Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Perseverence is key.

I feel like I'm going round the mulberry bush here. Are these 'instructions' the first line of defence to weed out the insincere, and the ones who are incapable of following up on simple instructions ?

Maybe it is.

But regardless, sending you another email in the 3rd week of May and then following up again in the summer ?

I can do all of that.

Like I said, perseverence is key.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Xiao jie na wu mao lai.

This afternoon, the boyfriend and I decided to have wanton mee for lunch.

He's running for MP, so I let him place our orders and do his usual outrageous flirting with the auntie (he thrives on it).

The noodles cost $3 each, but he decided that we should have more veggies coz the government says it's good for us. So we added a $1 of veggie each.

The total came up to $8.40 - 20cents (each) additional for the plastic container.

Fair enough (no boo, you can't use it to deflect conversation and make me believe you're listening when you're not).

After handing over $8.40 to the auntie, he went off to buy something else, leaving me to collect the noodles.

Mid-way whilst packing, the auntie says to me, "xiao jie na wu mao lai.".

Me: *thinking she can't be talking to me, just ignores her*
Auntie: *persists in an irritated tone* xiao jie na wu mao lai!
Me: *stunned, and just hands over the money meekly, all the while wondering why*
Auntie: *doesn't offer any explanation. hands me my noodles and dismisses me*
Me: *walks off confused*

I spent most of lunch trying to figure out what the additional 50cents was for - but you know what, I can only conclude that I was cheated because I have absolutely not a clue what else I'd need to pay for.

So much for standing up for my rights, and not being 'cheated' - referring to the post before last on our cinema 'incident' with the chick who didn't have change.

Oh well.

Side note: Went to the Chinese sinseh today and got stabbed and jabbed all over. I'm aching so badly I don't think I'll ever walk again. :(

Sunday, March 1, 2009

The weekend.

The weekend got off to a rocky start on Friday evening when I (me, myself) decided that we (myself and him) were warring.

It ended in a hurtful truth session, where he went on a verbal rampage and spilled his guts. Each statement more cutting than the next.

But still, I'm glad he did what he did because at the end of the day, we're only human (both him and I) - with very real feelings.

I think this is the start of a new chapter :)

Side note: Sushi attempt 2 - failed.