, he called home n asked me to come out 'n take my coffee bk, sayin' he don't want no trash in his car. Of course that got him another round of insults. I'm very very honest to him, sth that I'm not with a lotta ppl. N the amazing thing is, he's still not mad yet. HOweverrrr, after I took the coffee away, he said he tot I wanted to go out. I rlly thought I didn't hear right. The situation was edi awkward 'nuf, so I said fine lar.. i mean.. what harm can a movie do right?
Ideally, I wanted to be home by 4.30. We had to give the movie a miss since it was alredi 3.45. N how many times a girl hafta be caught offguard in a day? We found out we were from the same high skul!!! YEaAAA CHS babay!! I mean, imagine that!! My boss from CHS! He used to be one of us! HAHA the day took another twist n CHS, here we come~~~~
The whole car trip was one of the funniest convo I've had ever since I could rmb.. He told me EVERYTHIN' about his high skul life.. Damn man this fatass used to be a vice-prez of QM, MSSS finalist of handball.. MSSD volleyball player.. he showed me his drivin' license n baby, that was the shock of the day. What a typical jock.
It was rainin' when I came outta the car. It suited my mood. Unlike graduation, this time around, I feel the soreness of seperation. I tot graduation would give us more time to kill with each other. J n Thian have their own gang now, Yeanz is chillin' out with an Audrey, I don't even know what Bo's doing, n Perng's just not there anymore.. I was standin there, n my eyes were teary. We headed over to the QM room since Cal wanted to check the room out. He hasn't been here for 10 yrs liao. When he n I started comparing the past n the present, I felt another pang of sadness. Time changes things and people. While ppl are already movin' on, I'm still here.. broodin' over past happiness. Then we went to the canteen, n Cal is rlly as popular as he shamelessly claims. The canteen ppl still rmbs him wei! That's a whole 14 yrs already... I felt like hiding my face in my bag when they asked who I was.
We stopped by at Bo's ex-class 3C5 for a while coz there they've got a great view of the sports centre. Lookin good, baby~! Then we went bk to my 5S4 class n sat there for quite a moment. Cal's phone rang, n he went talk it off. Nostalgic. I sat at my ol' place, tryna picture J, sittin' there, scribblin' wteva crap's goin up front, complainin' bout how deadly borin' the lesson is. Yx turns around, his face composed into a duh expression as he goes "Pls la dun tell me I'm sexy.. that's like the most basic fact about me". JH'd be doing wut he does best, exposing J to greater evil outta undying tiredness. Mich would widen her eyes n slap Eve on her thighs, sayin' "Rlly???" or "Oh my goodness". Eve will bat her eyelashes n irritate the hell outta YX. Harold will turn around to talk to Mich, or burstin' into that laugh of his that got me laughin' everytime I catch it.. Sheng will be Sheng, 'nuf said. Cow will be up front, if I'm lucky, engrossed in a convo with Sean. Either that or he caught the JH syndrome. Sean will either be talkin' loudly or just doin' work. KT, well what can I say.. will be up to his eccentricity which gets him the chicks, whether u guys would like to admit it anot.
Sigh. Cal snapped be bk to reality, then we talked til I rmb I shud go home. I did not expect that my superviser, a 32 yr old fatass, to share a part in my past. How.. ironic. I got home, got screwed by my dad, n blah blah. Mmm.. twists like these make life interesting.